| Date | Race | Venue | Radio | TV | Time | |
| February | 13 | *Bud Shootout | Daytona Beach, FL | MRN | CBS | 12:00 P.M. |
| 17 | *Gatorade 125s | Daytona Beach, FL | MRN | CBS** | 12:30 P.M. | |
| 20 | Daytona 500 | Daytona Beach, FL | MRN | CBS | noon-4 P.M. | |
| 27 | Dura-Lube/Kmart 400 | Rockingham, NC | MRN | TNN | 12:30-4:30 P.M. | |
| March | 5 | Carsdirect.com 400 | Las Vegas, NV | MRN | ABC | 2:30-6:00 P.M. |
| 12 | Cracker Barrel 500 | Atlanta, GA | PRN | ABC | 1-5 P.M. | |
| 19 | Transouth Financial 400 | Darlington, SC | MRN | ESPN | 12:30-4:30 P.M. | |
| 26 | Food City 500 | Bristol, TN | PRN | ESPN | 1-4:30 P.M. | |
| April | 2 | DirectTV 500 | Fort Worth, TX | PRN | CBS | 2-6 P.M. |
| 9 | Goody's Body Pain 500 | Martinsville, VA | MRN | ESPN | 1-4:30 P.M. | |
| 16 | DieHard 500 | Talladega, AL | MRN | ABC | 1-5 P.M. | |
| 30 | California 500 | Los Angeles, CA | MRN | ABC | 2-6 P.M. | |
| May | 6 | Pontiac Excitement 400 | Richmond, VA | MRN | ESPN | 7:30-11 P.M. |
| 20 | *The Winston | Charlotte, NC | MRN | TNN | 7:30 P.M. | |
| 28 | Coca-Cola 600 | Charlotte, NC | PRN | TBS | 6:05-11:05 P.M. | |
| June | 4 | MBNA Platinum 400 | Dover, DE | MRN | TNN | 12:30-5 P.M. |
| 11 | Kmart 400 | Brooklyn, MI | MRN | CBS | 1-4 P.M. | |
| 18 | Pocono 500 | Long Pond, PA | MRN | TNN | 1-5 P.M. | |
| 25 | Save Mart/Kragen 350K | Sonoma, CA | PRN | ESPN | 4-7 P.M. | |
| July | 1 | Pepsi 400 | Daytona Beach, FL | MRN | CBS | 8-11 P.M. |
| 9 | Jiffy Lube 300 | Loudon, NH | MRN | TNN | 1-5 P.M. | |
| 23 | Pennsylvania 500 | Long Pond, PA | MRN | TBS | 1:05-5:05 P.M. | |
| August | 5 | Brickyard 400 | Indianapolis, IN | IMS | ABC | 1-4:30 P.M. |
| 13 | Global Crossing @ the Glen | Watkins Glen, NY | MRN | ESPN | 12:30-3:30 P.M. | |
| 20 | Pepsi 400 | Brooklyn, MI | MRN | ESPN | 12:30-3:30 P.M. | |
| 26 | Goracing.com 500 | Bristol, TN | PRN | ESPN | 7:30-11 P.M. | |
| September | 3 | Pepsi Southern 500 | Darlington, SC | MRN | ESPN | 1-5 P.M. |
| 9 | Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400 | Richmond, VA | MRN | ESPN | 7:30-11 P.M. | |
| 17 | New Hampshire 300 | Loudon, NH | MRN | TNN | 12:30-4:30 P.M. | |
| 24 | MBNA Gold 400 | Dover, DE | MRN | TNN | 12:30-4:30 P.M. | |
| October | 1 | NAPA Autocare 500 | Martinsville, VA | MRN | ESPN | 1-4:30 P.M. |
| 8 | UAW-GM Quality 500 | Charlotte, NC | PRN | TBS | 1:05-5:05 P.M. | |
| 15 | Winston 500 | Talladega, AL | MRN | ESPN | 1-5 P.M. | |
| 22 | Pop Secret Popcorn 400 | Rockingham, NC | MRN | TNN | 12:30-5 P.M. | |
| November | 5 | Dura Lube 500K | Phoenix, AZ | MRN | TNN | 2-5:30 P.M. |
| 12 | Pennzoil 400 | Homestead, FL | MRN | NBC | 12:30-5 P.M. | |
| 19 | NAPA 500 | Atlanta, GA | PRN | ESPN | 1-4:30 P.M. | |
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* Non-championship point events ** Tape Delayed SCHEDULE IS TENTATIVE - SUBJECT TO CHANGE | ||||||