Allstate® 400 at the Brickyard®
Starting Grid for the 2002 Allstate 400 at the Brickyard
| Position | Car Num. | Driver | Car Name/Entrant* | Make/Model | Qual Speed |
| 1 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Home Depot Pontiac | Pontiac/Pontiac | 182.960 |
| 2 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge | Dodge/Dodge | 182.109 |
| 3 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Budweiser Chevrolet | Chevrolet/Chevrolet | 181.627 |
| 4 | 37 | Robby Gordon | Cingular Wireless Chevrolet | Chevrolet/Chevrolet | 181.543 |
| 5 | 12 | Ryan Newman | ALLTEL Ford | Ford/Ford | 181.543 |
| 6 | 1 | Steve Park | Pennzoil Chevrolet | Chevrolet/Chevrolet | 180.923 |
| 7 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | GM Goodwrench Service Chevrolet | Chevrolet/Chevrolet | 180.866 |
| 8 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Coors Light Dodge | Dodge/Dodge | 180.701 |
| 9 | 6 | Mark Martin | Pfizer/Viagra Ford | Ford/Ford | 180.668 |
| 10 | 25 | Joe Nemechek | UAW-Delphi Chevrolet | Chevrolet/Chevrolet | 180.429 |
| 11 | 10 | Johnny Benson Jr. | Valvoline Pontiac | Pontiac/Pontiac | 180.288 |
| 12 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge | Dodge/Dodge | 180.231 |
| 13 | 4 | Mike Skinner | Kodak Chevrolet | Chevrolet/Chevrolet | 180.231 |
| 14 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Chevrolet | Chevrolet/Chevrolet | 180.187 |
| 15 | 41 | Jimmy Spencer | Target Dodge | Dodge/Dodge | 180.173 |
| 16 | 43 | John Andretti | Box Top$ for Education Dodge | Dodge/Dodge | 180.018 |
| 17 | 88 | Dale Jarrett (W) | UPS Ford | Ford/Ford | 180.011 |
| 18 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt Power Tools Ford | Ford/Ford | 179.928 |
| 19 | 22 | Ward Burton | Caterpillar Dodge | Dodge/Dodge | 179.824 |
| 20 | 26 | Todd Bodine | Discover Card Ford | Ford/Ford | 179.497 |
| 21 | 24 | Jeff Gordon (W) | DuPont Chevrolet | Chevrolet/Chevrolet | 179.494 |
| 22 | 32 | Ricky Craven | Tide Ford | Ford/Ford | 179.336 |
| 23 | 99 | Jeff Burton | CITGO Ford | Ford/Ford | 179.272 |
| 24 | 09 | Geoffrey Bodine | Miccosukee Indian Gaming Ford | Ford/Ford | 179.015 |
| 25 | 28 | Ricky Rudd (W) | Havoline Ford | Ford/Ford | 178.998 |
| 26 | 98 | Kenny Wallace | Stacker 2 Chevrolet | Chevrolet/Chevrolet | 178.834 |
| 27 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Sprint Dodge | Dodge/Dodge | 178.749 |
| 28 | 7 | Casey Atwood | Sirius Satellite Radio Dodge | Dodge/Dodge | 178.742 |
| 29 | 30 | Jeff Green | America Online Chevrolet | Chevrolet/Chevrolet | 178.688 |
| 30 | 36 | Ken Schrader | Pedigree Pontiac | Pontiac/Pontiac | 178.674 |
| 31 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's Chevrolet | Chevrolet/Chevrolet | 178.653 |
| 32 | 55 | Bobby Hamilton | Schneider Electric/Square D Chevrolet | Chevrolet/Chevrolet | 178.610 |
| 33 | 77 | Dave Blaney | Jasper Engines & Transmissions Ford | Ford/Ford | 178.593 |
| 34 | 44 | Jerry Nadeau | Brawny/Georgia Pacific Dodge | Dodge/Dodge | 178.511 |
| 35 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite Ford | Ford/Ford | 178.405 |
| 36 | 07 | Ted Musgrave | Sirius Satellite Radio/Kenwood Dodge | Dodge/Dodge | 178.511 |
| 37 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson (R) | Lowe's Chevrolet | Chevrolet/Chevrolet | 0.000 |
| 39 | 21 | Elliott Sadler | Motorcraft Ford | Ford/Ford | 0.000 |
| 40 | 18 | Bobby Labonte (W) | Interstate Batteries Pontiac | Pontiac/Pontiac | 0.000 |
| 41 | 23 | Hut Stricklin | Hills Bros. Coffee Dodge | Dodge/Dodge | 0.000 |
| 41 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Rubbermaid Ford | Ford/Ford | 0.000 |
| 42 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Hooters Restaurants Ford | Ford/Ford | 0.000 |
| 43 | 14 | Mike Wallace | Conseco Pontiac | Pontiac/Pontiac | 0.000 |
- * complete car name/entrant data not available for all entries
- (R) - Indicates Rookie
- (W) - Indicates Past Winner