2002 New Hampshire 300

Race 27 of 36

Loudon
207 laps
Time of race: 2:05:03
Average speed of winner: 105.081 mph
Margin of victory: under caution
Lead changes: 7 among 6 drivers
Cautions: 3 for 24 laps
Lap leaders: Newman 1-87, Benson 88-140, Newman 141-155, Busch 156-162, Waltrip 163-164, Elliott 165, R. Gordon 166, Newman 167-207

Race notes: First win for Ryan Newman. Mark Martin took the points lead from Sterling Marlin.

Video links: Entire race

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	1	Ryan Newman	12	Alltel	Ford	Penske	Borland	132.241	207	3	143	running	202550	185
2	6	Kurt Busch	97	Rubbermaid	Ford	Roush	Fennig	130.999	207	1	7	running	144300	175
3	10	Tony Stewart	20	Home Depot	Pontiac	Gibbs	Zipadelli	130.483	207	0	0	running	138328	165
4	2	Johnny Benson, Jr.	10	Valvoline	Pontiac	MB2	Ince	131.198	207	1	53	running	113625	165
5	3	Bobby Labonte	18	Interstate Batteries	Pontiac	Gibbs	Makar	131.157	207	0	0	running	113578	155
6	8	Ricky Craven	32	Tide	Ford	PPI	Beam	130.797	207	0	0	running	70150	150
7	23	Dale Jarrett	88	UPS	Ford	Yates	Todd Parrott	129.781	207	0	0	running	94625	146
8	14	Michael Waltrip	15	NAPA Auto Parts	Chevrolet	DEI	Labbe	130.198	207	1	2	running	66025	147
9	19	Jimmie Johnson	48	Lowe's	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Knaus	129.998	207	0	0	running	56225	138
10	17	Matt Kenseth	17	DeWalt Power Tools	Ford	Roush	Reiser	130.122	207	0	0	running	73875	134
11	37	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	8	Budweiser	Chevrolet	DEI	Eury, Sr.	128.376	207	0	0	running	70425	130
12	18	Ricky Rudd	28	Havoline	Ford	Yates	McSwain	130.117	207	0	0	running	94442	127
13	16	Ken Schrader	36	M&M's	Pontiac	MB2	Newt Moore	130.149	207	0	0	running	74525	124
14	21	Jeff Gordon	24	DuPont	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Loomis	129.811	207	0	0	running	101803	121
15	28	Jimmy Spencer	41	Target	Dodge	Ganassi	Randolph	129.393	207	0	0	running	66250	118
16	7	Mark Martin	6	Pfizer/Viagra	Ford	Roush	Leslie	130.810	207	0	0	running	85433	115
17	29	Robby Gordon	31	Cingular Wireless	Chevrolet	Childress	Hamlin	129.283	207	1	1	running	76731	117
18	30	Kenny Wallace	23	Hills Bros. Coffee	Dodge	Bill Davis	Lopez	129.191	207	0	0	running	49975	109
19	15	Rusty Wallace	2	Miller Lite	Ford	Penske	Wilburn	130.162	207	0	0	running	90425	106
20	22	Jeff Burton	99	CITGO	Ford	Roush	Andrews	129.794	207	0	0	running	94092	103
21	24	Sterling Marlin	40	Coors Light	Dodge	Ganassi	McCall	129.763	207	0	0	running	88067	100
22	11	John Andretti	43	Cheerios	Dodge	Petty	Brandon Thomas	130.438	207	0	0	running	76108	97
23	20	Bill Elliott	9	Dodge Dealers/UAW	Dodge	Evernham	Ford	129.860	206	1	1	running	74781	99
24	9	Jeremy Mayfield	19	Dodge Dealers/UAW	Dodge	Evernham	Skog	130.590	206	0	0	running	56425	91
25	25	Dave Blaney	77	Jasper Engines & Transmissions	Ford	Jasper	Ryan Pemberton	129.710	206	0	0	running	64514	88
26	33	Jeff Green	30	America Online	Chevrolet	Childress	Berrier	128.954	206	0	0	running	48225	85
27	4	Greg Biffle	55	Schneider Electric	Chevrolet	Petree	Elledge	131.121	206	0	0	running	56000	82
28	12	Jerry Nadeau	44	Georgia-Pacific	Dodge	Petty	Putnam	130.389	206	0	0	running	47325	79
29	39	Steve Park	1	Pennzoil	Chevrolet	DEI			206	0	0	running	76425	76
30	31	Terry Labonte	5	Kellogg's	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Long	128.989	206	0	0	running	73158	73
31	40	Mike Wallace	14	Conseco	Pontiac	Foyt	Hillman	128.221	206	0	0	running	43625	70
32	34	Joe Nemechek	25	UAW-Delphi	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Sospenzo	128.933	205	0	0	running	51425	67
33	32	Kevin Harvick	29	GM Goodwrench Service	Chevrolet	Childress	Martin	128.972	205	0	0	running	89003	64
34	36	Casey Atwood	7	Sirius Satellite Radio	Dodge	Jim Smith	Furr	128.872	205	0	0	running	43000	61
35	38	Elliott Sadler	21	Motorcraft Quality Parts	Ford	Wood Brothers	Tryson	128.802	205	0	0	running	50800	58
36	41	Brett Bodine	11	Hooters Restaurants	Ford	Brett Bodine	Richert	128.268	204	0	0	running	42600	55
37	42	Hermie Sadler	02	Dixie Chopper Lawnowers	Chevrolet	Hermie Sadler	Buckner	126.228	204	0	0	running	42450	52
38	27	Ward Burton	22	Caterpillar	Dodge	Bill Davis	Baldwin	129.467	191	0	0	running	85300	49
39	13	Kyle Petty	45	Sprint	Dodge	Petty	Lane	130.229	139	0	0	running	42225	46
40	26	Kevin Lepage	37	Friendly's Ice Cream	Ford	Cope		129.683	84	0	0	engine	42145	43
41	43	Morgan Shepherd	89	Racing With Jesus	Ford	Shepherd		127.346	53	0	0	brakes	42050	40
42	35	Todd Bodine	26	Discover Card	Ford	Carter	Wingo	128.906	52	0	0	engine	67187	37
43	5	Mike Skinner	4	Kodak Film	Chevrolet	Morgan-McClure	Carrier	131.103	40	0	0	engine	42164	34

