2002 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400
| Race details | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race 3 of 36 in the 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||||
 The 2002 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 program cover. | |||||
| Date | March 3, 2002 | ||||
| Official name | 5th Annual UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 | ||||
| Location | North Las Vegas, Nevada, Las Vegas Motor Speedway | ||||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.41 km) | ||||
| Distance | 267 laps, 400.5 mi (644.542 km) | ||||
| Scheduled Distance | 267 laps, 400.5 mi (644.542 km) | ||||
| Average speed | 136.754 miles per hour (220.084 km/h) | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver |
Haas-Carter Motorsports | ||||
| Time | 31.240 | ||||
| Most laps led | |||||
| Driver | Tony Stewart | Joe Gibbs Racing | |||
| Laps | 76 | ||||
| Winner | |||||
| No. 40 | Sterling Marlin |
Network |
FOX | ||
| Announcers | Mike Joy, Larry McReynolds, Darrell Waltrip | ||||
| Radio in the United States | |||||
| Radio | Performance Racing Network | ||||
| Booth Announcers | Doug Rice, Mark Garrow | ||||
| Turn Announcers | Chuck Carland, Rob Albright | ||||
The 2002 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 was the third
Roush Racing
would finish second and third, respectively.
Background
Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in
Speedway Motorsports, Inc., which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina
.
Entry list
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
Practice
First practice
The first practice session was held on Friday, March 1, at 10:20 AM
Roush Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 31.472 and an average speed of 171.580 miles per hour (276.131 km/h).[3]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Roush Racing
|
Ford | 31.472 | 171.580 |
| 2 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Penske Racing
|
Ford | 31.497 | 171.438 |
| 3 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Joe Gibbs Racing | Pontiac | 31.663 | 170.541 |
| Full first practice results | ||||||
Second practice
The second practice session was held on Saturday, March 2, at 9:30 AM
Penske Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 32.083 and an average speed of 168.307 miles per hour (270.864 km/h).[4]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Penske Racing
|
Ford | 32.083 | 168.307 |
| 2 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge | 32.355 | 166.893 |
| 3 | 66 | Todd Bodine | Haas-Carter Motorsports
|
Ford | 32.396 | 166.682 |
| Full second practice results | ||||||
Third and final practice
The third and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Saturday, March 2, at 11:15 AM PST, and would last for 45 minutes.[2] Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 32.271 and an average speed of 167.328 miles per hour (269.288 km/h).[5]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.271 | 167.328 |
| 2 | 32 | Ricky Craven | PPI Motorsports | Ford | 32.304 | 167.162 |
| 3 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing
|
Ford | 32.389 | 166.718 |
| Full Happy Hour practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Friday, March 1, at 2:00 PM PST. Each driver would have two laps to set a fastest time; the fastest of the two would count as their official qualifying lap.[2] Positions 1-36 would be decided on time, while positions 37-43 would be based on provisionals. Six spots are awarded by the use of provisionals based on owner's points. The seventh is awarded to a past champion who has not otherwise qualified for the race. If no past champ needs the provisional, the next team in the owner points will be awarded a provisional.[6]
Haas-Carter Motorsports would win the pole, setting a time of 31.240 and an average speed of 172.849 miles per hour (278.174 km/h).[7]
Derrike Cope was the only driver to fail to qualify.
Full qualifying results
Race results
| Fin[8] | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge | 267 | 37 | running | 180 | $412,842 |
| 2 | 18 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Evernham Motorsports | Dodge | 267 | 17 | running | 175 | $222,550 |
| 3 | 6 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing
|
Ford | 267 | 0 | running | 165 | $199,233 |
| 4 | 2 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Penske Racing
|
Ford | 267 | 50 | running | 165 | $162,125 |
| 5 | 15 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Joe Gibbs Racing | Pontiac | 267 | 76 | running | 165 | $153,953 |
| 6 | 25 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 6 | running | 155 | $85,350 |
| 7 | 37 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Robert Yates Racing
|
Ford | 267 | 0 | running | 146 | $122,350 |
| 8 | 23 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Evernham Motorsports | Dodge | 267 | 0 | running | 142 | $108,356 |
| 9 | 39 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Roush Racing
|
