2002 CART season

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2002 CART season | |
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FedEx Championship Series | |
Season | |
Races | |
Start date | March 10 |
End date | November 17 |
Awards | |
Drivers' champion | ![]() |
Constructors' Cup | ![]() |
Manufacturers' Cup | ![]() |
Nations' Cup | ![]() |
Rookie of the Year | ![]() |
The 2002 FedEx Championship Series season, the twenty-fourth in the CART era of U.S. open-wheel racing, consisted of 19 races, beginning in Monterrey, Mexico on March 10 and concluding in Mexico City, Mexico on November 17. The FedEx Championship Series Drivers' Champion was Cristiano da Matta. Rookie of the Year was Mario Domínguez.
Sports television channel ESPN dropped CART coverage for the 2002 season. CBS and Speed Channel took its place for two seasons.[1]
Contents
1 Drivers and teams
1.1 Team changes
1.2 Driver changes
1.3 In-season changes
2 Races
3 Season summary
3.1 Race results
3.2 Final driver standings
3.3 Nation's Cup
3.4 Chassis Constructor's Cup
3.5 Engine Manufacturer's Cup
3.6 Driver breakdown
4 Notes
5 References
6 See also
Drivers and teams
Bridgestone became the exclusive tire supplier for CART, replacing Firestone, an association that would continue until the final Champ Car season in 2007.[2] The 2002 season was last to feature multiple engine manufacturers.
The following teams and drivers competed in the 2002 CART Championship Series season.
Team |
Chassis |
Engine |
No |
Drivers |
Races |
Primary Sponsors |
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Lola B2/00 |
Toyota |
4 |
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All |
Target Coors Light 1 |
12 |
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All |
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44 |
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4-19 |
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Reynard 02i |
Toyota |
5 |
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All |
Pioneer |
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Lola B2/00 |
Toyota |
6 |
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All |
Havoline 12 Chevron 7 |
11 |
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All |
Eli Lilly |
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Lola B2/00 |
Ford-Cosworth |
8 |
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All |
Shell |
9 |
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All |
Gigante |
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Reynard 02i |
Honda |
10 |
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1-3 |
Pioneer |
Lola B2/00 |
4-19 |
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Lola B2/00 |
Ford-Cosworth |
16 |
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1-4 |
Herdez |
55 |
5-19 |
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Reynard 02i |
Toyota |
20 |
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1-9 |
Visteon |
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10-19 |
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Reynard 02i |
Honda |
26 |
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1-2 |
KOOL 18 Team Green 1 |
27 |
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1-3 |
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Lola B2/00 |
26 |
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3-19 |
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27 |
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4-19 |
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Reynard 02i |
Ford-Cosworth |
32 |
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All |
Player's 18 It's Your World 1 |
33 |
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All |
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Reynard 02i |
Honda |
39 |
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1-2 |
Motorola |
Lola B2/00 |
3-19 |
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Lola B2/00 |
Honda |
51 |
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1-10, 12-17 |
Tecate |
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11, 18 |
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19 |
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52 |
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All |
Alpine |
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Lola B2/00 |
Toyota |
7 |
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1-3 |
PWR Championship Racing |
17 |
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1-3 |
Air Eight |
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Lola B2/00 |
Ford-Cosworth |
19 |
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15 |
RAC AutoWindscreens |
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19 |
J.A.G. Sports |
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Lola B2/00 |
Ford-Cosworth |
22 |
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1-5 |
Rockwell FirstPoint |
Team changes
The biggest change to the team lineup in the 2002 CART season was the defection of Team Penske to the rival Indy Racing League.[3] The departure of Team Penske, a CART stalwart from its earliest days, was an early sign of a major shift in the CART-IRL rivalry. Several other major CART powers would follow Penske to the IRL for the 2003 season. Target Chip Ganassi Racing and Mo Nunn Racing both set up separate IRL teams in 2002, but continued to compete in CART for the time being, though Mo Nunn downsized his team to a single car. They would be among the teams to leave CART for the IRL in 2003. Blair Racing also left CART for IRL.[4]Patrick Racing downsized their effort to a single car, while Forsythe Racing shutdown their third car driven by Bryan Herta in 2001 for lack of sponsorship.[5]
Driver changes
1996 series champion Jimmy Vasser, one of two former champions in the 2002 field (the other being Michael Andretti), left Patrick Racing for Team Rahal.[6] Joining him at Rahal was Michel Jourdain Jr. who left Herdez Competition.[7] Rahal's 2001 drivers, Kenny Bräck and Max Papis moved to Target Chip Ganassi Racing[8] and Sigma Autosport.[9] Papis took the seat previously occupied by Oriol Servià, who replaced the retiring Maurício Gugelmin at PWR Championship Racing. The 2002 season started with two rookies. 2001 Dayton Indy Lights champion Townsend Bell led a one car effort at Patrick Racing.[10]Mario Domínguez signed on for another single car effort with Herdez Competition.[11]
In-season changes
- Lack of sponsorship led to the shutdown of PWR Championship Racing after the third race in Motegi, Japan. Scott Dixon landed in a third car at Target Chip Ganassi Racing, while Oriol Servià was sidelined for the time being.[12][13]
- Having already dropped the Bettenhausen name from its team name with the conclusion of the 2001 season, Herdez Competition changed their car number from 16 to 55 beginning with the fifth round at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. #16 had long been associated with Tony Bettenhausen, Jr. and his race team.
