NASCAR: New Hampshire (Loudon), Round 19
21st July 2002 - New England 300
Practice One
Pos No Driver Make Time Gap To 1st Speed Gap To 1st
1. 43 John Andretti Dodge 28.795 132.273
2. 55 Bobby Hamilton Chevrolet 28.890 0.095 0.095 131.838 0.435 0.435
3. 48 Jimmie Johnson* Chevrolet 28.897 0.007 0.102 131.806 0.032 0.467
4. 12 Ryan Newman* Ford 28.956 0.059 0.161 131.538 0.268 0.735
5. 97 Kurt Busch Ford 28.968 0.012 0.173 131.483 0.055 0.790
6. 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 28.969 0.001 0.174 131.479 0.004 0.794
7. 18 Bobby Labonte Pontiac 28.998 0.029 0.203 131.347 0.132 0.926
8. 44 Steve Grissom Dodge 29.025 0.027 0.230 131.225 0.122 1.048
9. 4 Mike Skinner Chevrolet 29.027 0.002 0.232 131.216 0.009 1.057
10. 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 29.036 0.009 0.241 131.175 0.041 1.098
11. 6 Mark Martin Ford 29.052 0.016 0.257 131.103 0.072 1.170
12. 10 Jerry Nadeau Pontiac 29.064 0.012 0.269 131.049 0.054 1.224
13. 2 Rusty Wallace Ford 29.072 0.008 0.277 131.013 0.036 1.260
14. 28 Ricky Rudd Ford 29.083 0.011 0.288 130.963 0.050 1.310
15. 25 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 29.084 0.001 0.289 130.959 0.004 1.314
16. 77 Dave Blaney Ford 29.088 0.004 0.293 130.941 0.018 1.332
17. 15 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet 29.102 0.014 0.307 130.878 0.063 1.395
18. 99 Jeff Burton Ford 29.107 0.005 0.312 130.855 0.023 1.418
19. 22 Ward Burton Dodge 29.146 0.039 0.351 130.680 0.175 1.593
20. 36 Ken Schrader Pontiac 29.157 0.011 0.362 130.631 0.049 1.642
21. 5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 29.158 0.001 0.363 130.626 0.005 1.647
22. 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr Chevrolet 29.180 0.022 0.385 130.528 0.098 1.745
23. 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 29.200 0.020 0.405 130.438 0.090 1.835
24. 30 Jeff Green Chevrolet 29.204 0.004 0.409 130.421 0.017 1.852
25. 9 Bill Elliott Dodge 29.217 0.013 0.422 130.363 0.058 1.910
26. 20 Tony Stewart Pontiac 29.220 0.003 0.425 130.349 0.014 1.924
27. 45 Kyle Petty Dodge 29.239 0.019 0.444 130.264 0.085 2.009
28. 7 Casey Atwood Dodge 29.241 0.002 0.446 130.255 0.009 2.018
29. 32 Ricky Craven Ford 29.244 0.003 0.449 130.242 0.013 2.031
30. 26 Todd Bodine Ford 29.276 0.032 0.481 130.100 0.142 2.173
31. 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 29.298 0.022 0.503 130.002 0.098 2.271
32. 11 Brett Bodine Ford 29.355 0.057 0.560 129.750 0.252 2.523
33. 14 Stacy Compton Pontiac 29.362 0.007 0.567 129.719 0.031 2.554
34. 31 Robby Gordon Chevrolet 29.393 0.031 0.598 129.582 0.137 2.691
35. 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge 29.398 0.005 0.603 129.560 0.022 2.713
36. 41 Jimmy Spencer Dodge 29.400 0.002 0.605 129.551 0.009 2.722
37. 1 Steve Park Chevrolet 29.486 0.086 0.691 129.173 0.378 3.100
38. 40 Sterling Marlin Dodge 29.492 0.006 0.697 129.147 0.026 3.126
39. 21 Elliott Sadler Ford 29.517 0.025 0.722 129.038 0.109 3.235
40. 23 Hut Stricklin Dodge 29.558 0.041 0.763 128.859 0.179 3.414
41. 189 Morgan Shepherd Ford 30.378 0.820 1.583 125.380 3.479 6.893
42. 127 Kirk Shelmerdine Ford 30.761 0.383 1.966 123.819 1.561 8.454
