2002 UAW-GM Quality 500

Race 31 of 36

Charlotte
334 laps
Time of race: 3:32:19
Average speed of winner: 141.586 mph
Margin of victory: 0.350 sec.
Lead changes: 23 among 11 drivers
Cautions: 5 for 33 laps
Lap leaders: Stewart 1-16, Johnson 17-59, R. Wallace 60-61, Busch 62-64, Kenseth 65-66, Johnson 67-85, Busch 86-128, Kenseth 129-133, Johnson 134-137, Kenseth 138-157, B. Labonte 158-202, R. Wallace 203-205, Earnhardt, Jr. 206-211, McMurray 212-216, B. Labonte 217-223, McMurray 224-227, B. Labonte 228, McMurray 229-284, Stewart 285-290, R. Wallace 291-292, J. Burton 293-295, Jarrett 296-300, Martin 301-303, McMurray 304-334

Race notes: First win for Jamie McMurray. Only start for Jason Hedlesky.

Video links: Entire race

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	5	Jamie McMurray	40	Coors Light	Dodge	Ganassi	McCall		334	4	96	running	215717	185
2	18	Bobby Labonte	18	Interstate Batteries	Pontiac	Gibbs	Makar		334	3	53	running	152678	175
3	1	Tony Stewart	20	Home Depot	Pontiac	Gibbs	Zipadelli		334	2	22	running	136628	170
4	8	Jeff Gordon	24	DuPont	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Loomis		334	0	0	running	125778	160
5	6	Rusty Wallace	2	Miller Lite	Ford	Penske	Wilburn		334	3	7	running	111100	160
6	3	Jimmie Johnson	48	Lowe's	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Knaus		334	3	66	running	81225	155
7	14	Jeff Burton	99	CITGO	Ford	Roush	Andrews		334	1	3	running	98267	151
8	4	Ryan Newman	12	Alltel	Ford	Penske	Borland		334	0	0	running	80800	142
9	13	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	8	Budweiser	Chevrolet	DEI	Eury, Sr.		334	1	6	running	69300	143
10	21	Dave Blaney	77	Jasper Engines & Transmissions	Ford	Jasper	Ryan Pemberton		334	0	0	running	78975	134
11	15	Michael Waltrip	15	NAPA Auto Parts	Chevrolet	DEI	Labbe		334	0	0	running	61025	130
12	11	Kurt Busch	97	Rubbermaid	Ford	Roush	Fennig		334	2	46	running	68650	132
13	39	Jerry Nadeau	44	Georgia-Pacific	Dodge	Petty	Putnam		333	0	0	running	68075	124
14	12	Dale Jarrett	88	UPS	Ford	Yates	Todd Parrott		333	1	5	running	77025	126
15	34	Steve Park	1	Pennzoil	Chevrolet	DEI	Gibson		333	0	0	running	80925	118
16	2	Mark Martin	6	Pfizer/Viagra	Ford	Roush	Leslie		333	1	3	running	81433	120
17	37	Mike Wallace	14	Conseco	Pontiac	Foyt	Hillman		332	0	0	running	46825	112
18	26	Johnny Benson, Jr.	10	Valvoline	Pontiac	MB2	Ince		331	0	0	running	73025	109
19	28	Elliott Sadler	21	Motorcraft Quality Parts	Ford	Wood Brothers	Tryson		331	0	0	running	62189	106
20	22	Kyle Petty	45	Sprint	Dodge	Petty	Lane		331	0	0	running	48950	103
21	24	Terry Labonte	5	Kellogg's	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Long		331	0	0	running	74833	100
22	20	Kevin Harvick	29	GM Goodwrench Service	Chevrolet	Childress	Martin		331	0	0	running	87103	97
23	30	John Andretti	43	Cheerios	Dodge	Petty	Brandon Thomas		329	0	0	running	71408	94
24	36	Mike Skinner	4	Kodak Film	Chevrolet	Morgan-McClure	Carrier		328	0	0	running	43980	91
25	31	Kenny Wallace	23	Hills Bros. Coffee	Dodge	Bill Davis	Lopez		328	0	0	running	44050	88
26	40	Brett Bodine	11	Hooters Restaurants	Ford	Brett Bodine	Richert		321	0	0	running	43350	85
27	29	Bobby Hamilton	55	Schneider Electric	Chevrolet	Petree	Elledge		319	0	0	running	50470	82
28	25	Jeremy Mayfield	19	Dodge Dealers/UAW	Dodge	Evernham	Skog		314	0	0	running	50450	79
29	17	Jeff Green	30	America Online	Chevrolet	Childress	Berrier		290	0	0	running	39775	76
30	38	Casey Atwood	7	Sirius Satellite Radio	Dodge	Jim Smith	Furr		285	0	0	running	39650	73
31	32	Ken Schrader	36	M&M's	Pontiac	MB2	Newt Moore		269	0	0	engine	48025	70
32	23	Jimmy Spencer	41	Target	Dodge	Ganassi	Randolph		269	0	0	engine	39400	67
33	27	Ward Burton	22	Caterpillar	Dodge	Bill Davis	Stoddard		258	0	0	running	82325	64
34	7	Matt Kenseth	17	DeWalt Power Tools	Ford	Roush	Reiser		254	3	27	engine	62680	66
35	9	Bill Elliott	9	Dodge Dealers/UAW	Dodge	Evernham	Ford		241	0	0	running	65301	58
36	16	Ricky Craven	32	Tide	Ford	PPI	Beam		232	0	0	accident	47160	55
37	33	Todd Bodine	26	Discover Card	Ford	Carter	Wingo		229	0	0	accident	64302	52
38	19	Robby Gordon	31	Cingular Wireless	Chevrolet	Childress	Hamlin		227	0	0	accident	65136	49
39	10	Ricky Rudd	28	Havoline	Ford	Yates	McSwain		220	0	0	accident	83462	46
40	35	Joe Nemechek	25	UAW-Delphi	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Sospenzo		165	0	0	engine	47000	43
41	43	Hermie Sadler	02	MW Windows	Chevrolet	Hermie Sadler	Buckner		146	0	0	engine	38970	40
42	42	Stacy Compton	49	MNR Productions	Dodge	BAM	Eggleston		86	0	0	engine	38940	37
43	41	Jason Hedlesky	90	Lucas Oil Products	Ford	Donlavey	Bobby King		31	0	0	handling	39160	34

