1997 - PPG CART World Series - Indianapolis 500 Race Results

The Champ Car World Series merged operations with the Indy Racing League (IRL) under the Indy Car Series name effective for the 2008 season. The owners of the Champ Car World Series filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on March 5, 2008.

The Champ Car was formed in 2004 after team owners Kevin Kalkhoven, Paul Gentilozzi and Gerald Forsythe bought the assets of Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) after it had filed for bankruptcy.

Champ Car World Series Champions

Champ Car World Series by Year

CART-Champ Car History

1997 - Indianapolis 500 Race Results

Race Name - Indianapolis 500
Date - 5/11/1997
Race Track - Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Number of Starting Cars - 28
Laps Run - 133
Pole Winner / Pole Speed - Mauricio Gugelmin / 171.912 mph
Cautions - 8 cautions for 43 laps
Average Race Speed - 113.721 mph
Lead Changes - 7 Leader(s) with 11 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Bobby Rahal
Race Number - 5

Finish	Start	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine	Qualify Speed
1	5	Paul Tracy	Marlboro	Penske	Mercedes	170.531
2	8	Greg Moore	Players/Indeck	Reynard	Mercedes	170.367
3	7	Scott Pruett	Brahma	Reynard	Ford	170.371
4	26	Alex Zanardi	Target	Reynard	Honda
5	18	Raul Boesel	Brahma	Reynard	Ford	167.337
6	4	Bryan Herta	Shell	Reynard	Ford	170.587
7	9	Al Unser Jr	Marlboro	Penske	Mercedes	169.712
8	20	Mark Blundell	Motorola	Reynard	Mercedes	165.763
9	13	Jimmy Vasser	Target	Reynard	Honda	168.756
10	3	Bobby Rahal	Miller Lite	Reynard	Ford	170.587
11	10	Gil de Ferran	Valvoline/Cummins Special	Reynard	Honda	169.416
12	14	Parker Johnstone	KOOL	Reynard	Honda	168.586
13	21	Max Papis	MCI	Reynard	Toyota	164.101
14	11	Richie Hearn	Ralphs Food 4 Less	Lola	Ford	169.326
15	16	Andr Ribeiro	LCI/Marlboro	Lola	Honda	168.375
16	25	PJ Jones	CastrolJockey	Reynard	Toyota	159.49
17	27	Michel Jourdain Jr	Herdez/Mexlub	Lola	Ford
18	2	Roberto Moreno	Kmart/Budweiser	Swift	Ford	171.031
19	12	Gualter Salles	INDUSVAL	Reynard	Ford	169.168
20	28	Juan Manuel Fangio II	CastrolJockey	Reynard	Toyota
21	6	Michael Andretti	Kmart/Texaco/Havoline	Swift	Ford	170.509
22	1	Mauricio Gugelmin	Hollywood	Reynard	Mercedes	171.912
23	22	Hiro Matsushita	PanasonicDuskin	Reynard	Toyota	160.636
24	23	Paul Jasper	Data Control	Lola	Ford	160.356
25	24	Arnd Meier	JAG/Marcelo/Hawaiian Tropic	Lola	Ford	159.502
26	17	Adrin Fernndez	Tecate/Quaker State	Lola	Honda	168.008
27	19	Dario Franchitti	Hogan Motor Leasing Inc	Reynard	Mercedes	167.158
28	15	Patrick Carpentier	Alumax	Reynard	Mercedes	168.442