2002 Aaron's 312 at Talladega

Race 8 of 34

Talladega
117 laps
Time of race: 1:58:25
Average speed of winner: 157.691 mph
Margin of victory: 0.163 sec.
Lead changes: 7 among 5 drivers
Cautions: 3 for 12 laps
Lap leaders: Jo. Sauter 1-11, Compton 12-15, K. Wallace 16-23, Compton 24-40, Keller 41, Compton 42-66, Purvis 67, Keller 68-117

Video links: Entire race

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	12	Jason Keller	57	Albertsons	Ford			185.602	117	2	51	running	62140	185
2	2	Stacy Compton	59	Kingsford/Johnsonville	Chevrolet			187.511	117	3	46	running	33690	175
3	32	Tim Fedewa	07	Biagi Brothers	Pontiac			181.222	117	0	0	running	31290	0
4	17	Todd Bodine	92	Excedrin	Chevrolet			184.936	116	0	0	running	36040	160
5	24	Casey Mears	66	Phillips 66	Dodge			183.888	116	0	0	running	27840	155
6	39	Andy Kirby	49	Rent-A-Wreck	Ford			provisional	115	0	0	running	23040	150
7	36	Jimmy Kitchens	77	RacingUSA.com	Ford			179.278	111	0	0	running	21140	146
8	31	Larry Foyt	14	Harrah's	Chevrolet			182.528	110	0	0	running	22290	142
9	20	Kenny Wallace	48	Stacker 2	Pontiac			184.522	107	1	8	engine	21665	143
10	9	Hank Parker, Jr.	36	GNC Live Well	Dodge			185.855	106	0	0	running	22490	134
11	38	Kevin Grubb	54	Toys "R" Us	Chevrolet			provisional	106	0	0	running	21665	130
12	40	Chad Chaffin	16	31-W Insulation	Pontiac			provisional	106	0	0	running	18110	127
13	6	Jack Sprague	24	NetZero	Chevrolet			186.379	80	0	0	running	20160	124
14	35	C.W. Smith	67	Panasonic	Chevrolet			180.621	75	0	0	overheating	17860	121
15	11	Jeff Purvis	37	Timber Wolf	Pontiac			185.675	73	1	1	engine	25735	123
16	42	Larry Gunselman	84	Weber Racing	Chevrolet			provisional	66	0	0	running	17610	115
17	15	Randy LaJoie	7	Kleenex/Nortel/Winn-Dixie	Chevrolet			185.412	63	0	0	running	24985	112
18	23	Kerry Earnhardt	12	10-10-220	Chevrolet			183.959	63	0	0	running	19360	109
19	5	Scott Riggs	10	Nestle Nesquik	Ford			186.615	59	0	0	running	24960	106
20	14	Tony Raines	33	ClosetMaid	Pontiac			185.520	55	0	0	running	19560	103
21	16	Shane Hmiel	47	Thomas Pacconi Classics	Pontiac			185.054	54	0	0	running	19285	100
22	37	Bobby Hamilton, Jr.	25	U.S. Marine Corps	Ford			provisional	53	0	0	running	16790	97
23	30	Ashton Lewis	46	Civil Air Patrol	Chevrolet			182.612	52	0	0	accident	16640	94
24	19	Mike McLaughlin	18	MBNA	Chevrolet			184.850	51	0	0	running	22015	91
25	25	Lyndon Amick	26	Dr Pepper	Pontiac			183.758	50	0	0	running	16465	88
26	7	Greg Biffle	60	Grainger	Ford			186.093	27	0	0	engine	21740	85
27	18	Jamie McMurray	27	Williams Travel Centers	Pontiac			184.932	25	0	0	accident	16115	82
28	34	Scott Wimmer	23	Bill Davis Racing	Pontiac			180.925	23	0	0	accident	15995	79
29	8	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	5	GMAC Financial Services	Chevrolet			185.884	23	0	0	accident	15865	76
30	4	Jay Sauter	21	Rockwell Automation	Chevrolet			186.965	20	0	0	accident	21390	73
31	33	Shane Hall	63	Greased Lightning	Chevrolet			180.959	18	0	0	accident	13690	70
32	10	Tim Sauter	19	AP Performance	Chevrolet			185.808	18	0	0	accident	15530	67
33	1	Johnny Sauter	2	ACDelco	Chevrolet			188.764	14	1	11	accident	22845	69
34	3	Joe Nemechek	87	Scott Products/Food City	Pontiac			187.265	14	0	0	accident	13805	61
35	13	Michael Waltrip	99	Aaron's	Chevrolet			185.559	14	0	0	accident	13420	58
36	21	Joe Ruttman	51	Yellow	Pontiac			184.348	14	0	0	accident	13385	0
37	28	Jimmy Spencer	1	Yellow	Pontiac			183.262	14	0	0	accident	13350	52
38	27	Mike Wallace	4	Biagi Brothers	Pontiac			183.507	14	0	0	accident	13310	49
39	41	Mike Harmon	44	123 CityNet/Mega Mania	Chevrolet			provisional	14	0	0	accident	13275	46
40	22	Jeff Fuller	88	Scott Products/Food City	Pontiac			184.058	14	0	0	accident	13240	43
41	26	Coy Gibbs	20	ConAgra Foods	Pontiac			183.659	14	0	0	accident	13205	40
42	43	Brad Teague	52	Means Racing	Ford			provisional	6	0	0	overheating	13170	37
43	29	Christian Elder	38	Great Clips	Ford			182.978	2	0	0	engine	13134	34

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Jack Sprague	1169	8	0	0	2	6
2	Jason Keller	1147	8	0	2	5	5
3	Randy LaJoie	1079	8	0	0	1	5
4	Kenny Wallace	1069	8	0	0	1	5
5	Scott Riggs	1068	8	1	1	3	5
6	Greg Biffle	1001	8	0	0	3	4
7	Bobby Hamilton, Jr.	983	8	0	0	1	2
8	Stacy Compton	971	8	0	0	1	4
9	Mike McLaughlin	964	8	0	0	2	3
10	Scott Wimmer	919	8	0	0	2	2
11	Johnny Sauter	908	8	1	0	1	1
12	Jeff Green	893	6	2	1	4	4
13	Jeff Purvis	885	8	0	1	1	1
14	Jamie McMurray	863	8	0	0	0	1
15	Larry Foyt	831	8	0	0	0	2
16	Tony Raines	819	8	0	0	0	2
17	Tim Sauter	788	8	0	0	0	1
18	Shane Hmiel	783	8	1	0	1	2
19	Kerry Earnhardt	758	8	0	0	0	1
20	Hank Parker, Jr.	755	8	0	0	0	1
21	Casey Mears	740	8	0	0	1	1
22	Jimmy Spencer	732	7	0	0	1	2
23	Michael Waltrip	724	7	0	0	2	2
24	Ashton Lewis	713	8	0	0	0	1
25	Lyndon Amick	644	8	0	0	0	0