- 2002 NASCAR Busch Series
The
2002 NASCAR Busch Series Season beganFebruary 16 and endedNovember 16 .Greg Biffle ofRoush Racing was crowned champion.See Also:
2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series ,2002 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series 2002 Team Chart
List of full time teams after race 5 of 2002.
EAS/GNC Live Well 300 The
EAS/GNC Live Well 300 was heldFebruary 16 atDaytona International Speedway .Joe Nemechek won the pole.Top Ten Results
#
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
#Michael Waltrip
#Matt Kenseth
#Jason Keller
#Shane Hmiel
#Scott Riggs
#Jack Sprague
#Kevin Lepage
#Andy Houston
#Kenny Wallace Failed to qualify:
Dan Pardus (#32), Mike Wallace (#4),C.W. Smith (#67),Mike Harmon (#44), David Boggs (#22)1-866RBCTerm.com 200 The
1-866RBCTerm.com 200 was heldFebruary 23 atNorth Carolina Speedway . Jeff Green won the pole.Top Ten Results
#
Jason Keller
#Greg Biffle
#Randy LaJoie
#Scott Riggs
#Mike McLaughlin
#Jack Sprague
#Jimmy Spencer
#Ashton Lewis
#Tony Raines
#Larry Foyt Failed to qualify:
Cam Strader (#84),Lance Hooper (#89)Sam's Town 300 The
Sam's Town 300 was heldMarch 2 atLas Vegas Motor Speedway .Jeff Burton won the pole.Top Ten Results
#
Jeff Burton
#Michael Waltrip
#Johnny Sauter
#Kevin Lepage
#Jeff Green
#Jack Sprague
#Randy LaJoie
#Kenny Wallace
#Greg Biffle
#Stacy Compton Failed to qualify:
Jeff Fuller (#88),Mike Laughlin (#34),A.J. Alsup (#72),Mike Harmon (#44),Dion Ciccarelli (#84)darlingtonraceway.com 200 The
darlingtonraceway.com 200 was heldMarch 16 atDarlington Raceway .Jeff Burton won the pole.Top Ten Results
#
Jeff Burton
#Greg Biffle
#Jeff Green
#Jason Keller
#Kenny Wallace
#Mike McLaughlin
#Tony Raines
#Todd Bodine
#Jack Sprague
#Stacy Compton Failed to qualify:
Phil Bonifield (#90),Shane Hall (#84)Channellock 250 The
Channellock 250 was heldMarch 23 atBristol Motor Speedway .Scott Riggs won the pole.Top Ten Results
#Jeff Green
#Mike McLaughlin
#Scott Wimmer
#Jimmy Spencer
#Greg Biffle
#Kenny Wallace
#Randy LaJoie
#Todd Bodine
#Scott Riggs
#Shane Hmiel Failed to qualify: none
O'Reilly 300 The
O'Reilly 300 was heldApril 6 atTexas Motor Speedway . Jeff Green. The race ended after 116 laps due to rain.Top Ten Results
#
Jeff Purvis
#Jack Sprague
#Joe Nemechek
#Scott Riggs
#Jeff Green
#Kevin Harvick
#Randy LaJoie
#Bobby Hamilton, Jr.
#Matt Kenseth
#Jeff Burton Failed to qualify:
Dan Pardus (#32),Mike Harmon (#44),Jason Schuler (#73),Dwayne Leik (#81)Pepsi 300 Presented by Kroger The
Pepsi 300 Presented by Kroger was heldApril 13 atNashville Superspeedway .Shane Hmiel won the pole.Top Ten Results
#
Scott Riggs
#Jack Sprague
#Bobby Hamilton, Jr.
