2002 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400

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 miles (2.4 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.[1] To fill out the podium, Jeremy Mayfield of Evernham Motorsports and Mark Martin of Roush Racing would finish second and third, respectively.

2002 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400
Race details
Race 3 of 36 in the 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 2002 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 program cover.
The 2002 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 program cover.
Date March 3, 2002
Official name 5th Annual UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400
Location North Las Vegas, Nevada, Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.41 km)
Distance 267 laps, 400.5 mi (644.542 km)
Scheduled Distance 267 laps, 400.5 mi (644.542 km)
Average speed 136.754 miles per hour (220.084 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Haas-Carter Motorsports
Time 31.240
Most laps led
Driver Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 76
Winner
No. 40 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing
Television in the United States
Network FOX
Announcers Mike Joy, Larry McReynolds, Darrell Waltrip
Radio in the United States
Radio Performance Racing Network
Booth Announcers Doug Rice, Mark Garrow
Turn Announcers Chuck Carland, Rob Albright

Background
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, Inc., which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Entry list
  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
1 Kenny Wallace Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet Pennzoil
2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing Ford Miller Lite, Elvis Presley
4 Mike Skinner Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet Kodak
5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kellogg's, Cheez-It
6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford Viagra
7 Casey Atwood Ultra-Evernham Motorsports Dodge Sirius Satellite Radio
8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet Budweiser
9 Bill Elliott Evernham Motorsports Dodge Dodge
10 Johnny Benson Jr. MBV Motorsports Pontiac Valvoline
11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford Dura Lube
12 Ryan Newman (R) Penske Racing Ford Alltel
14 Stacy Compton A. J. Foyt Enterprises Pontiac Conseco
15 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet NAPA Auto Parts
17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford DeWalt Million Dollar Challenge
18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac Interstate Batteries
19 Jeremy Mayfield Evernham Motorsports Dodge Dodge
20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac The Home Depot
21 Elliott Sadler Wood Brothers Racing Ford Motorcraft
22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Dodge Caterpillar
23 Hut Stricklin Bill Davis Racing Dodge Hills Bros. Coffee
24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet DuPont
25 Jerry Nadeau Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet UAW, Delphi
26 Joe Nemechek Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford Haas-Carter Motorsports
28 Ricky Rudd Robert Yates Racing Ford Texaco, Havoline
29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet GM Goodwrench
30 Jeff Green Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet America Online
31 Robby Gordon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Cingular Wireless
32 Ricky Craven PPI Motorsports Ford Tide
36 Ken Schrader MB2 Motorsports Pontiac M&M's
40 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge Coors Light
41 Jimmy Spencer Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge Target
43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Dodge Cheerios
44 Buckshot Jones Petty Enterprises Dodge Georgia-Pacific Brawny
45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge Sprint
48 Jimmie Johnson (R) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Lowe's
49 Shawna Robinson (R) BAM Racing Dodge BAM Racing
55 Bobby Hamilton Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet Square D, Schneider Electric
57 Derrike Cope Team CLR Ford Calcium Lime Rust
66 Todd Bodine Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford CSK Auto
77 Dave Blaney Jasper Motorsports Ford Jasper Engines & Transmissions
88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford UPS
90 Rick Mast Donlavey Racing Ford Sauer's, Duke's Mayonnaise
97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford Rubbermaid, Sharpie
99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford Citgo
Official 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.[2] 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 miles per hour (276.131 km/h).[3]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford 31.472 171.580
2 12 Ryan Newman Penske Racing Ford 31.497 171.438
3 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 31.663 170.541
Full 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.[2] 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 miles per hour (270.864 km/h).[4]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 12 Ryan Newman Penske Racing Ford 32.083 168.307
2 40 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 32.355 166.893
3 66 Todd Bodine Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 32.396 166.682
Full 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.[2] 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 miles per hour (269.288 km/h).[5]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 32.271 167.328
2 32 Ricky Craven PPI Motorsports Ford 32.304 167.162
3 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 32.389 166.718
Full 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.[2] 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.[6]

Todd Bodine of Haas-Carter Motorsports would win the pole, setting a time of 31.240 and an average speed of 172.849 miles per hour (278.174 km/h).[7]

