2002 VIP Petfoods Queensland 500
The 2002 VIP Petfoods Queensland 500 was an endurance race for V8 Supercars staged at Queensland Raceway, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia on 15 September 2002. Race distance was 161 laps of the 3.121 km circuit, totalling 502 km. The event was round nine of the 2002 V8 Supercar Championship Series. It was the fourth and last Queensland 500 to be held for V8 Supercars, although the race name was revived in 2006 for a club level endurance race for Sports and Touring Cars.
The 2002 race was won by David Besnard and Simon Wills driving a Ford AU Falcon.
Top Fifteen Shootout
Top Fifteen Shootout results as follows:| Pos | No | Team | Driver | Car | Time |
| 1 | 4 | Stone Brothers Racing |  Marcos Ambrose | Ford AU Falcon | 1:10.8726 |
| 2 | 1 | Holden Racing Team | Jason Bright | Holden VX Commodore | 1:10.9174 |
| 3 | 21 | OzEmail Racing Team | John Bowe | Ford AU Falcon | 1:11.1053 |
| 4 | 9 | Stone Brothers Racing | David Besnard | Ford AU Falcon | 1:11.1886 |
| 5 | 51 | K-Mart Racing |  Greg Murphy | Holden VX Commodore | 1:11.3777 |
| 6 | 66 | Team Betta Electrical |  Max Wilson | Ford AU Falcon | 1:11.3900 |
| 7 | 02 | Holden Young Lions | Rick Kelly | Holden VX Commodore | 1:11.4080 |
| 8 | 16 | Castrol Perkins Race Team | Russell Ingall | Holden VX Commodore | 1:11.4485 |
| 9 | 11 | Castrol Perkins Race Team | Larry Perkins | Holden VX Commodore | 1:11.8369 |
| 10 | 54 | Team Brock | Craig Baird | Holden VX Commodore | 1:11.9253 |
| 11 | 10 | Orrcon Racing | Mark Larkham | Ford AU Falcon | 1:11.9604 |
| 12 | 65 | Team Betta Electrical | Matthew White | Ford AU Falcon | 1:11.9950 |
| 13 | 15 | K-Mart Racing |  Andy Priaulx | Holden VX Commodore | 1:12.0921 |
| 14 | 31 | Supercheap Auto Racing | Steven Ellery | Ford AU Falcon | 1:12.3594 |
| 15 | 5 | Ford Credit Racing | Glenn Seton | Ford AU Falcon | 1:13.0188 |
Official results
Race results as follows:| Pos | No | Team | Drivers | Car | Laps | Qual Pos | Shootout Pos | Series Points |
| 1 | 9 | Stone Brothers Racing | David Besnard Simon Wills | Ford AU Falcon | 161 | 2 | 4 | 400 |
| 2 | 16 | Castrol Perkins Race Team | Steven Richards Russell Ingall | Holden VX Commodore | 161 | 12 | 8 | 320 |
| 3 | 34 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Garth Tander Jason Bargwanna | Holden VX Commodore | 161 | 16 | 256 | |
| 4 | 2 | Holden Racing Team | Jim Richards Tomas Mezera | Holden VX Commodore | 161 | 20 | 208 | |
| 5 | 4 | Stone Brothers Racing | Marcos Ambrose Paul Weel | Ford AU Falcon | 161 | 1 | 1 | 176 |
| 6 | 00 | 00 Motorsport | Craig Lowndes Neil Crompton | Ford AU Falcon | 161 | 23 | 160 | |
| 7 | 11 | Castrol Perkins Race Team | Larry Perkins Paul Dumbrell | Holden VX Commodore | 161 | 11 | 9 | 144 |
| 8 | 18 | Shell Helix Racing | Greg Ritter Alan Jones | Ford AU Falcon | 161 | 22 | 128 | |
