Mountain Dew Southern 500

Darlington Raceway — September 1, 2002

Jeff Gordon
Winner
367
Laps
43
Entries
9
Leaders

Jeff Gordon won the 2002 Mountain Dew Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on September 1, 2002, leading 125 of 367 laps. Ryan Newman finished second; Bill Elliott rounded out the podium. The race featured 9 different leaders.

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

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Who won the 2002 Mountain Dew Southern 500?
Jeff Gordon won the 2002 Mountain Dew Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.
Where was the 2002 Mountain Dew Southern 500 held?
The 2002 Mountain Dew Southern 500 was held at Darlington Raceway on September 1, 2002.