2002 The Winston

2002 The Winston
LocationLowe's Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina
DateMay 18, 2002
Laps90
(segment #1: 40 laps, segment #2: 30 laps, segment #3: 20 laps)
Distance
WinnerRyan Newman
Segment #1 winnerJimmie Johnson
Segment #2 winnerJimmie Johnson
The Winston Open winnerJeremy Mayfield
No Bull Sprint winnerRyan Newman
Average speed110.005 MPH
Most laps ledJimmie Johnson
Television
NetworkFX
AnnouncersMike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds

The 2002 edition of the NASCAR All-Star Race (known as The Winston for sponsorship purposes) was held on May 18, 2002 at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. It featured the last multiple-segment Open where only segment winners advanced until 2015, and had a 27-car field, the largest in All-Star race history. Ryan Newman won the race and became the second driver since Michael Waltrip to win the event after coming out from the Open. Newman (Segment 2) and Jeremy Mayfield (Segment 1) advance to The Winston after winning the two segments of the Open races.

It was the first of two editions of the all-star event to feature eliminations. Temperatures hovered around the 66.5 °F (19.2 °C) mark throughout the event while winds were gusting in at up to 15.9 miles per hour (25.6 km/h).