2002 CART Grand Prix of Chicago
| Race details | ||
|---|---|---|
| Race 7 of 19 in the 2002 CART season | ||
| Date | June 30, 2002 | |
| Official name | 2002 CART Grand Prix of Chicago | |
| Location | Chicago Motor Speedway, Cicero, Illinois, United States | |
| Course | 1 Mile Oval 1.029 mi / 1.656 km | |
| Distance | 250 laps, 257.250 mi / 414.000 km | |
| Weather | Partly cloudy and hot | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver |  Dario Franchitti |
Team KOOL Green |
| Time | 23.428 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver |  Paul Tracy |
Team KOOL Green |
| Time | 24.192 (on lap 230 of 250) | |
| Podium | ||
| First |  Cristiano da Matta | Newman/Haas Racing |
| Second | Bruno Junqueira | Target Chip Ganassi Racing |
| Third | Dario Franchitti | Team KOOL Green |
The 2002 CART Grand Prix of Chicago was the seventh round of the 2002 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series season, held on June 30, 2002 at the Chicago Motor Speedway in Cicero, Illinois.
Qualifying results
| Pos | Nat | Name | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
Dario Franchitti | Team KOOL Green | 23.428 |
| 2 | |
Alex Tagliani | Team Player's | 23.434 |
| 3 | |
Cristiano da Matta | Newman/Haas Racing | 23.443 |
| 4 | |
Tony Kanaan | Mo Nunn Racing | 23.526 |
| 5 | |
Bruno Junqueira | Target Chip Ganassi Racing | 23.545 |
| 6 |  |
Adrian Fernández | Fernández Racing | 23.611 |
| 7 | |
Patrick Carpentier | Team Player's | 23.629 |
| 8 |  |
Tora Takagi | Walker Racing | 23.674 |
| 9 |  |
Scott Dixon | Target Chip Ganassi Racing | 23.723 |
| 10 |  |
Jimmy Vasser | Team Rahal | 23.732 |
| 11 | |
Christian Fittipaldi | Newman/Haas Racing | 23.785 |
| 12 |  |
Kenny Bräck | Target Chip Ganassi Racing | 23.791 |
| 13 | |
Paul Tracy | Team KOOL Green | 23.847 |
| 14 | |
Michael Andretti | Team Motorola | 23.884 |
| 15 | |
Mario Domínguez | Herdez Competition | 23.890 |
| 16 | |
Shinji Nakano | Fernández Racing | 23.905 |
| 17 | |
Townsend Bell | Patrick Racing | 24.174 |
| 18 | |
Michel Jourdain, Jr. | Team Rahal | 24.319 |
Race
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Cristiano da Matta |
Newman/Haas Racing | 250 | 2:07:00.698 | 3 | 21 |
| 2 | 4 | Bruno Junqueira |
Target Chip Ganassi Racing | 250 | +0.639 secs | 5 | 16 |
| 3 | 27 | Dario Franchitti |
Team KOOL Green | 250 | +3.444 secs | 1 | 15 |
| 4 | 5 | Tora Takagi |
Walker Racing | 250 | +11.992 secs | 8 | 12 |
| 5 | 52 | Shinji Nakano |
Fernández Racing | 250 | +12.458 secs | 16 | 10 |
| 6 | 44 | Scott Dixon |
Target Chip Ganassi Racing | 250 | +12.970 secs | 9 | 8 |
| 7 | 33 | Alex Tagliani |
Team Player's | 249 | + 1 Lap | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | 10 | Tony Kanaan |
Mo Nunn Racing | 249 | + 1 Lap | 4 | 5 |
| 9 | 26 | Paul Tracy |
Team KOOL Green | 249 | + 1 Lap | 13 | 4 |
| 10 | 9 | Michel Jourdain, Jr. |
Team Rahal | 249 | + 1 Lap | 18 | 3 |
| 11 | 55 | Mario Domínguez |
Herdez Competition | 249 | + 1 Lap | 15 | 2 |
| 12 | 20 | Townsend Bell |
Patrick Racing | 248 | + 2 Laps | 17 | 1 |
| 13 | 51 | Adrian Fernández |
Fernández Racing | 241 | + 9 Laps | 6 | 0 |
| 14 | 11 | Christian Fittipaldi |
Newman/Haas Racing | 141 | Lost wheel | 11 | 0 |
| 15 | 39 | Michael Andretti |
Team Motorola | 79 | Engine | 14 | 0 |
| 16 | 32 | Patrick Carpentier |
Team Player's | 48 | Gearbox | 7 | 0 |
| 17 | 8 | Jimmy Vasser |
Team Rahal | 0 | Contact | 10 | 0 |
| 18 | 12 | Kenny Bräck |
Target Chip Ganassi Racing | 0 | Contact | 12 | 0 |
Caution flags
| Laps | Cause |
|---|---|
| 1-12 | Vasser (8) & Bräck (12) contact |
| 13 | No restart |
| 142-155 | Fittipaldi (11) lost wheel |
| 157-161 | Tracy (26) & Tagliani (33) contact, spin |
| 163-167 | Bell (20) & Jourdain, Jr. (9) contact |
Notes
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- New Race Record Cristiano da Matta 2:07:00.698
- Average Speed 121.524 mph
External links
| Previous race: 2002 G.I. Joe's 200 |
CART Indycar World Series 2002 season |
Next race: 2002 Molson Indy Toronto |
| Previous race: 2001 Target Grand Prix |
2002 CART Grand Prix of Chicago | Next race: Final Event |
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