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2002 Protection One 400

The 2002 Protection One 400 was the 29th stock car race of the 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the second iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, September 29, 2002, before a crowd of 78,000 in Kansas City, Kansas, at Kansas Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent D-shaped oval racetrack. The race took the scheduled 267 laps to complete. At race's end, Jeff Gordon, driving for Hendrick Motorsports, would pull away on the final restart with three laps to go to win his 61st career NASCAR Winston Cup Series win and his third and final win of the season.[1][2] To fill out the podium, Ryan Newman and Rusty Wallace, both driving for Penske Racing, would finish second and third, respectively.

Race details

September 29, 2002

Second Annual Protection One 400

Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.41 km)

267 laps, 400.5 mi (644.542 km)

267 laps, 400.5 mi (644.542 km)

119.394 miles per hour (192.146 km/h)

78,000

30.350

116

(R) denotes rookie driver.

Practice[edit]

First practice[edit]

The first practice session was held on Friday, September 27, at 11:20 AM CST, and would last for 2 hours.[3] Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.430 and an average speed of 177.456 miles per hour (285.588 km/h).[4]