| 2002 New Hampshire 300 NASCAR Cup Series Race 27 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $3,222,384 | Race Date: | Sep 15, 2002 | New Hampshire Motor Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | Race Shortened By Rain | Race Duration: | 2Hr 5Min 3Sec. | Loudon, New Hampshire | |
| Lead Changes: | 7 Among / 6 Drivers | Average Speed: | 105.081 MPH | 1.058 Mile Paved Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 3 For 24 Laps | nhms.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Ryan Newman R. Newman | Driver: | Ryan Newman R. Newman | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #12 Ford | Car No.: | #12 Ford | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Team Penske | Team: | Team Penske | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Matt Borland | Crew Chief: | Matt Borland | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 143 of 207 | Pole Speed: | 132.241 MPH | |||||
| Official 2002 New Hampshire 300 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 1 | 12 | Ryan Newman (R) | Alltel | Running |  | 185 | 207 | 143 |
| 2 | 6 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Rubbermaid | Running | | 175 | 207 | 7 |
| 3 | 10 | 20 | Tony Stewart | The Home Depot | Running |  | 165 | 207 | 0 |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Valvoline | Running | | 165 | 207 | 53 |
| 5 | 3 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Running | | 155 | 207 | 0 |
| 6 | 8 | 32 | Ricky Craven | Tide | Running | | 150 | 207 | 0 |
| 7 | 23 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | UPS | Running | | 146 | 207 | 0 |
| 8 | 14 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts | Running |  | 147 | 207 | 2 |
| 9 | 19 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson (R) | Lowe's | Running | | 138 | 207 | 0 |
| 10 | 17 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt Power Tools | Running | | 134 | 207 | 0 |
| 11 | 37 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Budweiser | Running | | 130 | 207 | 0 |
| 12 | 18 | 28 | Ricky Rudd | Havoline | Running | | 127 | 207 | 0 |
| 13 | 16 | 36 | Ken Schrader | M&M's | Running | | 124 | 207 | 0 |
| 14 | 21 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Running | | 121 | 207 | 0 |
| 15 | 28 | 41 | Jimmy Spencer | Target | Running |  | 118 | 207 | 0 |
| 16 | 7 | 6 | Mark Martin | Pfizer Viagra | Running | | 115 | 207 | 0 |
| 17 | 29 | 31 | Robby Gordon | Cingular Wireless | Running | | 117 | 207 | 1 |
| 18 | 30 | 23 | Kenny Wallace | Hills Bros Coffee | Running | | 109 | 207 | 0 |
| 19 | 15 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite | Running | | 106 | 207 | 0 |
| 20 | 22 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Citgo | Running | | 103 | 207 | 0 |
| 21 | 24 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Coors Light | Running | | 100 | 207 | 0 |
| 22 | 11 | 43 | John Andretti | Cheerios | Running | | 97 | 207 | 0 |
| 23 | 20 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Running | | 99 | 206 | 1 |
| 24 | 9 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Running | | 91 | 206 | 0 |
| 25 | 25 | 77 | Dave Blaney | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | Running | | 88 | 206 | 0 |
| 26 | 33 | 30 | Jeff Green | America Online | Running | | 85 | 206 | 0 |
| 27 | 4 | 55 | Greg Biffle | Schneider Electric | Running | | 82 | 206 | 0 |
| 28 | 12 | 44 | Jerry Nadeau | Georgia Pacific | Running | | 79 | 206 | 0 |
| 29 | 39 | 1 | Steve Park | Pennzoil | Running | | 76 | 206 | 0 |
| 30 | 31 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's | Running | | 73 | 206 | 0 |
| 31 | 40 | 14 | Mike Wallace | Conseco | Running | | 70 | 206 | 0 |
| 32 | 34 | 25 | Joe Nemechek | UAW / Delphi | Running | | 67 | 205 | 0 |
| 33 | 32 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | GM Goodwrench Service | Running | | 64 | 205 | 0 |
| 34 | 36 | 7 | Casey Atwood | Sirius Satellite Radio | Running | | 61 | 205 | 0 |
| 35 | 38 | 21 | Elliott Sadler | Motorcraft Quality Parts | Running | | 58 | 205 | 0 |
| 36 | 41 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Hooters Restaurants | Running | | 55 | 204 | 0 |
| 37 | 42 | 02 | Hermie Sadler (R) | Dixie Chopper Lawnmowers | Running | | 52 | 204 | 0 |
| 38 | 27 | 22 | Ward Burton | Caterpillar | Running | | 49 | 191 | 0 |
| 39 | 13 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Sprint | Running | | 46 | 139 | 0 |
| 40 | 26 | 138 | Kevin Lepage | Friendly Ice Cream | Engine | | 43 | 84 | 0 |
| 41 | 43 | 189 | Morgan Shepherd | Racing With Jesus / Red Line Oil | Brakes | | 40 | 53 | 0 |
| 42 | 35 | 26 | Todd Bodine | Discover Card | Engine | | 37 | 52 | 0 |
| 43 | 5 | 4 | Mike Skinner | Kodak Film | Engine | | 34 | 40 | 0 |
