IROC XXVI

IROC XXVI was the 26th season of the True Value International Race of Champions, which 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.

Kevin Harvick (seen in 2007), the IROC XXVI champion

The roster of drivers and final points standings were as follows: [1][2]

Position Driver Points Series
1United States Kevin Harvick54NASCAR Winston Cup
2United States Buddy Lazier49Indy Racing League
3United States Dale Jarrett49NASCAR Winston Cup
4Brazil Hélio Castroneves43Indy Racing League
5United States Bobby Labonte43NASCAR Winston Cup
6United States Tony Stewart42NASCAR Winston Cup
7United States Al Unser Jr.39Indy Racing League
8United States Jack Sprague36NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
9United States Scott Sharp36Indy Racing League
10United States Sterling Marlin35NASCAR Winston Cup
11United States Sam Hornish Jr.35Indy Racing League
12United States 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)
  1. Kevin Harvick
  2. Bobby Labonte
  3. Dale Jarrett
  4. Sterling Marlin
  5. Jack Sprague
  6. Tony Stewart
  7. Hélio Castroneves
  8. Al Unser Jr.
  9. Buddy Lazier
  10. Scott Sharp
  11. Sam Hornish Jr.
  12. Danny Lasoski

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

Race Four (Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
  1. Dale Jarrett
  2. Hélio Castroneves
  3. Ken Schrader
  4. Buddy Lazier
  5. Kevin Harvick
  6. Jack Sprague
  7. Sterling Marlin
  8. Scott Sharp
  9. Bobby Labonte
  10. Sam Hornish Jr.
  11. Tony Stewart

References
  1. IROC season statistics at racing-reference.info, Retrieved March 9, 2007
  2. "IROC - History: 2002". Archived from the original on 2007-03-08. Retrieved 2007-12-22.
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