ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd wˈʌn nˈoːɹɪk pˈoʊstᵻd hɪz bˈɛst kɚɹˈɪɹ fˈɪnɪʃ ˌoʊvɚɹˈɔːl ɪnðə kɹˈæftsmən tɹˈʌk sˈɪɹiz, fˈɪnɪʃɪŋ θˈɜːd æt ðə ʃˈɔːɹtlˈɪvd ʃᵻkˈɑːɡoʊ mˈoʊɾɚ spˈiːdweɪ; fˈɪnɪʃᵻz ʌv fˈoːɹθ ɪnðə sˈiːzənˈoʊpənɪŋ ɹˈeɪs æt deɪtˈoʊnə ænd fˈɪfθ ɪn ɑːktˈoʊbɚɹ æt tˈɛksəs mˈoʊɾɚ spˈiːdweɪ pɹˈuːvd təbi ðɪ ˈoʊnli ˈʌðɚ tˈɑːp fˈaɪv fˈɪnɪʃᵻz hiː wʊd skˈoːɹ ɪn hɪz kɚɹˈɪɹ ɪnðə sˈɪɹiz, pˈɔɪntɪŋ ðə wˈeɪ tə nˈoːɹɪks skˈoːɹɪŋ ɐ kɚɹˈɪɹ bˈɛst ɪnðə sˈɪɹiz pˈɔɪnts stˈændɪŋz, fˈɪnɪʃɪŋ ᵻlˈɛvənθ æt ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌvðə sˈiːzən.
In 2001 Norick posted his best career finish overall in the Craftsman Truck Series, finishing third at the short-lived Chicago Motor Speedway; finishes of fourth in the season-opening race at Daytona and fifth in October at Texas Motor Speedway proved to be the only other top five finishes he would score in his career in the series, pointing the way to Norick's scoring a career best in the series points standings, finishing eleventh at the end of the season.