2002 ASCAR season

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The 2002 ASCAR season was the second season of United Kingdom-based NASCAR style stock car racing, originally known as ASCAR.

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Teams and drivers

2002 Champion Nicolas Minassian. Nicolas Minassian 2012 WEC Fuji.jpg
2002 Champion Nicolas Minassian.
TeamCarNo.DriverRounds
Shear-Speed Pontiac 3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Paul Sheard1
181
58 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Guinchard1
88 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lee O'Keefe5
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Robinson1
Colin Blower Motorsport Chevrolet 5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rob Speak All
Hodgson Motorsport Chevrolet
Pontiac
6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stevie HodgsonAll
55 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kevin McGarrity 3
RML Chevrolet 7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kelvin Burt All
8 Flag of France.svg Nicolas Minassian All
Fast Tec Motorsport Ford 11 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Paul Evans1
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lee Fitzpatrick1
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick KjaerAll
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben Collins 1
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Paula Cook 1
12 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mark Proctor All
TorqueSpeed Chevrolet 24 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Mickel 6
Team West-Tec Chevrolet 28 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anthony SwanAll
Ford 96 Flag of the United States.svg Mark Claussner1
Flag of Germany.svg Roland Rehfeld4
Deuce Racing Chevrolet 48 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter Storm2
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ian McKellar Jr.1
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kevin McGarrity 1
Flag of the United States.svg Randy Tolsma 1
Flag of the United States.svg Brandon Whitt 1
84 Flag of South Africa.svg Toby Scheckter 3
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Derek Hayes 4
Xcel Motorsport Ford 67 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Darren Manning 6
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Colin McRae 1
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matt Neal 1
76 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jason Plato All
Team HTML Pontiac 68 Flag of Germany.svg Roland Rehfeld4
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Paul Sheard1
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Colin White 1
69 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Darren Turner All
Steward Racing Ford 75 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Steward6
Team Catchpole Racing Chevrolet 77 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Phil Weaver7
CWS Racing Chevrolet 78 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Colin White All

Race calendar

The season consisted of eight meetings with either two or three races taking place at each. The grid for the opening race of each meeting was set by a qualifying session with the second race grid being set by the finishing order of the first. Two meetings were held at the EuroSpeedway in Germany with the remaining six at the Rockingham Motor Speedway in the United Kingdom.

RoundCircuit/LocationDatePole PositionFastest LapLed Most LapsWinning DriverWinning Team
1R1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rockingham Motor Speedway 5 May Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Darren Manning Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stevie Hodgson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Colin White Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Colin White Flag of the United Kingdom.svg CWS Racing
R2 Flag of France.svg Nicolas Minassian Flag of France.svg Nicolas Minassian Flag of France.svg Nicolas Minassian Flag of the United Kingdom.svg RML
2R3 Flag of Germany.svg EuroSpeedway 25 May Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kelvin Burt Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Colin White Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stevie Hodgson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Colin White Flag of the United Kingdom.svg CWS Racing
R426 MayCancelled due to rain
R5
3R6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rockingham Motor Speedway 8 June Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Colin White Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Darren Turner Flag of France.svg Nicolas Minassian Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Darren Turner Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Team HTML
R79 JuneCancelled due to rain
R8
4R9 Flag of Germany.svg EuroSpeedway 20 July Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Darren Turner Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Darren Turner Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Darren Turner Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Darren Turner Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Team HTML
R1021 July Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Darren Turner Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Darren Turner Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Darren Turner Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Team HTML
R11 Flag of France.svg Nicolas Minassian Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Darren Manning Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Darren Manning Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Xcel Motorsport
5R12 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rockingham Motor Speedway 4 August Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Darren Turner Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Darren Turner Flag of France.svg Nicolas Minassian Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Darren Turner Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Team HTML
R13 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Darren Turner Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Darren Turner Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Darren Turner Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Team HTML
6R14 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rockingham Motor Speedway 24 August Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Darren Turner Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kelvin Burt Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kelvin Burt Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kelvin Burt Flag of the United Kingdom.svg RML
R1525 August Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kelvin Burt Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kelvin Burt Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kelvin Burt Flag of the United Kingdom.svg RML
R16 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kelvin Burt Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kelvin Burt Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kelvin Burt Flag of the United Kingdom.svg RML
7R17 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rockingham Motor Speedway 13 September Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Darren Turner Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Darren Turner Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Darren Turner Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kevin McGarrity Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Hodgson Motorsport
R1814 September Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kelvin Burt Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kelvin Burt Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kelvin Burt Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kevin McGarrity Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Hodgson Motorsport
8R19 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rockingham Motor Speedway 6 October Flag of France.svg Nicolas Minassian Flag of France.svg Nicolas Minassian Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kelvin Burt Flag of Germany.svg Roland Rehfeld Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Team West-Tec
R20 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Darren Turner Flag of France.svg Nicolas Minassian Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Darren Turner Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Team HTML

Final points standings

PosDriver Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Pts
R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10R11R12R13R14R15R16R17R18R19R20
1 Flag of France.svg Nicolas Minassian 31*2*CC7*CC15772*1773231223*2535
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kelvin Burt 745CC3CC5612331*1*1*1117*14*52498
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jason Plato 683CC5CC33*3744913484*42493
4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Colin White 1*21*CC11CC4*54673431310*13102463
5 Flag of Germany.svg Roland Rehfeld131412CC15CC6126965642*13*1*22296
6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mark Proctor 1179CC8CC78514912101465772196
7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Darren Turner 1*CC1*1*131*1*221214*1631*2116
8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stevie Hodgson4*34*CC13*CC14DNS10111313151512115132101
9 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rob Speak 10516CC12CC1013118DNS68107715121971
10 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anthony Swan51315CC4CC12DNSDNS101297694661950
11 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Darren Manning 17*DNS10CC6CC2*4*1*52*14551693
12 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Mickel 2117CC2CC1322*45814DNS1675
13 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Steward12126CC99141113916DNS1091528
14 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Phil Weaver81613CC16CC81181618171417141414
15 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Derek Hayes 1211101285216111197
16 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lee O'Keefe15911CC17CC1110915141088
17 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kevin McGarrity 1710DNS1171*1*18DNS961
18 Flag of South Africa.svg Toby Scheckter 14108CC10CC514
19 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter Storm18DNS14CC14CC326
20 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Paul Evans96285
21 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben Collins 153280
22 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matt Neal 88280
23 Flag of the United States.svg Randy Tolsma 89275
24 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ian McKellar Jr.138258
25 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Robinson1015240
26 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shaun Richardson15DNS11236
27 Flag of the United States.svg Brandon Whitt 1115236
28 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Guinchard1615216
29 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lee Fitzpatrick1815208
30 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Colin McRae DNS6150
31 Flag of the United States.svg Mark Claussner9CC135
32 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Paula Cook 9DC135
33 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Paul Sheard191616DNSDNS12DC122

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