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2002 Daytona 500 Gatorade 125 #1 Gatorade 125 #2 Previous race results Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 1 of 36 Sunday, February 17, 2002 at Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL 200 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.000 miles) Time of race: 3:29:50 Average speed: 142.971 mph Pole speed: 185.831 mph Cautions: 9 for 38 laps Margin of victory: .193 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 20 Glossary    2002 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   2002 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Pts 8 13 40   Sterling Marlin Coors Light   (Chip Ganassi) Dodge 200 248779 running 78 152 26 7 36   Ken Schrader M&M's   (Nelson Bowers) Pontiac 179 163937 running 46 90 5 4 15   Michael Waltrip NAPA / DEI 20 Years   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 200 409159 running 20 160 9 3 24   Jeff Gordon DuPont 200 Years   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 200 289674 running 19 143 4 15 97   Kurt Busch Rubbermaid   (Jack Roush) Ford 200 499462 running 16 165 1 19 22   Ward Burton Caterpillar   (Bill Davis) Dodge 200 1409017 running 5 180 33 40 17   Matt Kenseth DeWalt Power Tools   (Jack Roush) Ford 154 145062 crash 4 69 28 8 25   Jerry Nadeau UAW-Delphi   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 174 162359 crash 3 84 34 10 18   Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries   (Joe Gibbs) Pontiac 153 187837 overheating 3 66 36 2 29   Kevin Harvick GM Goodwrench Service   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 148 190437 crash 3 60 12 33 99   Jeff Burton Citgo Supergard   (Jack Roush) Ford 200 201026 running 2 132 37 16 43   John Andretti Cheerios   (Petty Enterprises) Dodge 148 163292 crash 1 57 2 41 21   Elliott Sadler Motorcraft   (Wood Brothers) Ford 200 957037 running 0 170 3 35 09   Geoffrey Bodine Miccosukee Indian Gaming   (James Finch) Ford 200 644187 running 0 165 6 39 6   Mark Martin Pfizer / Viagra   (Jack Roush) Ford 200 300995 running 0 150 7 23 12   Ryan Newman Alltel   (Roger Penske) Ford 200 246587 running 0 146 10 38 10   Johnny Benson, Jr. Valvoline   (Nelson Bowers) Pontiac 200 198612 running 0 134 11 29 9   Bill Elliott Dodge Dealers / UAW   (Ray Evernham) Dodge 200 189968 running 0 130 13 12 31   Robby Gordon Cingular Wireless   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 200 183965 running 0 124 14 21 88   Dale Jarrett UPS   (Yates Racing) Ford 200 179787 running 0 121 15 1 48   Jimmie Johnson Lowe's   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 199 159463 running 0 118 16 27 11   Brett Bodine Wells Fargo / Timberland   (Brett Bodine) Ford 199 158001 running 0 115 17 43 32   Ricky Craven Tide   (Cal Wells) Ford 199 156762 running 0 112 18 37 2   Rusty Wallace Miller Lite   (Roger Penske) Ford 198 189909 running 0 109 19 30 30   Jeff Green America Online   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 197 145334 running 0 106 20 11 5   Terry Labonte Kellogg's   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 194 184170 crash 0 103 21 17 33   Mike Wallace Autoliv / Pilot   (Andy Petree) Chevrolet 193 175707 running 0 100 22 31 92   Robert Pressley Brandsource   (Mark Melling) Dodge 190 147709 engine 0 97 23 20 4   Mike Skinner Kodak   (Larry McClure) Chevrolet 190 147034 running 0 94 24 36 49   Shawna Robinson BAM Racing   (Beth Ann Morgenthau) Dodge 187 142559 running 0 91 25 42 77   Dave Blaney Jasper Engines & Transmissions   (Doug Bawel) Ford 186 152925 running 0 88 27 24 14   Stacy Compton Conseco   (A.J. Foyt) Pontiac 