NASCAR: Talladega, Round 30
6th October 2002 - EA Sports 500
Practice One
Pos No Driver Make Time Gap To 1st Speed Gap To 1st
1. 15 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet 51.476 186.028
2. 12 Ryan Newman* Ford 51.498 0.022 0.022 185.949 0.079 0.079
3. 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 51.500 0.002 0.024 185.942 0.007 0.086
4. 10 Johnny Benson Pontiac 51.513 0.013 0.037 185.895 0.047 0.133
5. 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 51.612 0.099 0.136 185.538 0.357 0.490
6. 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 51.730 0.118 0.254 185.115 0.423 0.913
7. 28 Ricky Rudd Ford 51.740 0.010 0.264 185.079 0.036 0.949
8. 2 Rusty Wallace Ford 51.769 0.029 0.293 184.976 0.103 1.052
9. 45 Kyle Petty Dodge 51.835 0.066 0.359 184.740 0.236 1.288
10. 40 Jamie McMurray Dodge 51.846 0.011 0.370 184.701 0.039 1.327
11. 92 Robert Pressley Dodge 51.864 0.018 0.388 184.637 0.064 1.391
12. 48 Jimmie Johnson* Chevrolet 51.879 0.015 0.403 184.583 0.054 1.445
13. 1 Steve Park Chevrolet 51.907 0.028 0.431 184.484 0.099 1.544
14. 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 51.918 0.011 0.442 184.445 0.039 1.583
15. 44 Jerry Nadeau Dodge 51.940 0.022 0.464 184.367 0.078 1.661
16. 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 51.965 0.025 0.489 184.278 0.089 1.750
17. 30 Jeff Green Chevrolet 52.059 0.094 0.583 183.945 0.333 2.083
18. 21 Elliott Sadler Ford 52.088 0.029 0.612 183.843 0.102 2.185
19. 25 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 52.099 0.011 0.623 183.804 0.039 2.224
20. 31 Robby Gordon Chevrolet 52.102 0.003 0.626 183.793 0.011 2.235
21. 41 Jimmy Spencer Dodge 52.126 0.024 0.650 183.709 0.084 2.319
22. 43 John Andretti Dodge 52.128 0.002 0.652 183.702 0.007 2.326
23. 97 Kurt Busch Ford 52.132 0.004 0.656 183.688 0.014 2.340
24. 49 Stacy Compton Dodge 52.227 0.095 0.751 183.353 0.335 2.675
25. 22 Ward Burton Dodge 52.240 0.013 0.764 183.308 0.045 2.720
26. 99 Jeff Burton Ford 52.243 0.003 0.767 183.297 0.011 2.731
27. 36 Ken Schrader Pontiac 52.257 0.014 0.781 183.248 0.049 2.780
28. 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge 52.274 0.017 0.798 183.189 0.059 2.839
29. 09 Geoffrey Bodine Ford 52.278 0.004 0.802 183.175 0.014 2.853
30. 4 Mike Skinner Chevrolet 52.285 0.007 0.809 183.150 0.025 2.878
31. 26 Todd Bodine Ford 52.292 0.007 0.816 183.126 0.024 2.902
32. 6 Mark Martin Ford 52.310 0.018 0.834 183.062 0.064 2.966
33. 77 Dave Blaney Ford 52.316 0.006 0.840 183.042 0.020 2.986
34. 32 Ricky Craven Ford 52.392 0.076 0.916 182.776 0.266 3.252
35. 71 Jay Sauter Chevrolet 52.407 0.015 0.931 182.724 0.052 3.304
36. 5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 52.432 0.025 0.956 182.637 0.087 3.391
37. 9 Bill Elliott Dodge 52.454 0.022 0.978 182.560 0.077 3.468
38. 7 Casey Atwood Dodge 52.480 0.026 1.004 182.469 0.091 3.559
39. 18 Bobby Labonte Pontiac 52.505 0.025 1.029 182.383 0.086 3.645
40. 27 Scott Wimmer Dodge 52.536 0.031 1.060 182.275 0.108 3.753
41. 183 Kerry Earnhardt Chevrolet 52.579 0.043 1.103 182.126 0.149 3.902
42. 14 Mike Wallace Pontiac 52.694 0.115 1.218 181.729 0.397 4.299
43. 23 Kenny Wallace Dodge 52.762 0.068 1.286 181.494 0.235 4.534
44. 20 Tony Stewart Pontiac 52.795 0.033 1.319 181.381 0.113 4.647
45. 55 Ron Hornaday Chevrolet 52.889 0.094 1.413 181.058 0.323 4.970
46. 11 Brett Bodine Ford 53.043 0.154 1.567 180.533 0.525 5.495
47. 151 Morgan Shepherd Dodge 56.144 3.101 4.668 170.561 9.972 15.467
Starting Line-up
Qualifying cancelled due to rain
Pos No Driver Make
1. 48 Jimmie Johnson* Chevrolet
2. 6 Mark Martin Ford
3. 20 Tony Stewart Pontiac
4. 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet
5. 40 Jamie McMurray Dodge
6. 2 Rusty Wallace Ford
7. 12 Ryan Newman* Ford
8. 17 Matt Kenseth Ford
9. 9 Bill Elliott Dodge
10. 28 Ricky Rudd Ford
11. 97 Kurt Busch Ford
12. 88 Dale Jarrett Ford
13. 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet
14. 99 Jeff Burton Ford
15. 15 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet
16. 32 Ricky Craven Ford
17. 30 Jeff Green Chevrolet
18. 18 Bobby Labonte Pontiac
19. 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet
20. 31 Robby Gordon Chevrolet
21. 77 Dave Blaney Ford
22. 45 Kyle Petty Dodge
23. 5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet
24. 41 Jimmy Spencer Dodge
25. 10 Johnny Benson Pontiac
26. 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge
27. 21 Elliott Sadler Ford
28. 22 Ward Burton Dodge
29. 55 Ron Hornaday Chevrolet
30. 43 John Andretti Dodge
31. 36 Ken Schrader Pontiac
32. 23 Scott Wimmer Dodge
33. 26 Todd Bodine Ford
34. 25 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet
35. 1 Steve Park Chevrolet
36. 4 Mike Skinner Chevrolet
37. 14 Mike Wallace Pontiac
38. 7 Casey Atwood Dodge
39. 44 Jerry Nadeau Dodge
40. 11 Brett Bodine Ford
41. 49 Stacy Compton Dodge
42. 71 Jay Sauter Chevrolet
43. 33 Kenny Wallace Chevrolet
Did not qualify
44. 151 Morgan Shepherd Dodge
45. 183 Kerry Earnhardt Chevrolet
46. 92 Robert Pressley Dodge
47. 09 Geoffrey Bodine Ford
Practice Two
Pos No Driver Make Time Gap To 1st Speed Gap To 1st
1. 20 Tony Stewart Pontiac 50.065 191.271
2. 45 Kyle Petty Dodge 50.073 0.008 0.008 191.241 0.030 0.030
3. 77 Dave Blaney Ford 50.079 0.006 0.014 191.218 0.023 0.053
4. 9 Bill Elliott Dodge 50.145 0.066 0.080 190.966 0.252 0.305
5. 40 Jamie McMurray Dodge 50.179 0.034 0.114 190.837 0.129 0.434
6. 5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 50.271 0.092 0.206 190.488 0.349 0.783
7. 21 Elliott Sadler Ford 50.285 0.014 0.220 190.434 0.054 0.837
8. 36 Ken Schrader Pontiac 50.309 0.024 0.244 190.344 0.090 0.927
9. 33 Kenny Wallace Chevrolet 50.345 0.036 0.280 190.208 0.136 1.063
10. 15 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet 50.345 0.000 0.280 190.208 0.000 1.063
11. 10 Johnny Benson Pontiac 50.349 0.004 0.284 190.193 0.015 1.078
12. 32 Ricky Craven Ford 50.399 0.050 0.334 190.004 0.189 1.267
13. 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge 50.423 0.024 0.358 189.913 0.091 1.358
14. 22 Ward Burton Dodge 50.440 0.017 0.375 189.849 0.064 1.422
15. 49 Stacy Compton Dodge 50.447 0.007 0.382 189.823 0.026 1.448
16. 18 Bobby Labonte Pontiac 50.456 0.009 0.391 189.789 0.034 1.482
17. 55 Ron Hornaday Chevrolet 50.466 0.010 0.401 189.751 0.038 1.520
18. 99 Jeff Burton Ford 50.467 0.001 0.402 189.748 0.003 1.523
19. 4 Mike Skinner Chevrolet 50.498 0.031 0.433 189.631 0.117 1.640
20. 25 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 50.510 0.012 0.445 189.586 0.045 1.685
21. 48 Jimmie Johnson* Chevrolet 50.521 0.011 0.456 189.545 0.041 1.726
22. 30 Jeff Green Chevrolet 50.528 0.007 0.463 189.519 0.026 1.752
23. 6 Mark Martin Ford 50.542 0.014 0.477 189.466 0.053 1.805
24. 23 Scott Wimmer Dodge 50.558 0.016 0.493 189.406 0.060 1.865
25. 41 Jimmy Spencer Dodge 50.570 0.012 0.505 189.361 0.045 1.910
26. 2 Rusty Wallace Ford 50.571 0.001 0.506 189.357 0.004 1.914
27. 97 Kurt Busch Ford 50.608 0.037 0.543 189.219 0.138 2.052
28. 26 Todd Bodine Ford 50.629 0.021 0.564 189.141 0.078 2.130
29. 12 Ryan Newman* Ford 50.640 0.011 0.575 189.100 0.041 2.171
30. 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 50.650 0.010 0.585 189.062 0.038 2.209
31. 31 Robby Gordon Chevrolet 50.662 0.012 0.597 189.017 0.045 2.254
32. 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 50.667 0.005 0.602 188.999 0.018 2.272
