NASCAR: Talladega, Round 9

21st April 2002



Practice Times

Pos No Driver Make Time Gap To 1st Speed Gap To 1st -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. 10 Johnny Benson Pon 51.410 186.264 2. 15 Michael Waltrip Chv 51.526 0.116 0.116 185.848 0.416 0.416 3. 48 Jimmie Johnson* Chv 51.562 0.036 0.152 185.718 0.130 0.546 4. 25 Jerry Nadeau Chv 51.620 0.058 0.210 185.505 0.213 0.759 5. 5 Terry Labonte Chv 51.657 0.037 0.247 185.376 0.129 0.888 6. 12 Ryan Newman* Frd 51.657 0.000 0.247 185.376 0.000 0.888 7. 77 Dave Blaney Frd 51.659 0.002 0.249 185.365 0.011 0.899 8. 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chv 51.710 0.051 0.300 185.182 0.183 1.082 9. 45 Kyle Petty Dge 51.723 0.013 0.313 185.136 0.046 1.128 10. 2 Rusty Wallace Frd 51.757 0.034 0.347 185.014 0.122 1.250 11. 7 Casey Atwood Dge 51.868 0.111 0.458 184.619 0.395 1.645 12. 09 Geoffrey Bodine Frd 51.872 0.004 0.462 184.608 0.011 1.656 13. 36 Ken Schrader Pon 51.887 0.015 0.477 184.554 0.054 1.710 14. 22 Ward Burton Dge 51.901 0.014 0.491 184.505 0.049 1.759 15. 43 John Andretti Dge 51.902 0.001 0.492 184.501 0.004 1.763 16. 23 Hut Stricklin Dge 51.911 0.009 0.501 184.466 0.035 1.798 17. 31 Robby Gordon Chv 51.916 0.005 0.506 184.451 0.015 1.813 18. 11 Brett Bodine Frd 51.929 0.013 0.519 184.406 0.045 1.858 19. 14 Stacy Compton Pon 51.930 0.001 0.520 184.401 0.005 1.863 20. 9 Bill Elliott Dge 51.952 0.022 0.542 184.320 0.081 1.944 21. 1 Steve Park Chv 51.971 0.019 0.561 184.257 0.063 2.007 22. 40 Sterling Marlin Dge 51.972 0.001 0.562 184.250 0.007 2.014 23. 97 Kurt Busch Frd 51.979 0.007 0.569 184.225 0.025 2.039 24. 20 Tony Stewart Pon 51.979 0.000 0.569 184.225 0.000 2.039 25. 41 Jimmy Spencer Dge 52.002 0.023 0.592 184.143 0.082 2.121 26. 24 Jeff Gordon Chv 52.007 0.005 0.597 184.126 0.017 2.138 27. 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dge 52.013 0.006 0.603 184.108 0.018 2.156 28. 18 Bobby Labonte Pon 52.022 0.009 0.612 184.072 0.036 2.192 29. 32 Ricky Craven Frd 52.081 0.059 0.671 183.867 0.205 2.397 30. 6 Mark Martin Frd 52.085 0.004 0.675 183.850 0.017 2.414 31. 30 Jeff Green Chv 52.098 0.013 0.688 183.804 0.046 2.460 32. 28 Ricky Rudd Frd 52.104 0.006 0.694 183.785 0.019 2.479 33. 33 Mike Wallace Chv 52.129 0.025 0.719 183.697 0.088 2.567 34. 17 Matt Kenseth Frd 52.138 0.009 0.728 183.662 0.035 2.602 35. 99 Jeff Burton Frd 52.171 0.033 0.761 183.550 0.112 2.714 36. 44 Steve Grissom Dge 52.185 0.014 0.775 183.501 0.049 2.763 37. 29 Kevin Harvick Chv 52.223 0.038 0.813 183.363 0.138 2.901 38. 21 Elliott Sadler Frd 52.296 0.073 0.886 183.111 0.252 3.153 39. 4 Mike Skinner Chv 52.342 0.046 0.932 182.947 0.164 3.317 40. 88 Dale Jarrett Frd 52.351 0.009 0.941 182.919 0.028 3.345 41. 198 Kenny Wallace Chv 52.400 0.049 0.990 182.748 0.171 3.516 42. 90 Rick Mast Frd 52.418 0.018 1.008 182.682 0.066 3.582 43. 26 Frank Kimmel Frd 52.534 0.116 1.124 182.281 0.401 3.983 44. 55 Bobby Hamilton Chv 52.597 0.063 1.187 182.059 0.222 4.205 45. 191 Dick Trickle Dge 52.683 0.086 1.273 181.763 0.296 4.501 46. 49 Shawna Robinson* Dge 52.715 0.032 1.305 181.656 0.107 4.608 47. 159 Bobby Gerhart Pon 52.986 0.271 1.576 180.727 0.929 5.537 * = rookie

