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IL:1997-08
Held on June 22, 1997 at Portland International Raceway in Portland, OR (Third configuration)
29 L, 56.376 M, 90.728 KM - Scheduled Distance

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FEATURE RESULTS

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Pts
1	2	28	Hideki Noda	Tenoras, Greddy	Lola / Buick	29	7	running	20
2	1	8	Helio Castroneves	Marlboro, Kibon, Brahma, MTV	Lola / Buick	29	22	running	18
3	4	7	Tony Kanaan	Marlboro, Davene, Brahma, MTV	Lola / Buick	29	0	running	14
4	5	21	Christophe Tinseau	E.S.I., Mi-Jack, Rose	Lola / Buick	29	0	running	12
5	8	3	Cristiano da Matta	Medley Ind. Farmaceuticals	Lola / Buick	29	0	running	10
6	3	31	Luiz Garcia, Jr.	PetroBras	Lola / Buick	29	0	running	8
7	11	33	Dave Empringham	Player's Ltd., Indeck	Lola / Buick	29	0	running	6
8	9	99	Lee Bentham	Player's Ltd., Indeck	Lola / Buick	29	0	running	5
9	10	97	Oswaldo Negri, Jr.	Banco Sofisa	Lola / Buick	29	0	running	4
10	21	12	Geoff Boss	Cross Pens, Omniglow Corp.	Lola / Buick	29	0	running	3
11	23	10	Casey Mears	Penske Auto Center, Mobil	Lola / Buick	29	0	running	2
12	7	4	Sergio Paese	Shopping Construcao Marin	Lola / Buick	29	0	running	1
13	19	26	Chris Simmons	Kool	Lola / Buick	29	0	running	0
14	20	18	Robby Unser	Motorola, ADT Automotive	Lola / Buick	29	0	running	0
15	17	32	Bob Dorricott, Jr.	Heritage Bank	Lola / Buick	29	0	running	0
16	12	27	Mark Hotchkis	Kool	Lola / Buick	29	0	running	0
17	18	56	Andrew Bordin	Bordin Racing	Lola / Buick	29	0	running	0
18	25	20	John Jones	Sega Cinescape	Lola / Buick	29	0	running	0
19	24	77	Rodolfo Lavin	Corona, America Batteries	Lola / Buick	29	0	running	0
20	15	2	Airton Dare	Banestado, STP	Lola / Buick	28	0	running	0
21	26	5	Chris Bingham	Park Place Ltd., Compac	Lola / Buick	28	0	running	0
22	22	36	Fredrik Larsson	Stefan Johansson Motorsports	Lola / Buick	28	0	running	0
23	16	16	Shigeaki Hattori	Epson, Ibarakai Toyopet	Lola / Buick	24	0	running	0
24	13	25	Naoki Hattori	Kool	Lola / Buick	18	0	suspension	0
25	6	57	Didier Andre	Autosport, Playstation	Lola / Buick	17	0	accident	0
26	14	24	Dave DeSilva	DeSilva Gates Construction	Lola / Buick	10	0	accident	0

RACE DATA
Did not start: Clint Mears
Did not qualify:
Time of Race: 0h:40:54
Starting Lineup Set By: Time Trials
Fast Qualifier: Helio Castroneves
Preliminary Feature Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{PrelimWinners}}}|{{{PrelimWinners}}}]]
Heat Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{HeatWinners}}}|{{{HeatWinners}}}]]
Qualifier Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{QualWinners}}}|{{{QualWinners}}}]]
Dash Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{DashWinners}}}|{{{DashWinners}}}]]
Scramble Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{ScrambleWinners}}}|{{{ScrambleWinners}}}]]
Consi Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{ConsiWinners}}}|{{{ConsiWinners}}}]]
Non-Qualifiers Race Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{NonQualWinners}}}|{{{NonQualWinners}}}]]
Margin of Victory: 2.571 seconds
Average Speed: 83.679 mph
Cautions: 2 for 3 laps - Lap 1 #16 spun, Laps 8-9 rain
Lead Changes: 1 among 2 drivers - Helio Castroneves 1-22, Hideki Noda 23-29
Fastest Lap: Unknown/Unentered