1997 Marlboro 500

United States 1997 Fontana
Race details
Race 17 of 17 in the 1997 CART season
DateSeptember 28, 1997
Official nameMarlboro 500
LocationCalifornia Speedway
CourseOval
2.029 mi / 3.265 km
Distance250 laps
507.250 mi / 816.340 km
WeatherTemperatures reaching up to 100.4 °F (38.0 °C); wind speeds up to 10.2 miles per hour (16.4 km/h)[1]
Pole position
DriverMaurício Gugelmin (PacWest Racing)
Time30.316
Fastest lap
DriverGreg Moore (Forsythe Racing)
Time30.900 (on lap 83 of 250)
Podium
FirstMark Blundell (PacWest Racing)
SecondJimmy Vasser (Chip Ganassi Racing)
ThirdAdrian Fernández (Tasman Motorsports)

The 1997 Marlboro 500 was the 17th and last round of the 1997 CART season. It happened on September 28, 1997, at the then brand-new California Speedway.

  1. ^ "1997 Marlboro 500 weather information". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved July 13, 2013.

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