2002 NAPA 500

33rd race of the 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series February 2025 NASWINSTON 127.519 mph km/h Performance Racing Network The 2002 NAPA 500 program cover. 43rd Annual NAPA 500 Tony Stewart Set by 2002 owner's points Roush Racing Roush Racing Kurt Busch Kurt Busch 84 97 Joe Gibbs Racing October 27 Hampton, Georgia, Atlanta Motor Speedway 36 33 NBC NAPA 500 2002 325 248 614.64 500.5 805.476 2.48 1.54 381.92 Allen Bestwick, Benny Parsons, Wally Dallenbach Jr. 2002_NAPA_500_program_cover.jpg 110,000 The 2002 NAPA 500 was the 33rd stock car race of the 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 43rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, October 27, 2002, before a crowd of 110,000 in Hampton, Georgia at Atlanta Motor Speedway, a 1.54 mi km permanent asphalt quad-oval intermediate speedway. The race was shortened from its scheduled 325 laps to 248 due to inclement weather during the race. At race's end, Kurt Busch, driving for Roush Racing, would lead the race when the race was put under caution on lap 242, with the race eventually being called six laps later.Rodman Dave October 29, 2002 Busch wins rain-shortened NAPA 500 http://www.nascar.com/2002/news/headlines/wc/10/27/napa_500/index.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20021209172123/http://www.nascar.com/2002/news/headlines/wc/10/27/napa_500/index.html December 9, 2002 May 3, 2022 NASCAR.com Turner Sports InteractiveWoody Larry October 28, 2002 Shutout in 2001 inspires Busch to Atlanta win 30 The Tennessean https://www.newspapers.com/clip/100931400/shutout-in-2001-inspires-busch-to/ May 3, 2022 Newspapers.com The win was Busch's third career NASCAR Winston Cup Series win and his third of the season. To fill out the podium, Joe Nemechek of Hendrick Motorsports and Dale Jarrett of Robert Yates Racing would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Atlanta Motor Speedway, the venue where the race was held. Atlanta Motor Speedway is a track in Hampton, Georgia. It is a 1.5 mi km on quad-oval track with a seating capacity of 111,000. It opened in 1960 as a 1.5 mi km on standard oval. In 1994, 46 condominiums were built over the northeastern side of the track. In 1997, to standardize the track with Speedway Motorsports' other two 1.5 mi km on ovals, the entire track was almost completely rebuilt. The frontstretch and backstretch were swapped, and the configuration of the track was changed from oval to quad-oval. The project made the track one of the fastest on the NASCAR circuit. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMake00Buckshot JonesMichael Waltrip RacingChevrolet1Steve ParkDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet2Rusty WallacePenske RacingFord4Mike SkinnerMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet5Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6Mark MartinRoush RacingFord7Casey AtwoodUltra-Evernham MotorsportsDodge8Dale Earnhardt Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet9Bill ElliottEvernham MotorsportsDodge09Geoff BodinePhoenix RacingFord10Johnny Benson Jr.MBV MotorsportsPontiac11Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord12Ryan Newman (R)Penske RacingFord14Mike WallaceA. J. Foyt EnterprisesPontiac15Michael WaltripDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet16Greg BiffleRoush RacingFord17Matt KensethRoush RacingFord18Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac19Jeremy MayfieldEvernham MotorsportsDodge20Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac21Elliott SadlerWood Brothers RacingFord22Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingDodge23Kenny WallaceBill Davis RacingDodge24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet25Joe NemechekHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26Todd BodineHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord27Scott WimmerBill Davis RacingDodge28Ricky RuddRobert Yates RacingFord29Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet30Jeff GreenRichard Childress RacingChevrolet31Robby GordonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet32Ricky CravenPPI MotorsportsFord36Ken SchraderMB2 MotorsportsPontiac40Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingDodge41Jimmy SpencerChip Ganassi RacingDodge43John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesDodge44Ted MusgravePetty EnterprisesDodge45Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesDodge48Jimmie Johnson (R)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet49Derrike CopeBAM RacingDodge54Ron Hornaday Jr.BH MotorsportsChevrolet55Bobby HamiltonAndy Petree RacingChevrolet59Carl Long (R)Price MotorsportsDodge60Jack SpragueHaas CNC RacingChevrolet66Frank KimmelHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord74Tony RainesBACE MotorsportsChevrolet77Dave BlaneyJasper MotorsportsFord83Kerry EarnhardtFitzBradshaw RacingChevrolet88Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord97Kurt BuschRoush RacingFord99Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFordOfficial entry list Practice First practice The first practice session was held on Friday, October 25, at 3:20 PM EST, and would last for 2 hours. Jayski's Silly Season Site - 2002 Atlanta 2 Race Info Page http://www.jayski.com/next/2002/2002atlanta2.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20050205035142/http://www.jayski.com/next/2002/2002atlanta2.htm February 5, 2005 May 3, 2022 Jayski's Silly Season Site Bill Elliott of Evernham Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.033 and an average speed of 190.955 mph km/h on. NASCAR.com - Races - 2002 Atlanta 2 Practice 1 Results http://www.nascar.com/races/wc/2002/33/data/practice1_speeds.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20021207012146/http://www.nascar.com/races/wc/2002/33/data/practice1_speeds.html December 7, 2002 May 3, 2022 NASCAR.com Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed19Bill ElliottEvernham MotorsportsDodge29.033190.955220Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac29.123190.365388Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord29.147190.208Full first practice results Second practice The second practice session was held on Saturday, October 26, at 9:30 AM EST, and would last for 45 minutes. Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.617 and an average speed of 187.190 mph km/h on.October 26, 2022 Jeff Gordon fastest in Saturday's early practice http://www.thatsracin.com/mld/thatsracin/4375713.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20050208172402/http://www.thatsracin.com/mld/thatsracin/4375713.htm February 8, 2005 May 3, 2022 ThatsRacin Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed124Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet29.617187.190220Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac29.620187.171348Jimmie Johnson (R)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet29.738186.428Full second practice results Final practice The final practice session was held on Saturday, October 26, at 11:15 AM EST, and would last for 45 minutes. Tony Stewart of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.880 and an average speed of 185.542 mph km/h on.October 26, 2002 Stewart tops speed chart in final Winston Cup practice http://www.thatsracin.com/mld/thatsracin/4375944.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20050208162257/http://www.thatsracin.com/mld/thatsracin/4375944.htm February 8, 2005 May 3, 2022 ThatsRacin Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed120Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac29.880185.54228Dale Earnhardt Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet29.911185.350388Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord29.944185.146Full Happy Hour practice results Qualifying Qualifying was scheduled to be held on Friday, October 25, at 7:05 PM EST. However, rain would force the cancellation of qualifying. As a result, the starting lineup would be based on the current 2002 owner's points. Due to this, Joe Gibbs Racing driver Tony Stewart would win the pole.Staff Writer Stewart sits on Atlanta pole https://www.poconorecord.com/story/sports/pro/2002/10/26/stewart-sits-on-atlanta-pole/50921547007/ 2022-05-03 Pocono Record en-US Eight drivers would fail to qualify: Geoff Bodine, Frank Kimmel, Scott Wimmer, Greg Biffle, Buckshot Jones, Jack Sprague, Kerry Earnhardt, and Ron Hornaday Jr. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMake120Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac248Jimmie Johnson (R)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet36Mark MartinRoush RacingFord440Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingDodge52Rusty WallacePenske RacingFord612Ryan Newman (R)Penske RacingFord724Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet897Kurt BuschRoush RacingFord917Matt KensethRoush RacingFord1028Ricky RuddRobert Yates RacingFord1188Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord129Bill ElliottEvernham MotorsportsDodge138Dale Earnhardt Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet1499Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord1515Michael WaltripDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet1632Ricky CravenPPI MotorsportsFord1718Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac1830Jeff GreenRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1977Dave BlaneyJasper MotorsportsFord2031Robby GordonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2129Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2245Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesDodge235Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2441Jimmy SpencerChip Ganassi RacingDodge2510Johnny Benson Jr.MBV MotorsportsPontiac2619Jeremy MayfieldEvernham