NASCAR Winston Cup 2002

De NASCAR Winston Cup 2002 was het 54e seizoen van het belangrijkste NASCAR kampioenschap dat in de Verenigde Staten gehouden wordt. Het seizoen startte op 17 februari met de Daytona 500, voorafgegaan door de exhibitiewedstrijd Budweiser Shootout en de Daytona kwalificatieraces Gatorade Duels en eindigde op 17 november met de Ford 400. Tony Stewart, die de IndyCar Series in 1997 won, won zijn eerste titel in de NASCAR. De trofee rookie of the year werd gewonnen door Ryan Newman.

Races

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Top drie resultaten, exhibitie- en kwalificatiewedstrijden staan niet vermeld.

' Datum Race Circuit Winnaar Tweede Derde
1 17-feb Daytona 500 Daytona International Speedway Ward Burton Elliott Sadler Geoff Bodine
2 24-feb Subway 400 North Carolina Speedway Matt Kenseth Sterling Marlin Bobby Labonte
3 3-mrt UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 Las Vegas Motor Speedway Sterling Marlin Jeremy Mayfield Mark Martin
4 10-mrt MBNA America 500 Atlanta Motor Speedway Tony Stewart Dale Earnhardt jr. Jimmie Johnson
5 17-mrt Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 Darlington Raceway Sterling Marlin Elliott Sadler Kevin Harvick
6 24-mrt Food City 500 Bristol Motor Speedway Kurt Busch Jimmy Spencer Ricky Rudd
7 8-apr Samsung/RadioShack 500 Texas Motor Speedway Matt Kenseth Jeff Gordon Mark Martin
8 14-apr Virginia 500 Martinsville Speedway Bobby Labonte Matt Kenseth Dale Jarrett
9 21-apr Aaron's 499 Talladega Superspeedway Dale Earnhardt jr. Michael Waltrip Kurt Busch
10 28-apr NAPA Auto Parts 500 California Speedway Jimmie Johnson Kurt Busch Ricky Rudd
11 5-mei Pontiac Excitement 400 Richmond International Raceway Tony Stewart Ryan Newman Jeff Burton
12 26-mei Coca-Cola 600 Charlotte Motor Speedway Mark Martin Matt Kenseth Ricky Craven
13 2-jun MBNA Platinum 400 Dover International Speedway Jimmie Johnson Bill Elliott Jeff Burton
14 9-jun Pocono 500 Pocono Raceway Dale Jarrett Mark Martin Jimmie Johnson
15 16-jun Sirius Satellite Radio 400 Michigan International Speedway Matt Kenseth Dale Jarrett Ryan Newman
16 23-jun Dodge/Save Mart 350 Infineon Raceway Ricky Rudd Tony Stewart Terry Labonte
17 6-jul Pepsi 400 Daytona International Speedway Michael Waltrip Rusty Wallace Sterling Marlin
18 14-jul Tropicana 400 Chicagoland Speedway Kevin Harvick Jeff Gordon Tony Stewart
19 21-jul New England 300 New Hampshire Motor Speedway Ward Burton Jeff Green Dale Jarrett
20 28-jul Pennsylvania 500 Pocono Raceway Bill Elliott Kurt Busch Sterling Marlin
21 4-aug Brickyard 400 Indianapolis Motor Speedway Bill Elliott Rusty Wallace Matt Kenseth
22 11-aug Sirius at the Glen Watkins Glen International Tony Stewart Ryan Newman Robby Gordon
23 18-aug Pepsi 400 Michigan International Speedway Dale Jarrett Tony Stewart Kevin Harvick
24 24-aug Sharpie 500 Bristol Motor Speedway Jeff Gordon Rusty Wallace Dale Earnhardt jr.
25 1-sep Mountain Dew Southern 500 Darlington Raceway Jeff Gordon Ryan Newman Bill Elliott
26 7-sep Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400 Richmond International Raceway Matt Kenseth Ryan Newman Jeff Green
27 15-sep New Hampshire 300 New Hampshire Motor Speedway Ryan Newman Kurt Busch Tony Stewart
28 22-sep MBNA All-American Heroes 400 Dover International Speedway Jimmie Johnson Mark Martin Dale Jarrett
29 29-okt Protection One 400 Kansas Speedway Jeff Gordon Ryan Newman Rusty Wallace
30 6-nov EA Sports 500 Talladega Superspeedway Dale Earnhardt jr. Tony Stewart Ricky Rudd
31 13-okt UAW-GM Quality 500 Charlotte Motor Speedway Jamie McMurray Bobby Labonte Tony Stewart
32 20-okt Old Dominion 500 Martinsville Speedway Kurt Busch Johnny Benson Ricky Rudd
33 27-okt NAPA 500 Atlanta Motor Speedway Kurt Busch Joe Nemechek Dale Jarrett
34 3-nov Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400 North Carolina Speedway Johnny Benson Mark Martin Kurt Busch
35 10-nov Checker Auto Parts 500 Phoenix International Raceway Matt Kenseth Rusty Wallace Jeff Gordon
36 17-nov Ford 400 Homestead-Miami Speedway Kurt Busch Joe Nemechek Jeff Burton

Eindstand - Top 10

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1 Tony Stewart 4800
2 Mark Martin 4762
3 Kurt Busch 4641
4 Jeff Gordon 4607
5 Jimmie Johnson 4600
6 Ryan Newman 4593
7 Rusty Wallace 4574
8 Matt Kenseth 4432
9 Dale Jarrett 4415
10 Ricky Rudd 4323
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