| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 | Darlington Raceway | |||||||||
| March 17, 2002 | Race 5 of 36 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 126.07 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 3.581 seconds | Time of Race: 03:10:29 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 12 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 39-43, 91-94, 134-137, 198-210, 227-240 | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 11 | #40 | Sterling Marlin | Dodge | Coors Light | 180/5 | 293 | Running | $190,642 |
| 2 | 6 | #21 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | Motorcraft Quality Parts | 170/0 | 293 | Running | $98,395 |
| 3 | 16 | #29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench | 165/0 | 293 | Running | $10,443 |
| 4 | 23 | #8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 165/5 | 293 | Running | $96,542 |
| 5 | 3 | #12 | Ryan Newman * | Ford | ALLTEL | 155/0 | 293 | Running | $77,175 |
| 6 | 5 | #48 | Jimmie Johnson * | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 150/0 | 293 | Running | $48,900 |
| 7 | 18 | #2 | Rusty Wallace | Ford | Miller Lite | 146/0 | 293 | Running | $88,520 |
| 8 | 34 | #17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | DeWalt Power Tools | 142/0 | 293 | Running | $70,365 |
| 9 | 2 | #24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 148/10 | 293 | Running | $106,663 |
| 10 | 10 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Dodge | Dodge Dealers/UAW | 134/0 | 293 | Running | $76,061 |
| 11 | 14 | #99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | CITGO | 130/0 | 292 | Running | $85,892 |
| 12 | 21 | #28 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Havoline | 127/0 | 292 | Running | $86,012 |
| 13 | 26 | #55 | Bobby Hamilton | Chevrolet | Schneider Electric | 124/0 | 292 | Running | $66,440 |
| 14 | 30 | #45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | Sprint | 121/0 | 292 | Running | $39,460 |
| 15 | 17 | #15 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | NAPA Auto Parts | 118/0 | 292 | Running | $53,780 |
| 16 | 19 | #19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge | Dodge Dealers/UAW | 115/0 | 292 | Running | $51,585 |
| 17 | 27 | #26 | Joe Nemechek | Ford | TBA | 112/0 | 292 | Running | $67,977 |
| 18 | 20 | #25 | Jerry Nadeau | Chevrolet | UAW/Delphi | 109/0 | 291 | Running | $50,470 |
| 19 | 38 | #44 | Buckshot Jones | Dodge | Georgia Pacific | 106/0 | 290 | Running | $48,740 |
| 20 | 29 | #4 | Mike Skinner | Chevrolet | Kodak | 103/0 | 290 | Running | $53,409 |
| 21 | 12 | #18 | Bobby Labonte | Pontiac | Interstate Batteries | 100/0 | 289 | Running | $83,533 |
| 22 | 35 | #43 | John Andretti | Dodge | Cheerios | 97/0 | 289 | Running | $68,323 |
| 23 | 37 | #5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's | 94/0 | 289 | Running | $69,758 |
| 24 | 41 | #90 | Rick Mast | Ford | Duke's Mayonnaise/Sauer's | 91/0 | 287 | Running | $40,610 |
| 25 | 9 | #30 | Jeff Green | Chevrolet | America Online | 88/0 | 284 | Running | $36,895 |
| 26 | 40 | #7 | Casey Atwood | Dodge | Sirius Satellite Radio | 85/0 | 283 | Running | $40,085 |
| 27 | 32 | #14 | Stacy Compton | Pontiac | Conseco | 82/0 | 282 | Running | $39,785 |
| 28 | 13 | #97 | Kurt Busch | Ford | Rubbermaid | 79/0 | 278 | Running | $47,930 |
| 29 | 31 | #6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Pfizer/Viagra | 81/5 | 278 | Running | $73,073 |
| 30 | 25 | #77 | Dave Blaney | Ford | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | 73/0 | 275 | Running | $47,685 |
| 31 | 15 | #22 | Ward Burton | Dodge | Caterpillar | 75/5 | 266 | Running | $78,980 |
| 32 | 39 | #23 | Hut Stricklin | Dodge | Hills Bros Coffee | 67/0 | 257 | Running | $46,925 |
| 33 | 24 | #10 | Johnny Benson | Pontiac | Valvoline | 64/0 | 250 | Accident | $65,570 |
| 34 | 28 | #31 | Robby Gordon | Chevrolet | Cingular Wireless | 61/0 | 249 | Running | $64,321 |
| 35 | 8 | #36 | Ken Schrader | Pontiac | M&M's | 58/0 | 227 | Accident | $43,710 |
| 36 | 36 | #20 | Tony Stewart | Pontiac | Home Depot | 60/5 | 225 | Accident | $83,233 |
| 37 | 7 | #41 | Jimmy Spencer | Dodge | Target | 52/0 | 225 | Accident | $35,625 |
| 38 | 33 | #11 | Brett Bodine | Ford | Hooters | 49/0 | 196 | Accident | $35,565 |
| 39 | 4 | #1 | Steve Park | Chevrolet | Pennzoil | 51/5 | 133 | Running | $65,390 |
| 40 | 22 | #88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | UPS | 43/0 | 115 | Engine | $83,193 |
| 41 | 1 | #32 | Ricky Craven | Ford | Tide | 45/5 | 64 | Accident | $48,850 |
| 42 | 42 | #49 | Shawna Robinson * | Dodge | BAM Racing | 37/0 | 51 | Ignition | $35,290 |
| 43 | 43 | #71 | Andy Hillenburg | Chevrolet | TBA | 34/0 | 12 | Engine | $34,598 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||