1997 USAC Gold Crown Series (Johnsonverse)

The 1997 USAC Marlboro Gold Crown Series season was the 42nd national championship season of American open wheel racing sanctioned by USAC. The season consisted of 40 races. Tony Stewart was the champion, while Arie Luyendyk won the Indianapolis 500.
This was the final season with title sponsorship from Marlboro, which had sponsored the series in 1971 and again since 1980; after this season, NTT Data became the presenting sponsor, renaming the series to the USAC Gold Crown Series presented by NTT.
1997 is often considered one of the best USAC Gold Crown seasons of all time. From the fierce championship battle between Tony Stewart and Alex Zanardi, to the heated Constructors' Cup battle between General Motors and Mopar, 1997 saw record race attendance and television ratings (the latter came at the detriment of NASCAR, as USAC and NASCAR races were often held at the same time; Johnson sought to mitigate this by having lights installed at every track it owned to allow for night racing, so, for example, a USAC Gold Crown race could be held during the day, and a NASCAR RCA Cup race could be held later that evening; this wasn't a problem with races held outside of North America such as the Japanese states and Australia, as these are shown on tape-delay due to timezone differences). While Stewart won the championship, General Motors won its first Constructors' Cup with 11 wins over Mopar's 8.
==Constructor and engine changes ==
1997 saw the entry of four new chassis constructors: Swift Engineering, G-Force Technologies, and Nissan Motorsports (Nismo), and Mazda. Dallara's factory team was shut down, but the company's presence in USAC greatly expanded due to many teams clamoring for its IR-97 chassis. A. J. Watson and Phil Stacker also found themselves receiving orders for more chassis than in previous years. Both the Dallara and G-Force chassis quickly became very popular, as preseason testing saw them post similar times to Lola, Reynard, Penske, and Mopar's 1997 chassis.
General Motors began expanding its presence in the USAC Gold Crown Series. The Chevrolet engines were rebadged as Ilmor, to avoid confusion regarding their association with GM, who began providing engines in the form of the Oldsmobile Aurora V8, a naturally-aspirated crossplane V8 engine. A few GM engines were badged as Pontiac and Buick, however. Nissan also began providing engines via its Infiniti brand, which was also a naturally-aspirated crossplane V8. Cosworth V8 engines were also rebadged as Ford, with some badged as Mercury and Lincoln. Likewise, some Dodge V10 engines were rebadged as Plymouth.
Following the displacement scandal at the end of 1996, Honda completely shut down its USAC engine program, also abandoning plans for its own chassis (the Honda H097) and factory team (Honda Racing). The ignoble exit of Honda proved to be a windfall for Offenhauser, who offered trade-in deals on the now-banned Honda engines.
The popularity of chassis built by Detroit automakers (General Motors, Ford, and Mopar) sparked some concern that manufacturers such as Lola and Reynard could be pushed out, and the USAC Gold Crown Series could be turned into a glorified NASCAR clone. These fears were alleviated when many teams declared they would stick with non-Detroit manufacturers.
==Drivers and teams==
Team 	Chassis 	Engine 	Tires	No 	Drivers
Target Chip Ganassi 	Mopar M97 	Dodge 	F 	1 	Jimmy Vasser
Target Chip Ganassi 	Mopar M97 	Dodge 	F 	4 	Alex Zanardi
Marlboro Team Penske 	Penske PC-26-97 	Ilmor 	G 	2 	Al Unser Jr.
