1997 - PPG CART World Series - Pennzoil 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 - Pennzoil 200 Race Results

Race Name - Pennzoil 200
Date - 6/22/1997
Race Track - New Hampshire International Speedway
Number of Starting Cars - 28
Laps Run - 78
Pole Winner / Pole Speed - Scott Pruett / 119.246 mph
Cautions - 7 cautions for 25 laps
Average Race Speed - 76.575 mph
Lead Changes - 5 Leader(s) with 6 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Mauricio Gugelmin
Race Number - 9

Finish	Start	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine	Qualify Speed
1	11	Mark Blundell	Motorola	Reynard	Mercedes	117.71
2	2	Gil de Ferran	Valvoline/Cummins Special	Reynard	Honda	119.126
3	14	Raul Boesel	Brahma	Reynard	Ford	117.532
4	3	Christian Fittipaldi	Kmart/Budweiser	Swift	Ford	118.51
5	9	Greg Moore	Players/Indeck	Reynard	Mercedes	117.81
6	4	Mauricio Gugelmin	Hollywood	Reynard	Mercedes	118.296
7	13	Paul Tracy	Marlboro	Penske	Mercedes	117.54
8	6	Michael Andretti	Kmart/Texaco/Havoline	Swift	Ford	118.116
9	19	Parker Johnstone	KOOL	Reynard	Honda	115.329
10	16	Adrin Fernndez	Tecate/Quaker State	Lola	Honda	115.527
11	7	Alex Zanardi	Target	Reynard	Honda	117.979
12	22	Michel Jourdain Jr	Herdez/Mexlub	Reynard	Ford	114.322
13	20	Andr Ribeiro	LCI/Marlboro	Lola	Honda	115.194
14	24	Richie Hearn	Ralphs Food 4 Less	Lola	Ford	113.996
15	27	Hiro Matsushita	PanasonicDuskin	Reynard	Toyota	112.925
16	23	Patrick Carpentier	Alumax	Reynard	Mercedes	114.174
17	1	Scott Pruett	Brahma	Reynard	Ford	119.246
18	28	Arnd Meier	JAG/Marcelo/Hawaiian Tropic	Lola	Ford	111.422
19	8	Jimmy Vasser	Target	Reynard	Honda	117.973
20	18	PJ Jones	CastrolJockey	Reynard	Toyota	115.333
21	12	Bryan Herta	Shell	Reynard	Ford	117.571
22	17	Juan Manuel Fangio II	CastrolJockey	Reynard	Toyota	115.367
23	21	Gualter Salles	INDUSVAL	Reynard	Ford	115.072
24	10	Bobby Rahal	Miller Lite	Reynard	Ford	117.722
25	15	Al Unser Jr	Marlboro	Penske	Mercedes	116.803
26	5	Dario Franchitti	Hogan Motor Leasing Inc	Reynard	Mercedes	118.264
27	26	Christian Danner	Payton/Coyne Racing	Lola	Ford	113.361
28	25	Max Papis	MCI	Reynard	Toyota	113.665