2002 New Hampshire 300
| Race details | |||
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| Race 27 of 36 in the 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
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The 2002 New Hampshire 300 program cover. | |||
| Date | September 15, 2002 | ||
| Official name | Sixth Annual New Hampshire 300 | ||
| Location | Loudon, New Hampshire, New Hampshire International Speedway | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1.058 miles (1.703 km) | ||
| Distance | 207 laps, 219.006 mi (352.455 km) | ||
| Scheduled distance | 300 laps, 317.4 mi (510.805 km) | ||
| Average speed | 105.081 miles per hour (169.111 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Penske Racing | ||
| Time | 28.802 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Ryan Newman | Penske Racing | |
| Laps | 143 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 12 | Ryan Newman | Penske Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | TNT | ||
| Announcers | Allen Bestwick, Benny Parsons, Wally Dallenbach Jr. | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | Motor Racing Network | ||
The 2002 New Hampshire 300 was the 27th stock car race of the 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the sixth iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, September 15, 2002, in Loudon, New Hampshire, at New Hampshire International Speedway, a 1.058-mile (1.703 km) permanent, oval-shaped, low-banked racetrack. The race was shortened from its scheduled 300 laps to 207 due to darkness. At race's end, Ryan Newman, driving for Penske Racing, would dominate the race until the end to win his first career NASCAR Winston Cup Series win and his only win of the season. To fill out the podium, Kurt Busch of Roush Racing and Tony Stewart of Joe Gibbs Racing would finish second and third, respectively.