2002 Indy Racing League season
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2002 Indy Racing League season | |
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2002 Indy Racing League | |
Indy Racing League | |
Season | |
Races | 15 |
Start date | March 2 |
End date | September 15 |
Awards | |
Drivers' champion | ![]() |
Indianapolis 500 winner | ![]() |
Chronology | |
Previous season | Next season |
2001 | 2003 (ICS) |
The 2002 Indy Racing League (IRL) season was one of transition, with many CART teams participating in a partial IRL schedule while retaining "lame duck" status in their original series with their CART engine suppliers Toyota and Honda. On the IRL front, the Infiniti engine was in its "lame duck" year and the General Motors engine was now branded as a Chevrolet rather than an Oldsmobile as that marque was being phased out. Sam Hornish Jr. won 5 races on his way to his second straight championship ahead of Penske Racing juggernaut Hélio Castroneves who won three races, including a second straight Indy 500, on his way to second in the championship.
Contents
- 1 2002 Indy Racing League schedule
- 2 Team and driver chart
- 3 Race summaries
- 3.1 Grand Prix of Miami
- 3.2 Bombardier ATV 200
- 3.3 Yamaha Indy 400
- 3.4 Firestone Indy 225
- 3.5 86th Indianapolis 500
- 3.6 Boomtown 500
- 3.7 Radisson Indy 225
- 3.8 SunTrust Indy Challenge
- 3.9 Ameristar Casino Indy 200
- 3.10 Firestone Indy 200
- 3.11 Michigan Indy 400
- 3.12 Belterra Casino Indy 300
- 3.13 Gateway Indy 250
- 3.14 Delphi Indy 300
- 3.15 Chevy 500
- 4 Final points standings
- 5 See also
2002 Indy Racing League schedule
All races running on Oval/Speedway.
BOLD indicates a Superspeedway.
Team and driver chart
Team | Chassis | Engine | # | Drivers | Sponsor(s) | Notes |
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Dallara | Chevrolet | 2 | ![]() |
Menards / Johns Manville | Homestead to Nazareth. |
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Indianapolis only, did not qualify. | |||||
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Indianapolis and Texas 1. | |||||
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Pikes Peak to Michigan. | |||||
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Kentucky to Texas 2. | |||||
31 | ![]() |
Menards / Cingular Wireless | Indianapolis only. | |||
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Dallara | Chevrolet | 3 | ![]() |
Marlboro | |
6 | ![]() |
Injured at Chicago. Missed Texas 2. | ||||
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Replaced de Ferran at Texas 2. | |||||
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Dallara | Chevrolet | 4 | ![]() |
Pennzoil | Did not use the #1 team was entitled to using, choosing instead to keep minority partner Jim Harbaugh's number in the NFL, #4. |
15 | ![]() |
Chicago and Texas 2 only. | ||||
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G-Force | Chevrolet | 5 | ![]() |
Sprint / Kyocera / Airlink | Indianapolis only. |
55 | Airlink / Spade Motorsports | Homestead to Nazareth, Texas 1, and Kansas. | ||||
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Meijer | Indianapolis and Michigan. | ||||
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Grill 2 Go | Kentucky, Chicago, and Texas 2. | ||||
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Atlas Van Lines | Gateway only. | ||||
67 | ![]() |
Samsung / RadioShack | Texas 2 only. | |||
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Dallara | Chevrolet | 7 | ![]() |
Corteco / Bryant Heating & Cooling Systems | All races except Nashville and Michigan. |
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Nashville and Michigan only. | |||||
8 | ![]() |
Delphi Automotive | ||||
78 | ![]() |
Kruse International | All races starting at Kentucky. | |||
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G-Force | Chevrolet | 9 | ![]() |
Target / Miami Heat / Energizer | |
22 | ![]() |
Target | Indianapolis only. | |||
33 | ![]() |
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Dallara | Chevrolet | 10 | ![]() |
Scottrade | Homestead to Indianapolis. |
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Dallara | Chevrolet | 11 | ![]() |
Banco de Chile | Injured while testing at Fontana. Missed all races from Nazareth to Kansas. |
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Replaced Salazar at Nazareth only. | |||||
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Harrah's | Replaced Salazar from Indianapolis to Kansas only. | ||||
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Indianapolis only, did not qualify. | |||||
14 | ![]() |
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41 | ![]() |
All races from Nashville to Gateway only. | ||||
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Dallara | Infiniti | 12 | ![]() |
Epson | Phoenix to Pikes Peak. |
