Official NASCAR Race Results
Jeff Gordon won the 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Mountain Dew Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.
09-01-2002 | Mountain Dew Southern 500 | Darlington Raceway
Table initially ordered on Finish Position. Click a column header to re-sort by that value.
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts | Laps | Led | Status | Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 185 | 367 | 125 | Running | 212,183 |
| 2 | 12 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Ford | Alltel | 175 | 367 | 1 | Running | 135,505 |
| 3 | 8 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Dodge | Dodge Dealers / UAW | 170 | 367 | 43 | Running | 122,251 |
| 4 | 1 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Dodge | Coors Light | 165 | 367 | 113 | Running | 125,957 |
| 5 | 10 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | UPS | 160 | 367 | 1 | Running | 104,520 |
| 6 | 28 | 22 | Ward Burton | Dodge | Caterpillar | 150 | 367 | 0 | Running | 105,680 |
| 7 | 11 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Ford | Rubbermaid | 146 | 367 | 0 | Running | 66,710 |
| 8 | 4 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Pontiac | Home Depot | 142 | 367 | 0 | Running | 100,528 |
| 9 | 5 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 143 | 367 | 17 | Running | 56,410 |
| 10 | 13 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | Citgo Supergard | 139 | 367 | 20 | Running | 100,322 |
| 11 | 2 | 6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Pfizer / Viagra | 135 | 367 | 27 | Running | 88,578 |
| 12 | 20 | 30 | Jeff Green | Chevrolet | America Online | 127 | 367 | 0 | Running | 53,750 |
| 13 | 24 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | Sprint | 124 | 367 | 0 | Running | 54,060 |
| 14 | 16 | 32 | Ricky Craven | Ford | Tide | 126 | 367 | 20 | Running | 60,170 |
| 15 | 18 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Pontiac | Interstate Batteries | 118 | 367 | 0 | Running | 96,408 |
| 16 | 15 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 115 | 367 | 0 | Running | 67,185 |
| 17 | 22 | 31 | Robby Gordon | Chevrolet | Cingular Wireless | 112 | 367 | 0 | Running | 77,171 |
| 18 | 23 | 41 | Jimmy Spencer | Dodge | Target | 109 | 367 | 0 | Running | 63,740 |
| 19 | 25 | 21 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | Motorcraft | 106 | 367 | 0 | Running | 68,860 |
| 20 | 29 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge | Dodge Dealers / UAW | 103 | 367 | 0 | Running | 60,940 |
| 21 | 37 | 25 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | UAW-Delphi | 100 | 367 | 0 | Running | 57,615 |
| 22 | 6 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Ford | Miller Lite | 97 | 367 | 0 | Running | 90,245 |
| 23 | 26 | 55 | Bobby Hamilton | Chevrolet | Schneider Electric / Square D | 94 | 367 | 0 | Running | 65,439 |
| 24 | 14 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | NAPA | 91 | 366 | 0 | Running | 57,175 |
| 25 | 34 | 23 | Kenny Wallace | Dodge | Hills Brothers Coffee | 88 | 366 | 0 | Running | 48,765 |
| 26 | 31 | 36 | Ken Schrader | Pontiac | M&M's | 85 | 366 | 0 | Running | 56,005 |
| 27 | 43 | 07 | Ted Musgrave | Dodge | Kenwood / Sirius Satellite Radio | 82 | 366 | 0 | Running | 44,745 |
| 28 | 35 | 7 | Casey Atwood | Dodge | Sirius Satellite Radio | 79 | 366 | 0 | Running | 47,535 |
| 29 | 21 | 77 | Dave Blaney | Ford | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | 76 | 365 | 0 | Running | 54,825 |
| 30 | 7 | 28 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Havoline | 73 | 365 | 0 | Running | 89,082 |
| 31 | 19 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's | 70 | 364 | 0 | Running | 72,763 |
| 32 | 39 | 14 | Mike Wallace | Pontiac | Conseco | 67 | 363 | 0 | Running | 43,740 |
| 33 | 32 | 26 | Todd Bodine | Ford | Discover Card | 64 | 361 | 0 | Running | 68,762 |
| 34 | 27 | 10 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Pontiac | Valvoline | 61 | 360 | 0 | Running | 70,190 |
| 35 | 41 | 74 | Tony Raines | Chevrolet | Staff America | 58 | 357 | 0 | Running | 43,255 |
| 36 | 36 | 1 | Steve Park | Chevrolet | Pennzoil | 55 | 342 | 0 | Crash | 73,045 |
| 37 | 9 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | DeWalt Power Tools | 52 | 325 | 0 | Running | 61,000 |
| 38 | 33 | 4 | Mike Skinner | Chevrolet | Kodak | 49 | 315 | 0 | Running | 42,835 |
| 39 | 40 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Ford | Hooters Restaurants | 46 | 306 | 0 | Crash | 42,800 |
| 40 | 17 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench Service | 43 | 193 | 0 | Crash | 88,503 |
| 41 | 38 | 44 | Jerry Nadeau | Dodge | Georgia-Pacific / Brawny | 40 | 190 | 0 | Crash | 42,675 |
| 42 | 30 | 43 | John Andretti | Dodge | Cheerios / Betty Crocker | 37 | 189 | 0 | Engine | 69,708 |
| 43 | 42 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Ford | Berlin City Ford / Red Line Oil | 34 | 43 | 0 | Brakes | 42,827 |
Race Recap
- Date: 09-01-2002
- Track: Darlington Raceway
- Race: Mountain Dew Southern 500
- Race #: 25
- Cars: 43
- Winner: Jeff Gordon
- Start Position: 3rd
- Car Make: Chevrolet
- Avg Speed: 118.617 mph
- Distance: 501 miles
- Purse: $3,194,462
- Cautions: 9
- Caution Laps: 63
- Lead Changes: 14
- Pole: 0.000 mph
