The 2002 Grand American Road Racing Championship was the third season of the Rolex Sports Car Series run by the Grand American Road Racing Association. The season involved five classes: Sports Racing Prototype I and II (SRP-I and SRP-II), Grand Touring Sport (GTS), Grand Touring (GT), and American GT (AGT). 10 races were run from February 2, 2002 to November 10, 2002. Mont-Tremblant replaced Trois-Rivières. California Speedway replaced Lime Rock. Virginia International replaced Road America. The season also was marred by the death of Jeff Clinton during the Nextel 250 race weekend.
Schedule
edit| Rnd | Race | Length/Duration | Circuit | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rolex 24 at Daytona | 24 Hours | Daytona International Speedway | February 2 February 3 |
| 2 | Nextel 250 | 250 Miles | Homestead-Miami Speedway | March 2 |
| 3 | Grand American 400 | 400 Miles | California Speedway | March 23 |
| 4 | United Auto 200 | 200 Miles | Phoenix International Raceway | April 20 |
| 5 | Six Hours of the Glen | 6 Hours | Watkins Glen International | June 23 |
| 6 | Paul Revere 250 | 250 Miles | Daytona International Speedway | July 4 |
| 7 | Bully Hill Vineyards 250 | 250 Miles | Watkins Glen International | August 9 |
| 8 | VIR 500 | 500 Miles | Virginia International Raceway | September 1 |
| 9 | 6 Hours of Mont-Tremblant | 6 Hours | Circuit Mont-Tremblant | September 15 |
| 10 | The Grand American Finale at Daytona | 3 Hours | Daytona International Speedway | November 10 |
Results
editOverall winners in bold.
| Rnd | Circuit | SRP Winning Teams | SRPII Winning Teams | GTS Winning Teams | GT Winning Teams | AGT Winning Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRP Winning Drivers | SRPII Winning Drivers | GTS Winning Drivers | GT Winning Drivers | AGT Winning Drivers | ||
| 1 | Daytona |  #27 Doran Lista Racing
|
#8 Rand Racing/Risi Competizione
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#3 Rocketsports Racing
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#66 The Racers Group
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#09 Flis Motorsports
|
 Didier Theys Fredy Lienhard, Sr. Max Papis Mauro Baldi
|
Anthony Lazzaro Bill Rand Terry Borcheller Ralf Kelleners
|
Paul Gentilozzi Scott Pruett Michael Lauer Brian Simo
|
Kevin Buckler Michael Schrom Jörg Bergmeister Timo Bernhard
|
Craig Conway Doug Goad Andy Pilgrim Mike Ciasulli
| ||
| 2 | Homestead | #27 Doran Lista Racing
|
#8 Rand Racing/Risi Competizione
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#5 Park Place Racing
|
 #24 Perspective Racing
|
#90 Flis Motorsports
|
| Didier Theys Mauro Baldi
|
Anthony Lazzaro Terry Borcheller Bill Rand
|
Chris Bingham Lewis Bakes
|
Thierry Perrier João Barbosa Michel Neugarten
|
David Haskell Mike Ciasulli
| ||
| 3 | California | #27 Doran Lista Racing
|
#8 Rand Racing/Risi Competizione
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#5 Park Place Racing
|
#66 The Racers Group
|
#90 Flis Motorsports
|
| Didier Theys Fredy Lienhard, Jr.
|
Bill Rand Terry Borcheller Ralf Kelleners
|
Chris Bingham Derek Hill
|
Kevin Buckler Michael Schrom
|
Paul Menard Mike Ciasulli
| ||
| 4 | Phoenix | #16 Dyson Racing Team
|
#7 Rand Racing/Risi Competizione
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#5 Park Place Racing
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#54 Bell Motorsports
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#90 Flis Motorsports
|
 James Weaver Chris Dyson
|
Marino Franchitti Niclas Jönsson Bill Rand
|
Chris Bingham Rodney Mall
|
Boris Said
|
Paul Menard Jim Briody
| ||
| 5 | Watkins Glen | #16 Dyson Racing Team
|
#8 Rand Racing/Risi Competizione
|
#72 Jack Lewis Enterprises
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#33 Scuderia Ferrari of Washington
|
#47 Morgan Dollar Motorsports
|
| James Weaver Chris Dyson
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Anthony Lazzaro Terry Borcheller Ralf Kelleners
|
Keith Fisher Jack Lewis
|
Cort Wagner Bill Auberlen
|
Rob Morgan Charles Morgan
| ||
| 6 | Daytona | #16 Dyson Racing Team
|
#7 Rand Racing/Risi Competizione
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#72 Jack Lewis Enterprises
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#33 Scuderia Ferrari of Washington
|
#25 LG Motorsports
|
| James Weaver Chris Dyson
|
Anthony Lazzaro Jerry Nadeau
|
David Murry Jack Lewis
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Cort Wagner Bill Auberlen
|
Lou Gigliotti Doug Goad
| ||
| 7 | Watkins Glen | #20 Dyson Racing Team
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#8 Rand Racing/Risi Competizione
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#5 Park Place Racing
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#33 Scuderia Ferrari of Washington
|
#48 Heritage Motorsports
|
| Butch Leitzinger Rob Dyson Dorsey Schroeder
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Anthony Lazzaro Terry Borcheller
|
Chris Bingham Darius Grala Franz Konrad
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Cort Wagner Bill Auberlen
|
Tommy Riggins David Machavern
| ||
| 8 | Virginia | #16 Dyson Racing Team
|
#8 Rand Racing/Risi Competizione
|
No Entries | #33 Scuderia Ferrari of Washington
|
#19 ACP Motorsports
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| Andy Wallace Chris Dyson
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Anthony Lazzaro Terry Borcheller
|
Cort Wagner Bill Auberlen
|
Kerry Hitt Doug Mills Owen Trinkler
| |||
| 9 | Mont-Tremblant | #27 Doran Lista Racing
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#70 G&W Motorsports
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#67 The Racers Group
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#33 Scuderia Ferrari of Washington
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#29 Sky Blue Racing
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| Didier Theys Fredy Lienhard, Jr. Fredy Lienhard, Sr.
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Darren Law Armando Trentini Andy Lally
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Kevin Buckler Chris Perot Michael Schrom
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Cort Wagner Bill Auberlen
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Eric Curran Darin Brassfield
| ||
| 10 | Daytona | #16 Dyson Racing Team
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#8 Rand Racing
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#85 Graham Nash Motorsport
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#81 G&W Motorsports
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#46 Morgan Dollar Motorsports
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| James Weaver Chris Dyson
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Anthony Lazzaro Terry Borcheller
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Mike Newton Randolph Watkins
|
Darren Law Brent Martini
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Rob Morgan Charles Morgan
|
References
editExternal links
edit- The official website of Grand-Am
- Grand American Road Racing Association - 2002 season archive
- World Sports Racing Prototypes - Rolex Sports Car Series 2002 results