2002 CART season
Rnd Race Name Circuit City/Location Date
1 Tecate/Telmex Grand Prix of Monterrey Fundidora Park ( S ) Monterrey , Mexico March 10
2 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Streets of Long Beach ( S ) Long Beach , California April 14
3 Bridgestone Potenza 500 Twin Ring Motegi ( O ) Motegi , Japan April 27
4 Miller Lite 250 Milwaukee Mile ( O ) West Allis , Wisconsin June 2
5 Grand Prix of Monterey Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca ( R ) Monterey , California June 9
6 G.I . Joe 's 200 Portland International Raceway ( R ) Portland , Oregon June 16
7 Grand Prix of Chicago Chicago Motor Speedway ( O ) Cicero , Illinois June 30
8 Molson Indy Toronto Exhibition Place ( S ) Toronto , Ontario July 7
9 Marconi Grand Prix of Cleveland Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport ( S ) Cleveland , Ohio July 14
10 Molson Indy Vancouver Streets of Vancouver ( S ) Vancouver , British Columbia July 28
11 Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course ( R ) Lexington , Ohio August 11
12 Grand Prix of Road America Road America ( R ) Elkhart Lake , Wisconsin August 18
13 Molson Indy Montreal Circuit Gilles Villeneuve ( R ) Montreal , Quebec August 25
14 Shell Grand Prix of Denver Streets of Denver ( S ) Denver , Colorado September 1
15 Rockingham 500 Rockingham Motor Speedway ( O ) Corby , United Kingdom September 14
- German 500 ( Cancelled ) EuroSpeedway Lausitz ( O ) Klettwitz , Germany September 21
16 Grand Prix Americas Miami Bayfront Park Street Circuit ( S ) Miami , Florida October 6
17 Honda Indy 300 Surfers Paradise Street Circuit ( S ) Surfers Paradise , Australia October 27
18 The 500 Presented by Toyota California Speedway ( O ) Fontana , California November 3
19 Gran Premio Telmex-Gigante Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez ( R ) Mexico City , Mexico November 17
Races
The 2002 FedEx Championship Series season, the twenty-fourth in the CART era of U.S. open-wheel racing, consisted of 19 races, beginning in Monterrey, Mexico on March 10 and concluding in Mexico City, Mexico on November 17. The FedEx Championship Series Drivers' Champion was Cristiano da Matta. Rookie of the Year was Mario Domínguez. Sports television channel ESPN dropped CART coverage for the 2002 season. CBS and Speed Channel took its place for two seasons.