In 2001, the race changed its name to the American Solar Challenge and followed a new route from Chicago, Illinois to Claremont, California along much of the old U.S. Route 66.
American | American Civil War | American Broadcasting Company | American football | North Carolina | North America | African American | American Idol | American Revolutionary War | North Rhine-Westphalia | American Revolution | North Korea | North Yorkshire | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | American Association for the Advancement of Science | American Red Cross | North Island | North Sea | North Africa | American Library Association | American Museum of Natural History | North Dakota | North | American Express | American Academy of Arts and Sciences | American League | American Association | American Heart Association | Raleigh, North Carolina | Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
The second generation team built its car, Maize & Blue, and competed in Sunrayce 93 (the predecessor to the North American Solar Challenge) finishing in first place in the national race, and 11th in the World Solar Challenge.