2002 Hardee's 250

Race 10 of 34

Richmond
250 laps
Time of race: 2:20:23
Average speed of winner: 80.138 mph
Margin of victory: 1.878 sec.
Lead changes: 8 among 4 drivers
Cautions: 11 for 85 laps
Lap leaders: Sprague started pole, J. Green 1-3, Keller 4-75, Hamilton, Jr. 76-102, Sprague 103-104, Hamilton, Jr. 105-223, Keller 224-226, Hamilton, Jr. 227-239, Keller 240-250

Race notes: Jason Keller took the points lead from Jack Sprague.

Video links: Entire race

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	2	Jason Keller	57	Albertsons	Ford				250	3	86	running	47245	180
2	24	Ashton Lewis	46	Civil Air Patrol	Chevrolet				250	0	0	running	31250	170
3	7	Greg Biffle	60	Grainger	Ford				250	0	0	running	30915	165
4	22	Michael Waltrip	99	Aaron's	Chevrolet				250	0	0	running	15130	160
5	20	Kevin Grubb	54	Toys "R" Us	Chevrolet				250	0	0	running	19230	155
6	19	Hank Parker, Jr.	36	GNC Live Well	Dodge				250	0	0	running	17405	150
7	38	Brian Vickers	40	EMP/U.S. Army	Dodge				250	0	0	running	12755	146
8	11	Scott Wimmer	23	Bill Davis Racing	Pontiac				250	0	0	running	16695	142
9	13	Jamie McMurray	27	Williams Travel Centers	Chevrolet				250	0	0	running	16310	138
10	16	Tim Sauter	19	Cox Communications/Toshiba	Chevrolet				250	0	0	running	17445	134
11	14	Jeff Purvis	37	Timber Wolf	Chevrolet				250	0	0	running	21555	130
12	8	Stacy Compton	59	Kingsford/Johnsonville	Chevrolet				250	0	0	running	15995	127
13	5	Randy LaJoie	7	Kleenex/Nortel Networks	Chevrolet				250	0	0	running	20240	124
14	9	Mike McLaughlin	18	MBNA	Pontiac				250	0	0	running	20200	121
15	26	Ricky Hendrick	5	GMAC Financial Services	Chevrolet				250	0	0	running	14910	118
16	34	David Reutimann	87	GEICO Direct	Chevrolet				250	0	0	running	10860	115
17	6	Kenny Wallace	48	Stacker 2	Chevrolet				249	0	0	running	14445	112
18	1	Jack Sprague	24	NetZero	Chevrolet				249	1	2	running	14375	114
19	40	Butch Miller	75	Food Country USA	Chevrolet				249	0	0	running	10305	106
20	18	Larry Foyt	14	Harrah's	Chevrolet				249	0	0	running	15080	103
21	21	Shane Hmiel	47	Thomas Pacconi Classics	Chevrolet				248	0	0	running	14240	100
22	15	Johnny Sauter	2	ACDelco	Chevrolet				248	0	0	running	19705	97
23	25	Casey Mears	66	Phillips 66	Dodge				247	0	0	running	14160	94
24	31	Troy Cline	49	Rent-A-Wreck	Ford				246	0	0	running	10105	91
25	12	Bobby Hamilton, Jr.	25	U.S. Marine Corps	Ford				241	3	159	engine	18190	98
26	29	Kertus Davis	77	Docutech/Gestetner	Ford				234	0	0	engine	10040	85
27	4	Scott Riggs	10	Nestle Nesquik	Ford				212	0	0	accident	17505	82
28	32	Mark Green	38	Akins Ford	Ford				201	0	0	accident	9970	79
29	35	Mike Harmon	44	123 CityNet/Mega Mania	Chevrolet				150	0	0	broken axle	9955	76
30	39	Kasey Kahne	98	Channellock	Ford				125	0	0	accident	9860	73
31	28	Lyndon Amick	26	Dr Pepper	Chevrolet				112	0	0	accident	11940	70
32	27	Jimmy Spencer	1	Yellow	Chevrolet				102	0	0	rear end	9815	67
33	23	Kerry Earnhardt	12	10-10-220	Chevrolet				99	0	0	accident	11800	64
34	36	Dan Pardus	32	Outdoor Channel	Chevrolet				81	0	0	rear end	9680	61
35	41	Dion Ciccarelli	84	Shamrock Relocation Service	Ford				66	0	0	engine	9626	58
36	30	Shane Hall	63	Greased Lightning	Chevrolet				50	0	0	accident	9590	55
37	17	Tony Raines	33	BACE Motorsports	Chevrolet				50	0	0	overheating	11555	52
38	33	Andy Kirby	94	Copperfield/NuHouse	Chevrolet				50	0	0	electrical	9520	49
39	3	Jeff Green	21	Rockwell Automation	Chevrolet				49	1	3	accident	9480	51
40	10	Todd Bodine	92	Excedrin	Chevrolet				49	0	0	accident	16945	43
41	42	Josh Richeson	11	Smuckers Toppings	Ford				35	0	0	accident	9410	40
42	37	Brad Teague	52	Means Racing	Ford				33	0	0	vibration	9380	37
43	43	Johnny Benson, Jr.	31	Whelen Engineering	Chevrolet				21	0	0	accident	10146	34

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Jason Keller	1482	10	0	3	7	7
2	Jack Sprague	1448	10	0	0	3	7
3	Randy LaJoie	1341	10	0	0	1	6
4	Scott Riggs	1330	10	1	2	4	6
5	Greg Biffle	1310	10	0	0	4	6
6	Kenny Wallace	1302	10	0	0	1	5
7	Stacy Compton	1268	10	0	0	2	5
8	Mike McLaughlin	1235	10	0	0	2	4
9	Scott Wimmer	1188	10	0	0	2	3
10	Bobby Hamilton, Jr.	1133	10	0	0	1	2
11	Jamie McMurray	1131	10	0	0	0	2
12	Jeff Green	1114	8	2	1	5	5
13	Jeff Purvis	1106	10	0	1	1	1
14	Tim Sauter	1068	10	0	0	0	3
15	Johnny Sauter	1051	10	1	0	1	1
16	Hank Parker, Jr.	1029	10	0	0	0	2
17	Michael Waltrip	1026	9	0	0	3	4
18	Larry Foyt	1004	10	0	0	0	2
19	Ashton Lewis	998	10	0	0	1	2
20	Shane Hmiel	977	10	1	0	1	2
21	Tony Raines	959	10	0	0	0	2
22	Kerry Earnhardt	922	10	0	0	0	1
23	Casey Mears	910	10	0	0	1	1
24	Jimmy Spencer	857	9	0	0	1	2
25	Kevin Grubb	836	8	0	0	1	1