2002 Tropicana 400

2002 Tropicana 400
Race details
Race 18 of 36 in the 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
	The 2002 Tropicana 400 program cover.
Date	July 14, 2002
Official name	2nd Annual Tropicana 400
Location	Joliet, Illinois, Chicagoland Speedway
Course	Permanent racing facility; 1.5 mi (2.41 km)
Distance	267 laps, 400.5 mi (644.542 km)
Scheduled Distance	267 laps, 400.5 mi (644.542 km)
Average speed	136.832 miles per hour (220.210 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Ryan Newman ;
Time	29.500
Most laps led
Driver	Ryan Newman
Laps	87
Winner
No. 29	Kevin Harvick
Television in the United States
Network	NBC
Announcers	Allen Bestwick, Benny Parsons, Wally Dallenbach Jr.
Radio in the United States
Radio	Motor Racing Network

Last updated March 22, 2022 • 2 min readFrom Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

The 2002 Tropicana 400 was the 18th stock car race of the 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the second iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, July 14, 2002, in Joliet, Illinois, at Chicagoland Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.41 km) tri-oval speedway. The race took the scheduled 267 laps to complete. At race's end, Kevin Harvick, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would stretch out a fuel run and climb through the field to win his third career NASCAR Winston Cup Series win and his first and only win of the season.^[1]^[2] To fill out the podium, Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports and Tony Stewart of Joe Gibbs Racing would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

Chicagoland Speedway is a 1.5 miles (2.41 km) tri-oval speedway in Joliet, Illinois, southwest of Chicago. The speedway opened in 2001 and currently hosts NASCAR racing. Until 2011, the speedway also hosted the IndyCar Series, recording numerous close finishes including the closest finish in IndyCar history. The speedway is owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation and located adjacent to Route 66 Raceway.

Entry list

(R) denotes rookie driver.

#	Driver	Team	Make	Sponsor
00	Jerry Nadeau	Michael Waltrip Racing	Chevrolet	Aaron's
1	Steve Park	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	Chevrolet	Pennzoil
2	Rusty Wallace	Penske Racing	Ford	Miller Lite
4	Mike Skinner	Morgan–McClure Motorsports	Chevrolet	Kodak
5	Terry Labonte	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	Kellogg's, Got Milk?
6	Mark Martin	Roush Racing	Ford	Viagra
7	Casey Atwood	Ultra-Evernham Motorsports	Dodge	Sirius Satellite Radio, Rowlf the Dog
8	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	Chevrolet	Budweiser
9	Bill Elliott	Evernham Motorsports	Dodge	Dodge, Swedish Chef
10	Mike Wallace	MBV Motorsports	Pontiac	Valvoline, Fozzie Bear
11	Brett Bodine	Brett Bodine Racing	Ford	Hooters
12	Ryan Newman (R)	Penske Racing	Ford	Mobil 1, Speedpass
14	Stacy Compton	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Pontiac	Conseco
15	Michael Waltrip	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	Chevrolet	NAPA Auto Parts
17	Matt Kenseth	Roush Racing	Ford	DeWalt
18	Bobby Labonte	Joe Gibbs Racing	Pontiac	Interstate Batteries, Pepe the King Prawn
19	Jeremy Mayfield	Evernham Motorsports	Dodge	Dodge, Bunsen Honeydew, Beaker
20	Tony Stewart	Joe Gibbs Racing	Pontiac	The Home Depot
21	Elliott Sadler	Wood Brothers Racing	Ford	Motorcraft
22	Ward Burton	Bill Davis Racing	Dodge	Caterpillar
23	Hut Stricklin	Bill Davis Racing	Dodge	Hills Bros. Coffee
24	Jeff Gordon	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	DuPont
25	Joe Nemechek	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	UAW, Delphi
26	Todd Bodine	Haas-Carter Motorsports	Ford	Discover Card
27	Scott Wimmer	Bill Davis Racing	Dodge	Siemens
28	Ricky Rudd	Robert Yates Racing	Ford	Texaco, Havoline, Gonzo
29	Kevin Harvick	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	GM Goodwrench
30	Jeff Green	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	America Online
31	Robby Gordon	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	Cingular Wireless
32	Ricky Craven	PPI Motorsports	Ford	Tide
36	Ken Schrader	MB2 Motorsports	Pontiac	M&M's
40	Sterling Marlin	Chip Ganassi Racing	Dodge	Coors Light
41	Jimmy Spencer	Chip Ganassi Racing	Dodge	Target, Animal
43	John Andretti	Petty Enterprises	Dodge	Cheerios
44	Steve Grissom	Petty Enterprises	Dodge	Georgia-Pacific Brawny
45	Kyle Petty	Petty Enterprises	Dodge	Sprint
48	Jimmie Johnson (R)	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	Lowe's
49	Ron Hornaday Jr.	BAM Racing	Dodge	BAM Racing
55	Bobby Hamilton	Andy Petree Racing	Chevrolet	Square D, Jo Dee Messina, Inside Traxx
57	Stuart Kirby	Team CLR	Ford	Calcium Lime Rust
72	Kirk Shelmerdine	Kirk Shelmerdine Racing	Ford	Naturally Fresh Foods
74	Tony Raines	BACE Motorsports	Chevrolet	BACE Motorsports
77	Dave Blaney	Jasper Motorsports	Ford	Jasper Engines & Transmissions
88	Dale Jarrett	Robert Yates Racing	Ford	UPS, Miss Piggy, Kermit the Frog "Pigs Love The Truck"
97	Kurt Busch	Roush Racing	Ford	Rubbermaid, Sharpie
98	Kenny Wallace	Innovative Motorsports	Chevrolet	Stacker 2
99	Jeff Burton	Roush Racing	Ford	Citgo, Bassmaster Classic
Official entry list