Marlboro Team Penske 	Penske PC-26-97 	Ilmor 	G 	3 	Paul Tracy
Walker Racing 	Dallara IR-97 	Offenhauser	G 	5 	Gil de Ferran
Newman-Haas Racing 	Swift 007.i 	Pontiac 	G 	6 	Michael Andretti
Newman-Haas Racing 	Swift 007.i 	Pontiac 	G 	11 	Christian Fittipaldi
Team Rahal 	Rahal RH-005 	Offenhauser	G 	7 	Bobby Rahal
Team Rahal 	Rahal RH-005 	Offenhauser	G 	8 	Bryan Herta
Hogan Racing 	Dallara IR-97 	Ilmor 	F 	9 	Dario Franchitti
Bettenhausen Racing 	G-Force GF97 	Ilmor 	G 	16 	Patrick Carpentier
PacWest 	Reynard 97i 	Ilmor 	F 	17 	Maurício Gugelmin
PacWest 	Reynard 97i 	Ilmor 	F 	18 	Mark Blundell
Payton/Coyne Racing 	Coyne DC-12 	Ford 	G 	19 	Michel Jourdain Jr.
Payton/Coyne Racing 	Coyne DC-12 	Ford 	G 	34 	Charlie Nearburg
Patrick Racing 	Prost JS44 	Ford 	F 	20 	Scott Pruett
Patrick Racing 	Prost JS44 	Ford 	F 	40 	Raul Boesel
Della Penna Motorsports 	Lola T97/00 	Ford 	G 	121	Richie Hearn
Arciero-Wells Racing 	Reynard 97i 	Toyota 	F 	24 	Hiro Matsushita
Arciero-Wells Racing 	Reynard 97i 	Toyota 	F 	25 	Max Papis
Team KOOL Green 	Reynard 97i 	Offenhauser	F 	27 	Parker Johnstone
Tasman Motorsports 	Reynard 97i 	Offenhauser	F 	31 	André Ribeiro
Tasman Motorsports 	Reynard 97i 	Offenhauser	F 	32 	Adrian Fernández
All American Racing 	Eagle 97C 	Toyota 	G 	36 	Juan Manuel Fangio II
All American Racing 	Eagle 97C 	Toyota 	G 	98 	P. J. Jones
Project Indy 	Watson 97 	Offenhauser	G 	67 	Johnny Unser
Project Indy 	Watson 97 	Offenhauser	G 	164	Arnd Meier
Davis Racing 	Watson 97 	Ford 	G 	77 	Gualter Salles
Forsythe Racing 	Reynard 97i 	Ilmor 	F 	99 	Greg Moore
ABF Motorsports 	Lola T97/00 	Buick 	G 	196	Dave Steele
A. J. Foyt Enterprises 	Watson 97 	Offenhauser	G 	101	Scott Sharp
A. J. Foyt Enterprises 	Watson 97 	Offenhauser	G 	101	Billy Boat
A. J. Foyt Enterprises 	Watson 97 	Offenhauser	G 	111	Billy Boat
A. J. Foyt Enterprises 	Watson 97 	Offenhauser	G 	114	Davey Hamilton
Sinden Racing Services 	Dallara IR-97 	Oldsmobile 	GF 	140	Dr. Jack Miller
Sinden Racing Services 	Dallara IR-97 	Oldsmobile 	GF 	44 	Steve Kinser
Beck Motorsports 	Mopar M97 	Dodge 	F 	54 	Dennis Vitolo
Blueprint Racing 	Dallara IR-97 	Buick 	F 	116	Johnny Parsons
Blueprint Racing 	Dallara IR-97 	Buick 	F 	127	Jim Guthrie
Blueprint Racing 	Dallara IR-97 	Buick 	F 	72 	Claude Bourbonnais
Bradley Motorsports 	G-Force GF97 	Ford 	F 	12 	Buzz Calkins
Byrd-Cunningham Racing 	G-Force GF97 	Infiniti 	F 	10 	Mike Groff
Chastain Motorsports 	G-Force GF97 	Oldsmobile 	G 	77 	Stéphan Grégoire
Chitwood Motorsports 	Dallara IR-97 	Oldsmobile 	G 	117	Danny Ongais
EuroInternational 	Ferrari I97 	Cosworth 	F 	50 	Billy Roe
Galles Racing 	Galmer 97 	Offenhauser	G 	4 	Kenny Bräck
Galles Racing 	Galmer 97 	Offenhauser	G 	70 	Marco Greco
