2002 Infiniti Pro Series
The 2002 IRL Infiniti Pro Series was the series' first season. The IPS served as a new developmental series to the Indy Racing League. All drivers utilized Dallara chassis and Infiniti engines. A. J. Foyt IV was the series champion.
Calendar
Race Summaries
Kansas 100
The Kansas 100 was held July 7 at Kansas Speedway. A.J. Foyt IV won the pole.
Top 5 Results
Nashville 100
The Nashville 100 was held July 20 at Nashville Superspeedway. Ronnie Johncox won the pole.
Top 5 Results
Michigan 100
The Michigan 100 was held July 28 at Michigan International Speedway. Arie Luyendyk Jr. won the pole.
Top 5 Results
Kentucky 100
The Kentucky 100 was held August 11 at Kentucky Speedway. A.J. Foyt IV won the pole. During practice, Jason Priestley crashed and suffered serious injuries, ending his racing career. He would fully recover.
Top 5 Results
- A.J. Foyt IV
- Ed Carpenter
- Cory Witherill
- Ronnie Johncox
- Matt Beardsley
Gateway 100
The Gateway 100 was held August 25 at Gateway International Raceway. Ryan Hampton won the pole.
Top 5 Results
- Ryan Hampton
- Arie Luyendyk Jr.
- Ed Carpenter
- G.J. Mennen
- Curtis Francois
Chicagoland 100
The Chicagoland 100 was held September 8 at Chicagoland Speedway. A.J. Foyt IV won the pole.
Top 5 Results
BG Products 100
The BG Products 100 was held September 14 at Texas Motor Speedway. A.J. Foyt IV won the pole.
Top 5 Results
- A.J. Foyt IV
- Cory Witherill
- Ryan Hampton
- Gary Peterson
- Ed Carpenter
Final points standings
For every race points were awarded to all starters: 50 points to the winner, 40 for runner-up, 35 for third place, 32 for fourth place, 30 for fifth place, 28 for sixth place, 26 seventh place, 24 eighth place, 22 for ninth place, 20 for tenth place, winding down to 1 points for 28th place. Additional points were awarded to the driver leading the most laps (2 point). No additional points were awarded for the qualifying.
| Place | Name | Country | Team | Total Points |  | | | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A. J. Foyt IV | | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | 290 | 52 | 32 | 52 | 52 | 22 | 28 | 52 |
| 2 | Arie Luyendyk Jr. |  | Luyendyk Racing | 236 | 20 | 40 | 40 | 28 | 40 | 42 | 26 |
| 3 | Ed Carpenter | | Sinden Racing | 226 | 30 | 30 | 35 | 40 | 35 | 26 | 30 |
| 4 | Cory Witherill | | Hemelgarn 91/Johnson Motorsports | 213 | 35 | 52 | 15 | 35 | 19 | 17 | 40 |
| 5 | Aaron Fike | | Hemelgarn 91/Johnson Motorsports | 186 | 19 | 35 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 50 | 18 |
| 6 | Ronnie Johncox | | Rev1 Racing | 180 | 22 | 18 | 30 | 32 | 24 | 30 | 24 |
| 7 | Gary Peterson | | Automatic Fire Sprinklers Racing | 163 | 26 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 20 | 24 | 32 |
| 8 | G. J. Mennen | | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 161 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 15 | 32 | 22 | 22 |
| 9 | Ryan Hampton | | Hampton Racing/Conti-Genoa-Frost Racing | 147 | - | - | 26 | 18 | 52 | 16 | 35 |
| 10 | Marty Roth |  | Brian Stewart Racing | 138 | 28 | 22 | 19 | 17 | - | 32 | 20 |
| 11 | Rolando Quintanilla |  | Roquin Motorsports | 137 | - | 19 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 20 | 16 |
| 12 | Mike Koss | | Bowes Seal Fast Racing | 123 | 32 | 20 | 14 | 19 | - | 19 | 19 |
| 13 | Matt Beardsley | | Beardsley Motorsports | 107 | - | 26 | 16 | 30 | 18 | - | 17 |
| 14 | Jason Priestley | | Kelley Racing | 99 | 40 | 28 | 17 | 14 | - | - | - |
| 15 | Tom Wood | | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 83 | - | - | - | 20 | - | 35 | 28 |
| 16 | Tony Turco | | Bowes Seal Fast Racing | 57 | - | - | - | 22 | 17 | 18 | - |
| 17 | Matthew Halliday |  | Bowes Seal Fast Racing | 44 | 18 | - | - | - | 26 | - | - |
| 18 | Curtis Francois | | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 30 | - | - | - | - | 30 | - | - |
| 19 | Dave Steele | | Bowes Seal Fast Racing | 24 | - | - | 24 | - | - | - | - |
| 20 | Jeff Tillman | | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 18 | - | - | 18 | - | - | - | - |
Complete Overview
| first column of every race | 10 | = grid position |
| second column of every race | 10 | = race result |
R9=retired, but classified NS15=did not start, but classified
| Place | Name | Country | Team | | | | | | | | |||||||
| 1 | A. J. Foyt IV | | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | R9 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Arie Luyendyk Jr. | | Luyendyk Racing | 7 | R10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Ed Carpenter | | Sinden Racing | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 5 |
| 4 | Cory Witherill | | Hemelgarn 91/Johnson Motorsports | 12 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | NS15 | 4 | 3 | 2 | R11 | 6 | R13 | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | Aaron Fike | | Hemelgarn 91/Johnson Motorsports | 4 | R11 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 12 | R14 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 6 | Ronnie Johncox | | Rev1 Racing | 2 | R9 | 1 | R12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | Gary Peterson | | Automatic Fire Sprinklers Racing | 9 | 7 | 8 | NS13 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 6 | R10 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 4 |
| 8 | G. J. Mennen | | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 7 | R15 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| 9 | Ryan Hampton | | Hampton Racing/Conti-Genoa-Frost Racing | - | - | - | - | 12 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 12 | R14 | 12 | 3 |
| 10 | Marty Roth | | Brian Stewart Racing | 8 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 13 | - | - | 13 | 4 | 8 | 10 |
| 11 | Rolando Quintanilla | | Roquin Motorsports | - | - | 13 | R11 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 7 | R14 |
| 12 | Mike Koss | | Bowes Seal Fast Racing | 11 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 13 | NS16 | 16 | 11 | - | - | 10 | 11 | 14 | 11 |
| 13 | Matt Beardsley | | Beardsley Motorsports | - | - | 6 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 14 | R12 | - | - | 11 | R13 |
| 14 | Jason Priestley | | Kelley Racing | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 2 | NS16 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15 | Tom Wood | | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 10 | - | - | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 16 | Tony Turco | | Bowes Seal Fast Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 9 | 11 | R13 | 14 | 12 | - | - |
| 17 | Matthew Halliday | | Bowes Seal Fast Racing | 6 | R12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| 18 | Curtis Francois | | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| 19 | Dave Steele | | Bowes Seal Fast Racing | - | - | - | - | 8 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 20 | Jeff Tillman | | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | - | - | - | - | 14 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |