SCHEDULE
The 1997 CART racing schedule with date, event and winner (in parentheses):
* March 2: Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami (Michael Andretti)
* April 6: IndyCarnival (Scott Pruett)
* April 13: Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach (Alex Zanardi)
* April 27: Bosch Spark Plug Grand Prix (Paul Tracy)
* May 11: Rio 400 (Paul Tracy)
* May 24: Motorola 300 (Paul Tracy)
* June 1: Miller 200 (Greg Moore)
* June 8: ITT Automotive Detroit Grand Prix (Greg Moore)
* Sunday: Budweiser-G.I. Joe’s 200, Portland, Ore.
* July 13: Medic Drug Grand Prix, Cleveland
* July 20: Molson Indy Toronto, Toronto
* July 27: U.S. 500, Brooklyn, Mich.
* Aug. 10: Miller 200, Lexington, Ohio
* Aug. 17: Texaco-Havoline 200, Elkhart Lake, Wis.
* Aug. 31: Molson Indy Vancouver, Vancouver, Canada
* Sept. 7: Toyota Grand Prix of Monterey
* Sept. 28: California Speedway, Fontana
STANDINGS
The top 20 drivers and points leaders on the CART PPG Cup standings (through June 8):
POINTS
1. Paul Tracy: 94
2. Michael Andretti: 86
3. Greg Moore: 85
4. Jimmy Vasser: 69
5. Alex Zanardi: 67
6. Scott Pruett: 65
7. Gil De Ferran: 61
8. Mauricio Gugelmin: 47
9. Raul Boesel: 47
10. Al Unser Jr.: 37
11. Bryan Herta: 31
12. Patrick Carpentier: 26
13. Bobby Rahal: 24
14. Parker Johnstone: 22
15. Roberto Moreno: 13
16. Andre Ribeiro: 12
17. Mark Blundell: 11
18. Adrian Fernandez: 9
19. Richie Hearn: 6
20. Dario Franchitti: 5
MANUFACTURER STANDINGS
1. Mercedes-Benz: 154
2. Ford Cosworth: 124
3. Honda: 118
4. Toyota: 3
ROOKIE LEADERS
1. Patrick Carpentier: 26
2. Dario Franchitti: 5
3. Gaulter Salles: 1
POLE LEADERS
1. Paul Tracy: 2
(tie) Gil De Ferran: 2
(tie) Alex Zanardi: 2
4. Raul Boesel: 1
(tie) Mauricio Gugelmin: 1
VICTORIES
(Through June 8)
1. Paul Tracy: 3
2. Greg Moore: 3
3. Michael Andretti: 1
(tie) Alex Zanardi: 1
(tie) Scott Pruett: 1
IROC
STANDINGS
Standings, after two of four races:
1. Mark Martin: 41
2. Al Unser: 36
3. Robbie Gordon: 24
4. Jeff Gordon: 23
5. Dale Earnhardt: 21
6. Jimmy Vasser: 20
(tie) Randy LaJoie: 20
8. Terry Labonte: 18
9. Tom Kendall: 16
10. Dale Jarrett: 13
11. Darrel Waltrip: 10
12. Alex Zanardi: 8
THE LINEUP
* Row 1: Alex Zanardi, CART; Darrell Waltrip, NASCAR Winston Cup.
* Row 2: Dale Jarrett, NASCAR Winston Cup; Tom Kendall, SCCA road racing.
* Row 3: Terry Labonte, NASCAR Winston Cup; Randy LaJoie, NASCAR Busch series.
* Row 4: Jimmy Vasser, CART; Dale Earnhardt, NASCAR Winston Cup.
* Row 5: Jeff Gordon, NASCAR Winston Cup; Robby Gordon, SCORE off-road.
* Row 6: Al Unser Jr., CART; Mark Martin, NASCAR Winston Cup.
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