2002 race schedules - Names and Numbers

Auto Racing Digest, August-Sept, 2002

2002 Race Schedules

NASCAR WINSTON CUP

Date       Event                       Track                        TV

June 2     MBNA Platinum 400           Dover Downs International    FX
                                         Speedway
June 9     Pocono 500                  Pocono Raceway              FOX
June 16    Michigan 400                Michigan International      FOX
                                         Speedway
June 23    Dodge/Save Mart 350         Sears Point Raceway         FOX
July 7     Pepsi 400                   Daytona International       FOX
                                         Speedway
July 14    Tropicana 400               Chicagoland Speedway        NBC
July 21    New England 300             New Hampshire               TNT
                                         International Speedway
July 28    Pennsylvania 500            Pocono Raceway              TNT
Aug. 4     Brickyard 400               Indianapolis Motor          NBC
                                         Speedway
Aug. 11    Sirius Satellite Radio      Watkins Glen                NBC
             at the Glen                 International
Aug. 18    Pepsi 400                   Michigan International      TNT
                                         Speedway
Aug. 24    Sharpie 500                 Bristol Motor Speedway      TNT
Sept. 1    Mountain Dew Southern 500   Darlington Raceway          TNT
Sept. 8    Chevy Monte Carlo 400       Richmond International      TNT
                                         Raceway
Sept. 15   New Hampshire 300           New Hampshire               NBC
                                         International Speedway
Sept. 22   MBNA America 400            Dover Downs International   TNT
                                         Speedway
Sept. 29   Protection One 400          Kansas Speedway             NBC
Oct. 6     EA Sports Thunder 500       Talladega Superspeedway     NBC
Oct. 13    UAW-GM Quality 500          Lowe's Motor Speedway       NBC
Oct. 20    Martinsville 500            Martinsville Speedway       NBC
Oct. 27    NAPA 500K                   Atlanta Motor Speedway      NBC
Nov. 3     Pop Secret 400              North Carolina Speedway     TNT
Nov. 10    Checker Auto Parts 500      Phoenix International       NBC
                                         Raceway
Nov. 17    Homestead 400               Homestead-Miami Speedway    NBC

NASCAR BUSCH SERIES

Date       Track                                 TV

June 1     Dover Downs International Speedway    FX
June 15    Kentucky Speedway                     FX
June 30    The Milwaukee Mile                    FX
July 5     Daytona International Speedway        FX
July 13    Chicagoland Speedway                 NBC
July 20    Gateway International Raceway        TNT
July 27    Pikes Peak International Raceway     NBC
Aug. 3     Indianapolis Raceway Park            TNT
Aug. 17    Michigan International Speedway      TNT
Aug. 23    Bristol Motor Speedway               TNT
Aug. 31    Darlington Raceway                   TNT
Sept. 6    Richmond International Raceway       TNT
Sept. 21   Dover Downs International Speedway   TNT
Sept. 28   Kansas Speedway                      TNT
Oct. 12    Lowe's Motor Speedway                TNT
Oct. 19    Memphis Motorsports Park             NBC
Oct. 26    Atlanta Motor Speedway               TNT
Nov. 2     North Carolina Speedway              TNT
Nov. 9     Phoenix International Raceway        NBC
Nov. 16    Homestead-Miami Speedway             NBC

NASCAR CRAFTRUCKS

All events on ESPN

Date       Track                                           Location

June 7     Texas Motor Speedway                          Fort Worth
June 22    Memphis Motorsports Park                         Memphis
June 29    The Milwaukee Mile                             Milwaukee
July 6     Kansas Speedway                        Kansas City, Kan.
July 13    Kentucky Speedway                         Lexington, Ky.
July 20    New Hampshire International Speedway        Loudon, N.H.
July 27    Michigan International Speedway          Brooklyn, Mich.
Aug. 2     Indianapolis Raceway Park                   Indianapolis
Aug. 10    Nashville Superspeedway                        Nashville
Aug. 25    Chicago Motor Speedway                           Chicago
Sept. 5    Richmond International Raceway                  Richmond
Sept. 13   Texas Motor Speedway                          Fort Worth
Sept. 21   Big Daddy's South Boston Speedway      South Boston, Va.
Oct. 13    Las Vegas Motor Speedway                       Las Vegas
Nov. 2     California Speedway                          Los Angeles
Nov. 8     Phoenix International Raceway                    Phoenix
Nov. 15    Homestead-Miami Speedway                           Miami