Derrike Cope was the only driver to fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results
Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 66 Todd Bodine Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 31.240 172.849
2 12 Ryan Newman Penske Racing Ford 31.243 172.838
3 97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford 31.340 172.298
4 41 Jimmy Spencer Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 31.524 171.298
5 15 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 31.545 171.184
6 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 31.563 171.080
7 10 Johnny Benson Jr. MBV Motorsports Pontiac 31.566 171.070
8 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford 31.566 171.064
9 32 Ricky Craven PPI Motorsports Ford 31.597 170.896
10 77 Dave Blaney Jasper Motorsports Ford 31.607 170.842
11 45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 31.631 170.718
12 31 Robby Gordon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 31.642 170.659
13 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 31.656 170.578
14 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 31.676 170.476
15 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 31.677 170.465
16 25 Jerry Nadeau Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 31.704 170.320
17 1 Kenny Wallace Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 31.746 170.100
18 19 Jeremy Mayfield Evernham Motorsports Dodge 31.753 170.057
19 44 Buckshot Jones Petty Enterprises Dodge 31.778 169.923
20 26 Joe Nemechek Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 31.794 169.843
21 23 Hut Stricklin Bill Davis Racing Dodge 31.809 169.757
22 30 Jeff Green Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 31.816 169.725
23 9 Bill Elliott Evernham Motorsports Dodge 31.826 169.667
24 40 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 31.829 169.656
25 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 31.872 169.422
26 43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Dodge 31.885 169.358
27 28 Ricky Rudd Robert Yates Racing Ford 31.896 169.294
28 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 31.899 169.284
29 36 Ken Schrader MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 31.905 169.252
30 14 Stacy Compton A. J. Foyt Enterprises Pontiac 31.920 169.172
31 4 Mike Skinner Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 31.923 169.151
32 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Dodge 31.950 169.014
33 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 31.958 168.966
34 21 Elliott Sadler Wood Brothers Racing Ford 31.979 168.860
35 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 31.982 168.845
36 49 Shawna Robinson BAM Racing Dodge 31.996 168.765
Provisionals
37 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 32.125 168.088
38 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing Ford 32.166 167.879
39 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 32.159 167.915
40 55 Bobby Hamilton Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 32.529 166.950
41 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 32.353 166.908
42 7 Casey Atwood Ultra-Evernham Motorsports Dodge 32.500 166.148
43 90 Rick Mast Donlavey Racing Ford 32.474 166.281
Failed to qualify
44 57 Derrike Cope Team CLR Ford 32.126 168.082
Official race results

Race results
Fin[8] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 24 40 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 267 37 running 180 $412,842
2 18 19 Jeremy Mayfield Evernham Motorsports Dodge 267 17 running 175 $222,550
3 6 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 267 0 running 165 $199,233
4 2 12 Ryan Newman Penske Racing Ford 267 50 running 165 $162,125
5 15 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 267 76 running 165 $153,953
6 25 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 6 running 155 $85,350
7 37 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 267 0 running 146 $122,350
8 23 9 Bill Elliott Evernham Motorsports Dodge 267 0 running 142 $108,356
9 39 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 267 0 running 138 $119,567
10 4 41 Jimmy Spencer Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 267 45 running 139 $94,425
11 38 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing Ford 267 0 running 130 $113,925
12 33 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 267 0 running 127 $114,953
13 27 28 Ricky Rudd Robert Yates Racing Ford 267 0 running 124 $112,092
14 8 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford 267 0 running 121 $88,875
15 16 25 Jerry Nadeau Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 0 running 118 $79,925
16 35 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 267 2 running 120 $84,875
17 13 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 0 running 112 $116,653
18 10 77 Dave Blaney Jasper Motorsports Ford 267 0 running 109 $85,175
19 20 26 Joe Nemechek Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 267 0 running 106 $90,662
20 3 97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford 267 6 running 108 $67,825
21 32 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Dodge 266 5 running 105 $106,275
22 5 15 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 266 0 running 97 $70,175
23 19 44 Buckshot Jones Petty Enterprises Dodge 266 0 running 94 $66,064
24 21 23 Hut Stricklin Bill Davis Racing Dodge 266 1 running 96 $60,075
25 28 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 266 0 running 88 $101,853
26 29 36 Ken Schrader MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 266 0 running 85 $65,975
27 17 1 Kenny Wallace Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 266 0 running 82 $86,750
28 34 21 Elliott Sadler Wood Brothers Racing Ford 266 4 running 84 $63,775
29 1 66 Todd Bodine Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 266 17 running 81 $55,475
30 11 45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 266 1 running 78 $52,775
31 9 32 Ricky Craven PPI Motorsports Ford 265 0 running 70 $63,075
32 7 10 Johnny Benson Jr. MBV Motorsports Pontiac 265 0 running 67 $62,375
33 22 30 Jeff Green Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 265 0 running 64 $51,675
34 31 4 Mike Skinner Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 265 0 running 61 $51,475
35 14 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 265 0 running 58 $51,275
36 26 43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Dodge 265 0 running 55 $78,158
37 12 31 Robby Gordon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 265 0 running 52 $76,906
38 41 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 264 0 running 49 $79,483
39 30 14 Stacy Compton A. J. Foyt Enterprises Pontiac 262 0 running 46 $50,450
40 43 90 Rick Mast Donlavey Racing Ford 261 0 running 43 $50,225
41 42 7 Casey Atwood Ultra-Evernham Motorsports Dodge 258 0 running 40 $50,025
42 36 49 Shawna Robinson BAM Racing Dodge 212 0 crash 37 $49,830
43 40 55 Bobby Hamilton Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 7 0 crash 34 $57,880
Failed to qualify
44 57 Derrike Cope Team CLR Ford
Official race results

References
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