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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 30 of 36
Sunday, October 6, 2002 at Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, AL
188 laps on a 2.660 mile paved track (500.080 miles)

Time of race: 2:43:22
Average speed: 183.665 mph
Pole speed: no time trials

Cautions: none
Margin of victory: .118 sec
Attendance: 165000
Lead changes: 35

Glossary 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 2002 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	13	8	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Budweiser (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	188	166040	running	56	185
2	3	20	Tony Stewart	Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Pontiac	188	152258	running	0	170
3	10	28	Ricky Rudd	Havoline (Yates Racing)	Ford	188	134972	running	1	170
4	11	97	Kurt Busch	Rubbermaid (Jack Roush)	Ford	188	86665	running	35	165
5	17	30	Jeff Green	America Online (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	188	68265	running	0	155
6	35	1	Steve Park	Pennzoil (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	188	91600	running	0	150
7	7	12	Ryan Newman	Alltel / Mobil 1 (Roger Penske)	Ford	188	83925	running	3	151
8	15	15	Michael Waltrip	NAPA (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	188	64550	running	14	147
9	12	88	Dale Jarrett	UPS (Yates Racing)	Ford	188	87825	running	0	138
10	28	22	Ward Burton	Caterpillar (Bill Davis)	Dodge	188	99300	running	0	134
11	14	99	Jeff Burton	Citgo Supergard (Jack Roush)	Ford	188	95117	running	9	135
12	20	31	Robby Gordon	Cingular Wireless (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	188	80121	running	21	132
13	6	2	Rusty Wallace	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Ford	188	93805	running	0	99
14	8	17	Matt Kenseth	DeWalt Power Tools (Jack Roush)	Ford	188	67295	running	15	126
15	16	32	Ricky Craven	Tide (Cal Wells)	Ford	188	64885	running	3	123
16	22	45	Kyle Petty	Sprint (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	188	52725	running	0	115
17	32	23	Scott Wimmer	Hills Brothers Coffee (Bill Davis)	Dodge	188	52285	running	0	112
18	30	43	John Andretti	Cheerios / Betty Crocker (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	188	79233	running	0	109
19	9	9	Bill Elliott	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	188	77656	running	0	106
20	26	19	Jeremy Mayfield	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	188	61805	running	1	108
21	24	41	Jimmy Spencer	Target (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	188	63810	running	0	100
22	42	49	Stacy Compton	BAM Racing (Beth Ann Morgenthau)	Dodge	188	51690	running	0	97
23	33	26	Todd Bodine	Discover Card (Travis Carter)	Ford	187	74907	running	0	94
24	40	44	Jerry Nadeau	Georgia-Pacific / Brawny (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	187	59825	running	0	91
25	18	18	Bobby Labonte	Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs)	Pontiac	187	92033	running	0	88
26	5	40	Jamie McMurray	Coors Light (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	187	88012	running	0	85
27	19	29	Kevin Harvick	GM Goodwrench Service (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	186	91288	running	3	87
28	37	4	Mike Skinner	Kodak (Larry McClure)	Chevrolet	186	56839	running	0	79
29	41	11	Brett Bodine	Hooters Restaurants (Brett Bodine)	Ford	186	48190	running	0	76
30	2	6	Mark Martin	Pfizer / Viagra (Jack Roush)	Ford	186	82363	running	0	73
31	21	77	Dave Blaney	Jasper Engines & Transmissions (Doug Bawel)	Ford	186	55445	running	0	70
32	29	55	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	Schneider Electric / Square D (Andy Petree)	Chevrolet	186	52860	running	0	67
33	36	33	Kenny Wallace	1-800-Call-ATT (Andy Petree)	Chevrolet	185	44775	running	0	64
34	39	7	Casey Atwood	Sirius Satellite Radio (Jim Smith)	Dodge	185	44715	running	0	61
35	38	14	Mike Wallace	Conseco (A.J. Foyt)	Pontiac	185	44675	running	0	58
36	27	21	Elliott Sadler	Motorcraft (Wood Brothers)	Ford	174	52625	running	0	55
37	1	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	173	44575	engine	0	52
38	23	5	Terry Labonte	Kellogg's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	164	73358	engine	0	49
39	34	25	Joe Nemechek	UAW-Delphi (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	155	52450	engine	0	46
40	25	10	Johnny Benson, Jr.	Valvoline (Nelson Bowers)	Pontiac	148	71125	engine	0	43
41	31	36	Ken Schrader	M&M's (Nelson Bowers)	Pontiac	137	52330	engine	0	40
42	4	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	125	107258	engine	27	42
43	43	71	Jay Sauter	RealTree Camouflage (Dave Marcis)	Chevrolet	46	44482	crash	0	34

Name	Nbr	Reason
To the back:
Scott Wimmer	23	engine change

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
44	Morgan Shepherd	51	Revival Soy / INBR World Best Buy	Rick Ware	Dodge
45	Kerry Earnhardt	83	RacingUSA.com	Armando Fitz	Chevrolet
46	Robert Pressley	92	Melling Auto Parts	Mark Melling	Dodge
47	Geoffrey Bodine	09	Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts	James Finch	Ford

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Jeff Gordon	1	3	3
Matt Kenseth	4	17	14
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	18	26	9
Jeremy Mayfield	27	27	1
Jeff Gordon	28	28	1
Ricky Craven	29	31	3
Matt Kenseth	32	32	1
Jeff Gordon	33	34	2
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	35	35	1
Michael Waltrip	36	36	1
Jeff Gordon	37	39	3
Kurt Busch	40	42	3
Jeff Gordon	43	47	5
Kevin Harvick	48	50	3
Kurt Busch	51	58	8
Jeff Burton	59	67	9
Kurt Busch	68	70	3
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	71	73	3
Ricky Rudd	74	74	1
Kurt Busch	75	91	17
Jeff Gordon	92	97	6
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	98	98	1
Jeff Gordon	99	102	4
Kurt Busch	103	104	2
Michael Waltrip	105	108	4
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	109	111	3
Michael Waltrip	112	115	4
Jeff Gordon	116	117	2
Ryan Newman	118	119	2
Jeff Gordon	120	120	1
Ryan Newman	121	121	1
Robby Gordon	122	142	21
Kurt Busch	143	144	2
Michael Waltrip	145	149	5
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	150	188	39

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Tony Stewart	3958
2	Mark Martin	3886	-72
3	Jimmie Johnson	3876	-82
4	Ryan Newman	3821	-137
5	Rusty Wallace	3786	-172
6	Matt Kenseth	3757	-201
6	Jeff Gordon	3757	-201
8	Bill Elliott	3729	-229
9	Ricky Rudd	3712	-246
10	Sterling Marlin	3703	-255
11	Kurt Busch	3634	-324
12	Dale Jarrett	3594	-364
13	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	3481	-477
14	Jeff Burton	3417	-541
15	Michael Waltrip	3362	-596
16	Ricky Craven	3292	-666
17	Jeff Green	3224	-734
18	Bobby Labonte	3111	-847
19	Robby Gordon	3089	-869
20	Dave Blaney	3025	-933
21	Kyle Petty	3010	-948