CART

Date      Location                           TV

June 2    West Allis, Wis.                  CBS
June 9    Monterey, Calif.        Speed Channel
June 16   Portland, Ore.                    CBS
June 30   Cicero, Ill.                      CBS
July 7    Toronto                           CBS
July 14   Cleveland                         CBS
July 28   Vancouver               Speed Channel
Aug. 11   Lexington, Ohio                   CBS
Aug. 18   Elkhart Lake, Wis.      Speed Channel
Aug. 25   Montreal                Speed Channel
Sep. 1    Denver                  Speed Channel
Sep. 14   Corby, England          Speed Channel
Sep. 21   Lausitz, Germany        Speed Channel
Oct. 13   Mexico City             Speed Channel
Oct. 27   Queensland, Australia   Speed Channel
Nov. 3    Fontana, Calif.         Speed Channel

THE IRL

Date       Track                                TV

June 8     Texas Motor Speedway               ESPN
June 16    Pikes Peak International Raceway    ABC
June 29    Richmond International Raceway     ESPN
July 7     Kansas Speedway                     ABC
July 20    Nashville Superspeedway            ESPN
July 28    Michigan International Speedway     ABC
Aug. 11    Kentucky Speedway                   ABC
Aug. 25    Gateway International Raceway      ESPN
Sept. 8    Chicagoland Speedway                ABC
Sept. 15   Texas Motor Speedway                ABC

FORMULA ONE

All events on the Speed Channel

Date       Grand Prix                     Location

June 9     GP of Canada                   Montreal
June 23    GP of Europe                Nurburgring
July 7     GP of Great Britain         Silverstone
July 21    GP of France                Magny Cours
July 28    GP of Germany                Hockenheim
Aug. 18    GP of Hungary               Hungaroring
Sept. 1    GP of Belgium         Spa Francorchamps
Sept. 15   GP of Italy                       Monza
Sept. 29   GP of USA                  Indianapolis
Oct. 13    GP of Japan                      Suzuka

NHRA POWERADE DRAG RACING

TV information is for the final round

Date              Event                                Location     TV

June 13-16        Pontiac Excitement             Columbus, Ohio   ESPN2
                    Nationals
June 27-30        Sears Craftsman Nationals       Madison, Ill.   ESPN2
July 18-21        Mopar Parts Mile-High         Morrison, Colo.   ESPN2
                    Nationals
July 26-28        NHRA Northwest Nationals              Seattle   ESPN2
Aug. 2-4          FRAM-Autolite NHRA             Sonoma, Calif.   ESPN2
                    Nationals
Aug. 15-18        Colonel's NHRA Nationals      Brainerd, Minn.   ESPN2
Aug. 28-Sept. 2   Mac Tools U.S. Nationals       Clermont, Ind.   ESPN2
Sept. 12-15       NHRA Keystone Nationals          Reading, Pa.   ESPN2
Sept. 19-22       O'Reilly Mid-South          Millington, Tenn.    ESPN
                    Nationals
Sept. 26-29       NHRA Nationals                   Joliet, Ill.   ESPN2
Oct. 10-13        O'Reilly Fall Nationals          Ennis, Texas   ESPN2
Oct. 24-27        AC Delco NHRA Nationals             Las Vegas   ESPN2
Nov. 7-10         Auto Club of Southern          Pomona, Calif.   ESPN2
                    California NHRA Finals

PENNZOIL WORLD OF OUTLAWS

Date              Track                                       Location

June 1            Eldora Speedway                       Rossburg, Ohio
June 7            Farmer City Raceway                Farmer City, Ill.
June 8            Terre Haute Action Track           Terre Haute, Ind.
June 14-15        Heartland Park Topeka                    Topeka, Ka.
June 18           State Fair Speedway                    Oklahoma City
June 20-22        Eagle Raceway                            Eagle, Neb.
June 26           State Fair Motor Speedway                Sedalia Mo.
June 28-29        Knoxville Raceway                    Knoxville, Iowa
July 2            Huset's Speedway                       Brandon, S.D.
July 4-6          Red River Valley Speedway           West Fargo, N.D.
July 8            Cedar Laka Speedway                   Somerset, Wis.
July 10           Powercom Park Raceway               Beaver Dam, Wis.
July 12           Route 66 Raceway                        Joliet, Ill.
July 13           I-55 Raceway                             Pevely, Mo.
July 14           Terre Haute Action Track           Terre Haute, Ind.
July 19-20        Eldora Speedway                       Rossburg, Ohio
July 23           Lernerville Speedway                     Sarver, Pa.
July 25-27        Williams Grove Speedway           Mechanicsburg, Pa.
July 29           New Egypt Speedway                   New Egypt, N.J.
July 31           Sharon Speedway                       Hartford, Ohio
Aug. 2            Eldora Speedway                       Rossburg, Ohio
Aug. 7-10         Knoxville Raceway                    Knoxville, Iowa
Aug. 13           MetraPark Raceway                    Billings, Mont.
Aug. 16-17        Grays Harbor Raceway Park                Elma, Wash.
Aug. 23           Skagit Speedway                         Alger, Wash.
Aug. 24           Central State Fair                     Yakima, Wash.
                  Speedway
Aug. 27           Cottage Grove Speedway           Cottage Grove, Ore.
Aug. 30-Sept. 1   Calistoga Speedway                 Calistoga, Calif.
Sept. 3           Watsonville Speedway             Watsonville, Calif.
Sept. 5-7         Silver Dollar Speedway                 Chico, Calif.
Sept. 12-14       Texas Motor Speedway                      Fort Worth
Sept. 18          Nebraska Raceway Park                Greenwood, Neb.
Sept. 20-21       Eagle Raceway                            Eagle, Neb.
Sept. 26          Hagerstown Speedway                  Hagerstown, Md.
Sept. 27-28       Williams Grove Speedway           Mechanicsburg, Pa.
Sept. 29          Port Royal Speedway                  Port Royal, Pa.
Oct. 4            Tennessee Motor Speedway               Baxter, Tenn.
Oct. 5            Talladega Short Track                Talladega, Ala.
Oct. 11-12        Lowe's Motor Speedway                  Concord, N.C.
Oct. 18-19        Devil's Bowl Speedway                Mesquite, Texas
Oct. 20           State Fair Speedway                    Oklahoma City
Oct. 27           Houston Raceway Park                  Baytown, Texas
Nov. 2-3          Hollywood Hills Speedway     San Felipe Pueblo, N.M.
Nov. 8-9          Las Vegas Motor Speedway                   Las Vegas

