The 2002 Chevy 500 was Round 15 of the 2002 Indy Racing League. The event was held at Texas Motor Speedway in Texas, United States on 15 September 2002. Vitor Meira started on pole position and Sam Hornish Jr. was the race winner.
CHEVY 500 Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Tire | Started | Laps | Total Time | Laps Led | Status | Points | Avg. Speed | Pit Stops |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 3 | 200 | - | 79 | Running | 50 | 163.981 | - |
| 2 | 3 | Helio Castroneves | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 10 | 200 | - | 92 | Running | 42 | - | - |
| 3 | 2 | Vitor Meira | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 1 | 200 | - | 8 | Running | 35 | - | - |
| 4 | 8 | Scott Sharp | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 7 | 200 | - | 1 | Running | 32 | - | - |
| 5 | 44 | Alex Barron | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 8 | 200 | - | 2 | Running | 30 | - | - |
| 6 | 52 | Buddy Rice | Dallara | Infiniti | Firestone | 4 | 200 | - | 0 | Running | 28 | - | - |
| 7 | 91 | Buddy Lazier | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 20 | 200 | - | 0 | Running | 26 | - | - |
| 8 | 51 | Eddie Cheever Jr. | Dallara | Infiniti | Firestone | 5 | 199 | - | 0 | Running | 24 | - | - |
| 9 | 78 | Tony Renna | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 6 | 199 | - | 0 | Running | 22 | - | - |
| 10 | 34 | Laurent Redon | Dallara | Infiniti | Firestone | 17 | 199 | - | 0 | Running | 20 | - | - |
| 11 | 23 | Sarah Fisher | G-Force | Infiniti | Firestone | 9 | 198 | - | 0 | Running | 19 | - | - |
| 12 | 14 | Airton Dare | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 15 | 197 | - | 0 | Running | 18 | - | - |
| 13 | 53 | Robby McGehee | Dallara | Infiniti | Firestone | 11 | 197 | - | 13 | Running | 17 | - | - |
| 14 | 20 | Greg Ray | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 19 | 196 | - | 0 | Running | 16 | - | - |
| 15 | 15 | Dan Wheldon | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 28 | 195 | - | 0 | Running | 15 | - | - |
| 16 | 11 | Eliseo Salazar | Dallara | Infiniti | Firestone | 16 | 186 | - | 0 | Engine | 14 | - | - |
| 17 | 21 | Felipe Giaffone | G-Force | Chevrolet | Firestone | 13 | 184 | - | 0 | Engine | 13 | - | - |
| 18 | 24 | Robbie Buhl | G-Force | Infiniti | Firestone | 12 | 173 | - | 0 | Engine | 12 | - | - |
| 19 | 67 | Rick Treadway | Dallara | Infiniti | Firestone | 25 | 173 | - | 0 | Running | 11 | - | - |
| 20 | 7 | Al Unser Jr. | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 2 | 171 | - | 5 | Engine | 10 | - | - |
| 21 | 6 | Max Papis | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 18 | 163 | - | 0 | Engine | 9 | - | - |
| 22 | 12 | Raul Boesel | Dallara | Infiniti | Firestone | 23 | 152 | - | 0 | Engine | 8 | - | - |
| 23 | 55 | Will Langhorne | G-Force | Chevrolet | Firestone | 22 | 135 | - | 0 | Gearbox | 7 | - | - |
| 24 | 98 | Billy Boat | Dallara | Infiniti | Firestone | 14 | 109 | - | 0 | Engine | 6 | - | - |
| 25 | 9 | Jeff Ward | G-Force | Chevrolet | Firestone | 27 | 86 | - | 0 | Accident | 5 | - | - |
| 26 | 18 | Cory Kruseman | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 26 | 74 | - | 0 | Transmission | 4 | - | - |
| 27 | 28 | Hideki Noda | G-Force | Chevrolet | Firestone | 21 | 73 | - | 0 | Accident | 3 | - | - |
| 28 | 31 | George Mack | G-Force | Chevrolet | Firestone | 24 | 23 | - | 0 | Engine | 2 | - | - |