#Scott Wimmer
#Jason Keller
#Randy LaJoie
#Jamie McMurray
#Kerry Earnhardt
#Stacy Compton
#Tim Sauter Failed to qualify: none
Aaron's 312 at Talladega The
Aaron's 312 at Talladega was heldApril 20 atTalladega Superspeedway .Johnny Sauter won the pole. The race was most remembered for "the Big One" on lap 15 which was the largest crash in series history, which involved about 30 cars. Only three cars finished on the lead lap.Top Ten Results
#
Jason Keller
#Stacy Compton
#Tim Fedewa
#Todd Bodine
#Casey Mears
#Andy Kirby
#Jimmy Kitchens
#Larry Foyt
#Kenny Wallace
#Hank Parker Jr. Failed to qualify:
Rick Markle (#96)Auto Club 300 The
Auto Club 300 was heldApril 27 atCalifornia Speedway .Jack Sprague won the pole.Top Ten Results
#
Scott Riggs
#Jeff Green
#Stacy Compton
#Jack Sprague
#Jason Keller
#Mike McLaughlin
#Tim Sauter
#Michael Waltrip
#Randy LaJoie
#Greg Biffle Failed to qualify:
Jack Sellers (#15)Hardee's 250 The
Hardee's 250 was heldMay 3 atRichmond International Raceway .Jack Sprague won the pole.Top Ten Results
#
Jason Keller
#Ashton Lewis
#Greg Biffle
#Michael Waltrip
#Kevin Grubb
#Hank Parker Jr.
#Brian Vickers
#Scott Wimmer
#Jamie McMurray
#Tim Sauter Busch 200 The
Busch 200 was heldMay 11 atNew Hampshire International Speedway .Shane Hmiel won the pole.Top Ten Results
#
Bobby Hamilton, Jr.
#Todd Bodine
#Jack Sprague
#Shane Hmiel
#Mike McLaughlin
#Randy LaJoie
#Scott Riggs
#Hank Parker Jr.
#Jamie McMurray
#Kevin Grubb Failed to qualify: none
Stacker 2 200 The
Stacker 2 200 was heldMay 18 atNazareth Speedway .Jack Sprague won the pole. During this race,Jeff Purvis suffered near-fatal injuries when he was T-Boned byGreg Biffle Top Ten Results
#
Jason Keller
#Scott Riggs
#Ron Hornaday
#Jamie McMurray
#Randy LaJoie
#Bobby Hamilton, Jr.
#Jay Sauter
#Ashton Lewis
#Mike McLaughlin
#Tony Raines Failed to qualify: none
Carquest Auto Parts 300 The
Carquest Auto Parts 300 was heldMay 25 atLowe's Motor Speedway .Ron Hornaday won the pole.Top Ten Results
#Jeff Green
#Greg Biffle
#Scott Riggs
#Mike McLaughlin
#Todd Bodine
#Kevin Lepage
#Bobby Hamilton, Jr.
#Kevin Grubb
#Jay Sauter
#Jack Sprague Failed to qualify:
Christian Fittipaldi (#30),Carl Long (#64),Stanton Barrett (#91),Larry Gunselman (#84),Phil Bonifield (#90)MBNA Platinum 200 The
MBNA Platinum 200 was heldJune 1 atDover International Speedway . Jeff Green won the pole.Top Ten Results
#
Greg Biffle
#Jeff Green
#Bobby Hamilton, Jr.
#Scott Wimmer
#Jack Sprague
#Ron Hornaday
#Kenny Wallace
#Mike McLaughlin
#Randy LaJoie
#Kevin Grubb Failed to qualify: none
Inside Traxx 300 Presented by Met-Rx The
Inside Traxx 300 Presented by Met-Rx was heldJune 8 atNashville Superspeedway .Greg Biffle won the pole.Top Ten Results
#
Jack Sprague
#Bobby Hamilton, Jr.
#Greg Biffle
#Jay Sauter
#Jason Keller
#Kenny Wallace
#Scott Wimmer
#Hank Parker Jr.
#Shane Hmiel
#Casey Mears Kroger 300 Presented by Oreo The
Kroger 300 Presented by Oreo was heldJune 16 atKentucky Speedway .Scott Riggs won the pole.Top Ten Results
#
Todd Bodine
#Greg Biffle
#Tony Raines
#Scott Riggs
#Scott Wimmer
#Jamie McMurray
#Kerry Earnhardt
#Ricky Hendrick
#Kenny Wallace
#Shane Hall Failed to qualify:
Chad Chaffin (#16), Brad Baker (#96),Dwayne Leik (#81),Jeff Fultz (#86),Dion Ciccarelli (#84),Brian Weber (#84),Jason Schuler (#73)GNC Live Well 250 The
GNC Live Well 250 was heldJune 30 atThe Milwaukee Mile .Greg Biffle won the pole.Top Ten Results
#
Greg Biffle
#Jason Keller
#Scott Wimmer
#Ron Hornaday
#Tony Raines
#Shane Hmiel
#Bobby Hamilton, Jr.
