2002 Ford 400

November , 2002
Homestead-Miami Speedway
Credit to NBC.

[@jonathanpilat1825]

Talk about a nostalgic intro. That's what I used to love about 2000's NBC. And Bill as the prerace guy and Allen, Benny, and Wally in the booth was a great combo.

[@evanwilliams6406]

* Final Championship for a Pontiac and Pontiac would find itself out of the series after 2003. * The final ride and fiery one for Jimmy Spencer in the 41. * The last time Ricky Rudd drove the 28, and the last time the 28 raced with Havoline on the side, it would move to the 42 team. Rudd would later drive the 88 for Yates. Last time the 28 ran with the Texaco Star as well. * The last race for Biffle with the Pettys. * Final race for the 2000-2002 Monte Carlo style which debuted in 2000, as well as the Pontiac Wide Track Grand Prix Model, all of the bodies would be almost identical the next year, * Final race for gas man Chocolate Myers working on pit road, he's the curator and caretaker of the RCR museum now. * Jamie McMurray's final run in the 40, he'd get a new team with Ganassi and after a stint with Roush, return to Ganassi where he remains today. * Last time Dale Earnhardt Inc. would run their paint schemes from 2000-2002 opting for a stylized E on the side in tribute to their late boss Dale Sr. * Final Race for the Conseco Team with Mike Wallace, as they would promote Larry Foyt to the Cup level the next year. * Kenny Schrader's last run with the M&M's colors as well as the 36 number which would change to 01 the next year. * Elliott Sadler's last run with the Wood Brothers and the last time the white and red 21 scheme debuted in 2001 was used. * Last time Cal Wells ran Fords. * Final time Kyle Petty would run the Adam Petty era Sprint colors, GP/Brawny would come on the next year. * Jack Sprague's first run with Haas, it would later become number 0. * Last time Kevin Harvick would run the Silver hood, Black tailed GM Goodwrench car.

[@sametozkan9175]

McMurray's final run 40 until 2019 Daytona 500.

[@우구-k2b]

@@sametozkan9175 yes. The Jamie McMurray Winston Cup Debut in 40 car 2002 for EA Sports 500 2002 in 17 years old it....

[@morethanthrills1616]

Dude I’m such a fan of how relaxed but entertaining the nbc broadcast used to be.

[@JJA1987]

When you had 3 gems like Alan, Wally and BP in the booth it was fun to listen too

[@00petrified001]

Agreed… was much more enjoyable then. They tried to turn it into the wwe or the nfl with the dumb playoffs, trying to make every lap exciting, that’s not what racing is about…

[@pat02537]

Last race on the old config too

[@evanwilliams6406]

That too, I did not mention it because you already had.

[@evanwilliams6406]

no 2002 was. they didn't race with banking at Homestead until 2003/

[@user-gu1hl2kx2k]

2002, the championship that no one wanted to win

[@StFidjnr]

@ 12:02 the history of the curse of the golden benny

[@platinum20]

This iteration of Homestead was truly a farce. It wouldn’t have survived without the reconfiguration in 2003. Can you imagine the outcry if social media was around then? 😆

[@bryanracine2715]

Tony Stewart you have won a bonus check for $4,000,000.00 for winning the 2002 nascar Winston cup series championship! Congratulations!

[@chrisuncleahmad666]

I sometimes forget about Tony Stewart's first title. It didn't have anything that resonated compared to his other titles. 2005 had the Summer of Smoke- 5 wins in 7 races, among them the road course sweep, summer Daytona, and the Brickyard. 2011 had that 5 wins in 10 Chase races and the winner-take-all finish. Part of me sometimes feels like Smoke backed into this title with Marlin's injury and the Mark Martin/Jimmie Johnson Talladega pace lap debacle.

