2002 Checker Auto Parts 500 Presented by Pennzoil

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Winston Cup race number 35 of 36
November 10, 2002 at Phoenix International Raceway, Phoenix, AZ
312 laps on a 1.000 mile paved track (312.0 miles)

Time of race: 2:44:25
Average Speed: 113.857 mph
Pole Speed: 132.655 mph Cautions: 4 for 18 laps
Margin of Victory: 1.344 sec
Attendance: 100,000

Glossary 2002 Winston Cup results / 2002 standings

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Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
1	28	17	Matt Kenseth	DeWalt Power Tools (Jack Roush)	Ford	312	211,895	running	55	180
2	29	2	Rusty Wallace	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Ford	312	163,825	running	0	170
3	4	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	312	152,328	running	16	170
4	7	6	Mark Martin	Pfizer / Viagra (Jack Roush)	Ford	312	129,218	running	2	165
5	3	8	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Budweiser (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	312	97,850	running	105	160
6	13	97	Kurt Busch	Rubbermaid / Stain Shield (Jack Roush)	Ford	312	76,500	running	117	160
7	5	77	Dave Blaney	Jasper Engines & Transmissions (Doug Bawel)	Ford	312	86,400	running	1	151
8	16	20	Tony Stewart	Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Pontiac	312	101,178	running	0	142
9	27	88	Dale Jarrett	UPS (Yates Racing)	Ford	312	89,100	running	0	138
10	15	21	Elliott Sadler	Motorcraft (Wood Brothers)	Ford	312	76,650	running	0	134
11	6	23	Kenny Wallace	Hills Brothers Coffee (Bill Davis)	Dodge	312	57,000	running	0	130
12	20	99	Jeff Burton	Citgo Supergard (Jack Roush)	Ford	312	93,267	running	0	127
13	24	28	Ricky Rudd	Havoline (Yates Racing)	Ford	312	92,117	running	0	124
14	2	43	John Andretti	Cheerios / Betty Crocker (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	312	77,783	running	0	121
15	37	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	312	51,325	running	1	123
16	23	10	Johnny Benson, Jr.	Valvoline (Nelson Bowers)	Pontiac	312	73,825	running	1	120
17	25	29	Kevin Harvick	GM Goodwrench Service (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	311	88,653	running	0	112
18	1	12	Ryan Newman	Alltel / Mobil 1 (Roger Penske)	Ford	311	69,950	running	14	114
19	26	22	Ward Burton	Caterpillar (Bill Davis)	Dodge	311	85,450	running	0	106
20	38	15	Michael Waltrip	NAPA (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	311	56,975	running	0	103
21	32	1	Steve Park	Pennzoil (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	311	75,675	running	0	100
22	30	26	Todd Bodine	Discover Card (Travis Carter)	Ford	311	71,262	running	0	97
23	10	41	Jimmy Spencer	Target (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	310	53,739	running	0	94
24	34	4	Mike Skinner	Kodak (Larry McClure)	Chevrolet	310	45,100	running	0	91
25	11	19	Jeremy Mayfield	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	310	52,875	running	0	88
26	31	5	Terry Labonte	Kellogg's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	310	73,883	running	0	85
27	9	31	Robby Gordon	Cingular Wireless (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	310	70,481	running	0	82
28	41	14	Mike Wallace	Conseco (A.J. Foyt)	Pontiac	310	44,300	running	0	79
29	40	55	Bobby Hamilton	Schneider Electric / Square D (Andy Petree)	Chevrolet	310	51,675	running	0	76
30	14	9	Bill Elliott	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	310	67,606	running	0	73
31	36	7	Jason Leffler	Sirius Satellite Radio (Jim Smith)	Dodge	309	40,925	running	0	70
32	18	45	Kyle Petty	Sprint (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	309	40,775	running	0	67
33	8	25	Joe Nemechek	UAW-Delphi (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	309	48,650	running	0	64
34	35	32	Ricky Craven	Tide (Cal Wells)	Ford	309	48,525	running	0	61
35	39	30	Jeff Green	America Online (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	307	40,400	running	0	58
36	22	83	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	RacingUSA.com (Armando Fitz / Terry Bradshaw)	Chevrolet	307	40,275	running	0	55
37	21	36	Ken Schrader	Pedigree (Nelson Bowers)	Pontiac	306	48,150	running	0	52
38	42	49	Derrike Cope	BAM Racing (Beth Ann Morgenthau)	Dodge	302	40,025	running	0	49
39	33	18	Bobby Labonte	Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs)	Pontiac	269	85,678	engine	0	46
40	12	40	Jamie McMurray	Coors Light (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	253	82,067	crash	0	43
41	17	44	Christian Fittipaldi	Georgia-Pacific / Brawny (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	252	39,600	crash	0	40
42	19	27	Scott Wimmer	Siemens (Bill Davis)	Dodge	130	39,475	crash	0	37
43	43	74	Tony Raines	Staff America (Bill Baumgardner)	Chevrolet	120	39,593	engine	0	34

Failed to qualify: Ted Musgrave (#07), Jack Sprague (#60), Brett Bodine (#11), Jerry Robertson (#51), Morgan Shepherd (#89), Jeff Jefferson (#37), Lance Hooper (#47), Mike Harmon (#93)

To the back: Todd Bodine (#26) engine change

Cautions: Laps: 28-30 (#40 accident turn 2), 133-138 (#27 spun frontstretch), 143-145 (debris frontstretch), 259-264 (#44 accident turn 3)

Lap leaders: R. Newman 1-6, D. Earnhardt Jr. 7-28, R. Newman 29-34, D. Earnhardt Jr. 35-117, D. Blaney 118, M. Kenseth 119-121, J. Gordon 122-133, K. Busch 134-219, J. Gordon 220-223, M. Martin 224-225, J. Johnson 226, R. Newman 227-228, K. Busch 229-259, J. Benson Jr. 260, M. Kenseth 261-312

Points standings (top 20) after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff +----+-----------------------+------+-----+ 1 Tony Stewart 4691 2 Mark Martin 4602 -89 3 Kurt Busch 4461 -230 4 Rusty Wallace 4453 -238 5 Jimmie Johnson 4453 -238 6 Jeff Gordon 4452 -239 7 Ryan Newman 4438 -253 8 Matt Kenseth 4389 -302 9 Dale Jarrett 4292 -399 10 Ricky Rudd 4217 -474 11 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 4165 -526 12 Jeff Burton 4094 -597 13 Bill Elliott 4012 -679 14 Michael Waltrip 3945 -746 15 Ricky Craven 3797 -894 16 Bobby Labonte 3734 -957 17 Sterling Marlin 3703 -988 18 Jeff Green 3655 -1036 19 Dave Blaney 3636 -1055 20 Robby Gordon 3547 -1144 +----+-----------------------+------+-----+

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