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]
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Race 7 of 19 in the 2002 CART season | |
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| Date | June 30, 2002 |
| Official name | 2002 CART Grand Prix of Chicago |
| Location | Chicago Motor Speedway, Cicero, Illinois, United States |
| Course | 1 Mile Oval 1.029 mi / 1.656 km |
| Distance | 250 laps 257.250 mi / 414.000 km |
| Weather | 93 degrees Fahrenheit (33.8 Celsius), 50% humidity, partly cloudy |
| Pole position | |
| Driver | Dario Franchitti (Team Green) |
| Time | 23.428 |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver | Paul Tracy (Team Green) |
| Time | 24.192 (on lap 230 of 250) |
| Podium | |
| First | Cristiano da Matta (Newman/Haas Racing) |
| Second | Bruno Junqueira (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
| Third | Dario Franchitti (Team Green) |
Qualifying results
edit| Pos | Nat | Name | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
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Dario Franchitti | Team Green | 23.428 |
| 2 | 
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Alex Tagliani | Forsythe Racing | 23.434 |
| 3 | 
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Cristiano da Matta | Newman/Haas Racing | 23.443 |
| 4 |
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Tony Kanaan | Mo Nunn Racing | 23.526 |
| 5 |
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Bruno Junqueira | Chip Ganassi Racing | 23.545 |
| 6 | 
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Adrian Fernández | Fernández Racing | 23.611 |
| 7 |
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Patrick Carpentier | Forsythe Racing | 23.629 |
| 8 | 
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Tora Takagi | Walker Racing | 23.674 |
| 9 | 
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Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | 23.723 |
| 10 | 
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Jimmy Vasser | Team Rahal | 23.732 |
| 11 |
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Christian Fittipaldi | Newman/Haas Racing | 23.785 |
| 12 | 
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Kenny Bräck | Chip Ganassi Racing | 23.791 |
| 13 |
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Paul Tracy | Team Green | 23.847 |
| 14 |
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Michael Andretti | Team Motorola | 23.884 |
| 15 |
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Mario Domínguez | Herdez Competition | 23.890 |
| 16 |
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Shinji Nakano | Fernández Racing | 23.905 |
| 17 |
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Townsend Bell | Patrick Racing | 24.174 |
| 18 |
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Michel Jourdain Jr. | Team Rahal | 24.319 |
Race
edit| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Cristiano da Matta
|
Newman/Haas Racing | 250 | 2:07:00.698 | 3 | 21 |
| 2 | 4 | Bruno Junqueira
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | 250 | +0.639 | 5 | 16 |
| 3 | 27 | Dario Franchitti
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Team Green | 250 | +3.444 | 1 | 15 |
| 4 | 5 | Tora Takagi
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Walker Racing | 250 | +11.992 | 8 | 12 |
| 5 | 52 | Shinji Nakano
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Fernández Racing | 250 | +12.458 | 16 | 10 |
| 6 | 44 | Scott Dixon
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Chip Ganassi Racing | 250 | +12.970 | 9 | 8 |
| 7 | 33 | Alex Tagliani
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Forsythe Racing | 249 | + 1 Lap | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | 10 | Tony Kanaan
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Mo Nunn Racing | 249 | + 1 Lap | 4 | 5 |
| 9 | 26 | Paul Tracy
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Team Green | 249 | + 1 Lap | 13 | 4 |
| 10 | 9 | Michel Jourdain Jr.
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Team Rahal | 249 | + 1 Lap | 18 | 3 |
| 11 | 55 | Mario Domínguez
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Herdez Competition | 249 | + 1 Lap | 15 | 2 |
| 12 | 20 | Townsend Bell
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Patrick Racing | 248 | + 2 Laps | 17 | 1 |
| 13 | 51 | Adrian Fernández
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Fernández Racing | 241 | + 9 Laps | 6 | 0 |
| 14 | 11 | Christian Fittipaldi
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Newman/Haas Racing | 141 | Lost wheel | 11 | 0 |
| 15 | 39 | Michael Andretti
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Team Motorola | 79 | Engine | 14 | 0 |
| 16 | 32 | Patrick Carpentier
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Forsythe Racing | 48 | Gearbox | 7 | 0 |
| 17 | 8 | Jimmy Vasser
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Team Rahal | 0 | Contact | 10 | 0 |
| 18 | 12 | Kenny Bräck
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Chip Ganassi Racing | 0 | Contact | 12 | 0 |
Caution flags
edit| Laps | Cause |
|---|---|
| 1-12 | Vasser (8) & Bräck (12) contact |
| 13 | No restart |
| 142-155 | Fittipaldi (11) lost wheel |
| 157-161 | Tracy (26) & Tagliani (33) contact, spin |
| 163-167 | Bell (20) & Jourdain Jr. (9) contact |
Notes
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- New Race Record Cristiano da Matta 2:07:00.698
- Average Speed 121.524 mph
References
edit- ^ "2002 CART schedule". USA Today. November 4, 2001. Archived from the original on September 2, 2016. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "CHAMPCAR/CART: Standings after Portland". motorsport.com. June 18, 2002. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
- ^ "2002 Grand Prix of Chicago". Racing-Reference. Archived from the original on 2011-09-10. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
- ^ 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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