2002 NAPA 500
33rd race of the 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2002 NAPA 500 was the 33rd stock car race of the 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 43rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, October 27, 2002, before a crowd of 110,000 in Hampton, Georgia at Atlanta Motor Speedway, a 1.54 miles (2.48 km) permanent asphalt quad-oval intermediate speedway. The race was shortened from its scheduled 325 laps to 248 due to incumbent weather during the race. At race's end, Kurt Busch, driving for Roush Racing, would lead the race when the race was put under caution on lap 242, with the race eventually being called six laps later.[1][2] The win was Busch's third career NASCAR Winston Cup Series win and his third of the season. To fill out the podium, Joe Nemechek of Hendrick Motorsports and Dale Jarrett of Robert Yates Racing would finish second and third, respectively.
Race details | |||
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Race 33 of 36 in the 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
Date | October 27, 2002 | ||
Official name | 43rd Annual NAPA 500 | ||
Location | Hampton, Georgia, Atlanta Motor Speedway | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.54 mi (2.48 km) | ||
Distance | 248 laps, 381.92 mi (614.64 km) | ||
Scheduled Distance | 325 laps, 500.5 mi (805.476 km) | ||
Average speed | 127.519 miles per hour (205.222 km/h) | ||
Attendance | 110,000 | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||
Time | Set by 2002 owner's points | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Kurt Busch | Roush Racing | |
Laps | 84 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 97 | Kurt Busch | Roush Racing | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | NBC | ||
Announcers | Allen Bestwick, Benny Parsons, Wally Dallenbach Jr. | ||
Radio in the United States | |||
Radio | Performance Racing Network |