| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| MBNA America 500 | Atlanta Motor Speedway | |||||||||
| March 10, 2002 | Race 4 of 36 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 148.443 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: .376 seconds | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: 34 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 77-80, 186-191, 209-214, 216-219, 259-266, 282-285, 290-294 | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 9 | #20 | Tony Stewart | Pontiac | Home Depot | 185/10 | 325 | Running | $174,978 |
| 2 | 3 | #8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 175/5 | 325 | Running | $104,600 |
| 3 | 15 | #48 | Jimmie Johnson * | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 165/0 | 325 | Running | $72,350 |
| 4 | 32 | #17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | DeWalt Power Tools | 165/5 | 325 | Running | $91,700 |
| 5 | 6 | #32 | Ricky Craven | Ford | Tide | 155/0 | 325 | Running | $69,950 |
| 6 | 38 | #2 | Rusty Wallace | Ford | Miller Lite | 150/0 | 325 | Running | $90,625 |
| 7 | 28 | #22 | Ward Burton | Dodge | Caterpillar | 151/5 | 325 | Running | $90,325 |
| 8 | 39 | #6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Pfizer/Viagra | 142/0 | 325 | Running | $89,833 |
| 9 | 12 | #40 | Sterling Marlin | Dodge | Coors Light | 138/0 | 325 | Running | $89,117 |
| 10 | 2 | #12 | Ryan Newman * | Ford | ALLTEL | 139/5 | 325 | Running | $78,000 |
| 11 | 4 | #97 | Kurt Busch | Ford | Rubbermaid | 135/5 | 325 | Running | $62,225 |
| 12 | 14 | #44 | Buckshot Jones | Dodge | Georgia Pacific | 127/0 | 325 | Running | $58,450 |
| 13 | 7 | #88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | UPS | 124/0 | 325 | Running | $77,450 |
| 14 | 13 | #5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's | 121/0 | 325 | Running | $76,083 |
| 15 | 34 | #45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | Sprint | 123/5 | 325 | Running | $44,500 |
| 16 | 19 | #24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 115/0 | 325 | Running | $96,478 |
| 17 | 24 | #77 | Dave Blaney | Ford | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | 117/5 | 324 | Running | $65,200 |
| 18 | 23 | #31 | Robby Gordon | Chevrolet | Cingular Wireless | 109/0 | 324 | Running | $72,246 |
| 19 | 16 | #21 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | Motorcraft Quality Parts | 106/0 | 324 | Running | $62,279 |
| 20 | 37 | #28 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Havoline | 103/0 | 324 | Running | $89,157 |
| 21 | 30 | #99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | CITGO | 100/0 | 324 | Running | $86,507 |
| 22 | 11 | #1 | Kenny Wallace | Chevrolet | Pennzoil | 97/0 | 324 | Running | $75,010 |
| 23 | 40 | #19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge | Dodge Dealers/UAW | 94/0 | 323 | Running | $52,835 |
| 24 | 25 | #36 | Ken Schrader | Pontiac | M&M's | 91/0 | 323 | Running | $52,535 |
| 25 | 27 | #26 | Joe Nemechek | Ford | TBA | 88/0 | 322 | Running | $69,822 |
| 26 | 5 | #41 | Jimmy Spencer | Dodge | Target | 85/0 | 322 | Running | $43,985 |
| 27 | 10 | #10 | Johnny Benson | Pontiac | Valvoline | 82/0 | 322 | Running | $51,670 |
| 28 | 21 | #4 | Mike Skinner | Chevrolet | Kodak | 79/0 | 321 | Running | $43,420 |
| 29 | 22 | #55 | Bobby Hamilton | Chevrolet | Schneider Electric | 76/0 | 320 | Running | $51,110 |
| 30 | 26 | #25 | Jerry Nadeau | Chevrolet | UAW/Delphi | 73/0 | 320 | Running | $51,385 |
| 31 | 35 | #14 | Stacy Compton | Pontiac | Conseco | 70/0 | 320 | Running | $42,810 |
| 32 | 41 | #7 | Casey Atwood | Dodge | Sirius Satellite Radio | 67/0 | 319 | Running | $42,235 |
| 33 | 29 | #90 | Rick Mast | Ford | Duke's Mayonnaise/Sauer's | 64/0 | 318 | Running | $39,670 |
| 34 | 31 | #25 | Shawna Robinson * | Dodge | BAM Racing | 61/0 | 310 | Running | $39,625 |
| 35 | 1 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Dodge | Dodge Dealers/UAW | 58/0 | 288 | Accident | $72,146 |
| 36 | 20 | #43 | John Andretti | Dodge | Cheerios | 55/0 | 288 | Accident | $66,638 |
| 37 | 18 | #18 | Bobby Labonte | Pontiac | Interstate Batteries | 52/0 | 287 | Running | $85,298 |
| 38 | 42 | #11 | Brett Bodine | Ford | Wells Fargo Financial/Timberland | 49/0 | 276 | Engine | $39,475 |
| 39 | 8 | #29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench | 46/0 | 254 | Engine | $85,218 |
| 40 | 17 | #15 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | NAPA Auto Parts | 43/0 | 204 | Engine | $47,380 |
| 41 | 36 | #30 | Jeff Green | Chevrolet | America Online | 40/0 | 187 | Engine | $39,345 |
| 42 | 43 | #71 | Dick Trickle | Chevrolet | Marcis Racing | 37/0 | 178 | Accident | $39,305 |
| 43 | 33 | #23 | Hut Stricklin | Dodge | Hills Bros Coffee | 34/0 | 164 | Engine | $38,605 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||