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2002 Gateway Indy 250
Held on August 25, 2002 at Gateway International Raceway in Madison, IL
200 L, 250 M, 402.4 KM - Scheduled Distance

FEATURE RESULTS
Fin St # Driver Sponsor Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 1 6 Gil de Ferran Marlboro Dallara/Chevrolet/Firestone 200 91 running 50
2 3 3 Helio Castroneves Marlboro Dallara/Chevrolet/Firestone 200 85 running 42
3 14 44 Alex Barron Rayovac Dallara/Chevrolet/Firestone 200 29 running 35
4 15 52 Buddy Rice Red Bull Dallara/Nissan/Firestone 200 0 running 32
5 2 4 Sam Hornish, Jr. Pennzoil Dallara/Chevrolet/Firestone 200 0 running 30
6 8 24 Robbie Buhl Team Purex, Aventis Behring G Force/Nissan/Firestone 200 0 running 28
7 16 7 Al Unser, Jr. Corteco, Bryant Dallara/Chevrolet/Firestone 200 0 running 26
8 12 12 Raul Boesel Bradley Motorsports Dallara/Nissan/Firestone 200 3 running 24
9 4 2 Vitor Meira Menards, Johns Manville, Pittsburgh Paints Dallara/Chevrolet/Firestone 198 0 running 22
10 17 51 Eddie Cheever, Jr. Red Bull Dallara/Nissan/Firestone 198 0 running 20
11 19 14 Airton Dare Harrah's Dallara/Chevrolet/Firestone 197 0 running 19
12 21 55 Robby McGehee Atlas Van Lines, Sam Schmidt Motorsports G Force/Chevrolet/Firestone 197 0 running 18
13 5 9 Jeff Ward Energizer, Target G Force/Chevrolet/Firestone 197 0 running 17
14 20 11 Eliseo Salazar Harrah's Dallara/Chevrolet/Firestone 196 0 running 16
15 18 91 Buddy Lazier Coors Light, Life Fitness, Tae-Bo, Delta Dallara/Chevrolet/Firestone 191 0 running 15
16 23 31 George Mack 310 Racing G Force/Chevrolet/Firestone 184 0 running 14
17 24 28 Hideki Noda Nimo Corporation, Tomoe G Force/Chevrolet/Firestone 184 0 running 13
18 10 8 Scott Sharp Delphi Dallara/Chevrolet/Firestone 164 0 running 12
19 22 41 Greg Ray Harrah's Dallara/Chevrolet/Firestone 138 0 handling 11
20 9 23 Sarah Fisher Team Smart Blade G Force/Nissan/Firestone 109 0 mechanical 10
21 7 21 Felipe Giaffone Hollywood Cigarettes G Force/Chevrolet/Firestone 106 2 engine 9
22 6 34 Laurent Redon Mi-Jack Dallara/Nissan/Firestone 98 0 accident 8
23 12 98 Billy Boat Curb Records Dallara/Nissan/Firestone 74 0 gearbox 7
24 11 78 Tony Renna Kruse Special Dallara/Chevrolet/Firestone 9 0 electrical 6
DID NOT START

20 Anthony Lazzaro Casino Queen, BG Products Dallara/Chevrolet/Firestone DNS 5
PRACTICED CAR

52 Tomas Scheckter Red Bull Dallara/Nissan/Firestone practiced car
53 Buddy Rice Red Bull Dallara/Nissan/Firestone practiced car
RACE DATA
Did not start:

Did not qualify:

Time of Race: 1h:44:23
Starting Lineup Set By: Time Trials
Fast Qualifier: Gil de Ferran - 25.697 sec.
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Margin of Victory: 2.102 seconds
Average Speed: 143.711 mph
Cautions: 4 for 24 laps - Laps 12-16 (debris); Laps 63-68 (#8 slow on track); Laps 99-105; Laps 145-150 (#41 accident turn 2)
Lead Changes: 10 among 5 drivers - Gil de Ferran (1-57); Helio Castroneves (58-60); Felipe Giaffone (61-62); Raul Boesel (63-65); Gil de Ferran (66-69); Helio Castroneves (70-98); Gil de Ferran (99-101); Helio Castroneves (102-118); Alex Barron (119-147); Helio Castroneves (148-183); Gil de Ferran (184-200)
Fastest Lap: Sam Hornish, Jr. - 26.645 seconds (lap 159)
STATISTICALLY SPEAKING
The IRL's top rookie, Tomas Scheckter, will not race after missing a scheduled technical briefing Friday. Tomas told the Indianapolis Star that his management staff made the decision last week "on safety grounds." Buddy Rice was originally enter in the #53 but moved to #52 after Friday

Anthony Lazzaro #20 accidented in turn four in the morning warm up session and the car suffered extensive damage and team was unable to repair the car in time for the race