43. 26 Geoffrey Bodine Ford 31.133 0.372 2.338 122.340 1.479 9.933
Starting Line-up
Pos No Driver Make Time Gap To 1st Speed Gap To 1st Gap To 1st
1. 9 Bill Elliott Dodge 28.971 131.469
2. 4 Mike Skinner Chevrolet 29.036 0.065 0.065 131.175 0.294 0.294 0.294 0.294
3. 2 Rusty Wallace Ford 29.048 0.012 0.077 131.121 0.054 0.348 0.054 0.348
4. 18 Bobby Labonte Pontiac 29.075 0.027 0.104 130.999 0.122 0.470 0.122 0.470
5. 77 Dave Blaney Ford 29.096 0.021 0.125 130.905 0.094 0.564 0.094 0.564
6. 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 29.099 0.003 0.128 130.891 0.014 0.578 0.014 0.578
7. 12 Ryan Newman* Ford 29.103 0.004 0.132 130.873 0.018 0.596 0.018 0.596
8. 28 Ricky Rudd Ford 29.110 0.007 0.139 130.842 0.031 0.627 0.031 0.627
9. 32 Ricky Craven Ford 29.117 0.007 0.146 130.810 0.032 0.659 0.032 0.659
10. 55 Bobby Hamilton Chevrolet 29.122 0.005 0.151 130.788 0.022 0.681 0.022 0.681
11. 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 29.142 0.020 0.171 130.698 0.090 0.771 0.090 0.771
12. 20 Tony Stewart Pontiac 29.193 0.051 0.222 130.470 0.228 0.999 0.228 0.999
13. 48 Jimmie Johnson* Chevrolet 29.195 0.002 0.224 130.461 0.009 1.008 0.009 1.008
14. 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge 29.196 0.001 0.225 130.456 0.005 1.013 0.005 1.013
15. 10 Jerry Nadeau Pontiac 29.201 0.005 0.230 130.434 0.022 1.035 0.022 1.035
16. 15 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet 29.204 0.003 0.233 130.421 0.013 1.048 0.013 1.048
17. 6 Mark Martin Ford 29.227 0.023 0.256 130.318 0.103 1.151 0.103 1.151
18. 40 Sterling Marlin Dodge 29.238 0.011 0.267 130.269 0.049 1.200 0.049 1.200
19. 5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 29.240 0.002 0.269 130.260 0.009 1.209 0.009 1.209
20. 36 Ken Schrader Pontiac 29.240 0.000 0.269 130.260 0.000 1.209 0.000 1.209
21. 99 Jeff Burton Ford 29.245 0.005 0.274 130.238 0.022 1.231 0.022 1.231
22. 1 Steve Park Chevrolet 29.253 0.008 0.282 130.202 0.036 1.267 0.036 1.267
23. 97 Kurt Busch Ford 29.283 0.030 0.312 130.069 0.133 1.400 0.133 1.400
24. 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 29.306 0.023 0.335 129.967 0.102 1.502 0.102 1.502
25. 44 Steve Grissom Dodge 29.321 0.015 0.350 129.900 0.067 1.569 0.067 1.569
26. 31 Robby Gordon Chevrolet 29.372 0.051 0.401 129.674 0.226 1.795 0.226 1.795
27. 43 John Andretti Dodge 29.378 0.006 0.407 129.648 0.026 1.821 0.026 1.821
28. 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr Chevrolet 29.383 0.005 0.412 129.626 0.022 1.843 0.022 1.843
29. 25 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 29.396 0.013 0.425 129.569 0.057 1.900 0.057 1.900
30. 30 Jeff Green Chevrolet 29.429 0.033 0.458 129.423 0.146 2.046 0.146 2.046
31. 22 Ward Burton Dodge 29.438 0.009 0.467 129.384 0.039 2.085 0.039 2.085
32. 26 Todd Bodine Ford 29.444 0.006 0.473 129.357 0.027 2.112 0.027 2.112
33. 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 29.453 0.009 0.482 129.318 0.039 2.151 0.039 2.151
34. 41 Jimmy Spencer Dodge 29.461 0.008 0.490 129.283 0.035 2.186 0.035 2.186
35. 7 Casey Atwood Dodge 29.504 0.043 0.533 129.094 0.189 2.375 0.189 2.375
