| 2002 EAS/GNC Live Well 300 O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Race 1 of 34 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $1,609,226 | Race Date: | Feb 16, 2002 | Daytona International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .162 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2h 1m 54s | Daytona Beach, Florida | |
| Lead Changes: | 9 Among / 6 Drivers | Average Speed: | 147.662 MPH | 2.5 Mile Paved Banked Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 4 For 20 Laps | daytonainternationalspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. D. Earnhardt, Jr. | Driver: | Joe Nemechek J. Nemechek | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #3 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #87 Pontiac | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Richard Childress Racing | Team: | NEMCO Motorsports | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Tony Eury, Sr. | Crew Chief: | Brian Pattie | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 59 of 120 | Pole Speed: | 186.254 MPH | |||||
| Official 2002 EAS/GNC Live Well 300 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 4 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Oreo | Running |  | 185 | 120 | 59 |
| 2 | 17 | 99 | Michael Waltrip | Aaron's | Running | | 175 | 120 | 8 |
| 3 | 12 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Jani-King | Running |  | 165 | 120 | 0 |
| 4 | 15 | 57 | Jason Keller | Albertson's | Running | | 160 | 120 | 0 |
| 5 | 13 | 47 | Shane Hmiel (R) | Thomas Pacconi Classics | Running |  | 155 | 120 | 0 |
| 6 | 20 | 10 | Scott Riggs (R) | Nestle NesQuik | Running | | 150 | 120 | 0 |
| 7 | 16 | 24 | Jack Sprague | NetZero | Running | | 146 | 120 | 0 |
| 8 | 35 | 71 | Kevin Lepage | Matrix Motorsports | Running | | 142 | 120 | 0 |
| 9 | 31 | 92 | Andy Houston | Excedrin | Running | | 138 | 120 | 0 |
| 10 | 28 | 48 | Kenny Wallace | Stacker 2 | Running | | 134 | 120 | 0 |
| 11 | 21 | 27 | Jamie McMurray | Williams Travel Centers | Running | | 130 | 120 | 0 |
| 12 | 3 | 7 | Randy LaJoie | Kleenex / Nortel Networks | Running | | 127 | 120 | 0 |
| 13 | 29 | 23 | Scott Wimmer | Siemens | Running | | 124 | 120 | 0 |
| 14 | 14 | 74 | Chad Little | Staff America | Running | | 121 | 120 | 0 |
| 15 | 36 | 14 | Larry Foyt | Harrah's Casino | Running | | 118 | 120 | 0 |
| 16 | 33 | 54 | Kelly Denton | General Creations Toys | Running | | 115 | 120 | 0 |
| 17 | 7 | 2 | Johnny Sauter (R) | AC Delco | Running | | 112 | 120 | 0 |
| 18 | 2 | 6 | David Green | Volaris Online | Running |  | 114 | 120 | 9 |
| 19 | 24 | 26 | Lyndon Amick | Dr. Pepper | Running | | 106 | 120 | 0 |
| 20 | 6 | 59 | Stacy Compton | Kingsford / Glad | Running | | 108 | 119 | 16 |
| 21 | 11 | 37 | Jeff Purvis | Timber Wolf | Running | | 100 | 119 | 0 |
| 22 | 23 | 60 | Greg Biffle | Grainger | Running | | 102 | 118 | 4 |
| 23 | 37 | 66 | Casey Mears (R) | Phillips 66 | Running | | 94 | 118 | 0 |
| 24 | 32 | 95 | Steadman Marlin | Keystone Light / Shoney's Inn | Running | | 91 | 118 | 0 |
| 25 | 10 | 21 | Jeff Green | Rockwell Automation | Running | | 88 | 117 | 0 |
| 26 | 30 | 19 | Tim Sauter | AP Performance Racing | Running | | 85 | 117 | 0 |
| 27 | 9 | 5 | Ricky Hendrick | GMAC Financial Services | Running | | 82 | 110 | 0 |
| 28 | 22 | 1 | Jimmy Spencer | Yellow Transportation | Engine | | 84 | 108 | 24 |
| 29 | 34 | 86 | Jeff Fultz | C & C Boilers | Running | | 76 | 99 | 0 |
| 30 | 18 | 25 | Bobby Hamilton, Jr. | U.S. Marine Corps | Suspension | | 73 | 98 | 0 |
| 31 | 41 | 49 | Kirk Shelmerdine | Rent-A-Wreck / Blair.com | Running | | 70 | 96 | 0 |
| 32 | 39 | 63 | Shane Hall | Pep Boys | Clutch | | 67 | 88 | 0 |
| 33 | 38 | 46 | Ashton Lewis | Civil Air Patrol | Accident | | 64 | 86 | 0 |
| 34 | 26 | 33 | Tony Raines | Bayer Consumer Products | Accident | | 61 | 84 | 0 |
| 35 | 8 | 36 | Hank Parker, Jr. | GNC Live Well | Accident | | 58 | 81 | 0 |
| 36 | 25 | 38 | Christian Elder | Great Clips | Accident | | 55 | 74 | 0 |
| 37 | 40 | 77 | Andy Kirby | Moy Racing | Accident | | 52 | 68 | 0 |
| 38 | 19 | 18 | Mike McLaughlin | MBNA | Accident | | 49 | 56 | 0 |
| 39 | 43 | 94 | Jeff Spraker | Blair50.com | Suspension | | 46 | 42 | 0 |
| 40 | 42 | 16 | Chad Chaffin | 31-W Insulation | Suspension | | 43 | 37 | 0 |
| 41 | 27 | 12 | Kerry Earnhardt (R) | Supercuts | Running | | 40 | 29 | 0 |
| 42 | 5 | 88 | Jeff Fuller | Scott Products / Tops / BiLo | Accident | | 37 | 22 | 0 |
| 43 | 1 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Cellular One | Engine | | 34 | 14 | 0 |
