IRL: Texas Motor Speedway, Round 6
8th June 2002
First Practice
Pos Car Driver C/E/T Laps Time Gap To 1st Speed Gap To 1st
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1. 51 Eddie Cheever Jr D/I/F 4 23.5603 222.323
2. 52 Tomas Scheckter D/I/F 31 23.8647 0.304 0.304 219.487 2.836 2.836
3. 4 Sam Hornish Jr D/C/F 25 23.8967 0.032 0.336 219.193 0.294 3.130
4. 3 Helio Castroneves D/C/F 34 23.9232 0.027 0.363 218.951 0.242 3.372
5. 8 Scott Sharp D/C/F 24 23.9430 0.020 0.383 218.770 0.181 3.553
6. 7 Al Unser Jr D/C/F 22 23.9750 0.032 0.415 218.478 0.292 3.845
7. 12 Shigeaki Hattori D/I/F 15 23.9858 0.011 0.425 218.379 0.099 3.944
8. 24 Robbie Buhl G/I/F 33 24.0072 0.021 0.447 218.185 0.194 4.138
9. 34 Laurent Redon D/I/F 22 24.0295 0.022 0.469 217.982 0.203 4.341
10. 91 Buddy Lazier D/C/F 29 24.0603 0.031 0.500 217.703 0.279 4.620
11. 99 Richie Hearn D/C/F 26 24.0775 0.017 0.517 217.548 0.155 4.775
12. 9 Jeff Ward G/C/F 21 24.1008 0.023 0.540 217.337 0.211 4.986
13. 14 Airton Dare D/C/F 25 24.1044 0.004 0.544 217.305 0.032 5.018
14. 6 Gil de Ferran D/C/F 26 24.1185 0.014 0.558 217.178 0.127 5.145
15. 44 Alex Barron D/C/F 26 24.2001 0.082 0.640 216.445 0.733 5.878
16. 31 George Mack G/C/F 35 24.2776 0.078 0.717 215.754 0.691 6.569
17. 98 Billy Boat D/C/F 22 24.2855 0.008 0.725 215.684 0.070 6.639
18. 21 Felipe Giaffone G/C/F 19 24.2927 0.007 0.732 215.620 0.064 6.703
19. 11 Greg Ray D/C/F 16 24.3190 0.026 0.759 215.387 0.233 6.936
20. 55 Rick Treadway G/C/F 22 24.5663 0.247 1.006 213.219 2.168 9.104
Second Practice
Pos Car Driver C/E/T Laps Time Gap To 1st Speed Gap To 1st
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1. 52 Tomas Scheckter D/I/F 46 23.5508 222.413
2. 51 Eddie Cheever Jr D/I/F 50 23.5758 0.025 0.025 222.177 0.236 0.236
3. 91 Buddy Lazier D/C/F 23 23.7669 0.191 0.216 220.391 1.786 2.022
4. 7 Al Unser Jr D/C/F 44 23.7887 0.022 0.238 220.189 0.202 2.224
5. 3 Helio Castroneves D/C/F 61 23.8080 0.019 0.257 220.010 0.179 2.403
6. 34 Laurent Redon D/I/F 47 23.8081 0.000 0.257 220.009 0.001 2.404
7. 8 Scott Sharp D/C/F 46 23.8797 0.072 0.329 219.349 0.660 3.064
8. 12 Shigeaki Hattori D/I/F 41 23.8867 0.007 0.336 219.285 0.064 3.128
9. 14 Airton Dare D/C/F 45 23.8943 0.008 0.344 219.215 0.070 3.198
10. 9 Jeff Ward G/C/F 46 23.9056 0.011 0.355 219.112 0.103 3.301
11. 4 Sam Hornish Jr D/C/F 32 23.9619 0.056 0.411 218.597 0.515 3.816
12. 6 Gil de Ferran D/C/F 41 23.9711 0.009 0.420 218.513 0.084 3.900
13. 21 Felipe Giaffone G/C/F 39 23.9815 0.010 0.431 218.418 0.095 3.995
14. 24T Robbie Buhl G/I/F 20 23.9816 0.000 0.431 218.417 0.001 3.996
15. 98 Billy Boat D/C/F 44 24.0143 0.033 0.463 218.120 0.297 4.293
16. 31 George Mack G/C/F 31 24.0164 0.002 0.466 218.101 0.019 4.312