- The fifth race at Laguna Seca was the last appearance for Sigma Autosport, which, like PWR earlier in the season, found their sponsorship well run dry, leaving Max Papis without a ride.[14]
- A run of disappointing performances and a two probation sanctions from CART Chief Steward Wally Dallenbach Sr. led to the firing of Townsend Bell from Patrick Racing after the ninth round at Cleveland. Oriol Servià drove the #20 car for the remainder of the season.[15]
Adrián Fernández fractured his hip in a crash in the tenth race at Vancouver and sat out the following race at Mid-Ohio. Max Papis substituted for him.[16]
Dale Coyne helped put together what was described as an "all-England" team named Team St. George for a one shot effort for the fifteenth race at Rockingham, England. Darren Manning was chosen to be the driver. The team used Coyne's traditional #19 car.[17]
- After clinching the season championship by winning the sixteenth race in Miami Cristiano da Matta ran with #1 on his car for the rest of the season.
- Adrian Fernández was involved in a crash in the seventeenth race at Surfer's Paradise, Australia and suffered two thoracic fractures, which forced him to sit out the final two races of the season. Max Papis sat in for him again at Fontana and Luis Díaz substituted at Mexico City.[18][19]
Dale Coyne Racing reappeared under its own name and ran André Lotterer at the final race of the season at Mexico City.[20]
Races
Rnd |
Race Name |
Circuit |
City/Location |
Date |
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1 |
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Fundidora Park (S) |
Monterrey, Mexico |
March 10 |
2 |
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Streets of Long Beach (S) |
Long Beach, California |
April 14 |
3 |
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Twin Ring Motegi (O) |
Motegi, Japan |
April 27 |
4 |
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Milwaukee Mile (O) |
West Allis, Wisconsin |
June 2 |
5 |
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Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca (R) |
Monterey, California |
June 9 |
6 |
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Portland International Raceway (R) |
Portland, Oregon |
June 16 |
7 |
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Chicago Motor Speedway (O) |
Cicero, Illinois |
June 30 |
8 |
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Exhibition Place (S) |
Toronto, Ontario |
July 7 |
9 |
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Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport (S) |
Cleveland, Ohio |
July 14 |
10 |
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Streets of Vancouver (S) |
Vancouver, British Columbia |
July 28 |
11 |
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Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course (R) |
Lexington, Ohio |
August 11 |
12 |
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Road America (R) |
Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin |
August 18 |
13 |
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Circuit Gilles Villeneuve (R) |
Montreal, Quebec |
August 25 |
14 |
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Streets of Denver (S) |
Denver, Colorado |
September 1 |
15 |
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Rockingham Motor Speedway (O) |
Corby, United Kingdom |
September 14 |
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EuroSpeedway Lausitz (O) |
Klettwitz, Germany |
September 21 |
16 |
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Miami Bayfront Park Street Circuit (S) |
Miami, Florida |
October 6 |
17 |
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Surfers Paradise Street Circuit (S) |
Surfers Paradise, Australia |
October 27 |
18 |
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California Speedway (O) |
Fontana, California |
November 3 |
19 |
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Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez (R) |
Mexico City, Mexico |
November 17 |
(R) Dedicated road course, (O) Oval/Speedway, (S) Temporary street circuit
Season summary
Race results
Rnd |
Race Name |
Pole position |
Fastest lap |
Lead most laps |
Winning driver |
Winning team |
Report |
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1 |
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Newman/Haas Racing |
Report |
2 |
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Team Motorola |
Report |
3 |
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Target Chip Ganassi Racing |
Report |
4 |
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Team KOOL Green |
Report |
5 |
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Newman/Haas Racing |
Report |
6 |
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Newman/Haas Racing |
Report |
7 |
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Newman/Haas Racing |
Report |
8 |
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Newman/Haas Racing |
Report |
9 |
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Team Player's |
Report |
10 |
