| Car No. |
Driver | Hometown | Sponsor/Make | Car Owner | |
| 1 | 1 | Kenny Wallace | St. Louis,Mo. | Pennzoil Chevy | Teresa Earnhardt |
| 2 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | St. Louis,Mo. | Miller Lite Ford | Roger Penske |
| 3 | 4 | Mike Skinner | Susanville, Ca. | Kodak Chevy | Larry McClure |
| 4 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Corpus Christi, Tx | Kellogg’s Chevy | Rick Hendrick |
| 5 | 6 | Mark Martin | Batesville, Ark. | Pfizer/Viagra Ford | Jack Roush |
| 6 | 7 | Casey Atwood | Antioch, Tn. | Sirius Radio Dodge | Jim Smith |
| 7 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Kannapolis, NC | Budweiser Chevy | Teresa Earnhardt |
| 8 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Dawsonville, Ga. | Dodge Dealers Dodge | Ray Evernham |
| 9 | 10 | Johnny Benson | Grand Rapids, Mi. | Valvoline Pontiac | Nelson Bowers |
| 10 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Chemung, NY | Dura Lube Ford | Diane Bodine |
| 11 | 12 | Ryan Newman | South Bend, In. | Alltel Ford | Roger Penske |
| 12 | 14 | Stacy Compton | Hurt, Va. | Conseco Pontiac | A.J. Foyt |
| 13 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | Owensboro, Ky. | NAPA Chevy | Teresa Earnhardt |
| 14 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Cambridge, Wi. | DeWalt Tools Ford | Mark Martin |
| 15 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Corpus Christi, Tx | Interstate Pontiac | Joe Gibbs |
| 16 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Owensboro, Ky. | Dodge Dealers Dodge | Ray Evernham |
| 17 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Rushville, In. | Home Depot Pontiac | Joe Gibbs |
| 18 | 21 | Elliott Sadler | Emporia, Va. | Motorcraft Ford | Glen Wood |
| 19 | 22 | Ward Burton | South Boston, Va. | Caterpillar Dodge | Bill Davis |
| 20 | 23 | Hut Stricklin | Calera, Al. | Hills Bothers Dodge | Gail Davis |
| 21 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Vallejo, Ca. | DuPont Chevy | Rick Hendrick |
| 22 | 25 | Jerry Nadeau | Danbury, Ct. | UAW/Delphi Chevy | Joe Hendrick |
| 23 | 26 | Joe Nemecheck | Lakeland, Fl. | ? Ford | Travis Carter |
| 24 | 28 | Ricky Rudd | Chesapeake, Va. | Texaco/Havoline Ford | Robert Yates |
| 25 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Bakersfield, Ca. | GM Goodwrench Chevy | Richard Childress |
| 26 | 30 | Jeff Green | Owensboro, Ky. | AOL Chevy | Richard Childress |
| 27 | 31 | Robby Gordon | Cerritos, Ca. | Cingular Chevy | Richard Childress |
| 28 | 32 | Ricky Craven | Newburgh, Me | Tide Ford | Cal Wells |
| 29 | 36 | Ken Schrader | Fenton, Mo. | M&M’s Pontiac | Tom Beard |
| 30 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Columbia, Tn. | Coors Light Dodge | Chip Ganassi |
| 31 | 41 | Jimmy Spencer | Berwick, Pa. | Target Dodge | Chip Ganassi |
| 32 | 43 | John Andretti | Indianapolis, In. | Cheerios Dodge | Richard Petty |
| 33 | 44 | Buckshot Jones | Monticello, Ga. | Georgia Pacific Dodge | Kyle Petty |
| 34 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Trinity, NC | Sprint Dodge | Pattie Petty |
| 35 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | El Cajon, Ca. | Lowe’s Chevy | Jeff Gordon |
| 36 | 49 | Shawna Robinson | Des Moines, Ia | BAM Dodge | Beth Morgenthau |
| 37 | 55 | Bobby Hamilton | Nashville, Tn. | Schneider Chevy | Andy Petree |
| 38 | 57 | Derrike Cope | Spanaway, Wa. | CLR Ford | Ed Campbell |
| 39 | 66 | Todd Bodine | Chemung, NY | ? Ford | Carl Haas |
| 40 | 77 | Dave Blaney | Hartford, Oh | Jasper Engines Ford | Doug Bawel |
| 41 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Hickory, NC | UPS Ford | Robert Yates |
| 42 | 90 | Rick Mast | Rockbridge Baths, Va. | Duke’s Mayonnaise Ford | Junie Donlavey |
| 43 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Las Vegas, Nv. | Sharpie/Rubbermaid Ford | Georgetta Roush |
| 44 | 99 | Jeff Burton | South Boston, Va. | CITGO Ford | Jack Roush |