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Bristol Motor Speedway
March 24, 2002 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 0.5-Mile Short Track 500 Laps/250 Miles |
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| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Rubbermaid Ford | 500 | 180 | 143,840 | Running | |
| 2 | 4 | 41 | Jimmy Spencer | Target Dodge | 500 | 175 | 110,665 | Running | |
| 3 | 20 | 28 | Ricky Rudd | Havoline Ford | 500 | 165 | 123,242 | Running | |
| 4 | 23 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Budweiser Chevrolet | 500 | 170 | 87,850 | Running | |
| 5 | 32 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries Pontiac | 500 | 155 | 113,423 | Running | |
| 6 | 6 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt Power Tools Ford | 500 | 150 | 74,670 | Running | |
| 7 | 33 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's Chevrolet | 500 | 146 | 56,720 | Running | |
| 8 | 7 | 25 | Jerry Nadeau | UAW-Delphi Chevrolet | 500 | 142 | 67,720 | Running | |
| 9 | 15 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite Ford | 500 | 138 | 98,865 | Running | |
| 10 | 22 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | GM Goodwrench Service Chevrolet | 500 | 134 | 103,643 | Running | |
| 11 | 37 | 6 | Mark Martin | Pfizer / Viagra Ford | 500 | 130 | 93,378 | Running | |
| 12 | 35 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Sprint Dodge | 500 | 127 | 54,615 | Running | |
| 13 | 11 | 32 | Ricky Craven | Tide Ford | 500 | 124 | 65,540 | Running | |
| 14 | 3 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge Dealers / UAW Dodge | 500 | 121 | 65,465 | Running | |
| 15 | 13 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Home Depot Pontiac | 500 | 123 | 103,043 | Running | |
| 16 | 38 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's Chevrolet | 500 | 115 | 85,473 | Running | |
| 17 | 17 | 77 | Dave Blaney | Jasper Engines & Transmissions Ford | 500 | 112 | 79,390 | Running | |
| 18 | 19 | 7 | Casey Atwood | Sirius Satellite Radio Dodge | 500 | 109 | 69,040 | Running | |
| 19 | 16 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Coors Light Dodge | 499 | 106 | 94,447 | Running | |
| 20 | 2 | 31 | Robby Gordon | Cingular Wireless Chevrolet | 499 | 103 | 85,331 | Running | |
| 21 | 30 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Dodge Dealers / UAW Dodge | 499 | 100 | 81,771 | Running | |
| 22 | 18 | 36 | Ken Schrader | M&M's Pontiac | 499 | 97 | 73,615 | Running | |
| 23 | 5 | 4 | Mike Skinner | Kodak Chevrolet | 499 | 94 | 62,234 | Running | |
| 24 | 34 | 1 | Steve Park | Pennzoil Chevrolet | 497 | 91 | 84,440 | Running | |
| 25 | 29 | 22 | Ward Burton | Caterpillar Dodge | 497 | 88 | 94,520 | Running | |
| 26 | 26 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Citgo Supergard Ford | 497 | 90 | 95,657 | Running | |
| 27 | 24 | 30 | Jeff Green | America Online Chevrolet | 496 | 82 | 50,855 | Running | |
| 28 | 12 | 55 | Bobby Hamilton | Schneider Electric Chevrolet | 496 | 79 | 61,900 | Running | |
| 29 | 25 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | UPS Ford | 492 | 76 | 70,585 | Running | |
| 30 | 9 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Chevrolet | 488 | 73 | 61,835 | Running | |
| 31 | 1 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Chevrolet | 480 | 75 | 117,418 | Running | |
| 32 | 43 | 02 | Hermie Sadler | Little Trees Chevrolet | 468 | 67 | 49,395 | Accident | |
| 33 | 41 | 90 | Rick Mast | Duke's Mayonnaise / Sauer's Ford | 463 | 64 | 52,350 | Running | |
| 34 | 21 | 43 | John Andretti | Cheerios Dodge | 462 | 61 | 79,368 | Running | |
| 35 | 40 | 23 | Hut Stricklin | Hills Brothers Coffee Dodge | 448 | 58 | 51,740 | Running | |
| 36 | 31 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Hooters / Wells Fargo Financial Ford | 444 | 55 | 49,195 | Running | |
| 37 | 8 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Alltel Ford | 429 | 52 | 57,160 | Running | |
| 38 | 14 | 14 | Stacy Compton | Conseco Pontiac | 400 | 49 | 49,115 | Running | |
| 39 | 28 | 10 | Johnny Benson Jr | Valvoline Pontiac | 375 | 46 | 75,830 | Accident | |
| 40 | 36 | 44 | Buckshot Jones | Georgia Pacific Dodge | 370 | 43 | 49,015 | Running | |
| 41 | 10 | 21 | Elliott Sadler | Motorcraft Ford | 346 | 40 | 56,965 | Accident | |
| 42 | 42 | 71 | Dick Trickle | Warranty Gold / Pro Motorsports Chevrolet | 239 | 37 | 48,910 | Engine | |
| 43 | 39 | 26 | Joe Nemechek | Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford | 167 | 34 | 73,403 | Accident |
Time of Race .: 3 Hours 14 Minutes 20 Seconds
Average Speed .:82.281
Margin of Victory .: 1.556 Seconds