Hemelgarn Racing 	Tatuus US97 	Infiniti 	F 	109	Brad Murphey
Hemelgarn Racing 	Tatuus US97 	Infiniti 	F 	90 	Lyn St. James
Hemelgarn Racing 	Tatuus US97 	Infiniti 	F 	91 	Buddy Lazier
ISM Racing 	GM 97C 	Pontiac 	G 	35 	Davy Jones
IZ Racing 	GM 97C 	Oldsmobile 	G 	95 	Tyce Carlson
Johansson Motorsports 	Swift 007.i 	Infiniti 	F 	136	Scott Harrington
Knapp Motorsports 	Dallara IR-97 	Oldsmobile 	F 	197	Greg Ray
LP Racing 	Ford F-197 	Ford 	F 	199	Sam Schmidt
McCormack Motorsports 	Ford F-197 	Ford 	G 	130	Jeret Schroeder
Metro Racing Systems 	Riley & Scott Mk V	Oldsmobile 	G 	19 	Stan Wattles
Nienhouse Motorsports 	Riley & Scott Mk V	Ford 	G 	23 	Mike Shank
Pagan Racing 	Stacker 97C 	Oldsmobile 	G 	21 	Roberto Guerrero
PDM Racing 	Watson 97 	Pontiac 	G 	118	John Paul Jr.
PDM Racing 	Watson 97 	Pontiac 	G 	28 	Mark Dismore
Team Cheever 	Stacker 97B 	Ford 	G 	52 	Jeff Ward
Team Cheever 	Stacker 97B 	Ford 	G 	151	Eddie Cheever
Team Menard 	GM 97C 	Pontiac 	F 	14 	Tony Stewart
Team Menard 	GM 97C 	Pontiac 	F 	30 	Robbie Buhl
Team SABCO 	Mopar M97 	Dodge 	G 	42 	Robby Gordon
Team Scandia 	Dallara IR-97 	Ford 	G 	107	Eliseo Salazar
Team Scandia 	Dallara IR-97 	Ford 	G 	108	Vincenzo Sospiri
Team Scandia 	Dallara IR-97 	Ford 	G 	33 	Michele Alboreto
Team Scandia 	Dallara IR-97 	Ford 	G 	134	Alessandro Zampedri
Tempero/Giuffre Racing 	Watson 97 	Offenhauser	G 	15 	Juan Carlos Carbonell
Treadway Racing 	GM 97C 	Ilmor 	F 	105	Arie Luyendyk
Treadway Racing 	GM 97C 	Ilmor 	F 	106	Scott Goodyear
Walker Racing 	Ford F-197 	Cosworth 	G 	150	Robby Gordon
Vollstedt Racing 	Vollstedt 	Oldsmobile 	G 	152	Keith Kauffman
Stacker & Associates 	Stacker 97B 	Buffalo 	F 	56 	Guido Daccò
Stacker & Associates 	Stacker 97B 	Buffalo 	F 	57 	Mike Borkowski
Stacker & Associates 	Stacker 97B 	Buffalo 	F 	58 	Brian Till
Ferrari Racing 	Ferrari I97 	Ferrari 	F 	53 	Christian Danner
Ferrari Racing 	Ferrari I97 	Ferrari 	F 	83 	Fredrik Ekblom
Williams Indy Engineering	Williams IW97 	Ford 	G 	49 	Didier Theys
Williams Indy Engineering	Williams IW97 	Ford 	G 	51 	Mark Hotchkis
McLaren-Moore 	McLaren M43 	Peugeot 	F 	62 	Franck Fréon
McLaren-Moore 	McLaren M43 	Peugeot 	F 	64 	Doug Boyer
Alain Prost Racing 	Prost JS44 	Offenhauser	F 	89 	Teo Fabi
Alain Prost Racing 	Prost JS44 	Offenhauser	F 	96 	Pedro Chaves
Team Tyrrell 	Tyrrell 026I 	Offenhauser	G 	43 	David Kudrave
Team Tyrrell 	Tyrrell 026I 	Offenhauser	G 	45 	Ted Prappas
Minardi Indy 	Minardi I196 	Ford 	G 	65 	Domenico Schiattarella
Minardi Indy 	Minardi I196 	Ford 	G 	66 	Ross Bentley
GM Performance Racing 	GM 96C 	Oldsmobile 	G 	13 	Paul Durant
GM Performance Racing 	GM 96C 	Oldsmobile 	G 	113	Johnny O'Connell
Ford-Roush Racing 	Ford F-197 	Cosworth 	G 	197	Joe Gosek
