2002 Carolina Dodge Dealers 400

Fifth race of the 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series February 2025 NASWINSTON March 17 176 Ricky Craven PPI Motorsports Chip Ganassi Racing Sterling Marlin Hendrick Motorsports Jeff Gordon 40 Barney Hall, Joe Moore Mike Bagley, Dave Moody FOX Mike Joy, Larry McReynolds, Darrell Waltrip Motor Racing Network 36 Darlington, South Carolina, Darlington Raceway 5 126.07 mph km/h 46th Annual Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 2002 293 293 644.12 644.12 400.238 2.198 1.366 28.912 400.238 The 2002 Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 program cover, featuring Dale Jarrett, winner of the 2001 race. 2002_Carolina_Dodge_Dealers_400_program_cover.jpg The 2002 Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 was the fifth stock car race of the 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 46th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, March 17, 2002, in Darlington, South Carolina, at Darlington Raceway, a 1.366 mi km permanent egg-shaped oval racetrack. The race took the scheduled 293 laps to complete. At race's end, Sterling Marlin, driving for Chip Ganassi Racing, would come back from the back of the pack near the end of the race to win his 10th and final career NASCAR Winston Cup Series win and his first of the season.Packman Tim 2002-03-19 Marlin avoids wreck, wins at Darlington http://www.nascar.com/2002/news/headlines/wc/03/17/darlington_lead/index.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20021004113051/http://www.nascar.com/2002/news/headlines/wc/03/17/darlington_lead/index.html 2002-10-04 2022-03-02 NASCAR.com To fill out the podium, Elliott Sadler of Wood Brothers Racing and Kevin Harvick of Richard Childress Racing would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Darlington Raceway, the venue where the race was held. Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina. It is nicknamed "The Lady in Black" and "The Track Too Tough to Tame" by many NASCAR fans and drivers and advertised as "A NASCAR Tradition." It is of a unique, somewhat egg-shaped design, an oval with the ends of very different configurations, a condition which supposedly arose from the proximity of one end of the track to a minnow pond the owner refused to relocate. This situation makes it very challenging for the crews to set up their cars' handling in a way that is effective at both ends. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMake1Steve ParkDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet2Rusty WallacePenske RacingFord4Mike SkinnerMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet5Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6Mark MartinRoush RacingFord7Casey AtwoodUltra-Evernham MotorsportsDodge8Dale Earnhardt Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet9Bill ElliottEvernham MotorsportsDodge10Johnny Benson Jr.MBV MotorsportsPontiac11Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord12Ryan Newman (R)Penske RacingFord14Stacy ComptonA. J. Foyt EnterprisesPontiac15Michael WaltripDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet17Matt KensethRoush RacingFord18Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac19Jeremy MayfieldEvernham MotorsportsDodge20Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac21Elliott SadlerWood Brothers RacingFord22Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingDodge23Hut StricklinBill Davis RacingDodge24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet25Jerry NadeauHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26Joe NemechekHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord28Ricky RuddRobert Yates RacingFord29Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet30Jeff GreenRichard Childress RacingChevrolet31Robby GordonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet32Ricky CravenPPI MotorsportsFord36Ken SchraderMB2 MotorsportsPontiac40Sterling MarlinChip Ganassi RacingDodge41Jimmy SpencerChip Ganassi RacingDodge43John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesDodge44Buckshot JonesPetty EnterprisesDodge45Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesDodge48Jimmie Johnson (R)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet49Shawna Robinson (R)BAM RacingDodge55Bobby HamiltonAndy Petree RacingChevrolet71Andy HillenburgMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet77Dave BlaneyJasper MotorsportsFord88Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord90Rick MastDonlavey RacingFord97Kurt BuschRoush RacingFord99Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFordOfficial entry list Practice First practice The first practice session was held on Friday, March 15, at 10:20 AM EST, and would last for two hours. Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site - 2003 Darlington 1 Race Info & Rundown http://www.jayski.com/next/2002/2002darlington1.