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2002 Protection One 400

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 29 of 36
Sunday, September 29, 2002 at Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, KS
267 laps on a 1.500 mile paved track (400.5 miles)

Time of race: 3:21:16
Average Speed: 119.394 mph
Pole Speed: 177.924 mph

Cautions: 11 for 52 laps
Margin of Victory: 0.618 sec
Attendance: 78,000
Lead changes: 13

Glossary 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 2002 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
1	10	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	267	217,928	running	116	185
2	3	12	Ryan Newman	Alltel / Mobil 1 (Roger Penske)	Ford	267	150,140	running	81	175
3	11	2	Rusty Wallace	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Ford	267	140,800	running	0	165
8	8	20	Tony Stewart	Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Pontiac	267	111,778	running	0	142
11	26	29	Kevin Harvick	GM Goodwrench Service (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	266	107,478	running	48	135
5	5	9	Bill Elliott	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	267	106,231	running	3	160
4	12	25	Joe Nemechek	UAW-Delphi (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	267	105,025	running	0	160
20	30	28	Ricky Rudd	Havoline (Yates Racing)	Ford	263	104,117	running	0	103
22	31	18	Bobby Labonte	Banquet / Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs)	Pontiac	261	101,978	running	0	97
29	15	99	Jeff Burton	Citgo Supergard (Jack Roush)	Ford	222	99,467	engine	3	81
6	1	8	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Budweiser (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	267	96,700	running	10	155
33	7	40	Sterling Marlin	Coors Light (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	147	96,317	crash	0	64
43	19	22	Ward Burton	Caterpillar (Bill Davis)	Dodge	5	95,153	crash	0	34
25	9	6	Mark Martin	Pfizer / Viagra (Jack Roush)	Ford	250	92,833	engine	1	93
12	18	5	Terry Labonte	Kellogg's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	266	92,333	running	0	127
14	21	43	John Andretti	Cheerios / Betty Crocker (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	266	90,283	running	0	121
7	27	17	Matt Kenseth	DeWalt Power Tools (Jack Roush)	Ford	267	89,400	running	0	146
13	22	31	Robby Gordon	Cingular Wireless (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	266	88,156	running	0	124
23	35	10	Johnny Benson, Jr.	Zerex / Valvoline (Nelson Bowers)	Pontiac	260	85,950	crash	2	99
30	17	1	Steve Park	Pennzoil (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	216	84,975	running	0	73
18	38	21	Elliott Sadler	Motorcraft (Wood Brothers)	Ford	265	83,500	running	1	114
21	34	77	Dave Blaney	Jasper Engines & Transmissions (Doug Bawel)	Ford	261	81,050	running	0	100
34	16	26	Todd Bodine	Discover Card (Travis Carter)	Ford	129	78,987	engine	0	61
9	14	19	Jeremy Mayfield	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	267	74,400	running	0	138
39	6	88	Dale Jarrett	UPS (Yates Racing)	Ford	39	72,700	engine	0	46
10	2	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	266	69,650	running	0	134
24	37	41	Jimmy Spencer	Energizer / Target (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	259	69,400	crash	0	91
26	4	15	Michael Waltrip	NAPA (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	239	66,400	running	0	85
27	41	44	Jerry Nadeau	Georgia-Pacific / Brawny (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	231	66,089	ignition	0	82
15	33	45	Kyle Petty	Sprint PCS Vision (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	266	64,250	running	2	123
28	39	36	Ken Schrader	Pedigree (Nelson Bowers)	Pontiac	230	63,000	running	0	79
31	13	97	Kurt Busch	Rubbermaid (Jack Roush)	Ford	206	62,400	running	0	70
17	24	30	Jeff Green	America Online (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	266	61,800	running	0	112
36	29	55	Greg Biffle	Schneider Electric / Square D (Andy Petree)	Chevrolet	74	61,300	crash	0	55
16	28	23	Kenny Wallace	Hills Brothers Coffee (Bill Davis)	Dodge	266	61,100	running	0	115
38	20	32	Ricky Craven	Tide (Cal Wells)	Ford	40	60,900	overheating	0	49
19	36	14	Mike Wallace	Conseco (A.J. Foyt)	Pontiac	264	60,200	running	0	106
32	32	4	Mike Skinner	Kodak (Larry McClure)	Chevrolet	198	54,200	running	0	67
35	23	60	Jack Sprague	Haas Automation (Gene Haas)	Chevrolet	97	53,550	crash	0	58
37	42	49	Stuart Kirby	BAM Racing (Beth Ann Morgenthau)	Dodge	44	53,100	engine	0	52
40	43	89	Morgan Shepherd	Racing With Jesus / Red Line Oil (Morgan Shepherd)	Ford	30	52,500	crash	0	43
41	25	74	Tony Raines	Staff America (Bill Baumgardner)	Chevrolet	5	52,300	crash	0	40
42	40	7	Casey Atwood	Sirius Satellite Radio (Jim Smith)	Dodge	5	52,100	crash	0	37

Failed to qualify: Brett Bodine (#11), Kirk Shelmerdine (#27), Carl Long (#51)

To the back: Bobby Labonte (#18) backup car

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	6	6
	7	14	8	#7,18,21,22,30,36,44,49,74 accident frontstretch
	15	19	5
	20	26	7	#15 accident turn 2
	27	29	3
	30	32	3	#36,45,60,89 accident backstretch
	33	43	11
	44	48	5	#77 accident turn 4
	49	76	28
	77	81	5	#55 accident turn 4
	82	101	20
	102	106	5	debris backstretch
	107	111	5
	112	116	5	#1 accident turn 4
	117	142	26
	143	146	4	oil on track
	147	148	2
	149	152	4	#40,99,14 accident backstretch
	153	249	97
	250	253	4	debris backstretch
	254	262	9
	263	264	2	#10,19,28,41 accident turn 4
	265	267	3
Percent of race run under caution: 19.5% Average green flag run: 17.9 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	1	1	1
Ryan Newman	2	43	42
Kevin Harvick	44	78	35
Elliott Sadler	79	79	1
Johnny Benson, Jr.	80	81	2
Kevin Harvick	82	94	13
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	95	103	9
Ryan Newman	104	142	39
Mark Martin	143	143	1
Bill Elliott	144	146	3
Jeff Gordon	147	205	59
Jeff Burton	206	208	3
Kyle Petty	209	210	2
Jeff Gordon	211	267	57

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Jimmie Johnson	3824
2	Mark Martin	3813	-11
3	Tony Stewart	3788	-36
4	Jeff Gordon	3715	-109
5	Sterling Marlin	3703	-121
6	Rusty Wallace	3687	-137
7	Ryan Newman	3670	-154
8	Matt Kenseth	3631	-193
9	Bill Elliott	3623	-201
10	Ricky Rudd	3542	-282
11	Kurt Busch	3469	-355
12	Dale Jarrett	3456	-368
13	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	3296	-528
14	Jeff Burton	3282	-542
15	Michael Waltrip	3215	-609
16	Ricky Craven	3169	-655
17	Jeff Green	3069	-755
18	Bobby Labonte	3023	-801
19	Robby Gordon	2957	-867
20	Dave Blaney	2955	-869

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