| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Aaron's 499 | Talladega Superspeedway | |||||||||
| April 21, 2002 | Race 9 of 36 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 159.022 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: .060 seconds | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: 27 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 116-119, 165-175, 181-184 | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 4 | #8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 185/10 | 188 | Running | $184,830 |
| 2 | 3 | #15 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | NAPA Auto Parts | 175/5 | 188 | Running | $131,855 |
| 3 | 20 | #97 | Kurt Busch | Ford | Rubbermaid | 165/0 | 188 | Running | $120,255 |
| 4 | 10 | #24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 160/0 | 188 | Running | $143,003 |
| 5 | 33 | #40 | Sterling Marlin | Dodge | Coors Light | 160/5 | 188 | Running | $127,182 |
| 6 | 41 | #88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | UPS | 155/5 | 188 | Running | $113,530 |
| 7 | 1 | #48 | Jimmie Johnson * | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 151/5 | 188 | Running | $71,780 |
| 8 | 13 | #2 | Rusty Wallace | Ford | Miller Lite | 142/0 | 188 | Running | $107,480 |
| 9 | 25 | #99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | CITGO | 143/5 | 188 | Running | $106,647 |
| 10 | 12 | #45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | Sprint | 134/0 | 188 | Running | $65,130 |
| 11 | 22 | #23 | Hut Stricklin | Dodge | Hills Bros Coffee | 130/0 | 188 | Running | $63,575 |
| 12 | 23 | #09 | Geoffrey Bodine | Ford | Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts | 127/0 | 188 | Running | $59,145 |
| 13 | 24 | #11 | Brett Bodine | Ford | Hooters Restaurants | 124/0 | 188 | Running | $76,865 |
| 14 | 38 | #28 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Havoline | 121/0 | 188 | Running | $101,402 |
| 15 | 5 | #22 | Ward Burton | Dodge | Caterpillar | 118/0 | 188 | Running | $102,280 |
| 16 | 30 | #30 | Jeff Green | Chevrolet | America Online | 115/0 | 188 | Running | $56,115 |
| 17 | 32 | #41 | Jimmy Spencer | Dodge | Target | 112/0 | 188 | Running | $72,600 |
| 18 | 35 | #32 | Ricky Craven | Ford | Tide | 109/0 | 188 | Running | $67,160 |
| 19 | 39 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Dodge | Dodge Dealers/UAW | 106/0 | 188 | Running | $84,826 |
| 20 | 11 | #5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's | 103/0 | 188 | Running | $90,143 |
| 21 | 27 | #198 | Kenny Wallace | Chevrolet | Aaron's | 100/0 | 188 | Running | $54,570 |
| 22 | 43 | #55 | Bobby Hamilton | Chevrolet | Schneider Electric | 97/0 | 187 | Running | $76,150 |
| 23 | 42 | #4 | Mike Skinner | Chevrolet | Kodak Films | 94/0 | 187 | Running | $65,729 |
| 24 | 36 | #36 | Ken Schrader | Pontiac | M&M's | 91/0 | 186 | Running | $65,010 |
| 25 | 34 | #44 | Steve Grissom | Dodge | Georgia Pacific | 88/0 | 186 | Running | $53,605 |
| 26 | 16 | #7 | Casey Atwood | Dodge | Sirius Satellite Radio | 85/0 | 186 | Running | $56,525 |
| 27 | 6 | #14 | Stacy Compton | Pontiac | Conseco | 82/0 | 184 | Running | $56,270 |
| 28 | 14 | #29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench Service | 79/0 | 181 | Running | $98,498 |
| 29 | 26 | #20 | Tony Stewart | Pontiac | Home Depot | 76/0 | 180 | Accident | $100,138 |
| 30 | 37 | #17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | DeWalt Power Tools | 78/5 | 180 | Running | $80,905 |
| 31 | 21 | #77 | Dave Blaney | Ford | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | 70/0 | 180 | Running | $63,550 |
| 32 | 15 | #25 | Jerry Nadeau | Chevrolet | UAW/Delphi | 67/0 | 179 | Running | $63,300 |
| 33 | 2 | #31 | Robby Gordon | Chevrolet | Cingular Wireless | 64/0 | 176 | Running | $81,631 |
| 34 | 9 | #1 | Steve Park | Chevrolet | Pennzoil | 61/0 | 174 | Running | $84,710 |
| 35 | 29 | #26 | Frank Kimmel | Ford | Advance Auto Parts/Pork | 58/0 | 172 | Running | $79,892 |
| 36 | 31 | #19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge | Dodge Dealers/UAW | 60/5 | 167 | Accident | $62,075 |
| 37 | 19 | #6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Pfizer/Viagra | 57/5 | 166 | Accident | $85,258 |
| 38 | 28 | #43 | John Andretti | Dodge | Cheerios | 49/0 | 164 | Accident | $78,133 |
| 39 | 7 | #10 | Johnny Benson | Pontiac | Valvoline | 46/0 | 164 | Accident | $77,615 |
| 40 | 40 | #21 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | Motorcraft Quality Parts | 43/0 | 163 | Accident | $58,615 |
| 41 | 17 | #18 | Bobby Labonte | Pontiac | Interstate Batteries | 40/0 | 163 | Accident | $96,188 |
| 42 | 18 | #33 | Mike Wallace | Chevrolet | Preen 'N Green | 37/0 | 162 | Accident | $50,210 |
| 43 | 8 | #12 | Ryan Newman * | Ford | ALLTEL | 39/5 | 141 | Engine | $58,022 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||