2002 Checker Auto Parts 500

Race 35 of 36

Phoenix
312 laps
Time of race: 2:44:25
Average speed of winner: 113.857 mph
Margin of victory: 1.344 sec.
Lead changes: 14 among 9 drivers
Cautions: 4 for 18 laps
Lap leaders: Newman 1-6, Earnhardt, Jr. 7-28, Newman 29-34, Earnhardt, Jr. 35-117, Blaney 118, Kenseth 119-121, J. Gordon 122-133, Busch 134-219, J. Gordon 220-223, Martin 224-225, Johnson 226, Newman 227-228, Busch 229-259, Benson 260, Kenseth 261-312

Race notes: Debut for Christian Fittipaldi.

Video links: Entire race

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	28	Matt Kenseth	17	DeWalt Power Tools	Ford	Roush	Reiser	130.615	312	2	55	running	211895	180
2	29	Rusty Wallace	2	Miller Lite	Ford	Penske	Wilburn	130.534	312	0	0	running	163825	170
3	4	Jeff Gordon	24	DuPont	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Loomis	132.285	312	2	16	running	152328	170
4	7	Mark Martin	6	Pfizer/Viagra	Ford	Roush	Leslie	131.728	312	1	2	running	129218	165
5	3	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	8	Budweiser	Chevrolet	DEI	Eury, Sr.	132.333	312	2	105	running	97850	160
6	13	Kurt Busch	97	Rubbermaid	Ford	Roush	Fennig	131.090	312	2	117	running	76500	160
7	5	Dave Blaney	77	Jasper Engines & Transmissions	Ford	Jasper	Ryan Pemberton	132.115	312	1	1	running	86400	151
8	16	Tony Stewart	20	Home Depot	Pontiac	Gibbs	Zipadelli	131.014	312	0	0	running	101178	142
9	27	Dale Jarrett	88	UPS	Ford	Yates	Todd Parrott	130.695	312	0	0	running	89100	138
10	15	Elliott Sadler	21	Motorcraft Quality Parts	Ford	Wood Brothers	Tryson	131.033	312	0	0	running	76650	134
11	6	Kenny Wallace	23	Hills Bros. Coffee	Dodge	Bill Davis	Lopez	131.849	312	0	0	running	57000	130
12	20	Jeff Burton	99	CITGO	Ford	Roush	Andrews	130.942	312	0	0	running	93267	127
13	24	Ricky Rudd	28	Havoline	Ford	Yates	Raymond Fox	130.852	312	0	0	running	92117	124
14	2	John Andretti	43	Cheerios	Dodge	Petty	Brandon Thomas	132.587	312	0	0	running	77783	121
15	37	Jimmie Johnson	48	Lowe's	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Knaus	130.086	312	1	1	running	51325	123
16	23	Johnny Benson, Jr.	10	Valvoline	Pontiac	MB2	Ince	130.900	312	1	1	running	73825	120
17	25	Kevin Harvick	29	GM Goodwrench Service	Chevrolet	Childress	Martin	130.809	311	0	0	running	88653	112
18	1	Ryan Newman	12	Alltel	Ford	Penske	Borland	132.655	311	3	14	running	69950	114
19	26	Ward Burton	22	Caterpillar	Dodge	Bill Davis	Stoddard	130.809	311	0	0	running	85450	106
20	38	Michael Waltrip	15	NAPA Auto Parts	Chevrolet	DEI	Labbe	129.692	311	0	0	running	56975	103
21	32	Steve Park	1	Pennzoil	Chevrolet	DEI	Gibson	130.402	311	0	0	running	75675	100
22	30	Todd Bodine	26	Discover Card	Ford	Carter	Wingo	130.463	311	0	0	running	71262	97
23	10	Jimmy Spencer	41	Target	Dodge	Ganassi	Randolph	131.464	310	0	0	running	53739	94
24	34	Mike Skinner	4	Kodak Film	Chevrolet	Morgan-McClure	Carrier	130.270	310	0	0	running	45100	91
25	11	Jeremy Mayfield	19	Dodge Dealers/UAW	Dodge	Evernham	Skog	131.420	310	0	0	running	52875	88
26	31	Terry Labonte	5	Kellogg's	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Long	130.406	310	0	0	running	73883	85
27	9	Robby Gordon	31	Cingular Wireless	Chevrolet	Childress	Hamlin	131.488	310	0	0	running	70481	82
28	41	Mike Wallace	14	Conseco	Pontiac	Foyt	Hillman	129.111	310	0	0	running	44300	79
29	40	Bobby Hamilton	55	Schneider Electric	Chevrolet	Petree	Elledge	129.585	310	0	0	running	51675	76
30	14	Bill Elliott	9	Dodge Dealers/UAW	Dodge	Evernham	Ford	131.076	310	0	0	running	67606	73
31	36	Jason Leffler	7	Sirius Satellite Radio	Dodge	Jim Smith	Furr	130.223	309	0	0	running	40925	70
32	18	Kyle Petty	45	Sprint	Dodge	Petty	Lane	131.004	309	0	0	running	40775	67
33	8	Joe Nemechek	25	UAW-Delphi	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Sospenzo	131.598	309	0	0	running	48650	64
34	35	Ricky Craven	32	Tide	Ford	PPI	Beam	130.260	309	0	0	running	48525	61
35	39	Jeff Green	30	America Online	Chevrolet	Childress	Berrier	129.273	307	0	0	running	40400	58
36	22	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	83	RacingUSA.com	Chevrolet	FitzBradshaw		130.942	307	0	0	running	40275	55
37	21	Ken Schrader	36	Pedigree	Pontiac	MB2	Newt Moore	130.942	306	0	0	running	48150	52
38	42	Derrike Cope	49	BAM Racing	Dodge	BAM	Eggleston	128.760	302	0	0	running	40025	49
39	33	Bobby Labonte	18	Interstate Batteries	Pontiac	Gibbs	Makar	130.317	269	0	0	engine	85678	46
40	12	Jamie McMurray	40	Coors Light	Dodge	Ganassi	McCall	131.344	253	0	0	accident	82067	43
41	17	Christian Fittipaldi	44	Georgia-Pacific	Dodge	Petty	Putnam	131.009	252	0	0	accident	39600	40
42	19	Scott Wimmer	27	Siemens	Dodge	Bill Davis	Barker	130.947	130	0	0	accident	39475	37
43	43	Tony Raines	74	Outdoor Channel	Chevrolet	BACE		129.823	120	0	0	engine	39593	34

