2002 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400
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| Race details | |||
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| Race 3 of 36 in the 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
 The 2002 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 program cover. | |||
| Date | March 3, 2002 | ||
| Official name | 5th Annual UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 | ||
| Location | North Las Vegas, Nevada, Las Vegas Motor Speedway | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1.5 miles (2.41 km) | ||
| Distance | 267 laps, 400.5 mi (644.542 km) | ||
| Scheduled distance | 267 laps, 400.5 mi (644.542 km) | ||
| Average speed | 136.754 miles per hour (220.084 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Haas-Carter Motorsports | ||
| Time | 31.240 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Tony Stewart | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Laps | 76 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 40 | Sterling Marlin | Chip Ganassi Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FOX | ||
| Announcers | Mike Joy, Larry McReynolds, Darrell Waltrip | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | Performance Racing Network | ||
| Booth announcers | Doug Rice, Mark Garrow | ||
| Turn announcers | Chuck Carland, Rob Albright | ||
The 2002 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 was the third stock car race of the 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the fifth iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, March 3, 2002, in North Las Vegas, Nevada at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent D-shaped oval racetrack. The race took the scheduled 267 laps to complete. At race's end, Sterling Marlin, driving for Chip Ganassi Racing, would escape a penalty and hold off the field within the closing laps of the race to win his ninth career NASCAR Winston Cup Series win and his first of the season.[1] To fill out the podium, Jeremy Mayfield of Evernham Motorsports and Mark Martin of Roush Racing would finish second and third, respectively.
Entry list
Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in Clark County, Nevada outside the Las Vegas city limits and about 15 miles northeast of the Las Vegas Strip, is a 1,200-acre (490 ha) complex of multiple tracks for motorsports racing. The complex is owned by Speedway Motorsports, which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
Practice
First practice
The first practice session was held on Friday, March 1, at 10:20 AM PST, and would last for two hours.[2] Kurt Busch of Roush Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 31.472 and an average speed of 171.580 miles per hour (276.131 km/h).[3]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Roush Racing | Ford | 31.472 | 171.580 |
| 2 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Penske Racing | Ford | 31.497 | 171.438 |
| 3 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Joe Gibbs Racing | Pontiac | 31.663 | 170.541 |
| Full first practice results | ||||||
Second practice
The second practice session was held on Saturday, March 2, at 9:30 AM PST, and would last for 45 minutes.[2] Ryan Newman of Penske Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 32.083 and an average speed of 168.307 miles per hour (270.864 km/h).[4]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Penske Racing | Ford | 32.083 | 168.307 |
| 2 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge | 32.355 | 166.893 |
| 3 | 66 | Todd Bodine | Haas-Carter Motorsports | Ford | 32.396 | 166.682 |
| Full second practice results | ||||||
Third and final practice
The third and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Saturday, March 2, at 11:15 AM PST, and would last for 45 minutes.[2] Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 32.271 and an average speed of 167.328 miles per hour (269.288 km/h).[5]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.271 | 167.328 |
| 2 | 32 | Ricky Craven | PPI Motorsports | Ford | 32.304 | 167.162 |
| 3 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 32.389 | 166.718 |
| Full Happy Hour practice results | ||||||