33. 1 Steve Park Chevrolet 50.700 0.033 0.635 188.876 0.123 2.395
34. 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 50.743 0.043 0.678 188.716 0.160 2.555
35. 28 Ricky Rudd Ford 50.833 0.090 0.768 188.382 0.334 2.889
36. 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 50.868 0.035 0.803 188.252 0.130 3.019
37. 44 Jerry Nadeau Dodge 50.888 0.020 0.823 188.178 0.074 3.093
38. 43 John Andretti Dodge 50.979 0.091 0.914 187.842 0.336 3.429
39. 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 51.019 0.040 0.954 187.695 0.147 3.576
40. 14 Mike Wallace Pontiac 51.046 0.027 0.981 187.596 0.099 3.675
41. 7 Casey Atwood Dodge 51.095 0.049 1.030 187.416 0.180 3.855
42. 11 Brett Bodine Ford 51.214 0.119 1.149 186.980 0.436 4.291
43. 71 Jay Sauter Chevrolet 53.037 1.823 2.972 180.553 6.427 10.718
Race Results
Pos St No Driver Make Pts Bonus Laps Winnings Status
1. 13 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 185 10 188 $166,040 Running
2. 3 20 Tony Stewart Pontiac 170 188 $152,258 Running
3. 10 28 Ricky Rudd Ford 170 5 188 $134,972 Running
4. 11 97 Kurt Busch Ford 165 5 188 $86,665 Running
5. 17 30 Jeff Green Chevrolet 155 188 $68,265 Running
6. 35 1 Steve Park Chevrolet 150 188 $91,600 Running
7. 7 12 Ryan Newman * Ford 151 5 188 $83,925 Running
8. 15 15 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet 147 5 188 $64,550 Running
9. 12 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 138 188 $87,825 Running
10. 28 22 Ward Burton Dodge 134 188 $99,300 Running
11. 14 99 Jeff Burton Ford 135 5 188 $95,117 Running
12. 20 31 Robby Gordon Chevrolet 132 5 188 $80,121 Running
13. 6 2 Rusty Wallace Ford 124 188 $93,805 Running
14. 8 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 126 5 188 $67,295 Running
15. 16 32 Ricky Craven Ford 123 5 188 $64,885 Running
16. 22 45 Kyle Petty Dodge 115 188 $52,725 Running
17. 32 23 Scott Wimmer Dodge 112 188 $52,285 Running
18. 30 43 JohnAndretti Dodge 109 188 $79,233 Running
19. 9 9 Bill Elliott Dodge 106 188 $77,656 Running
20. 26 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge 108 5 188 $61,805 Running
21. 24 41 Jimmy Spencer Dodge 100 188 $63,810 Running
22. 42 49 Stacy Compton Dodge 97 188 $51,690 Running
23. 33 26 Todd Bodine Ford 94 187 $74,907 Running
24. 40 44 Jerry Nadeau Dodge 91 187 $59,825 Running
25. 18 18 Bobby Labonte Pontiac 88 187 $92,033 Running
26. 5 40 Jamie McMurray Dodge 85 187 $88,012 Running
27. 19 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 87 5 186 $91,288 Running
28. 37 4 Mike Skinner Chevrolet 79 186 $56,839 Running
29. 41 11 Brett Bodine Ford 76 186 $48,190 Running
30. 2 6 Mark Martin Ford 73 186 $82,363 Running
31. 21 77 Dave Blaney Ford 70 186 $55,445 Running
32. 29 55 Ron Hornaday Chevrolet 67 186 $52,860 Running
33. 36 33 Kenny Wallace Chevrolet 64 185 $44,775 Running
34. 39 7 Casey Atwood Dodge 61 185 $44,715 Running
35. 38 14 Mike Wallace Pontiac 58 185 $44,675 Running
36. 27 21 Elliott Sadler Ford 55 174 $52,625 Running
37. 1 48 Jimmie Johnson * Chevrolet 52 173 $44,575 Running
38. 23 5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 49 164 $73,358 Engine
39. 34 25 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 46 155 $52,450 Engine
40. 25 10 Johnny Benson Pontiac 43 148 $71,125 Engine
41. 31 36 Ken Schrader Pontiac 40 137 $52,330 Engine
42. 4 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 42 5 125 $107,258 Engine
43. 43 71 Jay Sauter Chevrolet 34 46 $44,482 Accident
Prior to the start of the EA Sports 500, the following driver dropped back
from his original starting position to the rear of the field: Scott Wimmer
(#23-engine change).
