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2002 Sharpie 500

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 24 of 36
Saturday, August 24, 2002 at Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN
500 laps on a .533 mile paved track (266.5 miles)

Time of race: 3:27:24
Average Speed: 77.097 mph
Pole Speed: 124.034 mph

Cautions: 15 for 118 laps
Margin of Victory: 0.502 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 10

Glossary 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 2002 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
1	1	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	500	245,543	running	235	185
3	2	8	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Budweiser (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	500	131,090	running	140	170
22	3	15	Michael Waltrip	NAPA (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	498	68,935	running	0	97
2	4	2	Rusty Wallace	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Ford	500	173,240	running	16	175
17	5	9	Bill Elliott	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	499	88,016	running	0	112
12	6	10	Johnny Benson, Jr.	Valvoline (Nelson Bowers)	Pontiac	500	92,840	running	16	132
16	7	32	Ricky Craven	Tide (Cal Wells)	Ford	499	71,310	running	0	115
6	8	97	Kurt Busch	Sharpie / Rubbermaid (Jack Roush)	Ford	500	83,265	running	45	155
37	9	22	Ward Burton	CAT Dealers (Bill Davis)	Dodge	401	94,545	crash	0	52
5	10	17	Matt Kenseth	DeWalt Power Tools (Jack Roush)	Ford	500	98,375	running	10	160
8	11	41	Jimmy Spencer	Target (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	500	89,840	running	0	142
9	12	18	Bobby Labonte	Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs)	Pontiac	500	110,868	running	0	138
25	13	19	Jeremy Mayfield	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	497	66,515	running	0	88
36	14	12	Ryan Newman	Alltel (Roger Penske)	Ford	454	59,605	running	0	55
39	15	28	Ricky Rudd	Havoline (Yates Racing)	Ford	271	95,842	overheating	0	46
29	16	4	Mike Skinner	Kodak (Larry McClure)	Chevrolet	493	54,710	running	0	76
18	17	7	Casey Atwood	Sirius Satellite Radio (Jim Smith)	Dodge	499	72,200	running	0	109
35	18	30	Jeff Green	America Online (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	460	51,640	running	0	58
28	19	88	Dale Jarrett	UPS (Yates Racing)	Ford	494	72,720	running	0	79
27	20	25	Joe Nemechek	UAW-Delphi (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	494	64,730	running	0	82
23	21	6	Mark Martin	Pfizer / Viagra (Jack Roush)	Ford	497	93,818	running	0	94
15	22	45	Kyle Petty	Sprint (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	499	64,360	running	0	118
4	23	29	Kevin Harvick	GM Goodwrench Service (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	500	137,033	running	38	165
30	24	5	Terry Labonte	Kellogg's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	492	81,283	running	0	73
43	25	26	Todd Bodine	Discover Card (Travis Carter)	Ford	21	76,634	crash	0	34
24	26	20	Tony Stewart	Home Depot / Peanuts (Joe Gibbs)	Pontiac	497	103,788	running	0	91
7	27	40	Sterling Marlin	Coors Light (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	500	113,557	running	0	146
32	28	11	Brett Bodine	Hooters Restaurants (Brett Bodine)	Ford	473	51,755	running	0	67
41	29	49	Derrike Cope	Doc / Billy Ray Cyrus (Beth Ann Morgenthau)	Dodge	162	51,300	crash	0	40
20	30	31	Robby Gordon	Cingular Wireless (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	498	90,366	running	0	103
40	31	27	Scott Wimmer	Siemens (Bill Davis)	Dodge	164	51,350	crash	0	43
34	32	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	462	52,685	running	0	61
10	33	14	Mike Wallace	Conseco (A.J. Foyt)	Pontiac	500	71,690	running	0	134
11	34	55	Bobby Hamilton	Schneider Electric / Square D (Andy Petree)	Chevrolet	500	91,290	running	0	130
21	35	44	Jerry Nadeau	Georgia-Pacific / Brawny (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	498	69,624	running	0	100
13	36	99	Jeff Burton	Citgo Supergard (Jack Roush)	Ford	500	104,607	running	0	124
33	37	77	Dave Blaney	Jasper Engines & Transmissions (Doug Bawel)	Ford	466	59,720	running	0	64
42	38	21	Elliott Sadler	Motorcraft (Wood Brothers)	Ford	74	59,255	crash	0	37
19	39	43	John Andretti	Cheerios / Betty Crocker (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	499	88,533	running	0	106
14	40	36	Ken Schrader	M&M's Global Color Vote Purple (Nelson Bowers)	Pontiac	499	88,990	running	0	121
38	41	23	Hut Stricklin	Hills Brothers Coffee (Bill Davis)	Dodge	344	51,475	crash	0	49
26	42	1	Steve Park	Pennzoil (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	496	88,015	running	0	85
31	43	90	Lance Hooper	Lucas Oil (Junie Donlavey)	Ford	488	51,840	running	0	70

Failed to qualify: Hermie Sadler (#02), Carl Long (#51), Morgan Shepherd (#89), Tim Sauter (#71)

To the back: Elliott Sadler (#21) backup car, Mike Skinner (#4) engine change

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	6	6
	7	11	5	#26,1,90 accident backstretch
	12	17	6
	18	22	5	#26 spun backstretch
	23	30	8
	31	35	5	#31 spun turn 4
	36	56	21
	57	61	5	#32 spun turn 2
	62	68	7
	69	75	7	#21 accident backstretch
	76	150	75
	151	156	6	#48 accident turn 4
	157	168	12
	169	174	6	debris
	175	291	117
	292	297	6	#1 spun turn 2
	298	298	1
	299	307	9	#99,19,88,12,6,44,18,15,97 accident turn 1
	308	315	8
	316	330	15	#30,32 accident turn 3
	331	333	3
	334	338	5	#12,5 spun turn 4
	339	347	9
	348	355	8	#23 spun turn 3
	356	370	15
	371	376	6	#7,77 spun turn 2
	377	377	1
	378	387	10	#48,6 spun turn 1
	388	403	16
	404	423	20	#22 spun turn 3
	424	500	77
Percent of race run under caution: 23.6% Average green flag run: 23.9 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	1	130	130
Jeff Gordon	131	246	116
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	247	256	10
Jeff Gordon	257	372	116
Johnny Benson, Jr.	373	388	16
Kurt Busch	389	433	45
Matt Kenseth	434	443	10
Kevin Harvick	444	481	38
Rusty Wallace	482	497	16
Jeff Gordon	498	500	3

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Sterling Marlin	3240
2	Mark Martin	3145	-95
3	Jeff Gordon	3129	-111
4	Tony Stewart	3101	-139
5	Jimmie Johnson	3095	-145
6	Rusty Wallace	3078	-162
7	Ricky Rudd	2972	-268
8	Bill Elliott	2970	-270
9	Matt Kenseth	2959	-281
10	Dale Jarrett	2864	-376
11	Kurt Busch	2826	-414
12	Ryan Newman	2813	-427
13	Jeff Burton	2763	-477
14	Michael Waltrip	2705	-535
15	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	2640	-600
16	Ricky Craven	2601	-639
17	Bobby Labonte	2546	-694
18	Terry Labonte	2493	-747
19	Kevin Harvick	2480	-760
20	Jeff Green	2476	-764

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