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Team KOOL Green |
Report |
11 |
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Team Player's |
Report |
12 |
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Newman/Haas Racing |
Report |
13 |
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Team KOOL Green |
Report |
14 |
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Target Chip Ganassi Racing |
Report |
15 |
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Team KOOL Green |
Report |
16 |
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Newman/Haas Racing |
Report |
17 |
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Herdez Competition |
Report |
18 |
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Team Rahal |
Report |
19 |
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Target Chip Ganassi Racing |
Report |
Final driver standings
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Nation's Cup
- Top result per race counts towards Nation's Cup.
Pos |
Country |
MTY ![]() |
LBH ![]() |
MOT ![]() |
MIL ![]() |
LAG ![]() |
POR ![]() |
CHI ![]() |
TOR ![]() |
CLE ![]() |
VAN ![]() |
MDO ![]() |
ROA ![]() |
MTL ![]() |
DEN ![]() |
ROC ![]() |
MIA ![]() |
SUR ![]() |
FON ![]() |
MEX ![]() |
Pts |
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1 |
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1 |
8 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
4 |
2 |
325 |
2 |
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5 |
7 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
5 |
7 |
7 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
8 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
247 |
3 |
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12 |
1 |
14 |
7 |
7 |
4 |
12 |
6 |
2 |
6 |
3 |
5 |
5 |
10 |
7 |
3 |
9 |
1 |
11 |
164 |
4 |
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2 |
9 |
3 |
12 |
19 |
3 |
3 |
13 |
14 |
1 |
17 |
12 |
1 |
18 |
1 |
10 |
7 |
10 |
5 |
148 |
5 |
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4 |
4 |
5 |
2 |
9 |
6 |
10 |
9 |
9 |
4 |
11 |
8 |
6 |
4 |
11 |
6 |
1 |
13 |
13 |
142 |
6 |
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18 |
5 |
17 |
8 |
3 |
15 |
18 |
2 |
4 |
18 |
6 |
14 |
18 |
7 |
8 |
13 |
4 |
12 |
1 |
113 |
7 |
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6 |
18 |
9 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
6 |
5 |
15 |
16 |
5 |
17 |
10 |
2 |
12 |
18 |
15 |
6 |
7 |
96 |
8 |
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14 |
6 |
8 |
14 |
14 |
11 |
4 |
4 |
7 |
11 |
9 |
11 |
9 |
15 |
6 |
14 |
13 |
15 |
6 |
73 |
9 |
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10 |
11 |
6 |
14 |
10 |
16 |
16 |
11 |
4 |
17 |
16 |
5 |
9 |
44 |
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10 |
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9 |
3 |
18 |
3 |
13 |
15 |
14 |
32 |
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11 |
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12 |
1 |
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Pos |
Country |
MTY ![]() |
LBH ![]() |
MOT ![]() |
MIL ![]() |
LAG ![]() |
POR ![]() |
CHI ![]() |
TOR ![]() |
CLE ![]() |
VAN ![]() |
MDO ![]() |
ROA ![]() |
MTL ![]() |
DEN ![]() |
ROC ![]() |
MIA ![]() |
SUR ![]() |
FON ![]() |
MEX ![]() |
Pts |
Chassis Constructor's Cup
Pos |
Chassis |
Pts |
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1 |
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401 |
2 |
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235 |
Pos |
Chassis |
Pts |
Engine Manufacturer's Cup
Pos |
Engine |
Pts |
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1 |
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332 |
2 |
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283 |
3 |
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259 |
Pos |
Engine |
Pts |
Driver breakdown
Pos |
Driver |
Team |
Entries |
Wins |
Podiums |
Top 5s |
Top 10s |
Poles |
Laps Led |
Points |
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1 |
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19 |
7 |
11 |
11 |
13 |
7 |
619 |
237 |
2 |
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19 |
2 |
6 |
10 |
12 |
4 |
196 |
164 |
3 |
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19 |
2 |
5 |
10 |
13 |
1 |
159 |
157 |
4 |
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19 |
3 |
7 |
8 |
11 |
1 |
252 |
148 |
5 |
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19 |
0 |
5 |
7 |
11 |
1 |
18 |
122 |
6 |
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19 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
10 |
1 |
268 |
114 |
7 |
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19 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
12 |
1 |
162 |
114 |
8 |
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19 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
12 |
0 |
115 |
111 |
9 |
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19 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
11 |
0 |
90 |
110 |
10 |
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19 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
14 |
0 |
24 |
105 |
11 |
