Race Facts: UAW-GM Quality 500

WHAT:

UAW-GM Quality 500

NASCAR Winston Cup Series Race No. 31 of 36

WHERE:

Lowe's Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina

1.5-Mile High-Banked Asphalt Oval

WHEN:

Sunday, Oct. 13, 2002

12:30 p.m. ET

DISTANCE:

500 Miles / 334 Laps

POSTED AWARDS:

$4,064,495

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:

Charlotte Motor Speedway, LLC

TV:

NBC (Live)

Pre-Race Show: 12:30 p.m. ET

Pre-Race Host: Bill Weber

Race Coverage: 1 p.m. ET

Announcers: Allen Bestwick, Benny Parsons and Wally Dallenbach

Pit Reporters: Bill Weber, Dave Burns, Marty Snider and Matt Yocum

RADIO:

PRN Radio (Live)

Airtime: 12 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: 186.464 mph, 28.960 seconds, Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, May 23, 2002

Race: 160.306 mph, Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, Oct. 11, 1999

THE RACE TRACK:

Lowe's Motor Speedway is a 1.5-mile high-banked asphalt quad-oval. 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.