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2002 NAPA Auto Parts 500 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 10 of 36 Sunday, April 28, 2002 at California Speedway, Fontana, CA 250 laps on a 2.000 mile paved track (500.000 miles) Time of race: 3:19:53 Average speed: 150.088 mph Pole speed: 187.432 mph Cautions: 5 for 24 laps Margin of victory: .620 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 20 Glossary    2002 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   2002 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 4 48   Jimmie Johnson Lowe's   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 250 176750 running 62 180 2 2 97   Kurt Busch Sharpie / Rubbermaid   (Jack Roush) Ford 250 140075 running 102 180 3 37 28   Ricky Rudd Havoline   (Yates Racing) Ford 250 148117 running 0 165 4 39 9   Bill Elliott Dodge Dealers / UAW   (Ray Evernham) Dodge 250 125856 running 3 165 5 26 6   Mark Martin Pfizer / Viagra   (Jack Roush) Ford 250 110458 running 0 155 6 3 88   Dale Jarrett UPS   (Yates Racing) Ford 250 114928 running 50 155 7 25 40   Sterling Marlin Coors Original   (Chip Ganassi) Dodge 250 109092 running 0 146 8 10 2   Rusty Wallace Miller Lite   (Roger Penske) Ford 250 107725 running 0 142 9 32 77   Dave Blaney Jasper Engines   (Doug Bawel) Ford 250 91875 running 27 143 10 6 15   Michael Waltrip NAPA   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 250 77375 running 2 139 11 16 30   Jeff Green America Online   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 250 60700 running 0 130 12 40 31   Robby Gordon Cingular Wireless / Spiderman   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 249 90456 running 0 127 13 29 16   Greg Biffle RoushRacing.com / Volvo Trucks   (Jack Roush) Ford 249 59050 running 0 124 14 1 12   Ryan Newman Alltel / Mobil 1   (Roger Penske) Ford 249 94600 running 3 126 15 11 10   Johnny Benson, Jr. Eagle One / Valvoline   (Nelson Bowers) Pontiac 249 90800 running 0 118 16 17 24   Jeff Gordon DuPont   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 249 110078 running 0 115 17 19 45   Kyle Petty Sprint   (Petty Enterprises) Dodge 249 56900 running 0 112 18 27 22   Ward Burton Caterpillar   (Bill Davis) Dodge 249 99700 running 0 109 19 38 99   Jeff Burton Citgo Supergard   (Jack Roush) Ford 249 101167 running 0 106 20 20 17   Matt Kenseth DeWalt Power Tools   (Jack Roush) Ford 249 77550 running 0 103 21 34 5   Terry Labonte Kellogg's   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 249 88733 running 0 100 22 18 1   Steve Park Pennzoil   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 249 89475 running 0 97 23 36 11   Brett Bodine Hooters Restaurants   (Brett Bodine) Ford 249 72300 running 0 94 24 24 43   John Andretti Cheerios   (Petty Enterprises) Dodge 249 86058 running 0 91 25 13 26   Joe Nemechek Checker / Shuck's / Kragen Auto Parts   (Travis Carter) Ford 249 84262 running 0 88 26 5 25   Jerry Nadeau UAW-Delphi   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 249 66375 running 0 85 27 22 41   Jimmy Spencer Target   (Chip Ganassi) Dodge 248 58025 running 0 82 28 12 7   Casey Atwood Sirius Satellite Radio   (Jim Smith) Dodge 248 68225 running 0 79 29 8 20   Tony Stewart Home Depot   (Joe Gibbs) Pontiac 247 102003 running 0 76 30 30 55   Bobby Hamilton Schneider Electric / Square D   (Andy Petree) Chevrolet 247 74114 running 0 73 31 33 4   Mike Skinner Kodak Film   (Larry McClure) Chevrolet 247 57050 running 0 70 32 42 90   Rick Mast Duke's Mayonnaise / Sauer's   (Junie Donlavey) Ford 246 56350 running 0 67 33 41 44   Steve Grissom Georgia-Pacific / Brawny   (Petty Enterprises) Dodge 244 53650 crash 0 64 34 28 18   Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries   (Joe Gibbs) Pontiac 240 99228 running 0 61 35 21 29   Kevin Harvick GM Goodwrench Service   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 226 99053 crash 0 58 36 9 8   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Budweiser   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 225 89897 crash 0 55 37 15 32   Ricky Craven Tide New Clean Breeze Scent   (Cal Wells) Ford 193 61000 crash 0 52 38 14 19   Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Dealers / UAW   (Ray Evernham) Dodge 189 60825 engine 0 49 39 7 21   Elliott Sadler Motorcraft   (Wood Brothers) Ford 163 60780 engine 0 46 40 31 23   Hut Stricklin Hills Brothers Coffee   (Bill Davis) Dodge 147 60705 engine 0 43 41 35 14   Stacy Compton Conseco   (A.J. Foyt) Pontiac 104 52650 engine 1 45 42 43 49   Shawna Robinson BAM Racing   (Beth Ann Morgenthau) Dodge 18 52605 crash 0 37 43 23 36   Ken Schrader M&M's Global Color Vote   (Nelson Bowers) Pontiac 4 60806 engine 0 34

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 44 Brendan Gaughan 62 NAPA Auto Care Michael Gaughan Dodge 45 Chad Little 74 Staff America Bill Baumgardner Chevrolet 46 Hermie Sadler 02 Little Trees Hermie Sadler Chevrolet Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 19 19     20 23 4   #49 accident turn 4   24 141 118     142 146 5   #32 accident turn 2   147 155 9     156 159 4   #17 accident turn 2   160 195 36     196 199 4   #19 stalled on track   200 229 30     230 236 7   #8,29 accident turn 4   237 250 14       Percent of race run under caution: 9.6%             Average green flag run: 37.7 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Kurt Busch 1 1 1   Ryan Newman 2 4 3   Dale Jarrett 5 18 14   Michael Waltrip 19 20 2   Stacy Compton 21 21 1   Jimmie Johnson 22 65 44   Kurt Busch 66 70 5   Jimmie Johnson 71 73 3   Kurt Busch 74 142 69   Dale Jarrett 143 156 14   Dave Blaney 157 183 27   Kurt Busch 184 196 13   Dale Jarrett 197 199 3   Kurt Busch 200 200 1   Dale Jarrett 201 219 19   Kurt Busch 220 227 8   Jimmie Johnson 228 228 1   Kurt Busch 229 233 5   Bill Elliott 234 236 3   Jimmie Johnson 237 250 14 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Sterling Marlin 1515     2   Kurt Busch 1372   -143   3   Matt Kenseth 1363   -152   4   Rusty Wallace 1354   -161   5   Jimmie Johnson 1352   -163   6   Mark Martin 1292   -223   7   Jeff Gordon 1283   -232   8   Ricky Rudd 1279   -236   9   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 1233   -282   10   Tony Stewart 1214   -301   11   Bill Elliott 1178   -337   11   Jeff Burton 1178   -337   13   Dale Jarrett 1123   -392   14   Ward Burton 1115   -400   15   Terry Labonte 1089   -426   16   Michael Waltrip 1051   -464   17   Dave Blaney 1044   -471   18   Ryan Newman 1031   -484   19   Ricky Craven 1026   -489   20   Bobby Labonte 1019   -496   21   Jimmy Spencer 990   -525