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Bradley Motorsports | Kansas to Texas 2. | ||||
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Dallara | Chevrolet | 15 | ![]() |
Indianapolis only, did not qualify. | |
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G-Force | Chevrolet | 16 | ![]() |
Star Registry / webergrills.com | Homestead to Indianapolis. |
Dallara | Texas 1 to Richmond. | |||||
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G-Force | Chevrolet | 17 | ![]() |
Hollywood Cigarettes | Indianapolis only. |
21 | ![]() |
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Dallara | Chevrolet | 18 | ![]() |
Immke / Jilbrit Auto Deal | Homestead and Phoenix only. |
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Immke | Fontana Only. | ||||
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Norwalk Furniture | Texas 1 Only. | ||||
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Agromin / Village Marine / Ventura Raceway | Texas 2 Only. | ||||
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Dallara | Chevrolet | 19 | ![]() |
Miller Lite | Fontana and Indianapolis only. |
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Dallara | Chevrolet | 20 | ![]() |
Grill 2 Go / BG Products / Western Union / Meijer / Coca-Cola | Indianapolis, and Pikes Peak to Kentucky. |
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Young | Chicago and Texas 2 Only. | ||||
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Casino Queen / BG Products | Gateway Only, DNS. | ||||
55 | None | Pikes Peak only. | ||||
99 | Norwalk Furniture | Homestead, Phoenix, Nazareth, Indy (DNQ). | ||||
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Grill 2 Go | Fontana, Texas 1 Only. | ||||
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Indianapolis only, did not qualify. | |||||
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G-Force | Chevrolet | 20 | ![]() |
Adventure RV / Eikoh | Homestead to California. |
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28 | Nimo Corporation / Eikoh / Tomoe | Gateway to Texas 2. | |||
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G-Force | Infiniti | 23 | ![]() |
Allegra / Smart Blade | Indianapolis and all races starting at Richmond only. |
24 | ![]() |
Purex / Aventis | Injured while qualifying at Fontana, missed race and Nazareth. | |||
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Replaced Buhl at Fontana only. | |||||
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Replaced Buhl at Nazareth only. | |||||
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Dallara | Chevrolet | 26 | ![]() |
7-Eleven | Indianapolis only. |
27 | ![]() |
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39 | ![]() |
Archipelago/Motorola | ||||
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G-Force | Chevrolet | 30 | ![]() |
310 Racing | Indianapolis only. |
31 | All races except Indianapolis. Team made an agreement with Team Menard to use the number for Robby Gordon, who used the number at the time in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series. | |||||
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Dallara | Chevrolet | 32 | ![]() |
Western Union | Indianapolis only. |
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Dallara | Infiniti | 34 | ![]() |
Mi-Jack Corporation | |
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Dallara | Chevrolet | 37 | ![]() |
Pitbull Energy Drink / Rhino Cleaning Prod. | Homestead to Texas 1. |
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Rhino Cleaning Prod. | Indianapolis and Michigan only. | ||||
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Dallara | Chevrolet | 44 | ![]() |
Blair Racing / Rayovac | |
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Dallara | Infiniti | 51 | ![]() |
Red Bull | |
52 | ![]() |
All races through Michigan only. Withdrew after Kentucky. | ||||
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Replaced Scheckter from Gateway onwards. | |||||
53 | ![]() |
Indianapolis only. | ||||
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Michigan and Kentucky only. | |||||
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Texas 2 only. | |||||
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Dallara | Chevrolet | 54 | ![]() |
Norwalk Furniture | Pikes Peak, Richmond, and Kansas only. |
98 | ![]() |
Curb Records | Homestead to Richmond. | |||
Infiniti | Kansas to Texas 2. | |||||
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G-Force | Chevrolet | 81 | ![]() |
Homestead and Indianapolis. | |
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Dallara | Chevrolet | 91 | ![]() |
Coors Light |
Race summaries
Grand Prix of Miami
This race was held on March 2 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Sam Hornish Jr. won the pole.