17. 44 Alex Barron D/C/F 53 24.0273 0.011 0.477 218.002 0.099 4.411
- 24 Robbie Buhl G/I/F 20 24.0288 0.002 0.478 217.988 0.014 4.425
18. 11 Greg Ray D/C/F 38 24.0719 0.043 0.521 217.598 0.390 4.815
19. 99 Richie Hearn D/C/F 51 24.0830 0.011 0.532 217.498 0.100 4.915
20. 2 Raul Boesel D/C/F 35 24.1236 0.041 0.573 217.132 0.366 5.281
21. 55 Rick Treadway G/C/F 53 24.1799 0.056 0.629 216.626 0.506 5.787
22. 18 John de Vries D/C/F 54 24.3290 0.149 0.778 215.299 1.327 7.114
Starting Line-up
Pos Car Driver C/E/T Laps Time Gap To 1st Speed Gap To 1st
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1. 52 Tomas Scheckter D/I/F 23.7933 220.146
2. 51 Eddie Cheever Jr D/I/F 2 23.9107 0.117 0.117 219.065 1.081 1.081
3. 7 Al Unser Jr D/C/F 2 24.0040 0.093 0.211 218.214 0.851 1.932
4. 34 Laurent Redon D/I/F 2 24.0303 0.026 0.237 217.975 0.239 2.171
5. 3 Helio Castroneves D/C/F 2 24.1098 0.079 0.317 217.256 0.719 2.890
6. 12 Shigeaki Hattori D/I/F 2 24.1149 0.005 0.322 217.210 0.046 2.936
7. 9 Jeff Ward G/C/F 2 24.1183 0.003 0.325 217.179 0.031 2.967
8. 4 Sam Hornish Jr D/C/F 2 24.1332 0.015 0.340 217.045 0.134 3.101
9. 14 Airton Dare D/C/F 2 24.1508 0.018 0.358 216.887 0.158 3.259
10. 91 Buddy Lazier D/C/F 2 24.1731 0.022 0.380 216.687 0.200 3.459
11. 98 Billy Boat D/C/F 2 24.1976 0.024 0.404 216.468 0.219 3.678
12. 6 Gil de Ferran D/C/F 2 24.1999 0.002 0.407 216.447 0.021 3.699
13. 31 George Mack G/C/F 2 24.2044 0.005 0.411 216.407 0.040 3.739
14. 24T Robbie Buhl G/I/F 2 24.2172 0.013 0.424 216.293 0.114 3.853
15. 99 Richie Hearn D/C/F 2 24.2966 0.079 0.503 215.586 0.707 4.560
16. 8 Scott Sharp D/C/F 2 24.3515 0.055 0.558 215.100 0.486 5.046
17. 2 Raul Boesel D/C/F 2 24.3531 0.002 0.560 215.086 0.014 5.060
18. 21 Felipe Giaffone G/C/F 2 24.4259 0.073 0.633 214.445 0.641 5.701
19. 44 Alex Barron D/C/F 2 24.4355 0.010 0.642 214.360 0.085 5.786
20. 11 Greg Ray D/C/F 2 24.4399 0.004 0.647 214.322 0.038 5.824
21. 18 John de Vries D/C/F 2 24.6560 0.216 0.863 212.443 1.879 7.703
22. 55 Rick Treadway G/C/F 2 24.7289 0.073 0.936 211.817 0.626 8.329
Third Practice
Pos Car Driver C/E/T Laps Time Gap To 1st Speed Gap To 1st
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1. 52 Tomas Scheckter D/I/F 6 23.7942 220.138
2. 4 Sam Hornish Jr D/C/F 28 23.8879 0.094 0.094 219.274 0.864 0.864
3. 3 Helio Castroneves D/C/F 40 23.9102 0.022 0.116 219.070 0.204 1.068
4. 7 Al Unser Jr D/C/F 30 23.9280 0.018 0.134 218.907 0.163 1.231
5. 12 Shigeaki Hattori D/I/F 29 23.9780 0.050 0.184 218.450 0.457 1.688
6. 34 Laurent Redon D/I/F 38 23.9966 0.019 0.202 218.281 0.169 1.857
7. 24 Robbie Buhl G/I/F 36 24.0194 0.023 0.225 218.074 0.207 2.064
8. 6 Gil de Ferran D/C/F 41 24.0397 0.020 0.245 217.890 0.184 2.248
9. 2 Raul Boesel D/C/F 23 24.0645 0.025 0.270 217.665 0.225 2.473