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Tony Stewart	4128	31	2	3	14	19
2	Jimmie Johnson	4031	31	4	3	6	19
3	Mark Martin	4006	31	0	1	9	17
4	Ryan Newman	3963	31	3	1	14	20
5	Rusty Wallace	3946	31	1	0	6	15
6	Jeff Gordon	3917	31	3	3	10	16
7	Matt Kenseth	3823	31	1	4	10	16
8	Bill Elliott	3787	31	4	2	6	12
9	Kurt Busch	3766	31	0	1	8	15
10	Ricky Rudd	3758	31	1	1	7	11
11	Dale Jarrett	3720	31	1	2	9	15
12	Sterling Marlin	3703	29	0	2	8	14
13	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	3624	31	2	2	8	13
14	Jeff Burton	3568	31	0	0	3	12
15	Michael Waltrip	3492	31	0	1	4	10
16	Ricky Craven	3347	31	2	0	3	7
17	Jeff Green	3300	31	0	0	4	5
18	Bobby Labonte	3286	31	0	1	5	6
19	Dave Blaney	3159	31	0	0	0	4
20	Robby Gordon	3138	31	0	0	1	5
21	Kyle Petty	3113	31	0	0	0	1
22	Kevin Harvick	3088	30	1	1	5	8
23	Terry Labonte	3001	31	0	0	1	4
24	Jeremy Mayfield	2896	31	0	0	2	4
25	Elliott Sadler	2861	31	0	0	2	5