2002 NAPA Auto Parts 500

Race 10 of 36

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250 laps
Time of race: 3:19:53
Average speed of winner: 150.088 mph
Margin of victory: 0.620 sec.
Lead changes: 20 among 8 drivers
Cautions: 5 for 24 laps
Lap leaders: Newman pole, Busch 1, Newman 2-4, Jarrett 5-18, Waltrip 19-20, Compton 21, Johnson 22-65, Busch 66-70, Johnson 71-73, Busch 74-142, Jarrett 143-156, Blaney 157-183, Busch 184-196, Jarrett 197-199, Busch 200, Jarrett 201-219, Busch 220-227, Johnson 228, Busch 229-233, Elliott 234-236, Johnson 237-250

Race notes: First win for Jimmie Johnson. Debut for Greg Biffle.

Video links: Entire race

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	4	Jimmie Johnson	48	Lowe's	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Knaus	186.620	250	4	62	running	176750	180
2	2	Kurt Busch	97	Rubbermaid	Ford	Roush	Fennig	187.412	250	7	102	running	140075	180
3	37	Ricky Rudd	28	Havoline	Ford	Yates	McSwain	182.736	250	0	0	running	148117	165
4	39	Bill Elliott	9	Dodge Dealers/UAW	Dodge	Evernham	Ford	175.906	250	1	3	running	125856	165
5	26	Mark Martin	6	Pfizer/Viagra	Ford	Roush	Leslie	184.233	250	0	0	running	110458	155
6	3	Dale Jarrett	88	UPS	Ford	Yates	Todd Parrott	186.853	250	4	50	running	114928	155
7	25	Sterling Marlin	40	Coors Light	Dodge	Ganassi	McCall	184.280	250	0	0	running	109092	146
8	10	Rusty Wallace	2	Miller Lite	Ford	Penske	Wilburn	185.304	250	0	0	running	107725	142
9	32	Dave Blaney	77	Jasper Engines & Transmissions	Ford	Jasper	Ryan Pemberton	183.500	250	1	27	running	91875	143
10	6	Michael Waltrip	15	NAPA Auto Parts	Chevrolet	DEI	Labbe	185.898	250	1	2	running	77375	139
11	16	Jeff Green	30	America Online	Chevrolet	Childress	Berrier	184.933	250	0	0	running	60700	130
12	40	Robby Gordon	31	Cingular Wireless	Chevrolet	Childress	Hamlin	182.205	249	0	0	running	90456	127
13	29	Greg Biffle	16	Roush Racing	Ford	Roush	Goss	183.932	249	0	0	running	59050	124
14	1	Ryan Newman	12	Alltel	Ford	Penske	Borland	187.432	249	1	3	running	94600	126
15	11	Johnny Benson, Jr.	10	Valvoline	Pontiac	MB2	Ince	185.185	249	0	0	running	90800	118
16	17	Jeff Gordon	24	DuPont	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Loomis	184.905	249	0	0	running	110078	115
17	19	Kyle Petty	45	Sprint	Dodge	Petty	Lane	184.862	249	0	0	running	56900	112
18	27	Ward Burton	22	Caterpillar	Dodge	Bill Davis	Baldwin	184.134	249	0	0	running	99700	109
19	38	Jeff Burton	99	CITGO	Ford	Roush	Stoddard	182.797	249	0	0	running	101167	106
20	20	Matt Kenseth	17	DeWalt Power Tools	Ford	Roush	Reiser	184.767	249	0	0	running	77550	103
21	34	Terry Labonte	5	Kellogg's	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Long	183.043	249	0	0	running	88733	100
22	18	Steve Park	1	Pennzoil	Chevrolet	DEI	Andrews	184.876	249	0	0	running	89475	97
23	36	Brett Bodine	11	Hooters Restaurants	Ford	Brett Bodine	Richert	182.922	249	0	0	running	72300	94
24	24	John Andretti	43	Cheerios	Dodge	Petty	Steadman	184.365	249	0	0	running	86058	91
25	13	Joe Nemechek	26	Checker Auto Parts	Ford	Carter	Wingo	185.076	249	0	0	running	84262	88
26	5	Jerry Nadeau	25	UAW-Delphi	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Howes	186.244	249	0	0	running	66375	85
27	22	Jimmy Spencer	41	Target	Dodge	Ganassi	Randolph	184.634	248	0	0	running	58025	82
28	12	Casey Atwood	7	Sirius Satellite Radio	Dodge	Jim Smith	Barnes	185.104	248	0	0	running	68225	79
29	8	Tony Stewart	20	Home Depot	Pontiac	Gibbs	Zipadelli	185.481	247	0	0	running	102003	76
30	30	Bobby Hamilton	55	Schneider Electric	Chevrolet	Petree	Elledge	183.659	247	0	0	running	74114	73
31	33	Mike Skinner	4	Kodak Film	Chevrolet	Morgan-McClure	Eggleston	183.411	247	0	0	running	57050	70
32	42	Rick Mast	90	Duke's Mayonnaise/Sauer's	Ford	Donlavey	Tutor	181.832	246	0	0	running	56350	67
33	41	Steve Grissom	44	Georgia-Pacific	Dodge	Petty	Frazier	182.168	244	0	0	accident	53650	64
34	28	Bobby Labonte	18	Interstate Batteries	Pontiac	Gibbs	Makar	184.134	240	0	0	running	99228	61
35	21	Kevin Harvick	29	GM Goodwrench Service	Chevrolet	Childress	Hamlin	184.663	226	0	0	accident	99053	58
36	9	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	8	Budweiser	Chevrolet	DEI	Eury, Sr.	185.433	225	0	0	accident	89987	55
37	15	Ricky Craven	32	Tide	Ford	PPI	Beam	184.933	193	0	0	accident	61000	52
38	14	Jeremy Mayfield	19	Dodge Dealers/UAW	Dodge	Evernham	Johns	184.966	189	0	0	engine	60825	49
39	7	Elliott Sadler	21	Motorcraft Quality Parts	Ford	Wood Brothers	Tryson	185.763	163	0	0	engine	60780	46
40	31	Hut Stricklin	23	Hills Bros. Coffee	Dodge	Bill Davis	Lopez	183.524	147	0	0	engine	60705	43
41	35	Stacy Compton	14	Conseco	Pontiac	Foyt	Hillman	182.922	104	1	1	engine	52650	45
42	43	Shawna Robinson	49	BAM Racing	Dodge	BAM	Teddy Brown	181.328	18	0	0	accident	52605	37
43	23	Ken Schrader	36	M&M's	Pontiac	MB2	Newt Moore	184.521	4	0	0	engine	60806	34

