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2002 - FedEx Championship Series - Race Summary

CHAMP Car

The Champ Car World Series merged operations with the Indy Racing League (IRL) under the Indy Car Series name effective for the 2008 season. The owners of the Champ Car World Series filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on March 5, 2008.

The Champ Car was formed in 2004 after team owners Kevin Kalkhoven, Paul Gentilozzi and Gerald Forsythe bought the assets of Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) after it had filed for bankruptcy.

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2002 - FedEx Championship Series

FedEx Championship Series Series

A listing of races during the year including the winner, track location and race name. To access specific race information follow the race date link.

Date Winning Driver Race Name Track
3/10/2002 Cristiano da Matta 20th Anniversary Grand Prix of Miami Homestead-Miami Speedway
4/14/2002 Michael Andretti Bombardier ATV Copper World Indy 200 Phoenix International Raceway
4/27/2002 Bruno Junqueira Yamaha Indy 400 California Speedway
6/2/2002 Paul Tracy Firestone Indy 225 Nazareth Speedway
6/9/2002 Cristiano da Matta Indianapolis 500 Indianapolis Motor Speedway
6/16/2002 Cristiano da Matta Boomtown 500 Texas Motor Speedway
6/30/2002 Cristiano da Matta Radisson Indy 225 Pikes Peak International Raceway
7/7/2002 Cristiano da Matta SunTrust Indy Challenge Richmond International Raceway
7/14/2002 Patrick Carpentier Ameristar Casino Indy 200 Kansas Speedway
7/28/2002 Dario Franchitti Firestone Indy 200 Nashville Superspeedway
8/11/2002 Patrick Carpentier Michigan Indy 400 Michigan International Speedway
8/18/2002 Cristiano da Matta Belterra Casino Indy 300 Kentucky Speedway
8/25/2002 Dario Franchitti Gateway Indy 250 Gateway International Raceway
9/1/2002 Bruno Junqueira Delphi Indy 300 Chicagoland Speedway
9/14/2002 Dario Franchitti Chevy 500 Texas Motor Speedway
10/6/2002 Cristiano da Matta Grand Prix Americas Miami Bayfront Street Circuit
10/27/2002 Mario Dominguez Honda Indy 300 Surfers Paradise
11/3/2002 Jimmy Vasser The 500 Presented by Toyota California Speedway
11/17/2002 Kenny Brack Mexico Gran Premio Telmex Gigante Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez