The race was won by Jimmy Vasser, the final Champ Car victory for the 1996 season champion. The race was completed in 2 hours, 33 minutes, 42.9877 seconds, for an average speed of 195.185 MPH under the common 2.000 mile measuring standard used by NASCAR and INDYCAR. Because of CART's discrepancy in listing the track at 2.029 miles for a 507.25 mile race, they listed the average speed at 197.995 MPH. Regardless, it was the record for the fastest 500 mile race ever contested until it was broken at the 2014 Pocono IndyCar 500 (2:28:13).[1]
The 500 at Fontana was the final 500 mile race in Champ Car history. A 500-mile race scheduled at the same race track in 2003, the 2003 King Taco 500, was cancelled because of wildfires in Southern California. No further 500 mile races were scheduled by CART for the remainder of its history. Also, other than the famed Indianapolis 500, it was the last 500-mile open wheel race for ten years, when IndyCar Series held the 2012 MAVTV 500 IndyCar World Championships at Fontana as the season finale.
Average Speed 197.995 mph (Fastest 500 mile race in history; using the CART standard of 2.029 miles; 195.185 mph using the more recognised 2.000 mile distance)
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^"Sarasota Herald-Tribune - Google News Archive Search".
NOTE: In 2002, both Championship Auto Racing Teams, Inc. (500 miles), and Indy Racing League, LLC (400 miles) held races at Fontana. Both sanctioning bodies scheduled races in 2003, but the CART event was called off because of wildfires. From 2004-05, only the IRL held races for open-wheel racing at Fontana. In 2012, the next open-wheel California 500 was held, again by the now-unified Indy Racing League, LLC (dba INDYCAR).
October 16, 2023
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The 2002 The 500 presented by Toyota was the eighteenth round of the 2002 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series season held on November 3 2002 at the California Speedway in Fontana California United States 2002 FontanaRace detailsRace 18 of 19 in the 2002 CART seasonCalifornia Speedway track layoutDateNovember 3 2002Official name2002 The 500 Presented by ToyotaLocationCalifornia Speedway Fontana California United StatesCourse2 Mile Banked Oval2 029 mi 3 265 kmDistance250 laps507 250 mi 816 250 kmWeatherMostly CloudyPole positionDriverTony Kanaan Mo Nunn Racing Time31 483Fastest lapDriverOriol Servia Patrick Racing Time31 469 on lap 234 of 250 PodiumFirstJimmy Vasser Team Rahal SecondMichael Andretti Team Motorola ThirdPatrick Carpentier Team Player s The race was won by Jimmy Vasser the final Champ Car victory for the 1996 season champion The race was completed in 2 hours 33 minutes 42 9877 seconds for an average speed of 195 185 MPH under the common 2 000 mile measuring standard used by NASCAR and INDYCAR Because of CART s discrepancy in listing the track at 2 029 miles for a 507 25 mile race they listed the average speed at 197 995 MPH Regardless it was the record for the fastest 500 mile race ever contested until it was broken at the 2014 Pocono IndyCar 500 2 28 13 1 The 500 at Fontana was the final 500 mile race in Champ Car history A 500 mile race scheduled at the same race track in 2003 the 2003 King Taco 500 was cancelled because of wildfires in Southern California No further 500 mile races were scheduled by CART for the remainder of its history Also other than the famed Indianapolis 500 it was the last 500 mile open wheel race for ten years when IndyCar Series held the 2012 MAVTV 500 IndyCar World Championships at Fontana as the season finale Contents 1 Qualifying results 2 Race 3 Caution flags 4 Notes 5 ReferencesQualifying results EditPos Nat Name Team Time1 nbsp Tony Kanaan Mo Nunn Racing 31 4832 nbsp Bruno Junqueira Target Chip Ganassi Racing 31 6013 nbsp Cristiano da Matta Newman Haas Racing 31 6794 nbsp Michael Andretti Team Motorola 31 6855 nbsp Paul Tracy Team KOOL Green 31 7346 nbsp Jimmy Vasser Team Rahal 31 7367 nbsp Alex