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
Penske Racing
Time
29.500
Most laps led
Driver
Ryan Newman
Penske Racing
Laps
87
Winner
No. 29
Kevin Harvick
Richard Childress Racing
Television in the United States
Network
NBC
Announcers
Allen Bestwick, Benny Parsons, Wally Dallenbach Jr.
Radio in the United States
Radio
Motor Racing Network
Motor car race
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.
^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.
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