| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| UAW-GM Quality 500 | Lowe's Motor Speedway | |||||||||
| October 13, 2002 | Race 31 of 36 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 141.481 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: .350 second | Time of Race: 03:32:28 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 23 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 1-5, 138-143, 152-155, 223-227, 231-243 | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 5 | #40 | Jamie McMurray | Dodge | Coors Light | 185/10 | 334 | Running | $215,717 |
| 2 | 18 | #18 | Bobby Labonte | Pontiac | Interstate Batteries | 175/5 | 334 | Running | $152,678 |
| 3 | 1 | #20 | Tony Stewart | Pontiac | Home Depot | 170/5 | 334 | Running | $136,628 |
| 4 | 8 | #24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 160/0 | 334 | Running | $125,778 |
| 5 | 6 | #2 | Rusty Wallace | Ford | Miller Lite | 160/5 | 334 | Running | $111,100 |
| 6 | 3 | #48 | Jimmie Johnson * | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 155/5 | 334 | Running | $81,225 |
| 7 | 14 | #99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | CITGO | 151/5 | 334 | Running | $98,267 |
| 8 | 4 | #12 | Ryan Newman * | Ford | ALLTEL | 142/0 | 334 | Running | $80,800 |
| 9 | 13 | #8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 143/5 | 334 | Running | $69,300 |
| 10 | 21 | #77 | Dave Blaney | Ford | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | 134/0 | 334 | Running | $78,975 |
| 11 | 15 | #15 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | NAPA Auto Parts | 130/0 | 334 | Running | $61,025 |
| 12 | 11 | #97 | Kurt Busch | Ford | Rubbermaid | 132/5 | 334 | Running | $68,650 |
| 13 | 39 | #44 | Jerry Nadeau | Dodge | Georgia Pacific | 124/0 | 333 | Running | $68,075 |
| 14 | 12 | #88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | UPS | 126/5 | 333 | Running | $77,025 |
| 15 | 34 | #1 | Steve Park | Chevrolet | Pennzoil | 118/0 | 333 | Running | $80,925 |
| 16 | 2 | #6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Pfizer/Viagra | 120/5 | 333 | Running | $81,433 |
| 17 | 37 | #14 | Mike Wallace | Pontiac | Conseco | 112/0 | 332 | Running | $46,825 |
| 18 | 26 | #10 | Johnny Benson | Pontiac | Valvoline | 109/0 | 331 | Running | $73,025 |
| 19 | 28 | #21 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | Motorcraft Quality Parts | 106/0 | 331 | Running | $62,189 |
| 20 | 22 | #45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | Sprint | 103/0 | 331 | Running | $48,950 |
| 21 | 24 | #5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's | 100/0 | 331 | Running | $74,833 |
| 22 | 20 | #29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench Service | 97/0 | 331 | Running | $87,103 |
| 23 | 30 | #43 | John Andretti | Dodge | Cheerios | 94/0 | 329 | Running | $71,408 |
| 24 | 36 | #4 | Mike Skinner | Chevrolet | Kodak Films | 91/0 | 328 | Running | $43,980 |
| 25 | 31 | #23 | Kenny Wallace | Dodge | Hills Bros Coffee | 88/0 | 328 | Running | $44,050 |
| 26 | 40 | #11 | Brett Bodine | Ford | Hooters Restaurants | 85/0 | 321 | Running | $43,350 |
| 27 | 29 | #55 | Bobby Hamilton | Chevrolet | Schneider Electric | 82/0 | 319 | Running | $50,470 |
| 28 | 25 | #19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge | Dodge Dealers/UAW | 79/0 | 314 | Running | $50,450 |
| 29 | 17 | #30 | Jeff Green | Chevrolet | America Online | 76/0 | 290 | Running | $39,775 |
| 30 | 38 | #7 | Casey Atwood | Dodge | Sirius Satellite Radio | 73/0 | 285 | Running | $39,650 |
| 31 | 32 | #36 | Ken Schrader | Pontiac | M&M's | 70/0 | 269 | Engine | $48,025 |
| 32 | 23 | #41 | Jimmy Spencer | Dodge | Target | 67/0 | 269 | Engine | $39,400 |
| 33 | 27 | #22 | Ward Burton | Dodge | Caterpillar | 64/0 | 258 | Running | $82,325 |
| 34 | 7 | #17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | DeWalt Power Tools | 66/5 | 254 | Engine | $62,680 |
| 35 | 9 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Dodge | Dodge Dealers/UAW | 58/0 | 241 | Running | $65,301 |
| 36 | 16 | #32 | Ricky Craven | Ford | Tide | 55/0 | 232 | Accident | $47,160 |
| 37 | 33 | #26 | Todd Bodine | Ford | Discover Card | 52/0 | 229 | Accident | $64,302 |
| 38 | 19 | #31 | Robby Gordon | Chevrolet | Cingular Wireless | 49/0 | 227 | Accident | $65,136 |
| 39 | 10 | #28 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Havoline | 46/0 | 220 | Accident | $83,462 |
| 40 | 35 | #25 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | UAW/Delphi | 43/0 | 165 | Engine | $47,000 |
| 41 | 43 | #02 | Hermie Sadler | Chevrolet | MW Windows | 40/0 | 146 | Engine | $38,970 |
| 42 | 42 | #49 | Stacy Compton | Dodge | MNR Productions | 37/0 | 86 | Engine | $38,940 |
| 43 | 41 | #90 | Jason Hedlesky | Ford | Lucas Oil Products | 34/0 | 31 | Handling | $39,160 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||