| 2002 Virginia 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 8 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $2,855,415 | Race Date: | Apr 14, 2002 | Martinsville Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | Ended Under Caution | Race Duration: | 3h 33m 23s | Ridgeway, Virginia | |
| Lead Changes: | 19 Among / 13 Drivers | Average Speed: | 73.951 MPH | .526 Mile Paved Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 14 For 104 Laps | martinsvillespeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Bobby Labonte B. Labonte | Driver: | Jeff Gordon J. Gordon | Pontiac: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #18 Pontiac | Car No.: | #24 Chevrolet | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Joe Gibbs Racing | Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Jimmy Makar | Crew Chief: | Robbie Loomis | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 61 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 94.181 MPH | |||||
| Official 2002 Virginia 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 15 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Running |  | 180 | 500 | 61 |
| 2 | 26 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt Power Tools | Running |  | 170 | 500 | 0 |
| 3 | 8 | 20 | Tony Stewart | The Home Depot | Running | | 175 | 500 | 152 |
| 4 | 31 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | UPS | Running | | 160 | 500 | 0 |
| 5 | 3 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Budweiser | Running |  | 160 | 500 | 41 |
| 6 | 4 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's | Running | | 155 | 500 | 11 |
| 7 | 13 | 28 | Ricky Rudd | Havoline | Running | | 146 | 500 | 0 |
| 8 | 17 | 6 | Mark Martin | Pfizer Viagra | Running | | 142 | 500 | 0 |
| 9 | 23 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Citgo | Running | | 143 | 500 | 6 |
| 10 | 20 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Rubbermaid | Running | | 134 | 500 | 0 |
| 11 | 19 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Running |  | 130 | 500 | 0 |
| 12 | 29 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Coors Light | Running | | 127 | 500 | 0 |
| 13 | 33 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts | Running | | 124 | 500 | 0 |
| 14 | 36 | 22 | Ward Burton | Caterpillar | Running | | 126 | 500 | 20 |
| 15 | 22 | 23 | Hut Stricklin | Hill Brothers Coffee | Running | | 118 | 500 | 0 |
| 16 | 5 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite | Running | | 120 | 500 | 10 |
| 17 | 25 | 77 | Dave Blaney | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | Running | | 117 | 500 | 1 |
| 18 | 16 | 14 | Stacy Compton | Conseco | Running | | 114 | 500 | 1 |
| 19 | 39 | 10 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Valvoline | Running | | 106 | 500 | 0 |
| 20 | 27 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Sprint | Running | | 103 | 500 | 0 |
| 21 | 9 | 41 | Jimmy Spencer | Target | Running | | 100 | 499 | 0 |
| 22 | 38 | 30 | Jeff Green | America Online | Running | | 97 | 499 | 0 |
| 23 | 1 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Running | | 99 | 498 | 68 |
| 24 | 32 | 1 | Steve Park | Pennzoil | Running | | 91 | 498 | 0 |
| 25 | 12 | 4 | Mike Skinner | Kodak Film | Running | | 88 | 498 | 0 |
| 26 | 30 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Hooters Restaurants | Running | | 85 | 498 | 0 |
| 27 | 2 | 55 | Bobby Hamilton | Schneider Electric | Running | | 87 | 498 | 47 |
| 28 | 37 | 21 | Elliott Sadler | Motorcraft Quality Parts | Running | | 79 | 497 | 0 |
| 29 | 35 | 2 | Hermie Sadler (R) | The Virginia Lottery | Running | | 76 | 497 | 0 |
| 30 | 18 | 32 | Ricky Craven | Tide | Running | | 78 | 496 | 40 |
| 31 | 6 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Running | | 70 | 495 | 0 |
| 32 | 7 | 29 | Kenny Wallace | GM Goodwrench Service | Running | | 67 | 490 | 0 |
| 33 | 28 | 44 | Buckshot Jones | Georgia Pacific | Accident | | 64 | 483 | 0 |
| 34 | 11 | 31 | Robby Gordon | Cingular Wireless | Vibration | | 61 | 481 | 0 |
| 35 | 14 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson (R) | Lowe's | Vibration | | 58 | 446 | 0 |
| 36 | 40 | 36 | Ken Schrader | M&M's | Running | | 55 | 442 | 0 |
| 37 | 42 | 90 | Rick Mast | Duke's Mayonnaise / Sauer's | Rear Gear | | 52 | 411 | 0 |
| 38 | 34 | 7 | Casey Atwood | Sirius Satellite Radio | Running | | 49 | 357 | 0 |
| 39 | 24 | 25 | Jerry Nadeau | UAW / Delphi | Overheating | | 51 | 341 | 42 |
| 40 | 41 | 26 | Frank Kimmel | Advance Auto Parts | Accident | | 43 | 282 | 0 |
| 41 | 10 | 12 | Ryan Newman (R) | Alltel | Overheating | | 40 | 257 | 0 |
| 42 | 21 | 43 | John Andretti | Cheerios | Engine | | 37 | 209 | 0 |
| 43 | 43 | 71 | Andy Hillenburg | Marcis Auto Racing | Rocker Arm | | 34 | 9 | 0 |
