

| 2002 Mountain Dew Southern 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 25 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $3,194,462 | Race Date: | Sep 1, 2002 | Darlington Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1.734 Seconds | Race Duration: | 4h 13m 35s | Darlington, South Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 14 Among / 9 Drivers | Average Speed: | 118.620 MPH | 1.366 Mile Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 9 For 63 Laps | darlingtonraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Jeff Gordon J. Gordon | Driver: | Sterling Marlin S. Marlin | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #24 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #40 Dodge | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Team: | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Robbie Loomis | Crew Chief: | Lee McCall | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 125 of 367 | Pole Speed: | Qualifying Canceled Due to Inclement Weather | |||||
| Official 2002 Mountain Dew Southern 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Running | ![]() | 185 | 367 | 125 |
| 2 | 12 | 12 | Ryan Newman (R) | Alltel | Running | ![]() | 175 | 367 | 1 |
| 3 | 8 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Running | ![]() | 170 | 367 | 43 |
| 4 | -1 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Coors Light | Running | ![]() | 165 | 367 | 113 |
| 5 | 10 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | UPS | Running | ![]() | 160 | 367 | 1 |
| 6 | 28 | 22 | Ward Burton | Caterpillar | Running | ![]() | 150 | 367 | 0 |
| 7 | 11 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Rubbermaid | Running | ![]() | 146 | 367 | 0 |
| 8 | 4 | 20 | Tony Stewart | The Home Depot | Running | ![]() | 142 | 367 | 0 |
| 9 | 5 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson (R) | Lowe's | Running | ![]() | 143 | 367 | 17 |
| 10 | 13 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Citgo | Running | ![]() | 139 | 367 | 20 |
| 11 | 2 | 6 | Mark Martin | Pfizer Viagra | Running | ![]() | 135 | 367 | 27 |
| 12 | 20 | 30 | Jeff Green | America Online | Running | ![]() | 127 | 367 | 0 |
| 13 | 24 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Sprint | Running | ![]() | 124 | 367 | 0 |
| 14 | 16 | 32 | Ricky Craven | Tide | Running | ![]() | 126 | 367 | 20 |
| 15 | 18 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Running | ![]() | 118 | 367 | 0 |
| 16 | 15 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Budweiser | Running | ![]() | 115 | 367 | 0 |
| 17 | 22 | 31 | Robby Gordon | Cingular Wireless | Running | ![]() | 112 | 367 | 0 |
| 18 | 23 | 41 | Jimmy Spencer | Target | Running | ![]() | 109 | 367 | 0 |
| 19 | 25 | 21 | Elliott Sadler | Motorcraft Quality Parts | Running | ![]() | 106 | 367 | 0 |
| 20 | 29 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Running | ![]() | 103 | 367 | 0 |
| 21 | 37 | 25 | Joe Nemechek | UAW / Delphi | Running | ![]() | 100 | 367 | 0 |
| 22 | 6 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite | Running | ![]() | 97 | 367 | 0 |
| 23 | 26 | 55 | Bobby Hamilton | Schneider Electric | Running | ![]() | 94 | 367 | 0 |
| 24 | 14 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts | Running | ![]() | 91 | 366 | 0 |
| 25 | 34 | 23 | Kenny Wallace | Hills Bros Coffee | Running | ![]() | 88 | 366 | 0 |
| 26 | 31 | 36 | Ken Schrader | M&M's | Running | ![]() | 85 | 366 | 0 |
| 27 | 43 | 7 | Ted Musgrave | Kenwood / Sirius | Running | ![]() | 82 | 366 | 0 |
| 28 | 35 | 7 | Casey Atwood | Sirius Satellite Radio | Running | ![]() | 79 | 366 | 0 |
| 29 | 21 | 77 | Dave Blaney | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | Running | ![]() | 76 | 365 | 0 |
| 30 | 7 | 28 | Ricky Rudd | Havoline | Running | ![]() | 73 | 365 | 0 |
| 31 | 19 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's | Running | ![]() | 70 | 364 | 0 |
| 32 | 39 | 14 | Mike Wallace | Conseco | Running | ![]() | 67 | 363 | 0 |
| 33 | 32 | 26 | Todd Bodine | Discover Card | Running | ![]() | 64 | 361 | 0 |
| 34 | 27 | 10 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Valvoline | Running | ![]() | 61 | 360 | 0 |
| 35 | 41 | 74 | Tony Raines | Staff America | Running | ![]() | 58 | 357 | 0 |
| 36 | 36 | 1 | Steve Park | Pennzoil | Accident | ![]() | 55 | 342 | 0 |
| 37 | 9 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt Power Tools | Running | ![]() | 52 | 325 | 0 |
| 38 | 33 | 4 | Mike Skinner | Kodak Film | Running | ![]() | 49 | 315 | 0 |
| 39 | 40 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Hooters Restaurants | Accident | ![]() | 46 | 306 | 0 |
| 40 | 17 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | GM Goodwrench Service | Accident | ![]() | 43 | 193 | 0 |
| 41 | 38 | 44 | Jerry Nadeau | Georgia Pacific | Accident | ![]() | 40 | 190 | 0 |
| 42 | 30 | 43 | John Andretti | Cheerios | Engine | ![]() | 37 | 189 | 0 |
| 43 | 42 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Berlin City Ford / Red Line Oi | Brakes | ![]() | 34 | 43 | 0 |