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Sharpie 500

Bristol Motor Speedway
266.5 Miles | 500 Laps | August 24, 2002 | 8 P.M. ET

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Jeff Gordon dominated the first half of the race and then waited until two laps to go to take the lead for the final time. He passed Rusty Wallace and held on for his first victory in the last 31 races.

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		08\|24\|02 Jeff Gordon wins his first night race at Bristol.				08\|24\|02 Rusty Wallace talks about Gordon's late-race bump and pass.

		08\|24\|02 Junior's third-place run is his best career finish at Bristol.				08\|24\|02 Harvick scores his sixth top-ten finish in the last seven races.

		08\|24\|02 Gordon makes a late-race pass on Rusty to secure the victory.				08\|24\|02 Ward Burton is not pleased with Junior after getting spun.

		08\|24\|02 Petty pushes Gordon up the track after not getting a lap back.				08\|24\|02 Jeff Burton has nowhere to go after the No. 19 car spins.

		08\|24\|02 Gordon and Junior are the only two drivers to lead the race.				08\|24\|02 Gordon passes Wallace and Junior for the lead on lap 130.

		08\|24\|02 Sadler tells Nemechek to use his head after the No. 21 crashes.				08\|24\|02 The excitement begins as the green flag falls at Bristol.

		08\|24\|02 Jerry Nadeau acts as best man at a mass wedding ceremony.				08\|23\|02 Jeff Gordon wins his third Bud Pole of the 2002 season.

		08\|23\|02 Dale Earnhardt Jr. will start on the outside of Row 1.				08\|23\|02 Bill Elliott will start fifth in the Sharpie 500 at Bristol.

		08\|23\|02 Rookie Ryan Newman is pleased with his qualifying effort.				08\|23\|02 Elliott Sadler bottoms out and hits the inside wall.

		08\|23\|02 Schrader takes a spin during his first qualifying lap.				08\|23\|02 Tony Stewart qualifies at Bristol with a new paint scheme.

		08\|22\|02 Mike Harmon walks away from a terrible crash at Bristol.				08\|22\|02 We tell you who to watch in the Sharpie 500.

		08\|22\|02 Nothing compares to the atmosphere at the Bristol night race.				08\|25\|01 All the highlights from the 2001 Bristol Race Weekend.

		08\|25\|01 Last year: Tony Stewart take his first Bristol win.				08\|25\|01 Last year: Stewart holds off Gordon and Harvick.

		08\|18\|02 Last week: Jarrett wins his second race of the 2002 season.				08\|18\|02 Last week: Jarrett charges through the field in the final laps.