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2002 Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 5 of 36 Sunday, March 17, 2002 at Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC 293 laps on a 1.366 mile paved track (400.238 miles) Time of race: 3:10:29 Average speed: 126.07 mph Pole speed: 170.089 mph Cautions: 5 for 40 laps Margin of victory: 3.581 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 11 Glossary    2002 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   2002 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Pts 39 4 1   Steve Park Pennzoil   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 133 65390 running 19 51 7 18 2   Rusty Wallace Miller Lite   (Roger Penske) Ford 293 88520 running 0 146 20 29 4   Mike Skinner Kodak Film   (Larry McClure) Chevrolet 290 53409 running 0 103 23 37 5   Terry Labonte Kellogg's   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 289 69758 running 0 94 29 31 6   Mark Martin Pfizer / Viagra   (Jack Roush) Ford 278 73073 running 5 81 26 40 7   Casey Atwood Sirius Satellite Radio   (Jim Smith) Dodge 283 40085 running 0 85 4 23 8   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Budweiser   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 293 96542 running 10 165 10 10 9   Bill Elliott Dodge Dealers / UAW   (Ray Evernham) Dodge 293 76061 running 0 134 33 24 10   Johnny Benson, Jr. Valvoline   (Nelson Bowers) Pontiac 250 65570 crash 0 64 38 33 11   Brett Bodine Hooters / Wells Fargo / Timberland   (Brett Bodine) Ford 196 35565 crash 0 49 5 3 12   Ryan Newman Alltel   (Roger Penske) Ford 293 77175 running 0 155 27 32 14   Stacy Compton Conseco   (A.J. Foyt) Pontiac 282 39785 running 0 82 15 17 15   Michael Waltrip NAPA   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 292 53780 running 0 118 8 34 17   Matt Kenseth DeWalt Power Tools   (Jack Roush) Ford 293 70365 running 0 142 21 12 18   Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries   (Joe Gibbs) Pontiac 289 83533 running 0 100 16 19 19   Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Dealers / UAW   (Ray Evernham) Dodge 292 51585 running 0 115 36 36 20   Tony Stewart Home Depot   (Joe Gibbs) Pontiac 225 83233 crash 7 60 2 6 21   Elliott Sadler Motorcraft   (Wood Brothers) Ford 293 98395 running 0 170 31 15 22   Ward Burton Caterpillar   (Bill Davis) Dodge 266 78980 running 1 75 32 39 23   Hut Stricklin Hills Brothers Coffee   (Bill Davis) Dodge 257 46925 running 0 67 9 2 24   Jeff Gordon DuPont   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 293 106663 running 176 148 18 20 25   Jerry Nadeau UAW-Delphi   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 291 50470 running 0 109 17 27 26   Joe Nemechek Haas-Carter Motorsports   (Travis Carter) Ford 292 67977 running 0 112 12 21 28   Ricky Rudd Havoline   (Yates Racing) Ford 292 86012 running 0 127 3 16 29   Kevin Harvick GM Goodwrench Service   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 293 108443 running 0 165 25 9 30   Jeff Green America Online   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 284 36895 running 0 88 34 28 31   Robby Gordon Cingular Wireless   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 249 64321 running 0 61 41 1 32   Ricky Craven Tide   (Cal Wells) Ford 64 48850 crash 18 45 35 8 36   Ken Schrader M&M's   (Nelson Bowers) Pontiac 227 43710 crash 0 58 1 11 40   Sterling Marlin Coors Light   (Chip Ganassi) Dodge 293 190642 running 57 180 37 7 41   Jimmy Spencer Target   (Chip Ganassi) Dodge 225 35625 crash 0 52 22 35 43   John Andretti Cheerios   (Petty Enterprises) Dodge 289 68323 running 0 97 19 38 44   Buckshot Jones Georgia-Pacific   (Petty Enterprises) Dodge 290 48740 running 0 106 14 30 45   Kyle Petty Sprint   (Petty Enterprises) Dodge 292 39460 running 0 121 6 5 48   Jimmie Johnson Lowe's   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 293 48900 running 0 150 42 42 49   Shawna Robinson BAM Racing   (Beth Ann Morgenthau) Dodge 51 35290 ignition 0 37 13 26 55   Bobby Hamilton Schneider Electric   (Andy Petree) Chevrolet 292 66440 running 0 124 43 43 71   Andy Hillenburg Pro Motorsports / RealTree Camouflage   (Dave Marcis) Chevrolet 12 34598 engine 0 34 30 25 77   Dave Blaney Jasper Engines   (Doug Bawel) Ford 275 47685 running 0 73 40 22 88   Dale Jarrett UPS   (Yates Racing) Ford 115 83193 engine 0 43 24 41 90   Rick Mast Duke's Mayonnaise / Sauer's   (Junie Donlavey) Ford 287 40610 running 0 91 28 13 97   Kurt Busch Rubbermaid   (Jack Roush) Ford 278 47930 running 0 79 11 14 99   Jeff Burton Citgo Supergard   (Jack Roush) Ford 292 85892 running 0 130

To the back: Name Nbr Reason Ryan Newman 12 backup car Sterling Marlin 40 engine change Dave Blaney 77 engine change Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 38 38     39 43 5   #1,14,32 accident turn 4   44 90 47     91 94 4   #31 accident turn 4   95 133 39     134 137 4   #19 spun backstretch   138 197 60     198 210 13   #97,11,23 accident turn 3   211 226 16     227 240 14   #6,20,44,24,97,41,36,10,18,77,22 accident backstretch   241 293 53       Percent of race run under caution: 13.7%             Average green flag run: 42.2 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Ricky Craven 1 18 18   Steve Park 19 37 19   Jeff Gordon 38 194 157   Sterling Marlin 195 195 1   Ward Burton 196 196 1   Mark Martin 197 201 5   Jeff Gordon 202 218 17   Tony Stewart 219 225 7   Jeff Gordon 226 227 2   Sterling Marlin 228 240 13   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 241 250 10   Sterling Marlin 251 293 43 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Sterling Marlin 825     2   Ryan Newman 726   -99   3   Matt Kenseth 682   -143   4   Rusty Wallace 677   -148   5   Jimmie Johnson 667   -158   6   Jeff Gordon 664   -161   7   Jeff Burton 650   -175   8   Ward Burton 640   -185   9   Mark Martin 638   -187   10   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 621   -204   11   Kurt Busch 614   -211   12   Tony Stewart 604   -221   13   Elliott Sadler 600   -225   14   Bill Elliott 594   -231   15   Ricky Craven 542   -283   16   Ricky Rudd 517   -308   17   Bobby Labonte 510   -315   18   Jeremy Mayfield 506   -319   19   Dave Blaney 484   -341   20   Terry Labonte 482   -343   21   Dale Jarrett 476   -349