Top ten results
- 4- Sam Hornish Jr.
- 6- Gil de Ferran
- 3- Hélio Castroneves
- 9- Jeff Ward
- 11- Eliseo Salazar
- 52- Tomas Scheckter
- 21- Felipe Giaffone
- 44- Alex Barron
- 99- Anthony Lazzaro
- 14- Airton Daré
Bombardier ATV 200
This race was held on March 17 at Phoenix International Raceway. Hélio Castroneves won the pole.
Top ten results
- 3- Hélio Castroneves
- 6- Gil de Ferran
- 4- Sam Hornish Jr.
- 11- Eliseo Salazar
- 7- Al Unser Jr.
- 2- Jaques Lazier
- 91- Buddy Lazier
- 98- Billy Boat
- 55- Rick Treadway
- 20- Hideki Noda
Yamaha Indy 400
This race was held on March 24 at California Speedway. Eddie Cheever won the pole.
Top ten results
- 4- Sam Hornish Jr.
- 2- Jaques Lazier
- 34- Laurent Rédon
- 6- Gil de Ferran
- 3- Hélio Castroneves
- 21- Felipe Giaffone
- 91- Buddy Lazier
- 8- Scott Sharp
- 19- Jimmy Vasser
- 9- Jeff Ward
Firestone Indy 225
This race was held on April 21 at Nazareth Speedway. Gil de Ferran won the pole.
Top ten results
- 8- Scott Sharp
- 21- Felipe Giaffone
- 6- Gil de Ferran
- 24- Sarah Fisher
- 3- Hélio Castroneves
- 44- Alex Barron
- 51- Eddie Cheever
- 98- Billy Boat
- 99- Anthony Lazzaro
- 12- Shigeaki Hattori
86th Indianapolis 500
The Indy 500 was held on May 26 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Bruno Junqueira sat on pole. The race end was one of the most controversial in history as Paul Tracy passed Hélio Castroneves just as the yellow was coming out for a crash. Race officials ruled that the pass occurred after the yellow.
Top ten results
- 3- Hélio Castroneves
- 26- Paul Tracy
- 21- Felipe Giaffone
- 44- Alex Barron
- 51- Eddie Cheever
- 20- Richie Hearn
- 39- Michael Andretti
- 31- Robby Gordon
- 9- Jeff Ward
- 6- Gil de Ferran
Boomtown 500
This race was held on June 8 at Texas Motor Speedway. Tomas Scheckter won the pole.
Top ten results
- 9- Jeff Ward
- 7- Al Unser Jr.
- 14- Airton Daré
- 3- Hélio Castroneves
- 21- Felipe Giaffone
- 12- Shigeaki Hattori
- 98- Billy Boat
- 91- Buddy Lazier
- 99- Richie Hearn
- 44- Alex Barron
Radisson Indy 225
This race was held on June 16 at Pikes Peak International Raceway. Gil de Ferran won the pole.
Top ten results
- 6- Gil de Ferran
- 3- Hélio Castroneves
- 4- Sam Hornish Jr.
- 21- Felipe Giaffone
- 8- Scott Sharp
- 7- Al Unser Jr.
- 34- Laurent Rédon
- 51- Eddie Cheever
- 14- Airton Daré
- 44- Alex Barron
SunTrust Indy Challenge
This race was held on June 29 at Richmond International Raceway. Gil de Ferran won the pole.
