2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series (Start Your Engines!)

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The 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series was the 54th season of professional stock car racing in the United States and the 31st modern-era Cup series season.
This was the final season for the non-common template bodies. The following season would require all manufacturers to use the same roofline. The most significant rule change for 2002 was the implementation of the one-engine rule for race weekends. At a race event, cars would now be required to practice, qualify, and race with the same engine. The rule banned separate "qualifying engines" (and "practice engines"). Unapproved engine changes during the weekend would be met with a grid penalty. Before the start of the race, cars that changed engines would be forced to move to the rear of the field before the green flag. The rule was an effort to reduce costs, and potentially save crews valuable time during the course of a race weekend.
2002 was also the final year for Mercury and Lincoln; Mercury became a casualty of the Great Recession in 2011, while Lincoln returned from 2015 to 2020.
==Teams and drivers==
===Complete schedule===
Manufacturer	Team 	No.	Race driver 	Crew chief 	Model
Chevrolet 	Andy Petree Racing 	55 	Bobby Hamilton 	Charley Pressley
Jimmy Elledge	2002 Monte Carlo
Chevrolet 	Andy Petree Racing 	55 	Greg Biffle 	Charley Pressley
Jimmy Elledge	2002 Monte Carlo
Chevrolet 	Andy Petree Racing 	55 	Ron Hornaday Jr. 	Charley Pressley
Jimmy Elledge	2002 Monte Carlo
Chevrolet 	Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 	1 	Steve Park 	Steve Hmiel 	2002 Monte Carlo
Chevrolet 	Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 	8 	Dale Earnhardt Jr. 	Tony Eury 	2002 Monte Carlo
Chevrolet 	Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 	17 	Michael Waltrip 	Slugger Labbe 	2002 Monte Carlo
Chevrolet 	Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 	48 	Jimmie Johnson (R) 	Chad Knaus 	2002 Monte Carlo
Chevrolet 	Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 	81 	Ron Fellows 	 	2002 Monte Carlo
Chevrolet 	Hendrick Motorsports 	5 	Terry Labonte 	Jim Long 	2002 Monte Carlo
Chevrolet 	Hendrick Motorsports 	25 	Jack Sprague 	Tony Furr
Brian Pattie	2002 Monte Carlo
Chevrolet 	Hendrick Motorsports 	35 	Casey Atwood 	Peter Sospenzo 	2002 Monte Carlo
Chevrolet 	Morgan-McClure Motorsports	4 	Clifford Allison 	Chris Carrier 	2002 Monte Carlo
Chevrolet 	Richard Childress Racing 	3 	Dale Earnhardt 	Kevin Hamlin 	2002 Monte Carlo
Chevrolet 	Richard Childress Racing 	30 	Kevin Harvick 	Gil Martin 	2002 Monte Carlo
Chevrolet 	Richard Childress Racing 	31 	Robby Gordon 	Sammy Johns 	2002 Monte Carlo
Dodge 	AK Racing 	7 	Alan Kulwicki 	Paul Andrews 	2002 Intrepid
Dodge 	Bill Davis Racing 	22 	Jeff Gordon 	Tommy Baldwin Jr.	2002 Intrepid
Dodge 	Bill Davis Racing 	23 	Bobby Labonte 	Robbie Loomis 	2002 Intrepid
Dodge 	Bill Davis Racing 	24 	Ward Burton 	Philippe Lopez 	2002 Intrepid
Dodge 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	40 	Sterling Marlin 	Lee McCall 	2002 Intrepid
Dodge 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	41 	Jimmy Spencer 	Doug Randolph 	2002 Intrepid