36. 11 Brett Bodine Ford 29.558 0.054 0.587 128.859 0.235 2.610 0.235 2.610
37. 45 Kyle Petty Dodge Provisional
38. 21 Elliott Sadler Ford Provisional
39. 23 Hut Stricklin Dodge Provisional
40. 14 Stacy Compton Pontiac Provisional
41. 66 Geoffrey Bodine Ford Provisional
42. 127 Kirk Shelmerdine Ford Provisional
43. 189 Morgan Shepherd Ford Provisional
Practice Two
Pos No Driver Make Time Gap To 1st Speed Gap To 1st
1. 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 29.560 128.850
2. 48 Jimmie Johnson* Chevrolet 29.635 0.075 0.075 128.524 0.326 0.326
3. 12 Ryan Newman* Ford 29.660 0.025 0.100 128.415 0.109 0.435
4. 99 Jeff Burton Ford 29.685 0.025 0.125 128.307 0.108 0.543
5. 2 Rusty Wallace Ford 29.688 0.003 0.128 128.294 0.013 0.556
6. 25 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 29.700 0.012 0.140 128.242 0.052 0.608
7. 43 John Andretti Dodge 29.723 0.023 0.163 128.143 0.099 0.707
8. 10 Jerry Nadeau Pontiac 29.724 0.001 0.164 128.139 0.004 0.711
9. 22 Ward Burton Dodge 29.724 0.000 0.164 128.139 0.000 0.711
10. 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 29.732 0.008 0.172 128.104 0.035 0.746
11. 6 Mark Martin Ford 29.733 0.001 0.173 128.100 0.004 0.750
12. 28 Ricky Rudd Ford 29.736 0.003 0.176 128.087 0.013 0.763
13. 55 Bobby Hamilton Chevrolet 29.738 0.002 0.178 128.079 0.008 0.771
14. 18 Bobby Labonte Pontiac 29.747 0.009 0.187 128.040 0.039 0.810
15. 97 Kurt Busch Ford 29.748 0.001 0.188 128.035 0.005 0.815
16. 21 Elliott Sadler Ford 29.755 0.007 0.195 128.005 0.030 0.845
17. 40 Sterling Marlin Dodge 29.774 0.019 0.214 127.924 0.081 0.926
18. 77 Dave Blaney Ford 29.779 0.005 0.219 127.902 0.022 0.948
19. 32 Ricky Craven Ford 29.781 0.002 0.221 127.894 0.008 0.956
20. 14 Stacy Compton Pontiac 29.794 0.013 0.234 127.838 0.056 1.012
21. 15 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet 29.810 0.016 0.250 127.769 0.069 1.081
22. 30 Jeff Green Chevrolet 29.813 0.003 0.253 127.756 0.013 1.094
23. 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 29.844 0.031 0.284 127.624 0.132 1.226
24. 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr Chevrolet 29.858 0.014 0.298 127.564 0.060 1.286
25. 31 Robby Gordon Chevrolet 29.865 0.007 0.305 127.534 0.030 1.316
26. 9 Bill Elliott Dodge 29.874 0.009 0.314 127.495 0.039 1.355
27. 20 Tony Stewart Pontiac 29.893 0.019 0.333 127.414 0.081 1.436
28. 4 Mike Skinner Chevrolet 29.901 0.008 0.341 127.380 0.034 1.470
29. 1 Steve Park Chevrolet 29.932 0.031 0.372 127.248 0.132 1.602
30. 23 Hut Stricklin Dodge 29.943 0.011 0.383 127.202 0.046 1.648
31. 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge 29.953 0.010 0.393 127.159 0.043 1.691
32. 5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 29.988 0.035 0.428 127.011 0.148 1.839
33. 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 30.016 0.028 0.456 126.892 0.119 1.958
34. 11 Brett Bodine Ford 30.042 0.026 0.482 126.783 0.109 2.067
35. 66 Geoffrey Bodine Ford 30.049 0.007 0.489 126.753 0.030 2.097
36. 7 Casey Atwood Dodge 30.052 0.003 0.492 126.740 0.013 2.110
37. 45 Kyle Petty Dodge 30.053 0.001 0.493 126.736 0.004 2.114
38. 41 Jimmy Spencer Dodge 30.061 0.008 0.501 126.702 0.034 2.148
