Chevy Pre-Race Bullets: Rockingham

CHEVROLET/TEAM MONTE CARLO NOTES AND QUOTES
Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400
North Carolina Speedway
Rockingham, N.C.
Round 34 of 36
NASCAR Winston Cup Series
Sunday, Nov. 3, 2002

RACE NOTES ­ 

CHEVY PRE-RACE BULLETS

… Chevrolet leads in event victories at North Carolina Speedway in the
modern era (1972-present) with
19. Ford is second with 13 wins.

… Joe Nemechek, driving the No. 25 UAW-Delphi Chevy Monte Carlo here, is the
defending race champion. He won the 2001 fall race in the No. 33 Chevrolet.

… Chris Carrier, crew chief on Nemechek¹s winning car last year, is now crew
chief on Mike Skinner¹s No. 4 Kodak Films Chevy Monte Carlo. Skinner starts
fourth in today¹s race

… The farthest back in the field that a race winner started under the
400-mile format was 28th by No. 55 Schneider Electric Chevy Monte Carlo
driver Bobby Hamilton. Hamilton starts 40th today.

… Bobby Hamilton has scored seven top-10 finishes in his last 10 races at
Rockingham.

… Terry Labonte, driving the No. 5 Kellogg¹s Chevy Monte Carlo, has 13
top-five and 25 top-10 finishes at Rockingham, leading all other active
drivers.

… Steve Park, driver of the No. 1 Pennzoil Chevy Monte Carlo, has posted
three straight top-10 finishes at Rockingham.

… Kenny Wallace, driving the No. 1 Pennzoil Chevy Monte Carlo in the 2001
fall race here, captured the pole position and finished second in that race,
behind Nemechek, making it a 1-2 Chevy sweep. Kenny Wallace starts 16th
today in a Dodge.

… Jeff Gordon has led at least one lap in 13 races this season, leading 973
laps ­ more than any other driver. Six drivers, led by Dale Earnhardt Jr.,
in the No. 8 Budweiser Chevy Monte Carlo 20 races), have led in more races
than Gordon.

… Dale Earnhardt Jr. has led at least one lap in 20 races in 2002, more than
any other driver.

… Dale Earnhardt Jr. has scored five straight top-10 finishes going into
this race.

Stats courtesy of NASCAR/Winston