The 2002 Yamaha Indy 400 was Round 3 of the 2002 Indy Racing League. The event was held at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California, United States on 24 March 2002. Eddie Cheever started on pole position and Sam Hornish Jr. was the race winner.
YAMAHA INDY 400 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 | 4 | 200 | - | 73 | Running | 52 | 179.345 | - |
| 2 | 2 | Jaques Lazier | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 2 | 200 | - | 45 | Running | 40 | - | - |
| 3 | 34 | Laurent Redon | Dallara | Infiniti | Firestone | 5 | 200 | - | 0 | Running | 35 | - | - |
| 4 | 6 | Gil de Ferran | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 11 | 200 | - | 6 | Running | 32 | - | - |
| 5 | 3 | Helio Castroneves | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 14 | 200 | - | 4 | Running | 30 | - | - |
| 6 | 21 | Felipe Giaffone | G-Force | Chevrolet | Firestone | 8 | 200 | - | 0 | Running | 28 | - | - |
| 7 | 91 | Buddy Lazier | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 26 | 200 | - | 0 | Running | 26 | - | - |
| 8 | 8 | Scott Sharp | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 9 | 200 | - | 10 | Running | 24 | - | - |
| 9 | 19 | Jimmy Vasser | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 16 | 200 | - | 0 | Running | 22 | - | - |
| 10 | 9 | Jeff Ward | G-Force | Chevrolet | Firestone | 6 | 200 | - | 1 | Running | 20 | - | - |
| 11 | 7 | Al Unser Jr. | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 7 | 199 | - | 0 | Running | 19 | - | - |
| 12 | 44 | Alex Barron | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 18 | 199 | - | 0 | Running | 18 | - | - |
| 13 | 14 | Airton Dare | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 20 | 199 | - | 0 | Running | 17 | - | - |
| 14 | 99 | Richie Hearn | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 17 | 198 | - | 0 | Running | 16 | - | - |
| 15 | 11 | Eliseo Salazar | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 15 | 197 | - | 0 | Running | 15 | - | - |
| 16 | 31 | George Mack | G-Force | Chevrolet | Firestone | 19 | 197 | - | 0 | Running | 14 | - | - |
| 17 | 10 | Robby McGehee | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 22 | 197 | - | 0 | Running | 13 | - | - |
| 18 | 98 | Billy Boat | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 13 | 196 | - | 0 | Running | 12 | - | - |
| 19 | 16 | Jon Herb | G-Force | Chevrolet | Firestone | 24 | 195 | - | 0 | Running | 11 | - | - |
| 20 | 51 | Eddie Cheever Jr. | Dallara | Infiniti | Firestone | 1 | 190 | - | 33 | Engine | 10 | - | - |
| 21 | 24 | Memo Gidley | G-Force | Infiniti | Firestone | 27 | 184 | - | 0 | Running | 9 | - | - |
| 22 | 55 | Rick Treadway | G-Force | Chevrolet | Firestone | 10 | 179 | - | 0 | Running | 8 | - | - |
| 23 | 37 | John de Vries | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 21 | 178 | - | 0 | Running | 7 | - | - |
| 24 | 52 | Tomas Scheckter | Dallara | Infiniti | Firestone | 3 | 163 | - | 28 | Accident | 6 | - | - |
| 25 | 20 | Hideki Noda | G-Force | Chevrolet | Firestone | 25 | 158 | - | 0 | Accident | 5 | - | - |
| 26 | 12 | Shigeaki Hattori | Dallara | Infiniti | Firestone | 12 | 146 | - | 0 | Engine | 4 | - | - |
| 27 | 18 | Jeret Schroeder | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 23 | 15 | - | 0 | Fuel Pump | 3 | - | - |