2002 NAPA 500

October 27th, 2002
Atlanta Motor Speedway
Credit to NBC.

[@spicylegado8893]

I tell ya. 2002 was the last body style of that Monte Carlo. awesome generation of body style.

[@joshandlena13]

*2006

[@PG2248CoasterNews]

the era before common templates

[@davidgardner6561]

Knowing what we know now, that was an absolutely VICIOUS hit for the 43. #checkitforAndretti

[@adambojovic3395]

God this to those cars from the backstretch tv camera. I can sit here and listen to that on repeat for hours I’ll tell ya.

[@stevorules1820]

Different station but CRANK IT UP!!!. Wish they'd of had their own version. Can't copyright nobody talking lol

[@nickbrincks]

I loved that Sharpie scheme. One of my favorite die-cast cars as a kid!

[@r_moore20]

It was actually Rubbermaid

[@Nocstaa]

This was my first race I actually went to. I was 11 years old. I was a Dale Jarrett, Tony Stewart & Kurt Busch fan, and boy this was a treat!

[@franciscoibarra8172]

1:45:52 Dave Burns and the Sandwich

[@de31168]

That 43 car just hammered that inside wall. Bring back good wrecks like that!

[@user-ui5cr2yh6q]

40 Sterling Marlin in feel it...

[@chrisuncleahmad]

2002 probably had more 'Qualifying rained out, so starting grid determined by standings' than any other year I recall.

[@kbaker3959]

And then 2020 hits😂

[@SilentDanDisney]

@@kbaker3959 2020 is 2002 flipped around.

[@Jhrs1257]

‘He’s got a younger brother coming through the ranks’ I wonder who that is?

[@BengtsonJ]

I cannot believe Kyle Petty Pitted on that 4th Caution. He could have won! Hindsight is a wonderful thing

[@r_moore20]

It's crazy how the 25 car was only dominant at Atlanta in the early 2000's lol

[@kinmano]

this was my very first nascar race I got to go it was a birthday present from my dad

[@Diecastbuffet]

Gonna miss this track so much!

[@jonesjohn4566]

NBC had the best camera angles.

[@RandysRacingPlace633]

The first time since 1987 that the fall Atlanta race was not the last race of the Cup season. Whoever thought at that time that that decision would signal the beginning of the end of AMS having two races........

[@O5fan]

Do you mean was not the actual last race or originally not scheduled as the last race? In 2001 it was scheduled as the last race but Loudon was postponed to the week after Atlanta because of 9/11

[@rebelracing88]

+GabrielNunes no it was still the the scheduled last race. New Hampshire was run after because of 9/11 but the title was decided in Atlanta.

[@purwantiallan5089]

Anyone here during covid19 pandemic?

[@SUPEREEVEEMASTER]

It was long day but there were some pretty good racing moments.

[@chrisuncleahmad]

And to think, a year earlier, Kurt Busch failed to even qualify for this race!

[@epzik8]

This was the third time in five years that this race was affected by rain somehow.

[@SilentDanDisney]

Even after moving the date because of it. It still rained.

[@joshandlena13]

Late spring early summer and late fall is the worst times down here in the south, too much humidity and if a front is near by we get pop up showers and storms and it'll do it from about noon when it gets hot till about 7pm and it'll rain off and on all day it's terrible 😆

[@spicylegado8893]

Matt Yoakum and Kevin Harvick tho. lmfao

[@paullilko41]

Dave burns sandwich LMAO

[@geminiman7791]

YES! thx for uploading i wanted this race SO bad!

[@mesousagaby740]

Jeez, that DNQ list. Imagine who'd DNQ if they did run qulifying that day. I know Raines, Cope and Long (How HE made the field is anyone's guess.) definately would not have made it. Interesting how many of those were Busch drivers.

[@AutoRockinRacing94]

1:47:56 the struggle is real

[@franzerfe9538]

1:47:55 🔨🔨🔨🥪🥪🥪

[@rebelracing88]

I remember standing under the grandstands for this race. Dang rain ruined a great show lol.

[@tylerjohnson5336]

Anyone know that song in the beginning?

[@BadBooking]

If you figure 2003 in there as well, 4 for 6! :(

[@99_Driver]

25:40 a big crash

[@jaydenh922]

2002 NAPA 500 Location: Hampton, Georgia Track: Atlanta Motor Speedway Type of race track: Speedway Starting cars: 43 Finishing cars: 39 Laps: 248 Scheduled laps: 325 Cautions: 5 Red flags: 1 Pole Winner: Tony Stewart (20) Most laps led: Kurt Busch (97) (84 laps led) Race Winner: Kurt Busch (97)

[@chrisuncleahmad]

I'm used to NASCAR races rained out, but a rainout and then bringing the cars out to take the white and checkered flags? I'd like to see that used more often when the track isn't soaking wet.

[@nickbrincks]

They didn't bring them back out though. They called the caution for rain and ended it before the guys came to pit road. NASCAR called for them to take the white and then the checkers, 80 laps early basically. Definitely unique though.

[@tobiojo5806]

Same here.

[@JJA1987]

They could not Ladak STOP POSTING THE SAME COMMENT on every rain delayed race

[@user-ui5cr2yh6q]

25:45 John Andretti Crash. See also 2005 Auto Club 500 Bill Elliott Crashes in feel it....

[@Pifmeister]

2:32:31 Aflac! Lmao jk not till 2003

[@SkullCrusher416]

59:20

[@budamania1989]

Good but wet racing at Atlanta ty

[@vidEvWill]

This race was just consisted of waiting around for the rain to stop and go racing, I about near turned it off after a while.

[@dionmartin9614]

(dmetl) #491 - 319th race I've ever watched ... 119 on the net

[@christoblack2024]

remember this race like it was yesterday. nemechek def should have won that one

[@user-ui5cr2yh6q]

20:48