The win came under controversy after it was found that Kenseth's car was determined to be lower than minimum height requirements. Penalties were announced on Tuesday, February 26. Kenseth's crew chief, Robbie Reiser, was fined $30,000, but the win for Kenseth would stand. In a radio interview with, "Fast Talk with Benny Parsons", Kenseth stated that a dent in the roof, possibly from victory lane celebrations, had caused the car to fail minimum height requirements.[2]
North Carolina Speedway was opened as a flat, one-mile oval on October 31, 1965. In 1969, the track was extensively reconfigured to a high-banked, D-shaped oval just over one mile in length. In 1997, North Carolina Motor Speedway merged with Penske Motorsports, and was renamed North Carolina Speedway. Shortly thereafter, the infield was reconfigured, and competition on the infield road course, mostly by the SCCA, was discontinued. Currently, the track is home to the Fast Track High Performance Driving School.[3]
The first practice session was held on Friday, February 22, at 11:20 AM EST, and would last for two hours.[4]Kyle Petty of Petty Enterprises would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 23.816 and an average speed of 153.729 miles per hour (247.403 km/h).[5]
The second practice session was held on Saturday, February 23, at 9:30 AM EST, and would last for 45 minutes.[4]Rusty Wallace of Penske Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 24.311 and an average speed of 150.598 miles per hour (242.364 km/h).[6]
The third and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Saturday, February 23, at 11:15 AM EST, and would last for 45 minutes.[4]John Andretti of Petty Enterprises would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 24.249 and an average speed of 150.983 miles per hour (242.984 km/h).[7]
Qualifying was held on Friday, February 22, 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]
Ricky Craven of PPI Motorsports would win the pole, setting a time of 23.468 and an average speed of 156.008 miles per hour (251.071 km/h).[9]
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The 2002 Subway 400 was the second stock car race of the 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 37th iteration of the event The race was held on Sunday February 24 2002 in Rockingham North Carolina at North Carolina Speedway a 1 017 miles 1 637 km permanent high banked racetrack The race took the scheduled 393 laps to complete At race s end Matt Kenseth driving for Roush Racing would dominate the late stages of the race and win under caution when NASCAR determined oil and debris had made racing conditions unsafe with five to go 1 The win was Kenseth s second career NASCAR Winston Cup Series win and his first win of the season To fill out the podium Sterling Marlin of Chip Ganassi Racing and Bobby Labonte of Joe Gibbs Racing would finish second and third respectively 2002 Subway 400Race detailsRace 2 of 36 in the 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup SeriesThe 2002 Subway 400 program cover DateFebruary 24 2002Official name37th Annual Subway 400LocationRockingham North Carolina North Carolina SpeedwayCoursePermanent racing facility1 017 mi 1 637 km Distance393 laps 399 681 mi 643 224 km Scheduled Distance393 laps 399 681 mi 643 224 km Average speed115 478 miles per hour 185 844 km h Pole positionDriverRicky CravenPPI MotorsportsTime23 468Most laps ledDriverMatt KensethRoush RacingLaps152WinnerNo 17Matt KensethRoush RacingTelevision in the United StatesNetworkFOXAnnouncersMike Joy Larry McReynolds Darrell WaltripRadio in the United StatesRadioMotor Racing NetworkBooth AnnouncersBarney Hall Joe MooreTurn AnnouncersKurt Becker Dave Moody The win came under controversy after it was found that Kenseth s car was determined to be lower than minimum height requirements Penalties were announced on Tuesday February 26 Kenseth s crew chief Robbie Reiser was fined 30 000 but the win for Kenseth would stand In a radio interview with Fast Talk with Benny Parsons Kenseth stated that a dent in the roof possibly from victory lane celebrations had caused the car to fail minimum height requirements 2 Contents 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 North Carolina Speedway the venue where the race was held North Carolina Speedway was opened as a flat one mile oval on October 31 1965 In 1969 the track was extensively reconfigured to a high banked D shaped oval just over one mile in length In 1997 North Carolina Motor Speedway merged with Penske Motorsports and was renamed North Carolina Speedway Shortly thereafter the infield was reconfigured and competition on the infield road course mostly by the SCCA was discontinued Currently