Race details[1] | |||
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Race 30 of 36 in the 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
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.