| Driver |
Best Start |
Track Name |
Race Date |
| John Andretti | 2 | Phoenix International Raceway | 10/28/01 |
| Casey Atwood | 1 | Phoenix International Raceway | 10/28/01 |
| Johnny Benson | 2 | Las Vegas Motor Speedway | 03/04/01 |
| Rich Bickle | 17 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | 08/05/01 |
| Dave Blaney | 3 | Atlanta Motor Speedway | 11/18/01 |
| Brett Bodine | 10 | North Carolina Speedway Chicagoland Speedway | 02/25/01 07/15/01 |
| Geoffrey Bodine | 13 | Bristol Motor Speedway | 08/25/01 |
| Todd Bodine | 1 | Chicagoland Speedway Pocono Raceway Martinsville Speedway | 07/15/01 07/29/01 10/15/01 |
| Jeff Burton | 3 | Martinsville Speedway Phoenix International Raceway | 04/08/01 10/28/01 |
| Ward Burton | 2 | Daytona International Speedway | 07/07/01 |
| Kurt Busch | 1 | Darlington Raceway | 09/02/01 |
| Stacy Compton | 1 | Talladega Superspeedway Talladega Superspeedway | 04/22/01 10/21/01 |
| Derrike Cope | 30 | Kansas Speedway | 09/30/01 |
| Ricky Craven | 1 | Michigan International Speedway | 08/19/01 |
| Wally Dallenbach | 43 | Pocono Raceway | 06/17/01 |
| Dale Earnhardt | 7 | Daytona International Speedway | 02/18/01 |
| Dale Earnhardt, Jr | 1 | Texas Motor Speedway Atlanta Motor Speedway | 04/01/01 11/18/01 |
| Bill Elliott | 1 | Daytona International Speedway Homestead-Miami Speedway | 02/18/01 11/11/01 |
| Ron Fellows | 6 | Watkins Glen International | 08/12/01 |
| Jeff Gordon | 1 | North Carolina Speedway Darlington Raceway Martinsville Speedway Michigan International Speedway Sears Point Raceway New Hampshire International Speedway Richmond International Raceway New Hampshire International Speedway | 02/25/01 03/18/01 04/08/01 06/10/01 06/24/01 07/22/01 09/08/01 11/23/01 |
| Robby Gordon | 4 | Watkins Glen International | 08/12/01 |
| Jeff Green | 1 | Bristol Motor Speedway | 08/25/01 |
| Bobby Hamilton | 2 | Talladega Superspeedway | 10/21/01 |
| Bobby Hamilton, Jr | 15 | Lowe's Motor Speedway | 05/27/01 |
| Kevin Harvick | 3 | Darlington Raceway Bristol Motor Speedway | 03/18/01 03/25/01 |
| Lance Hooper | 36 | Atlanta Motor Speedway | 11/18/01 |
| Ron Hornaday | 3 | Bristol Motor Speedway | 08/25/01 |
| Andy Houston | 6 | Daytona International Speedway | 07/07/01 |
| Tom Hubert | 29 | Sears Point Raceway | 06/24/01 |
| Dale Jarrett | 1 | Las Vegas Motor Speedway Atlanta Motor Speedway Dover Downs International Speedway Watkins Glen International Dover Downs International Speedway | 03/04/01 03/11/01 06/03/01 08/12/01 09/23/01 |
| Jimmie Johnson | 15 | Lowe's Motor Speedway | 10/07/01 |
| Buckshot Jones | 13 | Lowe's Motor Speedway | 05/27/01 |
| Matt Kenseth | 13 | Dover Downs International Speedway Kansas Speedway | 06/03/01 09/30/01 |
| Stuart Kirby | 22 | Lowe's Motor Speedway | 10/07/01 |
| Bobby Labonte | 1 | California Speedway | 04/29/01 |
| Terry Labonte | 8 | Sears Point Raceway | 06/24/01 |
| Anthony Lazzaro | 31 | Watkins Glen International | 08/12/01 |
| Jason Leffler | 1 | Kansas Speedway | 09/30/01 |
| Kevin Lepage | 5 | Lowe's Motor Speedway | 10/07/01 |
| Carl Long | 26 | Atlanta Motor Speedway | 11/18/01 |
| Dave Marcis | 15 | Talladega Superspeedway | 04/22/01 |
| Sterling Marlin | 1 | Daytona International Speedway | 07/07/01 |
| Mark Martin | 1 | Bristol Motor Speedway Richmond International Raceway | 03/25/01 05/05/01 |
| Rick Mast | 11 | Martinsville Speedway | 04/08/01 |
| Jeremy Mayfield | 3 | California Speedway New Hampshire International Speedway Darlington Raceway | 04/29/01 07/22/01 09/02/01 |
| Ted Musgrave | 15 | Pocono Raceway | 06/17/01 |
| Jerry Nadeau | 3 | Las Vegas Motor Speedway Watkins Glen International | 03/04/01 08/12/01 |
| Joe Nemechek | 5 | Chicagoland Speedway | 07/15/01 |
| Ryan Newman | 1 | Lowe's Motor Speedway | 05/27/01 |
| Steve Park | 2 | North Carolina Speedway | 02/25/01 |
| Kyle Petty | 7 | Bristol Motor Speedway | 03/25/01 |
| Robert Pressley | 5 | Martinsville Speedway Phoenix International Raceway | 04/08/01 10/28/01 |
| Scott Pruett | 8 | Watkins Glen International | 08/12/01 |
| Jeff Purvis | 11 | Daytona International Speedway | 07/07/01 |
| Shawna Robinson | 32 | Michigan International Speedway | 06/10/01 |
| Ricky Rudd | 1 | Pocono Raceway | 06/17/01 |
| Elliott Sadler | 4 | Michigan International Speedway Bristol Motor Speedway | 08/19/01 08/25/01 |
| Hermie Sadler | 23 | Martinsville Speedway | 10/15/01 |
| Boris Said | 20 | Watkins Glen International | 08/12/01 |
| Ken Schrader | 3 | Pocono Raceway | 06/17/01 |
| Dorsey Schroeder | 36 | Sears Point Raceway | 06/24/01 |
| Brian Simo | 15 | Sears Point Raceway | 06/24/01 |
| Mike Skinner | 2 | Bristol Motor Speedway | 08/25/01 |
| Jimmy Spencer | 1 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway Lowe's Motor Speedway | 08/05/01 10/07/01 |
| Tony Stewart | 3 | Sears Point Raceway | 06/24/01 |
| Hut Stricklin | 8 | Michigan International Speedway | 08/19/01 |
| TBA1 | 43 | New Hampshire International Speedway | 11/23/01 |
| Dick Trickle | 7 | North Carolina Speedway | 11/04/01 |
| Kenny Wallace | 1 | North Carolina Speedway | 11/04/01 |
| Mike Wallace | 12 | Martinsville Speedway | 10/15/01 |
| Rusty Wallace | 2 | Martinsville Speedway Richmond International Raceway Sears Point Raceway Richmond International Raceway | 04/08/01 05/05/01 06/24/01 09/08/01 |
| Michael Waltrip | 4 | Las Vegas Motor Speedway | 03/04/01 |