|| *Comments on the 2002 Mountain Dew Southern 500:* View the most recent comment <#26> | Post a comment <#post> Tweet 1. Heather posted: 02.08.2005 - 6:40 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) With his 60th career victory in 318 races, Gordon tied Cale Yarborough as a five-time winner of the Labor Day weekend classic and moved into third on the all-time Darlington victories list, behind David Pearson and the late Dale Earnhardt. 2. MASH_guy posted: 08.15.2005 - 5:10 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) When John Andretti blew his engine, the safety crew did a poor clean-up and left some oil on the track. On the ensuing restart it took three slipping in the oil and hiting the wall - including contenders Ricky Craven and Jeff Burton - before NASCAR finally threw the yellow. 3. MASH_guy posted: 08.15.2005 - 5:17 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) The race was stopped early on Saturday night due to race and completed the following afternoon. In part thanks to a poor coat of sealer, the race turned into a wreckfest, with more than 1/4 the laps run under yellow. 4. MASH_guy posted: 08.15.2005 - 5:17 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Sorry, wrong race thread. My apologies. 5. DaleJrfan15 posted: 07.01.2006 - 11:42 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) yeah that is the richmond thread 6. Rusty posted: 07.28.2006 - 10:58 am Rate this comment: (1) (0) After going 31 races in a row without a win, Jeff Gordon gets two in a row. 7. biffle16 posted: 02.09.2007 - 9:22 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Jeff Gordon wins Darlington's 100th race. 8. Antony posted: 08.23.2007 - 8:05 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) this race was dealyed(sp) due to rain, though. :) 9. Taylor posted: 01.19.2008 - 7:47 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Jeffy ties Cale with 5 Southern 500 wins. 10. Taylor posted: 01.19.2008 - 7:49 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) DJ did a great job coming back from a bad pit stop when one of the air guns broke and still up comes with a top 5. UNBELIEVABLE!!!! 11. Mr. Big posted: 05.04.2008 - 9:31 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Gordon and Marlin had the two best cars in the race, really, but Gordon came out on top. 12. RLB posted: 05.20.2008 - 4:48 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) My first Cup series race. 13. RLB posted: 06.18.2008 - 8:24 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Jeff Gordon becomes the last man to take 60 wins and ties Cale Yarborough for the most Southern 500 victories with 5 and gets his 13th career back-back win surpassing Dale Earnhardt who had 12. 14. Anonymous posted: 09.01.2009 - 6:16 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Jeff Gordon becomes the quickest driver to 60 Cup wins. Darrell Waltrip held the previous record by winning 60 races in 321 starts. 15. Art D posted: 02.28.2010 - 2:52 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) 13th career multi-win streak for J. Gordon. 16. RaceFanX posted: 03.06.2012 - 10:48 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Sponsor: #99 Jeff Burton- MDA / Citgo Supergard (Also his sponsor for the 2001 Southern 500) 17. CBASS posted: 05.13.2012 - 12:09 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Sponsor Corrections: #19 Mountain Dew/ Dodge Dealers 18. Anthony posted: 06.24.2012 - 1:09 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Jeff Gordon led 125 of 367 laps that's 34% Jeff Gordons Average Finish in 25 is 12.52 Jeff Gordon in the last 6 races has scored 850 points that's an average of 141.66 Points Jeff Gordons Average Finish at Darlington in the last 7 races before the 2002 Southern 500 was 11.2. After the was it was 10.0 in the last 8 races After the 2002 Southern 500 was over he led a total of 1299 at Darlington In the Southern 500 he led a total of 617 laps at the Southern 500 that's 15.9% in the Southern 500 that's he's led in 10 Southern 500 Starts 5th Win in the Southern 500 his average finish in the last 3 races in the Southern 500 is 2.3 19. Teren posted: 01.24.2013 - 2:54 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Yeah! 24! 20. NASCARLover22 posted: 09.06.2015 - 2:41 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Withdrew #49 Shawna Robinson Sponsor: BAM Racing Owner: Beth Ann Morgenthau Manufacturer: Dodge #71 No driver Sponsor: ? Owner: Dave Marcis Manufacturer: Chevrolet http://www.jayski.com/next/2002/2002darl2.htm 21. Anonymous posted: 02.05.2017 - 7:19 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) first southern 500 in 4 years to have finished under Green 22. Greg9ChaseFan posted: 06.02.2019 - 5:21 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) As a Rusty fan at the time, I remember this race being so bad that everyone in front of him stayed out, everyone behind him pitted, but yet Rusty was the ONLY one of the cars that didn't put under the last caution to fall to the back. I was like, REALLY? 23. SweetRich posted: 02.21.2020 - 7:22 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) The Commentators For The Race Were Allen Bestwick, Benny Parsons And Wally Dallenbach. The Pit Road Reporters Were Dave Burns, Marty Snider, Bill Weber And Matt Yocum. 24. Anonymous posted: 05.12.2020 - 7:04 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) This race was the very first time a cup race had more than 20 lead lap cars at the end of the race. 25. Onion posted: 05.12.2020 - 7:17 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) In Darlington, you mean? The first Cup race with more than 20 cars on the lead lap was in 1988. 26. Foote posted: 12.21.2020 - 9:44 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) This was Frank Stoddard's last race atop the pit box of the #99 Roush Ford for Jeff Burton. He was fired at a weird time - though they'd been struggling all season, they'd just ripped off 3 top 10's and a top 5 in the last 4 races. Paul Andrews took over and things did not get better for the #99 team...until Carl Edwards arrived. It's remarkable to see how far the 99 team fell off. Burton was once dominant at Roush, and declined there in what should have been his prime. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Post a comment:* Your comment may not appear immediately - all comments must be approved by the moderator. Name: Comment: