2002 Subway 400

February 24th, 2002
North Carolina Speedway
Credit to FOX.

[@DavidJameson89]

1:35 - That's why Ward was my favorite driver when he raced, he was just like all of us ordinary people!

[@JDGallant6]

Man I miss these old broadcasts. The intro witht he American flag, the music just everything about it was so great.

[@supernintendo6983]

It's a shame Rockingham is not on the schedule anymore. :(

[@Trainlover1995]

Fuck Francis Ferko...

[@moneybagshastings2247]

I dunno man, I could do without Rockingham.

[@badmonkey2222]

BF is determined to destroy NASCAR as it was once known, I love 30 min from Rockingham and been to many races back in the day including this one and it just breaks my heart just to drive by it seeing it rot away like many other classic tracks, the Rock was a driver's track, listen to DW talk about it before the race, drivers loved coming here because you had to drive, put some lights up and give us just one race a yyear I guarantee it would sell out the first races..

[@mrghost_gaming2845]

@@badmonkey2222 Brian France sucks

[@goodvibes4459]

@@badmonkey2222Agreed just like they did in wilksburro. Bf is trying to kiss ass to the liberals going to Chicago and other weird places like la coliseum.

[@exoticbutters4154]

the last year of those beautiful Chevy and Pontiac rear spoilers

[@zanemarte9877]

Even Pontiac's front end. The front end for the 2003 Pontiacs were ugly.

[@chrissnyder3430]

Mike Joy sat there and heard Larry say running high is easier on tires and then 10 minutes later he asked DW if running high is easier on tires. Oh lord Mikey. Wake up

[@thelegendchrisb]

Sterling Marlin would take over the points lead after this race & would hold it for 25 consecutive weeks. As of 2023, it's the longest time spent leading the points without winning the championship

[@moneybagshastings2247]

Marlin is an asshole, but he's a really good driver, that's for sure.

[@exoticbutters4154]

@@moneybagshastings2247 he's kinda an idiot tho

[@moneybagshastings2247]

@iron head the exact opposite

[@pens87668]

If not for the Kansas accident, he probably wins the championship that year

[@HarryHafsak]

And then he got injured.

[@SABMashupMuseum]

Before this race started, I figured this would appropriately mark the final time they did the silent 'Lap 3' salute for The Intimidator. Of course, they did do it again in 2011 and 2021 on the 10th and 20th anniversaries of his death respectively, and I'm sure they'll do it again at Daytona in 2031.

[@우구-k2b]

Sterling Marlin onboard beautiful engine sound !!!!!!

[@jamex98]

some of South koreans watch nascar?

[@우구-k2b]

@@jamex98 no

[@우구-k2b]

@@jamex98 so why?

[@jaydenh922]

2002 Subway 400 Location: Rockingham, North Carolina Track: North Carolina Speedway Type of race track: Speedway Starting cars: 43 Finishing cars: 37 Laps: 393 Cautions: 10 Pole Winner: Ricky Craven (32) Most laps led: Matt Kenseth (17) (152 laps led) Race Winner: Matt Kenseth (17)

[@DrinkBeerSaveH2O]

One of the best engine commands

[@zanemarte9877]

14:27 The one engine rule is now in affect everywhere including Daytona speedweeks as of 2018.

[@osurocks24]

What was the one engine rule back then about? What changed in 2002 they didn't talk much in the pre-race about it unless I missed it.

[@zanemarte9877]

@@osurocks24 You have to race with the engine you put in the car, or if you change it and even IF the engine fails you have to go to the rear of the field.

[@BaddogSports]

Tony Stewart was the man!

[@exoticbutters4154]

hell yeah dude right on

[@exoticbutters4154]

sorry I'm just excited to see Tony Stewart fan instead of a hater

[@JuhaKankkunenn]

@@exoticbutters4154 that 02 paint scheme was my favorite

[@MrBreeze18]

I was a 20 fan from when Bobby left Gibbs to when Gibbs went to Toyota. Then I jumped on the Jr bandwagon.

[@zanemarte9877]

2:15:49 Ricky Rudd's crew chief said "F***"

[@ChrisSmith-1983]

Bring back this theme and the video mug shots!!

[@BaddogSports]

Chris Smith Bring back this kind of racing and this points system!

[@osurocks24]

Bring everything back in general that's before 2004.

[@jdbrisentine2615]

+Chris Smith the brought back the music and the type of racing

[@zanemarte9877]

The original theme is back with retro twist to it as of 2018.

[@exoticbutters4154]

bring back these cars with the awesome rear spoilers

[@MovieLover1995]

Out of the three Richard Petty Enterprises cars, John Andretti was the only one not involved in that big wreck. Almost got caught up in it, but lucky enough to barely get through.

[@MrBreeze18]

That's definitely a good thing. I dunno what it was about that pontiac nose, but before this year it seems like he made a beeline into a spinning or stopped car about every race.

[@travishagan8951]

My first cell phone was a Nokia 5600 from Cingular I had free calls on nights and weekends and it only cost 10 cents per text using the number pad. Oh and for games I had snake

[@Schneids1216]

Did a member of Stewart's pit crew really use his blow torch to eat a poptart?

[@SwineBrothers]

heard weirder.

[@exoticbutters4154]

2002 also the debut of a Legend: JIMMAY

[@randomepic6204]

No

[@anthonydeloreto3881]

Jimmie already had Cup starts dating back to 2001.