TIME OF RACE: 2 hours, 43 minutes, 22 seconds
AVERAGE SPEED: 183.665 mph RACE RECORD
MARGIN OF VICTORY: .118 second
BUD POLE AWARD: None, qualifying was rained out
EA SPORTS MOVE OF THE RACE AWARD: Dale Earnhardt Jr., Budweiser Chevrolet
GATORADE FRONT RUNNER AWARD: Jeff Gordon, DuPont Chevrolet
INFOGRAMES PIT STRATEGY AWARD: Tony Eury Sr., Budweiser Chevrolet
NASCAR WINSTON CUP LEADER BONUS: $260,000 at Charlotte
NASCAR WINSTON CUP ROOKIE OF THE RACE AWARD: Ryan Newman, ALLTEL/Mobil 1 Ford
OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE BLOOMIN' FAVORITE AWARD: Ricky Rudd, Havoline Ford
TRUE VALUE DRIVER OF THE RACE AWARD: Dale Earnhardt Jr., Budweiser Chevrolet
WASTE MANAGEMENT PICKING UP PLACES AWARD: Stacy Compton, BAM Racing Dodge
CAUTION FLAGS: None
LAP LEADERS: 35 lead changes among 12 drivers. Jimmie Johnson-pole, Jeff
Gordon 1-3, Matt Kenseth 4-17, Dale Earnhardt Jr. 18-26, Jeremy Mayfield 27,
J. Gordon 28, Ricky Craven 29-31, Kenseth 32, J. Gordon 33-34, Earnhardt Jr.
35, Michael Waltrip 36, J. Gordon 37-39, Kurt Busch 40-42, J. Gordon 43-47,
Kevin Harvick 48-50, Busch 51-58, Jeff Burton 59-67, Busch 68-70, Earnhardt Jr.
71-73, Ricky Rudd 74, Busch 75-91, J. Gordon 92-97, Earnhardt Jr. 98, J. Gordon
99-102, Busch 103-104, Waltrip 105-108, Earnhardt Jr 109-111, Waltrip 112-115,
J. Gordon 116-117, Ryan Newman 118-119, J. Gordon 120, Newman 121, Robby Gordon
122-142, Busch 143-144, Waltrip 145-149, Earnhardt Jr. 150-188.
