Race Facts: Tropicana 400

2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Race Facts

WHAT:

Tropicana 400

NASCAR Winston Cup Series Race No. 18 of 36

WHERE:

Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet, Ill.

1.5-Mile Banked Asphalt Tri-oval

WHEN:

Sunday, July 14, 2002, 2:30 p.m. ET

DISTANCE:

400.5 Miles / 267 Laps

POSTED AWARDS:

$4,491,173

FIELD:

Field consists of the fastest 36 cars through time trials. Also, seven provisional starting positions based on 2002 owner points, for maximum 43-car field. The 43rd position is reserved for a past Winston Cup Series champion, if needed. If unused, it will go to the next eligible owner.

SANCTION:

National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR)

PROMOTER:

Raceway Associates, LLC

TV:

NBC Sports (Live)

Pre-Race Show: 2 p.m. ET

Pre-Race Host: Bill Weber

Race Coverage: 2:30 p.m. ET

Announcers: Allen Bestwick, Benny Parsons and Wally Dallenbach

Pit Reporters: Bill Weber, Dave Burns, Marty Snider and Matt Yocum

RADIO:

MRN Radio (Live)

Airtime: 2 p.m. ET

Booth Announcers: Barney Hall and Joe Moore

Turn Announcers: Kurt Becker and Dan Hubbard

Pit Announcers: Jim Phillips, Adam Alexander and Winston Kelley

RECORDS:

Qualifying: 183.717 mph, 29.393 seconds, Todd Bodine, Ford, July 13, 2001

Race: 121.200 mph, Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, July 15, 2001

THE RACE TRACK:

Chicagoland Speedway is a 1.5-mile banked asphalt tri-oval with 18-degree banking in Turns 1 and 2 and 3 and 4, 11-degree banking in the frontstretch tri-oval and five-degree banking on the straightaways. The frontstretch is 2,400 feet long and the backstretch is 1,700 feet long.