2002 CART Grand Prix of Chicago

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Flag of the United States.svg 2002 Chicago
Race details
Race 7 of 19 in the 2002 CART season
Chicago Motor Speedway.svg
DateJune 30, 2002
Official name 2002 CART Grand Prix of Chicago
Location Chicago Motor Speedway, Cicero, Illinois, United States
Course1 Mile Oval
1.029 mi / 1.656 km
Distance250 laps
257.250 mi / 414.000 km
Weather93 degrees Fahrenheit (33.8 Celsius), 50% humidity, partly cloudy
Pole position
Driver Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dario Franchitti  (Team Green)
Time23.428
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Paul Tracy  (Team Green)
Time24.192 (on lap 230 of 250)
Podium
First Flag of Brazil.svg Cristiano da Matta  (Newman/Haas Racing)
Second Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Junqueira  (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Third Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dario Franchitti  (Team 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, [1] this was the fourth and final running of the event. [2] 26,000 attended the race. [3] Cristiano da Matta of Newman/Haas Racing, the championship leader going into the event, [4] won the race from the third position. Chip Ganassi Racing's Bruno Junqueira finished in second and Team Green driver Dario Franchitti came in third after winning the eleventh pole position of his career in qualifying. [5] [6]

Contents

Qualifying results

PosNatNameTeamTime
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dario Franchitti Team Green 23.428
2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alex Tagliani Forsythe Racing 23.434
3 Flag of Brazil.svg Cristiano da Matta Newman/Haas Racing 23.443
4 Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan Mo Nunn Racing 23.526
5 Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Junqueira Chip Ganassi Racing 23.545
6 Flag of Mexico.svg Adrian Fernández Fernández Racing 23.611
7 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Patrick Carpentier Forsythe Racing23.629
8 Flag of Japan.svg Tora Takagi Walker Racing 23.674
9 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing23.723
10 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Vasser Team Rahal 23.732
11 Flag of Brazil.svg Christian Fittipaldi Newman/Haas Racing23.785
12 Flag of Sweden.svg Kenny Bräck Chip Ganassi Racing23.791
13 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Paul Tracy Team Green23.847
14 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Andretti Team Motorola 23.884
15 Flag of Mexico.svg Mario Domínguez Herdez Competition 23.890
16 Flag of Japan.svg Shinji Nakano Fernández Racing23.905
17 Flag of the United States.svg Townsend Bell Patrick Racing 24.174
18 Flag of Mexico.svg Michel Jourdain Jr. Team Rahal24.319

Race

PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
16 Flag of Brazil.svg Cristiano da Matta Newman/Haas Racing 2502:07:00.698321
24 Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Junqueira Chip Ganassi Racing 250+0.639516
327 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dario Franchitti Team Green 250+3.444115
45 Flag of Japan.svg Tora Takagi Walker Racing 250+11.992812
552 Flag of Japan.svg Shinji Nakano Fernández Racing 250+12.4581610
644 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing250+12.97098
733 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alex Tagliani Forsythe Racing 249+ 1 Lap26
810 Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan Mo Nunn Racing 249+ 1 Lap45
926 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Paul Tracy Team Green249+ 1 Lap134
109 Flag of Mexico.svg Michel Jourdain Jr. Team Rahal 249+ 1 Lap183
1155 Flag of Mexico.svg Mario Domínguez Herdez Competition 249+ 1 Lap152
1220 Flag of the United States.svg Townsend Bell Patrick Racing 248+ 2 Laps171
1351 Flag of Mexico.svg Adrian Fernández Fernández Racing241+ 9 Laps60
1411 Flag of Brazil.svg Christian Fittipaldi Newman/Haas Racing141Lost wheel110
1539 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Andretti Team Motorola 79Engine140
1632 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Patrick Carpentier Forsythe Racing48Gearbox70
178 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Vasser Team Rahal0Contact100
1812 Flag of Sweden.svg Kenny Bräck Chip Ganassi Racing0Contact120

Caution flags

LapsCause
1-12 Vasser (8) & Bräck (12) contact
13No restart
142-155 Fittipaldi (11) lost wheel
157-161 Tracy (26) & Tagliani (33) contact, spin
163-167 Bell (20) & Jourdain Jr. (9) contact

Notes

LapsLeader
1-67 Dario Franchitti
68 Alex Tagliani
69-72 Michel Jourdain Jr.
73-75 Christian Fittipaldi
76-133Alex Tagliani
134-136 Cristiano da Matta
137-141Christian Fittipaldi
142-204Cristiano da Matta
205-214 Shinji Nakano
215-234Alex Tagliani
235-250Cristiano da Matta
 
DriverLaps led
Cristiano da Matta 82
Alex Tagliani 79
Dario Franchitti 67
Shinji Nakano 10
Christian Fittipaldi 8
Michel Jourdain Jr. 4

References

  1. ↑ "2002 CART schedule". USA Today . November 4, 2001. Archived from the original on September 2, 2016. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  2. ↑ "CART to Promote 2002 Race at Chicago Motor Speedway; Self-Promotion a First for CART of an Existing Event" . PR Newswire . March 4, 2002. Retrieved January 21, 2017– via Infotrac Newstand.
  3. ↑ E. Whitaker, Sigur (2015). The Indy Car Wars: The 30-Year Fight for Control of American Open-Wheel Racing. McFarland & Company. p. 104. ISBN   978-0-7864-9832-1.
  4. ↑ "CHAMPCAR/CART: Standings after Portland". motorsport.com . June 18, 2002. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
  5. ↑ "2002 Grand Prix of Chicago". Racing-Reference. Archived from the original on September 10, 2011. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
  6. ↑ Phillips, David (June 29, 2002). "David Phillips' Chicago CART Notebook". Speed . Archived from the original on November 1, 2002. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
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