| Race details[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 30 of 36 in the 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
 Layout of Talladega Superspeedway | |||
| Date | October 6, 2002 | ||
| Location | Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, Alabama | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.66 mi (4.2829 km) | ||
| Distance | 188 laps, 500.1 mi (804.83 km) | ||
| Weather | Hot with temperatures approaching 89.1 °F (31.7 °C); wind speeds up to 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h) | ||
| Average speed | 183.665 miles per hour (295.580 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Hendrick Motorsports | ||
| Time | No time trials | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | |
| Laps | 56 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | NBC | ||
| Announcers | Allen Bestwick, Benny Parsons, Wally Dallenbach Jr. | ||
The 2002 EA Sports 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series stock car race held on October 6, 2002, at the Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Alabama.
- ^ "2002 EA Sports 500 weather information". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2013-05-22.