1997 - PPG CART World Series - Molson Indy Toronto Race Results

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1997 - Molson Indy Toronto Race Results

Race Name - Molson Indy Toronto
Date - 7/20/1997
Race Track - Exhibition Place
Number of Starting Cars - 28
Laps Run - 95
Pole Winner / Pole Speed - Dario Franchitti / 105.694 mph
Cautions - 2 cautions for 9 laps
Average Race Speed - 92.779 mph
Lead Changes - 4 Leader(s) with 4 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Mark Blundell
Race Number - 11

Finish	Start	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine	Qualify Speed
1	2	Mark Blundell	Motorola	Reynard	Mercedes	105.142
2	6	Alex Zanardi	Target	Reynard	Honda	104.498
3	7	Andr Ribeiro	LCI/Marlboro	Reynard	Honda	104.488
4	4	Michael Andretti	Kmart/Texaco/Havoline	Swift	Ford	104.797
5	5	Scott Pruett	Brahma	Reynard	Ford	104.572
6	10	Mauricio Gugelmin	Hollywood	Reynard	Mercedes	104.172
7	15	Jimmy Vasser	Target	Reynard	Honda	103.374
8	8	Raul Boesel	Brahma	Reynard	Ford	104.393
9	3	Bobby Rahal	Miller Lite	Reynard	Ford	104.921
10	14	Paul Tracy	Marlboro	Penske	Mercedes	103.451
11	13	Christian Fittipaldi	Kmart/Budweiser	Swift	Ford	103.85
12	19	Parker Johnstone	KOOL	Reynard	Honda	102.546
13	18	Michel Jourdain Jr	Herdez/Mexlub	Reynard	Ford	102.821
14	22	Adrin Fernndez	Tecate/Quaker State	Lola	Honda	101.386
15	23	Max Papis	MCI	Reynard	Toyota	101.338
16	21	Patrick Carpentier	Alumax	Reynard	Mercedes	101.587
17	12	Bryan Herta	Shell	Reynard	Ford	103.88
18	16	Gualter Salles	INDUSVAL	Reynard	Ford	103.258
19	25	Juan Manuel Fangio II	CastrolJockey	Reynard	Toyota	99.744
20	17	Al Unser Jr	Marlboro	Penske	Mercedes	102.895
21	20	PJ Jones	CastrolJockey	Reynard	Toyota	101.98
22	27	Hiro Matsushita	PanasonicDuskin	Reynard	Toyota	96.386
23	9	Greg Moore	Players/Indeck	Reynard	Mercedes	104.261
24	26	Arnd Meier	JAG/Marcelo/Hawaiian Tropic	Lola	Ford	99.499
25	11	Gil de Ferran	Valvoline/Cummins Special	Reynard	Honda	104.014
26	1	Dario Franchitti	Hogan Motor Leasing Inc	Reynard	Mercedes	105.694
27	24	Richie Hearn	Ralphs Food 4 Less	Lola	Ford	100.55
28	28	Dennis Vitolo	Payton/Coyne Racing	Lola	Ford	95.604