2002 Miller Lite 250

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Flag of the United States.svg 2002 Milwaukee
Race details
Race 4 of 19 in the 2002 CART season
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Milwaukee Mile track layout
DateJune 2, 2002
Official name 2002 Miller Lite 250
Location Milwaukee Mile, West Allis, Wisconsin, United States
Course1 mile oval
20 mi / 1.609 km
Distance250 laps
250 mi / 402.336 km
WeatherTemperatures reaching up to 68 °F (20 °C); wind speeds up to 15 miles per hour (24 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Flag of Mexico.svg Adrian Fernández  (Fernández Racing)
Time22.176
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Sweden.svg Kenny Bräck  (Target Chip Ganassi Racing)
Time22.998 (on lap 124 of 250)
Podium
First Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Paul Tracy  (Team KOOL Green)
Second Flag of Mexico.svg Adrian Fernández  (Fernández Racing)
Third Flag of Italy.svg Max Papis  (Sigma Autosport)
Chronology
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The 2002 Miller Lite 250 was the fourth round of the 2002 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series season, held on June 2, 2002 at the Milwaukee Mile oval in West Allis, Wisconsin.

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Qualifying results

PosNatNameTeamTime
1 Flag of Mexico.svg Adrian Fernández Fernández Racing 22.176
2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Paul Tracy Team KOOL Green 22.205
3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Patrick Carpentier Team Player's 22.324
4 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon Target Chip Ganassi Racing 22.357
5 Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Junqueira Target Chip Ganassi Racing22.376
6 Flag of Japan.svg Shinji Nakano Fernández Racing22.383
7 Flag of Brazil.svg Cristiano da Matta Newman/Haas Racing 22.394
8 Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan Mo Nunn Racing 22.398
9 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dario Franchitti Team KOOL Green22.448
10 Flag of Japan.svg Tora Takagi Walker Racing 22.486
11 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alex Tagliani Team Player's22.511
12 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Vasser Team Rahal 22.542
13 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Andretti Team Motorola 22.559
14 Flag of Sweden.svg Kenny Bräck Target Chip Ganassi Racing22.595
15 Flag of Brazil.svg Christian Fittipaldi Newman/Haas Racing22.640
16 Flag of Mexico.svg Mario Domínguez Herdez Competition 22.653
17 Flag of Italy.svg Max Papis Sigma Autosport 22.789
18 Flag of Mexico.svg Michel Jourdain Jr. Team Rahal22.916
19 Flag of the United States.svg Townsend Bell Patrick Racing 22.927

Race

PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
126 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Paul Tracy Team KOOL Green 2501:59:27.602221
251 Flag of Mexico.svg Adrian Fernández Fernández Racing 250+0.638117
322 Flag of Italy.svg Max Papis Sigma Autosport 250+1.7191714
411 Flag of Brazil.svg Christian Fittipaldi Newman/Haas Racing 250+8.3601512
59 Flag of Mexico.svg Michel Jourdain Jr. Team Rahal 250+18.0161810
644 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon Target Chip Ganassi Racing 250+18.22848
739 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Andretti Team Motorola 250+22.030136
812 Flag of Sweden.svg Kenny Bräck Target Chip Ganassi Racing250+22.192145
98 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Vasser Team Rahal249+ 1 Lap124
104 Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Junqueira Target Chip Ganassi Racing249+ 1 Lap53
116 Flag of Brazil.svg Cristiano da Matta Newman/Haas Racing244+ 6 Laps72
1227 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dario Franchitti Team KOOL Green188Contact91
1320 Flag of the United States.svg Townsend Bell Patrick Racing 131Contact190
145 Flag of Japan.svg Tora Takagi Walker Racing 110Contact100
1532 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Patrick Carpentier Team Player's 100Electrical30
1610 Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan Mo Nunn Racing 92Engine80
1716 Flag of Mexico.svg Mario Domínguez Herdez Competition 74Fuel system160
1852 Flag of Japan.svg Shinji Nakano Fernández Racing43Brakes60
1933 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alex Tagliani Team Player's39Electrical110

Caution flags

LapsCause
61-69 Domínguez (16) contact
109-114 Takagi (5) contact
115-119 Andretti (39) spin
181-187 Dixon (44) off line
189-199 Franchitti (27) contact

Notes

LapsLeader
1-113 Paul Tracy
114-116 Christian Fittipaldi
117-120 Bruno Junqueira
121-179 Kenny Bräck
180-250Paul Tracy
 
DriverLaps led
Paul Tracy 184
Kenny Bräck 59
Bruno Junqueira 4
Christian Fittipaldi 3
Previous race:
2002 Bridgestone Potenza 500
CART FedEx Championship Series
2002 season
Next race:
2002 Bridgestone Grand Prix of Monterey
Previous race:
2001 Miller Lite 225
Milwaukee Mile Next race:
2003 Milwaukee Mile Centennial 250