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