Dodge 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	42 	Kenny Irwin Jr. 	 	2002 Intrepid
Dodge 	Evernham Motorsports 	9 	Bill Elliott 	Mike Ford 	2002 Intrepid
Dodge 	Evernham Motorsports 	19 	Casey Elliott 	Ernie Elliott 	2002 Intrepid
Dodge 	Evernham Motorsports 	29 	Bill Lester (R) 	 	2002 Intrepid
Dodge 	Evernham Motorsports 	91 	Blaise Alexander (R)	 	2002 Intrepid
Dodge 	Kelman Racing 	86 	Ryan Kelman 	Scott Searle 	2002 Intrepid
Dodge 	McDuffie Racing 	170	Crissy Hillsworth 	 	2002 Intrepid
Dodge 	Moroso-Rudd Racing 	82 	Rob Moroso 	 	2002 Intrepid
Dodge 	Moroso-Rudd Racing 	83 	Ricky Rudd 	Billy Ingle 	2002 Intrepid
Dodge 	Moroso-Rudd Racing 	84 	Shawna Robinson 	 	2002 Intrepid
Dodge 	Pacific Coast Racing 	60 	Chloe Johnson 	Rodney Clay 	2002 Intrepid
Dodge 	Pacific Coast Racing 	69 	Jenny Smith 	Alan Walker 	2002 Intrepid
Dodge 	Pacific Coast Racing 	80 	Tim Johnson 	Jed Luke 	2002 Intrepid
Dodge 	Pacific Coast Racing 	85 	Belle Armstrong 	Andy Lyman 	2002 Intrepid
Dodge 	Petty Enterprises 	43 	John Andretti 	Brandon Thomas 	2002 Intrepid
Dodge 	Petty Enterprises 	44 	Kyle Petty 	Gary Putnam 	2002 Intrepid
Dodge 	Petty Enterprises 	45 	Adam Petty 	Steven Lane 	2002 Intrepid
Ford 	Penske Racing 	2 	Rusty Wallace 	Bill Wilburn 	2002 Taurus
Ford 	Penske Racing 	12 	Tim Richmond 	Matt Borland 	2002 Taurus
Ford 	Penske Racing 	39 	Ryan Newman (R) 	 	2002 Taurus
Ford 	PPI Motorsports 	32 	Jerry Nadeau 	Mike Beam 	2002 Taurus
Ford 	Robert Yates Racing 	28 	Davey Allison 	Raymond Fox Jr. 	2002 Taurus
Ford 	Robert Yates Racing 	88 	Ernie Irvan 	Jimmy Elledge
Todd Parrott	2002 Taurus
Ford 	Roush Racing 	6 	Mark Martin 	Ben Leslie 	2002 Taurus
Ford 	Roush Racing 	66 	Matt Kenseth 	Robbie Reiser 	2002 Taurus
Ford 	Roush Racing 	97 	Kurt Busch 	Jimmy Fennig 	2002 Taurus
Ford 	Roush Racing 	99 	Jeff Burton 	Frank Stoddard
Paul Andrews	2002 Taurus
Lincoln 	Brett Bodine Racing 	11 	Brett Bodine 	Jon Wolfe 	2002 Continental
Lincoln 	Haas-Carter Motorsports 	26 	Joe Nemechek 	Donnie Wingo 	2002 Continental
Lincoln 	Haas-Carter Motorsports 	26 	Frank Kimmel 	Donnie Wingo 	2002 Continental
Lincoln 	Haas-Carter Motorsports 	26 	Todd Bodine 	Donnie Wingo 	2002 Continental
Lincoln 	Haas-Carter Motorsports 	26 	Geoff Bodine 	Donnie Wingo 	2002 Continental
Mercury 	Jasper Motorsports 	77 	Dave Blaney 	Ryan Pemberton 	2002 Sable
Mercury 	Orr Motorsports 	37 	Rodney Orr 	 	2002 Sable
Mercury 	Wood Brothers Racing 	21 	Elliott Sadler 	Pat Tryson 	2002 Sable
Pontiac 	A. J. Foyt Racing 	14 	Stacy Compton 	Mike Hillman 	2002 Grand Prix
Pontiac 	A. J. Foyt Racing 	14 	Mike Wallace 	Mike Hillman 	2002 Grand Prix
Pontiac 	A. J. Foyt Racing 	14 	P. J. Jones 	Mike Hillman 	2002 Grand Prix
Pontiac 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	18 	Dale Jarrett 	Jimmy Makar 	2002 Grand Prix
Pontiac 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	20 	Tony Stewart 	Greg Zipadelli 	2002 Grand Prix
Pontiac 	Kennedy Racing 	03 	Melvin Kennedy 	Mark Cutter 	2002 Grand Prix
Pontiac 	Kennedy Racing 	04 	Willy T. Ribbs 	 	2002 Grand Prix
Pontiac 	MB2 Motorsports 	10 	Johnny Benson 	James Ince 	2002 Grand Prix
Pontiac 	MB2 Motorsports 	10 	Joe Nemechek 	James Ince 	2002 Grand Prix
Pontiac 	MB2 Motorsports 	10 	Mike Wallace 	James Ince 	2002 Grand Prix
