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2002 Checker Auto Parts 500 Presented by Pennzoil Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 35 of 36 Sunday, November 10, 2002 at Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale, AZ 312 laps on a 1.000 mile paved track (312.000 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: 100000 Lead changes: 14 Glossary    2002 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   2002 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Pts 21 32 1   Steve Park Pennzoil   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 311 75675 running 0 100 2 29 2   Rusty Wallace Miller Lite   (Roger Penske) Ford 312 163825 running 0 170 24 34 4   Mike Skinner Kodak   (Larry McClure) Chevrolet 310 45100 running 0 91 26 31 5   Terry Labonte Kellogg's   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 310 73883 running 0 85 4 7 6   Mark Martin Pfizer / Viagra   (Jack Roush) Ford 312 129218 running 2 165 31 36 7   Jason Leffler Sirius Satellite Radio   (Jim Smith) Dodge 309 40925 running 0 70 5 3 8   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Budweiser   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 312 97850 running 105 160 30 14 9   Bill Elliott Dodge Dealers / UAW   (Ray Evernham) Dodge 310 67606 running 0 73 16 23 10   Johnny Benson, Jr. Valvoline   (Nelson Bowers) Pontiac 312 73825 running 1 120 18 1 12   Ryan Newman Alltel / Mobil 1   (Roger Penske) Ford 311 69950 running 14 114 28 41 14   Mike Wallace Conseco   (A.J. Foyt) Pontiac 310 44300 running 0 79 20 38 15   Michael Waltrip NAPA   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 311 56975 running 0 103 1 28 17   Matt Kenseth DeWalt Million Dollar Challenge   (Jack Roush) Ford 312 211895 running 55 180 39 33 18   Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries   (Joe Gibbs) Pontiac 269 85678 engine 0 46 25 11 19   Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Dealers / UAW   (Ray Evernham) Dodge 310 52875 running 0 88 8 16 20   Tony Stewart Home Depot   (Joe Gibbs) Pontiac 312 101178 running 0 142 10 15 21   Elliott Sadler Motorcraft   (Wood Brothers) Ford 312 76650 running 0 134 19 26 22   Ward Burton Caterpillar   (Bill Davis) Dodge 311 85450 running 0 106 11 6 23   Kenny Wallace Hills Brothers Coffee   (Bill Davis) Dodge 312 57000 running 0 130 3 4 24   Jeff Gordon DuPont   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 312 152328 running 16 170 33 8 25   Joe Nemechek UAW-Delphi   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 309 48650 running 0 64 22 30 26   Todd Bodine Discover Card   (Travis Carter) Ford 311 71262 running 0 97 42 19 27   Scott Wimmer Siemens   (Bill Davis) Dodge 130 39475 crash 0 37 13 24 28   Ricky Rudd Havoline   (Yates Racing) Ford 312 92117 running 0 124 17 25 29   Kevin Harvick GM Goodwrench Service   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 311 88653 running 0 112 35 39 30   Jeff Green America Online   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 307 40400 running 0 58 27 9 31   Robby Gordon Cingular Wireless   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 310 70481 running 0 82 34 35 32   Ricky Craven Tide   (Cal Wells) Ford 309 48525 running 0 61 37 21 36   Ken Schrader Pedigree   (Nelson Bowers) Pontiac 306 48150 running 0 52 40 12 40   Jamie McMurray Coors Light   (Chip Ganassi) Dodge 253 82067 crash 0 43 23 10 41   Jimmy Spencer Target   (Chip Ganassi) Dodge 310 53739 running 0 94 14 2 43   John Andretti Cheerios / Betty Crocker   (Petty Enterprises) Dodge 312 77783 running 0 121 41 17 44   Christian Fittipaldi Georgia-Pacific / Brawny   (Petty Enterprises) Dodge 252 39600 crash 0 40 32 18 45   Kyle Petty Sprint   (Petty Enterprises) Dodge 309 40775 running 0 67 15 37 48   Jimmie Johnson Lowe's   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 312 51325 running 1 123 38 42 49   Derrike Cope BAM Racing   (Beth Ann Morgenthau) Dodge 302 40025 running 0 49 29 40 55   Bobby Hamilton Schneider Electric / Square D   (Andy Petree) Chevrolet 310 51675 running 0 76 43 43 74   Tony Raines Staff America   (Bill Baumgardner) Chevrolet 120 39593 engine 0 34 7 5 77   Dave Blaney Jasper Engines & Transmissions   (Doug Bawel) Ford 312 86400 running 1 151 36 22 83   Ron Hornaday, Jr. RacingUSA.com   (Armando Fitz / Terry Bradshaw) Chevrolet 307 40275 running 0 55 9 27 88   Dale Jarrett UPS   (Yates Racing) Ford 312 89100 running 0 138 6 13 97   Kurt Busch Rubbermaid / Stain Shield   (Jack Roush) Ford 312 76500 running 117 160 12 20 99   Jeff Burton Citgo Supergard   (Jack Roush) Ford 312 93267 running 0 127

To the back: Name Nbr Reason Todd Bodine 26 engine change Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 44 Ted Musgrave 07 Kenwood Jim Smith Dodge 45 Jack Sprague 60 Haas Automation Gene Haas Chevrolet 46 Brett Bodine 11 Hooters Restaurants Brett Bodine Ford 47 Jerry Robertson 51 Family Tree / Smitty's Rick Ware Dodge 48 Morgan Shepherd 89 Racing With Jesus Morgan Shepherd Ford 49 Jeff Jefferson 37 Xtreme Motorsports Marketing Derrike Cope Pontiac WD Lance Hooper 47 Dark Horse Motorsports Roger Smith Ford WD Mike Harmon 93 GIC Motorsports James Whitener Ford Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 27 27     28 30 3   #40 accident turn 2   31 132 102     133 138 6   #27 spun frontstretch   139 142 4     143 145 3   debris frontstretch   146 258 113     259 264 6   #44 accident turn 3   265 312 48       Percent of race run under caution: 5.8%             Average green flag run: 58.8 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Ryan Newman 1 6 6   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 7 28 22   Ryan Newman 29 34 6   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 35 117 83   Dave Blaney 118 118 1   Matt Kenseth 119 121 3   Jeff Gordon 122 133 12   Kurt Busch 134 219 86   Jeff Gordon 220 223 4   Mark Martin 224 225 2   Jimmie Johnson 226 226 1   Ryan Newman 227 228 2   Kurt Busch 229 259 31   Johnny Benson, Jr. 260 260 1   Matt Kenseth 261 312 52 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Tony Stewart 4691     2   Mark Martin 4602   -89   3   Kurt Busch 4461   -230   4   Jimmie Johnson 4453   -238   4   Rusty Wallace 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   21   Kyle Petty 3431   -1260