Standings After Race #1 at Daytona International Speedway - Sunday, February 18th, 2001
| RNK | RNK +/- | STS | DRIVER | # | MAKE | PNTS | BHND | PO PTS | POLE | WIN | T5 | T10 | STG W | DNF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | 1 | Michael Waltrip | 15 | Chevrolet | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | - | 1 | Dale Earnhardt | 8 | Chevrolet | 175 | -5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | - | 1 | Rusty Wallace | 2 | Ford | 165 | -15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | - | 1 | Ricky Rudd | 28 | Ford | 160 | -20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | - | 1 | Bill Elliott | 9 | Dodge | 160 | -20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | - | 1 | Mike Wallace | 7 | Ford | 150 | -30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | - | 1 | Sterling Marlin | 40 | Dodge | 151 | -29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | - | 1 | Bobby Hamilton | 55 | Chevrolet | 142 | -38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | - | 1 | Jeremy Mayfield | 12 | Ford | 138 | -42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | - | 1 | Stacy Compton | 92 | Dodge | 134 | -46 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | - | 1 | Joe Nemechek | 33 | Chevrolet | 130 | -50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | - | 1 | Dale Earnhardt | 3 | Chevrolet | 132 | -48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | - | 1 | Ken Schrader | 36 | Pontiac | 129 | -51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | - | 1 | Robert Pressley | 77 | Ford | 121 | -59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | - | 1 | Brett Bodine | 11 | Ford | 123 | -57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | - | 1 | Kyle Petty | 45 | Dodge | 115 | -65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | - | 1 | Ron Hornaday | 112 | -68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 18 | - | 1 | Elliott Sadler | 21 | Ford | 109 | -71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | - | 1 | Jeff Burton | 99 | Ford | 106 | -74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | - | 1 | Casey Atwood | 19 | Dodge | 103 | -77 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | - | 1 | Matt Kenseth | 17 | Ford | 100 | -80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | - | 1 | Dale Jarrett | 88 | Ford | 102 | -78 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | - | 1 | Ricky Craven | 32 | Ford | 94 | -86 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | - | 1 | Terry Labonte | 5 | Chevrolet | 91 | -89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | - | 1 | Kenny Wallace | 48 | Chevrolet | 88 | -92 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | - | 1 | Mike Skinner | 31 | Chevrolet | 90 | -90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | - | 1 | Jimmy Spencer | 26 | Ford | 82 | -98 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | - | 1 | Johnny Benson | 10 | Pontiac | 79 | -101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | - | 1 | Buckshot Jones | 44 | Dodge | 76 | -104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | - | 1 | Jeff Gordon | 24 | Chevrolet | 78 | -102 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | - | 1 | Steve Park | 1 | Chevrolet | 75 | -105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | - | 1 | Jerry Nadeau | 25 | Chevrolet | 67 | -113 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | - | 1 | Mark Martin | 6 | Ford | 69 | -111 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | - | 1 | Jason Leffler | 01 | Dodge | 61 | -119 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | - | 1 | Ward Burton | 22 | Dodge | 68 | -112 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | - | 1 | Tony Stewart | 20 | Pontiac | 55 | -125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | - | 1 | Robby Gordon | 31 | Chevrolet | 52 | -128 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | - | 1 | Andy Houston | 96 | Ford | 49 | -131 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | - | 1 | John Andretti | 43 | Dodge | 46 | -134 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | - | 1 | Bobby Labonte | 18 | Pontiac | 48 | -132 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | - | 1 | Kurt Busch | 97 | Ford | 40 | -140 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | - | 1 | Dave Blaney | 93 | Dodge | 37 | -143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | - | 1 | Jeff Purvis | 18 | Pontiac | 34 | -146 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |