This week's race: Pop Secret 400
Posted: Thursday, October 31, 2002
Where: 1.017-mile, D-shaped oval at the North Carolina Speedway in Rockingham, N.C.
When: Television coverage starts at 12:30 p.m. Sunday; race begins at 1
Broadcast: TelevisionTNT; RadioMotor Racing Network
Distance: 393 laps
2001 winner: Joe Nemechek
Notes: Drivers love the North Carolina Speedway because the driver plays as big of a role as if not bigger than the car. The banking is high enough (22 degrees in turns one and two, 25 degrees in turns three and four) and wide enough to allow for two-wide racing.