The 2002 SunTrust Indy Challenge was Round 8 of the 2002 Indy Racing League. The event was held at Richmond Raceway in Virginia, United States on 29 June 2002. Gil de Ferran started on pole position and Sam Hornish Jr. was the race winner.
SUNTRUST INDY CHALLENGE 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 | 250 | - | 2 | Running | 50 | 99.124 | - |
| 2 | 6 | Gil de Ferran | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 1 | 250 | - | 168 | Running | 42 | - | - |
| 3 | 21 | Felipe Giaffone | G-Force | Chevrolet | Firestone | 10 | 250 | - | 0 | Running | 35 | - | - |
| 4 | 52 | Tomas Scheckter | Dallara | Infiniti | Firestone | 18 | 250 | - | 0 | Running | 32 | - | - |
| 5 | 7 | Al Unser Jr. | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 13 | 250 | - | 0 | Running | 30 | - | - |
| 6 | 14 | Airton Dare | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 19 | 250 | - | 0 | Running | 28 | - | - |
| 7 | 20 | Richie Hearn | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 9 | 250 | - | 0 | Running | 26 | - | - |
| 8 | 9 | Jeff Ward | G-Force | Chevrolet | Firestone | 7 | 249 | - | 0 | Running | 24 | - | - |
| 9 | 54 | Robby McGehee | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 16 | 247 | - | 0 | Running | 22 | - | - |
| 10 | 44 | Alex Barron | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 8 | 246 | - | 0 | Runnign | 20 | - | - |
| 11 | 2 | Mark Dismore | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 12 | 246 | - | 0 | Running | 19 | - | - |
| 12 | 11 | Greg Ray | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 14 | 228 | - | 41 | Valve Train | 18 | - | - |
| 13 | 24 | Robbie Buhl | G-Force | Infiniti | Firestone | 20 | 208 | - | 0 | Running | 17 | - | - |
| 14 | 51 | Eddie Cheever Jr. | Dallara | Infiniti | Firestone | 17 | 180 | - | 0 | Accident | 16 | - | - |
| 15 | 34 | Laurent Redon | Dallara | Infiniti | Firestone | 4 | 180 | - | 39 | Accident | 15 | - | - |
| 16 | 23 | Sarah Fisher | G-Force | Infiniti | Firestone | 15 | 158 | - | 0 | Accident | 14 | - | - |
| 17 | 3 | Helio Castroneves | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 2 | 103 | - | 0 | Running | 13 | - | - |
| 18 | 91 | Buddy Lazier | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 5 | 91 | - | 0 | Fire | 12 | - | - |
| 19 | 16 | Jon Herb | G-Force | Chevrolet | Firestone | 21 | 80 | - | 0 | Accident | 11 | - | - |
| 20 | 31 | George Mack | G-Force | Chevrolet | Firestone | 22 | 54 | - | 0 | Accident | 10 | - | - |
| 21 | 8 | Scott Sharp | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 6 | 40 | - | 0 | Accident | 9 | - | - |
| 22 | 98 | Billy Boat | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 11 | 29 | - | 0 | Accident | 8 | - | - |