Ford-Roush Racing 	Ford F-197 	Cosworth 	G 	199	Paul Jasper
Mopar Racing 	Mopar M97 	Dodge 	G 	60 	Jack Hewitt
Mopar Racing 	Mopar M97 	Dodge 	G 	69 	Roberto Moreno
Mopar Racing 	Mopar M97 	Dodge 	G 	80 	Steve Butler
Toyota Gazoo Racing 	Toyota GR97 	Toyota 	G 	63 	Bruce Field
Toyota Gazoo Racing 	Toyota GR97 	Toyota 	G 	154	Nick Firestone
Nismo 	Nissan R97C 	Infiniti 	F 	37 	Jimmy Kite
Nismo 	Nissan R97C 	Infiniti 	F 	38 	Johnny O'Connell
MAZDASPEED 	Mazda RX-97 	Mazda 	G 	39 	Robbie Groff
MAZDASPEED 	Mazda RX-97 	Mazda 	G 	41 	Allen May
Tatuus Racing 	Tatuus US97 	Oldsmobile 	G 	73 	Affonso Giaffone
Tatuus Racing 	Tatuus US97 	Oldsmobile 	G 	177	Fermín Vélez
===Formula One entrants in Indianapolis 500===
Entrant 	Constructor 	Chassis	Engine 	Tyre	No.	Driver
Danka Arrows Yamaha 	Arrows-Yamaha 	A18 	Yamaha OX11C/D V10 	B 	1 	Damon Hill
Danka Arrows Yamaha 	Arrows-Yamaha 	A18 	Yamaha OX11C/D V10 	B 	2 	Pedro Diniz
Rothmans Williams Renault 	Williams-Renault 	FW19 	Renault RS9 V10
Renault RS9B V10	G 	3 	Jacques Villeneuve
Rothmans Williams Renault 	Williams-Renault 	FW19 	Renault RS9 V10
Renault RS9B V10	G 	4 	Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro 	Ferrari 	F310B 	Ferrari 046/2 V10 	G 	5 	Michael Schumacher
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro 	Ferrari 	F310B 	Ferrari 046/2 V10 	G 	6 	Eddie Irvine
Mild Seven Benetton Renault 	Benetton-Renault 	B197 	Renault RS9 V10
Renault RS9B V10	G 	7 	Jean Alesi
Mild Seven Benetton Renault 	Benetton-Renault 	B197 	Renault RS9 V10
Renault RS9B V10	G 	8 	Gerhard Berger
West McLaren Mercedes 	McLaren-Mercedes 	MP4/12 	Mercedes FO110E V10
Mercedes FO110F V10	G 	9 	Mika Häkkinen
West McLaren Mercedes 	McLaren-Mercedes 	MP4/12 	Mercedes FO110E V10
Mercedes FO110F V10	G 	10 	David Coulthard
Benson & Hedges Jordan Peugeot	Jordan-Peugeot 	197 	Peugeot A14 V10 	G 	11 	Ralf Schumacher
Benson & Hedges Jordan Peugeot	Jordan-Peugeot 	197 	Peugeot A14 V10 	G 	12 	Giancarlo Fisichella
Prost Gauloises Blondes 	Prost-Mugen-Honda	JS45 	Mugen-Honda MF-301HB V10	B 	14 	Olivier Panis
Prost Gauloises Blondes 	Prost-Mugen-Honda	JS45 	Mugen-Honda MF-301HB V10	B 	15 	Shinji Nakano
Red Bull Sauber Petronas 	Sauber-Petronas 	C16 	Petronas SPE-01 V10 	G 	16 	Johnny Herbert
PIAA Tyrrell Ford 	Tyrrell-Ford 	025 	Ford ED4 V8
Ford ED5 V8 	G 	18 	Jos Verstappen
PIAA Tyrrell Ford 	Tyrrell-Ford 	025 	Ford ED4 V8
Ford ED5 V8 	G 	19 	Mika Salo
Minardi Team 	Minardi-Hart 	M197 	Hart 830 AV7 V8 	B 	20 	Ukyo Katayama
Minardi Team 	Minardi-Hart 	M197 	Hart 830 AV7 V8 	B 	21 	Jarno Trulli
HSBC Malaysia Stewart Ford 	Stewart-Ford 	SF01 	Ford VJ Zetec-R V10 	B 	22 	Rubens Barrichello
HSBC Malaysia Stewart Ford 	Stewart-Ford 	SF01 	Ford VJ Zetec-R V10 	B 	23 	Jan Magnussen
