BOLD indicates a Superspeedway. Note: All races running on Oval/Speedway.
This race was held on March 2 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Sam Hornish Jr. won the pole. The race was dominated by Sam Hornish Jr. who at one point had a lap on the entire field. On lap 193 of 200, while Hornish was leading by more than 20 seconds, fourth placed Robbie Buhl's engine expired, bringing out the yellow and packing up the field. The green came back out on Lap 197, but Airton Dare crashed immediately in turn 2 on the restart. The race finished under yellow, with Hornish on the top step of the podium. Gil de Ferran and Helio Castroneves were second and third respectively, for Team Penske in their first race of their first full season in the IRL.
Top ten results
This race was held on March 17 at Phoenix International Raceway. Hélio Castroneves won the pole.
This race was held on March 24 at California Speedway. Eddie Cheever won the pole.
This race was held on April 21 at Nazareth Speedway. Gil de Ferran won the pole.
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 and declared Castroneves the winner.
This race was held on June 8 at Texas Motor Speedway. Tomas Scheckter won the pole.
This race was held on June 16 at Pikes Peak International Raceway. Gil de Ferran won the pole.
This race was held on June 29 at Richmond International Raceway. Gil de Ferran won the pole.
This race was held on July 7 at Kansas Speedway. Tomas Scheckter won the pole.
This race was held on July 20 at Nashville Superspeedway. Billy Boat won the pole.
This race was held on July 28 at Michigan International Speedway. Tomas Scheckter won the pole.
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.
This race was held on August 25 at Gateway International Raceway. Gil de Ferran won the pole.
Main article: 2002 Delphi Indy 300
This race was held on September 8 at Chicagoland Speedway. Sam Hornish Jr. won the pole.
Gil de Ferran was injured during a crash in this race and would miss the season finale at Texas.
This race was held on September 15 at Texas Motor Speedway. Vítor Meira won the pole.
Max Papis filled in for the injured Gil de Ferran at Penske; however, he finished 21st due to a blown engine.
By winning the race, Sam Hornish Jr. won his second championship in a row.
Further information: List of American Championship car racing point scoring systems
Injured during a practice crash at Indianapolis. ↩
Used by Anthony Lazzaro at Pikes Peak; entry run in cooperation with Sam Schmidt Motorsports. /wiki/Anthony_Lazzaro_(racing_driver) ↩
Injured during a practice crash at Homestead. ↩
Raced from Texas onwards; both chassis were used during the Indy 500 month. ↩
Replaced during the second week of Indy 500 practice. ↩
Withdrew during Bump Day due to a racing conflict. ↩
Replaced at Indianapolis ahead of Bump Day. ↩
Used from Kansas onwards. ↩
"NTT IndyCar Series Calendar 2002". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved November 17, 2023. https://motorsportstats.com/series/ntt-indycar-series/calendar/2002 ↩
"Final Indy Racing League Leaders". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 26, 2002. p. 14D. Retrieved November 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com . https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-final-indy-raci/135330808/ ↩