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20170703000156/http://www.jayski.com/next/2002/2002darlington1.htm 2017-07-03 2022-03-02 Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.145 and an average speed of 168.723 mph km/h. NASCAR.com - Races - 2002 Darlington 1 Practice 1 Results http://www.nascar.com/races/wc/2002/5/data/practice1_speeds.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20021217033904/http://www.nascar.com/races/wc/2002/5/data/practice1_speeds.html 2002-12-17 2022-03-02 NASCAR.com Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed148Jimmie Johnson (R)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet29.145168.723236Ken SchraderMB2 MotorsportsPontiac29.166168.60231Steve ParkDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet29.200168.410Full first practice results Second practice The second practice session was held on Saturday, March 16, at 9:30 AM EST, and would last for 45 minutes. Ryan Newman of Penske Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.527 and an average speed of 166.539 mph km/h. NASCAR.com - Races - 2003 Darlington 1 Practice 2 Results http://www.nascar.com/races/wc/2002/5/data/practice2_speeds.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20021217033330/http://www.nascar.com/races/wc/2002/5/data/practice2_speeds.html 2002-12-17 2022-03-02 NASCAR.com Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed112Ryan Newman (R)Penske RacingFord29.527166.539240Sterling MarlinChip Ganassi RacingDodge30.000163.919399Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord30.135163.186Full second practice results Third and final practice The third and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Saturday, March 16, at 11:15 AM EST, and would last for 45 minutes. Sterling Marlin of Chip Ganassi Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.246 and an average speed of 162.580 mph km/h. NASCAR.com - Races - 2002 Darlington 1 Practice 3 Results http://www.nascar.com/races/wc/2002/5/data/practice3_speeds.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20021217032131/http://www.nascar.com/races/wc/2002/5/data/practice3_speeds.html 2002-12-17 2022-03-02 NASCAR.com Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed140Sterling MarlinChip Ganassi RacingDodge30.246162.58028Dale Earnhardt Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet30.378161.880355Bobby HamiltonAndy Petree RacingChevrolet30.440161.544Full Happy Hour practice results Qualifying Qualifying was held on Friday, March 15, at 2:05 PM EST. Each driver would have two laps to set a fastest time; the fastest of the two would count as their official qualifying lap. Positions 1-36 would be decided on time, while positions 37-43 would be based on provisionals. Six spots are awarded by the use of provisionals based on owner's points. The seventh is awarded to a past champion who has not otherwise qualified for the race. If no past champ needs the provisional, the next team in the owner points will be awarded a provisional. Jayski's Silly Season Site - 2002 Provisional/Owners Points Page http://www.jayski.com/stats/2002/2002prov.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20050205192304/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2002/2002prov.htm 2005-02-05 2022-03-02 Jayski's Silly Season Site Ricky Craven of PPI Motorsports would win the pole, setting a time of 28.912 and an average speed of 170.089 mph km/h.Craven wins pole in Park's return https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2002/03/16/craven-wins-pole-in-park-s-return/ 2022-03-02 Tampa Bay Times en No drivers would fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed132Ricky CravenPPI MotorsportsFord28.912170.089224Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet28.915170.071312Ryan Newman (R)Penske RacingFord28.945169.89541Steve ParkDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet29.038169.351548Jimmie Johnson (R)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet29.061169.217621Elliott SadlerWood Brothers RacingFord29.078169.117741Jimmy SpencerChip Ganassi RacingDodge29.100168.990836Ken SchraderMB2 MotorsportsPontiac29.122168.862930Jeff GreenRichard Childress RacingChevrolet29.133168.798109Bill ElliottEvernham MotorsportsDodge29.142168.7461140Sterling MarlinChip Ganassi RacingDodge29.154168.6771218Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac29.167168.6021397Kurt BuschRoush RacingFord29.171168.5781499Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord29.179168.5321522Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingDodge29.180168.5261629Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet29.183168.5091715Michael WaltripDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet29.185168.497182Rusty WallacePenske RacingFord29.205168.3821919Jeremy MayfieldEvernham MotorsportsDodge29.206168.3762025Jerry NadeauHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet29.283167.9342128Ricky RuddRobert Yates RacingFord29.295167.8652288Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord29.297167.853238Dale Earnhardt Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet29.304167.8132410Johnny Benson Jr.MBV