| 2002 Chevy Monte Carlo 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 26 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $2,975,282 | Race Date: | Sep 7, 2002 | Richmond Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 6.184 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3h 9m 54s | Richmond, Virginia | |
| Lead Changes: | 14 Among / 11 Drivers | Average Speed: | 94.787 MPH | .750 Mile D-Shaped Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 10 For 65 Laps | richmondraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Matt Kenseth M. Kenseth | Driver: | Jimmie Johnson J. Johnson | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #17 Ford | Car No.: | #48 Chevrolet | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Roush Racing | Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Robbie Reiser | Crew Chief: | Chad Knaus | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 134 of 400 | Pole Speed: | 126.145 MPH | |||||
| Official 2002 Chevy Monte Carlo 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 25 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt Power Tools | Running |  | 180 | 400 | 134 |
| 2 | 2 | 12 | Ryan Newman (R) | Alltel | Running | | 180 | 400 | 145 |
| 3 | 29 | 30 | Jeff Green | America Online | Running |  | 145 | 400 | 2 |
| 4 | 24 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Budweiser | Running | | 160 | 400 | 0 |
| 5 | 7 | 26 | Todd Bodine | Discover Card | Running | | 155 | 400 | 0 |
| 6 | 4 | 6 | Mark Martin | Pfizer Viagra | Running | | 150 | 400 | 0 |
| 7 | 6 | 28 | Ricky Rudd | Havoline | Running | | 146 | 400 | 0 |
| 8 | 13 | 22 | Ward Burton | Caterpillar | Running |  | 147 | 399 | 16 |
| 9 | 3 | 77 | Dave Blaney | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | Running | | 138 | 399 | 0 |
| 10 | 21 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Running | | 134 | 399 | 0 |
| 11 | 38 | 1 | Steve Park | Pennzoil | Running | | 135 | 399 | 31 |
| 12 | 39 | 14 | Mike Wallace | Conseco | Running |  | 132 | 399 | 1 |
| 13 | 1 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson (R) | Lowe's | Running | | 129 | 399 | 1 |
| 14 | 33 | 23 | Kenny Wallace | Hills Bros Coffee | Running | | 126 | 399 | 3 |
| 15 | 23 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite | Running | | 118 | 399 | 0 |
| 16 | 19 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Running | | 115 | 399 | 0 |
| 17 | 36 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Sprint | Running | | 112 | 399 | 0 |
| 18 | 27 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | GM Goodwrench Service | Running | | 109 | 399 | 0 |
| 19 | 22 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Rubbermaid | Running | | 106 | 398 | 0 |
| 20 | 40 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Hooters Restaurants | Running | | 103 | 398 | 0 |
| 21 | 20 | 32 | Ricky Craven | Tide | Running | | 100 | 398 | 0 |
| 22 | 8 | 4 | Mike Skinner | Kodak Film | Running | | 97 | 398 | 0 |
| 23 | 43 | 2 | Hermie Sadler (R) | Virginia Lottery | Running | | 94 | 398 | 0 |
| 24 | 34 | 7 | Casey Atwood | Sirius Satellite Radio | Running | | 91 | 397 | 0 |
| 25 | 28 | 25 | Joe Nemechek | UAW / Delphi | Running | | 88 | 397 | 0 |
| 26 | 16 | 36 | Ken Schrader | M&M's | Running | | 85 | 397 | 0 |
| 27 | 17 | 44 | Jerry Nadeau | Georgia Pacific | Running | | 82 | 397 | 0 |
| 28 | 11 | 31 | Robby Gordon | Cingular Wireless | Running | | 79 | 397 | 0 |
| 29 | 31 | 43 | John Andretti | Cheerios | Running | | 76 | 397 | 0 |
| 30 | 14 | 20 | Tony Stewart | The Home Depot | Driveshaft | | 78 | 396 | 34 |
| 31 | 12 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | UPS | Running | | 70 | 392 | 0 |
| 32 | 18 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Running | | 67 | 371 | 0 |
| 33 | 37 | 55 | Greg Biffle | Schneider Electric / Square D | Running | | 69 | 334 | 12 |
| 34 | 35 | 21 | Elliott Sadler | Motorcraft Quality Parts | Running | | 61 | 317 | 0 |
| 35 | 9 | 10 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Valvoline | Accident | | 58 | 251 | 0 |
| 36 | 26 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts | Accident | | 60 | 217 | 21 |
| 37 | 42 | 71 | Tim Sauter | Marcis Racing | Engine | | 52 | 215 | 0 |
| 38 | 41 | 9 | Geoffrey Bodine | Miccosukee Indian Gaming | Engine | | 49 | 116 | 0 |
| 39 | 15 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Citgo | Running | | 46 | 107 | 0 |
| 40 | 10 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Engine | | 43 | 84 | 0 |
| 41 | 5 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's | Accident | | 40 | 15 | 0 |
| 42 | 30 | 41 | Jimmy Spencer | Target | Accident | | 37 | 8 | 0 |
| 43 | 32 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Coors Light | Accident | | 34 | 8 | 0 |