==Schedule==
No.	Race title 	Track 	Track type 	Date
1 	Indy 200 at Walt Disney World 	Walt Disney World Speedway, Bay Lake, Florida 	Intermediate oval 	January 25
2 	Firestone Indy 500K 	Calder Park Thunderdome, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 	Intermediate oval 	February 9
3 	Gilroy Garlic 500 	San Jose Motorplex, Gilroy, California 	Superspeedway (restricted) 	February 23
4 	Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami Presented by Toyota 	Homestead Motorsports Complex, Homestead, Florida 	Intermediate oval 	March 2
5 	Pennzoil 200 	Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, Virginia 	Short oval 	March 9
6 	Motorola 300 	Gateway International Raceway, Madison, Illinois 	Intermediate oval 	March 16
7 	Phoenix 200 	Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale, Arizona 	One-mile oval 	March 23
8 	Texas Grand Prix 	Texas World Speedway, College Station, Texas 	Superspeedway (unrestricted)	March 30
9 	Sunbelt Indy Carnival 	Surfers Paradise Street Circuit, Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia	Street course 	April 6
10 	Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach 	Streets of Long Beach, California 	Street course 	April 13
11 	Mopar 200 	Ontario Motor Speedway, Ontario, California 	Superspeedway (unrestricted)	April 20
12 	Bosch Spark Plug Grand Prix Presented by Toyota 	Nazareth Speedway, Nazareth, Pennsylvania 	One-mile oval 	April 27
13 	Hollywood Rio 400K 	Autódromo de Jacarepaguá, Rio de Janiero, Brazil 	Intermediate oval 	May 4
14 	Indianapolis 500 	Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, Indiana 	Superspeedway (unrestricted)	May 26-27
15 	Miller 200 	Milwaukee Mile, West Allis, Wisconsin 	One-mile oval 	June 1
16 	True Value 500 	Texas World Speedway, College Station, Texas 	Superspeedway (unrestricted)	June 8
17 	Dallara 200 	Monza Circuit, Monza, Lombardy, Italy 	Superspeedway (restricted) 	June 15
18 	Budweiser/G. I. Joe's 200 Presented by Texaco/Havoline 	Portland International Raceway, Portland, Oregon 	Road course 	June 22
19 	Samsonite 200 	Pikes Peak International Raceway, Fountain, Colorado 	Intermediate oval 	June 29
20 	U.S. 500 	San Jose Motorplex, Gilroy, California 	Superspeedway (restricted) 	July 6
21 	Medic Drug Grand Prix of Cleveland 	Burke Lakefront Airport, Cleveland, Ohio 	Road course 	July 13
22 	Molson Indy Toronto 	Exhibition Place, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 	Street course 	July 20
23 	Michigan 500 	Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, Michigan 	Superspeedway (unrestricted)	July 27
24 	VisionAire 500 	Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina 	Intermediate oval 	August 3