Pontiac 	MB2 Motorsports 	36 	Ken Schrader 	Newt Moore 	2002 Grand Prix
=== Limited schedule ===
Manufacturer	Team 	No.	Race driver 	Crew chief 	Model
Chevrolet 	Andy Petree Racing 	33 	Mike Wallace 	 	2002 Monte Carlo
Chevrolet 	Andy Petree Racing 	33 	Kenny Wallace 	 	2002 Monte Carlo
Chevrolet 	BACE Motorsports 	73 	Tony Raines 	 	2001 Monte Carlo
Chevrolet 	BACE Motorsports 	74 	Chad Little 	 	2001 Monte Carlo
Chevrolet 	BACE Motorsports 	74 	Tony Raines 	 	2001 Monte Carlo
Chevrolet 	BACE Motorsports 	74 	Joe Varde 	 	2001 Monte Carlo
Chevrolet 	Team Bristol 	54 	Kevin Grubb 	 	2001 Monte Carlo
Chevrolet 	BH Motorsports 	54 	Ron Hornaday Jr. 	 	2002 Monte Carlo
Chevrolet 	BH Motorsports 	54 	David Green 	 	2002 Monte Carlo
Chevrolet 	FitzBradshaw Racing 	183	Kerry Earnhardt 	Bob Temple 	1999 Monte Carlo
Chevrolet 	FitzBradshaw Racing 	183	Ron Hornaday Jr. 	Bob Temple 	1999 Monte Carlo
Chevrolet 	Marcis Auto Racing 	71 	Dave Marcis 	Bob Marcis 	2002 Monte Carlo
Chevrolet 	Marcis Auto Racing 	71 	Dick Trickle 	Bob Marcis 	2002 Monte Carlo
Chevrolet 	Marcis Auto Racing 	71 	Andy Hillenburg 	Bob Marcis 	2002 Monte Carlo
Chevrolet 	Marcis Auto Racing 	71 	Jay Sauter 	Bob Marcis 	2002 Monte Carlo
Chevrolet 	Marcis Auto Racing 	71 	Jim Sauter 	Bob Marcis 	2002 Monte Carlo
Chevrolet 	Marcis Auto Racing 	71 	Tim Sauter 	Bob Marcis 	2002 Monte Carlo
Chevrolet 	Marcis Auto Racing 	72 	Dwayne Leik 	Bob Marcis 	2002 Monte Carlo
Chevrolet 	Michael Waltrip Racing 	00 	Jerry Nadeau 	 	2002 Monte Carlo
Chevrolet 	Michael Waltrip Racing 	00 	Buckshot Jones 	 	2002 Monte Carlo
Chevrolet 	Michael Waltrip Racing 	198	Kenny Wallace 	 	2002 Monte Carlo
Chevrolet 	NEMCO Motorsports 	87 	John Nemechek 	 	2001 Monte Carlo
Chevrolet 	Norm Benning Racing 	184	Norm Benning (R) 	 	2001 Monte Carlo
Dodge 	BAM Racing 	49 	Shawna Robinson 	Scott Eggleston	2001 Intrepid
Dodge 	BAM Racing 	49 	Ron Hornaday Jr. 	Scott Eggleston	2001 Intrepid
Dodge 	BAM Racing 	49 	Derrike Cope 	Scott Eggleston	2001 Intrepid
Dodge 	BAM Racing 	49 	Kevin Lepage 	Scott Eggleston	2001 Intrepid
Dodge 	BAM Racing 	49 	Stuart Kirby 	Scott Eggleston	2001 Intrepid
Dodge 	BAM Racing 	49 	Stacy Compton 	Scott Eggleston	2001 Intrepid
Dodge 	Bill Davis Racing 	27 	Scott Wimmer 	 	2002 Intrepid
Dodge 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	142	Jimmy Spencer 	 	
Dodge 	Donlavey Racing 	90 	Rick Mast 	Bobby King 	2002 Intrepid
Dodge 	Donlavey Racing 	90 	Hermie Sadler 	Bobby King 	2002 Intrepid
Dodge 	Donlavey Racing 	90 	Gary Bradberry 	Bobby King 	2002 Intrepid
Dodge 	Donlavey Racing 	90 	Ed Berrier 	Bobby King 	2002 Intrepid
Dodge 	Donlavey Racing 	90 	Lance Hooper 	Bobby King 	2002 Intrepid
Dodge 	Donlavey Racing 	90 	Jason Hedlesky 	Bobby King 	2002 Intrepid
Dodge 	Evernham Motorsports 	191	Dick Trickle 	 	2002 Intrepid
Dodge 	Evernham Motorsports 	191	Hank Parker Jr. 	 	2002 Intrepid
Dodge 	Evernham Motorsports 	191	Casey Atwood 	 	2002 Intrepid
Dodge 	Melling Racing 	92 	Robert Pressley 	 	2001 Intrepid
Dodge 	Melling Racing 	92 	Stacy Compton 	 	2001 Intrepid
Dodge 	Orleans Racing 	62 	Brendan Gaughan 	 	2000 Intrepid
Dodge 	Orleans Racing 	62 	Austin Cameron 	 	2000 Intrepid
Dodge 	Price Motorsports 	59 	Randy Renfrow 	 	2001 Intrepid
