| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Pontiac Excitement 400 | Richmond International Raceway | |||||||||
| May 05, 2002 | Race 11 of 36 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 86.824 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 1.484 seconds | Time of Race: 03:27:19 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 14 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 25-30, 62-75, 90-93, 149-163, 172-178, 195-198, 216-221, 228-240, 248-251, 310-316, | |||||||||
| 328-332, 335-343, 366-369, 379-383 | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 3 | #20 | Tony Stewart | Pontiac | Home Depot | 180/5 | 400 | Running | $185,653 |
| 2 | 11 | #12 | Ryan Newman * | Ford | ALLTEL | 175/5 | 400 | Running | $121,950 |
| 3 | 23 | #99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | CITGO | 165/0 | 400 | Running | $126,067 |
| 4 | 18 | #6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Pfizer/Viagra | 160/0 | 400 | Running | $106,708 |
| 5 | 17 | #19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge | Dodge Dealers/UAW | 155/0 | 400 | Running | $67,950 |
| 6 | 7 | #17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | DeWalt Power Tools | 150/0 | 400 | Running | $68,000 |
| 7 | 4 | #24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 146/0 | 400 | Running | $99,403 |
| 8 | 20 | #44 | Steve Grissom | Dodge | Georgia Pacific | 142/0 | 400 | Running | $60,875 |
| 9 | 10 | #32 | Ricky Craven | Ford | Tide | 138/0 | 400 | Running | $59,975 |
| 10 | 40 | #41 | Jimmy Spencer | Dodge | Target | 139/5 | 400 | Running | $74,275 |
| 11 | 35 | #40 | Sterling Marlin | Dodge | Coors Light | 130/0 | 400 | Running | $87,692 |
| 12 | 16 | #10 | Joe Nemechek | Pontiac | Valvoline | 127/0 | 400 | Running | $74,710 |
| 13 | 14 | #30 | Jeff Green | Chevrolet | America Online | 129/5 | 400 | Running | $43,575 |
| 14 | 38 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Dodge | Dodge Dealers/UAW | 121/0 | 400 | Running | $73,531 |
| 15 | 22 | #36 | Ken Schrader | Pontiac | M&M's | 118/0 | 400 | Running | $68,335 |
| 16 | 32 | #23 | Hut Stricklin | Dodge | Hills Bros Coffee | 115/0 | 400 | Running | $54,700 |
| 17 | 36 | #55 | Bobby Hamilton | Chevrolet | Schneider Electric | 117/5 | 399 | Running | $62,289 |
| 18 | 30 | #02 | Hermie Sadler | Chevrolet | Virginia Lottery | 109/0 | 399 | Running | $42,050 |
| 19 | 33 | #11 | Brett Bodine | Ford | Hooters Restaurants | 106/0 | 399 | Running | $45,525 |
| 20 | 41 | #43 | John Andretti | Dodge | Cheerios | 103/0 | 399 | Running | $74,508 |
| 21 | 21 | #21 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | Motorcraft Quality Parts | 100/0 | 399 | Running | $52,550 |
| 22 | 29 | #7 | Casey Atwood | Dodge | Sirius Satellite Radio | 97/0 | 399 | Running | $45,325 |
| 23 | 6 | #45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | Sprint | 94/0 | 399 | Running | $40,825 |
| 24 | 27 | #15 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | NAPA Auto Parts | 96/5 | 398 | Running | $51,850 |
| 25 | 9 | #2 | Rusty Wallace | Ford | Miller Lite | 88/0 | 396 | Running | $84,750 |
| 26 | 31 | #14 | Stacy Compton | Pontiac | Conseco | 85/0 | 395 | Running | $43,475 |
| 27 | 37 | #97 | Kurt Busch | Ford | Rubbermaid | 82/0 | 395 | Running | $51,650 |
| 28 | 19 | #4 | Mike Skinner | Chevrolet | Kodak Films | 79/0 | 378 | Running | $43,125 |
| 29 | 28 | #77 | Dave Blaney | Ford | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | 81/5 | 377 | Engine | $50,500 |
| 30 | 1 | #22 | Ward Burton | Dodge | Caterpillar | 83/10 | 364 | Running | $98,375 |
| 31 | 26 | #48 | Jimmie Johnson * | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 70/0 | 360 | Running | $40,325 |
| 32 | 8 | #18 | Bobby Labonte | Pontiac | Interstate Batteries | 67/0 | 351 | Running | $86,053 |
| 33 | 15 | #5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's | 64/0 | 333 | Accident | $69,058 |
| 34 | 5 | #1 | Steve Park | Chevrolet | Pennzoil | 61/0 | 333 | Accident | $70,050 |
| 35 | 24 | #90 | Rick Mast | Ford | Duke's Mayonnaise/Sauer's | 58/0 | 331 | Accident | $40,125 |
| 36 | 2 | #8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 55/0 | 327 | Running | $76,862 |
| 37 | 34 | #31 | Robby Gordon | Chevrolet | Cingular Wireless | 52/0 | 309 | Accident | $66,081 |
| 38 | 39 | #88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | UPS | 54/5 | 309 | Running | $87,753 |
| 39 | 12 | #28 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Havoline | 51/5 | 308 | Accident | $84,317 |
| 40 | 25 | #29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench Service | 43/0 | 295 | Running | $85,603 |
| 41 | 13 | #25 | Jerry Nadeau | Chevrolet | UAW/Delphi | 40/0 | 225 | Accident | $47,765 |
| 42 | 42 | #26 | Frank Kimmel | Ford | Pork, The Other White Meat | 37/0 | 213 | Accident | $64,892 |
| 43 | 43 | #259 | Randy Renfrow | Dodge | TBA | 34/0 | 58 | Oil Pump | $39,667 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||