1997 - PPG CART World Series - Phoenix 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.

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1997 - Phoenix 200 Race Results

Race Name - Phoenix 200
Date - 4/27/1997
Race Track - Phoenix International Raceway
Number of Starting Cars - 26
Laps Run - 225
Pole Winner / Pole Speed - Paul Tracy / 191.174 mph
Cautions - 10 cautions for 74 laps
Average Race Speed - 118.919 mph
Lead Changes - 3 Leader(s) with 4 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Paul Tracy
Race Number - 4

Finish	Start	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine	Qualify Speed
1	1	Paul Tracy	Marlboro	Penske	Mercedes	191.174
2	2	Michael Andretti	Kmart/Texaco/Havoline	Swift	Ford	187.862
3	7	Al Unser Jr	Marlboro	Penske	Mercedes	185.739
4	4	Gil de Ferran	Valvoline/Cummins Special	Reynard	Honda	186.964
5	12	Jimmy Vasser	Target	Reynard	Honda	183.234
6	8	Bobby Rahal	Miller Lite	Reynard	Ford	185.366
7	9	Bryan Herta	Shell	Reynard	Ford	185.347
8	6	Raul Boesel	Brahma	Reynard	Ford	186.095
9	5	Mauricio Gugelmin	Hollywood	Reynard	Mercedes	186.326
10	11	Scott Pruett	Brahma	Reynard	Ford	184.087
11	21	Alex Zanardi	Target	Reynard	Honda	179.928
12	3	Patrick Carpentier	Alumax	Reynard	Mercedes	187.461
13	18	Dario Franchitti	Hogan Motor Leasing Inc	Reynard	Mercedes	180.886
14	20	Roberto Moreno	Kmart/Budweiser	Swift	Ford	180.505
15	25	Juan Manuel Fangio II	CastrolJockey	Reynard	Toyota	173.77
16	10	Greg Moore	Players/Indeck	Reynard	Mercedes	184.426
17	17	Parker Johnstone	KOOL	Reynard	Honda	180.95
18	14	Richie Hearn	Ralphs Food 4 Less	Lola	Ford	182.593
19	16	Mark Blundell	Motorola	Reynard	Mercedes	181.196
20	24	Michel Jourdain Jr	Herdez/Mexlub	Lola	Ford	174.022
21	23	PJ Jones	CastrolJockey	Reynard	Toyota	174.174
22	22	Max Papis	MCI	Reynard	Toyota	176.939
23	19	Adrin Fernndez	Tecate/Quaker State	Lola	Honda	180.569
24	13	Gualter Salles	INDUSVAL	Reynard	Ford	182.769
25	26	Hiro Matsushita	PanasonicDuskin	Reynard	Toyota	171.42
26	15	Andr Ribeiro	LCI/Marlboro	Lola	Honda	182.463