Practice

First practice

The first practice session was held on Friday, July 12, at 11:20 AM CST, and would last for 2 hours.^[3] Joe Nemechek of Hendrick Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.467 and an average speed of 183.256 miles per hour (294.922 km/h).^[4]

Pos.	#	Driver	Team	Make	Time	Speed
1	25	Joe Nemechek	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	29.467	183.256
2	12	Ryan Newman (R)	Penske Racing	Ford	29.564	182.655
3	97	Kurt Busch	Roush Racing	Ford	29.663	182.045
Full first practice results

Second practice

The second practice session was held on Saturday, July 13, at 10:15 AM CST, and would last for 45 minutes.^[3] Ryan Newman of Penske Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.071 and an average speed of 179.575 miles per hour (288.998 km/h).^[5]

Pos.	#	Driver	Team	Make	Time	Speed
1	12	Ryan Newman (R)	Penske Racing	Ford	30.071	179.575
2	8	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	Chevrolet	30.285	178.306
3	25	Joe Nemechek	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	30.299	178.224
Full second practice results

Third and final practice

The third and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Saturday, July 13, at 11:15 AM CST, and would last for 45 minutes.^[3] Dale Earnhardt Jr. of Dale Earnhardt, Inc. would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.364 and an average speed of 177.842 miles per hour (286.209 km/h).^[6]

Pos.	#	Driver	Team	Make	Time	Speed
1	8	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	Chevrolet	30.364	177.842
2	12	Ryan Newman (R)	Penske Racing	Ford	30.438	177.410
3	40	Sterling Marlin	Chip Ganassi Racing	Dodge	30.491	177.101
Full Happy Hour practice results

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, July 12, at 3:05 PM CST. Each driver would have two laps to set a fastest time; the fastest of the two would count as their official qualifying lap.^[3] Positions 1-36 would be decided on time, while positions 37-43 would be based on provisionals. Six spots are awarded by the use of provisionals based on owner's points. The seventh is awarded to a past champion who has not otherwise qualified for the race. If no past champ needs the provisional, the next team in the owner points will be awarded a provisional.^[7]

Ryan Newman of Penske Racing would win the pole, setting a time of 29.500 and an average speed of 183.051 miles per hour (294.592 km/h).^[8]

Four drivers would fail to qualify: Ron Hornaday Jr., Kirk Shelmerdine, Tony Raines, and Scott Wimmer.

