John Boy & Billy's Hardee's 250 presented by Textilease | September 21, 2002 | Race 18 of 22
| FIN | ST | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | PTS/BNS | LAPS | STATUS | WINNINGS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 16 | Mike Bliss | Chevrolet | IWX Motor Freight / Knights Inn | 180/5 | 257 | Running | 41,250 |
| 2 | 3 | 46 | Dennis Setzer | Chevrolet | Acxiom / Computer Associates | 170/0 | 257 | Running | 25,975 |
| 3 | 4 | 14 | Rick Crawford | Ford | Circle Bar Motel / RV Park | 165/0 | 257 | Running | 18,875 |
| 4 | 9 | 20 | Coy Gibbs | Chevrolet | MBNA | 165/5 | 257 | Running | 11,950 |
| 5 | 15 | 60 | Travis Kvapil | Chevrolet | CAT Rental Store | 155/0 | 257 | Running | 10,900 |
| 6 | 11 | 50 | Jon Wood | Ford | U.S. Navy | 150/0 | 257 | Running | 9,875 |
| 7 | 17 | 75 | David Starr | Chevrolet | Spears Manufacturing | 151/5 | 257 | Running | 8,975 |
| 8 | 18 | 08 | Bobby Dotter | Chevrolet | People Against Drugs | 142/0 | 257 | Running | 8,925 |
| 9 | 7 | 2 | Jason Leffler | Dodge | Team ASE | 138/0 | 257 | Running | 8,825 |
| 10 | 12 | 4 | Ryan Hemphill | Dodge | TBA | 134/0 | 257 | Running | 10,250 |
| 11 | 6 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan * | Dodge | NAPA Auto Parts | 130/0 | 257 | Running | 9,725 |
| 12 | 26 | 88 | Matt Crafton | Chevrolet | Menards | 127/0 | 256 | Running | 10,115 |
| 13 | 13 | 39 | Steve Portenga | Chevrolet | Roto-Rooter | 124/0 | 256 | Running | 8,565 |
| 14 | 1 | 1 | Ted Musgrave | Dodge | Mopar Performance Parts | 131/10 | 256 | Running | 11,840 |
| 15 | 20 | 90 | Lance Norick | Chevrolet | Express Personnel Services | 118/0 | 256 | Running | 8,715 |
| 16 | 25 | 86 | Lance Hooper | Chevrolet | Blair.com / Red Line Synthetic Oil | 115/0 | 256 | Running | 8,365 |
| 17 | 31 | 8 | Bill Lester * | Dodge | Dodge Motorsports | 112/0 | 255 | Running | 8,315 |
| 18 | 21 | 72 | Randy MacDonald | Chevrolet | businessdriver.com | 109/0 | 254 | Running | 8,265 |
| 19 | 33 | 179 | Jerry Hill | Dodge | RDS Racing Engines | 106/0 | 254 | Running | 6,965 |
| 20 | 16 | 45 | Adam Clarke | Dodge | Richard Petty Driving Experience | PE | 251 | Running | 6,165 |
| 21 | 22 | 17 | Andy Houston | Dodge | Hardee's Six Dollar Burger | 100/0 | 250 | Electrical | 5,615 |
| 22 | 14 | 15 | Brian Rose | Ford | The Perry Connection | 97/0 | 248 | Running | 6,565 |
| 23 | 23 | 43 | Carlos Contreras | Dodge | Hot Wheels | 94/0 | 241 | Running | 5,515 |
| 24 | 8 | 18 | Robert Pressley | Dodge | Dickies / Square D | 91/0 | 215 | Running | 5,465 |
| 25 | 5 | 29 | Terry Cook | Ford | Power Stroke Diesel | 88/0 | 199 | Running | 5,440 |
| 26 | 19 | - | Tommy Pistone | Unknown | No Sponsor | 85/0 | 188 | Accident | 5,390 |
| 27 | 24 | 07 | Jason Small * | Chevrolet | Sunbelt Rentals | 82/0 | 167 | Running | 5,365 |
| 28 | 30 | 41 | Clay Collier | Dodge | Col-Met Edging | 79/0 | 146 | Running | 5,340 |
| 29 | 28 | 63 | Regan Smith | Ford | TBA | 76/0 | 123 | Engine | 5,315 |
| 30 | 35 | 23 | Dana White * | Chevrolet | Red Line Oil / Motor State Perf. | 73/0 | 86 | Running | 5,290 |
| 31 | 29 | 54 | Brian Sockwell | Chevrolet | Lowdermilk Electric | PE | 72 | Accident | 5,265 |
| 32 | 27 | 00 | Ryan McGlynn | Chevrolet | Pro Financial Services | 67/0 | 64 | Accident | 5,240 |
| 33 | 36 | 28 | Conrad Burr | Chevrolet | FDNY / National Peening | 64/0 | 55 | Accident | 5,215 |
| 34 | 10 | 84 | Jamey Caudill | Ford | Bojangles / Wayne Realty | PE | 54 | Accident | 5,190 |
| 35 | 32 | 5 | Scott Kirkpatrick | Dodge | TUMS Antacid / TUMS Cool Relief | 58/0 | 18 | Accident | 5,165 |
| 36 | 34 | 140 | Brad Bennett | Chevrolet | Interstate Lumber & Mill Corp. | 55/0 | 18 | Accident | 5,140 |