MotorsportsDodge2722Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingDodge2821Elliott SadlerWood Brothers RacingFord2955Bobby HamiltonAndy Petree RacingChevrolet3043John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesDodge3136Ken SchraderMB2 MotorsportsPontiac3223Kenny WallaceBill Davis RacingDodge331Steve ParkDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet3426Todd BodineHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord354Mike SkinnerMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet3625Joe NemechekHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3714Mike WallaceA. J. Foyt EnterprisesPontiac387Casey AtwoodUltra-Evernham MotorsportsDodge3944Ted MusgravePetty EnterprisesDodge4011Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord4149Derrike CopeBAM RacingDodge4274Tony RainesBACE MotorsportsChevrolet4359Carl Long (R)Price MotorsportsDodgeFailed to qualify4409Geoff BodinePhoenix RacingFord4566Frank KimmelHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord4627Scott WimmerBill Davis RacingDodge4716Greg BiffleRoush RacingFord4800Buckshot JonesMichael Waltrip RacingChevrolet4960Jack SpragueHaas CNC RacingChevrolet5083Kerry EarnhardtFitzBradshaw RacingChevrolet5154Ron Hornaday Jr.BH MotorsportsChevroletOfficial starting lineup Race results Fin2002 NAPA 500 - The Third Turn https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/2002_NAPA_500 2022-05-02 www.thethirdturn.com en#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings197Kurt BuschRoush RacingFord24884running185$212,100225Joe NemechekHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet24857running175$153,400388Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord2480running165$136,250420Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac24839running165$137,17858Dale Earnhardt Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet2484running160$97,950624Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet24841running155$124,978740Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingDodge2480running146$110,74286Mark MartinRoush RacingFord2480running142$103,533917Matt KensethRoush RacingFord2480running138$82,2751012Ryan Newman (R)Penske RacingFord2481running139$92,9001115Michael WaltripDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet2481running135$77,8501299Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord2480running127$106,8171318Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac2480running124$106,6281445Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesDodge24817running126$67,025151Steve ParkDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet2480running118$96,3501622Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingDodge2484running120$102,625172Rusty WallacePenske RacingFord2470running112$103,0751821Elliott SadlerWood Brothers RacingFord2470running109$83,4251977Dave BlaneyJasper MotorsportsFord2470running106$80,4002031Robby GordonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2470running103$90,5562132Ricky CravenPPI MotorsportsFord2470running100$69,3502248Jimmie Johnson (R)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2470running97$60,5002310Johnny Benson Jr.MBV MotorsportsPontiac2460running94$86,8502430Jeff GreenRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2460running91$59,700255Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2460running88$88,533264Mike SkinnerMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet2460running85$67,3892719Jeremy MayfieldEvernham MotorsportsDodge2460running82$66,6502844Ted MusgravePetty EnterprisesDodge2460running79$58,4502974Tony RainesBACE MotorsportsChevrolet2460running76$55,3003041Jimmy SpencerChip Ganassi RacingDodge2460running73$58,1503114Mike WallaceA. J. Foyt EnterprisesPontiac2460running70$55,0003228Ricky RuddRobert Yates RacingFord2460running67$99,237339Bill ElliottEvernham MotorsportsDodge2450running64$80,1063411Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord2450running61$54,5253555Bobby HamiltonAndy Petree RacingChevrolet2450running58$62,4003623Kenny WallaceBill Davis RacingDodge2430running55$54,3253749Derrike CopeBAM RacingDodge2430running52$54,200387Casey AtwoodUltra-Evernham MotorsportsDodge2410running49$54,1503959Carl Long (R)Price MotorsportsDodge2370running46$54,1004029Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2210engine43$99,8184126Todd BodineHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord2140engine40$79,1874236Ken SchraderMB2 MotorsportsPontiac1130engine37$61,9504343John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesDodge40crash34$81,243Official race results References 2002 Old Dominion 500 2002 Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400 NASCAR Winston Cup Series 2002 Category:2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Atlanta Motor Speedway Category:October 2002 sports events in the United States Category:2002 in sports in Georgia (U.S. state)