39. 44 Steve Grissom Dodge 30.083 0.022 0.523 126.610 0.092 2.240
40. 36 Ken Schrader Pontiac 30.130 0.047 0.570 126.412 0.198 2.438
41. 189 Morgan Shepherd Ford 30.907 0.777 1.347 123.234 3.178 5.616
Race Result
Pos St No Driver Make Points Bonus Laps Winnings Status
1. 31 22 Ward Burton Dodge 180 5 300 $231,850 Running
2. 30 30 Jeff Green Chevrolet 170 300 $113,750 Running
3. 33 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 170 5 300 $127,500 Running
4. 3 2 Rusty Wallace Ford 165 5 300 $120,525 Running
5. 7 12 Ryan Newman * Ford 160 5 300 $90,900 Running
6. 32 26 Todd Bodine Ford 150 300 $92,737 Running
7. 26 31 Robby Gordon Chevrolet 146 300 $84,081 Running
8. 23 97 Kurt Busch Ford 142 300 $64,925 Running
9. 24 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 138 300 $97,803 Running
10. 38 21 Elliott Sadler Ford 139 5 300 $77,275 Running
11. 34 41 Jimmy Spencer Dodge 130 300 $70,125 Running
12. 21 99 Jeff Burton Ford 132 5 300 $94,892 Running
13. 4 18 Bobby Labonte Pontiac 124 300 $95,903 Running
14. 18 40 Sterling Marlin Dodge 121 300 $91,142 Running
15. 13 48 Jimmie Johnson * Chevrolet 118 300 $54,950 Running
16. 17 6 Mark Martin Ford 115 300 $85,233 Running
17. 8 28 Ricky Rudd Ford 112 300 $91,392 Running
18. 15 10 Jerry Nadeau Pontiac 114 5 300 $76,825 Running
19. 14 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge 106 300 $57,775 Running
20. 16 15 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet 103 300 $60,425 Running
21. 9 32 Ricky Craven Ford 100 300 $57,650 Running
22. 19 5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 97 300 $77,658 Running
23. 28 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 99 5 300 $64,925 Running
24. 20 36 Ken Schrader Pontiac 91 300 $64,714 Running
25. 27 43 John Andretti Dodge 88 300 $75,508 Running
26. 10 55 Bobby Hamilton Chevrolet 85 300 $55,725 Running
27. 36 11 Brett Bodine Ford 87 5 300 $47,500 Running
28. 25 44 Steve Grissom Dodge 79 300 $46,825 Running
29. 11 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 76 300 $97,028 Running
30. 40 14 Stacy Compton Pontiac 73 300 $44,325 Running
31. 39 23 Hut Stricklin Dodge 70 299 $43,625 Running
32. 22 1 Steve Park Chevrolet 67 299 $73,300 Running
33. 6 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 74 10 299 $71,225 Running
34. 1 9 Bill Elliott Dodge 61 291 $75,556 Running
35. 5 77 Dave Blaney Ford 58 285 $50,800 Running
36. 35 7 Casey Atwood Dodge 55 257 $42,600 Accident
37. 37 45 Kyle Petty Dodge 52 241 $42,450 Running
38. 2 4 Mike Skinner Chevrolet 54 5 230 $44,800 Running
39. 12 20 Tony Stewart Pontiac 51 5 121 $89,803 Accident
40. 43 189 Morgan Shepherd Ford 43 43 $42,145 Handling
41. 29 25 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 40 28 $50,050 Accident
42. 42 127 Kirk Shelmerdine Ford 37 10 $42,000 Oil Pressure
43. 41 66 Geoffrey Bodine Ford 34 4 $42,164 Rear End
Note: Prior to the green flag for the New England 300, the following drivers,
under penalty, dropped back from their original starting positions to the rear
of the field: Bobby Labonte (back-up car), Todd Bodine and Geoffrey Bodine
(driver changes).
