Daytona 500

Daytona International Speedway — February 17, 2002

Ward Burton
Winner
200
Laps
43
Entries
12
Leaders

Ward Burton won the 2002 Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 17, 2002, leading 5 of 200 laps. Elliott Sadler finished second; Geoffrey Bodine rounded out the podium. The race featured 12 different leaders.

Race Details
Date
Sunday, February 17, 2002
Season
2002
Winner
Leaders
12 drivers
Pos Start +/- Driver
1 19 +18 Ward Burton
2 41 +39 Elliott Sadler
3 35 +32 Geoffrey Bodine
4 15 +11 Kurt Busch
5 4 -1 Michael Waltrip
6 39 +33 Mark Martin
7 23 +16 Ryan Newman
8 13 +5 Sterling Marlin
9 3 -6 Jeff Gordon
10 38 +28 Johnny Benson
11 29 +18 Bill Elliott
12 33 +21 Jeff Burton
13 12 -1 Robby Gordon
14 21 +7 Dale Jarrett
15 1 -14 Jimmie Johnson
16 27 +11 Brett Bodine
17 43 +26 Ricky Craven
18 37 +19 Rusty Wallace
19 30 +11 Jeff Green
20 11 -9 Terry Labonte
21 17 -4 Mike Wallace
22 31 +9 Robert Pressley
23 20 -3 Mike Skinner
24 36 +12 Shawna Robinson
25 42 +17 Dave Blaney
26 7 -19 Ken Schrader
27 24 -3 Stacy Compton
28 8 -20 Jerry Nadeau
29 5 -24 Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
30 18 -12 Kenny Wallace
31 22 -9 Todd Bodine
32 32 Bobby Hamilton
33 40 +7 Matt Kenseth
34 10 -24 Bobby Labonte
35 26 -9 Casey Atwood
36 2 -34 Kevin Harvick
37 16 -21 John Andretti
38 9 -29 Ricky Rudd
39 28 -11 Jeremy Mayfield
40 25 -15 Joe Nemechek
41 34 -7 Kyle Petty
42 14 -28 Dave Marcis
43 6 -37 Tony Stewart

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Who won the 2002 Daytona 500?
Ward Burton won the 2002 Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway.
Where was the 2002 Daytona 500 held?
The 2002 Daytona 500 was held at Daytona International Speedway on February 17, 2002.