| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| EA SPORTS 500 | Talladega Superspeedway | |||||||||
| October 06, 2002 | Race 30 of 36 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 183.665 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: .118 second | Time of Race: 02:43:22 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 35 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 0 | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 13 | #8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 185/10 | 188 | Running | $166,040 |
| 2 | 3 | #20 | Tony Stewart | Pontiac | Home Depot | 170/0 | 188 | Running | $152,258 |
| 3 | 10 | #28 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Havoline | 170/5 | 188 | Running | $134,972 |
| 4 | 11 | #97 | Kurt Busch | Ford | Rubbermaid | 165/5 | 188 | Running | $86,665 |
| 5 | 17 | #30 | Jeff Green | Chevrolet | America Online | 155/0 | 188 | Running | $68,265 |
| 6 | 35 | #1 | Steve Park | Chevrolet | Pennzoil | 150/0 | 188 | Running | $91,600 |
| 7 | 7 | #12 | Ryan Newman * | Ford | ALLTEL | 151/5 | 188 | Running | $83,925 |
| 8 | 15 | #15 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | NAPA Auto Parts | 147/5 | 188 | Running | $64,550 |
| 9 | 12 | #88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | UPS | 138/0 | 188 | Running | $87,825 |
| 10 | 28 | #22 | Ward Burton | Dodge | Caterpillar | 134/0 | 188 | Running | $99,300 |
| 11 | 14 | #99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | CITGO | 135/5 | 188 | Running | $95,117 |
| 12 | 20 | #31 | Robby Gordon | Chevrolet | Cingular Wireless | 132/5 | 188 | Running | $80,121 |
| 13 | 6 | #2 | Rusty Wallace | Ford | Miller Lite | 99/0 | 188 | Running | $93,805 |
| 14 | 8 | #17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | DeWalt Power Tools | 126/5 | 188 | Running | $67,295 |
| 15 | 16 | #32 | Ricky Craven | Ford | Tide | 123/5 | 188 | Running | $64,885 |
| 16 | 22 | #45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | Sprint | 115/0 | 188 | Running | $52,725 |
| 17 | 32 | #23 | Scott Wimmer | Dodge | Hills Bros Coffee | 112/0 | 188 | Running | $52,285 |
| 18 | 30 | #43 | John Andretti | Dodge | Cheerios | 109/0 | 188 | Running | $79,233 |
| 19 | 9 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Dodge | Dodge Dealers/UAW | 106/0 | 188 | Running | $77,656 |
| 20 | 26 | #19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge | Dodge Dealers/UAW | 108/5 | 188 | Running | $61,805 |
| 21 | 24 | #41 | Jimmy Spencer | Dodge | Target | 100/0 | 188 | Running | $63,810 |
| 22 | 42 | #49 | Stacy Compton | Dodge | MNR Productions | 97/0 | 188 | Running | $51,690 |
| 23 | 33 | #26 | Todd Bodine | Ford | Discover Card | 94/0 | 187 | Running | $74,907 |
| 24 | 40 | #44 | Jerry Nadeau | Dodge | Georgia Pacific | 91/0 | 187 | Running | $59,825 |
| 25 | 18 | #18 | Bobby Labonte | Pontiac | Interstate Batteries | 88/0 | 187 | Running | $92,033 |
| 26 | 5 | #40 | Jamie McMurray | Dodge | Coors Light | 85/0 | 187 | Running | $88,012 |
| 27 | 19 | #29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench Service | 87/5 | 186 | Running | $91,288 |
| 28 | 37 | #4 | Mike Skinner | Chevrolet | Kodak Films | 79/0 | 186 | Running | $56,839 |
| 29 | 41 | #11 | Brett Bodine | Ford | Hooters Restaurants | 76/0 | 186 | Running | $48,190 |
| 30 | 2 | #6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Pfizer/Viagra | 73/0 | 186 | Running | $82,363 |
| 31 | 21 | #77 | Dave Blaney | Ford | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | 70/0 | 186 | Running | $55,445 |
| 32 | 29 | #55 | Ron Hornaday | Chevrolet | Schneider Electric/Square D | 67/0 | 186 | Running | $52,860 |
| 33 | 36 | #33 | Kenny Wallace | Chevrolet | 1-800-CALLATT | 64/0 | 185 | Running | $44,775 |
| 34 | 39 | #7 | Casey Atwood | Dodge | Sirius Satellite Radio | 61/0 | 185 | Running | $44,715 |
| 35 | 38 | #14 | Mike Wallace | Pontiac | Conseco | 58/0 | 185 | Running | $44,675 |
| 36 | 27 | #21 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | Motorcraft Quality Parts | 55/0 | 174 | Running | $52,625 |
| 37 | 1 | #48 | Jimmie Johnson * | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 52/0 | 173 | Engine | $44,575 |
| 38 | 23 | #5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's | 49/0 | 164 | Engine | $73,358 |
| 39 | 34 | #25 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | UAW/Delphi | 46/0 | 155 | Engine | $52,450 |
| 40 | 25 | #10 | Johnny Benson | Pontiac | Valvoline | 43/0 | 148 | Engine | $71,125 |
| 41 | 31 | #36 | Ken Schrader | Pontiac | M&M's | 40/0 | 137 | Engine | $52,330 |
| 42 | 4 | #24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 42/5 | 125 | Engine | $107,258 |
| 43 | 43 | #71 | Jay Sauter | Chevrolet | Realtree Camouflage | 34/0 | 46 | Accident | $44,482 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||