#Mike McLaughlin
#Tim Sauter
#Randy LaJoie Failed to qualify:
Brian Ross (#62)Stacker 2/GNC Live Well 250 The
Stacker 2/GNC Live Well 250 was heldJuly 5 atDaytona International Speedway .Joe Nemechek won the pole.Top Ten Results
#
Joe Nemechek
#Greg Biffle
#Kevin Lepage
#Jason Keller
#Jamie McMurray
#Johnny Sauter
#Mike McLaughlin
#Jimmy Spencer
#Kevin Grubb
#Stacy Compton Failed to qualify: none
Tropicana Twister 300 The Tropicana Twister 300 Presented by Sam's Club was held
July 13 atChicagoland Speedway .Todd Bodine won the pole.Top Ten Results
#
Johnny Sauter
#Todd Bodine
#Jeff Burton
#Joe Nemechek
#Ron Hornaday
#Jimmy Spencer
#Jeff Green
#Greg Biffle
#Bobby Hamilton, Jr.
#Jason Keller Failed to qualify:
Richard Mitchell (#56),Steadman Marlin (#95),Larry Hollenbeck (#22),Jason Schuler (#73),Dan Pardus (#32)Charter Pipeline 250 The
Charter Pipeline 250 was heldJuly 20 atGateway International Raceway .Randy LaJoie won the pole.Top Ten Results
#
Greg Biffle
#Ron Hornaday
#Kevin Grubb
#Jack Sprague
#Tony Raines
#Jason Keller
#Mike McLaughlin
#Jamie McMurray
#Kevin Lepage
#Tim Sauter Failed to qualify:
Kertus Davis (#0),Drew White (#22)NetZero 250 The
NetZero 250 was heldJuly 27 atPikes Peak International Raceway .Jason Keller won the pole.Top Ten Results
#
Hank Parker Jr.
#Greg Biffle
#Jason Keller
#Ron Hornaday
#Kevin Lepage
#Scott Wimmer
#Mike McLaughlin
#Jamie McMurray
#Ashton Lewis
#Stacy Compton Failed to qualify: none
Kroger 200 The
Kroger 200 was heldAugust 3 atIndianapolis Raceway Park .Greg Biffle won the pole.Top Ten Results
#
Greg Biffle
#Jason Keller
#Scott Wimmer
#Johnny Sauter
#Kenny Wallace
#Jon Wood
#Ricky Hendrick
#Jamie McMurray
#Tony Raines
#Ron Hornaday Failed to qualify: none
Cabela's 250 The
Cabela's 250 was heldAugust 17 atMichigan International Speedway .Kevin Lepage won the pole.Top Ten Results
#
Michael Waltrip
#Jeff Burton
#Jeff Green
#Todd Bodine
#Bobby Hamilton, Jr.
#Scott Riggs
#Scott Wimmer
#Stacy Compton
#Jimmy Spencer
#Kasey Kahne Failed to qualify:
Richard Mitchell (#56),Michael Vergers (#07),Keith Murt (#79),Mike Harmon (#44),Rick Markle (#84),Steadman Marlin (#95),Brian Ross (#62),Jason Schuler (#73),Wayman Wittman (#93)Food City 250 The
Food City 250 was heldAugust 23 atBristol Motor Speedway .Jason Keller won the pole.Top Ten Results
#
Jimmy Spencer
#Scott Wimmer
#Greg Biffle
#Mike McLaughlin
#Jeff Green
#Kenny Wallace
#Michael Waltrip
#Tony Raines
#Jason Keller
#Randy LaJoie Failed to qualify: Ron Young (#71),
Josh Richeson (#11),Kasey Kahne (#98),Tim Bainey (#15),Joe Buford (#84),Butch Jarvis (#53)Gatorade 200 The
Gatorade 200 was heldAugust 31 atDarlington Raceway .Greg Biffle won the pole. The race was shortened to 74 laps due to rain.Top Ten Results
#
Jeff Burton
#Jason Keller
#Jeff Green
#Greg Biffle
#Jack Sprague
#Bobby Hamilton, Jr.
