# 1997 U.S. F2000 National Championship

The 1997 U.S. F2000 National Championship was won by Zak Morioka.

## Race calendar and results

| Round | Circuit | Location | Date | Pole Position | Fastest lap | Winner |
| 1 | Walt Disney World Speedway | Bay Lake, Florida | January 24 | Buddy Rice | David Besnard | Urubatan Helou, Jr. |
| 2 | Grand Prix of St. Petersburg | St. Petersburg, Florida | February 23 | Matt Sielsky | Matt Sielsky | Rino Mastronardi |
| 3 | Phoenix International Raceway | Avondale, Arizona | March 23 | Matt Sielsky | Duncan Dayton | Buddy Rice |
| 4 | Phoenix International Raceway | Avondale, Arizona | April 19 | Buddy Rice | Duncan Dayton | Duncan Dayton |
| 5 | Phoenix International Raceway | Avondale, Arizona | April 20 | Duncan Dayton | Buddy Rice | Jeff Shafer |
| 6 | Grand Prize of America Road Course | Savannah, Georgia | May 18 | Jeff Shafer | Luciano Zangirolami | Luciano Zangirolami |
| 7 | Pikes Peak International Raceway | Fountain, Colorado | June 29 | Matt Sielsky | Robby McGehee | Zak Morioka |
| 8 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | Concord, North Carolina | July 25 | Andrea de Lorenzi | Andrea de Lorenzi | Ryan Hampton |
| 9 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | Concord, North Carolina | July 26 | Andrea de Lorenzi | Matt Sielsky | Andrea de Lorenzi |
| 10 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio | August 9 | Matt Sielsky | Zak Morioka | Zak Morioka |
| 11 | Watkins Glen International | Watkins Glen, New York | August 23 | Zak Morioka | David Rutledge | Andrea de Lorenzi |
| 12 | Watkins Glen International | Watkins Glen, New York | August 24 | Zak Morioka | Andrea de Lorenzi | Andrea de Lorenzi |