25 	Miller 200 	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio 	Road course 	August 10
26 	True Value 200 	New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, New Hampshire 	Mile-long oval 	August 17
28 	The Chicago Tribune Presents the Texaco/Havoline 200 	Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin 	Road course 	August 24
29 	Molson Indy Vancouver 	Concord Pacific Place, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 	Street course 	August 31
30 	California 500 	Ontario Motor Speedway, Ontario, California 	Superspeedway (unrestricted)	September 7
31 	ITT Automotive Detroit Grand Prix 	The Raceway on Belle Isle Park, Detroit, Michigan 	Street course 	September 14
32 	Toyota Grand Prix of Monterey Featuring the Texaco/Havoline 300	Laguna Seca Raceway, Monterey, California 	Road course 	September 21
33 	Marlboro 500 Presented by Toyota 	California Speedway, Fontana, California 	Superspeedway (unrestricted)	September 28
34 	Coca-Cola 300 	Denver International Speedway, Denver, Colorado 	Superspeedway (restricted) 	October 5
35 	Las Vegas 500K 	Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, Nevada 	Intermediate oval 	October 11
36 	Toyota 200 * 	Suzuka International Raceway, Suzuka, Kansai 	Road course 	October 19
37 	Molson 200 	Fuji Speedway, Fuji, Kanto 	Superspeedway (restricted) 	October 26
38 	Alabama 500K 	Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, Alabama 	Superspeedway (restricted) 	November 2
39 	Lola Cars 200 	Mallory Park, Leicestershire, United Kingdom 	One-mile oval 	November 9
40 	Florida Citrus Growers 500 	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida 	Superspeedway (restricted) 	November 16
** Race cancelled due to a driver boycott in the aftermath of the 1996 Honda turbocharger scandal (Suzuka is owned by Honda)
==Results==
No.	Race title 	Pole position 	Winner 	Team 	Chassis/Engine
1 	Indy 200 at Walt Disney World 	Tony Stewart 	Eddie Cheever 	Team Cheever 	Stacker/Ford
2 	Firestone Indy 500K 	Gil de Ferran 	Tony Stewart 	Team Menard 	GM/Pontiac
3 	Gilroy Garlic 500 	Al Unser Jr. 	Jack Hewitt 	Mopar Racing 	Mopar/Dodge
4 	Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami Presented by Toyota 	Alex Zanardi 	Michael Andretti 	Newman/Haas Racing 	Swift/Pontiac
5 	Pennzoil 200 	Guido Daccò 	Tony Stewart 	Team Menard 	GM/Pontiac
6 	Motorola 300 	Raul Boesel 	Paul Tracy 	Marlboro Team Penske 	Penske/Oldsmobile
7 	Phoenix 200 	Tony Stewart 	Jim Guthrie 	Blueprint Racing 	Dallara/Buick
8 	Texas Grand Prix 	Jack Hewitt 	Alex Zanardi 	Target Chip Ganassi 	Mopar/Dodge
9 	Sunbelt Indy Carnival 	Alex Zanardi 	Scott Pruett 	Patrick Racing 	Prost/Ford
