|| *Comments on the 2002 Tropicana 400:* View the most recent comment <#13> | Post a comment <#post> Tweet 1. Josh posted: 05.09.2005 - 9:49 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Harvick came back from a wild spin when he turned sideways on the frontstretch and ran into turn one on the apron at full speed, spinning back up in the middle of the pack. He received no damage and came back to win. 2. RaceFanX posted: 01.27.2012 - 7:31 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Sponsors: #10 Mike Wallace- Valvoline / Pitbull / Muppet Show #41 Jimmy Spencer- Target / Muppet Show Similar to Chevrolet's Looney Tunes promotions at the fall Richmond race there was a large, diecast-friendly tie-in with several drivers running Muppet paint jobs in this race. Again like the Looney Tunes promotion all the driver's paint jobs were themed to characters... Dale Jarrett's #88 had Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy (with jokes lines about how frogs and pigs love the big brown truck on his car) Ricky Rudd's #28 had Gonzo Jimmy Spencer's #41 had Animal (very fitting pairing!) Bill Elliott's #9 had the Swedish Chef. Bobby Labonte's #18 had Pepe the King Prawn. Jeremy Mayfield's #19 had Dr. Honeydew and his assistant Beaker. Mike Wallace, filling in for the injured Johnny Benson, had Fozzie Bear on his #10 Casey Atwood's #7 was a late addition to the program and had Rowlf the Dog. The Muppet promotion stirred some actual controversy as the Muppets were supposed to attend the race but thrown out during the race weekend due to sponsorship issues (something related to Coke/Pepsi alignments since Pepsi was sponsoring the race with its Tropicana juice brand). 3. RaceFanX posted: 04.20.2012 - 5:43 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Sponsor: #99 Jeff Burton- Citgo Bassmasters Classic 4. Unser1 posted: 04.24.2012 - 1:38 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Harvick scores his second victory in as many years of the Cup series visiting the Chicagoland Speedway. 5. CBASS posted: 05.12.2012 - 11:54 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Sponsors: #88 UPS- Pigs Love The Truck #28 Havoline/ The Muppet Show- 25 Years #10 Valvoline/ The Muppet Show- 25 Years #7 Sirius Satellite Radio/ The Muppet Show- 25 Years #5 got milk?/ Kellogg's #41 Target/ The Muppet Show- 25 Years #18 Interstate Batteries/ The Muppet Show- 25 Years #19 Dodge Dealers/ The Muppet Show- 25 Years 6. Daniel posted: 05.25.2012 - 12:28 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) In using fastest 43: #49 Ron Hornaday Jr., #72 Kirk Shelmerdine, #74 Tony Raines Out using fastest 43: #7 Casey Atwood, #44 Steve Grissom, #55 Bobby Hamilton 7. numbah10hatah posted: 09.10.2014 - 6:30 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) #74 sponsor: BACE Motorsports 8. Raheem posted: 09.15.2014 - 7:29 am Rate this comment: (0) (2) UGH! The worst possible top four! 9. Anthony Nagle posted: 04.09.2015 - 12:39 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Rewatching this race, Michael Waltrip didn't crash. He blew his engine and his car stopped close to the wall without ever hitting it. 10. LandonFandon34 (Formerly numbah10hatah) posted: 02.03.2017 - 11:45 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Apparently Bobby Hamilton had Jo Dee Messina on the car. 11. JSPorts posted: 02.03.2017 - 1:43 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Harvick was so good at Chicagoland when it opened. He won the first 2 races held there, but hasn't visited victory lane there since. 12. Mile501 posted: 05.29.2020 - 6:07 am Rate this comment: (1) (0) RCR struggled quite a bit through the first half of 2002, but after swapping crews and moving to a new shop, they finally seemed to get their act together in this race. All 3 RCR cars ran well and finished in the top 12. 13. SweetRich21/43 posted: 07.31.2020 - 4:30 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The commentators were Allen Bestwick, Benny Parsons and Wally Dallenbach. The pit road reporters were Bill Weber, Matt Yocum, Marty Snider and Dave Burns. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Post a comment:* Your comment may not appear immediately - all comments must be approved by the moderator. Name: Comment: