1997 - PPG CART World Series - U.S. 500 Presented by Toyota 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 - U.S. 500 Presented by Toyota Race Results

Race Name - U.S. 500 Presented by Toyota
Date - 7/27/1997
Race Track - Michigan International Speedway
Number of Starting Cars - 28
Laps Run - 250
Pole Winner / Pole Speed - Scott Pruett / 233.857 mph
Cautions - 6 cautions for 55 laps
Average Race Speed - 167.044 mph
Lead Changes - 9 Leader(s) with 13 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Alex Zanardi
Race Number - 12

Finish	Start	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine	Qualify Speed
1	7	Alex Zanardi	Target	Reynard	Honda	230.947
2	11	Mark Blundell	Motorola	Reynard	Mercedes	229.358
3	10	Gil de Ferran	Valvoline/Cummins Special	Reynard	Honda	229.548
4	18	Paul Tracy	Marlboro	Penske	Mercedes	228.122
5	8	Bryan Herta	Shell	Reynard	Ford	230.194
6	2	Mauricio Gugelmin	Hollywood	Reynard	Mercedes	233.493
7	27	Dennis Vitolo	Payton/Coyne Racing	Lola	Ford	218.652
8	23	Max Papis	MCI	Reynard	Toyota	222.188
9	26	Hiro Matsushita	PanasonicDuskin	Reynard	Toyota	221.089
10	20	Gualter Salles	INDUSVAL	Reynard	Ford	227.913
11	25	Juan Manuel Fangio II	CastrolJockey	Reynard	Toyota	221.273
12	28	Arnd Meier	JAG/Marcelo/Hawaiian Tropic	Lola	Ford
13	17	Michel Jourdain Jr	Herdez/Viva Mexico	Reynard	Ford	228.521
14	1	Scott Pruett	Brahma	Reynard	Ford	233.857
15	12	Patrick Carpentier	Alumax	Reynard	Mercedes	229.336
16	14	Christian Fittipaldi	Kmart/Budweiser	Swift	Ford	228.797
17	6	Bobby Rahal	Miller Lite	Reynard	Ford	230.991
18	3	Raul Boesel	Brahma	Reynard	Ford	232.769
19	13	Dario Franchitti	Hogan Motor Leasing Inc	Reynard	Mercedes	229.321
20	16	Al Unser Jr	Marlboro	Penske	Mercedes	228.68
21	19	Michael Andretti	Kmart/Texaco/Havoline	Swift	Ford	227.935
22	22	Richie Hearn	Ralphs Food 4 Less	Lola	Ford	222.573
23	9	Andr Ribeiro	LCI/Marlboro	Reynard	Honda	229.936
24	4	Jimmy Vasser	Target	Reynard	Honda	232.506
25	5	Parker Johnstone	KOOL	Reynard	Honda	232.161
26	15	Adrin Fernndez	Tecate/Quaker State	Lola	Honda	228.68
27	21	Greg Moore	Players/Indeck	Reynard	Mercedes	227.762
28	24	PJ Jones	CastrolJockey	Reynard	Toyota	221.613