2002 Atlantic Championship season
| 2002 Toyota Atlantic Championship season | |
|---|---|
| CART Toyota Atlantic Championship | |
| Season | |
| Races | 12 |
| Start date | March 9th |
| End date | August 31st |
| Awards | |
| Drivers' champion |
 Jon Fogarty
|
| Teams' champion |
Dorricott Racing |
The 2002 Toyota Atlantic Championship season was contested over 12 rounds. The CART Toyota Atlantic Championship Drivers' Champion was Jon Fogarty driving for Dorricott Racing. In this one-make formula all drivers had to utilize Swift chassis and Toyota engines. 20 different teams and 38 different drivers competed.
bold indicate pole position
For every race the points were awarded: 20 points to the winner, 16 for runner-up, 14 for third place, 12 for fourth place, 10 for fifth place, 8 for sixth place, 6 seventh place, winding down to 1 point for 12th place. Lower placed drivers did not award points. Additional points were awarded to the fastest qualifier on Friday (1 point), the fastest qualifier on Saturday (1 point) and to the driver leading the most laps (1 point). Oval races only saw one qualifying.
Note:
Race 7 Michael Valiante had 5 points deduction, because he had shortcutted the course.
Race 7 Rocky Moran, Jr. was originally disqualified, but after Race 8 the decision was reverted to a 5 points deduction.
Race 3 and 6 only one additional point - oval races.
R22=retired, but classified NS=did not start NQ=did not qualify NT=no time set in qualifying (15)=place after practice, but grid position not held free
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