Official NASCAR Race Results
Ward Burton won the 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series New England 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
07-21-2002 | New England 300 | New Hampshire Motor Speedway
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 | 31 | 22 | Ward Burton | Dodge | Caterpillar | 180 | 300 | 29 | Running | 231,850 |
| 2 | 30 | 30 | Jeff Green | Chevrolet | America Online | 170 | 300 | 0 | Running | 113,750 |
| 3 | 33 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | UPS | 170 | 300 | 40 | Running | 127,500 |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Ford | Miller Lite | 165 | 300 | 59 | Running | 120,525 |
| 5 | 7 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Ford | Alltel | 160 | 300 | 1 | Running | 90,900 |
| 6 | 32 | 26 | Todd Bodine | Ford | Discover Card | 150 | 300 | 0 | Running | 92,737 |
| 7 | 26 | 31 | Robby Gordon | Chevrolet | Cingular Wireless | 146 | 300 | 0 | Running | 84,081 |
| 8 | 23 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Ford | Rubbermaid | 142 | 300 | 0 | Running | 64,925 |
| 9 | 24 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench Service | 138 | 300 | 0 | Running | 97,803 |
| 10 | 38 | 21 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | Motorcraft | 139 | 300 | 10 | Running | 77,275 |
| 11 | 34 | 41 | Jimmy Spencer | Dodge | Target | 130 | 300 | 0 | Running | 70,125 |
| 12 | 21 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | Citgo Supergard | 132 | 300 | 1 | Running | 94,892 |
| 13 | 4 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Pontiac | Interstate Batteries | 124 | 300 | 0 | Running | 95,903 |
| 14 | 18 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Dodge | Coors Light | 121 | 300 | 0 | Running | 91,142 |
| 15 | 13 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 118 | 300 | 0 | Running | 54,950 |
| 16 | 17 | 6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Pfizer / Viagra | 115 | 300 | 0 | Running | 85,233 |
| 17 | 8 | 28 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Havoline | 112 | 300 | 0 | Running | 91,392 |
| 18 | 15 | 10 | Jerry Nadeau | Pontiac | Valvoline | 114 | 300 | 37 | Running | 76,825 |
| 19 | 14 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge | Dodge Dealers / UAW | 106 | 300 | 0 | Running | 57,775 |
| 20 | 16 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | NAPA | 103 | 300 | 0 | Running | 60,425 |
| 21 | 9 | 32 | Ricky Craven | Ford | Tide | 100 | 300 | 0 | Running | 57,650 |
| 22 | 19 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's | 97 | 300 | 0 | Running | 77,658 |
| 23 | 28 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 99 | 300 | 43 | Running | 64,925 |
| 24 | 20 | 36 | Ken Schrader | Pontiac | M&M's | 91 | 300 | 0 | Running | 64,714 |
| 25 | 27 | 43 | John Andretti | Dodge | Cheerios / Betty Crocker | 88 | 300 | 0 | Running | 75,508 |
| 26 | 10 | 55 | Bobby Hamilton | Chevrolet | Schneider Electric / Square D | 85 | 300 | 0 | Running | 55,725 |
| 27 | 36 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Ford | Hooters Restaurants | 87 | 300 | 1 | Running | 47,500 |
| 28 | 25 | 44 | Steve Grissom | Dodge | Georgia-Pacific / Brawny | 79 | 300 | 0 | Running | 46,825 |
| 29 | 11 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 76 | 300 | 0 | Running | 97,028 |
| 30 | 40 | 14 | Stacy Compton | Pontiac | Conseco | 73 | 300 | 0 | Running | 44,325 |
| 31 | 39 | 23 | Hut Stricklin | Dodge | Hills Brothers Coffee | 70 | 299 | 0 | Running | 43,625 |
| 32 | 22 | 1 | Steve Park | Chevrolet | Pennzoil | 67 | 299 | 0 | Running | 73,300 |
| 33 | 6 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | DeWalt Power Tools | 74 | 299 | 77 | Running | 71,225 |
| 34 | 1 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Dodge | Dodge Dealers / UAW | 61 | 291 | 0 | Running | 75,556 |
| 35 | 5 | 77 | Dave Blaney | Ford | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | 58 | 285 | 0 | Running | 50,800 |
| 36 | 35 | 7 | Casey Atwood | Dodge | Sirius Satellite Radio | 55 | 257 | 0 | Crash | 42,600 |
| 37 | 37 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | Sprint | 52 | 241 | 0 | Running | 42,450 |
| 38 | 2 | 4 | Mike Skinner | Chevrolet | Kodak | 54 | 230 | 1 | Running | 44,800 |
| 39 | 12 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Pontiac | Home Depot | 51 | 121 | 1 | Crash | 89,803 |
| 40 | 43 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Ford | Red Line Oil / Berlin City | 43 | 43 | 0 | Handling | 42,145 |
| 41 | 29 | 25 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | UAW-Delphi | 40 | 28 | 0 | Crash | 50,050 |
| 42 | 42 | 27 | Kirk Shelmerdine | Ford | Naturally Fresh Foods | 37 | 10 | 0 | Oil pressure | 42,000 |
| 43 | 41 | 66 | Geoffrey Bodine | Ford | Discover Card | 0 | 0 | 0 | Rear end | 42,164 |
Race Recap
- Date: 07-21-2002
- Track: New Hampshire Motor Speedway
- Race: New England 300
- Race #: 19
- Cars: 43
- Winner: Ward Burton
- Start Position: 31st
- Car Make: Dodge
- Avg Speed: 92.342 mph
- Distance: 317 miles
- Purse: $3,222,384
- Cautions: 14
- Caution Laps: 77
- Lead Changes: 23
- Pole: 131.469 mph


