| 2002 Daytona 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 1 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $10,573,184 | Race Date: | Feb 17, 2002 | Daytona International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .193 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3h 29m 50s | Daytona Beach, Florida | |
| Lead Changes: | 20 Among / 12 Drivers | Average Speed: | 130.810 MPH | 2.5 Mile Paved Banked Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 9 For 38 Laps | daytonainternationalspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Ward Burton W. Burton | Driver: | Jimmie Johnson J. Johnson | Dodge: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #22 Dodge | Car No.: | #48 Chevrolet | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Bill Davis Racing | Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Tommy Baldwin, Jr. | Crew Chief: | Chad Knaus | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 5 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 185.831 MPH | |||||
| Official 2002 Daytona 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | 22 | Ward Burton | Caterpillar | Running |  | 180 | 200 | 5 |
| 2 | 41 | 21 | Elliott Sadler | Motorcraft Quality Parts | Running |  | 170 | 200 | 0 |
| 3 | 35 | 9 | Geoffrey Bodine | Miccosukee Indian Gaming | Running | | 165 | 200 | 0 |
| 4 | 15 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Rubbermaid | Running | | 165 | 200 | 16 |
| 5 | 4 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts | Running |  | 160 | 200 | 20 |
| 6 | 39 | 6 | Mark Martin | Pfizer Viagra | Running | | 150 | 200 | 0 |
| 7 | 23 | 12 | Ryan Newman (R) | Alltel | Running | | 146 | 200 | 0 |
| 8 | 13 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Coors Light | Running | | 152 | 200 | 78 |
| 9 | 3 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Running | | 143 | 200 | 19 |
| 10 | 38 | 10 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Valvoline | Running |  | 134 | 200 | 0 |
| 11 | 29 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Running | | 130 | 200 | 0 |
| 12 | 33 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Citgo | Running | | 132 | 200 | 2 |
| 13 | 12 | 31 | Robby Gordon | Cingular Wireless | Running | | 124 | 200 | 0 |
| 14 | 21 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | UPS | Running | | 121 | 200 | 0 |
| 15 | 1 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson (R) | Lowe's | Running | | 118 | 199 | 0 |
| 16 | 27 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Wells Fargo Financial Timberla | Running | | 115 | 199 | 0 |
| 17 | 43 | 32 | Ricky Craven | Tide | Running | | 112 | 199 | 0 |
| 18 | 37 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite | Running | | 109 | 198 | 0 |
| 19 | 30 | 30 | Jeff Green | America Online | Running | | 106 | 197 | 0 |
| 20 | 11 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's | Accident | | 103 | 194 | 0 |
| 21 | 17 | 33 | Mike Wallace | Autoliv | Running | | 100 | 193 | 0 |
| 22 | 31 | 92 | Robert Pressley | BrandSource.com | Engine | | 97 | 190 | 0 |
| 23 | 20 | 4 | Mike Skinner | Kodak | Running | | 94 | 190 | 0 |
| 24 | 36 | 25 | Shawna Robinson (R) | BAM Racing | Running | | 91 | 187 | 0 |
| 25 | 42 | 77 | Dave Blaney | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | Running | | 88 | 186 | 0 |
| 26 | 7 | 36 | Ken Schrader | M&M's | Running | | 90 | 179 | 46 |
| 27 | 24 | 14 | Stacy Compton | Conseco | Running | | 82 | 178 | 0 |
| 28 | 8 | 25 | Jerry Nadeau | UAW / Delphi | Accident | | 84 | 174 | 3 |
| 29 | 5 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Budweiser | Running | | 76 | 171 | 0 |
| 30 | 18 | 1 | Kenny Wallace | Pennzoil | Running | | 73 | 161 | 0 |
| 31 | 22 | 66 | Todd Bodine | Kmart | Running | | 70 | 158 | 0 |
| 32 | 32 | 55 | Bobby Hamilton | Schneider Electric | Running | | 67 | 156 | 0 |
| 33 | 40 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt Power Tools | Accident | | 69 | 154 | 4 |
| 34 | 10 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Overheating | | 66 | 153 | 3 |
| 35 | 26 | 7 | Casey Atwood | Sirius Satellite Radio | Accident | | 58 | 153 | 0 |
| 36 | 2 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | GM Goodwrench Service | Accident | | 60 | 148 | 3 |
| 37 | 16 | 43 | John Andretti | Cheerios | Accident | | 57 | 148 | 1 |
| 38 | 9 | 28 | Ricky Rudd | Havoline | Accident | | 49 | 148 | 0 |
| 39 | 28 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Accident | | 46 | 148 | 0 |
| 40 | 25 | 26 | Joe Nemechek | Kmart School Spirit | Accident | | 43 | 148 | 0 |
| 41 | 34 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Sprint | Engine | | 40 | 146 | 0 |
| 42 | 14 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Realtree Camouflage | Engine | | 37 | 79 | 0 |
| 43 | 6 | 20 | Tony Stewart | The Home Depot | Engine | | 34 | 2 | 0 |
