The 2002 Boomtown 500 was Round 6 of the 2002 Indy Racing League. The event was held at Texas Motor Speedway in Texas, United States on 8 May 2002. Tomas Scheckter started on pole position and Jeff Ward was the race winner.
BOOMTOWN 500 Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Tire | Started | Laps | Total Time | Laps Led | Status | Points | Avg. Speed | Pit Stops |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Jeff Ward | G-Force | Chevrolet | Firestone | 7 | 200 | - | 1 | Running | 50 | 164.984 | - |
| 2 | 7 | Al Unser Jr. | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 3 | 200 | - | 38 | Running | 40 | - | - |
| 3 | 14 | Airton Dare | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 9 | 200 | - | 1 | Running | 35 | - | - |
| 4 | 3 | Helio Castroneves | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 5 | 200 | - | 3 | Running | 32 | - | - |
| 5 | 21 | Felipe Giaffone | G-Force | Chevrolet | Firestone | 18 | 200 | - | 5 | Running | 30 | - | - |
| 6 | 12 | Shigeaki Hattori | Dallara | Infiniti | Firestone | 6 | 200 | - | 28 | Running | 28 | - | - |
| 7 | 98 | Billy Boat | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 11 | 200 | - | 0 | Running | 26 | - | - |
| 8 | 91 | Buddy Lazier | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 10 | 200 | - | 0 | Running | 24 | - | - |
| 9 | 99 | Richie Hearn | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 15 | 200 | - | 0 | Running | 22 | - | - |
| 10 | 44 | Alex Barron | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 19 | 199 | - | 0 | Running | 20 | - | - |
| 11 | 18 | John de Vries | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 21 | 196 | - | 0 | Running | 19 | - | - |
| 12 | 11 | Greg Ray | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 20 | 195 | - | 0 | Running | 18 | - | - |
| 13 | 2 | Raul Boesel | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 17 | 185 | - | 0 | Mechanical | 17 | - | - |
| 14 | 8 | Scott Sharp | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 16 | 171 | - | 14 | Running | 16 | - | - |
| 15 | 34 | Laurent Redon | Dallara | Infiniti | Firestone | 4 | 161 | - | 0 | Mechanical | 15 | - | - |
| 16 | 6 | Gil de Ferran | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 12 | 161 | - | 0 | Running | 14 | - | - |
| 17 | 52 | Tomas Scheckter | Dallara | Infiniti | Firestone | 1 | 159 | - | 107 | Clutch | 15 | - | - |
| 18 | 4 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 8 | 126 | - | 3 | Accident | 12 | - | - |
| 19 | 51 | Eddie Cheever Jr. | Dallara | Infiniti | Firestone | 2 | 126 | - | 0 | Accident | 11 | - | - |
| 20 | 24 | Robbie Buhl | G-Force | Infiniti | Firestone | 14 | 113 | - | 0 | Engine | 10 | - | - |
| 21 | 31 | George Mack | G-Force | Chevrolet | Firestone | 13 | 106 | - | 0 | Engine | 9 | - | - |
| 22 | 16 | Jon Herb | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 23 | 24 | - | 0 | Handling | 8 | - | - |
| 23 | 55 | Rick Treadway | G-Force | Chevrolet | Firestone | 22 | 9 | - | 0 | Accident | 7 | - | - |