## Drivers' Championship

| 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| Brown | Withdrawn (Wth) |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) |
| Pos | Driver | WDW | STP | PHO | PIR | PIR | SAV | PPR | CHA | CHA | MDO | WGI | WGI | Points |
| 1 | Zak Morioka | 7 | 8 | 3 | 29 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 3 | DNS | 1 | 4 | 4 | 205 |
| 2 | Matt Sielsky | 12 | 2 | 25 | 23 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 177 |
| 3 | Duncan Dayton | 4 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 36 | 29 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 162 |
| 4 | Buddy Rice | 2 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 33 | 13 | 11 | 37 | 153 |
| 5 | Andy Lally | 24 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 147 |
| 6 | Ryan Hampton | | | 15 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 34 | 28 | 133 |
| 7 | Robby McGehee | 3 | 29 | 4 | 32 | 11 | 32 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 44 | 6 | 8 | 129 |
| 8 | J. Michael Johnson | | 11 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 127 |
| 9 | Luciano Zangirolami | 8 | 30 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 12 | 21 | | | 112 |
| 10 | Seth Taylor | 16 | 32 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 28 | 10 | 26 | 2 | 110 |
| 11 | Jeff Horne | 11 | 28 | 26 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 25 | 23 | 8 | 20 | 106 |
| 12 | Jeff Shafer | | 24 | 36 | 27 | 1 | 35 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 40 | 102 |
| 13 | Augie Pabst III | 21 | 6 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 98 |
| 14 | David Rutledge | 4 | 41 | 30 | 10 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 15 | 42 | 2 | 30 | 97 |
| 15 | Urubatan Helou, Jr. | 1 | 30 | 32 | 2 | 31 | 28 | 5 | 34 | 32 | 12 | 21 | 27 | 89 |
| 16 | Tim Duit | 14 | 10 | 8 | 31 | 15 | 9 | 19 | 32 | 5 | 18 | 10 | 33 | 84 |
| 17 | Ollie Besinger | 15 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 32 | 33 | | 24 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 36 | 64 |
| 18 | Ric Rushton | 10 | 15 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 11 | | | | | 37 | 19 | 53 |
| 19 | David Besnard | 6 | 14 | 35 | 28 | 2 | | | | | | | | 51 |
| 20 | David Webb | | 4 | | | | 19 | | 12 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 29 | 46 |
| 21 | Owen Trinkler | 32 | 19 | | 33 | 13 | 12 | | | | 15 | 30 | 9 | 40 |
| 22 | Sam Hornish Jr. | 27 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 11 | | 11 | | 46 | 31 | 39 | 36 |
| 23 | Mike Williams | | 22 | 29 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 23 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 19 | 15 | 32 |
| 24 | Tom Wood | 23 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 34 | 22 | 22 | 30 | 19 | 39 | 29 | 32 | 30 |
| 24 | Greg LeMond | 20 | 39 | 28 | 22 | 21 | DNS | 17 | 16 | 11 | 40 | 18 | 17 | 30 |
| 26 | Don Burgoon | 19 | 9 | 31 | 30 | Wth | | | 35 | 31 | 24 | 36 | 14 | 27 |
| 27 | Grant Van Schalkwyk | | 33 | | Wth | 16 | 29 | | 14 | 14 | | 24 | 24 | 23 |
| 28 | Joey Scarallo | | | 12 | 11 | 24 | | | | | | | | 20 |
| 29 | Michael Fitzgerald | 18 | DNS | 27 | | | | | | | 43 | 20 | 12 | 15 |
| 30 | Bryan Selby | | | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 14 |
| 31 | Tony Renna | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 |
| 32 | Giuliano Losacco | 33 | 21 | 21 | 21 | Wth | 14 | DNS | | | | | | 11 |
| 32 | James Yott | | 37 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 24 | | | 20 | 40 | 21 | 11 |
| 34 | Jeff Smith | | 18 | 19 | 20 | 27 | | | 25 | 22 | 30 | | | 10 |
| 35 | Cory Witherill | 25 | 27 | | | | | 32 | 18 | 34 | 25 | 22 | 35 | 9 |
| 35 | Jean-Francois Veilleux | 13 | 25 | | | | | | | | | | | 9 |
| 35 | John Miller | 30 | 36 | 20 | 26 | 22 | 21 | | | | 27 | 38 | 38 | 9 |
| 38 | K.W. Scott III | | | | | | | 15 | | | | | | 6 |
| 39 | John Ross | | | | 17 | 30 | | | | | | | | 5 |
| 39 | Scott Dick | | | 22 | | | | 21 | 33 | 23 | 26 | | | 5 |
| 41 | Ken Dromm | 22 | 35 | | | | | | | | | 32 | 22 | 4 |
| 41 | Jonathan Newberg | | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| 41 | Bob Lisey | | | | | | 26 | | | | 32 | 39 | 26 | 4 |
| 41 | Jon Groom | 34 | 26 | | | | | | | | | 35 | 31 | 4 |
| 41 | Joe Foster | | | | | | 17 | | | | | | | 4 |
| 46 | Alejandro Garcia | DNQ | | | | | 24 | | 28 | 29 | | | | 3 |
| 47 | Jerry Petersen | 29 | | | | | 25 | | | | 29 | | | 2 |
| 47 | David Bleke | | | | | | | | 29 | 35 | | | | 2 |
| 47 | Dana LaLiberte | | | | | | | | | | 19 | | | 2 |
| 50 | John McMurray | | 34 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 50 | Ed Dasso | 31 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 50 | Peter Barron | | | | | | | | | | 36 | | | 1 |
| | Jason Bach | | | | | | | | | | 35 | 28 | 25 | |
| | Ennis Bragg | | | | | | | | 26 | 24 | | | | |
| | Jim Bryant | | | | 12 | 25 | | | | | | | | |
| | Jonathan Clues | | | | Wth | 29 | | | | | | | | |
| | Andrea De Lorenzi | | | | | | 34 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| | Mark Dickens | | | | | | | | | | 47 | | | |
| | Richard Fairbanks | | | | | | | | | | DNS | | | |
| | Nick Fanelli | | | | | | 23 | | | | | | | |
| | Jerry Foyt | | | | | | | 14 | 15 | 16 | | | | |
| | Larry Foyt | 36 | 18 | 34 | | | | 28 | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| | Kevin Frisbie | | 23 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | John Fujii | | | | 14 | 18 | | | | | | | | |
| | Divina Galica | 28 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rick Hayward | | | | | | 18 | | | | 48 | | | |
| | Jon Herb | | | | | | | | 31 | DNS | 41 | 27 | 23 | |
| | Bob Hollander | | | | | | | | | | 33 | 16 | 13 | |
| | John Hollansworth Jr. | 17 | | 9 | | | | 25 | | | | | | |
| | Nick Lombardi | | | | | | | 31 | | | | | | |
| | Bob Lutz | | | | | | | | | | 28 | 33 | 16 | |
| | Rino Mastronardi | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Allen May | | | | | | | 8 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | Brian McCarthy | | | | | | | | | | 38 | | | |
| | Juiliano Moro | | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Henry Najem | | 38 | | | | | 33 | | | | | | |
| | Bobby Oergel | | | | | | | | 23 | 17 | | | | |
| | Dean Oppermann | | | | | | | | | | 34 | DNS | DNS | |
| | Billy Puterbaugh, Jr. | | | | | | | 26 | | | | | | |
| | Ken Reinders | | | | | | | | | | DNS | | | |
| | Steve Rikert | | | | | | | | | | 17 | 23 | 11 | |
| | George Scheiderer | | | | | | | | | | 31 | | | |
| | Scott Schubot | | | | | | 16 | | | | | | | |
| | Jeff Simmons | | | | | | | | | | 45 | 5 | 6 | |
| | Lance Spragins | | | 23 | | | | 30 | 38 | DNS | | | | |
| | Joe Tesone | | | | | | | | | | 37 | | | |
| | Michael Varacins | | | | | | 15 | | | | | | | |
| | Larry Vatri | 35 | 31 | | | | | | 27 | 30 | 22 | | | |
| | Vince Vilasi | 26 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jim Withney | | | | Wth | 33 | | | | | | | | |
| | Jason Workman | | | | | | 27 | | | | | | | |
| | Bob Wright | | | | | | | | | | | 25 | 18 | |