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Tony Stewart	4691	35	2	3	15	21
2	Mark Martin	4602	35	0	1	11	21
3	Kurt Busch	4461	35	0	3	11	19
4	Jimmie Johnson	4453	35	4	3	6	20
5	Rusty Wallace	4453	35	1	0	7	17
6	Jeff Gordon	4452	35	3	3	12	19
7	Ryan Newman	4438	35	6	1	14	21
8	Matt Kenseth	4389	35	1	5	11	19
9	Dale Jarrett	4292	35	1	2	10	18
10	Ricky Rudd	4217	35	1	1	8	12
11	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	4165	35	2	2	11	16
12	Jeff Burton	4094	35	0	0	4	13
13	Bill Elliott	4012	35	4	2	6	12
14	Michael Waltrip	3945	35	0	1	4	10
15	Ricky Craven	3797	35	2	0	3	9
16	Bobby Labonte	3734	35	0	1	5	7
17	Sterling Marlin	3703	29	0	2	8	14
18	Jeff Green	3655	35	0	0	4	6
19	Dave Blaney	3636	35	0	0	0	5
20	Robby Gordon	3547	35	0	0	1	5
21	Kyle Petty	3431	35	0	0	0	1
22	Kevin Harvick	3398	34	1	1	5	8
23	Terry Labonte	3338	35	0	0	1	4
24	Elliott Sadler	3280	35	0	0	2	6
25	Jeremy Mayfield	3245	35	0	0	2	4