the track is home to the Fast Track High Performance Driving School 3 Entry list edit Driver Team Make Sponsor 1 Kenny Wallace Dale Earnhardt Inc Chevrolet Pennzoil 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing Ford Miller Lite 4 Mike Skinner Morgan McClure Motorsports Chevrolet Kodak 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kellogg s 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford Pfizer 7 Casey Atwood Ultra Evernham Motorsports Dodge Sirius Satellite Radio 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr Dale Earnhardt Inc Chevrolet Budweiser 9 Bill Elliott Evernham Motorsports Dodge Dodge 10 Johnny Benson Jr MBV Motorsports Pontiac Valvoline 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford Dura Lube 12 Ryan Newman Penske Racing Ford Alltel 14 Stacy Compton A J Foyt Enterprises Pontiac Conseco 15 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt Inc Chevrolet NAPA Auto Parts 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford DeWalt 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac Interstate Batteries 19 Jeremy Mayfield Evernham Motorsports Dodge Dodge 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac The Home Depot 21 Elliott Sadler Wood Brothers Racing Ford Motorcraft 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Dodge Caterpillar 23 Hut Stricklin Bill Davis Racing Dodge Hills Bros Coffee 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet DuPont 25 Jerry Nadeau Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet UAW Delphi 26 Joe Nemechek Haas Carter Motorsports Ford Kmart School Spirit 28 Ricky Rudd Robert Yates Racing Ford Texaco Havoline 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet GM Goodwrench 30 Jeff Green Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet America Online 31 Robby Gordon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Cingular Wireless 32 Ricky Craven PPI Motorsports Ford Tide 33 Mike Wallace Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet Andy Petree Racing 36 Ken Schrader MB2 Motorsports Pontiac M amp M s 40 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge Coors Light 41 Jimmy Spencer Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge Target 43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Dodge Cheerios 44 Buckshot Jones Petty Enterprises Dodge Georgia Pacific Brawny 45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge Sprint 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Lowe s 55 Bobby Hamilton Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet Square D Schneider Electric 59 Randy Renfrow Price Motorsports Dodge Price Motorsports 66 Todd Bodine Haas Carter Motorsports Ford Kmart Blue Light Special 71 Dick Trickle Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Warranty Gold Bass Pro Shops 77 Dave Blaney Jasper Motorsports Ford Jasper Engines amp Transmissions 85 Carl Long Mansion Motorsports Ford Mansion Motorsports 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford UPS 90 Rick Mast Donlavey Racing Ford Sauer s Duke s Mayonnaise 97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford Rubbermaid Sharpie 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford Citgo Official entry listPractice editFirst practice edit The first practice session was held on Friday February 22 at 11 20 AM EST and would last for two hours 4 Kyle Petty of Petty Enterprises would set the fastest time in the session with a lap of 23 816 and an average speed of 153 729 miles per hour 247 403 km h 5 Pos Driver Team Make Time Speed 1 45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 23 816 153 729 2 41 Jimmy Spencer Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 23 819 153 708 3 7 Casey Atwood Ultra Evernham Motorsports Dodge 23 825 153 671 Full first practice results Second practice edit The second practice session was held on Saturday February 23 at 9 30 AM EST and would last for 45 minutes 4 Rusty Wallace of Penske Racing would set the fastest time in the session with a lap of 24 311 and an average speed of 150 598 miles per hour 242 364 km h 6 Pos Driver Team Make Time Speed 1 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing Ford 24 311 150 598 2 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 24 322 150 529 3 9 Bill Elliott Evernham Motorsports Dodge 24 329 150 486 Full second practice results Third and final practice edit The third and final practice session sometimes referred to as Happy Hour was held on Saturday February 23 at 11 15 AM EST and would last for 45 minutes 4 John Andretti of Petty Enterprises would set the fastest time in the session with a lap of 24 249 and an average speed of 150 983 miles per hour 242 984 km h 7 Pos Driver