Martinsville Speedway is an NASCAR-owned stock car racing track located in Henry County, in Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville. At 0.526 miles (0.847 km) in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Cup Series. The track was also one of the first paved oval tracks in NASCAR, being built in 1947 by H. Clay Earles. It is also the only remaining race track that has been on the NASCAR circuit from its beginning in 1948.
The first practice session was held on Friday, October 18, at 11:20 am EST. The session would last for two hours.[4]Ryan Newman, driving for Penske Racing South, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 20.503 and an average speed of 92.357 miles per hour (148.634 km/h).[5]
The second practice session was held on Saturday, October 19, at 11:15 am EST. The session would last for 45 minutes.[4]Ryan Newman, driving for Penske Racing South, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 20.503 and an average speed of 92.357 miles per hour (148.634 km/h).[6]
The final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Saturday, October 19, at 12:30 pm EST. The session would last for 45 minutes.[4]Rusty Wallace, driving for Penske Racing South, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 20.503 and an average speed of 92.357 miles per hour (148.634 km/h).[7]
Qualifying was held on Friday, October 18, 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.[4] 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 champ needs the provisional, the next team in the owner points will be awarded a provisional.[8]
Ryan Newman, driving for Penske Racing South, would win the pole, setting a time of 20.397 and an average speed of 92.837 miles per hour (149.407 km/h).[9]
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The 2002 Old Dominion 500 was the 32nd stock car race of the 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 54th iteration of the event The race was held on Sunday October 20 2002 before a crowd of 87 000 in Martinsville Virginia at Martinsville Speedway a 0 526 miles 0 847 km permanent oval shaped short track The race took the scheduled 500 laps to complete At race s end Kurt Busch driving for Roush Racing would come back from a dismal starting spot and spin to control the late stages of the race and win The win was Busch s second career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second victory of the season 1 2 3 To fill out the podium Johnny Benson Jr driving for MBV Motorsports and Ricky Rudd driving for Robert Yates Racing would finish second and third respectively 2002 Old Dominion 500Race detailsRace 32 of 36 in the 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup SeriesThe 2002 Old Dominion 500 program cover DateOctober 20 2002Official name54th Annual Old Dominion 500LocationMartinsville Virginia Martinsville SpeedwayCoursePermanent racing facility0 526 mi 0 847 km Distance500 laps 263 mi 423 257 km Scheduled Distance500 laps 263 mi 423 257 km Average speed74 651 miles per hour 120 139 km h Attendance87 000Pole positionDriverRyan NewmanPenske Racing SouthTime20 397Most laps ledDriverWard BurtonBill Davis RacingLaps145WinnerNo 97Kurt BuschRoush RacingTelevision in the United StatesNetworkNBCAnnouncersAllen 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 Martinsville Speedway the venue where the race was held Martinsville Speedway is an NASCAR owned stock car racing track located in Henry County in Ridgeway Virginia just to the south of Martinsville At 0 526 miles 0 847 km in length it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Cup Series The track was also one of the first paved oval tracks in NASCAR being built in 1947 by H Clay Earles It is also the only remaining race track that has been on the NASCAR circuit from its beginning in 1948 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 Kodak5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kellogg s6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford Viagra7 Casey Atwood Ultra Evernham Motorsports Dodge Sirius Satellite Radio07 Ted Musgrave Ultra Motorsports Dodge Sirius Satellite Radio8 Dale Earnhardt Jr Dale Earnhardt Inc Chevrolet Budweiser9 Bill Elliott Evernham Motorsports Dodge Dodge10 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 Caterpillar23 Geoff Bodine Bill Davis Racing Dodge Hills Bros Coffee24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet DuPont25 Joe Nemechek Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet UAW Delphi26 Todd Bodine Haas Carter Motorsports Ford Discover Card27 Kirk Shelmerdine Kirk Shelmerdine Racing Ford Naturally Fresh Inc 28 Ricky Rudd Robert Yates Racing Ford Texaco Havoline29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet GM Goodwrench30 Jeff Green Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet America Online31 Robby Gordon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Cingular Wireless32 Ricky Craven PPI Motorsports Ford Tide36 Ken Schrader MB2 Motorsports Pontiac M amp M s40 Mike Bliss Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge Coors Light United States Marines41 Jimmy Spencer Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge Target43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Dodge Cheerios44 Steve Grissom Petty Enterprises Dodge Georgia Pacific Brawny45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge Sprint48 Jimmie Johnson R Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Lowe s51 Brian Rose Ware Racing Enterprises Dodge Revival Soy55 Bobby Hamilton Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet Square D59 Carl Long R Price Motorsports Dodge Check into Cash66 Hideo Fukuyama Haas Carter Motorsports Ford Japan and United States Standing Together77 Dave Blaney Jasper Motorsports Ford Jasper Engines amp Transmissions80 Ryan McGlynn McGlynn Racing