2002 Mountain Dew Southern 500
NASCAR Cup Series Race 25 of 36
Race InformationTrack Information
Total Purse:$3,194,462Race Date:Apr 30, 2026Darlington Raceway
Margin of Victory:1.734 SecondsRace Duration:4Hr 13Min 35Sec.Darlington, South Carolina
Lead Changes:14 Among / 9 DriversAverage Speed:118.620 MPH1.366 Mile Oval
No. of Cars:43No. of Cautions:9 For 63 Laps

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner InformationPole InformationManufacturer Points
Driver: Jeff Gordon J. GordonDriver: Sterling Marlin S. MarlinChevrolet:9
Car No.:#24 ChevroletCar No.:#40 DodgeFord:0
Team:Hendrick MotorsportsTeam:Chip Ganassi RacingDodge:0
Crew Chief:Robbie LoomisCrew Chief:Lee McCallPontiac:0
Laps Led:125 of 367Pole Speed:Qualifying Canceled Due to Inclement Weather
Official 2002 Mountain Dew Southern 500 Results
FinishStartNumDriverSponsorStatusMfgPointsLapsLed
1324 Jeff GordonJeff GordonDuPontRunning185367125
21212 Ryan Newman (R)Ryan NewmanAlltelRunning1753671
389 Bill ElliottBill ElliottDodge Dealers / UAWRunning17036743
4140 Sterling MarlinSterling MarlinCoors LightRunning165367113
51088 Dale JarrettDale JarrettUPSRunning1603671
62822 Ward BurtonWard BurtonCaterpillarRunning1503670
71197 Kurt BuschKurt BuschRubbermaidRunning1463670
8420 Tony StewartTony StewartThe Home DepotRunning1423670
9548 Jimmie Johnson (R)Jimmie JohnsonLowe'sRunning14336717
101399 Jeff BurtonJeff BurtonCitgoRunning13936720
1126 Mark MartinMark MartinPfizer ViagraRunning13536727
122030 Jeff GreenJeff GreenAmerica OnlineRunning1273670
132445 Kyle PettyKyle PettySprintRunning1243670
141632 Ricky CravenRicky CravenTideRunning12636720
151818 Bobby LabonteBobby LabonteInterstate BatteriesRunning1183670
16158 Dale Earnhardt, Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Jr.BudweiserRunning1153670
172231 Robby GordonRobby GordonCingular WirelessRunning1123670
182341 Jimmy SpencerJimmy SpencerTargetRunning1093670
192521 Elliott SadlerElliott SadlerMotorcraft Quality PartsRunning1063670
202919 Jeremy MayfieldJeremy MayfieldDodge Dealers / UAWRunning1033670
213725 Joe NemechekJoe NemechekUAW / DelphiRunning1003670
2262 Rusty WallaceRusty WallaceMiller LiteRunning973670
232655 Bobby HamiltonBobby HamiltonSchneider ElectricRunning943670
241415 Michael WaltripMichael WaltripNAPA Auto PartsRunning913660
253423 Kenny WallaceKenny WallaceHills Bros CoffeeRunning883660
263136 Ken SchraderKen SchraderM&M'sRunning853660
274307 Ted MusgraveTed MusgraveKenwood / SiriusRunning823660
28357 Casey AtwoodCasey AtwoodSirius Satellite RadioRunning793660
292177 Dave BlaneyDave BlaneyJasper Engines & TransmissionsRunning763650
30728 Ricky RuddRicky RuddHavolineRunning733650
31195 Terry LabonteTerry LabonteKellogg'sRunning703640
323914 Mike WallaceMike WallaceConsecoRunning673630
333226 Todd BodineTodd BodineDiscover CardRunning643610
342710 Johnny Benson, Jr.Johnny Benson, Jr.ValvolineRunning613600
354174 Tony RainesTony RainesStaff AmericaRunning583570
36361 Steve ParkSteve ParkPennzoilAccident553420
37917 Matt KensethMatt KensethDeWalt Power ToolsRunning523250
38334 Mike SkinnerMike SkinnerKodak FilmRunning493150
394011 Brett BodineBrett BodineHooters RestaurantsAccident463060
401729 Kevin HarvickKevin HarvickGM Goodwrench ServiceAccident431930
413844 Jerry NadeauJerry NadeauGeorgia PacificAccident401900
423043 John AndrettiJohn AndrettiCheeriosEngine371890
434289 Morgan ShepherdMorgan ShepherdBerlin City Ford / Red Line OilBrakes34430

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