Dodge 	Price Motorsports 	59 	Jason Small 	 	2001 Intrepid
Dodge 	Price Motorsports 	59 	Carl Long (R) 	 	2001 Intrepid
Dodge 	SR Racing 	79 	Carl Long (R) 	 	2001 Intrepid
Dodge 	Ultra Motorsports 	07 	Ted Musgrave 	 	2001 Intrepid
Dodge 	Ware Racing Enterprises 	51 	Carl Long (R) 	 	2002 Intrepid
Dodge 	Ware Racing Enterprises 	51 	Morgan Shepherd 	 	2002 Intrepid
Dodge 	Ware Racing Enterprises 	51 	Brian Rose 	 	2002 Intrepid
Dodge 	Ware Racing Enterprises 	51 	Jerry Robertson 	 	2002 Intrepid
Ford 	CLR Racing 	57 	Derrike Cope 	 	2001 Taurus
Ford 	CLR Racing 	57 	Ron Hornaday Jr. 	 	2001 Taurus
Ford 	CLR Racing 	57 	Stuart Kirby 	 	2001 Taurus
Ford 	GIC Motorsports 	93 	Mike Harmon 	 	2002 Taurus
Ford 	Hover Motorsports 	180	Kirk Shelmardine 	 	2000 Taurus
Ford 	Kirk Shelmardine Racing 	72 	Kirk Shelmardine 	 	2001 Taurus
Ford 	Kirk Shelmardine Racing 	27 	Kirk Shelmardine 	 	2001 Taurus
Ford 	Otto Motorsports 	09 	Shane Lewis 	 	2000 Taurus
Ford 	Roush Racing 	16 	Greg Biffle 	Randy Goss 	2002 Taurus
Lincoln 	Haas-Carter Motorsports 	66 	Todd Bodine 	Larry Carter 	2001 Continental
Lincoln 	Haas-Carter Motorsports 	66 	Geoff Bodine 	Larry Carter 	2001 Continental
Lincoln 	Haas-Carter Motorsports 	66 	Hideo Fukuyama 	Larry Carter 	2001 Continental
Lincoln 	Haas-Carter Motorsports 	66 	Frank Kimmel 	Larry Carter 	2001 Continental
Lincoln 	Hass-CNC Racing 	60 	Jack Sprague 	Dennis Conner 	2000 Continental
Lincoln 	Phoenix Racing 	09 	Geoff Bodine 	Marc Reno 	2001 Continental
Lincoln 	Shepherd Racing Ventures	89 	Morgan Shepherd 	 	2001 Continental
Mercury 	Jasper Motorsports 	67 	Boris Said 	Mark Harrah 	1999 Sable
Mercury 	Mansion Motorsports 	180	Carl Long (R) 	 	2000 Sable
Mercury 	Quest Motor Racing 	137	Derrike Cope 	 	2001 Sable
Mercury 	Quest Motor Racing 	137	Kevin Lepage 	 	2001 Sable
Mercury 	Quest Motor Racing 	137	Jeff Jefferson 	 	2001 Sable
Mercury 	Quest Motor Racing 	38 	Kevin Lepage 	 	2001 Sable
Pontiac 	Ash Motorsports 	46 	Brandon Ash 	 	2001 Grand Prix
Pontiac 	Ash Motorsports 	46 	Justin Bell 	 	2001 Grand Prix
Pontiac 	A.J. Foyt Racing 	50 	P.J. Jones 	 	2002 Grand Prix
Pontiac 	Gerhart Racing 	59 	Bobby Gerhart (R)	 	2002 Grand PRix
== Schedule ==
No.	Race title 	Track 	Date 	TV
1 	Dodge/Save Mart 350 	Infineon Raceway, Sonoma 	January 27 	FX
 	Budweiser Shootout 	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach	February 10 	CBS
 	Gatorade 125s 	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach	February 14 	CBS
2 	Daytona 500 	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach	February 17 	CBS
3 	Subway 400 	North Carolina Speedway, Rockingham 	February 24 	Fox
4 	UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 	Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas 	March 3 	Fox
5 	San Jose 500 	San Jose Motorplex, Gilroy 	March 10 	Fox
6 	MBNA America 500 	Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton 	March 17 	Fox
7 	Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 	Darlington Raceway, Darlington 	March 24 	Fox
8 	Food City 500 	Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol 	March 31 	Fox
9 	Texas 400 	Texas World Speedway, College Station 	April 8 	Fox
FX
10 	Virginia 500 	Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway 	April 14 	FX
