1997 Watkins Glen 1
Watkins Glen International
2.428 Mile Road Course
20 Laps/48.56 Miles
August 23, 1997

Finish Start Driver Car # Sponsor/Name Chassis Engine Laps Status Points
1 2 Andrea De Lorenzi 50 Caffe' Esse/Beta/Motorquality Tatuus RC97 Ford 20 0:31:24.805  
2 4 David Rutledge 78 Fleming Financial Van Diemen RF97 Ford 20 Finished 26
3 5 Matt Sielsky 16 Team Kool Green/Bolle/Sea Doo/Emerald Financial Van Diemen RF97 Ford 20 Finished 23
4 1 Zak Morioka 27 KFC of Brazil Van Diemen RF97 Ford 20 Finished 21
5 6 Jeff Simmons 49 AFS Construction Van Diemen RF94 Ford 20 Finished  
6 9 Robby McGehee 18 Hudson Foods/Energizer Battery Van Diemen RF97 Ford 20 Finished 16
7 3 Andy Lally 75 Aspen Knolls/TotalTel Van Diemen RF97 Ford 20 Finished 14
8 14 Jeff Horne 11 Lakeview Concrete/West Coast Steel/Bell Helmets Van Diemen RF96 Ford 20 Finished 13
9 17 Mike Johnson 10 UniDial Long Distance/Valvoline/Slick Eyewear Van Diemen RF97 Ford 20 Finished 12
10 13 Tim Duit 34 TTK Construction/Hooten Oil Van Diemen RF97 Ford 20 Finished 11
11 8 Buddy Rice 19 Red Line Oil/Motorsport Spares/J. Schnovel/Lodi Van Diemen RF97 Ford 20 Finished 10
12 21 Augie Pabst III 77 Red Line Oil/Cyclo Chemical Van Diemen RF97 Ford 20 Finished 9
13 10 Ollie Besinger 76 Slick Eyewear/Hidden Bay Lodge & Camps Van Diemen RF96 Ford 20 Finished 8
14 19 Jeff Shafer 66 Team Kool Green Nemesis Ford 20 Finished 7
15 25 David Webb 13 Webb's Machine Design Swift DB-6 Ford 20 Finished 6
16 22 Bob Hollander 24 X Van Diemen RF94 Ford 20 Finished  
17 12 Duncan Dayton 4 Tamarack Investments Van Diemen RF97 Ford 20 Finished 4
18 24 Greg LeMond 83 Manheim Auctions/ICG Van Diemen RF96 Ford 20 Finished 3
19 18 Mike Williams 26 Windstorm Racing/Cape Motorsports Van Diemen RF97 Ford 20 Finished 2
20 39 Michael Fitzgerald 5 Lyndex Corp./Penske Shocks Van Diemen RF97 Ford 20 Finished 1
21 16 Urubatan Helou, Jr. 9 BrasPress Van Diemen RF97 Ford 20 Finished 1
22 33 Cory Witherill 67 WSA Health Care Van Diemen RF97 Ford 20 Finished 1
23 23 Steve Rikert 35 X Tatuus Ford 20 Finished  
24 30 Grant Van Schalkwyk 31 Hollard Insurance Van Diemen RF97 Ford 20 Finished 1
25 29 Bob Wright 90 X Swift DB-6 Ford 20 Finished  
26 11 Seth Taylor 81 Taylor Race Engineering Van Diemen RF97 Ford 20 Finished 1
27 35 Jon Herb 55 Coca-Cola/PPG/International Star Registry Van Diemen RF96 Ford 19 Flagged  
28 37 Jason Bach 63 Millennium Systems Van Diemen RF95 Ford 19 Flagged  
29 31 Tom Wood 20 Round-Up Well Service/Round-Up Resource Service Van Diemen RF97 Ford 18 Flagged 1
30 20 Owen Trinkler 94 Red Line Oil/Simpson Race Products Van Diemen RF97 Ford 17 Mechanical 1
31 15 Sam Hornish, Jr. 7 Hornish Bros. Trucking/Fountain City Leasing Van Diemen RF97 Ford 15 Spun 1
32 32 Ken Dromm 8 PayPlus Payrolls Van Diemen RF97 Ford 15 Mechanical 1
33 41 Bob Lutz 41 Team Atlanta Van Diemen RF94 Ford 15 Flagged  
34 7 Ryan Hampton 80 American Instruments Van Diemen RF96 Ford 14 Mechanical 1
35 27 Jon Groom 51 Human Factors Industrial Design Van Diemen RF96 Ford 9 Mechanical 1
36 38 Don Burgoon 3 Performance Friction Tatuus RC97 Ford 6 Mechanical 1
37 26 Ric Rushton 15 DSTP Motorsports Van Diemen RF97 Ford 5 Wrecked 1
38 34 John Miller 84 Manheim Auctions/ICG Van Diemen RF96 Ford 1 Wrecked 1
39 36 Bob Lisey 47 Young Chemical Van Diemen RF92 Ford 1 Wrecked 1
40 40 James Yott 22 DKY Communications Van Diemen RF95 Ford 1 Wrecked 1
                   
-- 28 Dean Opperman 2 X Van Diemen RF94 Ford -- Did not start  
-- -- Joe Tesone 37 X Van Diemen Ford -- Did not qualify  

B Class Results

Finish Start Driver Car # Sponsor/Name Chassis Engine Laps Status Points
1 1 David Webb 13 Webb's Machine Design Swift DB-6 Ford 20 Finished 31
2 2 Bob Wright 90 X Swift DB-6 Ford 20 Finished