2002 - FedEx Championship Series - Gateway Indy 250 Race Results

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2002 - Gateway Indy 250 Race Results

Race Name - Gateway Indy 250
Date - 8/25/2002
Race Track - Gateway International Raceway
Number of Starting Cars - 18
Laps Run - 80
Pole Winner / Pole Speed - Cristiano da Matta / 123.512 mph
Cautions - 3 cautions for 8 laps
Average Race Speed - 108.648 mph
Lead Changes - 4 Leader(s) with 9 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Dario Franchitti
Race Number - 13

Finish	Start	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine	Qualify Speed
1	2	Dario Franchitti	KOOL	Lola	Honda	122.928
2	1	Cristiano da Matta	Havoline	Lola	Toyota	123.512
3	13	Tony Kanaan	Pioneer/WorldCom	Lola	Honda	121.89
4	10	Paul Tracy	KOOL	Lola	Honda	122.102
5	6	Jimmy Vasser	Shell	Lola	Ford	122.358
6	15	Michel Jourdain Jr	Gigante	Lola	Ford	121.659
7	11	Christian Fittipaldi	Eli Lilly	Lola	Toyota	122.068
8	18	Michael Andretti	Motorola	Lola	Honda	119.412
9	9	Shinji Nakano	Alpine/Mitsuba	Lola	Honda	122.103
10	7	Scott Dixon	Target	Lola	Toyota	122.279
11	8	Alex Tagliani	Players/Indeck	Reynard	Ford	122.148
12	16	Adrin Fernndez	Tecate/Quaker State/Telmex	Lola	Honda	120.764
13	3	Bruno Junqueira	Target	Lola	Toyota	122.908
14	12	Tora Takagi	Pioneer/Denso Special	Reynard	Toyota	121.934
15	4	Patrick Carpentier	Players/Indeck	Reynard	Ford	122.656
16	14	Oriol Servi	Visteon Patrick Racing	Reynard	Toyota	121.66
17	17	Mario Domnguez	Herdez	Lola	Ford	120.303
18	5	Kenny Brck	Target	Lola	Toyota	122.479