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2002 Rolex Sports Car Series 
Summary
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 edit
Overall 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
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#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
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Anthony Lazzaro Bill Rand Terry Borcheller Ralf Kelleners
|
Paul Gentilozzi Scott Pruett Michael Lauer Brian Simo
|
Kevin Buckler Michael Schrom Jörg Bergmeister Timo Bernhard
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Craig Conway Doug Goad Andy Pilgrim Mike Ciasulli
| ||
| 2 | Homestead | #27 Doran Lista Racing
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#8 Rand Racing/Risi Competizione
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#5 Park Place Racing
|
 #24 Perspective Racing
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#90 Flis Motorsports
|
| Didier Theys Mauro Baldi
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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
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#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
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#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
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Marino Franchitti Niclas Jönsson Bill Rand
|
Chris Bingham Rodney Mall
|
Boris Said
|
Paul Menard Jim Briody
| ||
| 5 | Watkins Glen | #16 Dyson Racing Team
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#8 Rand Racing/Risi Competizione
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#72 Jack Lewis Enterprises
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#33 Scuderia Ferrari of Washington
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#47 Morgan Dollar Motorsports
|
| James Weaver Chris Dyson
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Anthony Lazzaro Terry Borcheller Ralf Kelleners
|
Keith Fisher Jack Lewis
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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
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Anthony Lazzaro Jerry Nadeau
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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
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#48 Heritage Motorsports
|
| Butch Leitzinger Rob Dyson Dorsey Schroeder
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Anthony Lazzaro Terry Borcheller
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Chris Bingham Darius Grala Franz Konrad
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Cort Wagner Bill Auberlen
|
Tommy Riggins David Machavern
| ||
| 8 | Virginia | #16 Dyson Racing Team
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#8 Rand Racing/Risi Competizione
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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
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Cort Wagner Bill Auberlen
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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
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Darren Law Brent Martini
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Rob Morgan Charles Morgan
|
References edit
External 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