Starting Line-up

Pos No Driver Make Time Gap To 1st Speed Gap To 1st -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. 48 Jimmie Johnson* Chv 51.337 186.532 2. 31 Robby Gordon Chv 51.370 0.033 0.033 186.408 0.124 0.124 3. 15 Michael Waltrip Chv 51.373 0.003 0.036 186.401 0.007 0.131 4. 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chv 51.507 0.134 0.170 185.912 0.489 0.620 5. 22 Ward Burton Dge 51.631 0.124 0.294 185.470 0.442 1.062 6. 14 Stacy Compton Pon 51.641 0.010 0.304 185.430 0.040 1.102 7. 10 Johnny Benson Pon 51.673 0.032 0.336 185.315 0.115 1.217 8. 12 Ryan Newman* Frd 51.679 0.006 0.342 185.297 0.018 1.235 9. 1 Steve Park Chv 51.723 0.044 0.386 185.136 0.161 1.396 10. 24 Jeff Gordon Chv 51.724 0.001 0.387 185.132 0.004 1.400 11. 5 Terry Labonte Chv 51.764 0.040 0.427 184.989 0.143 1.543 12. 45 Kyle Petty Dge 51.787 0.023 0.450 184.907 0.082 1.625 13. 2 Rusty Wallace Frd 51.821 0.034 0.484 184.786 0.121 1.746 14. 29 Kevin Harvick Chv 51.845 0.024 0.508 184.704 0.082 1.828 15. 25 JerryNadeau Chv 51.845 0.000 0.508 184.704 0.000 1.828 16. 7 Casey Atwood Dge 51.860 0.015 0.523 184.651 0.053 1.881 17. 18 Bobby Labonte Pon 51.865 0.005 0.528 184.633 0.018 1.899 18. 33 Mike Wallace Chv 51.887 0.022 0.550 184.554 0.079 1.978 19. 6 Mark Martin Frd 51.894 0.007 0.557 184.529 0.025 2.003 20. 97 Kurt Busch Frd 51.894 0.000 0.557 184.529 0.000 2.003 21. 77 Dave Blaney Frd 51.894 0.000 0.557 184.529 0.000 2.003 22. 23 Hut Stricklin Dge 51.896 0.002 0.559 184.519 0.010 2.013 23. 09 Geoffrey Bodine Frd 51.902 0.006 0.565 184.498 0.021 2.034 24. 11 Brett Bodine Frd 51.905 0.003 0.568 184.487 0.011 2.045 25. 99 Jeff Burton Frd 51.970 0.065 0.633 184.260 0.227 2.272 26. 20 Tony Stewart Pon 51.981 0.011 0.644 184.217 0.043 2.315 27. 198 Kenny Wallace Chv 52.006 0.025 0.669 184.129 0.088 2.403 28. 43 John Andretti Dge 52.013 0.007 0.676 184.107 0.022 2.425 29. 26 Frank Kimmel Frd 52.056 0.043 0.719 183.952 0.155 2.580 30. 30 Jeff Green Chv 52.074 0.018 0.737 183.892 0.060 2.640 31. 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dge 52.095 0.021 0.758 183.817 0.075 2.715 32. 41 Jimmy Spencer Dge 52.108 0.013 0.771 183.772 0.045 2.760 33. 40 Sterling Marlin Dge 52.113 0.005 0.776 183.751 0.021 2.781 34. 44 Steve Grissom Dge 52.118 0.005 0.781 183.733 0.018 2.799 35. 32 Ricky Craven Frd 52.139 0.021 0.802 183.659 0.074 2.873 36. 36 Ken Schrader Pon 52.165 0.026 0.828 183.571 0.088 2.961 37. 17 Matt Kenseth Frd Provisional 38. 28 Ricky Rudd Frd Provisional 39. 9 Bill Elliott Dge Provisional 40. 21 Elliott Sadler Frd Provisional 41. 88 Dale Jarrett Frd Provisional 42 4 Mike Skinner Chv Provisional 43. 55 Bobby Hamilton Chv Provisional Did not qualify 90 Rick Mast Frd 49 Shawna Robinson* Dge 159 Bobby Gerhart Pon 191 Dick Trickle Dge * = Rookie

