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2002 Pontiac Excitement 400 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Tweet NASCAR Winston Cup race number 11 of 36 Sunday, May 5, 2002 at Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, VA 400 laps on a 0.750 mile paved track (300.000 miles) Time of race: 3:27:19 Average speed: 86.824 mph Pole speed: 127.389 mph Cautions: 14 for 103 laps Margin of victory: 1.484 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 13 Glossary    2002 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   2002 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 3 20   Tony Stewart Home Depot   (Joe Gibbs) Pontiac 400 185653 running 28 180 2 11 12   Ryan Newman Alltel   (Roger Penske) Ford 400 121950 running 48 175 3 23 99   Jeff Burton Citgo   (Jack Roush) Ford 400 126067 running 0 165 4 18 6   Mark Martin Pfizer / Viagra   (Jack Roush) Ford 400 106708 running 0 160 5 17 19   Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Dealers / UAW   (Ray Evernham) Dodge 400 67950 running 0 155 6 7 17   Matt Kenseth DeWalt Power Tools   (Jack Roush) Ford 400 68000 running 0 150 7 4 24   Jeff Gordon DuPont   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 400 99403 running 0 146 8 20 44   Steve Grissom Georgia-Pacific   (Petty Enterprises) Dodge 400 60875 running 0 142 9 10 32   Ricky Craven Tide New Clean Breeze Scent   (Cal Wells) Ford 400 59975 running 0 138 10 40 41   Jimmy Spencer Target   (Chip Ganassi) Dodge 400 74275 running 75 139 11 35 40   Sterling Marlin Coors Light   (Chip Ganassi) Dodge 400 87692 running 0 130 12 16 10   Joe Nemechek Valvoline / Maxlife   (Nelson Bowers) Pontiac 400 74710 running 0 127 13 14 30   Jeff Green America Online   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 400 43575 running 2 129 14 38 9   Bill Elliott Dodge Dealers / UAW   (Ray Evernham) Dodge 400 73531 running 0 121 15 22 36   Ken Schrader M&M's Global Color Vote   (Nelson Bowers) Pontiac 400 68335 running 0 118 16 32 23   Hut Stricklin Hills Brothers Coffee   (Bill Davis) Dodge 400 54700 running 0 115 17 36 55   Bobby Hamilton Schneider Electric / Square D   (Andy Petree) Chevrolet 399 62289 running 5 117 18 30 02   Hermie Sadler Virginia Lottery   (Hermie Sadler) Chevrolet 399 42050 running 0 109 19 33 11   Brett Bodine Hooters Restaurants   (Brett Bodine) Ford 399 45525 running 0 106 20 41 43   John Andretti Cheerios   (Petty Enterprises) Dodge 399 74508 running 0 103 21 21 21   Elliott Sadler Motorcraft   (Wood Brothers) Ford 399 52550 running 0 100 22 29 7   Casey Atwood Sirius Satellite Radio   (Jim Smith) Dodge 399 45325 running 0 97 23 6 45   Kyle Petty Sprint   (Petty Enterprises) Dodge 399 40825 running 0 94 24 27 15   Michael Waltrip NAPA   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 398 51850 running 3 96 25 9 2   Rusty Wallace Miller Lite   (Roger Penske) Ford 396 84750 running 0 88 26 31 14   Stacy Compton Conseco   (A.J. Foyt) Pontiac 395 43475 running 0 85 27 37 97   Kurt Busch Rubbermaid   (Jack Roush) Ford 395 51650 running 0 82 28 19 4   Mike Skinner Kodak   (Larry McClure) Chevrolet 378 43125 running 0 79 29 28 77   Dave Blaney Jasper Engines & Transmissions   (Doug Bawel) Ford 377 50500 engine 10 81 30 1 22   Ward Burton Caterpillar   (Bill Davis) Dodge 364 98375 running 125 83 31 26 48   Jimmie Johnson Lowe's   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 360 40325 running 0 70 32 8 18   Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries   (Joe Gibbs) Pontiac 351 86053 running 0 67 33 15 5   Terry Labonte Kellogg's   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 333 69058 crash 0 64 34 5 1   Steve Park Pennzoil   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 333 70050 crash 0 61 35 24 90   Rick Mast Duke's Mayonnaise / Sauer's   (Junie Donlavey) Ford 331 40125 crash 0 58 36 2 8   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Budweiser   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 327 76862 running 0 55 37 34 31   Robby Gordon Cingular Wireless / Spiderman   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 309 66081 crash 0 52 38 39 88   Dale Jarrett UPS   (Yates Racing) Ford 309 87753 running 14 54 39 12 28   Ricky Rudd Havoline   (Yates Racing) Ford 308 84317 crash 90 51 40 25 29   Kevin Harvick GM Goodwrench Service   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 295 85603 running 0 43 41 13 25   Jerry Nadeau UAW-Delphi   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 225 47765 crash 0 40 42 42 26   Frank Kimmel Pork, the Other White Meat   (Travis Carter) Ford 213 64892 crash 0 37 43 43 59   Randy Renfrow Price Motorsports   (Foster Price) Dodge 58 39667 oil pump 0 34

To the back: Name Nbr Reason Joe Nemechek 10 driver change Bobby Labonte 18 engine change Tony Stewart 20 engine change Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 44 Kevin Grubb 54 Toys R Us Rick Goodwin Chevrolet Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 24 24     25 30 6   #59 stalled backstretch   31 61 31     62 75 14   track moisture   76 89 14     90 93 4   debris backstretch   94 148 55     149 163 15   #8 spun frontstretch   164 171 8     172 178 7   #43,88,18 accident frontstretch   179 194 16     195 198 4   #97 spun turn 2   199 215 17     216 221 6   #26 contact turn 2   222 227 6     228 240 13   #25,29,14,7,99 accident turn 3   241 247 7     248 251 4   #45 contact turn 2   252 309 58     310 316 7   #28,2,31 accident turns 2/4   317 327 11     328 332 5   #48,41 accident turn 3   333 334 2     335 343 9   #2,32,30,19,1,5,40,90,15,43 accident backstretch   344 365 22     366 369 4   #4 accident turn 2   370 378 9     379 383 5   oil on track   384 400 17       Percent of race run under caution: 25.8%             Average green flag run: 19.8 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Ward Burton 1 62 62   Dale Jarrett 63 76 14   Michael Waltrip 77 79 3   Bobby Hamilton 80 84 5   Jeff Green 85 86 2   Ward Burton 87 149 63   Ricky Rudd 150 216 67   Dave Blaney 217 226 10   Jimmy Spencer 227 285 59   Ricky Rudd 286 308 23   Ryan Newman 309 310 2   Jimmy Spencer 311 326 16   Ryan Newman 327 372 46   Tony Stewart 373 400 28 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Sterling Marlin 1645     2   Matt Kenseth 1513   -132   3   Kurt Busch 1454   -191   4   Mark Martin 1452   -193   5   Rusty Wallace 1442   -203   6   Jeff Gordon 1429   -216   7   Jimmie Johnson 1422   -223   8   Tony Stewart 1394   -251   9   Jeff Burton 1343   -302   10   Ricky Rudd 1330   -315   11   Bill Elliott 1299   -346   12   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 1288   -357   13   Ryan Newman 1206   -439   14   Ward Burton 1198   -447   15   Dale Jarrett 1177   -468   16   Ricky Craven 1164   -481   17   Terry Labonte 1153   -492   18   Michael Waltrip 1147   -498   19   Jeremy Mayfield 1130   -515   20   Jimmy Spencer 1129   -516