1997 - PPG CART World Series - Texaco-Havoline 200 Race Results

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1997 - Texaco-Havoline 200 Race Results

Race Name - Texaco-Havoline 200
Date - 8/17/1997
Race Track - Road America
Number of Starting Cars - 28
Laps Run - 50
Pole Winner / Pole Speed - Mauricio Gugelmin / 142.342 mph
Cautions - 6 cautions for 13 laps
Average Race Speed - 102.995 mph
Lead Changes - 4 Leader(s) with 4 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Mark Blundell
Race Number - 14

Finish	Start	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine	Qualify Speed
1	3	Alex Zanardi	Target	Reynard	Honda	142.11
2	1	Mauricio Gugelmin	Hollywood	Reynard	Mercedes	142.342
3	7	Gil de Ferran	Valvoline/Cummins Special	Reynard	Honda	141.264
4	18	Christian Fittipaldi	Kmart/Budweiser	Swift	Ford	139.226
5	6	Scott Pruett	Brahma	Reynard	Ford	141.763
6	11	Bobby Rahal	Miller Lite	Reynard	Ford	140.708
7	14	Al Unser Jr	Marlboro	Penske	Mercedes	140.358
8	13	Jimmy Vasser	Target	Reynard	Honda	140.649
9	24	Richie Hearn	Ralphs Food 4 Less	Lola	Ford	136.324
10	21	Juan Manuel Fangio II	CastrolJockey	Reynard	Toyota	137.444
11	8	Bryan Herta	Shell	Reynard	Ford	141.182
12	22	Adrin Fernndez	Tecate/Quaker State	Lola	Honda	137.423
13	12	Gualter Salles	INDUSVAL	Reynard	Ford	140.706
14	25	PJ Jones	CastrolJockey	Reynard	Toyota	136.166
15	23	Max Papis	MCI	Reynard	Toyota	137.127
16	2	Mark Blundell	Motorola	Reynard	Mercedes	142.242
17	28	Charlie Nearburg	Nearburg Exploration	Reynard	Ford
18	10	Greg Moore	Players/Indeck	Reynard	Mercedes	140.737
19	26	Arnd Meier	JAG/Marcelo/Hawaiian Tropic	Lola	Ford	131.777
20	19	Michel Jourdain Jr	Herdez/Viva Mexico	Reynard	Ford	138.996
21	9	Raul Boesel	Brahma	Reynard	Ford	140.865
22	16	Andr Ribeiro	LCI/Marlboro	Reynard	Honda	139.827
23	17	Parker Johnstone	KOOL	Reynard	Honda	139.435
24	27	Hiro Matsushita	PanasonicDuskin	Reynard	Toyota	129.536
25	4	Dario Franchitti	Hogan Motor Leasing Inc	Reynard	Mercedes	141.912
26	5	Michael Andretti	Kmart/Texaco/Havoline	Swift	Ford	141.766
27	20	Patrick Carpentier	Alumax	Reynard	Mercedes	138.548
28	15	Paul Tracy	Marlboro	Penske	Mercedes	140.096