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2002 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 26 of 36
Saturday, September 7, 2002 at Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, VA
400 laps on a .750 mile paved track (300.0 miles)

Time of race: 3:09:54
Average Speed: 94.787 mph
Pole Speed: 126.145 mph

Cautions: 10 for 65 laps
Margin of Victory: 6.184 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 14

Glossary 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 2002 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
1	25	17	Matt Kenseth	DeWalt Power Tools (Jack Roush)	Ford	400	163,595	running	134	180
2	2	12	Ryan Newman	Alltel (Roger Penske)	Ford	400	127,340	running	145	180
3	29	30	Jeff Green	America Online / Daffy Duck (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	400	80,930	running	2	145
4	24	8	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Budweiser (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	400	87,205	running	0	160
5	7	26	Todd Bodine	Discover Card (Travis Carter)	Ford	400	92,142	running	0	155
6	4	6	Mark Martin	Pfizer / Viagra (Jack Roush)	Ford	400	87,288	running	0	150
7	6	28	Ricky Rudd	Havoline (Yates Racing)	Ford	400	92,222	running	0	146
8	13	22	Ward Burton	Caterpillar (Bill Davis)	Dodge	399	89,855	running	16	147
9	3	77	Dave Blaney	Jasper Engines & Transmissions (Doug Bawel)	Ford	399	72,655	running	0	138
10	21	19	Jeremy Mayfield	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	399	60,755	running	0	134
11	38	1	Steve Park	Pennzoil (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	399	79,230	running	31	135
12	39	14	Mike Wallace	Conseco (A.J. Foyt)	Pontiac	399	52,940	running	1	132
13	1	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's / Tweety & Sylvester (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	399	52,380	running	1	129
14	33	23	Kenny Wallace	Hills Brothers Coffee (Bill Davis)	Dodge	399	47,080	running	3	126
15	23	2	Rusty Wallace	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Ford	399	87,755	running	0	118
16	19	9	Bill Elliott	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	399	74,211	running	0	115
17	36	45	Kyle Petty	Sprint (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	399	47,855	running	0	112
18	27	29	Kevin Harvick	GM Goodwrench Service / Tasmanian Devil (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	399	88,283	running	0	109
19	22	97	Kurt Busch	Rubbermaid (Jack Roush)	Ford	398	53,780	running	0	106
20	40	11	Brett Bodine	Hooters Restaurants (Brett Bodine)	Ford	398	61,680	running	0	103
21	20	32	Ricky Craven	Tide (Cal Wells)	Ford	398	52,805	running	0	100
22	8	4	Mike Skinner	Kodak / Yosemite Sam (Larry McClure)	Chevrolet	398	55,080	running	0	97
23	43	02	Hermie Sadler	Virginia Lottery (Hermie Sadler)	Chevrolet	398	41,305	running	0	94
24	34	7	Casey Atwood	Sirius Satellite Radio (Jim Smith)	Dodge	397	52,544	running	0	91
25	28	25	Joe Nemechek	UAW-Delphi / Speedy Gonzales (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	397	52,005	running	0	88
26	16	36	Ken Schrader	M&M's (Nelson Bowers)	Pontiac	397	51,780	running	0	85
27	17	44	Jerry Nadeau	Georgia-Pacific / Brawny (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	397	40,755	running	0	82
28	11	31	Robby Gordon	Cingular Wireless / Pepe Le Pew (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	397	66,686	running	0	79
29	31	43	John Andretti	Cheerios / Betty Crocker (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	397	67,593	running	0	76
30	14	20	Tony Stewart	Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Pontiac	396	88,478	driveshaft	34	78
31	12	88	Dale Jarrett	UPS (Yates Racing)	Ford	392	60,365	running	0	70
32	18	18	Bobby Labonte	Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs)	Pontiac	371	86,108	running	0	67
33	37	55	Greg Biffle	Schneider Elec /Square D/Marvin the Martian (Andy Petree)	Chevrolet	334	48,295	running	12	69
34	35	21	Elliott Sadler	Motorcraft (Wood Brothers)	Ford	317	48,235	running	0	61
35	9	10	Johnny Benson, Jr.	Valvoline (Nelson Bowers)	Pontiac	251	66,950	crash	0	58
36	26	15	Michael Waltrip	NAPA (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	217	48,165	crash	21	60
37	42	71	Tim Sauter	Wehrs Chevrolet (Dave Marcis)	Chevrolet	215	40,130	engine	0	52
38	41	09	Geoffrey Bodine	Miccosukee Indian Resort (James Finch)	Ford	116	40,095	engine	0	49
39	15	99	Jeff Burton	Citgo Supergard (Jack Roush)	Ford	107	84,702	running	0	46
40	10	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	84	92,953	engine	0	43
41	5	5	Terry Labonte	Kellogg's / Road Runner & Wile E. Coyote (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	15	68,763	crash	0	40
42	30	41	Jimmy Spencer	Target (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	8	39,880	crash	0	37
43	32	40	Sterling Marlin	Coors Light (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	8	82,429	crash	0	34

Failed to qualify: Carl Long (#51)

To the back: Jeff Gordon (#24) backup car, Bill Elliott (#9) engine change

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	2	2
	3	7	5	#21 spun backstretch
	8	10	3
	11	14	4	#99,41,40 accident turn 3
	15	16	2
	17	24	8	#5 spun turn 3
	25	68	44
	69	72	4	debris
	73	82	10
	83	86	4	#55 spun turn 2
	87	108	22
	109	112	4	#18 spun frontstretch
	113	207	95
	208	217	10	oil on track
	218	218	1
	219	234	16	#15 accident turn 3
	235	253	19
	254	257	4	#10 accident frontstretch
	258	273	16
	274	279	6	#55 accident backstretch
	280	400	121
Percent of race run under caution: 16.2% Average green flag run: 30.5 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Jimmie Johnson	1	1	1
Ryan Newman	2	143	142
Tony Stewart	144	177	34
Ryan Newman	178	178	1
Jeff Green	179	180	2
Greg Biffle	181	192	12
Kenny Wallace	193	195	3
Michael Waltrip	196	208	13
Mike Wallace	209	209	1
Michael Waltrip	210	217	8
Steve Park	218	248	31
Matt Kenseth	249	274	26
Ward Burton	275	290	16
Ryan Newman	291	292	2
Matt Kenseth	293	400	108

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Sterling Marlin	3439
2	Mark Martin	3430	-9
3	Jimmie Johnson	3367	-72
4	Jeff Gordon	3357	-82
5	Tony Stewart	3321	-118
6	Rusty Wallace	3293	-146
7	Bill Elliott	3255	-184
8	Ricky Rudd	3191	-248
9	Matt Kenseth	3191	-248
10	Ryan Newman	3168	-271
11	Dale Jarrett	3094	-345
12	Kurt Busch	3078	-361
13	Jeff Burton	2948	-491
14	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	2915	-524
15	Michael Waltrip	2856	-583
16	Ricky Craven	2827	-612
17	Jeff Green	2748	-691
18	Bobby Labonte	2731	-708
19	Dave Blaney	2637	-802
20	Kevin Harvick	2632	-807

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