2002 American Racing Wheels 200 - NASCAR Race
| Name of Race: | 2002 American Racing Wheels 200 |
| Name of Track: | California Speedway |
| Date: | November 2nd |
Satellite View of California Speedway.
The California Speedway is a two-mile, low-banked, D-shaped oval speedway in Fontana, California, similar to that of Michigan International Speedway, approximately 40 miles east of Los Angeles on the site of the former Kaiser Steel mill.
It is a relatively new race track, opening in early 1997, and has additional configurations and facilities to accommodate "road" races, motorcycle races, vehicle testing, and drag races (Auto Club Dragway), even though the track cannot host NHRA national events, because of International Speedway Corporation's corporatewide deal with Pepsi. (The NHRA has a policy prohibiting certain Pepsi brands to be advertised anywhere at their national events as part of a deal with Coca-Cola.)
This racetrack is a stones throw from the old Ontario Motor Speedway and the old Riverside International Raceway.
After Riverside's closure in 1988, Southern California did not host a NASCAR race from 1988 to 1997, when the new California Speedway was opened.
Wikipedia.org2002 American Racing Wheels 200 NASCAR Race Results
Below are the race results for 2002 American Racing Wheels 200, in order of finishing place.
| Fin | Driver | Num | Start | Money | Laps | Pts | Status | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ted Musgrave | 1 | 11 | $51,835 | 100 | 0 | running | Mopar Performance |
| 2 | Jason Leffler | 2 | 8 | $36,175 | 100 | 0 | running | Team ASE / Carquest |
| 3 | Brendan Gaughan | 62 | 9 | $28,015 | 100 | 0 | running | NAPA Auto Parts |
| 4 | Travis Kvapil | 60 | 7 | $18,125 | 100 | 0 | running | CAT Rental Stores |
| 5 | Rick Crawford | 14 | 10 | $17,125 | 100 | 0 | running | Circle Bar Motel & RV Park |
| 6 | Coy Gibbs | 20 | 2 | $14,525 | 100 | 0 | running | MBNA |
| 7 | Robert Pressley | 18 | 5 | $14,450 | 100 | 0 | running | Dickies / Square D |
| 8 | Dennis Setzer | 46 | 14 | $14,150 | 100 | 0 | running | Acxiom / Computer Assoc. / Makita |
| 9 | Mike Bliss | 16 | 4 | $13,700 | 100 | 0 | running | IWX Motor Freight / Knights Inn |
| 10 | Terry Cook | 29 | 13 | $14,800 | 100 | 0 | running | Power Stroke Diesel |
| 11 | David Starr | 75 | 1 | $14,500 | 100 | 0 | running | Spears Manufacturing |
| 12 | Andy Houston | 15 | 12 | $13,015 | 100 | 0 | running | Ballew Motorsports |
| 13 | Jon Wood | 50 | 15 | $12,965 | 100 | 0 | running | Navy Racing |
| 14 | Bill Lester | 8 | 3 | $12,715 | 100 | 0 | running | Dodge Motorsports |
| 15 | Bobby Dotter | 8 | 25 | $12,865 | 99 | 0 | running | Albertsons / People Against Drugs |
| 17 | Matt Crafton | 88 | 17 | $12,215 | 99 | 0 | running | Menards / Sealmaster |
| 18 | Carlos Contreras | 43 | 20 | $12,190 | 99 | 0 | running | Hot Wheels |
| 19 | Jerry Hill | 79 | 30 | $10,915 | 98 | 0 | running | RDS Racing Engines |
| 22 | Eric Jones | 34 | 23 | $9,840 | 84 | 0 | vibration | Safelite Auto Glass |
| 23 | Stan Boyd | 89 | 26 | $9,815 | 80 | 0 | suspension | Engineered Victories |
| 25 | Chris Horn | 58 | 16 | $9,765 | 62 | 0 | vibration | Hornengines.com |
| 28 | Morgan Shepherd | 21 | 18 | $9,690 | 23 | 0 | handling | Racing With Jesus / Red Line Oil |
| 29 | Aaron Daniel | 72 | 28 | $9,665 | 17 | 0 | vibration | businessdriver.com |
| 30 | David Hall | 73 | 36 | $9,645 | 9 | 0 | vibration | Cellution / Intensitee Racewear |
| 31 | Phil Bonifield | 25 | 34 | $9,635 | 8 | 0 | brakes | Red Line Oil / Lane Automotive |
| 32 | Wayne Edwards | 23 | 33 | $9,625 | 8 | 0 | vibration | Red Line Oil / Motor State Perf. |
| 33 | Lonnie Cox | 66 | 31 | $9,615 | 6 | 0 | valve | Carnes-Cox-Higgs |
| 34 | Lance Hooper | 86 | 27 | $9,605 | 5 | 0 | engine | Blair.com / Red Line Oil |
| 35 | Michael Dokken | 0 | 22 | $9,570 | 3 | 0 | vibration | Cellution / Intensitee Racewear |
| 36 | Rick Bogart | 4 | 6 | $9,535 | 2 | 0 | ignition | Hamilton Racing |
