1997 - PPG CART World Series - Samsonite 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.

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1997 - Samsonite 200 Race Results

Race Name - Samsonite 200
Date - 6/1/1997
Race Track - Pikes Peak International Raceway
Number of Starting Cars - 27
Laps Run - 200
Pole Winner / Pole Speed - Paul Tracy / 184.286 mph
Cautions - 4 cautions for 52 laps
Average Race Speed - 119.597 mph
Lead Changes - 2 Leader(s) with 5 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Greg Moore
Race Number - 7

Finish	Start	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine	Qualify Speed
1	5	Greg Moore	Players/Indeck	Reynard	Mercedes	181.717
2	14	Michael Andretti	Kmart/Texaco/Havoline	Swift	Ford	178.392
3	12	Jimmy Vasser	Target	Reynard	Honda	178.684
4	3	Raul Boesel	Brahma	Reynard	Ford	181.815
5	2	Mauricio Gugelmin	Hollywood	Reynard	Mercedes	182.252
6	1	Paul Tracy	Marlboro	Penske	Mercedes	184.286
7	15	Gil de Ferran	Valvoline/Cummins Special	Reynard	Honda	178.324
8	4	Patrick Carpentier	Alumax	Reynard	Mercedes	181.761
9	8	Scott Pruett	Brahma	Reynard	Ford	179.634
10	10	Roberto Moreno	Kmart/Budweiser	Swift	Ford	179.123
11	13	Bobby Rahal	Miller Lite	Reynard	Ford	178.444
12	11	Mark Blundell	Motorola	Reynard	Mercedes	179.089
13	17	Alex Zanardi	Target	Reynard	Honda	177.455
14	22	PJ Jones	CastrolJockey	Reynard	Toyota	173.973
15	18	Bryan Herta	Shell	Reynard	Ford	177.43
16	7	Dario Franchitti	Hogan Motor Leasing Inc	Reynard	Mercedes	180.455
17	27	Hiro Matsushita	PanasonicDuskin	Reynard	Toyota
18	26	Paul Jasper	Hype	Lola	Ford	163.875
19	20	Max Papis	MCI	Reynard	Toyota	176.461
20	9	Al Unser Jr	Marlboro	Penske	Mercedes	179.409
21	21	Juan Manuel Fangio II	CastrolJockey	Reynard	Toyota	174.595
22	16	Gualter Salles	INDUSVAL	Reynard	Ford	177.574
23	23	Richie Hearn	Ralphs Food 4 Less	Lola	Ford	173.405
24	24	Adrin Fernndez	Tecate/Quaker State	Lola	Honda	169.335
25	6	Parker Johnstone	KOOL	Reynard	Honda	180.63
26	19	Andr Ribeiro	LCI/Marlboro	Lola	Honda	176.544
27	25	Michel Jourdain Jr	Herdez/Mexlub	Lola	Ford	167.457