RESULTS

2002 Official Race Results : Food City 500

Food City 500 | March 24, 2002 | Race 6 of 36

FIN	ST	CAR	DRIVER	MAKE	SPONSOR	PTS/BNS	LAPS	STATUS	WINNINGS

1	27	97	Kurt Busch	Ford	Rubbermaid	180/5	500	Running	143,840
2	4	41	Jimmy Spencer	Dodge	Target	175/5	500	Running	110,665
3	20	28	Ricky Rudd	Ford	Havoline	165/0	500	Running	123,242
4	23	8	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Chevrolet	Budweiser	170/10	500	Running	87,850
5	32	18	Bobby Labonte	Pontiac	Interstate Batteries	155/0	500	Running	113,423
6	6	17	Matt Kenseth	Ford	DEWALT Power Tools	150/0	500	Running	74,670
7	33	48	Jimmie Johnson *	Chevrolet	Lowe's	146/0	500	Running	56,720
8	7	25	Jerry Nadeau	Chevrolet	UAW / Delphi	142/0	500	Running	67,720
9	15	2	Rusty Wallace	Ford	Miller Lite	138/0	500	Running	98,865
10	22	29	Kevin Harvick	Chevrolet	GM Goodwrench	134/0	500	Running	103,643
11	37	6	Mark Martin	Ford	Pfizer / Viagra	130/0	500	Running	93,378
12	35	45	Kyle Petty	Dodge	Sprint	127/0	500	Running	54,615
13	11	32	Ricky Craven	Ford	Tide	124/0	500	Running	65,540
14	3	19	Jeremy Mayfield	Dodge	Dodge Dealers / UAW	121/0	500	Running	65,465
15	13	20	Tony Stewart	Pontiac	Home Depot	123/5	500	Running	103,043
16	38	5	Terry Labonte	Chevrolet	Kellogg's	115/0	500	Running	85,473
17	17	77	Dave Blaney	Ford	Jasper Engines & Transmissions	112/0	500	Running	79,390
18	19	7	Casey Atwood	Dodge	Sirius Satellite Radio	109/0	500	Running	69,040
19	16	40	Sterling Marlin	Dodge	Coors Light	106/0	499	Running	94,447
20	2	31	Robby Gordon	Chevrolet	Cingular Wireless	103/0	499	Running	85,331
21	30	9	Bill Elliott	Dodge	Dodge Dealers / UAW	100/0	499	Running	81,771
22	18	36	Ken Schrader	Pontiac	M&M's	97/0	499	Running	73,615
23	5	4	Mike Skinner	Chevrolet	Kodak	94/0	499	Running	63,234
24	34	1	Steve Park	Chevrolet	Pennzoil	91/0	497	Running	84,440
25	29	22	Ward Burton	Dodge	Caterpillar	88/0	497	Running	94,520
26	26	99	Jeff Burton	Ford	CITGO	90/5	497	Running	95,657
27	24	30	Jeff Green	Chevrolet	America Online	82/0	496	Running	50,855
28	12	55	Bobby Hamilton	Chevrolet	Schneider Electric	79/0	496	Running	61,900
29	25	88	Dale Jarrett	Ford	UPS	76/0	492	Running	70,585
30	9	15	Michael Waltrip	Chevrolet	NAPA Auto Parts	73/0	488	Running	61,835
31	1	24	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	DuPont	75/5	480	Running	117,418
32	43	02	Hermie Sadler	Chevrolet	Autism Awareness	67/0	468	Accident	49,395
33	41	90	Rick Mast	Ford	Duke's Mayonnaise / Sauer's	64/0	463	Running	52,350
34	21	43	John Andretti	Dodge	Cheerios	61/0	462	Running	79,368
35	40	23	Hut Stricklin	Dodge	Hills Bros Coffee	58/0	448	Running	51,740
36	31	11	Brett Bodine	Ford	Hooters Restaurants	55/0	444	Running	49,195
37	8	12	Ryan Newman *	Ford	ALLTEL	52/0	429	Running	57,160
38	14	14	Stacy Compton	Pontiac	Conseco	49/0	400	Running	49,115
39	28	10	Johnny Benson	Pontiac	Valvoline	46/0	375	Accident	75,830
40	36	44	Buckshot Jones	Dodge	Georgia-Pacific	43/0	370	Running	49,015
41	10	21	Elliott Sadler	Ford	Motorcraft Quality Parts	40/0	346	Accident	56,965
42	42	71	Dick Trickle	Chevrolet	Marcis Racing	37/0	239	Engine	48,910
43	39	26	Joe Nemechek	Ford	TBA	34/0	167	Accident	73,403

* Denotes Rookie

RACE FACTS

Average Speed: 82.281 mph
Margin of Victory: 1.556 seconds
Time of Race: 03:14:20
Lead Changes: 15
Cautions: 5-8, 43-47, 52-56, 82-88, 117-123, 133-138, 159-165, 168-173, 211-218, 283-289, 343-360, 366-374, 409-414, 480-485

CONTINGENCY AWARDS

Bud Pole: Jeff Gordon,#24, DuPont, Chevrolet
EA Sports Move of the Race: Kurt Busch,#97, Rubbermaid, Ford
Gatorade Front Runner: Jeff Gordon,#24, DuPont, Chevrolet
Infogrames Pit Strategy Award: Jimmy Fennig,#97, Rubbermaid, Ford
Outback Steakhouse Bloomin' Favorite: Kurt Busch,#97, Rubbermaid, Ford
Raybestos Rookie of the Race: Jimmie Johnson,#48, Lowe's, Chevrolet
True Value Man of the Race: Kurt Busch,#97, Rubbermaid, Ford
Waste Management Picking Up Places: Bobby Labonte,#18, Interstate Batteries, Pontiac