IROC XXVI


The 26th season of the True Value International Race of Champions began on Friday, February 15, 2002 at Daytona International Speedway. The roster included 12 drivers from five separate racing leagues. The first race saw Tony Stewart earn his second IROC win. Rookie Kevin Harvick won in only his second start in race 2 at California. In the first ever IROC race at Chicagoland, Buddy Lazier, Al Unser, Jr., and Hélio Castroneves gave the IRL a sweep of the top three positions in the race. In race 4 at Indianapolis, Dale Jarrett took the lead in turn one of the first lap and led the entire race for his second career IROC victory. Kevin Harvick became just the sixth driver to win the IROC title in his first season of competition, and also became the first driver to win the title while representing the NASCAR Busch Series.
The roster of drivers and final points standings were as follows:
PositionDriverPointsSeries
1 Kevin Harvick54NASCAR Winston Cup
2 Buddy Lazier49Indy Racing League
3 Dale Jarrett49NASCAR Winston Cup
4 Hélio Castroneves43Indy Racing League
5 Bobby Labonte43NASCAR Winston Cup
6 Tony Stewart42NASCAR Winston Cup
7 Al Unser, Jr.39Indy Racing League
8 Jack Sprague36NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
9 Scott Sharp36Indy Racing League
10 Sterling Marlin35NASCAR Winston Cup
11 Sam Hornish, Jr.35Indy Racing League
12 Danny Lasoski30World of Outlaws

Race One ([Daytona International Speedway])

  1. Tony Stewart
  2. Sam Hornish, Jr.
  3. Scott Sharp
  4. Jack Sprague
  5. Al Unser, Jr.
  6. Danny Lasoski
  7. Bobby Labonte
  8. Sterling Marlin
  9. Kevin Harvick
  10. Buddy Lazier
  11. Hélio Castroneves
  12. Dale Jarrett

    Race Two ([California Speedway])

  13. Kevin Harvick
  14. Bobby Labonte
  15. Dale Jarrett
  16. Sterling Marlin
  17. Jack Sprague
  18. Tony Stewart
  19. Hélio Castroneves
  20. Al Unser, Jr.
  21. Buddy Lazier
  22. Scott Sharp
  23. Sam Hornish, Jr.
  24. Danny Lasoski

    Race Three ([Chicagoland Speedway])

  25. Buddy Lazier
  26. Al Unser, Jr.
  27. Hélio Castroneves
  28. Kevin Harvick
  29. Scott Sharp
  30. Sam Hornish, Jr.
  31. Sterling Marlin
  32. Bobby Labonte
  33. Dale Jarrett
  34. Jack Sprague
  35. Danny Lasoski
  36. Tony Stewart

    Race Four ([Indianapolis Motor Speedway])

  37. Dale Jarrett
  38. Hélio Castroneves
  39. Ken Schrader
  40. Buddy Lazier
  41. Kevin Harvick
  42. Jack Sprague
  43. Sterling Marlin
  44. Scott Sharp
  45. Bobby Labonte
  46. Sam Hornish, Jr.
  47. Tony Stewart