2002 - FedEx Championship Series - SunTrust Indy Challenge Race Results

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2002 - SunTrust Indy Challenge Race Results

Race Name - SunTrust Indy Challenge
Date - 7/7/2002
Race Track - Richmond International Raceway
Number of Starting Cars - 18
Laps Run - 112
Pole Winner / Pole Speed - Cristiano da Matta / 108.678 mph
Cautions - 4 cautions for 17 laps
Average Race Speed - 93.361 mph
Lead Changes - 1 Leader(s) with 0 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Cristiano da Matta
Race Number - 8

Finish	Start	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine	Qualify Speed
1	1	Cristiano da Matta	Havoline	Lola	Toyota	108.678
2	4	Kenny Brck	Target	Lola	Toyota	108.307
3	5	Christian Fittipaldi	Eli Lilly	Lola	Toyota	108.042
4	7	Shinji Nakano	Alpine/Mitsuba	Lola	Honda	107.9
5	9	Scott Dixon	Target	Lola	Toyota	107.674
6	8	Jimmy Vasser	Shell	Lola	Ford	107.858
7	11	Alex Tagliani	Players/Indeck	Reynard	Ford	107.332
8	12	Tora Takagi	Pioneer/Denso Special	Reynard	Toyota	107.212
9	13	Adrin Fernndez	Tecate/Quaker State/Telmex	Lola	Honda	106.992
10	14	Patrick Carpentier	Players/Indeck	Reynard	Ford	106.889
11	18	Michael Andretti	Motorola	Lola	Honda	105.333
12	15	Michel Jourdain Jr	Gigante	Lola	Ford	106.82
13	6	Dario Franchitti	KOOL	Lola	Honda	108.022
14	3	Bruno Junqueira	Target	Lola	Toyota	108.452
15	16	Townsend Bell	Visteon Patrick Racing	Reynard	Toyota	106.556
16	2	Paul Tracy	KOOL	Lola	Honda	108.609
17	10	Tony Kanaan	Pioneer/WorldCom	Lola	Honda	107.621
18	17	Mario Domnguez	Herdez	Lola	Ford	105.877