Race Facts: Dodge/Save Mart 350

2002 NASCAR WINSTON CUP SERIES RACE FACTS

WHAT:

Dodge/Save Mart 350

NASCAR Winston Cup Series Race No. 16 of 36

WHERE:

Sears Point Raceway, Sonoma, California

1.99-Mile Asphalt Road Course

WHEN:

Sunday, June 23, 2002

3 p.m. ET

DISTANCE:

218.9 Miles / 110 Laps

POSTED AWARDS:

$4,007,910

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 Winston Cup Series champion, if needed. If unused, it will go to the next eligible owner.

SANCTION:

National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR)

PROMOTER:

Sears Point Raceway, LLC

TV:

FOX Sports (Live)

Pre-Race Show: 2:30 p.m. ET

Pre-Race Hosts: Chris Myers and Jeff Hammond

Race Coverage: 3 p.m. ET

Announcers: Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds

Pit Reporters: Dick Berggren, Matt Yocum and Steve Byrnes

RADIO:

PRN Radio (Live)

Airtime: 2:15 p.m. ET

Announcers: Doug Rice and Mark Garrow

Turn Reporters: Rob Albright, Chuck Carland and Curtis Pilgreen

Pit Reporters: Pat Patterson, Brett McMillan and Steve Richards

RECORDS:

Qualifying: (1.949-mile course) 99.309 mph, 70.652 seconds, Rusty Wallace, Ford, June 23, 2000

Race: (First race on new course length)

THE RACE TRACK:

Sears Point Raceway is a 1.99-mile asphalt road course with 10 turns and varying degrees of banking and elevation changes, as well as variable length straight-aways. This season, the road course has been separated from the adjacent drag strip by a concrete wall and the main pit road has been extended to 43 stalls, eliminating the need for the "Gilligan's Island" temporary pit road across from the main pits.