#Scott Wimmer
#Mike McLaughlin
#Tony Raines
#Scott Riggs Failed to qualify:
Gus Wasson (#96), Ron Young (#71)Funai 250 The
Funai 250 was heldSeptember 6 atRichmond International Raceway .Dale Earnhardt, Jr. won the pole.Top Ten Results
#
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
#Jamie McMurray
#Jeff Burton
#Tony Raines
#Jason Keller
#Greg Biffle
#Hank Parker Jr.
#Michael Waltrip
#Scott Wimmer
#Kenny Wallace Failed to qualify:
Michael Vergers (#07),Brian Vickers (#40),Martin Truex, Jr. (#56),Shayne Lockhart (#22),Dion Ciccarelli (#84),Chris Fontaine (#41), Ron Young (#71),Josh Richeson (#11),Mike Harmon (#44),Dan Pardus (#32)MBNA All-American Heroes 200 The
MBNA All-American Heroes 200 was heldSeptember 21 atDover International Speedway .Kevin Lepage won the pole.Top Ten Results
#
Scott Wimmer
#Mike McLaughlin
#Jack Sprague
#Jeff Green
#Jason Keller
#Jimmy Spencer
#Randy LaJoie
#Tim Sauter
#Kenny Wallace
#Shane Hmiel Failed to qualify:
Chris Fontaine (#41),Bill Hoff (#93),Richard Mitchell (#56),Donnie Neuenberger (#52)Mr. Goodcents 300 The
Mr. Goodcents 300 was heldSeptember 28 atKansas Speedway .Michael Waltrip won the pole.Top Ten Results
#
Jeff Burton
#Kerry Earnhardt
#Joe Nemechek
#Jeff Burton
#Greg Biffle
#Tony Raines
#Jimmy Spencer
#Jeff Green
#Bobby Hamilton, Jr.
#Lyndon Amick
#Jamie McMurray Failed to qualify: Mike Wallace (#4),
Jason Schuler (#73),Steadman Marlin (#95),Ryck Sanders (#52)Little Trees 300 The
Little Trees 300 was heldOctober 12 atLowe's Motor Speedway .Michael Waltrip won the pole.Top Ten Results
#
Jeff Burton
#Michael Waltrip
#Joe Nemechek
#Jeff Green
#David Green
#Greg Biffle
#Wally Dallenbach Jr.
#Mike McLaughlin
#Bobby Hamilton, Jr.
#Shane Hmiel Failed to qualify:
Justin Labonte (#04), Brad Baker (#28),Jeff Fultz (#86), Jason White(#95),Carl Long (#22),Chad Chaffin (#16),John Hayden (#85),Larry Gunselman (#94),Brian Vickers (#84),Mike Harmon (#44),Cam Strader (#52)Sam's Town 250 Benefitted by St. Jude The
Sam's Town 250 Benefitted by St. Jude was heldOctober 20 atMemphis Motorsports Park .Greg Biffle won the pole.Top Ten Results
#
Scott Wimmer
#Stacy Compton
#Jamie McMurray
#Hank Parker Jr.
#Kerry Earnhardt
#Tim Sauter
#Ron Hornaday
#Jay Sauter
#David Green
#Jason Keller Failed to qualify:
Jason Schuler (#73),Bryan Reffner (#70),John Hayden (#85),Tim Bainey (#15),Mike Harmon (#44),Chris Fontaine (#41),Jody Lavender (#84),Chad Chaffin (#16),Michael Dokken (#55),Dan Pardus (#32),Justin Ashburn (#61),Butch Jarvis (#53)Aaron's 312
The Aaron's 312 was held
October 26 atAtlanta Motor Speedway .Greg Biffle won the pole.Top Ten Results
#
Jamie McMurray
#Michael Waltrip
#Mike McLaughlin
#Scott Riggs
#Greg Biffle
#Joe Nemechek
#Jason Keller
#Bobby Hamilton, Jr.
