The 2002 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400 was a Winston Cup (now Nextel Cup) event held at Richmond International Raceway on September 7, 2002. Matt Kenseth won his first career short track race, leading 134 laps in route to a six-second victory on Ryan Newman. A terrible night for the points contenders, left Sterling Marlin's (43rd) once massive points lead a mere 9 markers over Mark Martin (6th). Stats