| 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Driver Points Standings | ||||||||
| = Winston Cup rookie year | ||||||||
| Average | Top | Top | ||||||
| Position | Driver | Points | Starts | Finish | Wins | 5's | 10's | Winnings |
| 1 | Gordon, Jeff | 5112 | 36 | 11.00 | 6 | 18 | 24 | $6,649,080 |
| 2 | Stewart, Tony | 4763 | 36 | 12.56 | 3 | 15 | 22 | $3,493,040 |
| 3 | Marlin, Sterling | 4741 | 36 | 13.03 | 2 | 12 | 20 | $3,361,660 |
| 4 | Rudd, Ricky | 4706 | 36 | 13.14 | 2 | 14 | 22 | $3,976,200 |
| 5 | Jarrett, Dale | 4612 | 36 | 13.97 | 4 | 12 | 19 | $4,608,370 |
| 6 | Labonte, Bobby | 4561 | 36 | 14.08 | 2 | 9 | 20 | $4,139,850 |
| 7 | Wallace, Rusty | 4481 | 36 | 14.44 | 1 | 8 | 14 | $4,272,410 |
| 8 | Earnhardt Jr, Dale | 4460 | 36 | 15.17 | 3 | 9 | 15 | $5,384,630 |
| 9 | Harvick, Kevin | 4406 | 35 | 14.11 | 2 | 6 | 16 | $3,716,630 |
| 10 | Burton, Jeff | 4394 | 36 | 15.22 | 2 | 8 | 16 | $3,866,330 |
| 11 | Bensen,Johnny | 4152 | 36 | 17.14 | 0 | 6 | 14 | $2,573,570 |
| 12 | Martin, Mark | 4095 | 36 | 17.89 | 0 | 3 | 15 | $3,487,720 |
| 13 | Kenseth, Matt | 3982 | 36 | 18.61 | 0 | 4 | 9 | $2,265,840 |
| 14 | Burton, Ward | 3846 | 36 | 19.78 | 1 | 6 | 10 | $3,293,600 |
| 15 | Elliott, Bill | 3824 | 36 | 19.92 | 1 | 5 | 9 | $3,337,670 |
| 16 | Spencer, Jimmy | 3782 | 36 | 20.22 | 0 | 3 | 8 | $2,398,940 |
| 17 | Nadeau, Jerry | 3675 | 36 | 21.22 | 0 | 4 | 10 | $2,246,770 |
| 18 | Hamilton, Bobby | 3575 | 36 | 21.81 | 1 | 3 | 7 | $2,275,900 |
| 19 | Schrader, Ken | 3480 | 36 | 22.33 | 0 | 0 | 5 | $2,254,390 |
| 20 | Sadler, Elliott | 3471 | 36 | 22.81 | 1 | 2 | 2 | $2,525,010 |
| 21 | Craven, Ricky | 3379 | 36 | 24.03 | 1 | 4 | 7 | $1,923,980 |
| 22 | Blaney, Dave | 3303 | 36 | 24.08 | 0 | 0 | 6 | $1,788,150 |
| 23 | Labonte, Terry | 3280 | 36 | 24.08 | 0 | 1 | 3 | $2,972,900 |
| 24 | Waltrip, Michael | 3159 | 36 | 25.86 | 1 | 3 | 3 | $3,373,390 |
| 25 | Pressley, Robert | 3156 | 34 | 23.82 | 0 | 1 | 5 | $2,100,020 |
| 26 | Atwood, Casy | 3132 | 35 | 24.83 | 0 | 1 | 3 | $1,797,110 |
| 27 | Busch, Kurt | 3081 | 35 | 25.60 | 0 | 3 | 6 | $2,170,630 |
| 28 | Nemechek, Joe | 2994 | 31 | 22.71 | 1 | 1 | 4 | $2,510,720 |
| 29 | Bodine, Todd | 2960 | 35 | 26.77 | 0 | 2 | 2 | $1,740,310 |
| 30 | Bodine, Brett | 2948 | 36 | 27.25 | 0 | 0 | 2 | $1,740,530 |
| 31 | Andretti, John | 2943 | 35 | 26.57 | 0 | 1 | 2 | $2,873,180 |
| 32 | Park, Steve | 2859 | 24 | 16.50 | 1 | 5 | 12 | $2,385,970 |
| 33 | Compton, Stacy | 2752 | 34 | 27.56 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $1,704,960 |
| 34 | Wallace, Michael | 2693 | 29 | 23.93 | 0 | 1 | 6 | $2,075,040 |
| 35 | Mayfield, Jeremy | 2651 | 28 | 23.57 | 0 | 5 | 7 | $2,682,600 |
| 36 | Lepage, Kevin | 2461 | 29 | 26.17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $1,424,850 |
| 37 | Leffler, Jason | 2413 | 30 | 27.70 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $1,724,690 |
| 38 | Hornaday Jr, Ron | 2305 | 32 | 30.53 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $1,435,860 |
| 39 | Wallace, Kenny | 2054 | 24 | 26.33 | 0 | 1 | 2 | $1,507,920 |
