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2002 - Winston Cup Series Race Summary

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The NASCAR Cup Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR (the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing). NASCAR’s premier series had been known as the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series since Jan. 1, 2017, rebranded in 2020. It holds races over the season at tracks located in the United States both road courses and ovals. Although the roots of the series was in the use of "stock" manufacturers vehicles, todays cars are custom built automobiles powered by custom built V8 engines.

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2002 - Winston Cup Series

A listing of races during the year including the winner, track location and race name. To access specific race information follow the race date link.


Date Winning Driver Race Name Track
2/17/2002 Ward Burton Daytona 500 Daytona International Speedway
2/24/2002 Matt Kenseth Subway 400 North Carolina Speedway
3/3/2002 Sterling Marlin UAW-Daimler Chrysler 400 Las Vegas Motor Speedway
3/10/2002 Tony Stewart MBNA America 500 Atlanta Motor Speedway
3/17/2002 Sterling Marlin Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 Darlington Raceway
3/24/2002 Kurt Busch Food City 500 Bristol Motor Speedway
4/8/2002 Matt Kenseth Samsung RadioShack 500 Texas Motor Speedway
4/14/2002 Bobby Labonte Virginia 500 Martinsville Speedway
4/21/2002 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Aarons 499 Talladega Superspeedway
4/28/2002 Jimmie Johnson NAPA Auto Parts 500 California Speedway
5/5/2002 Tony Stewart Pontiac Excitement 400 Richmond International Raceway
5/26/2002 Mark Martin Coca-Cola Racing Family 600 Lowes Motor Speedway
6/2/2002 Jimmie Johnson MBNA Platinum 400 Dover International Speedway
6/9/2002 Dale Jarrett Pocono 500 Pocono Raceway
6/16/2002 Matt Kenseth Sirius Satellite Radio 400 Michigan International Speedway
6/23/2002 Ricky Rudd Dodge Save Mart 350 Infineon Raceway
7/6/2002 Michael Waltrip Pepsi 400 Daytona International Speedway
7/14/2002 Kevin Harvick Tropicana 400 Chicagoland Speedway
7/21/2002 Ward Burton New England 300 New Hampshire International Speedway
7/28/2002 Bill Elliott Pennsylvania 500 Pocono Raceway
8/4/2002 Bill Elliott Brickyard 400 Indianapolis Motor Speedway
8/11/2002 Tony Stewart Sirius Satellite Radio at the Glen Watkins Glen International
8/18/2002 Dale Jarrett Pepsi 400 Presented by Farmer Jack Michigan International Speedway
8/24/2002 Jeff Gordon Sharpie 500 Bristol Motor Speedway
9/1/2002 Jeff Gordon Mountain Dew Southern 500 Darlington Raceway
9/7/2002 Matt Kenseth Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400 Richmond International Raceway
9/15/2002 Ryan Newman New Hampshire 300 New Hampshire International Speedway
9/22/2002 Jimmie Johnson MBNA All-American Heroes 400 Dover International Speedway
9/29/2002 Jeff Gordon Protection One 400 Kansas Speedway
10/6/2002 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. EA Sports 500 Talladega Superspeedway
10/13/2002 Jamie McMurray UAW-GM Quality 500 Lowes Motor Speedway
10/20/2002 Kurt Busch Old Dominion 500 Martinsville Speedway
10/27/2002 Kurt Busch NAPA 500 Atlanta Motor Speedway
11/3/2002 Johnny Benson, Jr. Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400 North Carolina Speedway
11/10/2002 Matt Kenseth Checker Auto Parts 500 Presented by Pennzoil Phoenix International Raceway
11/17/2002 Kurt Busch Ford 400 Homestead-Miami Speedway