Time Of Race: 3 Hours, 26 Minutes, 14 Seconds
Average Speed: 92.342 Mph
Margin Of Victory: 3.23 Seconds
Bud Pole Award: Bill Elliott, Dodge Dealers/Uaw Dodge (131.469 Mph, 28.791 Seconds)
Ea Sports Move Of The Race Award: Ward Burton, Caterpillar Dodge
Gatorade Front Runner Award: Matt Kenseth, Dewalt Power Tools Ford
Infogrames Pit Strategy Award: Tommy Baldwin Jr., Caterpillar Dodge
Nascar Winston Cup Leader Bonus: $150,000 At Pocono
Nascar Winston Cup Rookie Of The Race Award: Ryan Newman, Alltel Ford
Outback Steakhouse Bloomin' Favorite Award: Ward Burton, Caterpillar Dodge
True Value Driver Of The Race Award: Ward Burton, Caterpillar Dodge
Waste Management Picking Up Places Award: Ward Burton, Caterpillar Dodge
Caution Flags: 14 For 77 Laps. 3-5 (Car #77-Spin, Turn 3), 20-22 (Car #41-Spin,
Backstretch), 30-35 (Car #25-Accident, Turn 1), 60-64 (Debris), 76-81 (Car #7
And 43-Accident, Frontstretch), 106-109 (Car #45-Accident, Turn 4), 123-131
(Car #20-Accident, Turn 4), 159-167 (Oil On Track), 189-192 (Car #1-Spin, Turn 4),
200-206 (Car #5 & 15-Spin, Turn 1), 233-239 (Debris), 244-247 (Car #15-Accident,
Turn 4), 272-278 (Car #7-Accident, Turn 2), 286-288 (Car #8-Spin, Backstretch).
Lap Leaders: 23 Lead Changes Among 12 Drivers. Bill Elliott-Pole, Mike Skinner 1,
Rusty Wallace 2-60, Brett Bodine 61, Matt Kenseth 62-73, Dale Earnhardt Jr. 74-105,
Tony Stewart 106, Ward Burton 107-109, Jerry Nadeau 110-122, Kenseth 123-151,
Earnhardt Jr. 152-153, Kenseth 154-158, Ryan Newman 159, Nadeau 160-183,
Burton 184-199, Kenseth 200-208, Earnhardt Jr. 209-217, Kenseth 218-232,
Jeff Burton 233, Dale Jarrett 234-258, Elliott Sadler 259-268, Jarrett 269-283,
Kenseth 284-290, W. Burton 291-300.