178 143859 running 0 82 29 5 8   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Budweiser / DEI 20 Years   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 171 175137 running 0 76 30 18 1   Kenny Wallace Pennzoil / DEI 20 Years   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 161 169709 running 0 73 31 22 66   Todd Bodine Kmart Blue Light Special   (Travis Carter) Ford 158 138834 running 0 70 32 32 55   Bobby Hamilton Schneider Electric   (Andy Petree) Chevrolet 156 145337 running 0 67 35 26 7   Casey Atwood Sirius Satellite Radio   (Jim Smith) Dodge 153 136984 crash 0 58 38 9 28   Ricky Rudd Havoline   (Yates Racing) Ford 148 185904 crash 0 49 39 28 19   Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Dealers / UAW   (Ray Evernham) Dodge 148 143159 crash 0 46 40 25 26   Joe Nemechek Kmart School Spirit   (Travis Carter) Ford 148 159174 crash 0 43 41 34 45   Kyle Petty Sprint   (Petty Enterprises) Dodge 146 133912 engine 0 40 42 14 71   Dave Marcis RealTree Camouflage   (Dave Marcis) Chevrolet 79 112575 engine 0 37 43 6 20   Tony Stewart Home Depot   (Joe Gibbs) Pontiac 2 197848 engine 0 34

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 44 Jimmy Spencer 41 Target Chip Ganassi Dodge 45 Hut Stricklin 23 Hills Brothers Coffee Bill Davis Dodge 46 Buckshot Jones 44 Georgia-Pacific Petty Enterprises Dodge 47 Greg Biffle 16 Roush Racing Jack Roush Ford 48 Rick Mast 90 Duke's Mayonnaise / Sauer's Junie Donlavey Ford 49 Bobby Gerhart 59 Gerhart Racing Billy Gerhart Pontiac 50 Hermie Sadler 02 Little Trees Hermie Sadler Chevrolet 51 Carl Long 85 Mansion Motorsports Thee Dixon Dodge 52 Norm Benning 84 Benning Racing Norm Benning Chevrolet 53 Kirk Shelmerdine 80 Hooters Stan Hover Ford 54 Dwayne Leik 72 Realtree Camouflage Dave Marcis Chevrolet Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 22 22     23 27 5   #8 accident turn 2   28 83 56     84 87 4   #71 stalled turn 4   88 95 8     96 99 4   debris turn 1   100 100 1     101 103 3   #11 spun turn 1   104 138 35     139 142 4   #4,49 spun backstretch   143 149 7     150 158 9   #1,7,8,10,17,18,19,25,26,28,29,33,36,43,48,55,66,77 accident turn 1   159 172 14     173 176 4   #48 spun frontstretch   177 191 15     192 194 3   #31 spun turn 2   195 195 1     196 197 2   #2,5,15,30,99,24 accident frontstretch   198 200 3       Percent of race run under caution: 19.0%             Average green flag run: 16.2 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Kevin Harvick 1 3 3   Michael Waltrip 4 23 20   Matt Kenseth 24 27 4   Ken Schrader 28 29 2   John Andretti 30 30 1   Ken Schrader 31 74 44   Jerry Nadeau 75 75 1   Sterling Marlin 76 77 2   Jerry Nadeau 78 79 2   Sterling Marlin 80 81 2   Kurt Busch 82 82 1   Jeff Burton 83 84 2   Bobby Labonte 85 87 3   Sterling Marlin 88 138 51   Jeff Gordon 139 139 1   Sterling Marlin 140 161 22   Kurt Busch 162 176 15   Jeff Gordon 177 194 18   Sterling Marlin 195 195 1   Ward Burton 196 200 5 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Ward Burton 180     2   Elliott Sadler 170   -10   3   Geoffrey Bodine 165   -15   3   Kurt Busch 165   -15   5   Michael Waltrip 160   -20   6   Sterling Marlin 152   -28   7   Mark Martin 150   -30   8   Ryan Newman 146   -34   9   Jeff Gordon 143   -37   10   Johnny Benson, Jr. 134   -46   11   Jeff Burton 132   -48   12   Bill Elliott 130   -50   13   Robby Gordon 124   -56   14   Dale Jarrett 121   -59   15   Jimmie Johnson 118   -62   16   Brett Bodine 115   -65   17   Ricky Craven 112   -68   18   Rusty Wallace 109   -71   19   Jeff Green 106   -74   20   Terry Labonte 103   -77   21   Mike Wallace 100   -80