| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Daytona 500 | Daytona International Speedway | |||||||||
| February 17, 2002 | Race 1 of 36 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 142.971 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: .193 seconds | Time of Race: 03:29:50 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 20 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 23-27, 84-87, 96-99, 101-103, 139-142, 150-158, 173-176, 192-194, 196-197 | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 19 | #22 | Ward Burton | Dodge | Caterpillar | 180/5 | 200 | Running | $1,409,017 |
| 2 | 41 | #21 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | Motorcraft Quality Parts | 170/0 | 200 | Running | $957,037 |
| 3 | 35 | #09 | Geoffrey Bodine | Ford | Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts | 165/0 | 200 | Running | $644,187 |
| 4 | 15 | #97 | Kurt Busch | Ford | Rubbermaid | 165/5 | 200 | Running | $499,462 |
| 5 | 4 | #15 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | NAPA Auto Parts | 160/5 | 200 | Running | $409,159 |
| 6 | 39 | #6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Pfizer/Viagra | 150/0 | 200 | Running | $300,995 |
| 7 | 23 | #12 | Ryan Newman * | Ford | ALLTEL | 146/0 | 200 | Running | $246,587 |
| 8 | 13 | #40 | Sterling Marlin | Dodge | Coors Light | 152/10 | 200 | Running | $248,779 |
| 9 | 3 | #24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 143/5 | 200 | Running | $289,674 |
| 10 | 38 | #10 | Johnny Benson | Pontiac | Valvoline | 134/0 | 200 | Running | $198,612 |
| 11 | 29 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Dodge | Dodge Dealers/UAW | 130/0 | 200 | Running | $189,968 |
| 12 | 33 | #99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | CITGO | 132/5 | 200 | Running | $201,026 |
| 13 | 12 | #31 | Robby Gordon | Chevrolet | Cingular Wireless | 124/0 | 200 | Running | $183,965 |
| 14 | 21 | #88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | UPS | 121/0 | 200 | Running | $179,787 |
| 15 | 1 | #48 | Jimmie Johnson * | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 118/0 | 199 | Running | $159,463 |
| 16 | 27 | #11 | Brett Bodine | Ford | Wells Fargo Financial/Timberland | 115/0 | 199 | Running | $158,001 |
| 17 | 43 | #32 | Ricky Craven | Ford | Tide | 112/0 | 199 | Running | $156,762 |
| 18 | 37 | #2 | Rusty Wallace | Ford | Miller Lite | 109/0 | 198 | Running | $189,909 |
| 19 | 30 | #30 | Jeff Green | Chevrolet | America Online | 106/0 | 197 | Running | $145,334 |
| 20 | 11 | #5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's | 103/0 | 194 | Accident | $184,170 |
| 21 | 17 | #33 | Mike Wallace | Chevrolet | Autoliv | 100/0 | 193 | Running | $175,707 |
| 22 | 31 | #92 | Robert Pressley | Dodge | BrandSource.com | 97/0 | 190 | Engine | $147,709 |
| 23 | 20 | #4 | Mike Skinner | Chevrolet | Kodak | 94/0 | 190 | Running | $147,034 |
| 24 | 36 | #25 | Shawna Robinson * | Dodge | BAM Racing | 91/0 | 187 | Running | $142,559 |
| 25 | 42 | #77 | Dave Blaney | Ford | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | 88/0 | 186 | Running | $152,925 |
| 26 | 7 | #36 | Ken Schrader | Pontiac | M&M's | 90/5 | 179 | Running | $163,937 |
| 27 | 24 | #14 | Stacy Compton | Pontiac | Conseco | 82/0 | 178 | Running | $143,859 |
| 28 | 8 | #25 | Jerry Nadeau | Chevrolet | UAW/Delphi | 84/5 | 174 | Accident | $162,359 |
| 29 | 5 | #8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 76/0 | 171 | Running | $175,137 |
| 30 | 18 | #1 | Kenny Wallace | Chevrolet | Pennzoil | 73/0 | 161 | Running | $169,709 |
| 31 | 22 | #66 | Todd Bodine | Ford | Kmart | 70/0 | 158 | Running | $138,834 |
| 32 | 32 | #55 | Bobby Hamilton | Chevrolet | Schneider Electric | 67/0 | 156 | Running | $145,337 |
| 33 | 40 | #17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | DeWalt Power Tools | 69/5 | 154 | Accident | $145,062 |
| 34 | 10 | #18 | Bobby Labonte | Pontiac | Interstate Batteries | 66/5 | 153 | Overheating | $187,837 |
| 35 | 26 | #7 | Casey Atwood | Dodge | Sirius Satellite Radio | 58/0 | 153 | Accident | $136,984 |
| 36 | 2 | #29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench | 60/5 | 148 | Accident | $190,437 |
| 37 | 16 | #43 | John Andretti | Dodge | Cheerios | 57/5 | 148 | Accident | $163,292 |
| 38 | 9 | #28 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Havoline | 49/0 | 148 | Accident | $185,904 |
| 39 | 28 | #19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge | Dodge Dealers/UAW | 46/0 | 148 | Accident | $143,159 |
| 40 | 25 | #26 | Joe Nemechek | Ford | Kmart School Spirit | 43/0 | 148 | Accident | $159,174 |
| 41 | 34 | #45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | Sprint | 40/0 | 146 | Engine | $133,912 |
| 42 | 14 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Realtree Camouflage | 37/0 | 79 | Engine | $112,575 |
| 43 | 6 | #20 | Tony Stewart | Pontiac | Home Depot | 34/0 | 2 | Engine | $197,848 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||