CART World Series 1997 – Race 4: Nazareth (oval)

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27 Apr 1997

Race result

Finishers
1.	#3 Paul Tracy + Team Penske · Penske PC26 - Mercedes	21
2.	#6 Michael Andretti Newman/Haas Racing · Swift 007.i - Ford	16
3.	#2 Al, jr. Unser Team Penske · Penske PC26 - Mercedes	14
4.	#5 Gil de Ferran Walker Racing · Reynard 97i - Honda	12
5.	#1 Jimmy Vasser Chip Ganassi Racing · Reynard 97i - Honda	10
6.	#7 Bobby Rahal Team Rahal · Reynard 97i - Ford	8
7.	#8 Bryan Herta Team Rahal · Reynard 97i - Ford	6
8.	#40 Raul Boesel Patrick Racing · Reynard 97i - Ford	5
9.	#17 Mauricio Gugelmin PacWest Racing · Reynard 97i - Mercedes	4
10.	#20 Scott Pruett Patrick Racing · Reynard 97i - Ford	3
11.	#4 Alessandro Zanardi Chip Ganassi Racing · Reynard 97i - Honda	2
12.	#16 Patrick Carpentier Bettenhausen Motorsports · Reynard 97i - Mercedes	1
13.	#9 Dario Franchitti Hogan Racing · Reynard 97i - Mercedes
14.	#11 Roberto Moreno Newman/Haas Racing · Swift 007.i - Ford
16.	#99 Greg Moore Forsythe Racing · Reynard 96i - Mercedes
Classified, not running at the finish
15.	#36 Juan Manuel Fangio II All American Racers · Reynard 97i - Toyota
Retirements
R	#77 Gualter Salles Davis Racing · Reynard 97i - Ford
R	#21 Richie Hearn Della Penna Motorsports · Lola T97/00 - Ford
R	#31 Andre Ribeiro Tasman Motorsports Group · Lola T97/00 - Honda
R	#18 Mark Blundell PacWest Racing · Reynard 97i - Mercedes
R	#27 Parker Johnstone Team Green · Reynard 97i - Honda
R	#32 Adrian Fernandez Tasman Motorsports Group · Lola T97/00 - Honda
R	#25 Massimilano Papis Arciero-Wells Racing · Reynard 97i - Toyota
R	#98 PJ Jones All American Racers · Reynard 97i - Toyota
R	#19 Michel Jourdain jr. Payton/Coyne Racing · Lola T97/00 - Ford
R	#24 Hiro Matsushita Arciero-Wells Racing · Reynard 97i - Toyota
Did not qualify
nq	#34 Paul Jasper jr. Payton/Coyne Racing · Lola T97/00 - Ford
nq	#64 Dennis Vitolo Project Indy · Lola T97/00 - Ford

Qualifying

Starting grid
1.	#3 Paul Tracy Team Penske · Penske PC26 - Mercedes	1
2.	#6 Michael Andretti Newman/Haas Racing · Swift 007.i - Ford
3.	#16 Patrick Carpentier Bettenhausen Motorsports · Reynard 97i - Mercedes
4.	#5 Gil de Ferran Walker Racing · Reynard 97i - Honda
5.	#17 Mauricio Gugelmin PacWest Racing · Reynard 97i - Mercedes
6.	#40 Raul Boesel Patrick Racing · Reynard 97i - Ford
7.	#2 Al, jr. Unser Team Penske · Penske PC26 - Mercedes
8.	#7 Bobby Rahal Team Rahal · Reynard 97i - Ford
9.	#8 Bryan Herta Team Rahal · Reynard 97i - Ford
10.	#99 Greg Moore Forsythe Racing · Reynard 96i - Mercedes
11.	#20 Scott Pruett Patrick Racing · Reynard 97i - Ford
12.	#1 Jimmy Vasser Chip Ganassi Racing · Reynard 97i - Honda
13.	#77 Gualter Salles Davis Racing · Reynard 97i - Ford
14.	#21 Richie Hearn Della Penna Motorsports · Lola T97/00 - Ford
15.	#31 Andre Ribeiro Tasman Motorsports Group · Lola T97/00 - Honda
16.	#18 Mark Blundell PacWest Racing · Reynard 97i - Mercedes
17.	#27 Parker Johnstone Team Green · Reynard 97i - Honda
18.	#9 Dario Franchitti Hogan Racing · Reynard 97i - Mercedes
19.	#32 Adrian Fernandez Tasman Motorsports Group · Lola T97/00 - Honda
20.	#11 Roberto Moreno Newman/Haas Racing · Swift 007.i - Ford
21.	#4 Alessandro Zanardi Chip Ganassi Racing · Reynard 97i - Honda
22.	#25 Massimilano Papis Arciero-Wells Racing · Reynard 97i - Toyota
23.	#98 PJ Jones All American Racers · Reynard 97i - Toyota
24.	#19 Michel Jourdain jr. Payton/Coyne Racing · Lola T97/00 - Ford
25.	#36 Juan Manuel Fangio II All American Racers · Reynard 97i - Toyota
26.	#24 Hiro Matsushita Arciero-Wells Racing · Reynard 97i - Toyota
27.	#34 Paul Jasper jr. Payton/Coyne Racing · Lola T97/00 - Ford
28.	#64 Dennis Vitolo Project Indy · Lola T97/00 - Ford

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