Official NASCAR Race Results
Dale Earnhardt, Jr. won the 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series EA Sports 500 at Talladega Superspeedway.
10-06-2002 | EA Sports 500 | Talladega Superspeedway
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 | 13 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 185 | 188 | 56 | Running | 166,040 |
| 2 | 3 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Pontiac | Home Depot | 170 | 188 | 0 | Running | 152,258 |
| 3 | 10 | 28 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Havoline | 170 | 188 | 1 | Running | 134,972 |
| 4 | 11 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Ford | Rubbermaid | 165 | 188 | 35 | Running | 86,665 |
| 5 | 17 | 30 | Jeff Green | Chevrolet | America Online | 155 | 188 | 0 | Running | 68,265 |
| 6 | 35 | 1 | Steve Park | Chevrolet | Pennzoil | 150 | 188 | 0 | Running | 91,600 |
| 7 | 7 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Ford | Alltel / Mobil 1 | 151 | 188 | 3 | Running | 83,925 |
| 8 | 15 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | NAPA | 147 | 188 | 14 | Running | 64,550 |
| 9 | 12 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | UPS | 138 | 188 | 0 | Running | 87,825 |
| 10 | 28 | 22 | Ward Burton | Dodge | Caterpillar | 134 | 188 | 0 | Running | 99,300 |
| 11 | 14 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | Citgo Supergard | 135 | 188 | 9 | Running | 95,117 |
| 12 | 20 | 31 | Robby Gordon | Chevrolet | Cingular Wireless | 132 | 188 | 21 | Running | 80,121 |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Ford | Miller Lite | 99 | 188 | 0 | Running | 93,805 |
| 14 | 8 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | DeWalt Power Tools | 126 | 188 | 15 | Running | 67,295 |
| 15 | 16 | 32 | Ricky Craven | Ford | Tide | 123 | 188 | 3 | Running | 64,885 |
| 16 | 22 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | Sprint | 115 | 188 | 0 | Running | 52,725 |
| 17 | 32 | 23 | Scott Wimmer | Dodge | Hills Brothers Coffee | 112 | 188 | 0 | Running | 52,285 |
| 18 | 30 | 43 | John Andretti | Dodge | Cheerios / Betty Crocker | 109 | 188 | 0 | Running | 79,233 |
| 19 | 9 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Dodge | Dodge Dealers / UAW | 106 | 188 | 0 | Running | 77,656 |
| 20 | 26 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge | Dodge Dealers / UAW | 108 | 188 | 1 | Running | 61,805 |
| 21 | 24 | 41 | Jimmy Spencer | Dodge | Target | 100 | 188 | 0 | Running | 63,810 |
| 22 | 42 | 49 | Stacy Compton | Dodge | BAM Racing | 97 | 188 | 0 | Running | 51,690 |
| 23 | 33 | 26 | Todd Bodine | Ford | Discover Card | 94 | 187 | 0 | Running | 74,907 |
| 24 | 40 | 44 | Jerry Nadeau | Dodge | Georgia-Pacific / Brawny | 91 | 187 | 0 | Running | 59,825 |
| 25 | 18 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Pontiac | Interstate Batteries | 88 | 187 | 0 | Running | 92,033 |
| 26 | 5 | 40 | Jamie McMurray | Dodge | Coors Light | 85 | 187 | 0 | Running | 88,012 |
| 27 | 19 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench Service | 87 | 186 | 3 | Running | 91,288 |
| 28 | 37 | 4 | Mike Skinner | Chevrolet | Kodak | 79 | 186 | 0 | Running | 56,839 |
| 29 | 41 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Ford | Hooters Restaurants | 76 | 186 | 0 | Running | 48,190 |
| 30 | 2 | 6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Pfizer / Viagra | 73 | 186 | 0 | Running | 82,363 |
| 31 | 21 | 77 | Dave Blaney | Ford | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | 70 | 186 | 0 | Running | 55,445 |
| 32 | 29 | 55 | Ron Hornaday, Jr. | Chevrolet | Schneider Electric / Square D | 67 | 186 | 0 | Running | 52,860 |
| 33 | 36 | 33 | Kenny Wallace | Chevrolet | 1-800-Call-ATT | 64 | 185 | 0 | Running | 44,775 |
| 34 | 39 | 7 | Casey Atwood | Dodge | Sirius Satellite Radio | 61 | 185 | 0 | Running | 44,715 |
| 35 | 38 | 14 | Mike Wallace | Pontiac | Conseco | 58 | 185 | 0 | Running | 44,675 |
| 36 | 27 | 21 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | Motorcraft | 55 | 174 | 0 | Running | 52,625 |
| 37 | 1 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 52 | 173 | 0 | Engine | 44,575 |
| 38 | 23 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's | 49 | 164 | 0 | Engine | 73,358 |
| 39 | 34 | 25 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | UAW-Delphi | 46 | 155 | 0 | Engine | 52,450 |
| 40 | 25 | 10 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Pontiac | Valvoline | 43 | 148 | 0 | Engine | 71,125 |
| 41 | 31 | 36 | Ken Schrader | Pontiac | M&M's | 40 | 137 | 0 | Engine | 52,330 |
| 42 | 4 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 42 | 125 | 27 | Engine | 107,258 |
| 43 | 43 | 71 | Jay Sauter | Chevrolet | RealTree Camouflage | 34 | 46 | 0 | Crash | 44,482 |
Race Recap
- Date: 10-06-2002
- Track: Talladega Superspeedway
- Race: EA Sports 500
- Race #: 30
- Cars: 43
- Winner: Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
- Start Position: 13th
- Car Make: Chevrolet
- Avg Speed: 183.665 mph
- Distance: 500 miles
- Purse: $3,209,957
- Cautions: 0
- Caution Laps: 0
- Lead Changes: 35
- Pole: 0.000 mph


