18.11.2002, 22:30
Kurt Busch taas kord võidukas, Stewart võitis tiitli
Kurt Busch võidukas Martinsville's
Kurt Busch võitis NASCARi hooaja viimase sõidu Atlantas, mis ühtlasi tähistab tema kolmandat võitu viimasest viiest sõidust.
Busch alustas sõitu parimalt stardikohalt ning kindlustas võidu 11 ringi enne lõppu möödasõiduga Ryan Newmanist. Kolmanda koha hõivas Joe Nemechek ning neljandana lõpetas üldkokkuvõttes teiseks jäänud Mark Martin. Ryan Newman langes viimase üheteistkümne ringi jooksul 1-selt kohalt 6.-ndaks.
NASCAR sarja 2002. aasta meistriks tuli Tony Stewart, kes lõpetas sõidu 18.-ndana. Kurt Buschi imeline hooaja lõpp garanteeris talle punktitabelis lõppkokkuvõttes 3.-nda koha.
Atlanta etapi tulemused:
| KOHT | SÕITJA | AUTO | RINGE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kurt Busch | Ford | 267 |
| 2 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | 267 |
| 3 | Jeff Burton | Ford | 267 |
| 4 | Mark Martin | Ford | 267 |
| 5 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 267 |
| 6 | Ryan Newman * | Ford | 267 |
| 7 | Bill Elliott | Dodge | 267 |
| 8 | Jimmie Johnson * | Chevrolet | 267 |
| 9 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | 267 |
| 10 | Bobby Hamilton | Chevrolet | 267 |
| 11 | Mike Wallace | Pontiac | 267 |
| 12 | Ward Burton | Dodge | 267 |
| 13 | Johnny Benson | Pontiac | 267 |
| 14 | Rusty Wallace | Ford | 267 |
| 15 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | 267 |
| 16 | Ted Musgrave | Dodge | 267 |
| 17 | Steve Park | Chevrolet | 267 |
| 18 | Tony Stewart | Pontiac | 267 |
| 19 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | 267 |
| 20 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | 267 |
| 21 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | 267 |
| 22 | Jamie McMurray | Dodge | 266 |
| 23 | Kenny Wallace | Dodge | 266 |
| 24 | Ricky Craven | Ford | 266 |
| 25 | Greg Biffle | Dodge | 266 |
| 26 | Robby Gordon | Chevrolet | 265 |
| 27 | Ken Schrader | Pontiac | 265 |
| 28 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | 265 |
| 29 | Bobby Labonte | Pontiac | 264 |
| 30 | Jack Sprague | Chevrolet | 264 |
| 31 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | 264 |
| 32 | Geoffrey Bodine | Ford | 264 |
| 33 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge | 264 |
| 34 | Derrike Cope | Dodge | 264 |
| 35 | Jason Leffler | Dodge | 263 |
| 36 | Mike Skinner | Chevrolet | 263 |
| 37 | Casey Atwood | Dodge | 261 |
| 38 | Jeff Green | Chevrolet | 253 |
| 39 | John Andretti | Dodge | 235 |
| 40 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 223 |
| 41 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | 211 |
| 42 | Jimmy Spencer | Dodge | 194 |
| 43 | Dave Blaney | Ford | 19 |
NASCAR sarja punktitabel hooaja kokkuvõttes:
| KOHT | SÕITJA | PUNKTE | KAOTUS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Stewart | 4800 | |
| 2 | Mark Martin | 4762 | -38 |
| 3 | Kurt Busch | 4641 | -159 |
| 4 | Jeff Gordon | 4607 | -193 |
| 5 | Jimmie Johnson* | 4600 | -200 |
