Aaron's 499

Talladega Superspeedway — April 21, 2002

Dale Earnhardt, Jr.

Winner

188

Laps

Entries

Leaders

Dale Earnhardt, Jr. won the 2002 Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway on April 21, 2002, leading 133 of 188 laps. Michael Waltrip finished second; Kurt Busch rounded out the podium. The race featured 10 different leaders.

Race Details

Date

Sunday, April 21, 2002

Track

Talladega Superspeedway

Season

2002

Winner

Dale Earnhardt, Jr.

Leaders

10 drivers

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Pos	Start	+/-	Driver	Manufacturer	Laps	Interval	Status	Led	Pts
1	4	+3	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.		188	—	Running	133	185
2	3	+1	Michael Waltrip		188	—	Running	14	175
3	20	+17	Kurt Busch		188	—	Running	—	165
4	10	+6	Jeff Gordon		188	—	Running	—	160
5	33	+28	Sterling Marlin	Dodge	188	—	Running	2	160
6	41	+35	Dale Jarrett		188	—	Running	2	155
7	1	-6	Jimmie Johnson		188	—	Running	8	151
8	13	+5	Rusty Wallace		188	—	Running	—	142
9	25	+16	Jeff Burton		188	—	Running	1	143
10	12	+2	Kyle Petty	Dodge	188	—	Running	—	134
11	22	+11	Hut Stricklin	Dodge	188	—	Running	—	130
12	23	+11	Geoffrey Bodine		188	—	Running	—	127
13	24	+11	Brett Bodine		188	—	Running	—	124
14	38	+24	Ricky Rudd		188	—	Running	—	121
15	5	-10	Ward Burton	Dodge	188	—	Running	—	118
16	30	+14	Jeff Green		188	—	Running	—	115
17	32	+15	Jimmy Spencer	Dodge	188	—	Running	—	112
18	35	+17	Ricky Craven		188	—	Running	—	109
19	39	+20	Bill Elliott	Dodge	188	—	Running	—	106
20	11	-9	Terry Labonte		188	—	Running	—	103
21	27	+6	Kenny Wallace		188	—	Running	—	100
22	43	+21	Bobby Hamilton		187	—	Running	—	97
23	42	+19	Mike Skinner		187	—	Running	—	94
24	36	+12	Ken Schrader	Dodge	186	—	Running	—	91
25	34	+9	Steve Grissom		186	—	Running	—	88
26	16	-10	Casey Atwood	Dodge	186	—	Running	—	85
27	6	-21	Stacy Compton	Dodge	184	—	Running	—	82
28	14	-14	Kevin Harvick		181	—	Running	—	79
29	26	-3	Tony Stewart		180	—	Running	—	76
30	37	+7	Matt Kenseth		180	—	Running	18	78
31	21	-10	Dave Blaney		180	—	Running	—	70
32	15	-17	Jerry Nadeau		179	—	Running	—	67
33	2	-31	Robby Gordon		176	—	Running	—	64
34	9	-25	Steve Park		174	—	Running	—	61
35	29	-6	Frank Kimmel		172	—	Running	—	58
36	31	-5	Jeremy Mayfield	Dodge	167	—	Running	2	60
37	19	-18	Mark Martin		166	—	Running	5	57
38	28	-10	John Andretti	Dodge	164	—	Running	—	49
39	7	-32	Johnny Benson		164	—	Running	—	46
40	40	—	Elliott Sadler		163	—	Running	—	43
41	17	-24	Bobby Labonte		163	—	Running	—	40
42	18	-24	Mike Wallace		162	—	Running	—	37
43	8	-35	Ryan Newman		141	—	DNF	3	39