[@day500champ15]

It's hard to say he backed into it. With the exception of Rockingham and you could say this race, Stewart was one of the better finishers in the title hunt late in the season. Yeah, Marlin's crashes at Richmond and Kansas opened the door to some extent, and the Talladega pace lap gave him the point lead. But, Tony ran really well considering how he started the season.

[@NotSteveCook]

The champion is the man who scores the most points from the first race to the last race.

[@xSoccerxCorex]

because he basically did. he finished LAST in the 500 and between marlin's injury and that talladega crash, he was pretty much the first survivor across the line.

[@joeking9800]

Marlin had it in the bag til his injury.

[@TrinityRiverNetwork]

How about it this. He started the season last, and drove the wheels off of his car through all sorts of difficulty on and off the track to claw his way back to the title. Started the season at the bottom, and worked all the way to the top.

[@ACav704]

Dude…this intro is AMAZING! 👀🔥

[@AMR_Krissy]

Big thanks for uploading, man. Great quality.

[@chrisuncleahmad666]

Kurt Busch and Tony Stewart- man, who would've ever thought at the time they'd one day be teammates?

[@SilentDanDisney]

Tony would become Kurt’s boss as well.

[@dionmartin9614]

(dmetl) #410 - the golden Benny first started out as an award for the best pit crew

[@the_elmeister]

I just realized something, Tony Stewart won the Winston Cup Championship on the same day that Shawn Michaels won the World Heavyweight Championship in the very first elimination chamber match in Madison Square Garden

[@jaydenh922]

2002 Ford 400 Location: Homestead, Florida Track: Homestead-Miami Speedway Type of race track: Speedway Starting cars: 43 Finishing cars: 38 Laps: 267 Cautions: 6 Pole Winner: Kurt Busch (97) Most laps led: Joe Nemechek (25) (111 laps led) Race Winner: Kurt Busch (97) Season Champion: Tony Stewart (20) (1st championship)

[@CJODell12]

I LOLd so hard at a Little Tikes paint scheme making it to Victory Lane.

[@the_elmeister]

3:00 - Stipulations for the Championship 3:28:01 - Allen Bestwick officially calls the election for Tony Stewart being the Winston Cup champion 3:29:16 - Estimate of Championship Payoff 3:31:49 - Meet your new champion, Tony Stewart. He becomes the 25th Champion in NASCAR History. Fun fact: With this championship, Tony Stewart becomes the first ever driver in history to win an IndyCar championship and a Cup championship. 3:33:27 - It’s Joever 3:47:36 - Trophy Presentation and he wins $4,305,606.80 at the Banquet

[@therobbinsnest45]

it was awesome seeing that 44 run up front

[@Bradshaw_Staudt]

30:53 if only that statement held true

[@kennystewart7901]

Golden benny killed all the popular drivers: Jeff Burton: Bristol: crashed (engine repair) Darlington: awarded GB Richmond: Frank fired (?) Jeff Gordon: Awarded GB in Richmond but engine problem Hendrick motorsports: Awarded GB in Talladega but all Hendrick drivers engine problems At Phoenix, BP tried to give GB to Johnny Benson jr's crew but running (escaping) for not getting unluck There (H-M) GB was gone, wrecked by himself (Benny Parsons) and Frank (99's crew chief) That was fun but Rip Benny 2007 I think the GB is a good luck for BENNY parsons, not for everybody else

[@cctitansfan]

The last race on the Flat Homestead Track before it got the progressive banking

[@cdsinjacksucksatlife6523]

I was at this Race!

[@user-gu1hl2kx2k]

they killed the track after this

[@victoruribe2465]

It’s been 20 years since Smoke took home his first Cup title. The intro of the race was Straight Up, 8 mile style.

[@AndrewHuy]

3:48:30 Shower!!!

[@franzerfe9538]

13:37 | That Curse is out of here! 🤣😂😅 3:48:27 | Here comes the big celebration! 🥳🎉🎊

[@dionmartin9614]

(dmetl) - 412 - 200 hours of my life spent watching pre-race ceremonies!

