EA Sports Thunder 500

Talladega Superspeedway — October 6, 2002

Dale Earnhardt, Jr.

Winner

188

Laps

Entries

Leaders

Dale Earnhardt, Jr. won the 2002 EA Sports Thunder 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 6, 2002, leading 56 of 188 laps. Tony Stewart finished second; Ricky Rudd rounded out the podium. The race featured 12 different leaders.

Race Details

Date

Sunday, October 6, 2002

Track

Talladega Superspeedway

Season

2002

Winner

Dale Earnhardt, Jr.

Leaders

12 drivers

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Pos	Start	+/-	Driver	Manufacturer	Laps	Interval	Status	Led	Pts
1	13	+12	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.		188	—	Running	56	185
2	3	+1	Tony Stewart		188	—	Running	—	170
3	10	+7	Ricky Rudd		188	—	Running	1	170
4	11	+7	Kurt Busch		188	—	Running	35	165
5	17	+12	Jeff Green		188	—	Running	—	155
6	35	+29	Steve Park		188	—	Running	—	150
7	7	—	Ryan Newman		188	—	Running	3	151
8	15	+7	Michael Waltrip		188	—	Running	14	147
9	12	+3	Dale Jarrett		188	—	Running	—	138
10	28	+18	Ward Burton	Dodge	188	—	Running	—	134
11	14	+3	Jeff Burton		188	—	Running	9	135
12	20	+8	Robby Gordon		188	—	Running	21	132
13	6	-7	Rusty Wallace		188	—	Running	—	124
14	8	-6	Matt Kenseth		188	—	Running	15	126
15	16	+1	Ricky Craven		188	—	Running	3	123
16	22	+6	Kyle Petty	Dodge	188	—	Running	—	115
17	32	+15	Scott Wimmer	Dodge	188	—	Running	—	112
18	30	+12	John Andretti	Dodge	188	—	Running	—	109
19	9	-10	Bill Elliott	Dodge	188	—	Running	—	106
20	26	+6	Jeremy Mayfield	Dodge	188	—	Running	1	108
21	24	+3	Jimmy Spencer	Dodge	188	—	Running	—	100
22	42	+20	Stacy Compton	Dodge	188	—	Running	—	97
23	33	+10	Todd Bodine		187	—	Running	—	94
24	40	+16	Jerry Nadeau		187	—	Running	—	91
25	18	-7	Bobby Labonte		187	—	Running	—	88
26	5	-21	Jamie McMurray	Dodge	187	—	Running	—	85
27	19	-8	Kevin Harvick		186	—	Running	3	87
28	37	+9	Mike Skinner		186	—	Running	—	79
29	41	+12	Brett Bodine		186	—	Running	—	76
30	2	-28	Mark Martin		186	—	Running	—	73
31	21	-10	Dave Blaney		186	—	Running	—	70
32	29	-3	Ron Hornaday Jr.		186	—	Running	—	67
33	36	+3	Kenny Wallace		185	—	Running	—	64
34	39	+5	Casey Atwood	Dodge	185	—	Running	—	61
35	38	+3	Mike Wallace		185	—	Running	—	58
36	27	-9	Elliott Sadler		174	—	Running	—	55
37	1	-36	Jimmie Johnson		173	—	Running	—	52
38	23	-15	Terry Labonte		164	—	Running	—	49
39	34	-5	Joe Nemechek		155	—	DNF	—	46
40	25	-15	Johnny Benson		148	—	DNF	—	43
41	31	-10	Ken Schrader	Dodge	137	—	DNF	—	40
42	4	-38	Jeff Gordon		125	—	DNF	27	42
43	43	—	Jay Sauter		46	—	DNF	—	34