The 2002 Indianapolis 500 was the 86th running of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” and Round 5 of the 2002 Indy Racing League. The event was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indiana, United States on Sunday, 26 May 2002. Bruno Junqueira started on pole position and Helio Castroneves was the race winner.
86th Indianapolis 500 Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Tire | Started | Laps | Total Time | Laps Led | Status | Points | Avg. Speed | Pit Stops |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Helio Castroneves | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 13 | 200 | - | 24 | Running | 50 | 166.499 | - |
| 2 | 26 | Paul Tracy | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 29 | 200 | - | 0 | Running | 40 | - | - |
| 3 | 21 | Felipe Giaffone | G-Force | Chevrolet | Firestone | 4 | 200 | - | 12 | Running | 35 | - | - |
| 4 | 44 | Alex Barron | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 26 | 200 | - | 7 | Running | 32 | - | - |
| 5 | 51 | Eddie Cheever Jr. | Dallara | Infiniti | Firestone | 6 | 200 | - | 0 | Running | 30 | - | - |
| 6 | 20 | Richie Hearn | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 22 | 200 | - | 0 | Running | 28 | - | - |
| 7 | 39 | Michael Andretti | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 25 | 200 | - | 0 | Running | 26 | - | - |
| 8 | 31 | Robby Gordon | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 11 | 200 | - | 0 | Running | 24 | - | - |
| 9 | 9 | Jeff Ward | G-Force | Chevrolet | Firestone | 15 | 200 | - | 0 | Running | 22 | - | - |
| 10 | 6 | Gil de Ferran | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 14 | 200 | - | 13 | Running | 20 | - | - |
| 11 | 22 | Kenny Brack | G-Force | Chevrolet | Firestone | 21 | 200 | - | 0 | Running | 19 | - | - |
| 12 | 7 | Al Unser Jr. | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 12 | 199 | - | 1 | Running | 18 | - | - |
| 13 | 14 | Airton Dare | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 30 | 199 | - | 0 | Running | 17 | - | - |
| 14 | 55 | Arie Luyendyk | G-Force | Chevrolet | Firestone | 24 | 199 | - | 0 | Running | 16 | - | - |
| 15 | 91 | Buddy Lazier | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 20 | 198 | - | 0 | Accident | 15 | - | - |
| 16 | 24 | Robbie Buhl | G-Force | Infiniti | Firestone | 2 | 198 | - | 0 | Running | 14 | - | - |
| 17 | 30 | George Mack | G-Force | Chevrolet | Firestone | 32 | 198 | - | 0 | Running | 13 | - | - |
| 18 | 98 | Billy Boat | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 23 | 198 | - | 0 | Running | 12 | - | - |
| 19 | 27 | Dario Franchitti | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 28 | 197 | - | 0 | Running | 11 | - | - |
| 20 | 12 | Shigeaki Hattori | Dallara | Infiniti | Firestone | 27 | 197 | - | 0 | Running | 10 | - | - |
| 21 | 2 | Raul Boesel | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 3 | 197 | - | 0 | Running | 9 | - | - |
| 22 | 34 | Laurent Redon | Dallara | Infiniti | Firestone | 16 | 196 | - | 0 | Accident | 8 | - | - |
| 23 | 53 | Max Papis | Dallara | Infiniti | Firestone | 18 | 196 | - | 0 | Running | 7 | - | - |
| 24 | 23 | Sarah Fisher | G-Force | Infiniti | Firestone | 9 | 196 | - | 0 | Running | 6 | - | - |
| 25 | 4 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 7 | 186 | - | 0 | Running | 5 | - | - |
| 26 | 52 | Tomas Scheckter | Dallara | Infiniti | Firestone | 10 | 172 | - | 85 | Accident | 6 | - | - |
| 27 | 8 | Scott Sharp | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 8 | 137 | - | 3 | Engine | 3 | - | - |
| 28 | 17 | Tony Kanaan | G-Force | Chevrolet | Firestone | 5 | 89 | - | 23 | Accident | 2 | - | - |
| 29 | 5 | Rick Treadway | G-Force | Chevrolet | Firestone | 17 | 88 | - | 0 | Accident | 1 | - | - |
| 30 | 19 | Jimmy Vasser | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 19 | 87 | - | 0 | Gearbox | 1 | - | - |
| 31 | 33 | Bruno Junqueira | G-Force | Chevrolet | Firestone | 1 | 87 | - | 32 | Gearbox | 1 | - | - |
| 32 | 99 | Mark Dismore | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 33 | 58 | - | 0 | Handling | 1 | - | - |
| 33 | 11 | Greg Ray | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 31 | 28 | - | 0 | Accident | 1 | - | - |