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Mark Martin	3545	27	0	1	8	16
2	Sterling Marlin	3539	27	0	2	8	14
3	Jimmie Johnson	3505	27	4	2	5	16
4	Tony Stewart	3486	27	2	3	11	15
5	Jeff Gordon	3478	27	3	2	8	14
6	Rusty Wallace	3399	27	0	0	4	13
7	Bill Elliott	3354	27	4	2	5	11
8	Ryan Newman	3353	27	3	1	13	16
9	Matt Kenseth	3325	27	1	4	9	14
10	Ricky Rudd	3318	27	1	1	6	10
11	Kurt Busch	3253	27	0	1	7	13
12	Dale Jarrett	3240	27	1	2	8	13
13	Jeff Burton	3051	27	0	0	3	10
14	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	3045	27	1	1	7	10
15	Michael Waltrip	3003	27	0	1	4	9
16	Ricky Craven	2977	27	2	0	3	6
17	Bobby Labonte	2886	27	0	1	4	5
18	Jeff Green	2833	27	0	0	3	4
19	Dave Blaney	2725	27	0	0	0	3
20	Robby Gordon	2721	27	0	0	1	5
21	Kevin Harvick	2696	26	1	1	5	8
22	Terry Labonte	2676	27	0	0	1	4
23	Kyle Petty	2657	27	0	0	0	1
24	Ward Burton	2560	27	1	2	2	6
25	Jimmy Spencer	2506	25	0	0	2	6