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Marlboro 500 Presented by
Toyota
California Speedway
2.029 Mile Paved Oval
250 Laps/507.25 Miles
September 28, 1997
| Finish |
Start |
Driver |
Car
# |
Sponsor/Name |
Chassis |
Engine |
Laps |
Status |
Points |
| 1 |
8 |
Mark Blundell |
18 |
Motorola |
Reynard 97 |
Mercedes |
250 |
3:02:42.620 166.575 |
20 |
| 2 |
2 |
Jimmy Vasser |
1 |
Target |
Reynard 97 |
Honda |
250 |
3:02:43.467 166.562 |
16 |
| 3 |
14 |
Adrián Fernández |
32 |
Tecate/Quaker State |
Lola T9700 |
Honda |
249 |
Flagged |
14 |
| 4 |
1 |
Mauricio Gugelmin |
17 |
Hollywood |
Reynard 97 |
Mercedes |
249 |
Flagged |
13 |
| 5 |
10 |
Bobby Rahal |
7 |
Miller Lite |
Reynard 97 |
Ford XD |
249 |
Flagged |
10 |
| 6 |
12 |
Gil de Ferran |
5 |
Valvoline/Cummins |
Reynard 97 |
Honda |
249 |
Flagged |
8 |
| 7 |
4 |
Scott Pruett |
20 |
Brahma |
Reynard 97 |
Ford XB |
248 |
Flagged |
6 |
| 8 |
13 |
Robby Gordon |
9 |
Hogan Racing |
Reynard 97 |
Mercedes |
247 |
Flagged |
5 |
| 9 |
16 |
Christian Fittipaldi |
11 |
Kmart/Budweiser |
Swift 007.i |
Ford XD |
247 |
Flagged |
4 |
| 10 |
21 |
P. J. Jones |
98 |
Castrol/Jockey |
Reynard 97 |
Toyota |
244 |
Flagged |
3 |
| 11 |
15 |
Parker Johnstone |
27 |
Kool |
Reynard 97 |
Honda |
243 |
Flagged |
2 |
| 12 |
25 |
Max Papis |
25 |
MCI |
Reynard 97 |
Toyota |
242 |
Flagged |
1 |
| 13 |
6 |
Greg Moore |
99 |
Player's/Indeck |
Reynard 96 |
Mercedes |
240 |
Engine |
|
| 14 |
26 |
Gualter Salles |
77 |
INDUSVAL |
Reynard 97 |
Ford XD |
238 |
Flagged |
|
| 15 |
22 |
Richie Hearn |
21 |
Ralph's Food 4 Less |
Swift 007.i |
Ford XD |
238 |
Flagged |
|
| 16 |
17 |
Dennis Vitolo |
34 |
SmithKline Beecham |
Lola T9700 |
Ford XD |
231 |
Flagged |
|
| 17 |
11 |
André Ribeiro |
31 |
LCI/Marlboro |
Reynard 97i |
Honda |
207 |
Wrecked |
1 |
| 18 |
5 |
Michel Jourdain, Jr. |
19 |
Herdez/Mexlub |
Lola T9700 |
Ford XD |
195 |
Handling |
|
| 19 |
7 |
Michael Andretti |
6 |
Kmart/Texaco/Havoline |
Swift 007.i |
Ford XB |
104 |
Overheated |
|
| 20 |
9 |
Raúl Boesel |
40 |
Brahma |
Reynard 97I |
Ford XD |
83 |
Electrical |
|
| 21 |
3 |
Bryan Herta |
8 |
Shell |
Reynard 97 |
Ford XB |
80 |
Engine |
|
| 22 |
20 |
Al Unser, Jr. |
2 |
Marlboro |
Penske PC-26 |
Mercedes |
44 |
Broken exhaust |
|
| 23 |
23 |
Hiro Matsushita |
24 |
Panasonic/Duskin |
Reynard 97 |
Toyota |
40 |
Debris |
|
| 24 |
27 |
Arie Luyendyk |
4 |
Target |
Reynard 97 |
Honda |
39 |
Wrecked |
|
| 25 |
24 |
Arnd Meier |
64 |
J.A.G./Marcelo/Hawaiian
Tropic |
Lola T9700 |
Ford XD |
38 |
Wrecked |
|
| 26 |
19 |
Paul Tracy |
3 |
Marlboro |
Penske PC-26 |
Mercedes |
12 |
Wrecked |
|
| 27 |
18 |
Juan Fangio II |
36 |
Castrol/Jockey |
Reynard 97 |
Toyota |
0 |
Engine |
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| -- |
-- |
Patrick Carpentier |
16 |
Alumax |
Reynard 97 |
Mercedes |
-- |
Wrecked practice |
|
| -- |
-- |
Alex Zanardi |
4 |
Target |
Reynard 97I |
Honda |
-- |
Wrecked practice |
|
| Lap Leaders |
Total |
Laps |
| André Ribeiro |
114 |
84-87, 90-161, 164-201 |
| Mauricio Gugelmin |
66 |
1-43, 205-210, 215-231 |
| Michael Andretti |
36 |
48-83 |
| Mark Blundell |
11 |
240-250 |
| Gil de Ferran |
9 |
162-163, 202-204, 211-214 |
| Greg Moore |
8 |
232-239 |
| Richie Hearn |
4 |
44-47 |
| Jimmy Vasser |
2 |
88-89 |
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