Championship Standings
Pos Driver Pts St 1st T5 T10 Winnings
1. Tony Stewart 3958 30 3 13 18 $4,042,800
2. Mark Martin 3886 30 1 9 17 $4,586,960
3. Jimmie Johnson* 3876 30 3 6 18 $2,506,930
4. Ryan Newman* 3821 30 1 14 19 $3,897,400
5. Rusty Wallace 3811 30 0 5 14 $3,454,590
6. Matt Kenseth 3757 30 4 10 16 $3,317,400
7. Jeff Gordon 3757 30 3 9 15 $4,228,340
8. Bill Elliott 3729 30 2 6 12 $3,316,110
9. Ricky Rudd 3712 30 1 7 11 $3,444,790
10. Sterling Marlin 3703 29 2 8 14 $3,711,150
11. Kurt Busch 3634 30 1 8 15 $2,834,720
12. Dale Jarrett 3594 30 2 9 15 $3,382,270
13. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 3481 30 2 8 12 $3,104,080
14. Jeff Burton 3417 30 0 3 11 $3,174,570
15. Michael Waltrip 3362 30 1 4 10 $2,484,750
16. Ricky Craven 3292 30 0 3 7 $2,160,040
17. Jeff Green 3224 30 0 4 5 $1,866,240
18. Bobby Labonte 3111 30 1 4 5 $3,243,950
19. Robby Gordon 3089 30 0 1 5 $2,617,830
20. Dave Blaney 3025 30 0 0 3 $2,257,820
21. Kyle Petty 3010 30 0 0 1 $1,721,450
22. Kevin Harvick 2991 29 1 5 8 $3,212,650
23. Terry Labonte 2901 30 0 1 4 $2,697,190
24. Jeremy Mayfield 2817 30 0 2 4 $2,177,720
25. Ward Burton 2762 30 2 2 7 $4,304,620
26. Elliott Sadler 2755 30 0 2 5 $2,981,850
27. Jimmy Spencer 2755 28 0 2 6 $1,860,860
28. John Andretti 2633 30 0 0 1 $2,515,420
29. Ken Schrader 2531 30 0 0 0 $2,142,280
30. Mike Skinner 2350 30 0 0 0 $1,794,840
31. Bobby Hamilton 2345 25 0 0 2 $1,863,670
32. Johnny Benson 2330 25 0 1 5 $2,172,110
33. Casey Atwood 2271 30 0 0 0 $1,762,550
34. Jerry Nadeau 2126 27 0 0 1 $1,733,680
35. Joe Nemechek 2101 27 0 1 1 $1,887,270
36. Steve Park 2040 26 0 0 2 $2,203,070
37. Brett Bodine 2026 28 0 0 0 $1,593,950
38. Hut Stricklin 1781 22 0 0 0 $1,313,550
39. Todd Bodine 1683 19 0 1 4 $1,536,310
40. Stacy Compton 1490 20 0 0 0 $1,146,770
41. Kenny Wallace 1377 16 0 0 1 $1,132,200
42. Mike Wallace 1044 15 0 0 1 $1,001,930
43. Steve Grissom 726 9 0 0 1 $494,241
44. Geoffrey Bodine 685 8 0 1 2 $1,123,020
45. Rick Mast 576 9 0 0 0 $469,843
46. Buckshot Jones 559 7 0 0 0 $394,223
47. Hermie Sadler 550 7 0 0 0 $359,475
48. Greg Biffle 394 5 0 0 0 $298,759
49. Shawna Robinson* 361 7 0 0 0 $428,519
50. Frank Kimmel 292 6 0 0 0 $407,579
51. Tony Raines 272 5 0 0 0 $231,149
52. Morgan Shepherd 202 5 0 0 0 $214,397
53. Derrike Cope 199 4 0 0 0 $201,216
54. Ted Musgrave 182 2 0 0 0 $147,220
55. Boris Said 164 2 0 0 0 $87,400
56. PJ Jones 160 1 0 1 1 $65,950
57. Scott Wimmer 155 2 0 0 0 $103,635
58. Scott Pruett 150 1 0 0 1 $66,690
59. Kevin Lepage 132 3 0 0 0 $173,787
60. Ron Hornaday 122 2 0 0 0 $141,336
61. Tim Sauter 113 2 0 0 0 $85,060
62. Dick Trickle 111 3 0 0 0 $136,830
63. Robert Pressley 97 1 0 0 0 $150,859
64. Tom Hubert 91 1 0 0 0 $41,925
65. Ron Fellows 88 1 0 0 0 $47,930
66. Jay Sauter 86 2 0 0 0 $94,682
67. Stuart Kirby 86 2 0 0 0 $105,503
68. Jamie McMurray 85 1 0 0 0 $88,012
69. Kirk Shelmerdine 77 2 0 0 0 $97,127
70. Lance Hooper 70 1 0 0 0 $51,840
71. Andy Hillenburg 68 2 0 0 0 $101,629
72. Jim Inglebright 67 1 0 0 0 $47,190
73. Chad Little 64 1 0 0 0 $49,745
74. Jack Sprague 58 1 0 0 0 $53,550
75. Hideo Fukuyama 46 1 0 0 0 $44,275
76. Jason Small 40 1 0 0 0 $41,130
77. Dave Marcis 37 1 0 0 0 $137,110
78. Austin Cameron 37 1 0 0 0 $46,945
79. Joe Varde 37 1 0 0 0 $37,610
80. Randy Renfrow 34 1 0 0 0 $71,193
81. Gary Bradberry 34 1 0 0 0 $40,399
82. Carl Long* 0 1 0 0 0 $86,413