The 2002 Gateway Indy 250 was Round 13 of the 2002 Indy Racing League. The event was held at Gateway in Illinois, United States on 25 August 2002. Gil de Ferran started on pole position and was the race winner.
GATEWAY INDY 250 Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Tire | Started | Laps | Total Time | Laps Led | Status | Points | Avg. Speed | Pit Stops |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Gil de Ferran | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 1 | 200 | - | 81 | Running | 50 | 143.711 | - |
| 2 | 3 | Helio Castroneves | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 3 | 200 | - | 85 | Running | 42 | - | - |
| 3 | 44 | Alex Barron | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 14 | 200 | - | 29 | Running | 35 | - | - |
| 4 | 52 | Buddy Rice | Dallara | Infiniti | Firestone | 15 | 200 | - | 0 | Running | 32 | - | - |
| 5 | 4 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 2 | 200 | - | 0 | Running | 30 | - | - |
| 6 | 24 | Robbie Buhl | G-Force | Infiniti | Firestone | 8 | 200 | - | 0 | Running | 28 | - | - |
| 7 | 7 | Al Unser Jr. | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 7 | 200 | - | 0 | Running | 26 | - | - |
| 8 | 12 | Raul Boesel | Dallara | Infiniti | Firestone | 13 | 200 | - | 3 | Running | 24 | - | - |
| 9 | 2 | Vitor Meira | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 4 | 198 | - | 0 | Running | 22 | - | - |
| 10 | 51 | Eddie Cheever Jr. | Dallara | Infiniti | Firestone | 18 | 198 | - | 0 | Running | 20 | - | - |
| 11 | 14 | Airton Dare | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 20 | 197 | - | 0 | Running | 19 | - | - |
| 12 | 55 | Robby McGehee | G-Force | Chevrolet | Firestone | 22 | 197 | - | 0 | Running | 18 | - | - |
| 13 | 9 | Jeff Ward | G-Force | Chevrolet | Firestone | 5 | 197 | - | 0 | Running | 17 | - | - |
| 14 | 11 | Eliseo Salazar | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 21 | 196 | - | 0 | Running | 16 | - | - |
| 15 | 91 | Buddy Lazier | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 19 | 191 | - | 0 | Running | 15 | - | - |
| 16 | 31 | George Mack | G-Force | Chevrolet | Firestone | 24 | 184 | - | 0 | Running | 14 | - | - |
| 17 | 28 | Hideki Noda | G-Force | Chevrolet | Firestone | 25 | 184 | - | 0 | Running | 13 | - | - |
| 18 | 8 | Scott Sharp | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 10 | 164 | - | 0 | Running | 12 | - | - |
| 19 | 41 | Greg Ray | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 23 | 138 | - | 0 | Accident | 11 | - | - |
| 20 | 23 | Sarah Fisher | G-Force | Infiniti | Firestone | 9 | 109 | - | 0 | Mechanical | 10 | - | - |
| 21 | 21 | Felipe Giaffone | G-Force | Chevrolet | Firestone | 7 | 106 | - | 2 | Engine | 9 | - | - |
| 22 | 34 | Laurent Redon | Dallara | Infiniti | Firestone | 6 | 98 | - | 0 | Accident | 8 | - | - |
| 23 | 98 | Billy Boat | Dallara | Infiniti | Firestone | 12 | 74 | - | 0 | Electrical | 7 | - | - |
| 24 | 78 | Tony Renna | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 11 | 9 | - | 0 | Electrical | 6 | - | - |
| 25 | 20 | Anthony Lazzaro | Dallara | Infiniti | Firestone | 25 | 0 | - | 0 | DNS | 5 | - | - |