| 2002 New England 300 NASCAR Cup Series Race 19 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $3,222,384 | Race Date: | Jul 21, 2002 | New Hampshire Motor Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 3.230 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 25Min 14Sec. | Loudon, New Hampshire | |
| Lead Changes: | 23 Among / 12 Drivers | Average Speed: | 92.342 MPH | 1.058 Mile Paved Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 14 For 77 Laps | nhms.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Ward Burton W. Burton | Driver: | Bill Elliott B. Elliott | Dodge: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #22 Dodge | Car No.: | #9 Dodge | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Bill Davis Racing | Team: | Evernham Motorsports | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Tommy Baldwin, Jr. | Crew Chief: | Mike Ford | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 29 of 300 | Pole Speed: | 131.469 MPH | |||||
| Official 2002 New England 300 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 31 | 22 | Ward Burton | Caterpillar | Running |  | 180 | 300 | 29 |
| 2 | 30 | 30 | Jeff Green | America Online | Running |  | 170 | 300 | 0 |
| 3 | 33 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | UPS | Running |  | 170 | 300 | 40 |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite | Running | | 165 | 300 | 59 |
| 5 | 7 | 12 | Ryan Newman (R) | Alltel | Running | | 160 | 300 | 1 |
| 6 | 32 | 26 | Todd Bodine | Discover Card | Running | | 150 | 300 | 0 |
| 7 | 26 | 31 | Robby Gordon | Cingular Wireless | Running | | 146 | 300 | 0 |
| 8 | 23 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Rubbermaid | Running | | 142 | 300 | 0 |
| 9 | 24 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | GM Goodwrench Service | Running | | 138 | 300 | 0 |
| 10 | 38 | 21 | Elliott Sadler | Motorcraft Quality Parts | Running | | 139 | 300 | 10 |
| 11 | 34 | 41 | Jimmy Spencer | Target | Running | | 130 | 300 | 0 |
| 12 | 21 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Citgo | Running | | 132 | 300 | 1 |
| 13 | 4 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Running |  | 124 | 300 | 0 |
| 14 | 18 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Coors Light | Running | | 121 | 300 | 0 |
| 15 | 13 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson (R) | Lowe's | Running | | 118 | 300 | 0 |
| 16 | 17 | 6 | Mark Martin | Pfizer Viagra | Running | | 115 | 300 | 0 |
| 17 | 8 | 28 | Ricky Rudd | Havoline | Running | | 112 | 300 | 0 |
| 18 | 15 | 10 | Jerry Nadeau | Valvoline | Running | | 114 | 300 | 37 |
| 19 | 14 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Running | | 106 | 300 | 0 |
| 20 | 16 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts | Running | | 103 | 300 | 0 |
| 21 | 9 | 32 | Ricky Craven | Tide | Running | | 100 | 300 | 0 |
| 22 | 19 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's | Running | | 97 | 300 | 0 |
| 23 | 28 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Budweiser | Running | | 99 | 300 | 43 |
| 24 | 20 | 36 | Ken Schrader | M&M's | Running | | 91 | 300 | 0 |
| 25 | 27 | 43 | John Andretti | Cheerios | Running | | 88 | 300 | 0 |
| 26 | 10 | 55 | Bobby Hamilton | Schneider Electric | Running | | 85 | 300 | 0 |
| 27 | 36 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Hooters Restaurants | Running | | 87 | 300 | 1 |
| 28 | 25 | 44 | Steve Grissom | Georgia Pacific | Running | | 79 | 300 | 0 |
| 29 | 11 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Running | | 76 | 300 | 0 |
| 30 | 40 | 14 | Stacy Compton | Conseco | Running | | 73 | 300 | 0 |
| 31 | 39 | 23 | Hut Stricklin | Hill Brothers Coffee | Running | | 70 | 299 | 0 |
| 32 | 22 | 1 | Steve Park | Pennzoil | Running | | 67 | 299 | 0 |
| 33 | 6 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt Power Tools | Running | | 74 | 299 | 77 |
| 34 | 1 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Running | | 61 | 291 | 0 |
| 35 | 5 | 77 | Dave Blaney | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | Running | | 58 | 285 | 0 |
| 36 | 35 | 7 | Casey Atwood | Sirius Satellite Radio | Accident | | 55 | 257 | 0 |
| 37 | 37 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Sprint | Running | | 52 | 241 | 0 |
| 38 | 2 | 4 | Mike Skinner | Kodak Film | Running | | 54 | 230 | 1 |
| 39 | 12 | 20 | Tony Stewart | The Home Depot | Accident | | 51 | 121 | 1 |
| 40 | 43 | 189 | Morgan Shepherd | Berlin City Ford / Red Line Oil | Handling | | 43 | 43 | 0 |
| 41 | 29 | 25 | Joe Nemechek | UAW / Delphi | Accident | | 40 | 28 | 0 |
| 42 | 42 | 172 | Kirk Shelmerdine | Naturally Fresh Foods | Oil Pump | | 37 | 10 | 0 |
| 43 | 41 | 66 | Geoffrey Bodine | Discover Card | Rear Gear | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
