2002 NAPA Auto Parts 500

2002 NAPA Auto Parts 500

Race details[1]
Race 10 of 36 in the 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season
The 2002 NAPA Auto Parts 500 program cover, featuring Rusty Wallace.
Date	April 28, 2002 (2002-April-28)
Official name	NAPA Auto Parts 500
Location	California Speedway, Fontana, California
Course	Permanent racing facility 2.0 mi (3.23 km)
Distance	250 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km)
Weather	Temperatures reaching up to 75.9 °F (24.4 °C); wind speeds up to 11.1 miles per hour (17.9 km/h)
Average speed	150.088 miles per hour (241.543 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Ryan Newman	Penske Racing
Most laps led
Driver	Kurt Busch	Roush Racing
Laps	102
Winner
No. 48	Jimmie Johnson	Hendrick Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network	Fox Broadcasting Company
Announcers	Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds

The 2002 NAPA Auto Parts 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series stock car race held on April 28, 2002 at California Speedway in Fontana, California. Contested over 250 laps on the 2-mile (3.23 km) asphalt D-shaped oval, it was the tenth race of the 2002 Winston Cup Series season. Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports won the race, his first career Winston Cup Series victory. Kurt Busch finished second and Ricky Rudd finished third.