2002 G.I. Joe's 200

2002 Portland

Race details
Race 6 of 19 in the 2002 CART season
Portland International Raceway track layout
Date	June 16, 2002
Official name	2002 G.I. Joe's 200
Location	Portland International Raceway Portland, Oregon, United States
Course	Permanent road course 1.969 mi / 3.169 km
Distance	110 laps 216.590 mi / 348.590 km
Weather	Mostly Cloudy - Air temp: 18.3°C (65°F)
Pole position
Driver	Cristiano da Matta  (Newman/Haas Racing)
Time	58.679
Fastest lap
Driver	Bruno Junqueira  (Target Chip Ganassi Racing)
Time	1:00.801 (on lap 108 of 110)
Podium
First	Cristiano da Matta  (Newman/Haas Racing)
Second	Bruno Junqueira  (Target Chip Ganassi Racing)
Third	Dario Franchitti  (Team KOOL Green)

The 2002 G.I. Joe's 200 was the sixth round of the 2002 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series season, held on June 16, 2002 at Portland International Raceway in Portland, Oregon.

Qualifying results

Pos	Nat	Name	Team	Qual 1	Qual 2	Best
1		Cristiano da Matta	Newman/Haas Racing	59.083	58.679	58.679
2		Kenny Bräck	Target Chip Ganassi Racing	59.168	58.963	58.963
3		Bruno Junqueira	Target Chip Ganassi Racing	59.506	59.026	59.026
4		Alex Tagliani	Team Player's	59.604	59.185	59.185
5		Christian Fittipaldi	Newman/Haas Racing	59.215	59.242	59.215
6		Townsend Bell	Patrick Racing	59.426	59.226	59.226
7		Dario Franchitti	Team KOOL Green	59.403	59.365	59.365
8		Tora Takagi	Walker Racing	59.476	59.398	59.398
9		Paul Tracy	Team KOOL Green	59.581	59.454	59.454
10		Jimmy Vasser	Team Rahal	59.744	59.455	59.455
11		Scott Dixon	Target Chip Ganassi Racing	59.479	59.825	59.479
12		Michael Andretti	Team Motorola	1:00.177	59.484	59.484
13		Patrick Carpentier	Team Player's	59.785	59.600	59.600
14		Tony Kanaan	Mo Nunn Racing	1:00.062	59.629	59.629
15		Adrian Fernández	Fernández Racing	59.650	59.653	59.650
16		Shinji Nakano	Fernández Racing	1:00.579	59.888	59.888
17		Michel Jourdain Jr.	Team Rahal	59.985	59.978	59.978
18		Mario Domínguez	Herdez Competition	1:00.968	1:00.583	1:00.583

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	6	Cristiano da Matta	Newman/Haas Racing	110	2:03:19.113	1	23
2	4	Bruno Junqueira	Target Chip Ganassi Racing	110	+0.625	3	16
3	27	Dario Franchitti	Team KOOL Green	110	+7.761	7	14
4	20	Townsend Bell	Patrick Racing	110	+8.455	6	12
5	32	Patrick Carpentier	Team Player's	110	+21.475	13	10
6	9	Michel Jourdain Jr.	Team Rahal	110	+34.991	17	8
7	44	Scott Dixon	Target Chip Ganassi Racing	110	+39.707	11	6
8	10	Tony Kanaan	Mo Nunn Racing	110	+44.604	14	5
9	39	Michael Andretti	Team Motorola	110	+56.776	12	4
10	55	Mario Domínguez	Herdez Competition	109	+ 1 Lap	18	3
11	52	Shinji Nakano	Fernández Racing	109	+ 1 Lap	16	2
12	33	Alex Tagliani	Team Player's	109	+ 1 Lap	4	1
13	11	Christian Fittipaldi	Newman/Haas Racing	93	Suspension	5	0
14	51	Adrian Fernández	Fernández Racing	86	Contact	15	0
15	12	Kenny Bräck	Target Chip Ganassi Racing	60	Wheel	2	0
16	8	Jimmy Vasser	Team Rahal	48	Engine	10	0
17	26	Paul Tracy	Team KOOL Green	33	Contact	9	0
18	5	Tora Takagi	Walker Racing	12	Contact	8	0

Caution flags

Laps	Cause
1-2	Yellow start
4-6	Dixon (44), Fernández (51) & Takagi (5) contact
61-63	Bräck (12) mechanical

Notes

Laps Leader 1-3 Cristiano da Matta 4-29 Kenny Bräck 30 Cristiano da Matta 31-59 Kenny Bräck 60-110 Cristiano da Matta

Driver Laps led Cristiano da Matta 55 Kenny Bräck 55

• New Race Record Cristiano da Matta 2:03:19.113
• Average Speed 105.381 mph

External links

• Friday Qualifying Results
• Saturday Qualifying Results
• Race Results

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