| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Race 7 of 19 in the 2002 CART season | |
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| Date | June 30, 2002 |
| Official name | 2002 CART Grand Prix of Chicago |
| Location | Chicago Motor Speedway, Cicero, Illinois, United States |
| Course | 1 Mile Oval 1.029 mi / 1.656 km |
| Distance | 250 laps 257.250 mi / 414.000 km |
| Weather | 93 degrees Fahrenheit (33.8 Celsius), 50% humidity, partly cloudy |
| Pole position | |
| Driver | Dario Franchitti (Team Green) |
| Time | 23.428 |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver | Paul Tracy (Team Green) |
| Time | 24.192 (on lap 230 of 250) |
| Podium | |
| First | Cristiano da Matta (Newman/Haas Racing) |
| Second | Bruno Junqueira (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
| Third | Dario Franchitti (Team Green) |
The 2002 CART Grand Prix of Chicago was the seventh round of the 2002 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series season, held on June 30, 2002 at the Chicago Motor Speedway in Cicero, Illinois,[1] this was the fourth and final running of the event.[2] 26,000 attended the race.[3] Cristiano da Matta of Newman/Haas Racing, the championship leader going into the event,[4] won the race from the third position. Chip Ganassi Racing's Bruno Junqueira finished in second and Team Green driver Dario Franchitti came in third after winning the eleventh pole position of his career in qualifying.[5][6]
