
2002 Indianapolis 500 - Positions gained/lost
Track Indianapolis
City Indianapolis, Indiana
Type Oval
Length 2.500 mi
Trackrecord 0:37.6160

| P | Driver | Nat | Start | Finish | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Tracy | 29 | 2 | +27 | |
| 2 | Alex Barron | 26 | 4 | +22 | |
| 3 | Michael Andretti | 25 | 7 | +18 | |
| 4 | Airton Daré | 30 | 13 | +17 | |
| 5 | Richie Hearn | 22 | 6 | +16 | |
| 6 | George Mack | 32 | 17 | +15 | |
| 7 | Hélio Castroneves | 13 | 1 | +12 | |
| 8 | Arie Luyendyk | 24 | 14 | +10 | |
| 9 | Kenny Brack | 21 | 11 | +10 | |
| 10 | Dario Franchitti | 28 | 19 | +9 | |
| 11 | Shigeaki Hattori | 27 | 20 | +7 | |
| 12 | Jeff Ward | 15 | 9 | +6 | |
| 13 | Buddy Lazier | 20 | 15 | +5 | |
| 14 | Billy Boat | 23 | 18 | +5 | |
| 15 | Gil de Ferran | 14 | 10 | +4 | |
| 16 | Robby Gordon | 11 | 8 | +3 | |
| 17 | Eddie Cheever | 6 | 5 | +1 | |
| 18 | Mark Dismore | 33 | 32 | +1 | |
| 19 | Felipe Giaffone | 4 | 3 | +1 | |
| 20 | Al Unser Jr. | 12 | 12 | 0 | |
| 21 | Greg Ray | 31 | 33 | -2 | |
| 22 | Max Papis | 18 | 23 | -5 | |
| 23 | Laurent Rédon | 16 | 22 | -6 | |
| 24 | Jimmy Vasser | 19 | 30 | -11 | |
| 25 | Rick Treadway | 17 | 29 | -12 | |
| 26 | Robbie Buhl | 2 | 16 | -14 | |
| 27 | Sarah Fisher | 9 | 24 | -15 | |
| 28 | Tomas Scheckter | 10 | 26 | -16 | |
| 29 | Raul Boesel | 3 | 21 | -18 | |
| 30 | Sam Hornish Jr. | 7 | 25 | -18 | |
| 31 | Scott Sharp | 8 | 27 | -19 | |
| 32 | Tony Kanaan | 5 | 28 | -23 | |
| 33 | Bruno Junqueira | 1 | 31 | -30 |