10 	Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach 	Gil de Ferran 	Alex Zanardi 	Target Chip Ganassi 	Mopar/Dodge
11 	Mopar 200 	Guido Daccò 	Keith Kauffman 	Vollstedt Racing 	Vollstedt/Oldsmobile
12 	Bosch Spark Plug Grand Prix Presented by Toyota 	Paul Tracy 	Paul Tracy 	Marlboro Team Penske 	Penske/Oldsmobile
13 	Hollywood Rio 400K 	Maurício Gugelmin 	Paul Tracy 	Marlboro Team Penske 	Penske/Oldsmobile
14 	Indianapolis 500 	Arie Luyendyk 	Arie Luyendyk 	Treadway Racing 	GM/Chevrolet
15 	Miller 200 	Paul Tracy 	Greg Moore 	Forsythe Racing 	Reynard/Oldsmobile
16 	True Value 500 	Tony Stewart 	Arie Luyendyk 	Treadway Racing 	GM/Chevrolet
17 	Dallara 200 	Alex Zanardi 	Tony Stewart 	Team Menard 	GM/Pontiac
18 	Budweiser/G. I. Joe's 200 Presented by Texaco/Havoline 	Scott Pruett 	Mark Blundell 	PacWest 	Reynard/Oldsmobile
19 	Samsonite 200 	Scott Sharp 	Tony Stewart 	Team Menard 	GM/Pontiac
20 	US 500 	Tony Stewart 	Jack Hewitt 	Mopar Racing 	Mopar/Dodge
21 	Medic Drug Grand Prix of Cleveland 	Alex Zanardi 	Alex Zanardi 	Target Chip Ganassi 	Mopar/Dodge
22 	Molson Indy Toronto 	Dario Franchitti 	Mark Blundell 	PacWest 	Reynard/Oldsmobile
23 	Michigan 500 	Scott Pruett 	Tony Stewart 	Team Menard 	GM/Pontiac
24 	VisionAire 500 	Tony Stewart 	Buddy Lazier 	Hemelgarn Racing 	Tatuus/Infiniti
25 	Miller 200 	Bryan Herta 	Alex Zanardi 	Target Chip Ganassi 	Mopar/Dodge
26 	True Value 200 	Marco Greco 	Robbie Buhl 	Team Menard 	GM/Pontiac
28 	The Chicago Tribune Presents the Texaco/Havoline 200 	Maurício Gugelmin 	Tony Stewart 	Team Menard 	GM/Pontiac
29 	Molson Indy Vancouver 	Alex Zanardi 	Maurício Gugelmin 	PacWest 	Reynard/Oldsmobile
30 	California 500 	Mark Dismore 	Dario Franchitti 	Hogan Racing 	Dallara/Oldsmobile
31 	ITT Automotive Detroit Grand Prix 	Gil de Ferran 	Greg Moore 	Forsythe Racing 	Reynard/Oldsmobile
32 	Toyota Grand Prix of Monterey Featuring the Texaco/Havoline 300	Bryan Herta 	Jimmy Vasser 	Target Chip Ganassi 	Mopar/Dodge
33 	Marlboro 500 Presented by Toyota 	Maurício Gugelmin 	Mark Blundell 	PacWest 	Reynard/Oldsmobile
34 	Coca-Cola 300 	Teo Fabi 	Tony Stewart 	Team Menard 	GM/Pontiac
35 	Las Vegas 500K 	Billy Boat 	Eliseo Salazar 	Team Scandia 	Dallara/Ford
36 	Toyota 200 * 	Race cancelled due to driver boycott	Race cancelled due to driver boycott	Race cancelled due to driver boycott	Race cancelled due to driver boycott
37 	Molson 200 	Max Papis 	Bryan Herta 	Team Rahal 	Rahal/Offenhauser
38 	Alabama 500K 	Jimmy Vasser 	Alex Zanardi 	Target Chip Ganassi 	Mopar/Dodge
39 	Lola Cars 200 	Maurício Gugelmin 	Brian Till 	Stacker & Associates 	Stacker/Buffalo
40 	Florida Citrus Growers 500 	Jack Hewitt 	Tony Stewart 	Team Menard 	GM/Pontiac
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