1997 - PPG CART World Series - True Value 500 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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CART-Champ Car History

1997 - True Value 500 Race Results

Race Name - True Value 500
Date - 5/24/1997
Race Track - Texas Motor Speedway
Number of Starting Cars - 26
Laps Run - 236
Pole Winner / Pole Speed - Raul Boesel / 187.963 mph
Cautions - 8 cautions for 88 laps
Average Race Speed - 113.884 mph
Lead Changes - 8 Leader(s) with 10 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Michael Andretti
Race Number - 6

Finish	Start	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine	Qualify Speed
1	2	Paul Tracy	Marlboro	Penske	Mercedes	187.739
2	5	Patrick Carpentier	Alumax	Reynard	Mercedes	186.263
3	15	Gil de Ferran	Valvoline/Cummins Special	Reynard	Honda	183.533
4	10	Alex Zanardi	Target	Reynard	Honda	184.907
5	9	Jimmy Vasser	Target	Reynard	Honda	185.086
6	3	Mauricio Gugelmin	Hollywood	Reynard	Mercedes	187.577
7	7	Parker Johnstone	KOOL	Reynard	Honda	185.748
8	18	Adrin Fernndez	Tecate/Quaker State	Lola	Honda	182.362
9	13	Richie Hearn	Ralphs Food 4 Less	Lola	Ford	184.683
10	19	Andr Ribeiro	LCI/Marlboro	Lola	Honda	182.05
11	11	Michael Andretti	Kmart/Texaco/Havoline	Swift	Ford	184.899
12	21	Gualter Salles	INDUSVAL	Reynard	Ford	180.206
13	4	Greg Moore	Players/Indeck	Reynard	Mercedes	186.643
14	1	Raul Boesel	Brahma	Reynard	Ford	187.963
15	26	Hiro Matsushita	PanasonicDuskin	Reynard	Toyota
16	24	Michel Jourdain Jr	Herdez/Mexlub	Lola	Ford	178.566
17	8	Dario Franchitti	Hogan Motor Leasing Inc	Reynard	Mercedes	185.139
18	6	Al Unser Jr	Marlboro	Penske	Mercedes	186.035
19	17	Scott Pruett	Brahma	Reynard	Ford	183.019
20	12	Bobby Rahal	Miller Lite	Reynard	Ford	184.772
21	25	PJ Jones	CastrolJockey	Reynard	Toyota	174.032
22	14	Bryan Herta	Shell	Reynard	Ford	183.578
23	23	Juan Manuel Fangio II	CastrolJockey	Reynard	Toyota	178.622
24	20	Mark Blundell	Motorola	Reynard	Mercedes	181.134
25	16	Roberto Moreno	Kmart/Budweiser	Swift	Ford	183.43
26	22	Max Papis	MCI	Reynard	Toyota	178.817