| 9 | 21 | OzEmail Racing Team | John Bowe Brad Jones | Ford AU Falcon | 161 | 6 | 3 | 120 |
| 10 | 51 | K-Mart Racing | Greg Murphy Todd Kelly | Holden VX Commodore | 161 | 5 | 5 | 112 |
| 11 | 10 | Orrcon Racing | Mark Larkham Will Power | Ford AU Falcon | 160 | 15 | 11 | 104 |
| 12 | 7 | 00 Motorsport | Rodney Forbes Neal Bates | Ford AU Falcon | 160 | 26 | 96 | |
| 13 | 17 | Shell Helix Racing | Paul Radisich Steven Johnson | Ford AU Falcon | 160 | 17 | 88 | |
| 14 | 31 | Supercheap Auto Racing | Steven Ellery Luke Youlden | Ford AU Falcon | 160 | 13 | 14 | 80 |
| 15 | 40 | VIP Petfoods Racing | Cameron McLean Tony Scott | Ford AU Falcon | 159 | 18 | 72 | |
| 16 | 161 | Halliday Motor Sport | Greg Crick Phillip Scifleet | Ford AU Falcon | 159 | 29 | 68 | |
| 17 | 888 | OzEmail Racing Team |  John Cleland Tim Leahey | Ford AU Falcon | 158 | 24 | 64 | |
| 18 | 43 | Paul Weel Racing | Geoff Full Mark Porter | Ford AU Falcon | 158 | 33 | 60 | |
| 19 | 600 | CAT Racing | Steve Owen Dale Brede | Ford AU Falcon | 157 | 25 | 56 | |
| 20 | 35 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Jamie Whincup Max Dumesny | Holden VX Commodore | 156 | 31 | 52 | |
| 21 | 75 | Toll Racing | Anthony Tratt Paul Stokell | Ford AU Falcon | 156 | 30 | 48 | |
| 22 | 021 | Team Kiwi Racing | Jason Richards John McIntyre | Holden VX Commodore | 155 | 21 | 44 | |
| 23 | 76 | VIP Petfoods | Andrew Miedecke Tony Quinn | Holden VT Commodore | 149 | 35 | 40 | |
| 24 | 65 | Team Betta Electrical | Tony Longhurst Matthew White | Ford AU Falcon | 145 | 10 | 12 | 36 |
| 25 | 14 | Imrie Motor Sport | Christian D'Agostin Daryl Beattie | Holden VX Commodore | 145 | 34 | 32 | |
| 26 | 29 | Paul Morris Motorsport | Paul Morris Wayne Wakefield | Holden VX Commodore | 139 | 27 | 28 | |
| DNF | 02 | Holden Young Lions | Rick Kelly Nathan Pretty | Holden VX Commodore | 139 | 7 | 7 | |
| DNF | 15 | K-Mart Racing |  Yvan Muller Andy Priaulx | Holden VX Commodore | 95 | 9 | 13 | |
| DNF | 66 | Team Betta Electrical | Max Wilson Dean Canto | Ford AU Falcon | 88 | 4 | 6 | |
| DNF | 1 | Holden Racing Team | Mark Skaife Jason Bright | Holden VX Commodore | 62 | 3 | 2 | |
| DNF | 5 | Ford Credit Racing | Glenn Seton Owen Kelly | Ford AU Falcon | 61 | 14 | 15 | |
| DNF | 22 | Pepsi Racing | Dugal McDougall Alan Gurr | Holden VX Commodore | 53 | 32 | ||
| DNF | 54 | Team Brock | Craig Baird Mark Noske | Holden VX Commodore | 44 | 8 | 10 | |
| DNF | 3 | Lansvale Racing Team | Cameron McConville Warren Luff | Holden VX Commodore | 33 | 19 | ||
| DNF | 46 | John Faulkner Racing | John Faulkner Rick Bates | Holden VX Commodore | 33 | 28 |
Statistics
- Provisional Pole Position – #4 Marcos Ambrose – 1:10.7937
- Pole Position – #4 Marcos Ambrose – 1:10.8726
- Fastest Lap – #51 Greg Murphy – 1:11.7057 – 157 km/h
- Race time of winning car – 03:38:04.2825 – 138 km/h