In 2002, driving for Roush Racing, Mark Martin ran the entire 36 race schedule in the Nascar Cup Series.
Tony Stewart won the 2002 Nascar Winston Cup Series championship.
In 2002, Scott Riggs was the Nascar Busch Series Rookie of the Year. It is now known as the Nationwide Series.
Jimmie Johnson won three Nascar Cup Series races in 2002.
Greg Biffle was the first driver to claim both championships. He won the 2000 Nascar Craftsman Truck Series and the 2002 Nascar Busch Series. The series sponsorship names have now changed.
Before his 2004 rookie season in the Nascar Cup Series, Kasey Kahne drove in the Nascar Busch Grand National Series. This was during the 2002 and 2003 seasons. It is now known as the Nationwide Series.
Jimmie Johnson has been driving in the Nascar Cup Series full time from 2002-2013. In 2001, he only ran three races.
Tony Stewart has never won consecutive Nascar Cup Series championships. He was the Cup Series champion in 2002, 2005 and 2011.
Ryan Newman has 17 Nascar Cup Series wins in his career, Including the 2008 Daytona 500, the 2013 Brickyard 400, and he got his first victory in the rain-shortened 2002 New Hampshire 300.
Since 2002, Dale Jr. has won 14 Nascar Cup Series races and 10 Nationwide Series races.
Mike Bliss was the 2002 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion. The Craftsman Truck Series is the former name of the Camping World Truck Series. ChaCha on!
Jamie McMurray won his first Nascar Cup Series race on October 13, 2002 at Lowe's Motor Speedway. He then went on to win two Busch Series races the same year, (October 26th and November 2nd).
NASCAR Classics was created in 2002.