Full qualifying results

Pos.	#	Driver	Team	Make	Time	Speed
1	12	Ryan Newman (R)	Penske Racing	Ford	29.500	183.051
2	97	Kurt Busch	Roush Racing	Ford	29.574	182.593
3	9	Bill Elliott	Evernham Motorsports	Dodge	29.597	182.451
4	40	Sterling Marlin	Chip Ganassi Racing	Dodge	29.639	182.192
5	15	Michael Waltrip	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	Chevrolet	29.678	181.953
6	20	Tony Stewart	Joe Gibbs Racing	Pontiac	29.733	181.616
7	77	Dave Blaney	Jasper Motorsports	Ford	29.741	181.568
8	2	Rusty Wallace	Penske Racing	Ford	29.747	181.531
9	8	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	Chevrolet	29.757	181.470
10	25	Joe Nemechek	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	29.776	181.354
11	88	Dale Jarrett	Robert Yates Racing	Ford	29.793	181.251
12	18	Bobby Labonte	Joe Gibbs Racing	Pontiac	29.793	181.251
13	6	Mark Martin	Roush Racing	Ford	29.794	181.245
14	26	Todd Bodine	Haas-Carter Motorsports	Ford	29.802	181.196
15	24	Jeff Gordon	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	29.806	181.172
16	17	Matt Kenseth	Roush Racing	Ford	29.868	180.796
17	4	Mike Skinner	Morgan–McClure Motorsports	Chevrolet	29.873	180.765
18	99	Jeff Burton	Roush Racing	Ford	29.876	180.747
19	21	Elliott Sadler	Wood Brothers Racing	Ford	29.897	180.620
20	19	Jeremy Mayfield	Evernham Motorsports	Dodge	29.908	180.554
21	31	Robby Gordon	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	29.909	180.548
22	1	Steve Park	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	Chevrolet	29.915	180.511
23	11	Brett Bodine	Brett Bodine Racing	Ford	29.917	180.499
24	5	Terry Labonte	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	29.923	180.463
25	32	Ricky Craven	PPI Motorsports	Ford	29.949	180.307
26	57	Stuart Kirby	Team CLR	Ford	29.951	180.294
27	36	Ken Schrader	MB2 Motorsports	Pontiac	29.961	180.234
28	98	Kenny Wallace	Innovative Motorsports	Chevrolet	29.978	180.132
29	23	Hut Stricklin	Bill Davis Racing	Dodge	29.986	180.084
30	43	John Andretti	Petty Enterprises	Dodge	29.998	180.012
31	22	Ward Burton	Bill Davis Racing	Dodge	30.019	179.886
32	29	Kevin Harvick	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	30.032	179.808
33	30	Jeff Green	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	30.055	179.671
34	00	Jerry Nadeau	Michael Waltrip Racing	Chevrolet	30.058	179.653
35	45	Kyle Petty	Petty Enterprises	Dodge	30.093	179.444
36	10	Mike Wallace	MBV Motorsports	Pontiac	30.110	179.342
Provisionals
37	48	Jimmie Johnson (R)	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	30.329	178.047
38	28	Ricky Rudd	Robert Yates Racing	Ford	30.290	178.277
39	41	Jimmy Spencer	Chip Ganassi Racing	Dodge	30.137	179.182
40	55	Bobby Hamilton	Andy Petree Racing	Chevrolet	30.908	174.712
41	7	Casey Atwood	Ultra-Evernham Motorsports	Dodge	30.361	177.860
42	44	Steve Grissom	Petty Enterprises	Dodge	30.784	175.416
43	14	Stacy Compton	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Pontiac	30.121	179.277
Failed to qualify
44	49	Ron Hornaday Jr.	BAM Racing	Dodge	30.195	178.838
45	72	Kirk Shelmerdine	Kirk Shelmerdine Racing	Ford	30.196	178.832
46	74	Tony Raines	BACE Motorsports	Chevrolet	30.269	178.400
47	27	Scott Wimmer	Bill Davis Racing	Dodge	30.332	178.030
Official qualifying results