Team Make Time Speed 1 43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Dodge 24 249 150 983 2 31 Robby Gordon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 24 257 150 927 3 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 24 264 150 884 Full Happy Hour practice resultsQualifying editQualifying was held on Friday February 22 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 Ricky Craven of PPI Motorsports would win the pole setting a time of 23 468 and an average speed of 156 008 miles per hour 251 071 km h 9 Three drivers would fail to qualify Dick Trickle Randy Renfrow and Carl Long Full qualifying results edit Pos Driver Team Make Time Speed 1 32 Ricky Craven PPI Motorsports Ford 23 468 156 008 2 36 Ken Schrader MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 23 666 154 696 3 10 Johnny Benson Jr MBV Motorsports Pontiac 23 677 154 631 4 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 23 695 154 507 5 25 Jerry Nadeau Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 23 718 154 357 6 40 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 23 729 154 292 7 97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford 23 742 154 207 8 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing Ford 23 791 153 883 9 1 Kenny Wallace Dale Earnhardt Inc Chevrolet 23 816 153 728 10 55 Bobby Hamilton Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 23 820 153 696 11 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 23 822 153 683 12 41 Jimmy Spencer Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 23 826 153 657 13 44 Buckshot Jones Petty Enterprises Dodge 23 844 153 541 14 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 23 847 153 522 15 30 Jeff Green Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 23 853 153 490 16 31 Robby Gordon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 23 856 153 470 17 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 23 864 153 412 18 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Dodge 23 868 153 393 19 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 23 874 153 355 20 7 Casey Atwood Ultra Evernham Motorsports Dodge 23 881 153 310 21 19 Jeremy Mayfield Evernham Motorsports Dodge 23 900 153 181 22 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 23 909 153 124 23 12 Ryan Newman Penske Racing Ford 23 910 153 117 24 4 Mike Skinner Morgan McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 23 917 153 072 25 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford 23 920 153 053 26 15 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt Inc Chevrolet 23 924 153 028 27 28 Ricky Rudd Robert Yates Racing Ford 23 930 152 996 28 9 Bill Elliott Evernham Motorsports Dodge 23 930 152 989 29 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr Dale Earnhardt Inc Chevrolet 23 954 152 836 30 33 Mike Wallace Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 23 958 152 811 31 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 23 969 152 740 32 45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 23 969 152 740 33 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 23 981 152 670 34 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 23 985 152 645 35 43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Dodge 23 990 152 607 36 77 Dave Blaney Jasper Motorsports Ford 24 035 152 321 Provisionals 37 26 Joe Nemechek Haas Carter Motorsports Ford 24 266 150 877 38 21 Elliott Sadler Wood Brothers Racing Ford 24 080 152 036 39 23 Hut Stricklin Bill Davis Racing Dodge 24 479 149 558 40 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 24 045 152 264 41 66 Todd Bodine Haas Carter Motorsports Ford 24 045 152 258 42 14 Stacy Compton A J Foyt Enterprises Pontiac 24 084 152 011 43 90 Rick Mast Donlavey Racing Ford 24 139 151 665 Failed to qualify 44 71 Dick Trickle Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 24 069 152 106 45 59 Randy Renfrow Price Motorsports Dodge 24 775 147 772 46 85 Carl Long Mansion Motorsports Ford 24 840 147 385 Official qualifying resultsRace results editFin 10 St Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings 1 25 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford 393 152 running 185 157 400 2 6 40 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 393 35 running 175 125 142 3 14 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 393 0 running 165 114 178 4 19 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 393 0 running 160 109 378 5 1 32 Ricky Craven PPI Motorsports Ford 393 116 running 160 70 900 6 22 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 393 0 running 150 92 377 7 33 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 393 0 running 146 104 238 8 8 