MotorsportsPontiac29.310167.7792577Dave BlaneyJasper MotorsportsFord29.331167.6592655Bobby HamiltonAndy Petree RacingChevrolet29.340167.6072726Joe NemechekHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord29.347167.5672831Robby GordonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet29.359167.499294Mike SkinnerMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet29.363167.4763045Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesDodge29.383167.362316Mark MartinRoush RacingFord29.396167.2883214Stacy ComptonA. J. Foyt EnterprisesPontiac29.396167.2883311Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord29.398167.2773417Matt KensethRoush RacingFord29.415167.1803543John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesDodge29.415167.1803620Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac29.467166.885Provisionals375Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet29.558166.3713844Buckshot JonesPetty EnterprisesDodge29.529166.5353923Hut StricklinBill Davis RacingDodge29.579166.253407Casey AtwoodUltra-Evernham MotorsportsDodge29.701165.5704190Rick MastDonlavey RacingFord29.595166.1634249Shawna Robinson (R)BAM RacingDodge31.800154.6414371Andy HillenburgMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet31.647155.389Official qualifying results Race results Fin.2002 Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 - The Third Turn https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/2002_Carolina_Dodge_Dealers_400 2022-03-01 www.thethirdturn.com enSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings11140Sterling MarlinChip Ganassi RacingDodge29357running180$190,6422621Elliott SadlerWood Brothers RacingFord2930running170$98,39531629Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2930running165$10,4434238Dale Earnhardt Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet29310running165$96,5425312Ryan Newman (R)Penske RacingFord2930running155$77,1756548Jimmie Johnson (R)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2930running150$48,9007182Rusty WallacePenske RacingFord2930running146$88,52083417Matt KensethRoush RacingFord2930running142$70,3659224Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet293176running148$106,66310109Bill ElliottEvernham MotorsportsDodge2930running134$76,061111499Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord2920running130$85,892122128Ricky RuddRobert Yates RacingFord2920running127$86,012132655Bobby HamiltonAndy Petree RacingChevrolet2920running124$66,440143045Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesDodge2920running121$39,460151715Michael WaltripDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet2920running118$53,780161919Jeremy MayfieldEvernham MotorsportsDodge2920running115$51,585172726Joe NemechekHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord2920running112$67,977182025Jerry NadeauHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2910running109$50,470193844Buckshot JonesPetty EnterprisesDodge2900running106$48,74020294Mike SkinnerMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet2900running103$53,409211218Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac2890running100$83,533223543John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesDodge2890running97$68,32323375Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2890running94$69,758244190Rick MastDonlavey RacingFord2870running91$40,61025930Jeff GreenRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2840running88$36,89526407Casey AtwoodUltra-Evernham MotorsportsDodge2830running85$40,085273214Stacy ComptonA. J. Foyt EnterprisesPontiac2820running82$39,785281397Kurt BuschRoush RacingFord2780running79$47,93029316Mark MartinRoush RacingFord2785running81$73,073302577Dave BlaneyJasper MotorsportsFord2750running73$47,685311522Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingDodge2661running75$78,980323923Hut StricklinBill Davis RacingDodge2570running67$46,925332410Johnny Benson Jr.MBV MotorsportsPontiac2500crash64$65,570342831Robby GordonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2490running61$64,32135836Ken SchraderMB2 MotorsportsPontiac2270crash58$43,710363620Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac2257crash60$83,23337741Jimmy SpencerChip Ganassi RacingDodge2250crash52$35,625383311Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord1960crash49$35,5653941Steve ParkDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet13319running51$65,390402288Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord1150engine43$83,19341132Ricky CravenPPI MotorsportsFord6418crash45$48,850424249Shawna Robinson (R)BAM RacingDodge510ignition37$35,290434371Andy HillenburgMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet120engine34$34,598Official race results References 2002 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 2002 Food City 500 NASCAR Winston Cup Series 2002 Category:2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Darlington Raceway Category:March 2002 sports events in the United States Category:2002 in sports in South Carolina