Top ten results
- 4- Sam Hornish Jr.
- 6- Gil de Ferran
- 21- Felipe Giaffone
- 52- Tomas Scheckter
- 7- Al Unser Jr.
- 14- Airton Daré
- 20- Richie Hearn
- 9- Jeff Ward
- 54- Robby McGehee
- 44- Alex Barron
Ameristar Casino Indy 200
This race was held on July 7 at Kansas Speedway. Tomas Scheckter won the pole.
Top ten results
- 14- Airton Daré
- 4- Sam Hornish Jr.
- 3- Hélio Castroneves
- 21- Felipe Giaffone
- 6- Gil de Ferran
- 8- Scott Sharp
- 91- Buddy Lazier
- 44-Alex Barron
- 98- Billy Boat
- 20- Richie Hearn
Firestone Indy 200
This race was held on July 20 at Nashville Superspeedway. Billy Boat won the pole.
Top ten results
- 44- Alex Barron
- 6- Gil de Ferran
- 4- Sam Hornish Jr.
- 20- Richie Hearn
- 12- Raul Boesel
- 51- Eddie Cheever
- 21- Felipe Giaffone
- 8- Scott Sharp
- 3- Hélio Castroneves
- 7- Tony Renna
Michigan Indy 400
This race was held on July 28 at Michigan International Speedway. Tomas Scheckter won the pole.
Top ten results
- 52- Tomas Scheckter
- 53- Buddy Rice
- 21- Felipe Giaffone
- 7- Tony Renna
- 6- Gil de Ferran
- 3- Hélio Castroneves
- 4- Sam Hornish Jr.
- 23- Sarah Fisher
- 8- Scott Sharp
- 20- Richie Hearn
Belterra Casino Indy 300
This race was held on August 11 at Kentucky Speedway. Sarah Fisher won the pole, the first by a female driver in a major open wheel series.
Top ten results
- 21- Felipe Giaffone
- 4- Sam Hornish Jr.
- 91- Buddy Lazier
- 8- Scott Sharp
- 3- Hélio Castroneves
- 7- Al Unser Jr.
- 78- Tony Renna
- 23- Sarah Fisher
- 44- Alex Barron
- 24- Robbie Buhl
Gateway Indy 250
This race was held on August 25 at Gateway International Raceway. Gil de Ferran won the pole.
Top ten results
- 6- Gil de Ferran
- 3- Hélio Castroneves
- 44- Alex Barron
- 52- Buddy Rice
- 4- Sam Hornish Jr.
- 24- Robbie Buhl
- 7- Al Unser Jr.
- 12- Raul Boesel
- 2- Vitor Meira
- 51- Eddie Cheever
Delphi Indy 300
This race was held on September 8 at Chicagoland Speedway. Sam Hornish Jr. won the pole.
Top ten results
- 4- Sam Hornish Jr.
- 7- Al Unser Jr.
- 91- Buddy Lazier
- 3- Hélio Castroneves
- 51- Eddie Cheever
- 21- Felipe Giaffone
- 8- Scott Sharp
- 2- Vitor Meira
- 52- Buddy Rice
- 15- Dan Wheldon
Chevy 500
This race was held on September 15 at Texas Motor Speedway. Vitor Meira won the pole.
Top ten results
- 4- Sam Hornish Jr.
- 3- Hélio Castroneves
- 2- Vitor Meira
- 8- Scott Sharp
- 44- Alex Barron
- 52- Buddy Rice
- 91- Buddy Lazier
- 51- Eddie Cheever
- 78- Tony Renna
- 34- Laurent Rédon
Final points standings
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In every race, points are awarded to drivers on the following basis:
Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 |
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Points | 50 | 40 | 35 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
- Ties in points broken by number of wins, followed by number of 2nds, 3rds, etc., and then by number of pole positions, followed by number of times qualified 2nd, etc.