The 2002 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 was a Winston Cup (now Nextel Cup) event held at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 3, 2002. Sterling Marlin survived a mid-race spin and was forgiven of a pit road speeding penalty, using the last piece of fortune to race to the lead and win his first race of the year. Just three races into the year and Marlin already had a 75-point championship lead on rookie Ryan Newman (4th). Stats