[@VinstonCup]

That sounds like Jim Cummings doing the prerace show and sponsor announcements!

[@Godblessamerica2012]

that sounds exactly like jim.

[@lonniebrittingham7222]

NASCAR

[@Trainlover1995]

That does indeed sound like Mr. Cummings.

[@RedCard94]

It is him

[@DupontandLowesWarrior]

Tasmanian Devil Winnie the Pooh Tigger Darkwing Duck Ultralord Captain Pete and Fuzzy Lumpkins

[@budamania1989]

Good race to watch thanks

[@brianmccormick3837]

30:44 A silent third lap in honor of Dale Earnhardt with his fans holding three fingers, the very last one until the 2011 Daytona 500.

[@matthartleyjr9180]

It wasn't just his fans that did that

[@StrivingTowardsWhatIsAhead]

I did that.

[@BaddogSports]

Green Flag 30:00

[@exoticbutters4154]

thanks for that

[@exoticbutters4154]

I always loved how they'd have some radio chat with the drivers and stuff. preview to radioactive? Maybe.

[@LarsDVDTimeYT]

This race showed that Ricky Craven was good at Rockingham

[@commonpeasant8792]

Weird, FOX didn’t have the ‘02 Daytona, but immediately started broadcasting after. Both broadcasts did a bang up job, but it was hard to beat FOX back then.

[@DerrickRG]

They rotated the Daytona 500 every season across NBC and Fox back then.

[@daograiders]

One word: goosebumps

[@JasonDelarosa2000]

2:41 if she were alive today, that would look like a 27-year-old Heather O'Rourke. So beautiful ❤. Who played the girl watching "The FOX Bunch" really?

[@exoticbutters4154]

guys what is your favorite paint scheme from 2002 tell me with a reply

[@platinum20]

Marlin and Labonte thought the caution was coming out in the closing laps and Kenseth stayed in the throttle, allowing him to catch them. If it wasn’t for NASCAR not throwing the caution sooner for some reason, Marlin probably wins.

[@badmonkey2222]

Used to go to every race at Rockingham live 20min from the track this was last one i went to before they closed the track, I'm sitting in that first little section coming off of turn 4, makes me sick to drive by it now and see it abandoned one of the drivers favorite tracks WTF was NASCAR thinking...

[@GeneWagner-wl7od]

They just might be coming back to the rock next year hell they returned to north wilksboro

[@badmonkey2222]

@@GeneWagner-wl7od yeah there's been rumblings of the Xfinity series coming back to Rockingham for several years now they were supposed to make some improvements to the track and put in lights but I don't think they've ever done it.

[@GeneWagner-wl7od]

@@badmonkey2222 I mean I've got faith they returned to north wilksboro and they've actually begun restoring the track it might be a couple years before nascar returns but I think it'll happen

[@travisescorcio1588]

If Ward Burton hadn't knocked the wall down a handful of times, he might have had a car capable of winning this race too.

[@braedonshelton2305]

Craven had a good run all day!

[@HarryHafsak]

1:16 I wish races were still like this today. Tires don’t even wear.

[@exoticbutters4154]

36:09 can anyone tell me what part of the car that is cuz idk

[@FeartheCyr611]

The roof

[@SpongeyTheEditor]

30:00 the first boogity boogity boogity

[@SwineBrothers]

not true, i remember he did one for the 2001 coke 600.

[@SpongeyTheEditor]

Swine Brothers he apparently did it in the Busch race the day prior

[@jaysalazar107]

Damn am I glad they ousted the finishes under yelluh

[@zandylovesrisk]

My NASCAR knowledge is fuzzy around this time. Remember watching the races but some stories may not have left an impact. What reason is Park not in the car and working to come back?

[@platinum20]

He had a life threatening wreck in a Busch race at Darlington the year prior.

[@JasonDelarosa2000]

Subway brought back the logo used here; and this race was just before they introduced their more modern one.

[@micky2549]

8:47 - that's some kinda foresight!

[@gallennorris782]

These cars race so much better then the pieces of crap they race today

[@mikes7651]

@iron head stfu 10-year-old you know nothing

[@evanwilliams6406]

It's funny they were picking Tony Stewart when Tony never really ran too well at the Rock, here and Darlington just never suited Tony's style. Tony was not a patient driver and he was so used to short track racing and dirt racing where all you do is attack and make moves for yourself, there is no management or conservation and even Tony said himself at Kansas one year, I hate racing like this and still won the thing on fumes. At places like Rockingham and Darlington it requires patience and it rewards drivers who are patient and can finesse the car.

[@exoticbutters4154]

greatest year of nascar like if u agree

[@SwineBrothers]

the nascar returns intro thing made me cringe.

[@Schneids1216]

Swine Brothers how so?

[@SwineBrothers]

nascar returns, one of the greatest returns ever...it should have said...nascar on fox does what its contract told it to do and is back for another year

[@exoticbutters4154]

especially "they're back...those TV racing people"

[@DerrickRG]

@@SwineBrothers Shut up.

[@SwineBrothers]

@@DerrickRG i made a comment 2 years ago, and you're telling me to shut up? are you that stupid?

[@SkullCrusher416]

1:27:11 CRANK IT UP!

[@wxracer23]

What a crap finish

[@sirdaddylops5398]

2:35:02 bro sounds like Kermit