10. 8 Scott Sharp D/C/F 20 24.0910 0.027 0.297 217.426 0.239 2.712
11. 9 Jeff Ward G/C/F 27 24.1040 0.013 0.310 217.308 0.118 2.830
12. 21 Felipe Giaffone G/C/F 28 24.1129 0.009 0.319 217.228 0.080 2.910
13. 51T Eddie Cheever Jr D/I/F 7 24.1874 0.075 0.393 216.559 0.669 3.579
14. 31 George Mack G/C/F 40 24.2106 0.023 0.416 216.352 0.207 3.786
15. 99 Richie Hearn D/C/F 12 24.2172 0.007 0.423 216.293 0.059 3.845
16. 55 Rick Treadway G/C/F 24 24.2975 0.080 0.503 215.578 0.715 4.560
17. 44 Alex Barron D/C/F 25 24.4133 0.116 0.619 214.555 1.023 5.583
18. 98 Billy Boat D/C/F 17 24.4445 0.031 0.650 214.281 0.274 5.857
19. 11 Greg Ray D/C/F 12 24.4671 0.023 0.673 214.083 0.198 6.055
20. 16 Jon Herb G/C/F 35 24.8992 0.432 1.105 210.368 3.715 9.770
21. 18 John de Vries D/C/F 10 24.9034 0.004 1.109 210.333 0.035 9.805
Final Practice
Pos Car Driver C/E/T Laps Time Gap To 1st Speed Gap To 1st
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1. 51 Eddie Cheever Jr D/I/F 3 23.5704 222.228
2. 4 Sam Hornish Jr D/C/F 38 23.5957 0.025 0.025 221.990 0.238 0.238
3. 52 Tomas Scheckter D/I/F 38 23.6372 0.041 0.067 221.600 0.390 0.628
4. 34 Laurent Redon D/I/F 35 23.6489 0.012 0.079 221.490 0.110 0.738
5. 14 Airton Dare D/C/F 28 23.7386 0.090 0.168 220.653 0.837 1.575
6. 7 Al Unser Jr D/C/F 28 23.7987 0.060 0.228 220.096 0.557 2.132
7. 24 Robbie Buhl G/I/F 30 23.8333 0.035 0.263 219.777 0.319 2.451
8. 3 Helio Castroneves D/C/F 31 23.8574 0.024 0.287 219.555 0.222 2.673
9. 2 Raul Boesel D/C/F 44 23.8819 0.025 0.312 219.329 0.226 2.899
10. 21 Felipe Giaffone G/C/F 39 23.9383 0.056 0.368 218.813 0.516 3.415
11. 12 Shigeaki Hattori D/I/F 27 23.9432 0.005 0.373 218.768 0.045 3.460
12. 11 Greg Ray D/C/F 36 23.9563 0.013 0.386 218.648 0.120 3.580
13. 6 Gil de Ferran D/C/F 37 23.9790 0.023 0.409 218.441 0.207 3.787
14. 8 Scott Sharp D/C/F 17 23.9803 0.001 0.410 218.429 0.012 3.799
15. 9 Jeff Ward G/C/F 29 23.9873 0.007 0.417 218.366 0.063 3.862
16. 55 Rick Treadway G/C/F 31 24.0313 0.044 0.461 217.966 0.400 4.262
17. 44 Alex Barron D/C/F 31 24.0342 0.003 0.464 217.939 0.027 4.289
18. 91 Buddy Lazier D/C/F 20 24.0378 0.004 0.467 217.907 0.032 4.321
19. 31 George Mack G/C/F 41 24.0536 0.016 0.483 217.764 0.143 4.464
20. 98 Billy Boat D/C/F 29 24.0810 0.027 0.511 217.516 0.248 4.712
21. 99 Richie Hearn D/C/F 39 24.0917 0.011 0.521 217.419 0.097 4.809
22. 18 John de Vries D/C/F 38 24.4124 0.321 0.842 214.563 2.856 7.665
23. 16 Jon Herb G/C/F 23 24.4678 0.055 0.897 214.077 0.486 8.151
Race Results
Pos NO Driver C/E/T Lap Gap Status
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1. 9 Ward, Jeff G/C/F 200 Leader Running
2. 7 Unser Jr, Al D/C/F 200 0.0111 Running
3. 14 Dare, Airton D/C/F 200 0.0595 Running
