Standings After Race #5 at Darlington Raceway - Sunday, March 17th, 2002
| RNK | RNK +/- | STS | DRIVER | # | MAKE | PNTS | BHND | PO PTS | POLE | WIN | T5 | T10 | STG W | DNF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | 5 | Sterling Marlin | 40 | Dodge | 825 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | - | 5 | Ryan Newman | 12 | Ford | 726 | -99 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | +3 | 5 | Matt Kenseth | 17 | Ford | 682 | -143 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | +4 | 5 | Rusty Wallace | 2 | Ford | 677 | -148 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | +5 | 5 | Jimmie Johnson | 48 | Chevrolet | 667 | -158 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | +5 | 5 | Jeff Gordon | 24 | Chevrolet | 664 | -161 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | +2 | 5 | Jeff Burton | 99 | Ford | 650 | -175 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | -5 | 5 | Ward Burton | 22 | Dodge | 640 | -185 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | -5 | 5 | Mark Martin | 6 | Ford | 638 | -187 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | +4 | 5 | Dale Earnhardt | 8 | Chevrolet | 621 | -204 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | -4 | 5 | Kurt Busch | 97 | Ford | 614 | -211 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | -7 | 5 | Tony Stewart | 20 | Pontiac | 604 | -221 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | +3 | 5 | Elliott Sadler | 21 | Ford | 600 | -225 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | -1 | 5 | Bill Elliott | 9 | Dodge | 594 | -231 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | -3 | 5 | Ricky Craven | 32 | Ford | 542 | -283 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | +4 | 5 | Ricky Rudd | 28 | Ford | 517 | -308 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | +1 | 5 | Bobby Labonte | 18 | Pontiac | 510 | -315 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | +1 | 5 | Jeremy Mayfield | 19 | Dodge | 506 | -319 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | -2 | 5 | Dave Blaney | 77 | Ford | 484 | -341 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | +1 | 5 | Terry Labonte | 5 | Chevrolet | 482 | -343 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | -6 | 5 | Dale Jarrett | 88 | Ford | 476 | -349 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | +3 | 5 | Jerry Nadeau | 44 | Dodge | 472 | -353 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | +9 | 5 | Kevin Harvick | 29 | Chevrolet | 465 | -360 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | +2 | 5 | Michael Waltrip | 15 | Chevrolet | 461 | -364 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | -2 | 5 | Johnny Benson | 10 | Pontiac | 441 | -384 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | +4 | 5 | Bobby Hamilton | 55 | Chevrolet | 439 | -386 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | -3 | 5 | Robby Gordon | 31 | Chevrolet | 437 | -388 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | - | 5 | Jeff Green | 30 | Chevrolet | 415 | -410 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | +5 | 5 | Kyle Petty | 45 | Dodge | 414 | -411 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | +1 | 5 | Joe Nemechek | 25 | Chevrolet | 413 | -412 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | +4 | 5 | Mike Skinner | 4 | Chevrolet | 392 | -433 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | -10 | 4 | Kenny Wallace | 48 | Chevrolet | 391 | -434 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | +3 | 5 | John Andretti | 43 | Dodge | 382 | -443 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | -5 | 5 | Ken Schrader | 36 | Pontiac | 382 | -443 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | -8 | 4 | Jimmy Spencer | 41 | Dodge | 379 | -446 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | +1 | 4 | Buckshot Jones | 44 | Dodge | 367 | -458 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | -4 | 5 | Brett Bodine | 11 | Ford | 344 | -481 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | - | 5 | Stacy Compton | 59 | Chevrolet | 314 | -511 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | +2 | 5 | Casey Atwood | 7 | Dodge | 296 | -529 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | - | 4 | Hut Stricklin | 23 | Dodge | 279 | -546 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | +2 | 4 | Rick Mast | 90 | Ford | 259 | -566 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | - | 4 | Shawna Robinson | 49 | Dodge | 226 | -599 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | -4 | 3 | Todd Bodine | 92 | Chevrolet | 218 | -607 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | - | 1 | Geoff Bodine | 26 | Ford | 165 | -660 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | - | 2 | Mike Wallace | 14 | Pontiac | 149 | -676 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | - | 1 | Robert Pressley | 92 | Dodge | 97 | -728 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | - | 1 | Steve Park | 1 | Chevrolet | 51 | -774 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | -1 | 1 | Dave Marcis | 71 | Chevrolet | 37 | -788 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | -1 | 1 | Dick Trickle | 71 | Chevrolet | 37 | -788 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | - | 1 | Andy Hillenburg | 71 | Chevrolet | 34 | -791 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |