| 2002 EA Sports 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 30 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $3,209,957 | Race Date: | Oct 6, 2002 | Talladega Superspeedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .118 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2Hr 43Min 22Sec. | Lincoln, Alabama | |
| Lead Changes: | 35 Among / 12 Drivers | Average Speed: | 183.665 MPH | 2.66 Mile Paved Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | TBA | talladegasuperspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. D. Earnhardt, Jr. | Driver: | Jimmie Johnson J. Johnson | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #8 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #48 Chevrolet | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Dale Earnhardt Inc. | Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Tony Eury, Sr. | Crew Chief: | Chad Knaus | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 56 of 188 | Pole Speed: | Qualifying Canceled Due to Inclement Weather | |||||
| Official 2002 EA Sports 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Budweiser | Running |  | 185 | 188 | 56 |
| 2 | 3 | 20 | Tony Stewart | The Home Depot | Running |  | 170 | 188 | 0 |
| 3 | 10 | 28 | Ricky Rudd | Havoline | Running |  | 170 | 188 | 1 |
| 4 | 11 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Rubbermaid | Running | | 165 | 188 | 35 |
| 5 | 17 | 30 | Jeff Green | America Online | Running | | 155 | 188 | 0 |
| 6 | 35 | 1 | Steve Park | Pennzoil | Running | | 150 | 188 | 0 |
| 7 | 7 | 12 | Ryan Newman (R) | Alltel | Running | | 151 | 188 | 3 |
| 8 | 15 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts | Running | | 147 | 188 | 14 |
| 9 | 12 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | UPS | Running | | 138 | 188 | 0 |
| 10 | 28 | 22 | Ward Burton | Caterpillar | Running |  | 134 | 188 | 0 |
| 11 | 14 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Citgo | Running | | 135 | 188 | 9 |
| 12 | 20 | 31 | Robby Gordon | Cingular Wireless | Running | | 127 | 188 | 21 |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite | Running | | 99 | 188 | 0 |
| 14 | 8 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt Power Tools | Running | | 126 | 188 | 15 |
| 15 | 16 | 32 | Ricky Craven | Tide | Running | | 123 | 188 | 3 |
| 16 | 22 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Sprint | Running | | 115 | 188 | 0 |
| 17 | 32 | 23 | Scott Wimmer | Hills Bros Coffee | Running | | 112 | 188 | 0 |
| 18 | 30 | 43 | John Andretti | Cheerios | Running | | 109 | 188 | 0 |
| 19 | 9 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Running | | 106 | 188 | 0 |
| 20 | 26 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Running | | 108 | 188 | 1 |
| 21 | 24 | 41 | Jimmy Spencer | Target | Running | | 100 | 188 | 0 |
| 22 | 42 | 49 | Stacy Compton | MNR Productions | Running | | 97 | 188 | 0 |
| 23 | 33 | 26 | Todd Bodine | Discover Card | Running | | 94 | 187 | 0 |
| 24 | 40 | 44 | Jerry Nadeau | Georgia Pacific | Running | | 91 | 187 | 0 |
| 25 | 18 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Running | | 88 | 187 | 0 |
| 26 | 5 | 40 | Jamie McMurray | Coors Light | Running | | 85 | 187 | 0 |
| 27 | 19 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | GM Goodwrench Service | Running | | 87 | 186 | 3 |
| 28 | 37 | 4 | Mike Skinner | Kodak Film | Running | | 79 | 186 | 0 |
| 29 | 41 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Hooters Restaurants | Running | | 76 | 186 | 0 |
| 30 | 2 | 6 | Mark Martin | Pfizer Viagra | Running | | 73 | 186 | 0 |
| 31 | 21 | 77 | Dave Blaney | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | Running | | 70 | 186 | 0 |
| 32 | 29 | 55 | Ron Hornaday, Jr. | Schneider Electric / Square D | Running | | 67 | 186 | 0 |
| 33 | 36 | 33 | Kenny Wallace | 1-800-CALLATT | Running | | 64 | 185 | 0 |
| 34 | 39 | 7 | Casey Atwood | Sirius Satellite Radio | Running | | 61 | 185 | 0 |
| 35 | 38 | 14 | Mike Wallace | Conseco | Running | | 58 | 185 | 0 |
| 36 | 27 | 21 | Elliott Sadler | Motorcraft Quality Parts | Running | | 55 | 174 | 0 |
| 37 | 1 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson (R) | Lowe's | Engine | | 52 | 173 | 0 |
| 38 | 23 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's | Engine | | 49 | 164 | 0 |
| 39 | 34 | 25 | Joe Nemechek | UAW / Delphi | Engine | | 46 | 155 | 0 |
| 40 | 25 | 10 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Valvoline | Engine | | 43 | 148 | 0 |
| 41 | 31 | 36 | Ken Schrader | M&M's | Engine | | 40 | 137 | 0 |
| 42 | 4 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Engine | | 42 | 125 | 27 |
| 43 | 43 | 71 | Jay Sauter | Realtree Camouflage | Accident | | 34 | 46 | 0 |
