1997 - PPG CART World Series - Miller 200 (August) 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.

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1997 - Miller 200 (August) Race Results

Race Name - Miller 200 (August)
Date - 8/10/1997
Race Track - Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
Number of Starting Cars - 27
Laps Run - 83
Pole Winner / Pole Speed - Bryan Herta / 122.649 mph
Cautions - 2 cautions for 7 laps
Average Race Speed - 110.456 mph
Lead Changes - 3 Leader(s) with 3 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Alex Zanardi
Race Number - 13

Finish	Start	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine	Qualify Speed
1	2	Alex Zanardi	Target	Reynard	Honda	122.601
2	3	Greg Moore	Players/Indeck	Reynard	Mercedes	122.287
3	16	Bobby Rahal	Miller Lite	Reynard	Ford	120.559
4	11	Raul Boesel	Brahma	Reynard	Ford	121.334
5	9	Jimmy Vasser	Target	Reynard	Honda	121.585
6	4	Gil de Ferran	Valvoline/Cummins Special	Reynard	Honda	121.957
7	6	Mauricio Gugelmin	Hollywood	Reynard	Mercedes	121.878
8	10	Michael Andretti	Kmart/Texaco/Havoline	Swift	Ford	121.472
9	7	Scott Pruett	Brahma	Reynard	Ford	121.827
10	17	Andr Ribeiro	LCI/Marlboro	Reynard	Honda	120.4
11	5	Dario Franchitti	Hogan Motor Leasing Inc	Reynard	Mercedes	121.891
12	12	Parker Johnstone	KOOL	Reynard	Honda	121.324
13	22	Richie Hearn	Ralphs Food 4 Less	Lola	Ford	119.374
14	24	Max Papis	MCI	Reynard	Toyota	118.49
15	23	Patrick Carpentier	Alumax	Reynard	Mercedes	119.156
16	27	Arnd Meier	JAG/Marcelo/Hawaiian Tropic	Lola	Ford	115.175
17	20	PJ Jones	CastrolJockey	Reynard	Toyota	119.434
18	14	Michel Jourdain Jr	Herdez/Viva Mexico	Reynard	Ford	120.679
19	28	Hiro Matsushita	PanasonicDuskin	Reynard	Toyota	114.668
20	19	Gualter Salles	INDUSVAL	Reynard	Ford	119.975
21	8	Christian Fittipaldi	Kmart/Budweiser	Swift	Ford	121.778
22	18	Al Unser Jr	Marlboro	Penske	Mercedes	120.243
23	21	Adrin Fernndez	Tecate/Quaker State	Lola	Honda	119.392
24	1	Bryan Herta	Shell	Reynard	Ford	122.649
25	25	Juan Manuel Fangio II	CastrolJockey	Reynard	Toyota	118.446
26	13	Mark Blundell	Motorola	Reynard	Mercedes	120.901
27	15	Paul Tracy	Marlboro	Penske	Mercedes	120.652
28	26	Charlie Nearburg	Nearburg Exploration	Reynard	Ford	115.609