2002 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400

Third race of the 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series February 2025 NASWINSTON Mike Joy, Larry McReynolds, Darrell Waltrip Sterling Marlin 76 Tony Stewart Chip Ganassi Racing Joe Gibbs Racing Haas-Carter Motorsports Todd Bodine March 3 644.542 40 644.542 Chuck Carland, Rob Albright FOX Performance Racing Network North Las Vegas, Nevada, Las Vegas Motor Speedway Doug Rice, Mark Garrow 136.754 mph km/h 5th Annual UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 36 3 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 400.5 2.41 267 267 1.5 2002 31.240 400.5 The 2002 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 program cover. 2002_UAW-DaimlerChrysler_400_program_cover.jpg The 2002 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 was the third stock car race of the 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the fifth iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, March 3, 2002, in North Las Vegas, Nevada at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, a 1.5 mi km permanent D-shaped oval racetrack. The race took the scheduled 267 laps to complete. At race's end, Sterling Marlin, driving for Chip Ganassi Racing, would escape a penalty and hold off the field within the closing laps of the race to win his ninth career NASCAR Winston Cup Series win and his first of the season.Harris Mike 2004-03-04 Marlin gets breaks, wins big in Las Vegas 5A Chillicothe Gazette https://www.newspapers.com/image/292782955/ subscription 2022-02-24 To fill out the podium, Jeremy Mayfield of Evernham Motorsports and Mark Martin of Roush Racing would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the venue where the race was held. Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in Clark County, Nevada outside the Las Vegas city limits and about 15 miles northeast of the Las Vegas Strip, is a 1,200-acre (490 ha) complex of multiple tracks for motorsports racing. The complex is owned by Speedway Motorsports, which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMake1Kenny WallaceDale 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 RacingChevrolet57Derrike CopeTeam CLRFord66Todd BodineHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord77Dave 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 1, at 10:20 AM PST, and would last for two hours.Jayski's Silly Season Site - 2003 Las Vegas Race Info Page http://www.jayski.com/next/2002/2002vegas.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20050204032741/http://www.jayski.com/next/2002/2002vegas.htm 2005-02-04 2022-02-25 Jayski's Silly Season Site Kurt Busch of Roush Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 31.472 and an average speed of 171.580 mph km/h.NASCAR.com - Races - 2003 Vegas Practice 1 Results http://www.nascar.com/races/wc/2002/3/data/practice1_speeds.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20020603164236/http://www.nascar.com/races/wc/2002/3/data/practice1_speeds.html 2002-06-03 2022-02-25 NASCAR.com Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed197Kurt BuschRoush RacingFord31.472171.580212Ryan NewmanPenske RacingFord31.497171.438320Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac31.663170.541Full first practice results Second practice The second practice session was held on Saturday, March 2, at 9:30 AM PST, and would last for 45 minutes. Ryan Newman of Penske Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 32.083 and an average speed of 168.307 mph km/h.NASCAR.com - Races - 2003 Vegas Practice 2 Results http://www.nascar.com/races/wc/2002/3/data/practice2_speeds.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20020807180843/http://www.nascar.com/races/wc/2002/3/data/practice2_speeds.html 2002-08-07 2022-02-25 NASCAR.com Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed112Ryan NewmanPenske RacingFord32.083168.307240Sterling MarlinChip Ganassi RacingDodge32.355166.893366Todd BodineHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord32.396166.682Full second practice results Third and final practice The third and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Saturday, March 2, at 11:15 AM PST, and would last for 45 minutes. Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 32.271 and an average speed of 167.328 mph km/h.NASCAR.com - Races - 2002 Vegas Practice 3 Results http://www.nascar.com/races/wc/2002/3/data/practice3_speeds.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20030222031054/http://www.nascar.com/races/wc/2002/3/data/practice3_speeds.html 2003-02-22 2022-02-25 NASCAR.com Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed148Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet32.271167.328232Ricky CravenPPI MotorsportsFord32.304167.16236Mark MartinRoush RacingFord32.389166.718Full Happy Hour practice results Qualifying Qualifying was held on Friday, March 1, at 2:00 PM PST. 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 - 1st four races http://www.jayski.com/stats/2002/2002prov4.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20050204074840/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2002/2002prov4.htm 2005-02-04 2022-02-24 Jayski's Silly Season Site Todd Bodine of Haas-Carter Motorsports would win the pole, setting a time of 31.240 and an average speed of 172.849 mph km/h.Packman Tim 2002-03-02 Todd Bodine lands record pole in Las Vegas http://www.nascar.com/2002/news/headlines/wc/03/01/cup_qualifying/index.