[@kornnut43]

Huh. The frame used as a display for this video is quite interesting... issue #2 ("Final lap red flags") was resolved within a year of this race, and issues #1 (Restrictor plates) and #3 (Aero-push) are still being debated\dealt with today. The more things change, the more things stay the same.

[@wolfteam8643]

1:52:07 avril Lavigne i miss this time

[@wolfteam8643]

1:28 Eminem for Tony Stewart fights

[@truenorthcanadian5628]

21:00 love it

[@dionmartin9614]

(dmetl) #411 - the last time a Nascar race took place on a November 17th before this one was 1991 in atlanta

[@jaredkinneyjr]

BP's Funny noises 😆: 1:34:34 1:35:13

[@IgorFonseca244]

47:16 race start

[@tescoshortage]

Current race winners vs championship winners at Homestead 2002: Kurt Busch, Tony Stewart (1) 2003: Bobby Labonte, Matt Kenseth 2004: Greg Biffle, Kurt Busch 2005: Greg Biffle, Tony Stewart (2) 2006: Greg Biffle, Jimmie Johnson (1) 2007: Matt Kenseth, Jimmie Johnson (2) 2008: Carl Edwards, Jimmie Johnson (3) 2009: Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson (4) 2010: Carl Edwards, Jimmie Johnson (5) 2011: Tony Stewart (3)* 2012: Jeff Gordon, Brad Keselowski 2013: Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson (6) 2014: Kevin Harvick* 2015: Kyle Busch (1)* 2016: Jimmie Johnson (7)* 2017: Martin Truex Jr.* 2018: Joey Logano* 2019: Kyle Busch (2)*

[@jaredkinneyjr]

FastFact: Jeff Gordon's 1st ever propovisional

[@JasonDelarosa2000]

Eminem described Tony Stewart perfectly here.

[@Pifmeister]

1:02:19 Aflac! Lmao jk not till 2003

[@jonathanfunnell4167]

I MISS TONY STEWART (TAURUS) (THE BULL)🦬 DRIVING THE HOME DEPOT CAR

[@dionmartin9614]

(dmetl) #409 - 272nd race I've ever watched ... 72 on the net

[@dionmartin9614]

(dmetl) #408 - 18th Nascar race to ever watch in bubble bath ... 102 dips of tobacco in bubble bath ... 332 glasses of tea in bubble bath

[@우구-k2b]

2:25:29 What is that music?

[@Pifmeister]

30:53 GO BACK TO NO PLAYOFFS!!!

[@IgorFonseca244]

Back in the day Homestead was a completely different track. Very wide and low banking.

[@우구-k2b]

3:41:19 Dale Jarrett

[@ZachMan99]

Did NASCAR seriously just play an eminem song as an intro for the NASCAR race?

[@codymiller182008]

Zach Whitaker nah, NBC did. NASCAR has nothing to do with what the networks air.

[@wolfteam8643]

Or avril Lavigne in 1:52:07

[@TanDawg58]

One of about four or five races that Joe Nemechek coulda/woulda/shoulda won

[@BengtsonJ]

Both Talladega Races Killed Mark Martin’s Championship Run in the End.

[@JJA1987]

The Rockingham BS Penalty is what really hurt his chances

[@masonaaronsracingvideos]

Wrecking out from the lead in the 1st Dover race I think is the one that no one thinks about.

[@King1614]

Did Metallica do the discover card countdown to green theme?

[@우구-k2b]

2:29:23 Jimmy Spencer Crash. so big Crash

[@AlonsoRules]

Has there ever been are more dismal location for a championship decider than the flat Homestead

[@jessiehenry5405]

13:06

[@ty50bmg11]

Homestead used to suck

[@JJA1987]

It's 4 sure way better now with the banking

[@jaredkinneyjr]

30:53 What a liar??

[@NotSteveCook]

Playoffs don't belong in racing.