Tagliani Team Player s 31 7378 nbsp Patrick Carpentier Team Player s 31 7409 nbsp Dario Franchitti Team KOOL Green 31 75910 nbsp Max Papis Fernandez Racing 31 79811 nbsp Michel Jourdain Jr Team Rahal 31 80412 nbsp Shinji Nakano Fernandez Racing 31 83613 nbsp Christian Fittipaldi Newman Haas Racing 31 87714 nbsp Scott Dixon Target Chip Ganassi Racing 31 92315 nbsp Kenny Brack Target Chip Ganassi Racing 31 98116 nbsp Tora Takagi Walker Racing 32 05017 nbsp Mario Dominguez Herdez Competition 32 08718 nbsp Oriol Servia Patrick Racing 32 277Race EditPos No Driver Team Laps Time Retired Grid Points1 8 nbsp Jimmy Vasser Team Rahal 250 2 33 42 977 6 212 39 nbsp Michael Andretti Team Motorola 250 0 400 4 163 32 nbsp Patrick Carpentier Team Player s 250 1 794 8 144 10 nbsp Tony Kanaan Mo Nunn Racing 250 2 502 1 135 20 nbsp Oriol Servia Patrick Racing 249 1 Lap 18 106 44 nbsp Scott Dixon Target Chip Ganassi Racing 249 1 Lap 14 87 11 nbsp Christian Fittipaldi Newman Haas Racing 249 1 Lap 13 68 33 nbsp Alex Tagliani Team Player s 248 2 Laps 7 59 4 nbsp Bruno Junqueira Target Chip Ganassi Racing 247 3 Laps 2 410 27 nbsp Dario Franchitti Team KOOL Green 242 Engine 9 311 1 nbsp Cristiano da Matta Newman Haas Racing 236 Engine 3 212 12 nbsp Kenny Brack Target Chip Ganassi Racing 235 Drive shaft 15 113 9 nbsp Michel Jourdain Jr Team Rahal 218 Engine 11 014 51 nbsp Max Papis Fernandez Racing 214 Engine 10 015 52 nbsp Shinji Nakano Fernandez Racing 202 Upright 12 016 55 nbsp Mario Dominguez Herdez Competition 107 Engine 17 017 26 nbsp Paul Tracy Team KOOL Green 86 Throttle 5 018 5 nbsp Tora Takagi Walker Racing 85 Contact 16 0Caution flags EditLaps Cause34 37 Junqueira 4 lost wheel99 104 Jourdain 9 spin Tagliani 33 spin238 241 da Matta 1 tow in245 247 Franchitti 27 fireNotes EditLaps Leader1 8 Michael Andretti9 11 Tony Kanaan12 16 Michael Andretti17 18 Paul Tracy19 Michael Andretti20 22 Paul Tracy23 32 Jimmy Vasser33 Michael Andretti34 38 Jimmy Vasser39 45 Michael Andretti46 47 Paul Tracy48 49 Michael Andretti50 51 Paul Tracy52 54 Michael Andretti55 Paul Tracy56 57 Michael Andretti58 Paul Tracy59 Michael Andretti60 61 Paul Tracy62 Michael Andretti63 64 Paul Tracy65 Tony Kanaan66 70 Dario Franchitti71 75 Tony Kanaan76 98 Jimmy Vasser99 Tony Kanaan100 131 Jimmy Vasser132 134 Michel Jourdain Jr 135 137 Dario Franchitti138 164 Jimmy Vasser165 167 Michel Jourdain Jr 168 170 Dario Franchitti171 197 Jimmy Vasser198 201 Michel Jourdain Jr 202 Dario Franchitti203 213 Cristiano da Matta214 222 Jimmy Vasser223 Cristiano da Matta224 229 Jimmy Vasser230 231 Cristiano da Matta232 235 Dario Franchitti236 242 Jimmy Vasser243 248 Michael Andretti249 250 Jimmy Vasser Driver Laps ledJimmy Vasser 148Michael Andretti 37Dario Franchitti 16Paul Tracy 15Cristiano da Matta 14Michel Jourdain Jr 10Tony Kanaan 10New Race Record Jimmy Vasser 2 33 42 977 Average Speed 197 995 mph Fastest 500 mile race in history using the CART standard of 2 029 miles 195 185 mph using the more recognised 2 000 mile distance References Edit Sarasota Herald Tribune Google News Archive Search Vasser wins fastest 500 mile open wheel race in Fontana Qualifying Results Race Results Previous race 2002 Honda Indy 300 CART Indycar World Series2002 season Next race 2002 Gran Premio Telmex GigantePrevious race 2001 Marlboro 500 2002 The 500 Next race 2003 Toyota Indy 400 IRL 2003 King Taco 500 CART Cancelled2012 MAVTV 500 INDYCAR World Championships next 500 mile open wheel race NOTE In 2002 both Championship Auto Racing Teams Inc 500 miles and Indy Racing League LLC 400 miles held races at Fontana Both sanctioning bodies scheduled races in 2003 but the CART event was called off because of wildfires From 2004 05 only the IRL held races for open wheel racing at Fontana In 2012 the next open wheel California 500 was held again by the now unified Indy Racing League LLC dba INDYCAR Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2002 The 500 amp oldid 1163188162, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
