2002 New England 300
19th race of the 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2002 New England 300 was the 19th stock car race of the 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 10th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, July 21, 2002, in Loudon, New Hampshire, at New Hampshire International Speedway, a 1.058-mile (1.703 km) permanent, oval-shaped, low-banked racetrack. The race took the scheduled 300 laps to complete. At race's end, Ward Burton, driving for Bill Davis Racing, took advantage of a disaster-stricken Matt Kenseth to win his fifth and final career NASCAR Winston Cup Series win and his second and final win of the season.[1][2] To fill out the podium, Jeff Green of Richard Childress Racing and Dale Earnhardt Jr. of Dale Earnhardt, Inc. would finish second and third, respectively.
Race details | |||
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Race 19 of 36 in the 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
![]() The 2002 New England 300 program cover | |||
Date | July 21, 2002 | ||
Official name | 10th Annual New England 300 | ||
Location |
Loudon, New Hampshire, New Hampshire International Speedway | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.058 mi (1.703 km) | ||
Distance | 300 laps, 317.4 mi (510.805 km) | ||
Scheduled Distance | 300 laps, 317.4 mi (510.805 km) | ||
Average speed | 92.342 miles per hour (148.610 km/h) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Evernham Motorsports | ||
Time | 28.971 | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Matt Kenseth | Roush Racing | |
Laps | 77 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 22 | Ward Burton | Bill Davis 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 race was marred by poor track conditions, as the sealer of the racetrack came apart due to a repave the speedway had which affected the corners of the track.[3][4]