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.
The roster of drivers and final points standings were as follows: [1][2]
| Position | Driver | Points | Series |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kevin Harvick |
54 | NASCAR Winston Cup |
| 2 | Buddy Lazier |
49 | Indy Racing League |
| 3 | Dale Jarrett |
49 | NASCAR Winston Cup |
| 4 |  Hélio Castroneves |
43 | Indy Racing League |
| 5 | Bobby Labonte |
43 | NASCAR Winston Cup |
| 6 | Tony Stewart |
42 | NASCAR Winston Cup |
| 7 | Al Unser Jr. |
39 | Indy Racing League |
| 8 | Jack Sprague |
36 | NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series |
| 9 | Scott Sharp |
36 | Indy Racing League |
| 10 | Sterling Marlin |
35 | NASCAR Winston Cup |
| 11 | Sam Hornish Jr. |
35 | Indy Racing League |
| 12 | Danny Lasoski |
30 | World of Outlaws |
Race One (Daytona International Speedway)
- Tony Stewart
- Sam Hornish Jr.
- Scott Sharp
- Jack Sprague
- Al Unser Jr.
- Danny Lasoski
- Bobby Labonte
- Sterling Marlin
- Kevin Harvick
- Buddy Lazier
- Hélio Castroneves
- Dale Jarrett
Race Two (California Speedway)
- Kevin Harvick
- Bobby Labonte
- Dale Jarrett
- Sterling Marlin
- Jack Sprague
- Tony Stewart
- Hélio Castroneves
- Al Unser Jr.
- Buddy Lazier
- Scott Sharp
- Sam Hornish Jr.
- Danny Lasoski
Race Three (Chicagoland Speedway)
- Buddy Lazier
- Al Unser Jr.
- Hélio Castroneves
- Kevin Harvick
- Scott Sharp
- Sam Hornish Jr.
- Sterling Marlin
- Bobby Labonte
- Dale Jarrett
- Jack Sprague
- Danny Lasoski
- Tony Stewart
Race Four (Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
- Dale Jarrett
- Hélio Castroneves
- Ken Schrader
- Buddy Lazier
- Kevin Harvick
- Jack Sprague
- Sterling Marlin
- Scott Sharp
- Bobby Labonte
- Sam Hornish Jr.
- Tony Stewart
References
- ^ IROC season statistics at racing-reference.info, Retrieved March 9, 2007
- ^ "IROC - History: 2002". Archived from the original on 2007-03-08. Retrieved 2007-12-22.
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