| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Race 3 of 19 in the 2002 CART season | |
 Twin Ring Motegi track layout | |
| Date | April 27, 2002 |
| Official name | 2002 Bridgestone Potenza 500 |
| Location | Twin Ring Motegi Motegi, Tochigi, Japan |
| Course | 1.5-mile oval 1.548 mi / 2.491 km |
| Distance | 201 laps 311.148 mi / 500.691 km |
| Pole position | |
| Driver |  Bruno Junqueira (Target Chip Ganassi Racing) |
| Time | 25.907 |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver | Tony Kanaan (Mo Nunn Racing) |
| Time | 26.425 (on lap 31 of 201) |
| Podium | |
| First | Bruno Junqueira (Target Chip Ganassi Racing) |
| Second |  Alex Tagliani (Team Player's) |
| Third |  Dario Franchitti (Team KOOL Green) |
The 2002 Bridgestone Potenza 500 was the third round of the 2002 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series season, held on April 27, 2002, on the oval at Twin Ring Motegi in Motegi, Japan.
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This marked the final Champ Car race for PacWest Racing. It also marked the final time Champ Car would compete in Japan as next years event was contested by the Indy Racing League.