Ford | 267 | 0 | running | 138 | $119,567 |
| 10 | 4 | 41 | Jimmy Spencer
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge | 267 | 45 | running | 139 | $94,425 |
| 11 | 38 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing
|
Ford | 267 | 0 | running | 130 | $113,925 |
| 12 | 33 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Joe Gibbs Racing | Pontiac | 267 | 0 | running | 127 | $114,953 |
| 13 | 27 | 28 | Ricky Rudd | Robert Yates Racing
|
Ford | 267 | 0 | running | 124 | $112,092 |
| 14 | 8 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Roush Racing
|
Ford | 267 | 0 | running | 121 | $88,875 |
| 15 | 16 | 25 | Jerry Nadeau | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 0 | running | 118 | $79,925 |
| 16 | 35 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | Chevrolet | 267 | 2 | running | 120 | $84,875 |
| 17 | 13 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 0 | running | 112 | $116,653 |
| 18 | 10 | 77 | Dave Blaney | Jasper Motorsports | Ford | 267 | 0 | running | 109 | $85,175 |
| 19 | 20 | 26 | Joe Nemechek | Haas-Carter Motorsports
|
Ford | 267 | 0 | running | 106 | $90,662 |
| 20 | 3 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Roush Racing
|
Ford | 267 | 6 | running | 108 | $67,825 |
| 21 | 32 | 22 | Ward Burton | Bill Davis Racing | Dodge | 266 | 5 | running | 105 | $106,275 |
| 22 | 5 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | Chevrolet | 266 | 0 | running | 97 | $70,175 |
| 23 | 19 | 44 | Buckshot Jones | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 266 | 0 | running | 94 | $66,064 |
| 24 | 21 | 23 | Hut Stricklin | Bill Davis Racing | Dodge | 266 | 1 | running | 96 | $60,075 |
| 25 | 28 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 266 | 0 | running | 88 | $101,853 |
| 26 | 29 | 36 | Ken Schrader | MB2 Motorsports | Pontiac | 266 | 0 | running | 85 | $65,975 |
| 27 | 17 | 1 | Kenny Wallace | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | Chevrolet | 266 | 0 | running | 82 | $86,750 |
| 28 | 34 | 21 | Elliott Sadler | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 266 | 4 | running | 84 | $63,775 |
| 29 | 1 | 66 | Todd Bodine | Haas-Carter Motorsports
|
Ford | 266 | 17 | running | 81 | $55,475 |
| 30 | 11 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 266 | 1 | running | 78 | $52,775 |
| 31 | 9 | 32 | Ricky Craven | PPI Motorsports | Ford | 265 | 0 | running | 70 | $63,075 |
| 32 | 7 | 10 | Johnny Benson Jr. | MBV Motorsports
|
Pontiac | 265 | 0 | running | 67 | $62,375 |
| 33 | 22 | 30 | Jeff Green | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 265 | 0 | running | 64 | $51,675 |
| 34 | 31 | 4 | Mike Skinner | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 265 | 0 | running | 61 | $51,475 |
| 35 | 14 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Brett Bodine Racing | Ford | 265 | 0 | running | 58 | $51,275 |
| 36 | 26 | 43 | John Andretti | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 265 | 0 | running | 55 | $78,158 |
| 37 | 12 | 31 | Robby Gordon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 265 | 0 | running | 52 | $76,906 |
| 38 | 41 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 264 | 0 | running | 49 | $79,483 |
| 39 | 30 | 14 | Stacy Compton | A. J. Foyt Enterprises
|
Pontiac | 262 | 0 | running | 46 | $50,450 |
| 40 | 43 | 90 | Rick Mast | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 261 | 0 | running | 43 | $50,225 |
| 41 | 42 | 7 | Casey Atwood | Ultra-Evernham Motorsports
|
Dodge | 258 | 0 | running | 40 | $50,025 |
| 42 | 36 | 49 | Shawna Robinson | BAM Racing | Dodge | 212 | 0 | crash | 37 | $49,830 |
| 43 | 40 | 55 | Bobby Hamilton | Andy Petree Racing | Chevrolet | 7 | 0 | crash | 34 | $57,880 |
| Failed to qualify | ||||||||||
| 44 | 57 | Derrike Cope | Team CLR | Ford | ||||||
| Official race results | ||||||||||
References
- ^ Harris, Mike (2004-03-04). "Marlin gets breaks, wins big in Las Vegas". Chillicothe Gazette. pp. 5A. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
- ^ a b c d "Jayski's Silly Season Site - 2003 Las Vegas Race Info Page". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on 2005-02-04. Retrieved 2022-02-25.
- ^ "NASCAR.com - Races - 2003 Vegas Practice 1 Results". NASCAR.com. Archived from the original on 2002-06-03. Retrieved 2022-02-25.
- ^ "NASCAR.com - Races - 2003 Vegas Practice 2 Results". NASCAR.com. Archived from the original on 2002-08-07. Retrieved 2022-02-25.
- ^ "NASCAR.com - Races - 2002 Vegas Practice 3 Results". NASCAR.com. Archived from the original on 2003-02-22. Retrieved 2022-02-25.
- ^ "Jayski's Silly Season Site - 2002 Provisional/Owners Points Page - 1st four races". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on 2005-02-04. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
- ^ Packman, Tim (2002-03-02). "Todd Bodine lands record pole in Las Vegas". NASCAR.com. Archived from the original on 2002-12-17. Retrieved 2022-02-25.
- ^ "2002 UAW-Daimler Chrysler 400 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2022-02-24.