| 40 | Skinner,Mike | 2029 | 23 | 25.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $1,921,190 |
| 41 | Jones, Buckshoot | 1939 | 30 | 32.87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1,631,490 |
| 42 | Stricklin, Hut | 1770 | 22 | 27.59 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $1,006,020 |
| 43 | Petty, Kyle | 1673 | 24 | 31.21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1,008,920 |
| 44 | Gordon, Robby | 1552 | 17 | 24.88 | 1 | 2 | 3 | $1,371,900 |
| 45 | Mast, Rick | 1187 | 17 | 31.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $680,321 |
| 46 | Houston, Andy | 1123 | 17 | 32.41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $865,263 |
| 47 | Hamilton Jr, Bobby | 748 | 10 | 29.40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $546,847 |
| 48 | Green, Jeff | 539 | 8 | 27.50 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $441,449 |
| 49 | Newman, Ryan | 497 | 7 | 24.71 | 0 | 2 | 2 | $465,276 |
| 50 | Said, Bois | 272 | 2 | 9.50 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $124,340 |
| 51 | Pruett, Scott | 262 | 2 | 11.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $134,045 |
| 52 | Johnson, Jimmie | 210 | 3 | 30.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $122,320 |
| 53 | Marcis, Dave | 171 | 3 | 35.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $153,196 |
| 54 | Purvis, Jeff | 169 | 4 | 40.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $238,985 |
| 55 | Long, Carl | 147 | 3 | 38.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $152,376 |
| 56 | Bickle, Rich | 137 | 2 | 31.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $114,910 |
| 57 | Earnhardt, Dale | 132 | 1 | 12.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $296,833 |
| 58 | Sadler, Hermie | 131 | 3 | 30.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $121,865 |
| 59 | Fellows, Ron | 96 | 2 | 40.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $72,055 |
| 60 | Cope, Derrick | 91 | 1 | 24.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $81,871 |
| 61 | Simo, Briad | 89 | 2 | 39.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $72,175 |
| 62 | Schroeder, Darcy | 88 | 1 | 25.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $52,805 |
| 63 | Dallenenbach, Wally | 85 | 1 | 26.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $64,410 |
| 64 | Musgrave, Ted | 76 | 1 | 29.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $73,287 |
| 65 | Trickle, Dick | 64 | 1 | 33.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $33,850 |
| 66 | Lazzaro, Anthony | 61 | 2 | 17.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $32,265 |
| 66 | Robinson, Shawna | 61 | 1 | 34.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $35,190 |
| 68 | Bodine, Geffrey | 52 | 2 | 32.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $80,855 |
| 69 | Kirby, Stuart | 37 | 1 | 42.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $32,605 |
| 70 | Hooper, Lance | 37 | 2 | 21.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $47,700 |
