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2002 Budweiser Shootout

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2002 Budweiser Shootout
Race details
Race 1 of 2 exhibition races of the 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
Date February 10, 2002
Official name 24th Annual Budweiser Shootout
Location Daytona Beach, Florida, Daytona International Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
2.5 mi (4.0 km)
Distance 70 laps, 175 mi (281.635 km)
Scheduled Distance 70 laps, 175 mi (281.635 km)
Average speed 181.295 miles per hour (291.766 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Roush Racing
Grid positions set by ballot
Most laps led
Driver Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 31
Winner
No. 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network TNT
Announcers Allen Bestwick, Benny Parsons, Wally Dallenbach Jr.
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

The 2002 Budweiser Shootout was the first exhibition stock car race of the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season and the 24th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, February 10, 2002, in Daytona Beach, Florida, at Daytona International Speedway, a 2.5-mile (4.0-km) permanent triangular-shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 70 laps to complete. At race's end, Joe Gibbs Racing driver Tony Stewart would manage to dominate the second half of the race to take his second career Budweiser Shootout victory.[1][2] To fill out the top three, Dale Earnhardt, Inc. driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

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The layout of Daytona International Speedway, the venue where the race was held.

Daytona International Speedway is one of three superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the other two being Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway.[3] The standard track at Daytona International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long. The track's turns are banked at 31 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at 18 degrees.[4]

Format and eligibility

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Caution laps would be counted, but the finish had to be under green, with the Truck Series green-white-checker rule used if necessary. A minimum of one two-tire green flag pit stop was required. The Bud Shootout Qualifier was discontinued because second round qualifying for Cup races had been eliminated.

Pole winners of the previous season were automatically eligible for the race. Then, previous winners who had not already qualified would receive automatic berths.

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
1 Kenny Wallace Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet Pennzoil
2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford Miller Lite
5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kellogg's
6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford Kraft, Tombstone Pizza
8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet Budweiser
9 Bill Elliott Evernham Motorsports Dodge Dodge
09 Geoff Bodine Phoenix Racing Ford Miccosukee Resort & Gaming
12 Ryan Newman (R) Penske Racing South Ford Alltel
14 Stacy Compton A. J. Foyt Racing Pontiac Conseco
18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac Interstate Batteries
19 Casey Atwood Evernham Motorsports Dodge Dodge
20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac The Home Depot
24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet DuPont
28 Ricky Rudd Robert Yates Racing Ford Texaco, Havoline
30 Jeff Green Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet America Online
32 Ricky Craven PPI Motorsports Ford Tide
36 Ken Schrader MB2 Motorsports Pontiac M&M's
40 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge Coors Light
41 Jimmy Spencer Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge Target
66 Todd Bodine Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford Kmart Blue Light Special
88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford UPS
97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford Rubbermaid, Sharpie

Lineup

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The starting lineup for the race was set by a random draw. Roush Racing driver Kurt Busch would manage to draw pole.[5]

Pos. # Driver Team Make
1 97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford
2 1 Kenny Wallace Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet
3 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac
4 36 Ken Schrader MB2 Motorsports Pontiac
5 9 Bill Elliott Evernham Motorsports Dodge
6 28 Ricky Rudd Robert Yates Racing Ford
7 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
8 12 Ryan Newman (R) Penske Racing South Ford
9 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford
10 41 Jimmy Spencer Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge
11 19 Casey Atwood Evernham Motorsports Dodge
12 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford
13 40 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge
14 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac
15 32 Ricky Craven PPI Motorsports Ford
16 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet
17 14 Stacy Compton A. J. Foyt Racing Pontiac
18 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford
19 30 Jeff Green Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
20 09 Geoff Bodine Phoenix Racing Ford
21 66 Todd Bodine Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford
22 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Fin St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Winnings
1 3 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 70 31 running $200,955
2 16 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 70 20 running $100,955
3 22 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 70 0 running $50,955
4 4 36 Ken Schrader MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 70 1 running $43,955
5 13 40 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 70 0 running $41,955
6 9 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 70 0 running $39,955
7 7 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 70 0 running $37,955
8 14 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 70 11 running $36,955
9 2 1 Kenny Wallace Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 70 4 running $35,955
10 21 66 Todd Bodine Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 70 0 running $34,955
11 12 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford 70 0 running $33,955
12 18 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 70 0 running $32,955
13 20 09 Geoff Bodine Phoenix Racing Ford 70 0 running $31,954
14 1 97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford 70 3 running $30,954
15 8 12 Ryan Newman (R) Penske Racing South Ford 70 0 running $29,954
16 19 30 Jeff Green Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 70 0 running $28,954
17 17 14 Stacy Compton A. J. Foyt Racing Pontiac 70 0 running $27,954
18 5 9 Bill Elliott Evernham Motorsports Dodge 70 0 running $26,954
19 15 32 Ricky Craven PPI Motorsports Ford 70 0 running $25,954
20 10 41 Jimmy Spencer Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 67 0 running $24,954
21 6 28 Ricky Rudd Robert Yates Racing Ford 67 0 running $23,954
22 11 19 Casey Atwood Evernham Motorsports Dodge 11 0 engine $22,954
Official race results

References

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  1. ^ Fofaria, Rupen (February 11, 2002). "Shootout win for Stewart". The News and Observer. pp. D6. Retrieved October 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ Kirth, Joanne (February 11, 2002). "Stewart holds off charger". Tampa Bay Times. p. 28. Retrieved October 9, 2022. Open access icon
  3. ^ "NASCAR.COM : Tracks". 2010-08-11. Archived from the original on 11 August 2010. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
  4. ^ "Daytona International Speedway: The World Center of Racing". 2010-08-30. Archived from the original on 30 August 2010. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
  5. ^ Poole, David (February 7, 2002). "Busch gets pole for Sunday's Shootout". That's Racin'. The Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on October 6, 2003. Retrieved October 9, 2022.