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Gordon maintained his lead at the lap nine restart, ahead of Spencer who began to challenge for Gordon for the lead. Spencer got loose when lap ten started, allowing Jeff Gordon to draw clear. Stewart bumped Waltrip who went into the backstretch wall during lap eleven, causing the latter to drop to 30th position. Skinner managed to pass Mayfield for the third position on lap 22.
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for jumping the start and was required to drive through pit road, handing the lead back to Jeff Gordon. Park made contact with the rear of Jones on lap four, causing him to hit the wall at turn one and the first caution of the race was given. No driver made a pit stop during the caution period. Jeff
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spun during his attempt, though he managed to continue, and Jeff Burton's lap was delayed because of problems with his car's suspension. Once qualifying had concluded, J. Gordon said, "The first lap I was a little bit loose, and I said, ‘Boy, I better put it together on the second lap.' I made a
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or rejoin at the rear of the nearest longest line. Beginning at the race, teams applying for provisionals after qualifying would not be charged if the entry field for a NASCAR sanctioned event was less or equal than the number of starting entries provided by the official entry blank.
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were able to get limited running in their cars. NASCAR implemented a new pit-road procedure for the race during caution periods where drivers where required to enter pit road in turn two and exit at turn one. Drivers who violated this rule could have potentially received a
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Three practice sessions were held before the Sunday race—one on Friday and two on Saturday. The first session lasted 120 minutes, while the second and final sessions ran for 45 minutes. In the first practice session, Jeff Gordon was fastest, placing ahead of
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Robby Gordon got ahead of Jeff Gordon before the cars took the green flag to start the race and maintained the lead going into the first turn. Spencer immediately passed Mayfield to take third. At the start of the second lap, Robby Gordon was given the
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rounded out the top ten fastest drivers in the session. During the session, Johnson crashed his car into the barriers, forcing him to use his back-up car for the remainder of the race weekend. Johnson was unhurt.
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In preparation for the race, NASCAR held several test sessions on March 12–13, 2002 at the track for teams to prepare for the event. The first day's testing session was due to begin at 9 a.m.
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was spun off the track by Harvick on lap 52, prompting the third caution. Andretti subsequently made contact with the wall, and sustained damage to the front of his car but was able to continue.
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tenth. After the session ended, Stewart went to the Motor Racing Outreach trailer to undergo physical therapy having still suffering the effects from his crash at the previous race held at
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By the 26th lap, Jeff Gordon had caught traffic which allowed Spencer to close the gap, and attempted to pass him at turn two but was unable to complete it due to the presence of
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Green was fastest in the second practice session on Saturday, ahead of Nadeau in second and Atwood in third. J. Gordon was the fourth quickest, and Robby Gordon took fifth.
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of the season and his first at the track, with a time of 15.083 seconds. The time also made a new track record. He was joined on the front row of the grid by
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took fourth, and Skinner started fifth. Kenseth, Nadeau, Newman, Waltrip, and Sadler completed the top ten starting positions. During qualifying,
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tagged the rear left of Newman who made slight contact with the inside wall and Compton spun sideways into the pit road barriers. The
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really nice, smooth but pretty aggressive second lap. The momentum I carried got us a pole."
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pulled off into the pits and Spencer retained the lead at the restart on lap 47.
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All forty-three drivers entered qualifying. Jeff Gordon clinched his first
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The race resumed on lap 57 with Spencer leading, ahead of Jeff Gordon.
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Steven C. Smith gave the command for drivers to start their engines.
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were third and fourth with 682 and 677 points respectively, with
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that is 0.533 miles (0.858 km) long. The track's turns are
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was leading with 36 points, five ahead of their rivals
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to fill in should Stewart had been not ready to race.
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It was held on March 24, 2002 at the 2151:NASCAR races at Bristol Motor Speedway 1559: 1557: 1555: 1553: 1551: 1549: 1547: 1545: 1404:Manufacturers' Championship standings 580:, began pre-race ceremonies with the 7: 411:was the race's defending champion. 99:82.281 mph (132.418 km/h) 1916:International Speedway Corporation 1691:"2002 Manufacturers' Championship" 652: 14: 43:Map of the Bristol Motor Speedway 2118: 2106: 1918:. March 22, 2002. Archived from 1762:. March 24, 2002. Archived from 1486: 1466: 1446: 1426: 1413: 1368: 1347: 1326: 1305: 1285: 1272: 540: 457:in second and Skinner in third. 387:rounded out the top ten. In the 2067:2002 Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 1906:"Gordon Ousts Gordon From Pole" 1263:Drivers' Championship standings 407:in the battle for third place. 355:in second place on 726 points. 202:Television in the United States 2146:2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series 1727:. USA Today Media Sports Group 448:with the fastest time, 15.083. 314:Richmond International Raceway 261:. The 500-lap race was won by 251:2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series 91:500 laps, 266.5 mi (428.89 km) 31:2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series 1: 326:Phoenix International Raceway 2089:2002 Samsung/Radio Shack 500 318:Dover International Speedway 2141:2002 in sports in Tennessee 389:Manufacturers' Championship 336:from twenty-four to thirty 2167: 2036:Jayski's Silly Season Site 2006:Jayski's Silly Season Site 1695:Jayski's Silly Season Site 1662:Jayski's Silly Season Site 1570:Jayski's Silly Season Site 1485: 1465: 1445: 1425: 1367: 1346: 1325: 1304: 1284: 433:Practice and qualification 297:, where the race was held. 2084: 2071: 2062: 1565:"The Race: Food City 500" 1505: 1492: 1472: 1452: 1432: 1420: 1417: 1412: 1388: 1375: 1354: 1333: 1312: 1291: 1279: 1276: 1271: 221: 211: 170: 138: 98: 90: 81:Permanent racing facility 80: 66: 51: 36: 28: 1253:Standings after the race 1237:Richard Childress Racing 947:Richard Childress Racing 461:was fourth fastest, and 367:in fifth on 667 points. 213:Fox Broadcasting Company 52:March 24, 2002 1972:"Practice Three Speeds" 1755:Richmond Times-Dispatch 513:managed sixth. 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Index

2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
Map of the Bristol Motor Speedway
Bristol Motor Speedway
Bristol, Tennessee
Pole position
Jeff Gordon
Hendrick Motorsports
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Dale Earnhardt, Inc.
Kurt Busch
Roush Racing
Network
Fox Broadcasting Company
Mike Joy
Darrell Waltrip
Larry McReynolds
stock car race
2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
Bristol Motor Speedway
Bristol, Tennessee
Kurt Busch
Roush Racing
Jimmy Spencer
Ricky Rudd

Bristol Motor Speedway
Bristol Motor Speedway
short tracks
NASCAR
Richmond International Raceway

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