Chevrolet Buyer s Choice Fendler amp Associates88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford UPS89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Ford Racing with Jesus97 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 October 18 at 11 20 am EST The session would last for two hours 4 Ryan Newman driving for Penske Racing South would set the fastest time in the session with a lap of 20 503 and an average speed of 92 357 miles per hour 148 634 km h 5 Pos Driver Team Make Time Speed1 12 Ryan Newman R Penske Racing South Ford 20 503 92 3572 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 20 524 92 2633 28 Ricky Rudd Robert Yates Racing Ford 20 532 92 227Full first practice resultsSecond practice edit The second practice session was held on Saturday October 19 at 11 15 am EST The session would last for 45 minutes 4 Ryan Newman driving for Penske Racing South would set the fastest time in the session with a lap of 20 503 and an average speed of 92 357 miles per hour 148 634 km h 6 Pos Driver Team Make Time Speed1 12 Ryan Newman R Penske Racing South Ford 20 758 91 2232 9 Bill Elliott Evernham Motorsports Dodge 20 778 91 1353 28 Ricky Rudd Robert Yates Racing Ford 20 789 91 087Full second practice resultsThird and final practice edit The final practice session sometimes referred to as Happy Hour was held on Saturday October 19 at 12 30 pm EST The session would last for 45 minutes 4 Rusty Wallace driving for Penske Racing South would set the fastest time in the session with a lap of 20 503 and an average speed of 92 357 miles per hour 148 634 km h 7 Pos Driver Team Make Time Speed1 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford 20 661 91 6512 26 Todd Bodine Haas Carter Motorsports Ford 20 708 91 4433 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 20 717 91 403Full Happy Hour practice resultsQualifying editQualifying was held on Friday October 18 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 4 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 champ needs the provisional the next team in the owner points will be awarded a provisional 8 Ryan Newman driving for Penske Racing South would win the pole setting a time of 20 397 and an average speed of 92 837 miles per hour 149 407 km h 9 Five drivers would fail to qualify Brian Rose Carl Long Morgan Shepherd Ryan McGlynn and Kirk Shelmerdine Full qualifying results edit Pos Driver Team Make Time Speed1 12 Ryan Newman R Penske Racing South Ford 20 397 92 8372 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 20 420 92 7333 9 Bill Elliott Evernham Motorsports Dodge 20 466 92 5244 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Dodge 20 505 92 3485 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford 20 516 92 2996 25 Joe Nemechek Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 20 539 92 1957 48 Jimmie Johnson R Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 20 541 92 1868 02 Hermie Sadler SCORE Motorsports Chevrolet 20 549 92 1509 4 Mike Skinner Morgan McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 20 565 92 07910 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr Dale Earnhardt Inc Chevrolet 20 572 92 04711 10 Johnny Benson Jr MBV Motorsports Pontiac 20 573 92 04312 31 Robby Gordon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 20 575 92 03413 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 20 577 92 02514 32 Ricky Craven PPI Motorsports Ford 20 579 92 01615 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 20 595 91 94516 1 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt Inc Chevrolet 20 599 91 92717 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford 20 610 91 87818 28 Ricky Rudd Robert Yates Racing Ford 20 616 91 85119 07 Ted Musgrave Ultra Motorsports Dodge 20 620 91 83320 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 20 641 91 74021 41 Jimmy Spencer Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 20 642 91 73522 7 Casey Atwood Ultra Evernham Motorsports Dodge 20 647 91 71323 55 Bobby Hamilton Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 20 664 91 63824 19 Jeremy Mayfield Evernham Motorsports Dodge 20 667 91 62425 36 Ken Schrader MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 20 674 91 59326 14 Mike Wallace A J Foyt Enterprises Pontiac 20 677 91 58027 40 Mike Bliss Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 20 681 91 56228 30 Jeff Green Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 20 687 91 53629 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 20 687 91 53630 77 Dave Blaney Jasper Motorsports Ford 20 687 91 53631 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 20 688 91 53132 26 Todd Bodine Haas Carter Motorsports Ford 20 700 91 47833 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 20 710 91 43434 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 20 721 91 38635 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 20 737 91 31536 97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford 20 750 91 258Provisionals37 15 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt Inc Chevrolet 20 753 91 24538 45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 20 817 90 96439 21 Elliott Sadler Wood Brothers Racing Ford 20 853 90 80740 43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Dodge 20 791 91 07841 23 Geoff Bodine Bill Davis Racing Dodge 20 859 90 78142 44 Steve Grissom Petty Enterprises Dodge 20 932 90 46443 66 Hideo Fukuyama Haas Carter Motorsports Ford 21 085 89 808Failed to qualify44 51 Brian Rose Ware Racing Enterprises Dodge 20 823 90 93845 59 Carl Long R Price Motorsports Dodge 20 920 90 51646 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Ford 20 973 90 28747 80 Ryan McGlynn McGlynn Racing Chevrolet 21 337 88 74748 27 Kirk Shelmerdine Kirk Shelmerdine Racing Ford 21 443 88 309Official qualifying