The first practice session was held on Friday, September 6, at 11:20 AM EST, and lasted for 2 hours.[3]Ryan Newman of Penske Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 21.279 and an average speed of 126.886 miles per hour (204.203 km/h).[4]
The second practice session was held on Friday, September 6, at 4:45 PM EST, and lasted for 45 minutes.[3]Jeff Green of Richard Childress Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 21.577 and an average speed of 125.133 miles per hour (201.382 km/h).[5]
The third and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, September 6, at 6:15 PM EST, and lasted for 45 minutes.[3]Rusty Wallace of Penske Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 21.590 and an average speed of 125.058 miles per hour (201.261 km/h).[6]
During the session, Jeff Gordon would careen his car into the outside wall in Turn 2, causing substantial damage to his car and forcing Gordon to use a backup. The special Bugs Bunny scheme that was planned to run was instead replaced by Gordon's regular "Flames" scheme, with Gordon saying "We're going to go with the flames. [My firesuit] is about all that is left of Bugs for the day."[7]
Qualifying was held on Friday, September 6, at 3:05 PM EST. Each driver would have two laps to set a fastest time; the fastest of the two would count as their official qualifying lap.[3] Positions 1-36 would be decided on time, while positions 37-43 would be based on provisionals. Six spots are awarded by the use of provisionals based on owner's points. The seventh is awarded to a past champion who has not otherwise qualified for the race. If no past champion needs the provisional, the next team in the owner points will be awarded a provisional.[8]
Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports would win the pole, setting a time of 21.404 and an average speed of 126.145 miles per hour (203.011 km/h).[9]
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^"2002 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
2002, chevrolet, monte, carlo, with, looney, tunes, 26th, stock, race, 2002, nascar, winston, series, 45th, iteration, event, race, held, saturday, september, 2002, richmond, virginia, richmond, international, raceway, miles, shaped, oval, race, took, schedule. The 2002 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400 with The Looney Tunes was the 26th stock car race of the 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 45th iteration of the event The race was held on Saturday September 7 2002 in Richmond Virginia at Richmond International Raceway a 0 75 miles 1 21 km D shaped oval The race took the scheduled 400 laps to complete At race s end Matt Kenseth driving for Roush Racing would come back from a two lap deficit to win his fifth career NASCAR Winston Cup Series win and his fourth of the season 1 2 To fill out the podium Ryan Newman of Penske Racing and Jeff Green of Richard Childress Racing would finish second and third respectively 2002 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400 with The Looney TunesRace detailsRace 26 of 36 in the 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup SeriesThe 2002 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400 program cover featuring several Looney Tunes sponsored cars DateSeptember 7 2002Official name45th Annual Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400 with The Looney TunesLocationRichmond Virginia Richmond International RacewayCoursePermanent racing facility0 75 mi 1 21 km Distance400 laps 300 mi 482 803 km Scheduled Distance400 laps 300 mi 482 803 km Average speed94 787 miles per hour 152 545 km h Pole positionDriverJimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsTime21 404Most laps ledDriverRyan NewmanPenske RacingLaps145WinnerNo 17Matt KensethRoush RacingTelevision in the United StatesNetworkTNTAnnouncersAllen Bestwick Benny Parsons Wally Dallenbach Jr Radio in the United StatesRadioMotor Racing NetworkContents 1 Background 1 1 Entry list 2 Practice 2 1 First practice 2 2 Second practice 2 3 Third and final practice 3 Qualifying 3 1 Full qualifying results 4 Race results 5 ReferencesBackground edit nbsp The layout of Richmond International Raceway the venue where the race was at Richmond International Raceway RIR is a 3 4 mile 1 2 km D shaped asphalt race track located just outside Richmond Virginia in Henrico County It hosts the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and Xfinity Series Known as America s premier short track it formerly hosted a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race an IndyCar Series race and two USAC sprint car races Entry list edit R denotes rookie driver Driver Team Make Sponsor1 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt Inc Chevrolet Pennzoil2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing Ford