| 2002 Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 5 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $2,834,398 | Race Date: | Mar 17, 2002 | Darlington Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 3.581 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 10Min 29Sec. | Darlington, South Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 11 Among / 8 Drivers | Average Speed: | 126.070 MPH | 1.366 Mile Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 5 For 40 Laps | darlingtonraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Sterling Marlin S. Marlin | Driver: | Ricky Craven R. Craven | Dodge: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #40 Dodge | Car No.: | #32 Ford | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Chip Ganassi Racing | Team: | PPI Motorsports | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Lee McCall | Crew Chief: | Scott Miller | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 57 of 293 | Pole Speed: | 170.089 MPH | |||||
| Official 2002 Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 11 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Coors Light | Running |  | 180 | 293 | 57 |
| 2 | 6 | 21 | Elliott Sadler | Motorcraft Quality Parts | Running |  | 170 | 293 | 0 |
| 3 | 16 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | GM Goodwrench Service | Running |  | 165 | 293 | 0 |
| 4 | 23 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Budweiser | Running | | 165 | 293 | 10 |
| 5 | 3 | 12 | Ryan Newman (R) | Alltel | Running | | 155 | 293 | 0 |
| 6 | 5 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson (R) | Lowe's | Running | | 150 | 293 | 0 |
| 7 | 18 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite | Running | | 146 | 293 | 0 |
| 8 | 34 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt Power Tools | Running | | 142 | 293 | 0 |
| 9 | 2 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Running | | 148 | 293 | 176 |
| 10 | 10 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Running | | 134 | 293 | 0 |
| 11 | 14 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Citgo | Running | | 130 | 292 | 0 |
| 12 | 21 | 28 | Ricky Rudd | Havoline | Running | | 127 | 292 | 0 |
| 13 | 26 | 55 | Bobby Hamilton | Schneider Electric | Running | | 124 | 292 | 0 |
| 14 | 30 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Sprint | Running | | 121 | 292 | 0 |
| 15 | 17 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts | Running | | 118 | 292 | 0 |
| 16 | 19 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Running | | 115 | 292 | 0 |
| 17 | 27 | 26 | Joe Nemechek | Travis Carter Enterprises | Running | | 112 | 292 | 0 |
| 18 | 20 | 25 | Jerry Nadeau | UAW / Delphi | Running | | 109 | 291 | 0 |
| 19 | 38 | 44 | Buckshot Jones | Georgia Pacific | Running | | 106 | 290 | 0 |
| 20 | 29 | 4 | Mike Skinner | Kodak | Running | | 103 | 290 | 0 |
| 21 | 12 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Running |  | 100 | 289 | 0 |
| 22 | 35 | 43 | John Andretti | Cheerios | Running | | 97 | 289 | 0 |
| 23 | 37 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's | Running | | 94 | 289 | 0 |
| 24 | 41 | 90 | Rick Mast | Duke's Mayonnaise / Sauer's | Running | | 91 | 287 | 0 |
| 25 | 9 | 30 | Jeff Green | America Online | Running | | 88 | 284 | 0 |
| 26 | 40 | 7 | Casey Atwood | Sirius Satellite Radio | Running | | 85 | 283 | 0 |
| 27 | 32 | 14 | Stacy Compton | Conseco | Running | | 82 | 282 | 0 |
| 28 | 13 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Rubbermaid | Running | | 79 | 278 | 0 |
| 29 | 31 | 6 | Mark Martin | Pfizer Viagra | Running | | 81 | 278 | 5 |
| 30 | 25 | 77 | Dave Blaney | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | Running | | 73 | 275 | 0 |
| 31 | 15 | 22 | Ward Burton | Caterpillar | Running | | 75 | 266 | 1 |
| 32 | 39 | 23 | Hut Stricklin | Hill Brothers Coffee | Running | | 67 | 257 | 0 |
| 33 | 24 | 10 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Valvoline | Accident | | 64 | 250 | 0 |
| 34 | 28 | 31 | Robby Gordon | Cingular Wireless | Running | | 61 | 249 | 0 |
| 35 | 8 | 36 | Ken Schrader | M&M's | Accident | | 58 | 227 | 0 |
| 36 | 36 | 20 | Tony Stewart | The Home Depot | Accident | | 60 | 225 | 7 |
| 37 | 7 | 41 | Jimmy Spencer | Target | Accident | | 52 | 225 | 0 |
| 38 | 33 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Hooters Restaurants | Accident | | 49 | 196 | 0 |
| 39 | 4 | 1 | Steve Park | Pennzoil | Running | | 51 | 133 | 19 |
| 40 | 22 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | UPS | Engine | | 43 | 115 | 0 |
| 41 | 1 | 32 | Ricky Craven | Tide | Accident | | 45 | 64 | 18 |
| 42 | 42 | 49 | Shawna Robinson (R) | BAM Racing | Ignition | | 37 | 51 | 0 |
| 43 | 43 | 71 | Andy Hillenburg | Marcis Racing | Engine | | 34 | 12 | 0 |
