| 2002 Pontiac Excitement 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 11 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $3,018,747 | Race Date: | May 5, 2002 | Richmond Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1.484 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 27Min 19Sec. | Richmond, Virginia | |
| Lead Changes: | 13 Among / 10 Drivers | Average Speed: | 86.824 MPH | .750 Mile D-Shaped Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 14 For 103 Laps | richmondraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Tony Stewart T. Stewart | Driver: | Ward Burton W. Burton | Pontiac: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #20 Pontiac | Car No.: | #22 Dodge | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Joe Gibbs Racing | Team: | Bill Davis Racing | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Greg Zipadelli | Crew Chief: | Tommy Baldwin, Jr. | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 28 of 400 | Pole Speed: | 127.389 MPH | |||||
| Official 2002 Pontiac Excitement 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 3 | 20 | Tony Stewart | The Home Depot | Running |  | 180 | 400 | 28 |
| 2 | 11 | 12 | Ryan Newman (R) | Alltel | Running |  | 175 | 400 | 48 |
| 3 | 23 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Citgo | Running | | 165 | 400 | 0 |
| 4 | 18 | 6 | Mark Martin | Pfizer Viagra | Running | | 160 | 400 | 0 |
| 5 | 17 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Running |  | 155 | 400 | 0 |
| 6 | 7 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt Power Tools | Running | | 150 | 400 | 0 |
| 7 | 4 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Running |  | 146 | 400 | 0 |
| 8 | 20 | 44 | Steve Grissom | Georgia Pacific | Running | | 142 | 400 | 0 |
| 9 | 10 | 32 | Ricky Craven | Tide | Running | | 138 | 400 | 0 |
| 10 | 40 | 41 | Jimmy Spencer | Target | Running | | 139 | 400 | 75 |
| 11 | 35 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Coors Light | Running | | 130 | 400 | 0 |
| 12 | 16 | 10 | Joe Nemechek | Valvoline | Running | | 127 | 400 | 0 |
| 13 | 14 | 30 | Jeff Green | America Online | Running | | 129 | 400 | 2 |
| 14 | 38 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Running | | 121 | 400 | 0 |
| 15 | 22 | 36 | Ken Schrader | M&M's | Running | | 118 | 400 | 0 |
| 16 | 32 | 23 | Hut Stricklin | Hill Brothers Coffee | Running | | 115 | 400 | 0 |
| 17 | 36 | 55 | Bobby Hamilton | Schneider Electric | Running | | 117 | 399 | 5 |
| 18 | 30 | 02 | Hermie Sadler (R) | Virginia Lottery | Running | | 109 | 399 | 0 |
| 19 | 33 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Hooters Restaurants | Running | | 106 | 399 | 0 |
| 20 | 41 | 43 | John Andretti | Cheerios | Running | | 103 | 399 | 0 |
| 21 | 21 | 21 | Elliott Sadler | Motorcraft Quality Parts | Running | | 100 | 399 | 0 |
| 22 | 29 | 7 | Casey Atwood | Sirius Satellite Radio | Running | | 97 | 399 | 0 |
| 23 | 6 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Sprint | Running | | 94 | 399 | 0 |
| 24 | 27 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts | Running | | 96 | 398 | 3 |
| 25 | 9 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite | Running | | 88 | 396 | 0 |
| 26 | 31 | 14 | Stacy Compton | Conseco | Running | | 85 | 395 | 0 |
| 27 | 37 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Rubbermaid | Running | | 82 | 395 | 0 |
| 28 | 19 | 4 | Mike Skinner | Kodak Film | Running | | 79 | 378 | 0 |
| 29 | 28 | 77 | Dave Blaney | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | Engine | | 81 | 377 | 10 |
| 30 | 1 | 22 | Ward Burton | Caterpillar | Running | | 83 | 364 | 125 |
| 31 | 26 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson (R) | Lowe's | Running | | 70 | 360 | 0 |
| 32 | 8 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Running | | 67 | 351 | 0 |
| 33 | 15 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's | Accident | | 64 | 333 | 0 |
| 34 | 5 | 1 | Steve Park | Pennzoil | Accident | | 61 | 333 | 0 |
| 35 | 24 | 90 | Rick Mast | Duke's Mayonnaise / Sauer's | Accident | | 58 | 331 | 0 |
| 36 | 2 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Budweiser | Running | | 55 | 327 | 0 |
| 37 | 34 | 31 | Robby Gordon | Cingular Wireless | Accident | | 52 | 309 | 0 |
| 38 | 39 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | UPS | Running | | 54 | 309 | 14 |
| 39 | 12 | 28 | Ricky Rudd | Havoline | Accident | | 51 | 308 | 90 |
| 40 | 25 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | GM Goodwrench Service | Running | | 43 | 295 | 0 |
| 41 | 13 | 25 | Jerry Nadeau | UAW / Delphi | Accident | | 40 | 225 | 0 |
| 42 | 42 | 26 | Frank Kimmel | Pork, The Other White Meat | Accident | | 37 | 213 | 0 |
| 43 | 43 | 59 | Randy Renfrow | Price Motorsports | Oil Pump | | 34 | 58 | 0 |