Championship Standings
Pos Driver Pts St Wins T5 T10 Winnings
1. Sterling Marlin 2604 19 2 6 10 $2,652,860
2. Mark Martin 2549 19 1 7 13 $3,504,760
3. Jimmie Johnson* 2512 19 2 5 12 $1,740,060
4. Rusty Wallace 2477 19 0 2 11 $2,121,410
5. Jeff Gordon 2464 19 0 6 11 $2,660,690
6. Ricky Rudd 2386 19 1 5 7 $2,294,630
7. Tony Stewart 2377 19 2 8 10 $2,649,090
8. Kurt Busch 2365 19 1 5 9 $1,957,890
9. Matt Kenseth 2293 19 3 6 9 $2,232,250
10. Bill Elliott 2291 19 0 2 8 $1,912,290
11. Dale Jarrett 2259 19 1 5 8 $2,255,660
12. Ryan Newman* 2193 19 0 7 10 $2,570,310
13. Jeff Burton 2132 19 0 2 7 $2,064,170
14. Ricky Craven 2132 19 0 3 5 $1,456,410
15. Michael Waltrip 2123 19 1 4 7 $1,765,820
16. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2119 19 1 5 7 $2,102,470
17. Terry Labonte 2024 19 0 1 3 $1,803,080
18. Jeff Green 1962 19 0 2 2 $1,202,740
19. Elliott Sadler 1957 19 0 2 5 $2,295,210
20. Bobby Labonte 1930 19 1 3 3 $2,110,770
21. Kyle Petty 1923 19 0 0 1 $1,116,250
22. Dave Blaney 1921 19 0 0 2 $1,478,680
23. Jimmy Spencer 1902 18 0 2 5 $1,248,530
24. Robby Gordon 1805 19 0 0 3 $1,642,890
25. Ward Burton 1789 19 2 2 4 $3,256,650
26. Bobby Hamilton 1716 19 0 0 2 $1,395,990
27. Kevin Harvick 1714 18 1 2 4 $1,992,090
28. Jeremy Mayfield 1714 19 0 2 2 $1,480,720
29. John Andretti 1594 19 0 0 1 $1,625,650
30. Mike Skinner 1589 19 0 0 0 $1,212,300
31. Casey Atwood 1519 19 0 0 0 $1,190,500
32. Hut Stricklin 1495 18 0 0 0 $1,074,170
33. Ken Schrader 1476 19 0 0 0 $1,368,470
34. Brett Bodine 1462 19 0 0 0 $1,139,630
35. Jerry Nadeau 1317 16 0 0 1 $1,130,710
36. Stacy Compton 1315 18 0 0 0 $1,053,460
37. Johnny Benson 1283 14 0 0 2 $1,246,810
38. Joe Nemechek 1153 16 0 0 0 $1,183,930
39. Steve Park 1115 15 0 0 0 $1,250,580
40. Todd Bodine 907 9 0 0 2 $746,125
41. Steve Grissom 726 9 0 0 1 $494,241
42. Kenny Wallace 666 8 0 0 1 $700,168
43. Rick Mast 576 9 0 0 0 $469,843
44. Buckshot Jones 559 7 0 0 0 $394,223
45. Geoffrey Bodine 532 5 0 1 2 $929,552
46. Hermie Sadler 404 5 0 0 0 $275,720
47. Shawna Robinson* 361 7 0 0 0 $428,519
48. Frank Kimmel 292 6 0 0 0 $407,579
49. Mike Wallace 275 5 0 0 0 $470,962
50. Greg Biffle 124 1 0 0 0 $80,059
51. Dick Trickle 111 3 0 0 0 $136,830
52. Robert Pressley 97 1 0 0 0 $150,859
53. Ron Fellows 88 1 0 0 0 $47,930
54. Tony Raines 70 1 0 0 0 $50,055
55. Andy Hillenburg 68 2 0 0 0 $101,629
56. Jim Inglebright 67 1 0 0 0 $47,190
57. Chad Little 64 1 0 0 0 $49,745
58. Ron Hornaday 55 1 0 0 0 $88,476
59. Jay Sauter 52 1 0 0 0 $50,200
60. Derrike Cope 49 1 0 0 0 $72,961
61. Morgan Shepherd 43 1 0 0 0 $42,145
62. Jason Small 40 1 0 0 0 $41,130
63. Boris Said 40 1 0 0 0 $46,975
64. Kirk Shelmerdine 37 1 0 0 0 $62,162
65. Dave Marcis 37 1 0 0 0 $137,110
66. Austin Cameron 37 1 0 0 0 $46,945
67. Randy Renfrow 34 1 0 0 0 $71,193
68. Kevin Lepage 34 1 0 0 0 $86,992
69. Gary Bradberry 34 1 0 0 0 $40,399
70. Stuart Kirby 34 1 0 0 0 $52,403
71. Carl Long* 0 1 0 0 0 $86,413