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2002 Daytona 500

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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 (500.0 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: 0.193 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 20

Glossary 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 2002 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
1	19	22	Ward Burton	Caterpillar (Bill Davis)	Dodge	200	1,409,017	running	5	180
2	41	21	Elliott Sadler	Motorcraft (Wood Brothers)	Ford	200	957,037	running	0	170
3	35	09	Geoffrey Bodine	Miccosukee Indian Gaming (James Finch)	Ford	200	644,187	running	0	165
4	15	97	Kurt Busch	Rubbermaid (Jack Roush)	Ford	200	499,462	running	16	165
5	4	15	Michael Waltrip	NAPA (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	200	409,159	running	20	160
6	39	6	Mark Martin	Pfizer / Viagra (Jack Roush)	Ford	200	300,995	running	0	150
7	23	12	Ryan Newman	Alltel (Roger Penske)	Ford	200	246,587	running	0	146
8	13	40	Sterling Marlin	Coors Light (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	200	248,779	running	78	152
9	3	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont 200 Years (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	200	289,674	running	19	143
10	38	10	Johnny Benson, Jr.	Valvoline (Nelson Bowers)	Pontiac	200	198,612	running	0	134
11	29	9	Bill Elliott	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	200	189,968	running	0	130
12	33	99	Jeff Burton	Citgo Supergard (Jack Roush)	Ford	200	201,026	running	2	132
13	12	31	Robby Gordon	Cingular Wireless (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	200	183,965	running	0	124
14	21	88	Dale Jarrett	UPS (Yates Racing)	Ford	200	179,787	running	0	121
15	1	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	199	159,463	running	0	118
16	27	11	Brett Bodine	Wells Fargo / Timberland (Brett Bodine)	Ford	199	158,001	running	0	115
17	43	32	Ricky Craven	Tide (Cal Wells)	Ford	199	156,762	running	0	112
18	37	2	Rusty Wallace	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Ford	198	189,909	running	0	109
19	30	30	Jeff Green	America Online (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	197	145,334	running	0	106
20	11	5	Terry Labonte	Kellogg's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	194	184,170	crash	0	103
21	17	33	Mike Wallace	Autoliv (Andy Petree)	Chevrolet	193	175,707	running	0	100
22	31	92	Robert Pressley	Brand Source (Mark Melling)	Dodge	190	147,709	engine	0	97
23	20	4	Mike Skinner	Kodak (Larry McClure)	Chevrolet	190	147,034	running	0	94
24	36	49	Shawna Robinson	BAM Racing (Beth Ann Morgenthau)	Dodge	187	142,559	running	0	91
25	42	77	Dave Blaney	Jasper Engines & Transmissions (Doug Bawel)	Ford	186	152,925	running	0	88
26	7	36	Ken Schrader	M&M's (Nelson Bowers)	Pontiac	179	163,937	running	46	90
27	24	14	Stacy Compton	Conseco (A.J. Foyt)	Pontiac	178	143,859	running	0	82
28	8	25	Jerry Nadeau	UAW-Delphi (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	174	162,359	crash	3	84
29	5	8	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Budweiser (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	171	175,137	running	0	76
30	18	1	Kenny Wallace	Pennzoil (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	161	169,709	running	0	73
31	22	66	Todd Bodine	Kmart Blue Light Special (Travis Carter)	Ford	158	138,834	running	0	70
32	32	55	Bobby Hamilton	Schneider Electric (Andy Petree)	Chevrolet	156	145,337	running	0	67
33	40	17	Matt Kenseth	DeWalt Power Tools (Jack Roush)	Ford	154	145,062	crash	4	69
34	10	18	Bobby Labonte	Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs)	Pontiac	153	187,837	overheating	3	66
35	26	7	Casey Atwood	Sirius Satellite Radio (Jim Smith)	Dodge	153	136,984	crash	0	58
36	2	29	Kevin Harvick	GM Goodwrench Service (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	148	190,437	crash	3	60
37	16	43	John Andretti	Cheerios (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	148	163,292	crash	1	57
38	9	28	Ricky Rudd	Havoline (Yates Racing)	Ford	148	185,904	crash	0	49
39	28	19	Jeremy Mayfield	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	148	143,159	crash	0	46
40	25	26	Joe Nemechek	Kmart School Spirit (Travis Carter)	Ford	148	159,174	crash	0	43
41	34	45	Kyle Petty	Sprint (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	146	133,912	engine	0	40
42	14	71	Dave Marcis	RealTree Camouflage (Dave Marcis)	Chevrolet	79	112,575	engine	0	37
43	6	20	Tony Stewart	Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Pontiac	2	197,848	engine	0	34

Failed to qualify: Jimmy Spencer (#41), Hut Stricklin (#23), Buckshot Jones (#44), Greg Biffle (#16), Rick Mast (#90), Bobby Gerhart (#59), Hermie Sadler (#02), Carl Long (#85), Norm Benning (#84), Kirk Shelmerdine (#80), Dwayne Leik (#72)

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	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

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
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

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Ward Burton	180
2	Elliott Sadler	170	-10
3	Geoffrey Bodine	165	-15
4	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

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