1997 - PPG CART World Series - True Value 200 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 - True Value 200 Race Results

Race Name - True Value 200
Date - 3/2/1997
Race Track - New Hampshire International Speedway
Number of Starting Cars - 28
Laps Run - 147
Pole Winner / Pole Speed - Alex Zanardi / 195.043 mph
Cautions - 3 cautions for 36 laps
Average Race Speed - 135.478 mph
Lead Changes - 4 Leader(s) with 5 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Michael Andretti
Race Number - 1

Finish	Start	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine	Qualify Speed
1	14	Michael Andretti	Kmart/Texaco/Havoline	Swift	Ford	190.978
2	16	Paul Tracy	Marlboro	Penske	Mercedes	189.862
3	6	Jimmy Vasser	Target	Reynard	Honda	192.968
4	4	Greg Moore	Players/Indeck	Reynard	Mercedes	194.004
5	11	Scott Pruett	Brahma	Reynard	Ford	191.776
6	2	Mauricio Gugelmin	Hollywood	Reynard	Mercedes	194.869
7	1	Alex Zanardi	Target	Reynard	Honda	195.043
8	7	Parker Johnstone	KOOL	Reynard	Honda	192.887
9	9	Patrick Carpentier	Alumax	Reynard	Mercedes	192.404
10	18	Bryan Herta	Shell	Reynard	Ford	189.678
11	21	Richie Hearn	Ralphs Food 4 Less	Lola	Ford	186.237
12	20	Andr Ribeiro	LCI/Marlboro	Lola	Honda	186.695
13	22	Adrin Fernndez	Tecate/Quaker State	Lola	Honda	185.673
14	5	Mark Blundell	Motorola	Reynard	Mercedes	193.132
15	19	Gualter Salles	Davis Racing	Reynard	Ford	189.658
16	12	Bobby Rahal	Miller Lite	Reynard	Ford	191.514
17	8	Raul Boesel	Brahma	Reynard	Ford	192.744
18	23	Michel Jourdain Jr	Herdez/Mexlub	Lola	Ford	183.459
19	17	Max Papis	MCI	Reynard	Toyota	189.73
20	25	Juan Manuel Fangio II	CastrolJockey	Reynard	Toyota	182.362
21	26	Hiro Matsushita	PanasonicDuskin	Reynard	Toyota	179.704
22	3	Gil de Ferran	Valvoline/Cummins Special	Reynard	Honda	194.695
23	27	Dennis Vitolo	SmithKline Beecham	Lola	Ford	176.407
24	28	Roberto Moreno	Data Control	Lola	Ford
25	13	Dario Franchitti	Hogan Motor Leasing Inc	Reynard	Mercedes	191.306
26	15	Christian Fittipaldi	Kmart/Budweiser	Swift	Ford	189.981
27	10	Al Unser Jr	Marlboro	Penske	Mercedes	192.167
28	24	PJ Jones	CastrolJockey	Reynard	Toyota	183.366