2002 Samsung/RadioShack 500

Race 7 of 36

Texas
334 laps
Time of race: 3:31:03
Average speed of winner: 142.435 mph
Margin of victory: 0.888 sec.
Lead changes: 24 among 15 drivers
Cautions: 7 for 41 laps
Lap leaders: Elliott 1-13, Rudd 14-42, Jarrett 43-101, Earnhardt, Jr. 102, Martin 103, Newman 104, Stricklin 105-108, Skinner 109, Harvick 110-111, Sadler 112-115, Jarrett 116-160, Wallace 161-162, Busch 163, Martin 164, Marlin 165, Jarrett 166-195, Wallace 196-230, Newman 231, Martin 232-234, Stewart 235-242, Kenseth 243-247, Stewart 248-254, Kenseth 255-308, Stewart 309, Kenseth 310-334

Race notes: Debut for Jay Sauter.

Video links: First half, Second half

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	31	Matt Kenseth	17	DeWalt Power Tools	Ford	Roush	Reiser	190.631	334	3	84	running	418275	180
2	26	Jeff Gordon	24	DuPont	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Loomis	191.299	334	0	0	running	296478	170
3	8	Mark Martin	6	Pfizer/Viagra	Ford	Roush	Leslie	192.658	334	3	5	running	219358	170
4	3	Ricky Rudd	28	Havoline	Ford	Yates	McSwain	193.016	334	1	29	running	201717	165
5	29	Tony Stewart	20	Home Depot	Pontiac	Gibbs	Zipadelli	190.819	334	3	16	running	168053	160
6	13	Jimmie Johnson	48	Lowe's	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Knaus	192.089	334	0	0	running	105275	150
7	20	Sterling Marlin	40	Coors Light	Dodge	Ganassi	McCall	191.618	334	1	1	running	142992	151
8	21	Jimmy Spencer	41	Target	Dodge	Ganassi	Randolph	191.618	334	0	0	running	98375	142
9	1	Bill Elliott	9	Dodge Dealers/UAW	Dodge	Evernham	Ford	194.224	334	1	13	running	134806	143
10	27	Terry Labonte	5	Kellogg's	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Long	191.279	334	0	0	running	124833	134
11	28	Rusty Wallace	2	Miller Lite	Ford	Penske	Wilburn	190.880	334	2	37	running	130200	135
12	41	Mike Skinner	4	Kodak Film	Chevrolet	Morgan-McClure	Eggleston	189.215	334	1	1	running	106250	132
13	33	Johnny Benson, Jr.	10	RadioShack/Major League Baseball	Pontiac	MB2	Ince	190.443	333	0	0	running	112900	124
14	10	Ricky Craven	32	Tide	Ford	PPI	Beam	192.438	333	0	0	running	92050	121
15	39	Dave Blaney	77	Jasper Engines & Transmissions	Ford	Jasper	Ryan Pemberton	189.667	333	0	0	running	107975	118
16	17	Jeff Green	30	America Online	Chevrolet	Childress	Berrier	191.721	333	0	0	running	77725	115
17	2	Elliott Sadler	21	Motorcraft Quality Parts	Ford	Wood Brothers	Tryson	193.071	332	1	4	running	102425	117
18	7	Jeremy Mayfield	19	Dodge Dealers/UAW	Dodge	Evernham	Johns	192.726	332	0	0	running	87225	109
19	6	Stacy Compton	14	Conseco	Pontiac	Foyt	Hillman	192.967	332	0	0	running	78000	106
20	11	Steve Park	1	Pennzoil	Chevrolet	DEI	Andrews	192.342	332	0	0	running	110025	103
21	14	Kyle Petty	45	Sprint	Dodge	Petty	Lane	191.898	332	0	0	running	72700	100
22	18	John Andretti	43	Cheerios	Dodge	Petty	Steadman	191.666	332	0	0	running	101583	97
23	19	Kurt Busch	97	Rubbermaid	Ford	Roush	Fennig	191.652	332	1	1	running	80900	99
24	5	Dale Jarrett	88	UPS	Ford	Yates	Elledge	192.967	331	3	134	running	115878	101
25	25	Kevin Harvick	29	GM Goodwrench Service	Chevrolet	Childress	Hamlin	191.340	331	1	2	running	112528	93
26	42	Buckshot Jones	44	Georgia-Pacific	Dodge	Petty	Frazier	189.361	331	0	0	running	75600	85
27	30	Hut Stricklin	23	Hills Bros. Coffee	Dodge	Bill Davis	Lopez	190.759	331	1	4	running	74300	87
28	4	Michael Waltrip	15	NAPA Auto Parts	Chevrolet	DEI	Labbe	193.016	331	0	0	running	72200	79
29	34	Rick Mast	90	Duke's Mayonnaise/Sauer's	Ford	Donlavey	Tutor	190.121	331	0	0	running	62600	76
30	15	Bobby Labonte	18	Interstate Batteries	Pontiac	Gibbs	Makar	191.816	330	0	0	running	104628	73
31	40	Bobby Hamilton	55	Schneider Electric	Chevrolet	Petree	Elledge	189.767	330	0	0	running	75839	70
32	38	Jerry Nadeau	25	UAW-Delphi	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Furr	189.647	330	0	0	running	65875	67
33	32	Frank Kimmel	26	Advance Auto Parts/Pork	Ford	Carter	Wingo	190.516	330	0	0	running	79537	64
34	12	Ken Schrader	36	Combos/Snickers	Pontiac	MB2	Newt Moore	192.321	329	0	0	running	61325	61
35	23	Casey Atwood	7	Sirius Satellite Radio	Dodge	Jim Smith	Barnes	191.537	326	0	0	running	52300	58
36	16	Shawna Robinson	49	Boomtown Casino & Hotel	Dodge	BAM	Teddy Brown	191.768	322	0	0	running	51250	55
37	35	Jay Sauter	71	Warranty Gold/Hawk Saw Blades	Chevrolet	Marcis	Marcis	190.067	313	0	0	running	50200	52
38	43	Brett Bodine	11	Hooters Restaurants	Ford	Brett Bodine	Richert	188.291	282	0	0	running	49125	49
39	37	Jeff Burton	99	CITGO	Ford	Roush	Stoddard	188.725	255	0	0	accident	93742	46
40	36	Ryan Newman	12	Alltel	Ford	Penske	Borland	189.987	252	2	2	engine	57025	48
41	24	Robby Gordon	31	Cingular Wireless	Chevrolet	Childress	Hamlin	191.360	236	0	0	accident	75036	40
42	9	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	8	Budweiser	Chevrolet	DEI	Eury, Sr.	192.486	192	1	1	accident	85722	42
43	22	Ward Burton	22	Caterpillar	Dodge	Bill Davis	Baldwin	191.557	169	0	0	accident	92124	34

