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October 10, 2002
1:20 PM EDT (1720 GMT)
WHAT:
Little Trees 300
NASCAR Busch Series Race No. 29 of 34
WHERE:
Lowe's Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina
1.5-Mile High-Banked Asphalt Oval
WHEN:
Saturday, Oct. 12, 2002
1 p.m. ET
DISTANCE:
300 Miles / 200 Laps
POSTED AWARDS:
$986,519
FIELD:
Field consists of the fastest 36 cars through time trials. Also, seven provisional starting positions based on 2002 owner points, for maximum 43-car field. The 43rd position is reserved for a past NASCAR Busch Series champion, if needed. If unused, it will go to the next eligible owner.
SANCTION:
National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR)
PROMOTER:
Charlotte Motor Speedway, LLC
TV:
TNT (Live)
Airtime: 1 p.m. ET
Announcers: Allen Bestwick and Wally Dallenbach
Pit Reporters: Dave Burns, Marty Snider and Matt Yocum
RADIO:
PRN Radio (Live)
Airtime: 12:30 p.m. ET
Booth Announcers: Doug Rice and Mark Garrow
Turn Announcers: Brett McMillan, Pat Patterson and Steve Richards
Pit Announcers: Rob Albright and Chuck Carland
RECORDS:
Qualifying: 182.094 mph, 29.655 seconds, Ron Hornaday, Chevrolet, May 24, 2002
Race: 155.996 mph, Mark Martin, Ford, May 25, 1996
THE RACE TRACK:
Lowe's Motor Speedway, a 1.5-mile high-banked asphalt quad-oval, is a charter member of the NASCAR Busch Series and has hosted two races a year since the formation of the series in 1982. The track has 24-degree banking in Turns 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and five-degree banking on the straightaways. The frontstretch is 1,952.8 feet long and the backstretch is 1,360 feet long.
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