| Unofficial Race Results | ||||||||
| Tropicana 400 | Chicagoland Speedway | ||||||||
| July 14, 2002 | Race 18 of 36 | ||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts | Laps | Status |
| 1 | 28 | #29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench Service | 180/5 | 267 | Running |
| 2 | 13 | #24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 170/0 | 267 | Running |
| 3 | 4 | #20 | Tony Stewart | Pontiac | Home Depot | 170/5 | 267 | Running |
| 4 | 33 | #48 | Jimmie Johnson * | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 165/5 | 267 | Running |
| 5 | 1 | #12 | Ryan Newman * | Ford | ALLTEL | 165/10 | 267 | Running |
| 6 | 40 | #97 | Kurt Busch | Ford | Rubbermaid | 150/0 | 267 | Running |
| 7 | 3 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Dodge | Dodge Dealers/UAW | 146/0 | 267 | Running |
| 8 | 17 | #31 | Robby Gordon | Chevrolet | Cingular Wireless | 142/0 | 267 | Running |
| 9 | 11 | #6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Pfizer/Viagra | 143/5 | 267 | Running |
| 10 | 7 | #8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 139/5 | 267 | Running |
| 11 | 9 | #88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | UPS | 135/5 | 267 | Running |
| 12 | 29 | #30 | Jeff Green | Chevrolet | America Online | 132/5 | 267 | Running |
| 13 | 22 | #5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's | 124/0 | 267 | Running |
| 14 | 14 | #17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | DeWalt Power Tools | 126/5 | 267 | Running |
| 15 | 36 | #55 | Bobby Hamilton | Chevrolet | Schneider Electric | 118/0 | 267 | Running |
| 16 | 2 | #40 | Sterling Marlin | Dodge | Coors Light | 115/0 | 266 | Running |
| 17 | 41 | #77 | Dave Blaney | Ford | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | 112/0 | 266 | Running |
| 18 | 10 | #18 | Bobby Labonte | Pontiac | Interstate Batteries | 109/0 | 266 | Running |
| 19 | 34 | #28 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Havoline | 106/0 | 266 | Running |
| 20 | 21 | #32 | Ricky Craven | Ford | Tide | 103/0 | 266 | Running |
| 21 | 15 | #21 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | Motorcraft Quality Parts | 105/5 | 266 | Running |
| 22 | 26 | #43 | John Andretti | Dodge | Cheerios | 97/0 | 266 | Running |
| 23 | 43 | #4 | Mike Skinner | Chevrolet | Kodak Film | 94/0 | 266 | Running |
| 24 | 31 | #45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | Sprint | 91/0 | 266 | Running |
| 25 | 6 | #2 | Rusty Wallace | Ford | Miller Lite | 88/0 | 266 | Running |
| 26 | 12 | #26 | Todd Bodine | Ford | Discover Card | 85/0 | 265 | Running |
| 27 | 20 | #1 | Steve Park | Chevrolet | Pennzoil | 82/0 | 265 | Running |
| 28 | 37 | #7 | Casey Atwood | Dodge | Sirius Satellite Radio | 79/0 | 264 | Running |
| 29 | 24 | #98 | Kenny Wallace | Chevrolet | Stacker 2 | 76/0 | 263 | Running |
| 30 | 19 | #11 | Brett Bodine | Ford | Hooters Restaurants | 73/0 | 262 | Running |
| 31 | 38 | #44 | Steve Grissom | Dodge | Georgia Pacific | 70/0 | 262 | Running |
| 32 | 35 | #41 | Jimmy Spencer | Dodge | Target | 67/0 | 239 | Running |
| 33 | 8 | #25 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | UAW/Delphi | 64/0 | 237 | Out of Race |
| 34 | 18 | #19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge | Dodge Dealers/UAW | 61/0 | 234 | Running |
| 35 | 39 | #14 | Stacy Compton | Pontiac | Conseco | 58/0 | 230 | Out of Race |
| 36 | 25 | #23 | Hut Stricklin | Dodge | Hills Bros Coffee | 55/0 | 218 | Out of Race |
| 37 | 30 | #100 | Jerry Nadeau | Chevrolet | Aaron's | 52/0 | 217 | Out of Race |
| 38 | 32 | #10 | Mike Wallace | Pontiac | Valvoline | 49/0 | 172 | Out of Race |
| 39 | 16 | #99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | CITGO Racing | 46/0 | 167 | Out of Race |
| 40 | 23 | #36 | Ken Schrader | Pontiac | M&M's | 43/0 | 151 | Out of Race |
| 41 | 27 | #22 | Ward Burton | Dodge | Caterpillar | 40/0 | 137 | Running |
| 42 | 5 | #15 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | NAPA Auto Parts | 42/5 | 136 | Out of Race |
| 43 | 42 | #57 | Stuart Kirby | Ford | CLR | 34/0 | 124 | Out of Race |