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Sterling Marlin	1082	7	0	2	3	6
2	Matt Kenseth	1012	7	0	2	3	5
3	Jimmie Johnson	963	7	1	0	1	5
4	Rusty Wallace	950	7	0	0	0	4
5	Mark Martin	938	7	0	0	2	4
6	Jeff Gordon	909	7	1	0	1	4
7	Kurt Busch	893	7	0	1	2	2
8	Tony Stewart	887	7	0	1	4	4
9	Ricky Rudd	847	7	0	0	2	2
10	Bill Elliott	837	7	2	0	0	3
11	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	833	7	0	0	3	3
12	Ryan Newman	826	7	0	0	2	4
13	Ricky Craven	787	7	2	0	2	2
14	Jeff Burton	786	7	0	0	0	2
15	Ward Burton	762	7	0	1	1	2
16	Elliott Sadler	757	7	0	0	2	2
17	Bobby Labonte	738	7	0	0	2	2
18	Jeremy Mayfield	736	7	0	0	1	1
19	Terry Labonte	731	7	0	0	0	1
20	Dave Blaney	714	7	0	0	0	0
21	Jimmy Spencer	696	6	0	0	1	3
22	Kevin Harvick	692	7	0	0	1	2
23	Jerry Nadeau	681	7	0	0	0	1
24	Dale Jarrett	653	7	0	0	0	1
25	Kyle Petty	641	7	0	0	0	0