| Race Name |
Race Date |
Race Track |
Previous Champ |
| *-Bud Shootout | Feb. 7 | Daytona International Speedway | Rusty Wallace |
| *-Gatorade 125s | Feb. 11 | Daytona International Speedway | Sterling Marlin
Dale Earnhardt |
| Daytona 500 | Feb. 14 | Daytona International Speedway | Dale Earnhardt |
| North Carolina 400 | Feb. 21 | North Carolina Speedway | Jeff Gordon |
| Las Vegas 400 | March 7 | Las Vegas Motor Speedway | Mark Martin |
| Cracker Barrel 500 |
March 14 |
Atlanta Motor Speedway |
Bobby Labonte |
| TranSouth Financial 400 |
March 21 |
Darlington Raceway |
Dale Jarrett |
| PrimeStar 500 |
March 28 |
Texas Motor Speedway |
Mark Martin |
| Food City 500 |
April 11 |
Bristol Motor Speedway |
Jeff Gordon |
| Goody's Body Pain 500 |
April 18 |
Martinsville Speedway |
Bobby Hamilton |
| DieHard 500 |
April 25 |
Talladega Superspeedway |
Bobby Labonte |
| California 500 |
May 2 |
California Speedway |
Mark Martin |
| Pontiac Excitement 400 |
May 15 |
Richmond International Raceway |
Terry Labonte |
| *-The Winston |
May 22 |
Charlotte Motor Speedway |
Mark Martin |
| Coca-Cola 600 |
May 30 |
Charlotte Motor Speedway |
Jeff Gordon |
| MBNA Platinum 400 |
June 6 |
Dover Downs International Speedway |
Dale Jarrett |
| Michigan 400 |
June 13 |
Michigan Speedway |
Mark Martin |
| Pocono 500 |
June 20 |
Pocono Raceway |
Jeremy Mayfield |
| Save Mart/Kragen 350K |
June 27 |
Sears Point Raceway |
Jeff Gordon |
| Pepsi 400 |
July 3 |
Daytona International Speedway |
Jeff Gordon |
| Jiffy Lube 300 |
July 11 |
New Hampshire International Speedway |
Jeff Burton |
| Pennsylvania 500 |
July 25 |
Pocono Raceway |
Jeff Gordon |
| Brickyard 400 |
Aug. 7 |
Indianapolis Motor Speedway |
Jeff Gordon |
| Frontier at the Glen |
Aug. 15 |
Watkins Glen International |
Jeff Gordon |
| Pepsi 400 |
Aug. 22 |
Michigan Speedway |
Jeff Gordon |
| Goody's Headache Powder 500 |
Aug. 28 |
Bristol Motor Speedway |
Mark Martin |
| Pepsi Southern 500 |
Sept. 5 |
Darlilngton Raceway |
Jeff Gordon |
| Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400 |
Sept. 11 |
Richmond International Raceway |
Jeff Burton |
| New Hampshire 300 |
Sept. 19 |
New Hampshire International Speedway |
Jeff Gordon |
| MBNA Gold 400 |
Sept. 26 |
Dover Downs International Speedway |
Mark Martin |
| NAPA AutoCare 500 |
Oct. 3 |
Martinsville Speedway |
Ricky Rudd |
| UAW-GM Quality 500 |
Oct. 10 |
Charlotte Motor Speedway |
Mark Martin |
| Winston 500 |
Oct. 17 |
Talladega Superspeedway |
Dale Jarrett |
| Rockingham 400 |
Oct. 24 |
North Carolina Speedway |
Jeff Gordon |
| Dura Lube 500K |
Nov. 7 |
Phoenix International Raceway |
Rusty Wallace |
| Jiffy Lube Miami 400 |
Nov. 14 |
Homestead Motorsports Complex |
New event |
| NAPA 500 |
Nov. 21 |
Atlanta Motor Speedway |
Jeff Gordon |