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19 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
9 |
0 |
314 |
101 |
12 |
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19 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
11 |
2 |
145 |
99 |
13 |
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19 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
97 |
14 |
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16 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
2 |
15 |
57 |
15 |
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19 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
53 |
16 |
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13 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
44 |
17 |
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19 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
10 |
43 |
18 |
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19 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
5 |
37 |
19 |
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7 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
32 |
20 |
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9 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
19 |
21 |
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1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
18 |
4 |
22 |
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1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
23 |
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1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Notes
^ CBS set for first CART broadcast in seven years - Crash.net
^ "Bridgestone set as tire for 2002". motorsport.com. 2001-10-31. Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2010-01-23..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ "Penske, a driving force behind the launch of CART leaves for IRL". motorsport.com. 2001-12-06. Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
^ "Blair Racing forms new team". motorsport.com. 2002-01-09. Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
^ "Forsythe Hilliard shop to shutdown, Herta out of ride". motorsport.com. 2001-11-13. Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
^ "Vasser signs with Team Rahal for 2002". motorsport.com. 2001-10-12. Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
^ "Michel Jourdain Jr., Gigante sign with Team Rahal". motorsport.com. 2002-01-30. Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
^ "Kenny Brack signs with Ganassi Racing for 2002". motorsport.com. 2001-08-16. Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
^ "Papis signs with Sigma for 2002 season". motorsport.com. 2002-01-21. Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
^ "Patrick Racing signs Townsend Bell". motorsport.com. 2002-12-20. Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
^ "Team Herdez names Dominguez as 2002 driver". motorsport.com. 2002-12-06. Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
^ "Dixon moves to Ganassi Racing". motorsport.com. 2002-05-29. Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2010-02-05.
^ "PWR suspends operation of Servia's No. 17". motorsport.com. 2002-05-16. Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2010-02-05.
^ "Portland: Sigma Autosport withdraws from event". motorsport.com. 2002-06-15. Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2010-02-05.
^ "Servia replaces Bell at Patrick Racing". motorsport.com. 2002-07-23. Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2010-02-05.
^ "Mid-Ohio: Papis to replace injured Fernandez". motorsport.com. 2002-08-05. Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2010-02-05.
^ "Manning named Team St. George Rockingham driver". motorsport.com. 2002-09-06. Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2010-02-05.
^ "Papis to substitute for Fernandez at Fontana". motorsport.com. 2002-10-29. Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2010-02-05.
^ "Fernandez to sit out Mexico GP". motorsport.com. 2002-11-14. Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2010-02-05.
^ "Dale Coyne to field car at Mexico City". motorsport.com. 2002-11-08. Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2010-02-05.
References
Åberg, Andreas. "CART FedEx Champ Car World Series 2002". Driver Database. Archived from the original on 2009-05-28. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
"2002 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series". Champ Car Stats. Archived from the original on 2009-05-28. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
"FedEx Renews Title Sponsorship Agreement with Championship Auto Racing Teams; FedEx Championship Series Roars into 2002" (Press release). FedEx Corporation. 2001-11-07. Archived from the original on 2009-05-28. Retrieved 2009-05-20.
"Standings after Mexico City". Champ Car World Series. Archived from the original on 2009-05-28. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
See also
- 2002 Toyota Atlantic Championship season
- 2002 Indianapolis 500
- 2002 Indy Racing League
- 2002 Infiniti Pro Series season
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