2002 Richmond Is For Lovers 200 - NASCAR Race
| Name of Race: | 2002 Richmond Is For Lovers 200 |
| Name of Track: | Richmond International Raceway |
| Date: | September 5th |
Richmond International Raceway (RIR) is a A 3/4 mile, D shaped, asphalt race track located just outside Richmond, Virginia in Henrico County. Richmond International Raceway is located at the Richmond Raceway Complex, which is an 800 acre, multi-purpose facility.
Richmond International RacesIt hosts the NASCAR Nextel Cup, Busch Series and the Featherlite Modified Series. RIR also hosts the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series, and the United States Auto Club Silver Crown Series.
Richmond International EventsRichmond Raceway Complex also hosts the Virginia Golf Show, Bassarama, Richmond Home and Garden Show, RV and Camping Expo, Richmond Boat Show, Richmond Classic Sports Card Show, East Coast Sawmill and Logging Equipment Expo, Craftsmen Classic Spring and Christmas Shows, Bizarre Bazaar Spring and Christmas Shows and other various arts and craft events.
Outdoor festivals hosted by Richmond Raceway Complex in 2004 included the Virginia State Fair, Richmond Highland Games & Celtic Festival, March of Dimes Bikers for Babies, K95 Country Music Festival, ACCA Temple Pork Festival, the VA Food Festival and concerts featuring local and national recording artists.
Strawberry HillThe former name for RIR was Strawberry Hill until RIR bought out the Virginia State Fairgounds in 1999. The Strawberry Hill Races were formerly held the third Saturday of April at the Richmond Raceway Complex. In 2000, the Races were moved to Colonial Downs in New Kent County, Virginia's first Thoroughbred racetrack.
Richmond hosts the final race in the Nextel Cup's Race for the Chase.
Courtesy of Wikipedia.2002 Richmond Is For Lovers 200 NASCAR Race Results
Below are the race results for 2002 Richmond Is For Lovers 200, in order of finishing place.
| Fin | Driver | Num | Start | Money | Laps | Pts | Status | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Stewart | 33 | 25 | $34,350 | 200 | 0 | running | Monaco Coach |
| 2 | Kevin Harvick | 6 | 6 | $21,200 | 200 | 0 | running | Harvick Motorsports |
| 3 | Mike Bliss | 16 | 2 | $17,425 | 200 | 0 | running | IWX Motor Freight / Knights Inn |
| 4 | Rick Crawford | 14 | 4 | $12,650 | 200 | 0 | running | Circle Bar Motel & RV Park |
| 5 | Terry Cook | 29 | 5 | $10,550 | 200 | 0 | running | Power Stroke Diesel |
| 6 | Coy Gibbs | 20 | 31 | $11,325 | 200 | 0 | running | MBNA |
| 7 | Ted Musgrave | 1 | 3 | $8,975 | 200 | 0 | running | Mopar Performance |
| 8 | Stacy Compton | 17 | 10 | $6,700 | 200 | 0 | running | Duck Head Footwear |
| 9 | Bobby Dotter | 8 | 20 | $8,900 | 200 | 0 | running | People Against Drugs |
| 10 | Ken Schrader | 52 | 14 | $7,900 | 200 | 0 | running | Federated Auto Parts |
| 11 | Travis Kvapil | 60 | 16 | $8,800 | 200 | 0 | running | CAT Rental Stores |
| 12 | Jason Leffler | 2 | 1 | $11,965 | 200 | 0 | running | Team ASE / Carquest |
| 13 | David Starr | 75 | 9 | $8,615 | 199 | 0 | crash | Spears Manufacturing |
| 14 | Bobby Hamilton | 4 | 7 | $6,315 | 199 | 0 | crash | Square D |
| 15 | Robert Pressley | 18 | 11 | $8,765 | 199 | 0 | crash | Dickies / Square D |
| 16 | Brendan Gaughan | 62 | 30 | $8,190 | 199 | 0 | crash | NAPA Auto Parts |
| 17 | Morgan Shepherd | 21 | 26 | $7,040 | 199 | 0 | running | Shepherd Motorsports |
| 18 | Lance Hooper | 86 | 24 | $7,990 | 199 | 0 | running | Red Line Synthetic Oil |
| 19 | Carlos Contreras | 43 | 17 | $7,940 | 199 | 0 | running | Hot Wheels |
| 20 | Dennis Setzer | 46 | 8 | $8,115 | 198 | 0 | running | Acxiom / Computer Associates |
| 23 | Adam Clarke | 45 | 15 | $5,565 | 197 | 0 | running | Richard Petty Driving Experience |
| 26 | Barry Bodine | 3 | 27 | $5,490 | 193 | 0 | running | EJP Inc. |
| 28 | Jon Wood | 50 | 23 | $6,440 | 173 | 0 | running | Navy Racing |
| 30 | Carl Long | 51 | 21 | $5,365 | 101 | 0 | crash | Revival Soy |
| 32 | Matt Crafton | 88 | 12 | $5,115 | 70 | 0 | crash | Menards / Sealmaster |
| 33 | Jody Lavender | 93 | 36 | $5,290 | 59 | 0 | rear end | Lavender's Discount Carpets |
| 34 | Scott Kuhn | 5 | 35 | $5,265 | 56 | 0 | crash | Fieldcrest-Cannon / Vehicare |
| 35 | Jerry Hill | 79 | 34 | $5,240 | 6 | 0 | engine | RDS Racing Engines |
| 36 | Bill Lester | 8 | 18 | $5,215 | 5 | 0 | crash | Dodge Motorsports |
