# 1997 Barber Dodge Pro Series

The 1997 Barber Dodge Pro Series season was the twelfth season of the series. All drivers used Dodge powered Goodyear shod Mondiale chassis. This was the final season the series used the Mondiale chassis and Goodyear tires.

## Race calendar and results

| Round | Circuit | Location | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver |
| 1 | Tropicana Field | St. Petersburg, Florida | February 23 | Rino Mastronardi | Victor Gonzalez Jr. | Rino Mastronardi |
| 2 | Sebring International Raceway | Sebring, Florida | March 15 | Tony Renna | Tony Renna | Derek Hill |
| 3 | Hutchinson Island | Savannah, Georgia | May 18 | Derek Hill | Rocky Moran Jr. | Derek Hill |
| 4 | Lime Rock Park | Lime Rock, Connecticut | May 26 | Derek Hill | Jarle Gasland | Rino Mastronardi |
| 5 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio | June 15 | Derek Hill | Derek Hill | Derek Hill |
| 6 | Watkins Glen International | Watkins Glen, New York | June 29 | Rino Mastronardi | Derek Hill | Rino Mastronardi |
| 7 | Grand Prix of Minnesota | Minneapolis, Minnesota | July 6 | Jarle Gasland | Derek Hill | Nicolas Rondet |
| 8 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio | August 10 | Nicolas Rondet | Nicolas Rondet | Andy Boss |
| 9 | Road America | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin | August 17 | Rino Mastronardi | Rocky Moran Jr. | Rino Mastronardi |
| 10 | Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca | Monterey County, California | September 7 | Chris Menninga | Chris Menninga | Rino Mastronardi |
| 11 | Grand Sierra Resort | Reno, Nevada | October 19 | Rino Mastronardi | Rino Mastronardi | Derek Hill |
| 12 | Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca | Monterey County, California | October 26 | Rino Mastronardi | Nicolas Rondet | Chris Menninga |

## Final standings

| Color | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | 2nd place |
| Bronze | 3rd place |
| Green | 4th & 5th place |
| Light Blue | 6th–10th place |
| Dark Blue | 11th place or lower |
| Purple | Did not finish |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Brown | Withdrawn (Wth) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| Blank | Did not participate (DNP) |
| Blank | Driver replacement (Rpl) |
| Blank | Injured (Inj) |
| Blank | No race held (NH) |
| Rank | Driver | STP | SEB | SAV | LRP | MDO | WGI | MIN | MDO | ROA | LAG | REN | LAG | Points |
| 1 | Derek Hill | 25 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 157 |
| 2 | Rino Mastronardi | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 27 | 147 |
| 3 | Andy Boss | 3 | 9 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 135 |
| 4 | Chris Menninga | 6 | 7 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 130 |
| 5 | Nicolas Rondet | 28 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 125 |
| 6 | Rocky Moran Jr. | 7 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 2 | 100 |
| 7 | Martin Stenshorne | 29 | 8 | 4 | 23 | 28 | 5 | 25 | 4 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 67 |
| 8 | Will Langhorne | 18 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 7 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 24 | 8 | 12 | 58 |
| 9 | Samer Hindi | 5 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 55 |
| 10 | Tony Renna | 27 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 18 | | | | | 22 | 54 |
| 11 | G. J. Mennen | 2 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 17 | | | 54 |
| 12 | Victor Gonzalez Jr. | 4 | 29 | 6 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 24 | 6 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 51 |
| 13 | Giovanni Gulinelli | | | 5 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 23 | 9 | | | | 46 |
| 14 | Scott Brunk | 10 | 11 | 28 | 9 | 17 | 27 | 24 | 11 | | 9 | 9 | 14 | 38 |
| 15 | Eric Tresslar | 14 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 38 |
| | Mattias Anderson | 16 | 10 | 23 | 12 | 10 | | | | | | | | |
| | Barry Atkins | | | 18 | 22 | 24 | | | | | | | | |
| | Townsend Bell | | | | | | | | | 18 | | | 4 | |
| | Bruno Correia | | | | | | | | | | 28 | 21 | | |
| | Jarrett Boon | 8 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 13 | 27 | 11 | 16 | |
| | Randy Bryan | | | | | | | | 19 | | | | | |
| | Sebastien Carcone | | | 26 | 20 | 22 | | | | | | | | |
| | Jose Antonio Costa | | | | | | | | 7 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 11 | |
| | Patsy DiFilippo | 19 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 20 | | 23 | 23 | 16 | 20 | |
| | Mike Durand | | | | 17 | 20 | 28 | | | | | | | |
| | Sean Patrick Flanery | | | 29 | | | | | 17 | | 18 | | | |
| | Jon Fogarty | | | | | | | | 12 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 7 | |
| | Matt Fowler | 17 | 25 | 16 | 16 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jarle Gasland | 21 | 28 | 21 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 23 | | | | | | |
| | Tim Goetze | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | 17 | |
| | Mark-Paul Gosselaar | | | | | | 22 | 12 | 16 | | | | | |
| | Kip Gulseth | | | | | | | | | 19 | | | | |
| | Andre Hansen | 22 | 20 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Randy Harris | | | | | | | | | | 13 | | | |
| | Ryan Jones | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | |
| | Denis Lay | 20 | 18 | 17 | 19 | | | 22 | | | 20 | | | |
| | Scott Mayer | | | | | | | | | 25 | 25 | | | |
| | John McCaig | 15 | 21 | 14 | 26 | 11 | 18 | 4 | | 20 | 26 | 17 | 25 | |
| | Jamie Menninga | | | | | 16 | | | | 17 | | | 13 | |
| | Jared O'Malley | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | | |
| | Nick O'Sullivan | 13 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jose Luis Di Palma | | | | | | | | 14 | 16 | | | | |
| | Gustavo Pasetto | 12 | 24 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | William Peetz | | | | | | | 21 | 21 | | 19 | | | |
| | Steve Pelke | | | | | | | | | 22 | | | | |
| | Gian-Maria Regazzoni | 11 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Joshua Rehm | | | | | 26 | 19 | | | | | | | |
| | Alfonso Ribeiro | | | | | 18 | 14 | 8 | | | | 19 | | |
| | Steven Rikert | 26 | 6 | 24 | 7 | 9 | 16 | | | | | | | |
| | Matt Robinson | | | | | | | 15 | 9 | 15 | 22 | | | |
| | Memo Rojas | | | | | | | | | | 15 | | | |
| | Nilton Rossoni | | | | | | | | | | | | 26 | |
| | Charlie Schaitberger | | | | | | | 14 | | | | | | |
| | Jeff Shafer | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | |
| | Jeff Simmons | | | 27 | | | 10 | | | | 7 | | | |
| | Craig Sletten | | 26 | | | | | | 27 | 24 | | | | |
| | Bill Tichenor | 24 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 25 | 21 | 9 | 13 | | | 13 | 19 | |
| | Owen Trinkler | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | |
| | Keith Watts | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Charles Willis | 23 | 23 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 11 | | 21 | 21 | 14 | 21 | |