2002 Mountain Dew Southern 500
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The 2002 Mountain Dew Southern 500, the 53rd running of the event, was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held on September 1, 2002 at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina. Contested at 367 laps on the 1.366 mile (2.198 km) speedway, it was the twenty-fifth race of the 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports won the race.
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Race details | |||
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Race 25 of 36 in the 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | |||
![]() 2002 Southern 500 program cover | |||
Date | September 1, 2002 (2002-September-01) | ||
Official name | Mountain Dew Southern 500 | ||
Location | Darlington Raceway, Darlington County, South Carolina | ||
Course | 1.366 mi (2.198 km) | ||
Distance | 367 laps, 501.322 mi (806.800 km) | ||
Weather | Temperatures hovering around 80.6 °F (27.0 °C); wind speeds gusting up to 11.3 miles per hour (18.2 km/h)[1] | ||
Average speed | 118.617 miles per hour (190.896 km/h) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Chip Ganassi Racing | ||
Time | no time trials | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | |
Laps | 125 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | Turner Network Television | ||
Announcers | Allen Bestwick, Benny Parsons and Wally Dallenbach Jr. |
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