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing Ford 393 0 running 142 89 810 9 10 55 Bobby Hamilton Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 393 0 running 138 76 210 10 9 1 Kenny Wallace Dale Earnhardt Inc Chevrolet 393 0 running 134 83 885 11 28 9 Bill Elliott Evernham Motorsports Dodge 393 0 running 130 75 091 12 7 97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford 393 0 running 127 48 310 13 18 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Dodge 393 1 running 129 77 810 14 23 12 Ryan Newman Penske Racing Ford 393 0 running 121 71 610 15 35 43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Dodge 393 0 running 118 76 493 16 40 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 393 0 running 115 76 543 17 15 30 Jeff Green Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 393 46 running 117 42 610 18 27 28 Ricky Rudd Robert Yates Racing Ford 393 26 running 114 86 727 19 34 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 393 0 running 106 87 738 20 12 41 Jimmy Spencer Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 392 0 running 103 48 660 21 17 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 392 0 running 100 75 293 22 36 77 Dave Blaney Jasper Motorsports Ford 392 0 running 97 65 860 23 3 10 Johnny Benson Jr MBV Motorsports Pontiac 392 0 running 94 71 360 24 16 31 Robby Gordon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 392 0 running 91 70 266 25 5 25 Jerry Nadeau Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 391 0 running 88 51 960 26 29 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr Dale Earnhardt Inc Chevrolet 391 0 running 85 77 587 27 39 23 Hut Stricklin Bill Davis Racing Dodge 391 0 running 82 51 385 28 11 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 390 0 running 79 40 035 29 21 19 Jeremy Mayfield Evernham Motorsports Dodge 390 0 running 76 50 872 30 31 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 390 0 running 73 53 700 31 38 21 Elliott Sadler Wood Brothers Racing Ford 390 0 running 70 58 964 32 41 66 Todd Bodine Haas Carter Motorsports Ford 387 0 running 67 42 000 33 37 26 Joe Nemechek Haas Carter Motorsports Ford 386 0 running 64 64 512 34 43 90 Rick Mast Donlavey Racing Ford 385 0 running 61 39 250 35 2 36 Ken Schrader MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 384 0 engine 58 47 350 36 24 4 Mike Skinner Morgan McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 362 0 engine 55 39 050 37 32 45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 332 0 running 52 39 000 38 30 33 Mike Wallace Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 288 0 running 49 46 940 39 20 7 Casey Atwood Ultra Evernham Motorsports Dodge 281 0 running 46 38 890 40 26 15 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt Inc Chevrolet 173 0 engine 43 46 815 41 13 44 Buckshot Jones Petty Enterprises Dodge 153 0 crash 40 38 765 42 4 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 145 17 engine 42 86 563 43 42 14 Stacy Compton A J Foyt Enterprises Pontiac 25 0 engine 34 38 009 Failed to qualify 44 71 Dick Trickle Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 45 59 Randy Renfrow Price Motorsports Dodge 46 85 Carl Long Mansion Motorsports Ford Official race resultsReferences edit Poole David 2002 02 24 Kenseth wins but car fails post race ThatsRacin Archived from the original on 2005 03 06 Retrieved 2022 02 24 Poole David 2002 02 26 Kenseth Dent in roof caused violation ThatsRacin Archived from the original on 2004 12 16 Retrieved 2022 02 24 Fast Track High Performance Driving School Inc Fasttrackracing com Retrieved 2012 07 16 a b c d Jayski s Silly Season Site 2002 Rockingham 1 Race Info Page Jayski s Silly Season Site Archived from the original on 2005 02 06 Retrieved 2022 02 24 NASCAR com Races 2002 Rockingham 1 Practice 1 Results NASCAR com Archived from the original on 2002 06 03 Retrieved 2022 02 24 NASCAR com Races 2002 Rockingham 1 Practice 2 Results NASCAR com Archived from the original on 2002 06 03 Retrieved 2022 02 24 NASCAR com Races 2002 Rockingham 1 Practice 3 Results NASCAR com Archived from the original on 2002 06 03 Retrieved 2022 02 24 Jayski s Silly Season Site 2002 Provisional Owners Points Page 1st four races Jayski s Silly Season Site Archived from the original on 2005 02 04 Retrieved 2022 02 24 Craven continues form with Rockingham pole Tampa Bay Times Retrieved 2022 02 24 2002 Subway 400 The Third Turn www thethirdturn com Retrieved 2022 02 23 Previous race 2002 Daytona 500 NASCAR Winston Cup Series2002 season Next race 2002 UAW DaimlerChrysler 400 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2002 Subway 400 amp oldid 1193110592, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