#Ashton Lewis
#Johnny Sauter Failed to qualify:
David Reutimann (#88),Roberto Guerrero (#09),Lyndon Amick (#15),Hermie Sadler (#43),Justin Labonte (#04),Keith Murt (#79)Sam's Club 200 The
Sam's Club 200 was heldNovember 2 atNorth Carolina Speedway . Jeff Green won the pole.Top Ten Results
#
Jamie McMurray
#Greg Biffle
#Randy LaJoie
#David Green
#Stacy Compton
#Jeff Green
#Michael Waltrip
#Shane Hmiel
#Kenny Wallace
#Jack Sprague Failed to qualify:
Justin Labonte (#04),Cam Strader (#52),Jeff Fultz (#86),Dan Pardus (#32),C.W. Smith (#67),Jody Lavender (#08),Clay Dale (#09), Brad Baker (#28)Bashas' Supermarkets 200 The
Bashas' Supermarkets 200 was heldNovember 9 atPhoenix International Raceway .Greg Biffle won the pole.Top Ten Results
#
Scott Wimmer
#Stacy Compton
#Greg Biffle
#Jason Keller
#David Green
#Jimmy Spencer
#Johnny Sauter
#Ashton Lewis
#Wally Dallenbach Jr.
#Kerry Earnhardt Failed to qualify:
Jay Sauter (#02),Jimmy Kitchens (#72)Ford 300 The
Ford 300 was heldNovember 16 atHomestead-Miami Speedway . Jeff Green won the pole.Top Ten Results
#
Scott Wimmer
#Hank Parker Jr.
#Joe Nemechek
#Greg Biffle
#Bobby Hamilton, Jr.
#Randy LaJoie
#Michael Waltrip
#Jimmy Spencer
#Ashton Lewis
#Jeff GreenFailed to qualify:
Geoffrey Bodine (#51),Kertus Davis (#0),Stanton Barrett (#91),Bryan Reffner (#07), Mike Wallace (#4),Carlos Contreras (#09),Cam Strader (#52),Mike Harmon (#44),Larry Gunselman (#94),Dwayne Leik (#81),Jimmy Kitchens (#84)Final Points Standings
#
Greg Biffle - 4924
#Jason Keller - 4644
#Scott Wimmer - 4488
#Mike McLaughlin - 4253
#Jack Sprague - 4206
#Jamie McMurray - 4147
#Kenny Wallace - 4078
#Bobby Hamilton, Jr. - 4058
#Stacy Compton - 4042
#Scott Riggs - 4023
#Randy LaJoie - 4021
#Tony Raines - 3804
#Tim Sauter - 3644
#Johnny Sauter - 3543
#Hank Parker Jr. - 3540
#Shane Hmiel - 3416
#Ashton Lewis - 3279
#Ron Hornaday - 3268
#Jeff Green - 3209
#Larry Foyt - 3158
#Casey Mears - 3148
#Kerry Earnhardt - 3145
#Todd Bodine - 3071
#Kevin Grubb - 2885
#Kevin Lepage - 2594
#Jimmy Spencer - 2454
#Michael Waltrip - 2397
#Ricky Hendrick - 2125
#Shane Hall - 1971
#Brian Vickers - 1914
#Jeff Burton - 1902
#Mark Green - 1896
#Kasey Kahne - 1887
#Joe Nemechek - 1773
#Chad Chaffin - 1643
#Jay Sauter - 1525
#Mike Wallace - 1506
#Mike Harmon - 1321
#Jeff Purvis - 1309
#David Green - 1257
#Larry Gunselman - 1094
#Brad Teague - 1066
#Jimmy Kitchens - 981
#Lyndon Amick - 960
#Ron Young - 945
#Stanton Barrett - 908
#Butch Miller - 907
#Andy Kirby - 818
#Dan Pardus - 780
#Brian Weber - 714NASCAR Rookie of the Year Scott Riggs ofppc Racing took home the 2002 Rookie of the Year title, winning twice and finishing tenth in points.Johnny Sauter won atChicagoland Speedway and finished 14th in points despite skipping theAuto Club 300 .Shane Hmiel andCasey Mears finished 16th and 21st respectively in their NASCAR debuts, whileKerry Earnhardt had two top-fives in his second bid for top rookie honors.Brian Vickers ,Kasey Kahne , andDan Pardus ran limited schedules during their rookie campaigns.External links
* [http://racing-reference.info/raceyear?yr=2002&series=B Busch Series Standings and Statistics for 2002]
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