1997 U.S. 500 presented by Toyota

Race #12 of 17 in the 1997 CART PPG World Series Season

1997 U.S. 500 presented by Toyota
*Held on July 27, 1997 at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, MI*
250 L, 500 M, 804.75 KM - Scheduled Distance

FEATURE RESULTS

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Pts
1	7	4	Alex Zanardi	Target	Reynard / Honda	250	104	running	21
2	11	18	Mark Blundell	Motorola	Reynard / Mercedes	250	0	running	16
3	10	5	Gil de Ferran	Valvoline, Cummins	Reynard / Honda	249	5	running	14
4	18	3	Paul Tracy	Marlboro	Penske / Mercedes	249	0	running	12
5	8	8	Bryan Herta	Shell	Reynard / Ford	248	0	running	10
6	2	17	Mauricio Gugelmin	Hollywood Cigarettes	Reynard / Mercedes	244	34	running	8
7	27	34	Dennis Vitolo	Payton-Coyne Racing	Lola / Ford	242	0	running	6
8	23	25	Max Papis	MCI	Reynard / Toyota	241	0	running	5
9	26	24	Hiro Matsushita	Panasonic, Duskin	Reynard / Toyota	241	0	running	4
10	20	77	Gualter Salles	Indusval	Reynard / Ford	240	0	running	3
11	25	36	Juan Manuel Fangio, II	Castrol, Jockey	Reynard / Toyota	226	0	transmission	2
12	28	64	Arnd Meier	J.A.G., Marcelo, Hawaiian Tropic	Lola / Ford	224	0	running	1
13	17	19	Michel Jourdain, Jr.	Herdez, Viva Mexico!	Lola / Ford	182	0	transmission	0
14	1	20	Scott Pruett	Brahma	Reynard / Ford	174	32	accident	1
15	12	16	Patrick Carpentier	Alumax	Reynard / Mercedes	144	14	electrical	0
16	14	11	Christian Fittipaldi	Kmart, Budweiser	Swift / Ford	128	0	lost wheel	0
17	6	7	Bobby Rahal	Miller Lite	Reynard / Ford	126	25	accident	0
18	3	40	Raul Boesel	Brahma	Reynard / Ford	120	0	transmission	0
19	13	9	Dario Franchitti	Hogan Racing	Reynard / Mercedes	101	12	transmission	0
20	16	2	Al Unser, Jr.	Marlboro	Penske / Mercedes	97	0	engine	0
21	19	6	Michael Andretti	Kmart, Texaco, Havoline	Swift / Ford	79	3	transmission	0
22	22	21	Richie Hearn	Ralph's, Food 4 Less	Lola / Ford	60	0	turbo control	0
23	9	31	Andre Ribeiro	LCI, Marlboro	Reynard / Honda	57	21	transmission	0
24	4	1	Jimmy Vasser	Target	Reynard / Honda	57	0	transmission	0
25	5	27	Parker Johnstone	Kool	Reynard / Honda	53	0	accident	0
26	15	32	Adrian Fernandez	Tecate Beer, Quaker State	Lola / Honda	46	0	electrical	0
27	21	99	Greg Moore	Player's Ltd., Indeck	Reynard / Mercedes	19	0	turbo control	0
28	24	98	P.J. Jones	Castrol, Jockey	Reynard / Toyota	11	0	engine	0

RACE DATA
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Time of Race: 2h:59:35
Starting Lineup Set By: Time Trials
Fast Qualifier: Scott Pruett
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Margin of Victory: 31.737 seconds
Average Speed: 167.044 mph
Cautions: 6 for 55 laps - not available
Lead Changes: 13 among 9 drivers - Scott Pruett 1, Mauricio Gugelmin 2-35, Andre Ribeiro 36-56, Pruett 57-75, Michael Andretti 76-78, Pruett 79-81, Dario Franchitti 82-93, Bobby Rahal 94-118, Alex Zanardi 119-129, Patrick Carpentier 130-143, Pruett 144-152, Zanardi 153-214, de Ferran 215-219, Zanardi 220-250
Fastest Lap: Unknown/Unentered