| 2002 MBNA America 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 4 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $2,911,575 | Race Date: | Mar 10, 2002 | EchoPark Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .376 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3h 22m 18s | Hampton, Georgia | |
| Lead Changes: | 34 Among / 8 Drivers | Average Speed: | 148.443 MPH | 1.54 Mile Paved Quad Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 7 For 37 Laps | echoparkspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Tony Stewart T. Stewart | Driver: | Bill Elliott B. Elliott | Pontiac: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #20 Pontiac | Car No.: | #9 Dodge | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Joe Gibbs Racing | Team: | Evernham Motorsports | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Greg Zipadelli | Crew Chief: | Mike Ford | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 143 of 325 | Pole Speed: | 191.542 MPH | |||||
| Official 2002 MBNA America 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 9 | 20 | Tony Stewart | The Home Depot | Running |  | 185 | 325 | 143 |
| 2 | 3 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Budweiser | Running |  | 175 | 325 | 38 |
| 3 | 15 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson (R) | Lowe's | Running | | 165 | 325 | 0 |
| 4 | 32 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt Power Tools | Running |  | 165 | 325 | 46 |
| 5 | 6 | 32 | Ricky Craven | Tide | Running | | 155 | 325 | 0 |
| 6 | 38 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite | Running | | 150 | 325 | 0 |
| 7 | 28 | 22 | Ward Burton | Caterpillar | Running |  | 151 | 325 | 20 |
| 8 | 39 | 6 | Mark Martin | Pfizer Viagra | Running | | 143 | 325 | 0 |
| 9 | 12 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Coors Light | Running | | 138 | 325 | 0 |
| 10 | 2 | 12 | Ryan Newman (R) | Alltel | Running | | 139 | 325 | 15 |
| 11 | 4 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Rubbermaid | Running | | 135 | 325 | 59 |
| 12 | 14 | 44 | Buckshot Jones | Georgia Pacific | Running | | 127 | 325 | 0 |
| 13 | 7 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | UPS | Running | | 124 | 325 | 0 |
| 14 | 13 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's | Running | | 121 | 325 | 0 |
| 15 | 34 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Sprint | Running | | 123 | 325 | 2 |
| 16 | 19 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Running | | 115 | 325 | 0 |
| 17 | 24 | 77 | Dave Blaney | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | Running | | 117 | 324 | 2 |
| 18 | 23 | 31 | Robby Gordon | Cingular Wireless | Running | | 109 | 324 | 0 |
| 19 | 16 | 21 | Elliott Sadler | Motorcraft Quality Parts | Running | | 106 | 324 | 0 |
| 20 | 37 | 28 | Ricky Rudd | Havoline | Running | | 103 | 324 | 0 |
| 21 | 30 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Citgo | Running | | 100 | 324 | 0 |
| 22 | 11 | 1 | Kenny Wallace | Pennzoil | Running | | 97 | 324 | 0 |
| 23 | 40 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Running | | 94 | 323 | 0 |
| 24 | 25 | 36 | Ken Schrader | M&M's | Running | | 91 | 323 | 0 |
| 25 | 27 | 26 | Joe Nemechek | Travis Carter Enterprises | Running | | 88 | 322 | 0 |
| 26 | 5 | 41 | Jimmy Spencer | Target | Running | | 85 | 322 | 0 |
| 27 | 10 | 10 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Valvoline | Running | | 82 | 322 | 0 |
| 28 | 21 | 4 | Mike Skinner | Kodak | Running | | 79 | 321 | 0 |
| 29 | 22 | 55 | Bobby Hamilton | Schneider Electric | Running | | 76 | 320 | 0 |
| 30 | 26 | 25 | Jerry Nadeau | UAW / Delphi | Running | | 73 | 320 | 0 |
| 31 | 35 | 14 | Stacy Compton | Conseco | Running | | 70 | 320 | 0 |
| 32 | 41 | 7 | Casey Atwood | Sirius Satellite Radio | Running | | 67 | 319 | 0 |
| 33 | 29 | 90 | Rick Mast | Duke's Mayonnaise / Sauer's | Running | | 64 | 318 | 0 |
| 34 | 31 | 25 | Shawna Robinson (R) | BAM Racing | Running | | 61 | 310 | 0 |
| 35 | 1 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Accident | | 58 | 288 | 0 |
| 36 | 20 | 43 | John Andretti | Cheerios | Accident | | 55 | 288 | 0 |
| 37 | 18 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Running | | 52 | 287 | 0 |
| 38 | 42 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Wells Fargo Financial Timberla | Engine | | 49 | 276 | 0 |
| 39 | 8 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | GM Goodwrench Service | Engine | | 46 | 254 | 0 |
| 40 | 17 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts | Engine | | 43 | 204 | 0 |
| 41 | 36 | 30 | Jeff Green | America Online | Engine | | 40 | 187 | 0 |
| 42 | 43 | 71 | Dick Trickle | Marcis Auto Racing | Accident | | 37 | 178 | 0 |
| 43 | 33 | 23 | Hut Stricklin | Hill Brothers Coffee | Engine | | 34 | 164 | 0 |