4. 3 Castroneves, Helio D/C/F 200 0.6244 Running
5. 21 Giaffone, Felipe G/C/F 200 3.0675 Running
6. 12 Hattori, Shigeaki D/I/F 200 5.0430 Running
7. 98 Boat, Billy D/C/F 200 5.5567 Running
8. 91 Lazier, Buddy D/C/F 200 9.9344 Running
9. 99 Hearn, Richie D/C/F 200 16.9483 Running
10. 44 Barron, Alex D/C/F 199 1 lap Running
11. 18 de Vries, John D/C/F 196 4 laps Running
12. 11 Ray, Greg D/C/F 195 5 laps Running
13. 2 Boesel, Raul D/C/F 185 15 laps Mechanical
14. 8 Sharp, Scott D/C/F 171 29 laps Running
15. 34 Redon, Laurent D/I/F 161 39 laps Mechanical
16. 6 de Ferran, Gil D/C/F 161 10:02.2767 Running
17. 52 Scheckter, Tomas D/I/F 159 41 laps Clutch
18. 4 Hornish Jr, Sam D/C/F 126 74 laps Accident
19. 51 Cheever Jr, Eddie D/I/F 126 0.2655 Accident
20. 24 Buhl, Robbie G/I/F 113 87 laps Engine
21. 31 Mack, George G/C/F 106 94 laps Engine
22. 16 Herb, Jon G/C/F 24 176 laps Handling
23. 55 Treadway,Rick G/C/F 9 191 laps Accident
Race Winning Time: 1h45m49.7079
Fastest Lap: Cheever, 23.7608s (220.447 mph)
Championship Standings
1. Helio Castroneves 227 pts
2. Gil de Ferran 183
3. Sam Hornish Jr. 171
4. Felipe Giaffone 170
5. Jeff Ward 147
6. Al Unser Jr. 136
7. Alex Barron 129
8. Airton Dare 126
9. Scott Sharp 117
10. Billy Boat 112
11. Buddy Lazier 106
12. Laurent Redon (R) 104
13. Eddie Cheever Jr. 97
14. Jaques Lazier 90
15. Richie Hearn 82
16. Eliseo Salazar 77
17. George Mack (R) 75
18. Tomas Scheckter (R) 70
19. Shigeaki Hattori 67
20. Robbie Buhl 59
21. Rick Treadway (R) 58
22. Anthony Lazzaro (R) 57
23. Robby McGehee 55
24. John de Vries (R) 53
25. Jon Herb 50
26. Paul Tracy 40
27. Sarah Fisher 38
28. Hideki Noda (R) 32
29. Michael Andretti 26
Raul Boesel 26
31. Robby Gordon 24
32. Tyce Carlson 23
Jimmy Vasser 23
34. Kenny Brack 19
Greg Ray 19
36. Arie Luyendyk 16
37. Dario Franchitti 11
38. Billy Roe 9
Memo Gidley 9
40. Max Papis 7
41. Jeret Schroeder 3
42. Tony Kanaan 2
43. Bruno Junqueira 1
Mark Dismore 1
(R) -- Series rookie
Season entrant point leaders
1. Marlboro Team Penske (#3) 227
2. Marlboro Team Penske (#6) 183
3. Panther Racing (#4) 171
4. Hollywood Mo Nunn Racing (#21) 170
5. Chip Ganassi Racing (#9) 147
Bombardier Rookie of the Year point leaders
1. Laurent Redon 104
2. George Mack 75
3. Tomas Scheckter 70
4. Rick Treadway 58
5. Anthony Lazzaro 57
Money leaders
1. Helio Castroneves $1,952,265
2. Felipe Giaffone $738,965
3. Sam Hornish Jr. $651,565
4. Gil de Ferran $631,115
5. Alex Barron $618,415
Laps completed leaders (1,225 possible)
1. Helio Castroneves 1,225
2. Airton Dare 1,211
3. Billy Boat 1,208
4. Al Unser Jr. 1,203
5. Gil de Ferran 1,186
Laps led leaders
1. Sam Hornish Jr. 310
2. Tomas Scheckter 220
3. Helio Castroneves 146
4. Al Unser Jr. 132
5. Gil de Ferran 123