Race Results

Pos St No Driver Make Points Bns Laps Status --------------------------------------------------------------- 1. 4 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chv 185 10 188 Running 2. 3 15 MichaelWaltrip Chv 175 5 188 Running 3. 18 97 Kurt Busch Frd 165 0 188 Running 4. 10 24 Jeff Gordon Chv 160 0 188 Running 5. 31 40 Sterling Marlin Dge 155 5 188 Running 6. 39 88 Dale Jarrett Frd 151 5 188 Running 7. 1 48 Jimmie Johnson * Chv 147 5 188 Running 8. 11 2 Rusty Wallace Frd 138 0 188 Running 9. 23 99 Jeff Burton Frd 139 5 188 Running 10. 12 45 Kyle Petty Dge 130 0 188 Running 11. 20 23 Hut Stricklin Dge 127 0 188 Running 12. 21 09 Geoffrey Bodine Frd 124 0 188 Running 13. 22 11 Brett Bodine Frd 121 0 188 Running 14. 36 28 Ricky Rudd Frd 118 0 188 Running 15. 5 22 Ward Burton Dge 115 0 188 Running 16. 28 30 Jeff Green Chv 112 0 188 Running 17. 30 41 Jimmy Spencer Dge 109 0 188 Running 18. 33 32 Ricky Craven Frd 106 0 188 Running 19. 37 9 Bill Elliott Dge 103 0 188 Running 20. 9 5 Terry Labonte Chv 100 0 188 Running 21. 25 198 Kenny Wallace Chv 155 0 188 Running 22. 43 55 BobbyHamilton Chv 97 0 187 Running 23. 42 4 Mike Skinner Chv 94 0 187 Running 24. 34 36 Ken Schrader Pon 91 0 186 Running 25. 32 44 Steve Grissom Dge 88 0 186 Running 26. 16 7 Casey Atwood Dge 85 0 186 Running 27. 6 14 Stacy Compton Pon 82 0 184 Running 28. 14 29 Kevin Harvick Chv 79 0 181 Running 29. 24 20 Tony Stewart Pon 76 0 180 Not Running 30. 35 17 Matt Kenseth Frd 78 5 180 Running 31. 19 77 Dave Blaney Frd 70 0 180 Running 32. 13 25 Jerry Nadeau Chv 67 0 179 Running 33. 2 31 Robby Gordon Chv 64 0 176 Running 34. 41 1 Steve Park Chv 61 0 174 Running 35. 27 26 Frank Kimmel Frd 58 0 172 Running 36. 29 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dge 60 5 167 Running 37. 17 6 Mark Martin Frd 57 5 166 Not Running 38. 26 43 John Andretti Dge 49 0 164 Not Running 39. 7 10 Johnny Benson Pon 46 0 164 Not Running 40. 38 21 Elliott Sadler Frd 43 0 163 Not Running 41. 15 18 Bobby Labonte Pon 40 0 163 Not Running 42. 40 33 Mike Wallace Chv 37 0 162 Not Running 43. 8 12 Ryan Newman * Frd 39 5 141 Not Running * = Rookie Race Winning Time: 3h08m41.00 Winning Margin: 0.060s

Championship Standings

Pos Driver Points Starts Wins Top 5 Top 10 Winnings -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Sterling Marlin 1369 9 2 4 7 $1,565,790 2. Matt Kenseth 1260 9 2 4 6 $1,227,020 3. Rusty Wallace 1212 9 0 0 5 $1,031,640 4. Kurt Busch 1192 9 1 3 4 $1,171,950 5. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 1178 9 1 5 5 $1,089,760 6. Jimmie Johnson* 1172 9 0 1 6 $680,872 7. Jeff Gordon 1168 9 0 2 5 $1,412,950 8. Tony Stewart 1138 9 1 5 5 $1,405,630 9. Mark Martin 1137 9 0 2 5 $1,259,710 10. Ricky Rudd 1114 9 0 2 3 $1,103,000 11. Jeff Burton 1072 9 0 0 4 $973,682 12. Bill Elliott 1013 9 0 0 3 $921,360 13. Ward Burton 1006 9 1 1 2 $2,135,110 14. Terry Labonte 989 9 0 0 2 $908,199 15. Ricky Craven 974 9 0 2 2 $712,391 16. Dale Jarrett 968 9 0 1 3 $1,005,390 17. Bobby Labonte 958 9 1 3 3 $1,107,620 18. Jeremy Mayfield 926 9 0 1 1 $792,152 19. Michael Waltrip 912 9 0 2 2 $955,475 20. Jimmy Spencer 908 8 0 1 3 $593,948 21. Ryan Newman* 905 9 0 2 4 $888,823 22. Dave Blaney 901 9 0 0 0 $739,994 23. Elliott Sadler 879 9 0 2 2 $1,531,500 24. Kyle Petty 878 9 0 0 1 $545,937 25. Jeff Green 824 9 0 0 0 $571,534 26. Mike Skinner 800 9 0 0 0 $629,727 27. Jerry Nadeau 799 9 0 0 1 $640,135 28. BobbyHamilton 772 9 0 0 1 $674,976 29. Kevin Harvick 771 8 0 1 2 $890,809 30. Johnny Benson 763 9 0 0 1 $834,557 31. Robby Gordon 705 9 0 0 0 $778,914 32. Ken Schrader 686 9 0 0 0 $667,312 33. Hut Stricklin 672 8 0 0 0 $462,417 34. Stacy Compton 665 9 0 0 0 $572,678 35. Brett Bodine 657 9 0 0 0 $570,926 36. John Andretti 626 9 0 0 0 $777,582 37. Casey Atwood 597 9 0 0 0 $547,879 38. Buckshot Jones 559 7 0 0 0 $394,223 39. Kenny Wallace 553 6 0 0 1 $591,308 40. Rick Mast 451 7 0 0 0 $341,342 41. Joe Nemechek 447 6 0 0 0 $527,800 42. Steve Park 397 5 0 0 0 $416,365 43. Geoffrey Bodine 292 2 0 1 1 $747,786 44. Shawna Robinson* 281 5 0 0 0 $321,604 45. Todd Bodine 218 3 0 0 0 $273,965 46. Mike Wallace 186 3 0 0 0 $276,057 47. Frank Kimmel 165 3 0 0 0 $220,831 48. Hermie Sadler 143 2 0 0 0 $107,829 49. Robert Pressley 97 1 0 0 0 $150,859 50. Steve Grissom 88 1 0 0 0 $53,605 51. Dick Trickle 74 2 0 0 0 $88,215 52. Andy Hillenburg 68 2 0 0 0 $70,003 53. Jay Sauter 52 1 0 0 0 $50,200 54. Dave Marcis 37 1 0 0 0 $137,110