| 6 | Ryan Newman* | 4593 | -207 |
| 7 | Rusty Wallace | 4574 | -226 |
| 8 | Matt Kenseth | 4432 | -368 |
| 9 | Dale Jarrett | 4415 | -385 |
| 10 | Ricky Rudd | 4323 | -477 |
| 11 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 4270 | -530 |
| 12 | Jeff Burton | 4259 | -541 |
| 13 | Bill Elliott | 4158 | -642 |
| 14 | Michael Waltrip | 3985 | -815 |
| 15 | Ricky Craven | 3888 | -912 |
| 16 | Bobby Labonte | 3810 | -990 |
| 17 | Jeff Green | 3704 | -1096 |
| 18 | Sterling Marlin | 3703 | -1097 |
| 19 | Dave Blaney | 3670 | -1130 |
| 20 | Robby Gordon | 3632 | -1168 |
| 21 | Kevin Harvick | 3501 | -1299 |
| 22 | Kyle Petty | 3501 | -1299 |
| 23 | Elliott Sadler | 3418 | -1382 |
| 24 | Terry Labonte | 3417 | -1383 |
| 25 | Ward Burton | 3362 | -1438 |
| 26 | Jeremy Mayfield | 3309 | -1491 |
| 27 | Jimmy Spencer | 3187 | -1613 |
| 28 | John Andretti | 3161 | -1639 |
| 29 | Johnny Benson | 3132 | -1668 |
| 30 | Ken Schrader | 2954 | -1846 |
| 31 | Mike Skinner | 2886 | -1914 |
| 32 | Bobby Hamilton | 2832 | -1968 |
| 33 | Steve Park | 2694 | -2106 |
| 34 | Joe Nemechek | 2682 | -2118 |
| 35 | Casey Atwood | 2621 | -2179 |
| 36 | Brett Bodine | 2276 | -2524 |
| 37 | Jerry Nadeau | 2250 | -2550 |
| 38 | Todd Bodine | 1987 | -2813 |
| 39 | Kenny Wallace | 1868 | -2932 |
| 40 | Hut Stricklin | 1781 | -3019 |
| 41 | Mike Wallace | 1551 | -3249 |
| 42 | Stacy Compton | 1527 | -3273 |
| 43 | Geoffrey Bodine | 803 | -3997 |
| 44 | Steve Grissom | 769 | -4031 |
| 45 | Hermie Sadler | 688 | -4112 |
| 46 | Jamie McMurray | 679 | -4121 |
| 47 | Rick Mast | 576 | -4224 |
| 48 | Greg Biffle | 570 | -4230 |
| 49 | Buckshot Jones | 559 | -4241 |
| 50 | Ted Musgrave | 452 | -4348 |
| 51 | Tony Raines | 382 | -4418 |
| 52 | Shawna Robinson* | 361 | -4439 |
| 53 | Derrike Cope | 361 | -4439 |
| 54 | Frank Kimmel | 292 | -4508 |
| 55 | Morgan Shepherd | 202 | -4598 |
| 56 | Scott Wimmer | 192 | -4608 |
| 57 | Jack Sprague | 189 | -4611 |
| 58 | Ron Hornaday | 177 | -4623 |
| 59 | Boris Said | 164 | -4636 |
| 60 | PJ Jones | 160 | -4640 |
| 61 | Scott Pruett | 150 | -4650 |
| 62 | Kevin Lepage | 132 | -4668 |
| 63 | Jason Leffler | 128 | -4672 |
| 64 | Mike Bliss | 121 | -4679 |
| 65 | Tim Sauter | 113 | -4687 |
| 66 | Dick Trickle | 111 | -4689 |
| 67 | Robert Pressley | 97 | -4703 |
| 68 | Tom Hubert | 91 | -4709 |
| 69 | Ron Fellows | 88 | -4712 |
| 70 | Jay Sauter | 86 | -4714 |
| 71 | Stuart Kirby | 86 | -4714 |
| 72 | Hideo Fukuyama | 80 | -4720 |
| 73 | Kirk Shelmerdine | 77 | -4723 |
| 74 | Lance Hooper | 70 | -4730 |
| 75 | Andy Hillenburg | 68 | -4732 |
| 76 | Jim Inglebright | 67 | -4733 |
| 77 | Chad Little | 64 | -4736 |
| 78 | Hank Parker, Jr | 64 | -4736 |
| 79 | Carl Long* | 46 | -4754 |
| 80 | Jason Small | 40 | -4760 |
| 81 | Christian Fittipaldi | 40 | -4760 |
| 82 | Dave Marcis | 37 | -4763 |
| 83 | Austin Cameron | 37 | -4763 |
| 84 | Joe Varde | 37 | -4763 |
| 85 | Randy Renfrow | 34 | -4766 |
| 86 | Gary Bradberry | 34 | -4766 |
| 87 | Jason Hedlesky | 34 | -4766 |