resultsRace results editFin 10 St Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings1 36 97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford 500 111 running 180 142 1752 11 10 Johnny Benson Jr MBV Motorsports Pontiac 500 16 running 175 105 4503 18 28 Ricky Rudd Robert Yates Racing Ford 500 0 running 165 110 4174 10 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr Dale Earnhardt Inc Chevrolet 500 0 running 160 75 8705 4 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Dodge 500 145 running 140 106 6756 7 48 Jimmie Johnson R Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 500 0 running 150 49 5507 14 32 Ricky Craven PPI Motorsports Ford 500 129 running 151 57 3008 15 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 500 0 running 142 80 9759 5 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford 500 41 running 143 86 62510 20 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 500 0 running 134 84 25811 31 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 500 2 running 135 88 33812 29 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 500 0 running 127 85 82813 40 43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Dodge 500 0 running 124 71 13314 27 40 Mike Bliss Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 500 0 running 121 81 94215 1 12 Ryan Newman R Penske Racing South Ford 499 33 running 123 72 47516 16 1 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt Inc Chevrolet 499 0 running 115 75 40017 35 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 499 0 running 112 83 69218 37 15 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt Inc Chevrolet 499 0 running 109 50 33019 17 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford 499 0 running 106 55 87520 30 77 Dave Blaney Jasper Motorsports Ford 499 18 running 108 64 82521 22 7 Casey Atwood Ultra Evernham Motorsports Dodge 499 0 running 100 52 07522 34 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 499 0 running 97 70 15823 12 31 Robby Gordon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 499 0 running 94 66 63124 21 41 Jimmy Spencer Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 499 0 running 91 48 71425 23 55 Bobby Hamilton Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 499 0 running 88 48 07526 25 36 Ken Schrader MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 499 0 running 85 48 22527 26 14 Mike Wallace A J Foyt Enterprises Pontiac 499 0 running 82 39 56028 24 19 Jeremy Mayfield Evernham Motorsports Dodge 499 0 running 79 47 41029 19 07 Ted Musgrave Ultra Motorsports Dodge 498 0 running 76 36 27530 32 26 Todd Bodine Haas Carter Motorsports Ford 498 0 running 73 64 38731 13 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 498 0 running 70 81 90332 28 30 Jeff Green Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 498 0 running 67 36 05033 9 4 Mike Skinner Morgan McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 498 0 running 64 35 92534 39 21 Elliott Sadler Wood Brothers Racing Ford 498 0 running 61 43 87535 8 02 Hermie Sadler SCORE Motorsports Chevrolet 497 0 running 58 35 82536 2 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 497 0 running 55 90 75337 38 45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 497 0 running 52 35 72538 33 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 497 0 running 49 35 66539 41 23 Geoff Bodine Bill Davis Racing Dodge 497 5 running 51 35 61540 42 44 Steve Grissom Petty Enterprises Dodge 497 0 running 43 35 54041 6 25 Joe Nemechek Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 496 0 running 40 43 49042 3 9 Bill Elliott Evernham Motorsports Dodge 424 0 crash 37 62 49143 43 66 Hideo Fukuyama Haas Carter Motorsports Ford 400 0 crash 34 34 730Failed to qualify44 51 Brian Rose Ware Racing Enterprises Dodge45 59 Carl Long R Price Motorsports Dodge46 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Ford47 80 Ryan McGlynn McGlynn Racing Chevrolet48 27 Kirk Shelmerdine Kirk Shelmerdine Racing FordOfficial race resultsReferences edit Poole David October 20 2002 Busch joins elite bunchwith a win at Martinsville ThatsRacin The Charlotte Observer Archived from the original on February 8 2005 Retrieved July 27 2022 Kurz Jr Hank October 21 2002 Kurt Busch masters Martinsville Great Falls Tribune p 21 Retrieved July 27 2022 via Newspapers com Smith Marty October 22 2002 Busch edges Benson to win Old Dominion 500 NASCAR Archived from the original on March 10 2005 Retrieved July 27 2022 a b c d Jayski s Silly Season Site 2002 Martinsville 2 Race Info Page Jayski s Silly Season Site Archived from the original on February 5 2005 Retrieved July 27 2022 Newman Jeff Gordon quickest in Friday s practice session ThatsRacin October 18 2002 Archived from the original on February 8 2005 Retrieved July 27 2022 ThatsRacin com October 19 2002 Newman Elliott Rudd fastestin Saturday s first practice February 8 2005 Archived from the original on February 8 2005 Retrieved July 27 2022 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint bot original URL status unknown link Rusty Wallace Todd Bodine top the final practice speed chart ThatsRacin October 19 2022 Archived from the original on February 8 2005 Retrieved July 27 2022 Jayski s Silly Season Site 2002 Provisional Owners Points Page Jayski s Silly Season Site Archived from the original on February 5 2005 Retrieved March 2 2022 Smith Marty October 18 2002 Newman edges Gordon for pole at Martinsville NASCAR Archived from the original on March 6 2005 Retrieved July 27 2022 2001 UAW GM Quality 500 The Third Turn The Third Turn Retrieved July 24 2022 Previous race 2002 UAW GM Quality 500 NASCAR Winston Cup Series2002 season Next race 2002 NAPA 500 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2002 Old Dominion 500 amp oldid 1178152992, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
