2002 Food City 500 Results
Kurt Busch won the 2002 Food City 500 at Bristol on March 24, 2002, leading 89 of 500 laps. Full Cup Series results: finish, start, laps led and status for all 43 drivers.
Results
| Finish | Car | Driver | Start | Laps | Laps led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 97 | Kurt Busch | 27 | 500 | 89 | Running |
| 2 | 41 | Jimmy Spencer | 4 | 500 | 54 | Running |
| 3 | 28 | Ricky Rudd | 20 | 500 | 0 | Running |
| 4 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 23 | 500 | 181 | Running |
| 5 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | 32 | 500 | 0 | Running |
| 6 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | 6 | 500 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | 33 | 500 | 0 | Running |
| 8 | 25 | Jerry Nadeau | 7 | 500 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | 15 | 500 | 0 | Running |
| 10 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | 22 | 500 | 0 | Running |
| 11 | 6 | Mark Martin | 37 | 500 | 0 | Running |
| 12 | 45 | Kyle Petty | 35 | 500 | 0 | Running |
| 13 | 32 | Ricky Craven | 11 | 500 | 0 | Running |
| 14 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | 3 | 500 | 0 | Running |
| 15 | 20 | Tony Stewart | 13 | 500 | 74 | Running |
| 16 | 5 | Terry Labonte | 38 | 500 | 0 | Running |
| 17 | 77 | Dave Blaney | 17 | 500 | 0 | Running |
| 18 | 7 | Casey Atwood | 19 | 500 | 0 | Running |
| 19 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | 16 | 499 | 0 | Running |
| 20 | 31 | Robby Gordon | 2 | 499 | 0 | Running |
| 21 | 9 | Bill Elliott | 30 | 499 | 0 | Running |
| 22 | 36 | Ken Schrader | 18 | 499 | 0 | Running |
| 23 | 4 | Mike Skinner | 5 | 499 | 0 | Running |
| 24 | 1 | Steve Park | 34 | 497 | 0 | Running |
| 25 | 22 | Ward Burton | 29 | 497 | 0 | Running |
| 26 | 99 | Jeff Burton | 26 | 497 | 20 | Running |
| 27 | 30 | Jeff Green | 24 | 496 | 0 | Running |
| 28 | 55 | Bobby Hamilton | 12 | 496 | 0 | Running |
| 29 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | 25 | 492 | 0 | Running |
| 30 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | 9 | 488 | 0 | Running |
| 31 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | 1 | 480 | 82 | Running |
| 32 | 02 | Hermie Sadler | 43 | 468 | 0 | Crash |
| 33 | 90 | Rick Mast | 41 | 463 | 0 | Running |
| 34 | 43 | John Andretti | 21 | 462 | 0 | Running |
| 35 | 23 | Hut Stricklin | 40 | 448 | 0 | Running |
| 36 | 11 | Brett Bodine | 31 | 444 | 0 | Running |
| 37 | 12 | Ryan Newman | 8 | 429 | 0 | Running |
| 38 | 14 | Stacy Compton | 14 | 400 | 0 | Running |
| 39 | 10 | Johnny Benson Jr. | 28 | 375 | 0 | Crash |
| 40 | 44 | Buckshot Jones | 36 | 370 | 0 | Running |
| 41 | 21 | Elliott Sadler | 10 | 346 | 0 | Crash |
| 42 | 71 | Dick Trickle | 42 | 239 | 0 | Engine |
| 43 | 26 | Joe Nemechek | 39 | 167 | 0 | Crash |
Race facts
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Date | March 24, 2002 |
| Track | Bristol |
| Laps | 500 |