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2002 Aaron's 499

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 9 of 36
Sunday, April 21, 2002 at Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, AL
188 laps on a 2.660 mile paved track (500.1 miles)

Time of race: 3:08:41
Average Speed: 159.022 mph
Pole Speed: 186.532 mph

Cautions: 3 for 19 laps
Margin of Victory: 0.060 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 26

Glossary 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 2002 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
1	4	8	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Budweiser (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	188	184,830	running	133	185
2	3	15	Michael Waltrip	NAPA (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	188	131,855	running	14	175
4	10	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont / Pepsi (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	188	143,003	running	0	160
7	1	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	188	71,780	running	8	151
16	30	30	Jeff Green	America Online (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	188	56,115	running	0	115
20	11	5	Terry Labonte	Kellogg's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	188	90,143	running	0	103
21	27	98	Kenny Wallace	Aaron's (Michael Waltrip)	Chevrolet	188	54,570	running	0	100
22	43	55	Bobby Hamilton	Schneider Electric / Square D (Andy Petree)	Chevrolet	187	76,150	running	0	97
23	42	4	Mike Skinner	Kodak (Larry McClure)	Chevrolet	187	65,729	running	0	94
28	14	29	Kevin Harvick	GM Goodwrench Service (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	181	98,498	running	0	79
32	15	25	Jerry Nadeau	UAW-Delphi (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	179	63,300	running	0	67
33	2	31	Robby Gordon	Cingular Wireless (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	176	81,631	running	0	64
34	9	1	Steve Park	Pennzoil (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	174	84,710	running	0	61
42	18	33	Mike Wallace	Preen (Andy Petree)	Chevrolet	162	50,210	crash	0	37
5	33	40	Sterling Marlin	Coors Light (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	188	127,182	running	2	160
10	12	45	Kyle Petty	Sprint (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	188	65,130	running	0	134
11	22	23	Hut Stricklin	Hills Brothers Coffee (Bill Davis)	Dodge	188	63,575	running	0	130
15	5	22	Ward Burton	Caterpillar (Bill Davis)	Dodge	188	102,280	running	0	118
17	32	41	Jimmy Spencer	Target (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	188	72,600	running	0	112
19	39	9	Bill Elliott	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	188	84,826	running	0	106
25	34	44	Steve Grissom	Georgia-Pacific (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	186	53,605	running	0	88
26	16	7	Casey Atwood	Sirius Satellite Radio (Jim Smith)	Dodge	186	56,525	running	0	85
36	31	19	Jeremy Mayfield	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	167	62,075	crash	2	60
38	28	43	John Andretti	Cheerios (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	164	78,133	crash	0	49
3	20	97	Kurt Busch	Rubbermaid (Jack Roush)	Ford	188	120,255	running	0	165
6	41	88	Dale Jarrett	UPS (Yates Racing)	Ford	188	113,530	running	2	155
8	13	2	Rusty Wallace	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Ford	188	107,480	running	0	142
9	25	99	Jeff Burton	Citgo Supergard (Jack Roush)	Ford	188	106,647	running	1	143
12	23	09	Geoffrey Bodine	Miccosukee Indian Resort (James Finch)	Ford	188	59,145	running	0	127
13	24	11	Brett Bodine	Hooters / Wells Fargo Financial (Brett Bodine)	Ford	188	76,865	running	0	124
14	38	28	Ricky Rudd	Havoline (Yates Racing)	Ford	188	101,402	running	0	121
18	35	32	Ricky Craven	Tide (Cal Wells)	Ford	188	67,160	running	0	109
30	37	17	Matt Kenseth	DeWalt Power Tools (Jack Roush)	Ford	180	80,905	running	18	78
31	21	77	Dave Blaney	Jasper Engines & Transmissions (Doug Bawel)	Ford	180	63,550	running	0	70
35	29	26	Frank Kimmel	Advance Auto Parts (Travis Carter)	Ford	172	79,892	running	0	58
37	19	6	Mark Martin	Pfizer / Viagra (Jack Roush)	Ford	166	85,258	crash	5	57
40	40	21	Elliott Sadler	Motorcraft (Wood Brothers)	Ford	163	58,615	crash	0	43
43	8	12	Ryan Newman	Alltel (Roger Penske)	Ford	141	58,022	engine	3	39
24	36	36	Ken Schrader	M&M's Global Color Vote (Nelson Bowers)	Pontiac	186	65,010	running	0	91
27	6	14	Stacy Compton	Conseco (A.J. Foyt)	Pontiac	184	56,270	running	0	82
29	26	20	Tony Stewart	Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Pontiac	180	100,138	crash	0	76
39	7	10	Johnny Benson, Jr.	Valvoline (Nelson Bowers)	Pontiac	164	77,615	crash	0	46
41	17	18	Bobby Labonte	Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs)	Pontiac	163	96,188	crash	0	40

Failed to qualify: Rick Mast (#90), Shawna Robinson (#49), Bobby Gerhart (#59), Dick Trickle (#91)

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	115	115
	116	119	4	debris
	120	164	45
	165	175	11	#09,1,2,4,5,6,7,9,10,17,18,19,20,21,28,29,31,32,33,41,43,44,55,77 accident backstretch
	176	180	5
	181	184	4	#6 stalled backstretch
	185	188	4
Percent of race run under caution: 10.1% Average green flag run: 42.2 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Jimmie Johnson	1	8	8
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	9	32	24
Jeremy Mayfield	33	33	1
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	34	39	6
Michael Waltrip	40	40	1
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	41	50	10
Sterling Marlin	51	52	2
Matt Kenseth	53	56	4
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	57	65	9
Jeremy Mayfield	66	66	1
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	67	82	16
Michael Waltrip	83	95	13
Ryan Newman	96	96	1
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	97	105	9
Mark Martin	106	106	1
Jeff Burton	107	107	1
Matt Kenseth	108	113	6
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	114	115	2
Matt Kenseth	116	120	5
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	121	121	1
Matt Kenseth	122	124	3
Mark Martin	125	125	1
Ryan Newman	126	127	2
Mark Martin	128	130	3
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	131	162	32
Dale Jarrett	163	164	2
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	165	188	24

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Sterling Marlin	1369
2	Matt Kenseth	1260	-109
3	Rusty Wallace	1212	-157
4	Kurt Busch	1192	-177
5	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	1178	-191
6	Jimmie Johnson	1172	-197
7	Jeff Gordon	1168	-201
8	Tony Stewart	1138	-231
9	Mark Martin	1137	-232
10	Ricky Rudd	1114	-255
11	Jeff Burton	1072	-297
12	Bill Elliott	1013	-356
13	Ward Burton	1006	-363
14	Terry Labonte	989	-380
15	Ricky Craven	974	-395
16	Dale Jarrett	968	-401
17	Bobby Labonte	958	-411
18	Jeremy Mayfield	926	-443
19	Michael Waltrip	912	-457
20	Jimmy Spencer	908	-461

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