1997 Fontana
California Speedway
2.029 Mile Paved Oval
50 Laps/101.45 Miles
September 27, 1997
Finish |
Start |
Driver |
Car # |
Sponsor/Name |
Chassis |
Engine |
Laps |
Status |
Points |
1 |
1 |
Clint Mears |
11 |
Penske Auto Centers/Mobil 1 |
Lola |
Buick |
50 |
0:52:15.813 116.467 |
21 |
2 |
6 |
Chris Simmons |
26 |
KOOL
|
Lola |
Buick |
50 |
0:52:16.525 116.441 |
16 |
3 |
5 |
Lee Bentham |
99 |
Player’s/Indeck |
Lola |
Buick |
50 |
0:52:17.280 116.413 |
14 |
4 |
10 |
Cristiano da Matta |
3 |
Medley Ind. Farmaceutica |
Lola |
Buick |
50 |
0:52:17.708 116.397 |
12 |
5 |
4 |
Helio Castroneves |
8 |
Marlboro/Davene/Bramha |
Lola |
Buick |
50 |
0:52:18.282 116.376 |
11 |
6 |
9 |
Naoki Hattori |
25 |
KOOL
|
Lola |
Buick |
50 |
0:52:18.603 116.364 |
8 |
7 |
17 |
Jeff Ward |
70 |
NTS
Computer/Dream Writer |
Lola |
Buick |
50 |
0:52:19.527 116.330 |
6 |
8 |
12 |
Airton Daré |
2 |
Banestado/STP |
Lola |
Buick |
50 |
0:52:21.410 116.260 |
5 |
9 |
3 |
Tony Kanaan |
7 |
Marlboro/Davene/Brahma |
Lola |
Buick |
50 |
0:52:21.068 116.273 |
4 |
10 |
16 |
Luiz Garcia, Jr. |
31 |
Petrobras |
Lola |
Buick |
50 |
0:52:20.764 116.284 |
3 |
11 |
11 |
Mark Hotchkis |
27 |
KOOL |
Lola |
Buick |
50 |
0:52:22.062 116.236 |
2 |
12 |
13 |
Christophe Tinseau |
21 |
Mi-Jack/Rose/City Bird |
Lola |
Buick |
50 |
0:52:22.737 116.211 |
1 |
13 |
2 |
David Empringham |
33 |
Player’s/Indeck |
Lola |
Buick |
46 |
Wrecked |
|
14 |
8 |
Brian Cunningham |
5 |
VTR Capital/Exide Electric |
Lola |
Buick |
46 |
Wrecked |
|
15 |
15 |
Casey Mears |
10 |
Penske Auto Centers/Mobil 1 |
Lola |
Buick |
46 |
Wrecked |
|
16 |
19 |
Robby Unser |
18 |
Motorola/ADT Automotive |
Lola |
Buick |
33 |
Wrecked |
|
17 |
20 |
Rodolfo Lavín |
77 |
Corona/America Batteries |
Lola |
Buick |
25 |
Brakes |
|
18 |
18 |
Shigeaki Hattori |
16 |
Epson/Ibaraki Toyopet |
Lola |
Buick |
23 |
Mechanical |
|
19 |
14 |
Frédéric Gosparini |
34 |
ViewSonic/STP |
Lola |
Buick |
2 |
Wrecked |
|
20 |
7 |
Bob Dorricott, Jr. |
32 |
Heritage Bank |
Lola |
Buick |
2 |
Wrecked |
|
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