IHRA SUMMIT DRAG RACING SERIES

Date          Event                                             Track

June 7-9      Mopar Performance Parts            Grand Bend Motorplex
                Canadian Nationals
July 12-14    CARQUEST Auto Parts Empire       New York International
                Nationals                                Raceway Park
July 26-28    CARQUEST Auto Parts Northern    US-131 Motorsports Park
                Nationals
Aug. 9-11     Inaugural IHRA Nationals       Toronto Motorsports Park
Aug. 22-25    Sunoco World Nationals             Norwalk Raceway Park
Sept. 6-8     Amalie Oil North American           New England Dragway
                Nationals
Sept. 27-29   CARQUEST Auto Parts Mid-         Maryland International
                Atlantic Nationals                            Raceway
Oct. 18-20    CARQUEST Auto Parts World            Rockingham Dragway
                Finals

BFG TRANS-AM

Date       Event                                              Location

June 29    American Le Mans Series Grand Prix          Lexington, Ohio
             of Mid-Ohio
July 13    Marconi Grand Prix                                Cleveland
July 20    National Grand Prix                        Washington, D.C.
Aug. 4     Grand Prix de Trois-Rivieres         Trois-Rivieres, Quebec
Aug. 17    Trans-Am Series Race at Road             Elkhart Lake, Wis.
             America
Sept. 1    Grand Prix of Denver                                 Denver
Sept. 11   Audi Presents Petit Le Mans                  Braselton, Ga.
Sept. 27   Virginia International Raceway                Danville, Va.
             Speedfest

ASA ACDELCO CHALLENGE SERIES

Date       Track                                        Location

June 1     Berlin Raceway                           Marne, Mich.
June 9     Wisconsin International Speedway       Kaukauna, Wis.
June 16    Elko Speedway                             Elko, Minn.
June 22    I-70 Speedway                             Odessa, Mo.
June 30    La Crosse Speedway                   West Salem, Wis.
July 14    Jennerstown Speedway                 Jennerstown, Pa.
July 20    Salem Speedway                            Salem, Ind.
July 28    Madison International Speedway           Oregon, Wks.
Aug. 11    Toledo Speedway                                Toledo
Aug. 25    Memphis Motorsports Park            Millington, Tenn.
Sept. 2    Minnesota State Fair Speedway                St. Paul
Sept. 8    Hawkeye Downs Speedway             Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Sept. 22   US-31 Motorsports Park                  Martin, Mich.
Sept. 28   Indianapolis Raceway Park              Clermont, Ind.
Oct. 6     Winchester Speedway                  Winchester, Ind.

ARCA RE/MAX SERIES

Date                                 Track

June 1                     Kansas Speedway
June 8                     Pocono Speedway
June 15    Michigan International Speedway
June 23                    Toledo Speedway
July 3               South Boston Speedway
July 12                  Kentucky Speedway
July 20                    Berlin Speedway
July 27                    Pocono Speedway
Aug. 9             Nashville Superspeedway
Aug. 18         Illinois State Fairgrounds
Aug. 31                Winchester Speedway
Sept. 2          DuQuoin State Fairgrounds
Sept. 7               Chicagoland Speedway
Sept. 15                    Salem Speedway
Oct. 5             Talladega Superspeedway
Oct. 10              Lowe's Motor Speedway