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2002 Aarons 312 Big One (30 Cars)

The largest Big One in the Modern Era of NASCAR happened when Johnny Sauter flipped violently halfway down the backstretch and sparked a thirty car melee on lap 14 including Greg Biffle, Shane Hmiel, Michael Waltrip, Randy LaJoie, Joe Nemechek, Mike McLaughlin, Jay Sauter, Scott Riggs and others.... Only a few care were about to continue and complete the race. To Exemplify this Kenny Wallace one of the few who made it through the melee blew his engine later in the race and still managed a top 10 finish 

30 Car Melee 

Kenny Wallace Rear View Camera

Michael Waltrip Onboard Camera

View from Side of Track

Just Wow!!!!

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Kurt Busch Vs. Jimmy Spencer

In the spring of 2002 Kurt Busch a young driver in his 2nd year of Cup racing was doing well at the spring race at Bristol. A hungry veteran 8 years out from his last win named Jimmy Spencer fought Busch for the lead.

Busch hungry for his first win retaliated hard by moving Spencer out of the way

Busch held on to score his first win at bristol

Spencer was none too happy with the aggressive move by Busch...

A rivalry was born and Busch and Spencer butted heads on occasion throughout the year but the rivalry hit a milestone at the Brickyard 400 when the 2 were racing and Spencer decided to spin Busch going into the corner

Busch was very unhappy with the move...

He also had some not so kind words about Spencer...

            Some time passed and more agressive racing between the happened on occasion but at Michigan in 2003, The boiling point was reached. Kurt intentionally bumped Spencer while racing...

Spencer who was fed up with Busch decided he wanted to talk to him after the race...

What followed next but was not captured on camera but witnessed by many was an altercation in which Spencer jumped out of his car and punched Busch in the face multiple times...

Both Busch and Spencer were put on Probation until the end of the year and Spencer was fined $25,000 and suspended.

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2002 Brickyard 400 (Bill Elliott's Last Big Win)

In the waning years of his career Bill Elliott was missing one big win to make his NASCAR career complete. With 12 laps to go in the Brickyard 400 at the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Elliott made a pass on race leader Rusty Wallace going into turn 2.

He held steady with Wallace down the back straight away and held the racing line completing the pass...

He held on for the next 12 laps and won

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Brett Bodine Hits the inside wall hard during practice for the 2003 Sirius 400

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Jeff Gordon Bumps Rusty Wallace out of the way with 2 to go at the 2002 Sharpie 500 at Bristol

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Elliott Sadler Flips during 2003 EA Sports 500

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2002 Pocono Steve Park Rollover Accident

Steve Park and Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hit the inside guardrail

Dale Jr. Runs to Parks overturned car to assist

Park is helped out of his car by Safety Crew members

Earnhardt Jr. and Park Enter Ambulance under Thier own Power

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2002 Food City 250 at Bristol Biffle Harvick Incident

Greg Biffle Dumps Kevin Harvick 

Harvick Waits for Biffle to finish the race 

Harvick Then Explains his Displeasure to Biffle while Holding on to his Collar 

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Ward Burton Highlights his career with a win in the Wild 2002 Daytona 500

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2002 Daytona 500 Bill Elliott Narrowly Misses a Spinning Robby Gordon

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2002 Daytona 500 Sterling Marlin gets out during a red flag to pull his fender off his tire costing him the race lead and potentially the win