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2002 Pontiac Excitement 400 |
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| Held on May 5, 2002 at Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, VA | |
| 400 L, 300 M, 482.8 KM - Scheduled Distance |
| FEATURE RESULTS |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Home Depot | Pontiac | 400 | 28 | running | 180 |
| 2 | 11 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Alltel | Ford | 400 | 48 | running | 175 |
| 3 | 23 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Citgo | Ford | 400 | 0 | running | 165 |
| 4 | 18 | 6 | Mark Martin | Pfizer, Viagra | Ford | 400 | 0 | running | 160 |
| 5 | 17 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge Dealers, UAW | Dodge | 400 | 0 | running | 155 |
| 6 | 7 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt | Ford | 400 | 0 | running | 150 |
| 7 | 4 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Chevy | 400 | 0 | running | 146 |
| 8 | 20 | 44 | Steve Grissom | Georgia-Pacific | Dodge | 400 | 0 | running | 142 |
| 9 | 10 | 32 | Ricky Craven | Tide - New Clean Breeze Scent | Ford | 400 | 0 | running | 138 |
| 10 | 40 | 41 | Jimmy Spencer | Target | Dodge | 400 | 75 | running | 139 |
| 11 | 35 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Coors Light | Dodge | 400 | 0 | running | 130 |
| 12 | 16 | 10 | Joe Nemechek | Valvoline MaxLife | Pontiac | 400 | 0 | running | 127 |
| 13 | 14 | 30 | Jeff Green | America Online | Chevy | 400 | 2 | running | 129 |
| 14 | 38 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Dodge Dealers, UAW | Dodge | 400 | 0 | running | 121 |
| 15 | 22 | 36 | Ken Schrader | M&M's Global Color Vote | Pontiac | 400 | 0 | running | 118 |
| 16 | 32 | 23 | Hut Stricklin | Hills Brothers Coffee | Dodge | 400 | 0 | running | 115 |
| 17 | 36 | 55 | Bobby Hamilton | Schneider Electric, Square D | Chevy | 399 | 5 | running | 117 |
| 18 | 30 | 02 | Hermie Sadler | Virginia Lottery | Chevy | 399 | 0 | running | 109 |
| 19 | 33 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Hooters | Ford | 399 | 0 | running | 106 |
| 20 | 41 | 43 | John Andretti | Cheerios | Dodge | 399 | 0 | running | 103 |
| 21 | 21 | 21 | Elliott Sadler | Motorcraft | Ford | 399 | 0 | running | 100 |
| 22 | 29 | 7 | Casey Atwood | Sirius Satellite Radio | Dodge | 399 | 0 | running | 97 |
| 23 | 6 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Sprint | Dodge | 399 | 0 | running | 94 |
| 24 | 27 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts | Chevy | 398 | 3 | running | 96 |
| 25 | 9 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite | Ford | 396 | 0 | running | 88 |
| 26 | 31 | 14 | Stacy Compton | Conseco | Pontiac | 395 | 0 | running | 85 |
| 27 | 37 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Rubbermaid | Ford | 395 | 0 | running | 82 |
| 28 | 19 | 4 | Mike Skinner | Kodak | Chevy | 378 | 0 | running | 79 |
| 29 | 28 | 77 | Dave Blaney | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | Ford | 377 | 10 | engine | 81 |
| 30 | 1 | 22 | Ward Burton | Caterpillar | Dodge | 364 | 125 | running | 83 |
| 31 | 26 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's | Chevy | 360 | 0 | running | 70 |
| 32 | 8 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Pontiac | 351 | 0 | running | 67 |
| 33 | 15 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's | Chevy | 333 | 0 | accident | 64 |
| 34 | 5 | 1 | Steve Park | Pennzoil | Chevy | 333 | 0 | accident | 61 |
| 35 | 24 | 90 | Rick Mast | Duke's Mayonnaise, Sauer's | Ford | 331 | 0 | accident | 58 |
| 36 | 2 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Budweiser | Chevy | 327 | 0 | running | 55 |
| 37 | 34 | 31 | Robby Gordon | Cingular Wireless, Spider-Man | Chevy | 309 | 0 | accident | 52 |
| 38 | 39 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | UPS | Ford | 309 | 14 | running | 54 |
| 39 | 12 | 28 | Ricky Rudd | Havoline | Ford | 308 | 90 | accident | 51 |
| 40 | 25 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | GM Goodwrench Service | Chevy | 295 | 0 | running | 43 |
| 41 | 13 | 25 | Jerry Nadeau | UAW-Delphi | Chevy | 225 | 0 | accident | 40 |
| 42 | 42 | 26 | Frank Kimmel | Pork, the Other White Meat | Ford | 213 | 0 | accident | 37 |
| 43 | 43 | 59 | Randy Renfrow | Price Motorsports | Dodge | 58 | 0 | oil pump | 34 |
| DID NOT QUALIFY | |||||||||
| Kevin Grubb | DNQ | ||||||||
| RACE DATA | |||||||||
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| Time of Race: 3h:27:19 | |||||||||
| Starting Lineup Set By: Time Trials | |||||||||
| Fast Qualifier: Ward Burton - 21.195 sec. | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 1.484 seconds | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 86.824 mph | |||||||||
| Cautions: 14 for 103 laps - 25-30 (#59 stalled (backstretch)); 62-75 (track moisture); 90-93 (debris (backstretch)); 149-163 (#8 spun (frontstretch)); 172-178 (#18,43,88 accident (frontstretch)); 195-198 (#97 spun (turn 2)); 216-221 (#26 accident (turn 2)); 228-240 (#7,14,25,29,99 accident (turn 3)); 248-251 (#45 accident (turn 2)); 310-316 (#2,28,31 accident (turns 2/4)); 328-332 (#41,48 accident (turn 3)); 335-343 ( #1,2,5,15,19,30,32,40,43,90 accident (backstretch)); 366-369 (#4 accident (turn 2)); 379-383 (oil on track) | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: 13 among 10 drivers - Ward Burton 1-62; Dale Jarrett 63-76; Michael Waltrip 77-79; Bobby Hamilton 80-84; Jeff Green (KY) 85-86; Ward Burton 87-149; Ricky Rudd 150-216; Dave Blaney 217-226; Jimmy Spencer 227-285; Ricky Rudd 286-308; Ryan Newman 309-310; Jimmy Spencer 311-326; Ryan Newman 327-372; Tony Stewart (Columbus, IN) 373-400 | |||||||||
| Fastest Lap: Unknown/Unentered |