Race results

Fin^[9]	St	#	Driver	Team	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Pts	Winnings
1	32	29	Kevin Harvick	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	267	29	running	180	$200,028
2	15	24	Jeff Gordon	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	267	0	running	170	$180,268
3	6	20	Tony Stewart	Joe Gibbs Racing	Pontiac	267	35	running	170	$153,928
4	37	48	Jimmie Johnson (R)	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	267	2	running	165	$88,175
5	1	12	Ryan Newman (R)	Penske Racing	Ford	267	87	running	165	$115,725
6	2	97	Kurt Busch	Roush Racing	Ford	267	0	running	150	$85,000
7	3	9	Bill Elliott	Evernham Motorsports	Dodge	267	0	running	146	$95,556
8	21	31	Robby Gordon	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	267	0	running	142	$93,956
9	13	6	Mark Martin	Roush Racing	Ford	267	13	running	143	$100,133
10	9	8	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	Chevrolet	267	81	running	139	$102,437
11	11	88	Dale Jarrett	Robert Yates Racing	Ford	267	9	running	110	$109,878
12	33	30	Jeff Green	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	267	2	running	132	$59,100
13	24	5	Terry Labonte	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	267	0	running	124	$91,033
14	16	17	Matt Kenseth	Roush Racing	Ford	267	3	running	126	$75,800
15	40	55	Bobby Hamilton	Andy Petree Racing	Chevrolet	267	0	running	118	$88,100
16	4	40	Sterling Marlin	Chip Ganassi Racing	Dodge	266	0	running	115	$100,867
17	7	77	Dave Blaney	Jasper Motorsports	Ford	266	0	running	112	$82,200
18	12	18	Bobby Labonte	Joe Gibbs Racing	Pontiac	266	0	running	109	$102,778
19	38	28	Ricky Rudd	Robert Yates Racing	Ford	266	0	running	106	$101,217
20	25	32	Ricky Craven	PPI Motorsports	Ford	266	0	running	103	$71,850
21	19	21	Elliott Sadler	Wood Brothers Racing	Ford	266	5	running	105	$78,600
22	30	43	John Andretti	Petty Enterprises	Dodge	266	0	running	97	$86,883
23	17	4	Mike Skinner	Morgan–McClure Motorsports	Chevrolet	266	0	running	94	$67,889
24	35	45	Kyle Petty	Petty Enterprises	Dodge	266	0	running	91	$55,800
25	8	2	Rusty Wallace	Penske Racing	Ford	266	0	running	88	$99,850
26	14	26	Todd Bodine	Haas-Carter Motorsports	Ford	265	0	running	85	$84,387
27	22	1	Steve Park	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	Chevrolet	265	0	running	82	$88,375
28	41	7	Casey Atwood	Ultra-Evernham Motorsports	Dodge	264	0	running	79	$58,200
29	28	98	Kenny Wallace	Innovative Motorsports	Chevrolet	263	0	running	76	$54,800
30	23	11	Brett Bodine	Brett Bodine Racing	Ford	262	0	running	73	$58,200
31	42	44	Steve Grissom	Petty Enterprises	Dodge	262	0	running	70	$54,900
32	39	41	Jimmy Spencer	Chip Ganassi Racing	Dodge	239	0	running	67	$57,700
33	10	25	Joe Nemechek	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	237	0	crash	64	$65,500
34	20	19	Jeremy Mayfield	Evernham Motorsports	Dodge	234	0	running	61	$64,800
35	43	14	Stacy Compton	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Pontiac	230	0	engine	58	$54,050
36	29	23	Hut Stricklin	Bill Davis Racing	Dodge	218	0	crash	55	$61,800
37	34	00	Jerry Nadeau	Michael Waltrip Racing	Chevrolet	217	0	steering	52	$53,600
38	36	10	Mike Wallace	MBV Motorsports	Pontiac	172	0	engine	49	$80,150
39	18	99	Jeff Burton	Roush Racing	Ford	167	0	engine	46	$97,867
40	27	36	Ken Schrader	MB2 Motorsports	Pontiac	151	0	engine	43	$61,000
41	31	22	Ward Burton	Bill Davis Racing	Dodge	137	0	handling	40	$95,800
42	5	15	Michael Waltrip	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	Chevrolet	136	1	crash	42	$60,600
43	26	57	Stuart Kirby	Team CLR	Ford	124	0	rear end	34	$52,403
Failed to qualify
44		49	Ron Hornaday Jr.	BAM Racing	Dodge
45		72	Kirk Shelmerdine	Kirk Shelmerdine Racing	Ford
46		74	Tony Raines	BACE Motorsports	Chevrolet
47		27	Scott Wimmer	Bill Davis Racing	Dodge
Official race results

