1997 - PPG CART World Series - Marlboro 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.

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Champ Car World Series by Year

CART-Champ Car History

1997 - Marlboro 500 Presented by Toyota Race Results

Race Name - Marlboro 500 Presented by Toyota
Date - 9/28/1997
Race Track - California Speedway
Number of Starting Cars - 27
Laps Run - 250
Pole Winner / Pole Speed - Mauricio Gugelmin / 240.942 mph
Cautions - 5 cautions for 41 laps
Average Race Speed - 166.575 mph
Lead Changes - 8 Leader(s) with 13 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Andre Ribeiro
Race Number - 17

Finish	Start	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine	Qualify Speed
1	8	Mark Blundell	Motorola	Reynard	Mercedes	236.067
2	2	Jimmy Vasser	Target	Reynard	Honda	239.222
3	14	Adrin Fernndez	Tecate/Quaker State	Lola	Honda	234.68
4	1	Mauricio Gugelmin	Hollywood	Reynard	Mercedes	240.942
5	10	Bobby Rahal	Miller Lite	Reynard	Ford	235.816
6	12	Gil de Ferran	Valvoline/Cummins Special	Reynard	Honda	235.36
7	4	Scott Pruett	Brahma	Reynard	Ford	236.81
8	13	Robby Gordon	Hogan Motor Leasing Inc	Reynard	Mercedes	235.034
9	16	Christian Fittipaldi	Kmart/Budweiser	Swift	Ford	234.078
10	21	PJ Jones	CastrolJockey	Reynard	Toyota	228.298
11	15	Parker Johnstone	KOOL	Reynard	Honda	234.236
12	25	Max Papis	MCI	Reynard	Toyota
13	6	Greg Moore	Players/Indeck	Reynard	Mercedes	236.297
14	26	Gualter Salles	INDUSVAL	Reynard	Ford
15	22	Richie Hearn	Ralphs Food 4 Less	Lola	Ford	224.861
16	17	Dennis Vitolo	SmithKline Beecham	Reynard	Ford	232.004
17	11	Andr Ribeiro	LCI/Marlboro	Reynard	Honda	235.717
18	5	Michel Jourdain Jr	Herdez/Mexlub	Reynard	Ford	236.603
19	7	Michael Andretti	Kmart/Texaco/Havoline	Swift	Ford	236.289
20	9	Raul Boesel	Brahma	Reynard	Ford	235.846
21	3	Bryan Herta	Shell	Reynard	Ford	237.89
22	20	Al Unser Jr	Marlboro	Penske	Mercedes	229.98
23	23	Hiro Matsushita	PanasonicDuskin	Reynard	Toyota	221.272
24	27	Arie Luyendyk	Target	Reynard	Honda
25	24	Arnd Meier	JAG/Marcelo/Hawaiian Tropic	Lola	Ford	217.438
26	19	Paul Tracy	Marlboro	Penske	Mercedes	230.401
27	18	Juan Manuel Fangio II	CastrolJockey	Reynard	Toyota	231.262