Miller Lite02 Hermie Sadler SCORE Motorsports Chevrolet Virginia Lottery4 Mike Skinner Morgan McClure Motorsports Chevrolet Kodak Yosemite Sam5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kellogg s The Road Runner6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford Viagra7 Casey Atwood Ultra Evernham Motorsports Dodge Sirius Satellite Radio8 Dale Earnhardt Jr Dale Earnhardt Inc Chevrolet Budweiser9 Bill Elliott Evernham Motorsports Dodge Dodge09 Geoff Bodine Phoenix Racing Ford Miccosukee Resort amp Gaming10 Johnny Benson Jr MBV Motorsports Pontiac Valvoline11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford Hooters12 Ryan Newman R Penske Racing Ford Alltel14 Mike Wallace A J Foyt Enterprises Pontiac Conseco15 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt Inc Chevrolet NAPA Auto Parts17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford DeWalt18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac Interstate Batteries19 Jeremy Mayfield Evernham Motorsports Dodge Dodge20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac The Home Depot21 Elliott Sadler Wood Brothers Racing Ford Motorcraft22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Dodge Caterpillar Dealers23 Hut Stricklin Bill Davis Racing Dodge Hills Bros Coffee24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet DuPont Bugs Bunny25 Joe Nemechek Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet UAW Delphi Speedy Gonzales26 Todd Bodine Haas Carter Motorsports Ford Discover Card28 Ricky Rudd Robert Yates Racing Ford Texaco Havoline29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet GM Goodwrench Tasmanian Devil30 Jeff Green Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet America Online Daffy Duck31 Robby Gordon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Cingular Wireless Pepe Le Pew32 Ricky Craven PPI Motorsports Ford Tide36 Ken Schrader MB2 Motorsports Pontiac M amp M s40 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge Coors Light41 Jimmy Spencer Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge Target43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Dodge Cheerios44 Jerry Nadeau Petty Enterprises Dodge Georgia Pacific Brawny45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge Sprint48 Jimmie Johnson R Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Lowe s Tweety and Sylvester the Cat51 Carl Long R Ware Racing Enterprises Dodge Revival Soy55 Greg Biffle Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet Square D Marvin the Martian71 Tim Sauter Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Wehr s Chevrolet George and Sons77 Dave Blaney Jasper Motorsports Ford Jasper Engines amp Transmissions88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford UPS97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford Rubbermaid Sharpie99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford CitgoOfficial entry listPractice editFirst practice edit The first practice session was held on Friday September 6 at 11 20 AM EST and lasted for 2 hours 3 Ryan Newman of Penske Racing would set the fastest time in the session with a lap of 21 279 and an average speed of 126 886 miles per hour 204 203 km h 4 Pos Driver Team Make Time Speed1 12 Ryan Newman R Penske Racing Ford 21 279 126 8862 30 Jeff Green Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 21 287 126 8383 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 21 292 126 808Full first practice resultsSecond practice edit The second practice session was held on Friday September 6 at 4 45 PM EST and lasted for 45 minutes 3 Jeff Green of Richard Childress Racing would set the fastest time in the session with a lap of 21 577 and an average speed of 125 133 miles per hour 201 382 km h 5 Pos Driver Team Make Time Speed1 30 Jeff Green Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 21 577 125 1332 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 21 634 124 8033 48 Jimmie Johnson R Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 21 645 124 740Full second practice resultsThird and final practice edit The third and final practice session sometimes referred to as Happy Hour was held on Friday September 6 at 6 15 PM EST and lasted for 45 minutes 3 Rusty Wallace of Penske Racing would set the fastest time in the session with a lap of 21 590 and an average speed of 125 058 miles per hour 201 261 km h 6 During the session Jeff Gordon would careen his car into the outside wall in Turn 2 causing substantial damage to his car and forcing Gordon to use a backup The special Bugs Bunny scheme that was planned to run was instead replaced by Gordon s regular Flames scheme with Gordon saying We re going to go with the flames My firesuit is about all that is left of Bugs for the day 7 Pos Driver Team Make Time Speed1 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing Ford 21 590 125 0582 30 Jeff Green Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 21 618 124 8963 55 Greg Biffle Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 21 619 124 890Full Happy Hour practice resultsQualifying editQualifying was held on Friday September 6 at 3 05 PM EST Each driver would have two laps to set a fastest time the fastest of the two would count as their official qualifying lap 3 Positions 1 36 would be decided on time while positions 37 43 would be based on provisionals Six spots are awarded by the use of provisionals based on owner s points The seventh is awarded to a past champion who has not otherwise qualified for the race If no past champion needs the provisional the next team in the owner points will be awarded a provisional 8 Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports would win the pole setting a time of 21 404 and an average speed of 126 145 miles per hour 203 011 km h 9 Carl Long was the only driver to fail to qualify Full qualifying results edit Pos Driver Team Make Time Speed1 48 Jimmie Johnson R Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 21 404 126 1452 12 Ryan Newman R Penske Racing Ford 21 474 125 7333 77 Dave Blaney Jasper Motorsports Ford 21 474 125 7334 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 21 476 125 7225 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 21 479 125 7046 28 Ricky Rudd Robert Yates Racing Ford 21 496 125 6057 26 Todd Bodine Haas Carter Motorsports Ford 21 501 125 5768 4 Mike Skinner Morgan McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 21 505 125 5529 10 Johnny Benson Jr MBV Motorsports Pontiac 21 506 125 54610 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 21 507 125 54011 31 Robby Gordon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 21 510 125 52312 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 21 514 125 50013 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Dodge 21 517 125 48214 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 21 530 125 40615 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 21 538 125 36016 36 Ken Schrader MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 21 547 125 30817 44 Jerry Nadeau Petty Enterprises Dodge 21 565 125 20318 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 21 571 125 16819 9 Bill Elliott Evernham Motorsports Dodge 21 577 125 13320 32 Ricky Craven PPI Motorsports Ford 21 577 125 13321 19 Jeremy Mayfield Evernham Motorsports Dodge 21 611 124 93622 97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford 21 622 124 87323 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing Ford 21 655 124 68324 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr Dale Earnhardt Inc Chevrolet 21 657 124 67125 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford 21 677 124 55626 15 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt Inc Chevrolet 21 685 124 51027 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 21 686 124 50428 25 Joe Nemechek Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 21 690 124 48129 30 Jeff Green Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 21 698 124 43530 41 Jimmy Spencer Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 21 707 124 38431 43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Dodge 21 708 124 37832 40 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 21 709 124 37233 23 Kenny Wallace Bill Davis Racing Dodge 21 716 124 33234 7 Casey Atwood Ultra Evernham Motorsports Dodge 21 723 124 29235 21 Elliott Sadler Wood Brothers Racing Ford 21 724 124 28636 45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 21 739 124 201Provisionals37 55 Greg Biffle Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 21 761 124 07538 1 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt Inc Chevrolet 21 772 124 01239 14 Mike Wallace A J Foyt Enterprises Pontiac 21 865 123 48540 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 21 740 124 19541 09 Geoff Bodine Phoenix Racing Ford 21 748 124 14942 71 Tim Sauter Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 22 028 122 57143 02 Hermie Sadler SCORE Motorsports Chevrolet 22 283 121 169Failed to qualify44 51 Carl Long R Ware Racing Enterprises Dodge 21 836 123 649Official qualifying resultsRace results editFin 10 St Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings1 25 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford 400 134 running 180 163 5952 2 12 Ryan Newman R Penske Racing Ford 400 145 running 180 127 3403 29 30 Jeff Green Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 400 2 running 145 80 9304 24 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr Dale Earnhardt Inc Chevrolet 400 0 running 160 87 2055 7 26 Todd Bodine Haas Carter Motorsports Ford 400 0 running 155 92 1426 4 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 