11 	Aaron's 499 	Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln 	April 21 	Fox
12 	NAPA Auto Parts 500 	California Speedway, Fontana 	April 28 	Fox
13 	Pontiac Excitement 400 	Richmond International Raceway, Richmond 	May 4-5 	FX
14 	Diet Coke 500 	Coca-Cola Superspeedway, Denver 	May 12 	Fox
 	No Bull Sprint 	Lowe's Motor Speedway, Concord 	May 18 	FX
 	Winston Open 	Lowe's Motor Speedway, Concord 	May 18 	FX
 	The Winston 	Lowe's Motor Speedway, Concord 	May 18 	FX
15 	Coca-Cola Racing Family 600 	Lowe's Motor Speedway, Concord 	May 26 	CBS
16 	MBNA Platinum 400 	Dover International Speedway, Dover 	June 2 	FX
17 	Pabst Blue Ribbon 400 	The Milwaukee Mile, West Allis 	June 9 	CBS
18 	Dodge Neon 400 	Nazareth Speedway, Nazareth 	June 16 	CBS
19 	Budweiser 400 	Riverside International Raceway, Riverside 	June 23 	CBS
20 	Music City USA 420 	Music City Motorplex, Nashville 	June 29 	CBS
21 	Pepsi 400 	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach	July 6 	CBS
22 	Tropicana 400 	Chicago Motor Speedway, Cicero 	July 14 	CBS
23 	New England 300 	New Hampshire International Speedway, Loudon 	July 21 	CBS
24 	Pennsylvania 500 	Pocono Raceway, Long Pond 	July 28 	CBS
25 	Brickyard 400 	Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway 	August 4 	NBC
26 	Sirius Satellite Radio at The Glen 	Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen 	August 11 	NBC
27 	Pepsi 400 presented by Meijer 	Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn 	August 18 	TBS
28 	Sharpie 500 	Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol 	August 24 	TBS
29 	Mountain Dew Southern 500 	Darlington Raceway, Darlington 	September 1 	TBS
30 	Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400 	Richmond International Raceway, Richmond 	September 7 	TBS
31 	Tyson Holly Farms 400 	North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro 	September 15	NBC
32 	MBNA All-American 400 	Dover International Speedway, Dover 	September 22	TBS
33 	Protection One 400 	Kansas Speedway, Kansas City 	September 29	NBC
34 	EA Sports 500 	Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln 	October 6 	NBC
35 	UAW-GM Quality 500 	Lowe's Motor Speedway, Concord 	October 13 	NBC
36 	Old Dominion 500 	Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway 	October 20 	NBC
37 	NAPA 500 	Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton 	October 27 	NBC
38 	Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400 	North Carolina Speedway, Rockingham 	November 3 	TBS
39 	Checker Auto Parts 500 Presented by Pennzoil	Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale 	November 10 	NBC
40 	Ford 400 	Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead 	November 17 	NBC
41 	Google 500 	San Jose Motorplex, Gilroy 	November 24 	TBS
42 	Sprite 500 	Coca-Cola Superspeedway, Denver 	November 30 	NBC
43 	Los Angeles Times 500 	Ontario Motor Speedway, Ontario 	December 8 	NBC
== Cars Used in 2002 ==
File:2002 chevrolet monte carlo.png|Chevrolet Monte Carlo
File:2002 ford taurus.png|Ford Taurus
File:2002 dodge intrepid.png|Dodge Intrepid
File:2002 pontiac grand prix.png|Pontiac Grand Prix
File:2002 lincoln continental.png|Lincoln Continental (final year until 2015)
File:2002 mercury sable.png|Mercury Sable (final year)