Standings After Race #31 at Charlotte Motor Speedway - Sunday, October 13th, 2002
| RNK | RNK +/- | STS | DRIVER | # | MAKE | PNTS | BHND | PO PTS | POLE | WIN | T5 | T10 | STG W | DNF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | 31 | Tony Stewart | 20 | Pontiac | 4128 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | +1 | 31 | Jimmie Johnson | 48 | Chevrolet | 4031 | -97 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | -1 | 31 | Mark Martin | 6 | Ford | 4006 | -122 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | - | 31 | Ryan Newman | 12 | Ford | 3963 | -165 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | - | 31 | Rusty Wallace | 2 | Ford | 3946 | -182 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | +1 | 31 | Jeff Gordon | 24 | Chevrolet | 3917 | -211 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | -1 | 31 | Matt Kenseth | 17 | Ford | 3823 | -305 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | - | 31 | Bill Elliott | 9 | Dodge | 3787 | -341 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | +2 | 31 | Kurt Busch | 97 | Ford | 3766 | -362 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | -1 | 31 | Ricky Rudd | 28 | Ford | 3758 | -370 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | +1 | 31 | Dale Jarrett | 88 | Ford | 3720 | -408 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | -2 | 29 | Sterling Marlin | 40 | Dodge | 3703 | -425 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | - | 31 | Dale Earnhardt | 8 | Chevrolet | 3624 | -504 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | - | 31 | Jeff Burton | 99 | Ford | 3568 | -560 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | - | 31 | Michael Waltrip | 15 | Chevrolet | 3492 | -636 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | - | 31 | Ricky Craven | 32 | Ford | 3347 | -781 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | - | 31 | Jeff Green | 30 | Chevrolet | 3300 | -828 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | - | 31 | Bobby Labonte | 18 | Pontiac | 3286 | -842 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | +1 | 31 | Dave Blaney | 77 | Ford | 3159 | -969 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | -1 | 31 | Robby Gordon | 31 | Chevrolet | 3138 | -990 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | - | 31 | Kyle Petty | 45 | Dodge | 3113 | -1015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | - | 30 | Kevin Harvick | 29 | Chevrolet | 3088 | -1040 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | - | 31 | Terry Labonte | 5 | Chevrolet | 3001 | -1127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | - | 31 | Jeremy Mayfield | 19 | Dodge | 2896 | -1232 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | +1 | 31 | Elliott Sadler | 21 | Ford | 2861 | -1267 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | -1 | 31 | Ward Burton | 22 | Dodge | 2826 | -1302 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | - | 29 | Jimmy Spencer | 41 | Dodge | 2822 | -1306 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | - | 31 | John Andretti | 43 | Dodge | 2727 | -1401 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | - | 31 | Ken Schrader | 36 | Pontiac | 2601 | -1527 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | - | 31 | Mike Skinner | 4 | Chevrolet | 2441 | -1687 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | +1 | 26 | Johnny Benson | 10 | Pontiac | 2439 | -1689 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | -1 | 26 | Bobby Hamilton | 55 | Chevrolet | 2427 | -1701 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | - | 31 | Casey Atwood | 7 | Dodge | 2344 | -1784 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | - | 28 | Jerry Nadeau | 44 | Dodge | 2250 | -1878 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | +1 | 27 | Steve Park | 1 | Chevrolet | 2158 | -1970 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | -1 | 28 | Joe Nemechek | 25 | Chevrolet | 2144 | -1984 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | - | 29 | Brett Bodine | 11 | Ford | 2111 | -2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | - | 22 | Hut Stricklin | 23 | Dodge | 1781 | -2347 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | - | 20 | Todd Bodine | 92 | Chevrolet | 1735 | -2393 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | - | 21 | Stacy Compton | 59 | Chevrolet | 1527 | -2601 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | - | 17 | Kenny Wallace | 48 | Chevrolet | 1465 | -2663 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | - | 16 | Mike Wallace | 14 | Pontiac | 1156 | -2972 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | - | 9 | Steve Grissom | 34 | Chevrolet | 726 | -3402 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | - | 8 | Geoff Bodine | 26 | Ford | 685 | -3443 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | +2 | 8 | Hermie Sadler | 02 | Chevrolet | 590 | -3538 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | -1 | 9 | Rick Mast | 90 | Ford | 576 | -3552 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | -1 | 7 | Buckshot Jones | 44 | Dodge | 559 | -3569 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | - | 5 | Greg Biffle | 60 | Ford | 394 | -3734 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | - | 7 | Shawna Robinson | 49 | Dodge | 361 | -3767 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | - | 6 | Frank Kimmel | 26 | Ford | 292 | -3836 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | - | 5 | Tony Raines | 33 | Chevrolet | 272 | -3856 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | +16 | 2 | Jamie McMurray | 27 | Chevrolet | 270 | -3858 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | -1 | 5 | Morgan Shepherd | 89 | Ford | 202 | -3926 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | -1 | 4 | Derrike Cope | 49 | Dodge | 199 | -3929 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | -1 | 2 | Ted Musgrave | 07 | Dodge | 182 | -3946 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | -1 | 2 | Boris Said | 67 | Ford | 164 | -3964 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | -1 | 1 | PJ Jones | 14 | Pontiac | 160 | -3968 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | -1 | 2 | Scott Wimmer | 23 | Pontiac | 155 | -3973 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | -1 | 1 | Scott Pruett | 41 | Dodge | 150 | -3978 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | -1 | 3 | Kevin Lepage | 37 | Chevrolet | 132 | -3996 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | -1 | 2 | Ron Hornaday | 122 | -4006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 62 | -1 | 2 | Tim Sauter | 19 | Chevrolet | 113 | -4015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | -1 | 3 | Dick Trickle | 71 | Chevrolet | 111 | -4017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | -1 | 1 | Robert Pressley | 92 | Dodge | 97 | -4031 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | -1 | 1 | Tom Hubert | 23 | Dodge | 91 | -4037 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | -1 | 1 | Ron Fellows | 87 | Chevrolet | 88 | -4040 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | -1 | 2 | Jay Sauter | 21 | Chevrolet | 86 | -4042 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | -1 | 2 | Stuart Kirby | 34 | Chevrolet | 86 | -4042 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 | - | 2 | Kirk Shelmerdine | 27 | Ford | 77 | -4051 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | - | 1 | Lance Hooper | 90 | Ford | 70 | -4058 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | - | 2 | Andy Hillenburg | 71 | Chevrolet | 68 | -4060 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | - | 1 | Jim Inglebright | 0 | Chevrolet | 67 | -4061 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 73 | - | 1 | Chad Little | 74 | Chevrolet | 64 | -4064 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 | - | 1 | Jack Sprague | 24 | Chevrolet | 58 | -4070 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | - | 1 | Hideo Fukuyama | 66 | Ford | 46 | -4082 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 76 | - | 1 | Jason Small | 59 | Dodge | 40 | -4088 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | - | 1 | Dave Marcis | 71 | Chevrolet | 37 | -4091 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 78 | - | 1 | Austin Cameron | 62 | Chevrolet | 37 | -4091 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 79 | - | 1 | Joe Varde | 74 | Chevrolet | 37 | -4091 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | - | 1 | Randy Renfrow | 59 | Dodge | 34 | -4094 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | - | 1 | Gary Bradberry | 90 | Ford | 34 | -4094 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 82 | - | 1 | Jason Hedlesky | 90 | Ford | 34 | -4094 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 83 | -1 | 1 | Carl Long | 85 | Ford | 0 | -4128 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |