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Dale Earnhardt Jr. (2002)
Profile
Birthdate  
Hometown Kannapolis, North Carolina
Team Hendrick Motorsports
Primary Sponsor Nationwide Insurance
Owner Rick Hendrick
Car Chevrolet
Car No. 88
Crew Chief Greg Ives
2002 Statistics
Driver Points 0 Driver Points Rank 0
Races Won 2 Points per NASCAR Race 118.6
Races Won (%) 5.6% NASCAR Won (%) 5.6%
Average Start 12.8 Average Finish Overall 17.1
Average Finish Last 5 13.8 Average Finish Last 10 12
Driver Races Run 36 Points per Driver Race Run 118.6
NASCAR Races Run 36 Percentage NASCAR Races Run 100%
Top 5 Finishes 11 Races Top 5 (%) 30.6%
Top 10 Finishes 16 Races Top 10 (%) 44.4%
NASCAR Top 5 (%) 30.6% NASCAR Top 10 (%) 44.4%
Avg Start-to-Finish -4.3 Best Start Position 1
Driver Laps Run 10,344 Driver Races Laps 10,695
Percentage Race Laps Run 96.7% Percentage Races Finished Laps Run 98.4%
NASCAR Races Laps 10,695 Percentage NASCAR Laps Run 96.7%
Did Not Finish 3 Did Not Finish (%) 8.3%
2002 Race by Race for Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Date Event Name Finish Start Laps Run Race Laps Pts/Bon Earned Odds Finish Status Winnings
2/10/02 Budweiser Shootout 2 70 70 175/5 - Running $100955
2/14/02 Gatorade 125s, Race 1 2 50 50 0/0 - Running $0
2/17/02 Daytona 500 29 5 171 200 76/0 4-1 Running $175137
2/24/02 Subway 400 26 29 391 393 85/0 16-1 Running $77587
3/3/02 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 16 35 267 267 120/5 9-1 Running $84875
3/10/02 MBNA America 500 2 3 325 325 175/5 8-1 Running $104600
3/17/02 Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 4 23 293 293 165/5 15-1 Running $96542
3/24/02 Food City 500 4 23 500 500 170/10 15-1 Running $87850
4/8/02 Samsung/Radio Shack 500 42 9 192 334 42/5 5-1 Accident $85722
4/14/02 Virginia 500 5 3 500 500 160/5 6-1 Running $88862
4/21/02 Aaron's 499 1 4 188 188 185/10 3-1 Running $184830
4/28/02 NAPA Auto Parts 500 36 9 225 250 55/0 8-1 Accident $89987
5/5/02 Pontiac Excitement 400 36 2 327 400 55/0 8-1 Running $76862
5/18/02 The Winston 2 90 90 0/0 - Running $0
5/26/02 Coca-Cola Racing Family 600 35 6 371 400 63/5 6-1 Engine $76575
6/2/02 MBNA Platinum 400 30 30 396 400 73/0 4-1 Running $87492
6/9/02 Pocono 500 12 14 200 200 127/0 - Running $78612
6/16/02 Sirius Satellite Radio 400 22 3 199 200 102/5 11-1 Running $80677
6/23/02 Dodge/Save Mart 350 30 23 109 110 73/0 16-1 Running $84607
7/6/02 Pepsi 400 6 9 160 160 155/5 4-1 Running $105537
7/14/02 Tropicana 400 10 9 267 267 139/5 12-1 Running $102437
7/21/02 New England 300 23 28 300 300 99/5 17-1 Running $64925
7/28/02 Pennsylvania 500 37 11 144 175 52/0 16-1 Running $55100
8/4/02 Brickyard 400 22 3 160 160 102/5 12-1 Running $125280
8/11/02 Sirius at The Glen 35 21 84 90 58/0 19-1 Running $57605
8/18/02 Pepsi 400 10 1 200 200 139/5 8-1 Running $78740
8/24/02 Sharpie 500 3 2 500 500 170/5 6-1 Running $131090
9/1/02 Mountain Dew Southern 500 16 15 367 367 115/0 17-1 Running $67185
9/7/02 Chevy Monte Carlo 400 4 24 400 400 160/0 14-1 Running $87205
9/15/02 New Hampshire 300 11 37 207 207 130/0 8-1 Running $70425
9/22/02 MBNA All-American Heroes 400 24 3 396 400 96/5 4-1 Running $66240
9/29/02 Protection One 400 6 1 267 267 155/5 6-1 Running $96700
10/6/02 EA Sports 500 1 13 188 188 185/10 3-1 Running $166040
10/13/02 UAW-GM Quality 500 9 13 334 334 143/5 7-1 Running $69300
10/20/02 Old Dominion 500 4 10 500 500 160/0 8-1 Running $75870
10/27/02 NAPA 500 5 13 248 248 160/5 6-1 Running $97950
11/3/02 Pop Secret 400 34 22 389 393 61/0 14-1 Running $59100
11/10/02 Checker Auto Parts 500 5 3 312 312 160/5 3-1 Running $97850
11/17/02 Ford 400 21 2 267 267 105/5 4-1 Running $60825