

| 2002 Tropicana 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 18 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $3,691,183 | Race Date: | Jul 14, 2002 | Chicagoland Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .812 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2h 55m 37s | Joliet, Illinois | |
| Lead Changes: | 19 Among / 11 Drivers | Average Speed: | 136.832 MPH | 1.5 Mile Paved D-Shaped Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 7 For 35 Laps | chicagolandspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Kevin Harvick K. Harvick | Driver: | Ryan Newman R. Newman | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #29 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #12 Ford | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Richard Childress Racing | Team: | Team Penske | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Gil Martin | Crew Chief: | Matt Borland | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 29 of 267 | Pole Speed: | 183.051 MPH | |||||
| Official 2002 Tropicana 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 32 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | GM Goodwrench Service | Running | ![]() | 180 | 267 | 29 |
| 2 | 15 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Running | ![]() | 170 | 267 | 0 |
| 3 | 6 | 20 | Tony Stewart | The Home Depot | Running | ![]() | 170 | 267 | 35 |
| 4 | 37 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson (R) | Lowe's | Running | ![]() | 165 | 267 | 2 |
| 5 | 1 | 12 | Ryan Newman (R) | Alltel | Running | ![]() | 165 | 267 | 87 |
| 6 | 2 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Rubbermaid | Running | ![]() | 150 | 267 | 0 |
| 7 | 3 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Running | ![]() | 146 | 267 | 0 |
| 8 | 21 | 31 | Robby Gordon | Cingular Wireless | Running | ![]() | 142 | 267 | 0 |
| 9 | 13 | 6 | Mark Martin | Pfizer Viagra | Running | ![]() | 143 | 267 | 13 |
| 10 | 9 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Budweiser | Running | ![]() | 139 | 267 | 81 |
| 11 | 11 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | UPS | Running | ![]() | 110 | 267 | 9 |
| 12 | 33 | 30 | Jeff Green | America Online | Running | ![]() | 132 | 267 | 2 |
| 13 | 24 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's | Running | ![]() | 124 | 267 | 0 |
| 14 | 16 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt Power Tools | Running | ![]() | 126 | 267 | 3 |
| 15 | 40 | 55 | Bobby Hamilton | Schneider Electric | Running | ![]() | 118 | 267 | 0 |
| 16 | 4 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Coors Light | Running | ![]() | 115 | 266 | 0 |
| 17 | 7 | 77 | Dave Blaney | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | Running | ![]() | 112 | 266 | 0 |
| 18 | 12 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Running | ![]() | 109 | 266 | 0 |
| 19 | 38 | 28 | Ricky Rudd | Havoline | Running | ![]() | 106 | 266 | 0 |
| 20 | 25 | 32 | Ricky Craven | Tide | Running | ![]() | 103 | 266 | 0 |
| 21 | 19 | 21 | Elliott Sadler | Motorcraft Quality Parts | Running | ![]() | 105 | 266 | 5 |
| 22 | 30 | 43 | John Andretti | Cheerios | Running | ![]() | 97 | 266 | 0 |
| 23 | 17 | 4 | Mike Skinner | Kodak Film | Running | ![]() | 94 | 266 | 0 |
| 24 | 35 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Sprint | Running | ![]() | 91 | 266 | 0 |
| 25 | 8 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite | Running | ![]() | 88 | 266 | 0 |
| 26 | 14 | 26 | Todd Bodine | Discover Card | Running | ![]() | 85 | 265 | 0 |
| 27 | 22 | 1 | Steve Park | Pennzoil | Running | ![]() | 82 | 265 | 0 |
| 28 | 41 | 7 | Casey Atwood | Sirius Satellite Radio | Running | ![]() | 79 | 264 | 0 |
| 29 | 28 | 98 | Kenny Wallace | Stacker 2 | Running | ![]() | 76 | 263 | 0 |
| 30 | 23 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Hooters Restaurants | Running | ![]() | 73 | 262 | 0 |
| 31 | 42 | 44 | Steve Grissom | Georgia Pacific | Running | ![]() | 70 | 262 | 0 |
| 32 | 39 | 41 | Jimmy Spencer | Target | Running | ![]() | 67 | 239 | 0 |
| 33 | 10 | 25 | Joe Nemechek | UAW / Delphi | Accident | ![]() | 64 | 237 | 0 |
| 34 | 20 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Running | ![]() | 61 | 234 | 0 |
| 35 | 43 | 14 | Stacy Compton | Conseco | Engine | ![]() | 58 | 230 | 0 |
| 36 | 29 | 23 | Hut Stricklin | Hill Brothers Coffee | Accident | ![]() | 55 | 218 | 0 |
| 37 | 34 | 0 | Jerry Nadeau | Aaron's | Steering | ![]() | 52 | 217 | 0 |
| 38 | 36 | 10 | Mike Wallace | Valvoline | Engine | ![]() | 49 | 172 | 0 |
| 39 | 18 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Citgo | Engine | ![]() | 46 | 167 | 0 |
| 40 | 27 | 36 | Ken Schrader | M&M's | Engine | ![]() | 43 | 151 | 0 |
| 41 | 31 | 22 | Ward Burton | Caterpillar | Handling | ![]() | 40 | 137 | 0 |
| 42 | 5 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts | Accident | ![]() | 42 | 136 | 1 |
| 43 | 26 | 57 | Stuart Kirby | CLR | Rear Gear | ![]() | 34 | 124 | 0 |