Uncle Joe Benson at the 2002 Toyota Grand Prix of LongBeach

April 12-14, 2002: For the 16th consecutive year, Uncle Joe made the scene at the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. He did Meet & Greet sessions Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and the Uncle Joe's Nissan 300ZX race car was on display all weekend at the ARROW 93 display. Over 85,000 heard his Saturday broadcast.

(Photos by 'Digital' Bill McDermott.)

Uncle Joe and ARROW 93 at the
2002 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach

Uncle Joe's Nissan 300ZX at the
2002 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach

Meeting folks and telling stories.

Unc & Maggie McKay on the air.

Unc & CART announcer Bruce Flanders
on the PA and on the air.

Meeting more folks
and telling more stories.

Off Road driving legend Ivan "Ironman" Stewart,
on the air with Patrick "Puddy" Warburton, and
the Cal Club Safety Crew stop by to say hi.

170+mph
and the hat of the day
(yes, that is Barbie!).

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