400 0 running 150 87 2887 6 28 Ricky Rudd Robert Yates Racing Ford 400 0 running 146 92 2228 13 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Dodge 399 16 running 147 89 8559 3 77 Dave Blaney Jasper Motorsports Ford 399 0 running 138 72 65510 21 19 Jeremy Mayfield Evernham Motorsports Dodge 399 0 running 134 60 75511 38 1 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt Inc Chevrolet 399 31 running 135 79 23012 39 14 Mike Wallace A J Foyt Enterprises Pontiac 399 1 running 132 52 94013 1 48 Jimmie Johnson R Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 399 1 running 129 52 38014 33 23 Kenny Wallace Bill Davis Racing Dodge 399 3 running 126 47 08015 23 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing Ford 399 0 running 118 87 75516 19 9 Bill Elliott Evernham Motorsports Dodge 399 0 running 115 74 21117 36 45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 399 0 running 112 47 85518 27 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 399 0 running 109 88 28319 22 97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford 398 0 running 106 53 78020 40 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 398 0 running 103 61 68021 20 32 Ricky Craven PPI Motorsports Ford 398 0 running 100 52 80522 8 4 Mike Skinner Morgan McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 398 0 running 97 55 08023 43 02 Hermie Sadler SCORE Motorsports Chevrolet 398 0 running 94 41 30524 34 7 Casey Atwood Ultra Evernham Motorsports Dodge 397 0 running 91 52 54425 28 25 Joe Nemechek Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 397 0 running 88 52 00526 16 36 Ken Schrader MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 397 0 running 85 51 78027 17 44 Jerry Nadeau Petty Enterprises Dodge 397 0 running 82 40 75528 11 31 Robby Gordon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 397 0 running 79 66 68629 31 43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Dodge 397 0 running 76 67 59330 14 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 396 34 driveshaft 78 88 47831 12 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 392 0 running 70 60 36532 18 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 371 0 running 67 86 10833 37 55 Greg Biffle Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 334 12 running 69 48 29534 35 21 Elliott Sadler Wood Brothers Racing Ford 317 0 running 61 48 23535 9 10 Johnny Benson Jr MBV Motorsports Pontiac 251 0 crash 58 66 95036 26 15 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt Inc Chevrolet 217 21 crash 60 48 16537 42 71 Tim Sauter Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 215 0 engine 52 40 13038 41 09 Geoff Bodine Phoenix Racing Ford 116 0 engine 49 40 09539 15 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 107 0 running 46 84 70240 10 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 84 0 engine 43 92 95341 5 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 15 0 crash 40 68 76342 30 41 Jimmy Spencer Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 8 0 crash 37 39 88043 32 40 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 8 0 crash 34 82 429Failed to qualify44 51 Carl Long R Ware Racing Enterprises DodgeOfficial race resultsReferences edit Smith Marty September 10 2002 Kenseth stays out wins Monte Carlo 400 NASCAR com Turner Sports Interactive Archived from the original on September 18 2002 Retrieved April 14 2022 Kurz Hank September 8 2002 Kenseth rules Richmond Evansville Courier and Press Associated Press p 49 Retrieved April 14 2002 via Newspapers com a b c d Jayski s NASCAR Silly Season Site 2002 Richmond 2 Race Info amp Rundown Jayski s NASCAR Silly Season Site Archived from the original on January 29 2019 Retrieved April 14 2002 NASCAR com Races 2002 Richmond 2 Practice 1 Results NASCAR com Archived from the original on October 15 2002 Retrieved April 14 2002 NASCAR com Races 2002 Richmond 2 Practice 2 Results NASCAR com 2002 10 15 Archived from the original on October 15 2002 Retrieved April 14 2022 NASCAR com Races 2002 Richmond 2 Practice 3 Results NASCAR com Archived from the original on September 8 2002 Retrieved April 14 2022 Packman Tim September 6 2002 Gordon to backup after crashing in Happy Hour NASCAR com Turner Sports Interactive Archived from the original on October 1 2002 Retrieved April 14 2002 Jayski s Silly Season Site 2002 Provisional Owners Points Page Jayski s Silly Season Site Archived from the original on 2005 02 05 Retrieved 2022 03 02 Packman Tim September 6 2002 Jimmie Johnson scores Bud Pole at Richmond NASCAR com Turner Sports Interactive Archived from the original on September 8 2002 Retrieved April 14 2002 2002 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400 The Third Turn www thethirdturn com Retrieved 2022 04 12 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