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Sterling Marlin	1515	10	0	2	4	8
2	Kurt Busch	1372	10	0	1	4	5
3	Matt Kenseth	1363	10	0	2	4	6
4	Rusty Wallace	1354	10	0	0	0	6
5	Jimmie Johnson	1352	10	2	1	2	7
6	Mark Martin	1292	10	0	0	3	6
7	Jeff Gordon	1283	10	2	0	2	5
8	Ricky Rudd	1279	10	0	0	3	4
9	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	1233	10	0	1	5	5
10	Tony Stewart	1214	10	0	1	5	5
11	Bill Elliott	1178	10	2	0	1	4
12	Jeff Burton	1178	10	0	0	0	4
13	Dale Jarrett	1123	10	0	0	1	4
14	Ward Burton	1115	10	0	1	1	2
15	Terry Labonte	1089	10	0	0	0	2
16	Michael Waltrip	1051	10	0	0	2	3
17	Dave Blaney	1044	10	0	0	0	1
18	Ryan Newman	1031	10	1	0	2	4
19	Ricky Craven	1026	10	2	0	2	2
20	Bobby Labonte	1019	10	0	1	3	3
21	Jimmy Spencer	990	9	0	0	1	3
22	Kyle Petty	990	10	0	0	0	1
23	Jeremy Mayfield	975	10	0	0	1	1
24	Jeff Green	954	10	0	0	0	0
25	Elliott Sadler	925	10	0	0	2	2