2002 BnL 500

The 2002 BnL 500 is the 7th Piston Cup race of 2002. It was best known for a massive crash on lap 124 which took out 18 racers while another retired in lap 181 hitting the wall.

## Race

Going into the race, the points battle was really serious with Strip Weathers leading while other fellow racers in points were seeking victoires to get to the top of points.

The feild to the green flag at about 2:30 in the afternoon, the first severeal laps were a fierce fight between pole winner, Darren Leadfoot and second place starter, Greg Candyman. However Leadfoot would promply take the lead after lap six, when Candyman tried to do a bump n' run on Leadfoot, but failed. The first green flag run lasted until lap 75, when part-time competitor, Sage VanDerSpin, cut a tire and brushed the wall in turn one a bit.

The race would resume on lap 80, and was able to run well until lap 123, when Haul Inngas was trying to get by Mike Yankee. Inngas, detrimed to pass Yankee, would run Yankee up the track, causing Yankee get get loose and would spin Inngas, culminating in sixteen other particpaints piling into each other behind them. The red flag was out for a hour for an extensive cleanup after the wreck. However out of all cars in the crash, Claude Scruggs thoguht he could run the race, but during the two caution laps after the red flag crew cheif, Earl Filter, told Scruggs to stop competing to avoid Scruggs from getting health issues.

The race would then resume on lap 126. The race would be ran clean until lap 180, when Ralph Carlow would crash into the wall, trying to avoid Gerald Leadfoot, who was coming off pit raod after serving his penalty for speeding on pit road.

The race would be reusmed later on Lap 183, the rest of the race saw Billy Oilchnager lead the last several laps, but he would be passed by Weathers on lap 195. Weathers would go on to win the event, having not lead any of the laps before his pass on Oilchanger.

## Results

1. Strip Weathers - 200 laps

2. Billy Oilchanger - 200 laps

3. Chuck Armstrong - 200 laps

4. Murray Clutchburn - 200 laps

5. Rusty Cornfuel - 200 laps

6. Crusty Rotor - 200 laps

7. Slider Petrolski - 200 laps

8. Sage VanDerSpin - 200 laps

9. Darren Leadfoot - 200 laps

10. Dirkson D'Agostino - 200 laps

11. Winford Bradford Rutherford - 200 laps

12. Ryan Shields - 200 laps

13. Greg Candyman - 200 laps

14. Gerald Leadfoot - 199 laps

15. Ralph Carlow - 180 laps(crashed into wall)

16. Claude Scruggs - 125 laps(crashed but manage to pull through two more laps before retiring)

17. Haul Inngas - 123 laps(crash)

18. Mike Yankee - 123 laps(crash)

19. Chick Hicks - 123 laps(crash)

20. Dave Alternators - 123 laps(crash)

21. Lee Revkins - 123 laps(crash)

21. Misti Motorkrass - 123 laps(crash)

22. James Cleanair - 123 laps(crash)

23. Johnny Blamer - 123 laps(crash)

24. Ponchy Wipeout - 123 laps(crash)

25. Ruby Oaks - 123 laps(crash)

26. Dale Earnhardt Jr - 123 laps(crash)

27. Kevin Shiftright - 123 laps(crash)

28. Brush Curber - 123 laps(crash)

29. Mac Icar - 123 laps(crash)

30. Eugene Carbureski - 123 laps(crash)

31. Kevin Racingtire - 123 laps(crash)

32. Ernie Gearson - 123 laps(crash)

33. Manny Flywheel - 123 laps(crash)

## Trivia

1. Only Strip Weathers, Billy Oilchanger, Chuck Armstrong, Murray Clutchburn, Rusty Cornfuel, Crusty Rotor, Slider Petrolski, part-time racer Sage VanDerSpin, Darren Leadfoot, Dirkson D'Agostino, Winford Bradford Rutherford, Ryan Shields,Greg Candyman, and Gerald Leadfoot (Who was one lap down after serving a penalty for exiting pit road too fast) were able to finish the race.
2. Todd Marcus and Aiken Axler do not compete in this race, because they were part-time competitors instead.
3. Sage VanDerSpin is the only part-time racer, and the only part-time racer to miraculously finish, but was one of the racers to finish since 2004, his rookie year.