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20021217033059/http://www.nascar.com/2002/news/headlines/wc/03/01/cup_qualifying/index.html 2002-12-17 2022-02-25 NASCAR.com Derrike Cope was the only driver to fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed166Todd BodineHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord31.240172.849212Ryan NewmanPenske RacingFord31.243172.838397Kurt BuschRoush RacingFord31.340172.298441Jimmy SpencerChip Ganassi RacingDodge31.524171.298515Michael WaltripDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet31.545171.18466Mark MartinRoush RacingFord31.563171.080710Johnny Benson Jr.MBV MotorsportsPontiac31.566171.070817Matt KensethRoush RacingFord31.566171.064932Ricky CravenPPI MotorsportsFord31.597170.8961077Dave BlaneyJasper MotorsportsFord31.607170.8421145Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesDodge31.631170.7181231Robby GordonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet31.642170.6591324Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet31.656170.5781411Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord31.676170.4761520Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac31.677170.4651625Jerry NadeauHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet31.704170.320171Kenny WallaceDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet31.746170.1001819Jeremy MayfieldEvernham MotorsportsDodge31.753170.0571944Buckshot JonesPetty EnterprisesDodge31.778169.9232026Joe NemechekHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord31.794169.8432123Hut StricklinBill Davis RacingDodge31.809169.7572230Jeff GreenRichard Childress RacingChevrolet31.816169.725239Bill ElliottEvernham MotorsportsDodge31.826169.6672440Sterling MarlinChip Ganassi RacingDodge31.829169.6562548Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet31.872169.4222643John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesDodge31.885169.3582728Ricky RuddRobert Yates RacingFord31.896169.2942829Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet31.899169.2842936Ken SchraderMB2 MotorsportsPontiac31.905169.2523014Stacy ComptonA. J. Foyt EnterprisesPontiac31.920169.172314Mike SkinnerMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet31.923169.1513222Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingDodge31.950169.0143318Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac31.958168.9663421Elliott SadlerWood Brothers RacingFord31.979168.860358Dale Earnhardt Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet31.982168.8453649Shawna RobinsonBAM RacingDodge31.996168.765Provisionals3788Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord32.125168.088382Rusty WallacePenske RacingFord32.166167.8793999Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord32.159167.9154055Bobby HamiltonAndy Petree RacingChevrolet32.529166.950415Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet32.353166.908427Casey AtwoodUltra-Evernham MotorsportsDodge32.500166.1484390Rick MastDonlavey RacingFord32.474166.281Failed to qualify4457Derrike CopeTeam CLRFord32.126168.082Official race results Race results Fin2002 UAW-Daimler Chrysler 400 - The Third Turn https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/2002_UAW-Daimler_Chrysler_400 2022-02-24 www.thethirdturn.com enSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings12440Sterling MarlinChip Ganassi RacingDodge26737running180$412,84221819Jeremy MayfieldEvernham MotorsportsDodge26717running175$222,550366Mark MartinRoush RacingFord2670running165$199,2334212Ryan NewmanPenske RacingFord26750running165$162,12551520Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac26776running165$153,95362548Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2676running155$85,35073788Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord2670running146$122,3508239Bill ElliottEvernham MotorsportsDodge2670running142$108,35693999Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord2670running138$119,56710441Jimmy SpencerChip Ganassi RacingDodge26745running139$94,42511382Rusty WallacePenske RacingFord2670running130$113,925123318Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac2670running127$114,953132728Ricky RuddRobert Yates RacingFord2670running124$112,09214817Matt KensethRoush RacingFord2670running121$88,875151625Jerry NadeauHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2670running118$79,92516358Dale Earnhardt Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet2672running120$84,875171324Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2670running112$116,653181077Dave BlaneyJasper MotorsportsFord2670running109$85,175192026Joe NemechekHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord2670running106$90,66220397Kurt BuschRoush RacingFord2676running108$67,825213222Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingDodge2665running105$106,27522515Michael WaltripDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet2660running97$70,175231944Buckshot JonesPetty EnterprisesDodge2660running94$66,064242123Hut StricklinBill Davis RacingDodge2661running96$60,075252829Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2660running88$101,853262936Ken SchraderMB2 MotorsportsPontiac2660running85$65,97527171Kenny WallaceDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet2660running82$86,750283421Elliott SadlerWood Brothers RacingFord2664running84$63,77529166Todd BodineHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord26617running81$55,475301145Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesDodge2661running78$52,77531932Ricky CravenPPI MotorsportsFord2650running70$63,07532710Johnny Benson Jr.MBV MotorsportsPontiac2650running67$62,375332230Jeff GreenRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2650running64$51,67534314Mike SkinnerMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet2650running61$51,475351411Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord2650running58$51,275362643John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesDodge2650running55$78,158371231Robby GordonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2650running52$76,90638415Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2640running49$79,483393014Stacy ComptonA. J. Foyt EnterprisesPontiac2620running46$50,450404390Rick MastDonlavey RacingFord2610running43$50,22541427Casey AtwoodUltra-Evernham MotorsportsDodge2580running40$50,025423649Shawna RobinsonBAM RacingDodge2120crash37$49,830434055Bobby HamiltonAndy Petree RacingChevrolet70crash34$57,880Official race results References 2002 Subway 400 2002 MBNA America 500 NASCAR Winston Cup Series 2002 Category:2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Category:March 2002 sports events in the United States Category:2002 in sports in Nevada