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2002 Food City 500 |
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| Held on March 24, 2002 at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, TN | |
| 500 L, 266.5 M, 429 KM - Scheduled Distance |
| FEATURE RESULTS |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Sharpie, Rubbermaid | Ford | 500 | 89 | running | 180 |
| 2 | 4 | 41 | Jimmy Spencer | Target | Dodge | 500 | 54 | running | 175 |
| 3 | 20 | 28 | Ricky Rudd | Havoline | Ford | 500 | 0 | running | 165 |
| 4 | 23 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Budweiser | Chevy | 500 | 181 | running | 170 |
| 5 | 32 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Pontiac | 500 | 0 | running | 155 |
| 6 | 6 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt | Ford | 500 | 0 | running | 150 |
| 7 | 33 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's | Chevy | 500 | 0 | running | 146 |
| 8 | 7 | 25 | Jerry Nadeau | UAW-Delphi | Chevy | 500 | 0 | running | 142 |
| 9 | 15 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite | Ford | 500 | 0 | running | 138 |
| 10 | 22 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | GM Goodwrench Service, E.T. | Chevy | 500 | 0 | running | 134 |
| 11 | 37 | 6 | Mark Martin | Pfizer, Viagra | Ford | 500 | 0 | running | 130 |
| 12 | 35 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Sprint | Dodge | 500 | 0 | running | 127 |
| 13 | 11 | 32 | Ricky Craven | Tide | Ford | 500 | 0 | running | 124 |
| 14 | 3 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge Dealers, UAW | Dodge | 500 | 0 | running | 121 |
| 15 | 13 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Home Depot | Pontiac | 500 | 74 | running | 123 |
| 16 | 38 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's | Chevy | 500 | 0 | running | 115 |
| 17 | 17 | 77 | Dave Blaney | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | Ford | 500 | 0 | running | 112 |
| 18 | 19 | 7 | Casey Atwood | Sirius Satellite Radio | Dodge | 500 | 0 | running | 109 |
| 19 | 16 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Coors Light | Dodge | 499 | 0 | running | 106 |
| 20 | 2 | 31 | Robby Gordon | Cingular Wireless | Chevy | 499 | 0 | running | 103 |
| 21 | 30 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Dodge Dealers, UAW | Dodge | 499 | 0 | running | 100 |
| 22 | 18 | 36 | Ken Schrader | M&M's | Pontiac | 499 | 0 | running | 97 |
| 23 | 5 | 4 | Mike Skinner | Kodak | Chevy | 499 | 0 | running | 94 |
| 24 | 34 | 1 | Steve Park | Pennzoil | Chevy | 497 | 0 | running | 91 |
| 25 | 29 | 22 | Ward Burton | Caterpillar | Dodge | 497 | 0 | running | 88 |
| 26 | 26 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Citgo Supergard | Ford | 497 | 20 | running | 90 |
| 27 | 24 | 30 | Jeff Green | America Online | Chevy | 496 | 0 | running | 82 |
| 28 | 12 | 55 | Bobby Hamilton | Schneider Electric | Chevy | 496 | 0 | running | 79 |
| 29 | 25 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | UPS | Ford | 492 | 0 | running | 76 |
| 30 | 9 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts | Chevy | 488 | 0 | running | 73 |
| 31 | 1 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Chevy | 480 | 82 | running | 75 |
| 32 | 43 | 02 | Hermie Sadler | Little Trees | Chevy | 468 | 0 | accident | 67 |
| 33 | 41 | 90 | Rick Mast | Duke's Mayonnaise, Sauer's | Ford | 463 | 0 | running | 64 |
| 34 | 21 | 43 | John Andretti | Cheerios | Dodge | 462 | 0 | running | 61 |
| 35 | 40 | 23 | Hut Stricklin | Hills Brothers Coffee | Dodge | 448 | 0 | running | 58 |
| 36 | 31 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Hooters, Wells Fargo | Ford | 444 | 0 | running | 55 |
| 37 | 8 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Alltel | Ford | 429 | 0 | running | 52 |
| 38 | 14 | 14 | Stacy Compton | Conseco | Pontiac | 400 | 0 | running | 49 |
| 39 | 28 | 10 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Valvoline MaxLife | Pontiac | 375 | 0 | accident | 46 |
| 40 | 36 | 44 | Buckshot Jones | Brawny | Dodge | 370 | 0 | running | 43 |
| 41 | 10 | 21 | Elliott Sadler | Motorcraft | Ford | 346 | 0 | accident | 40 |
| 42 | 42 | 71 | Dick Trickle | Warranty Gold, Pro Motorsports | Chevy | 239 | 0 | engine | 37 |
| 43 | 39 | 26 | Joe Nemechek | Haas-Carter Motorsports | Ford | 167 | 0 | accident | 34 |
| RACE DATA | |||||||||
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| Time of Race: 3h:14:20 | |||||||||
| Starting Lineup Set By: Time Trials | |||||||||
| Fast Qualifier: Jeff Gordon - 15.083 sec. | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 1.556 seconds | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 82.281 mph | |||||||||
| Cautions: 14 for 101 laps - Laps 5-8 (#1,44 accident turn 1); Laps 43-47 (#14 spun backstretch); Laps 52-56 (#43 accident backstretch); Laps 82-88 (#1 spun backstretch); Laps 117-123 (#02 spun backstretch); Laps 133-138 (#10 accident turn 1); Laps 159-165 (#24 accident turn 2); Laps 168-173 (#23,26 accident turn 2); Laps 211-218 (#12,30,90 accident turn 1); Laps 283-289 (#12,88 spun turn 4); Laps 343-360 (#21,31 accident backstretch); Laps 366-374 (#20 spun backstretch); Laps 409-414 (#1,14 spun turn 1); Laps 480-485 (#02 accident turn 4) | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: 14 among 6 drivers - Jeff Gordon (IN) (1-31); Jimmy Spencer (32-62); Jeff Gordon (IN) (63-83); Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (84-88); Jeff Burton (VA) (89-108); Jeff Gordon (IN) (109-138); Jimmy Spencer (139-160); Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (161-211); Tony Stewart (Columbus, IN) (212-284); Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (285-343); Tony Stewart (Columbus, IN) (344); Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (345-410); Kurt Busch (411-433); Jimmy Spencer (444); Kurt Busch (445-500) | |||||||||
| Fastest Lap: Unknown/Unentered |