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The 2002 Sirius Satellite Radio 400 was the 15th stock car race of the 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 21st iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, June 16, 2002, in Brooklyn, Michigan, at Michigan International Speedway, a two-mile moderate-banked D-shaped speedway. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Matt Kenseth, driving for Roush Racing, would defend the field on old tires on the final restart with three to go to win his fourth career NASCAR Winston Cup Series win and his third of the season. To fill out the podium, Dale Jarrett of Robert Yates Racing and Ryan Newman of Penske Racing would finish second and third, respectively.

The 2002 Pepsi 400 was the 17th stock car race of the 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 44th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, July 6, 2002, in Daytona Beach, Florida at Daytona International Speedway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) permanent triangular-shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 160 laps to complete. At race's end, Michael Waltrip, driving for Dale Earnhardt, Inc., would win a crash-marred race under caution, a decision that would prove controversial with fans, as they wanted the race to finish under green. To fill out the podium, Rusty Wallace of Penske Racing and Sterling Marlin of Chip Ganassi Racing would finish second and third, respectively.

References

↑ Smith, Marty (2002-07-15). "Harvick has just enough juice to win". NASCAR.com. Archived from the original on 2002-12-15. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
↑ Harris, Mike (2002-07-15). "Harvick criticized for winning Chicago move". El Paso Times . p. 23. Retrieved 2022-03-21– via Newspapers.com.
1 2 3 4 "Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site - 2002 Chicagoland Race Info & Rundown". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on 2019-01-31. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
↑ "NASCAR.com - Races - 2002 Chicagoland Practice 1 Results". NASCAR.com. Archived from the original on 2002-10-05. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
↑ "NASCAR.com - Races - 2002 Chicagoland Practice 2 Results". NASCAR.com. Archived from the original on 2002-10-05. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
↑ "NASCAR.com - Races - 2002 Chicagoland Practice 3 Results". NASCAR.com. Archived from the original on 2002-12-02. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
↑ "Jayski's Silly Season Site - 2002 Provisional/Owners Points Page". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on 2005-02-05. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
↑ Smith, Marty (2002-07-13). "Lead-foot Newman earns Bud Pole at Chicagoland". NASCAR.com. Archived from the original on 2002-10-05. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
↑ "2002 Tropicana 400 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2022-03-17.

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[1] Smith, Marty (2002-07-15). "Harvick has just enough juice to win". NASCAR.com. Archived from the original on 2002-12-15. Retrieved 2022-03-21.

[2] Harris, Mike (2002-07-15). "Harvick criticized for winning Chicago move". El Paso Times . p. 23. Retrieved 2022-03-21– via Newspapers.com.

[:0-3] 1 2 3 4 "Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site - 2002 Chicagoland Race Info & Rundown". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on 2019-01-31. Retrieved 2022-03-21.

[4] "NASCAR.com - Races - 2002 Chicagoland Practice 1 Results". NASCAR.com. Archived from the original on 2002-10-05. Retrieved 2022-03-21.

[5] "NASCAR.com - Races - 2002 Chicagoland Practice 2 Results". NASCAR.com. Archived from the original on 2002-10-05. Retrieved 2022-03-21.

[6] "NASCAR.com - Races - 2002 Chicagoland Practice 3 Results". NASCAR.com. Archived from the original on 2002-12-02. Retrieved 2022-03-21.

[7] "Jayski's Silly Season Site - 2002 Provisional/Owners Points Page". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on 2005-02-05. Retrieved 2022-03-02.

[8] Smith, Marty (2002-07-13). "Lead-foot Newman earns Bud Pole at Chicagoland". NASCAR.com. Archived from the original on 2002-10-05. Retrieved 2022-03-21.

[9] "2002 Tropicana 400 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2022-03-17.

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