Race 21 of 36 in the 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season
2002 Brickyard 400 program cover
Date
August 4, 2002 (2002-August-04)
Official name
Brickyard 400
Location
Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana
Course
Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4.023 km)
Distance
160 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km)
Weather
Hot with temperatures approaching 91.9 °F (33.3 °C); wind speeds up to 20.8 miles per hour (33.5 km/h)
Average speed
125.033 miles per hour (201.221 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Tony Stewart
Joe Gibbs Racing
Most laps led
Driver
Bill Elliott
Evernham Motorsports
Laps
93
Winner
No. 9
Bill Elliott
Evernham Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network
NBC
Announcers
Allen Bestwick, Wally Dallenbach Jr. and Benny Parsons
Nielsen Ratings
6.3/16 (10.2 million)
Motor car race
The 2002 Brickyard 400, the 9th running of the event, was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held on August 4, 2002, at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. Contested at 160 laps on the 2.5 mile (4.023 km) speedway, it was the twenty-first race of the 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Bill Elliott of Evernham Motorsports won the race.
This was the first race to feature Steel and Foam Reduction (SAFER) barrier at Indianapolis that will used to make racing accidents safer.
^"2002 Brickyard 400 weather information". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
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