The 1997 Calendar year of the Indy Car season began with a race at Walt Disney World Speedway on January 25th, and ended with a race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on October 11th. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Indy_Racing_League_season
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997_CART_season


Here are the race results:
DATE       League    Location       # of CARS  WINNER

1/25/1997	IRL	Disney	19	Eddie Cheever, Jr.
3/2/1997	CART	Homestead	28	Michael Andretti
3/23/1997	IRL	Phoenix	22	Jim Guthrie
4/6/1997	CART	Queensland	28	Scott Pruett
4/13/1997	CART	Long Beach	27	Alex Zanardi
4/27/1997	CART	Nazareth	26	Paul Tracy
5/11/1997	CART	Jacarepagua	28	Paul Tracy
5/24/1997	CART	Gateway	26	Paul Tracy
5/27/1997	IRL	Indianapolis	35	Arie Luyendyk
6/1/1997	CART	Milwaukee	27	Greg Moore
6/7/1997	IRL	Fort Worth	26	Arie Luyendyk
6/8/1997	CART	Belle Isle	27	Greg Moore
6/22/1997	CART	Portland	28	Mark Blundell
6/29/1997	IRL	Pikes Peak	22	Tony Stewart
7/13/1997	CART	Cleveland	28	Alex Zanardi
7/20/1997	CART	Toronto	28	Mark Blundell
7/26/1997	IRL	Charlotte	23	Buddy Lazier
7/27/1997	CART	Michigan	28	Alex Zanardi
8/10/1997	CART	Mid-Ohio	27	Alex Zanardi
8/17/1997	CART	Elkhart Lake	28	Alex Zanardi
8/17/1997	IRL	Loudon	24	Robbie Buhl
8/31/1997	CART	Vancouver	28	Mauricio Gugelmin
9/7/1997	CART	Laguna Seca	28	Jimmy Vasser
9/28/1997	CART	Fontana	27	Mark Blundell
10/11/1997	IRL	Las Vegas	31	Eliseo Salazar

Final Point standings:
IRL
1. Tony Stewart
2. Davey Hamilton -6


CART
1. Alex Zanardi
2. Gil de Ferran -33


Wins by team:
Chip Ganassi 6 wins (Alex Zanardi #4 Target Reynard/Honda 5 wins, Jimmy Vasser #1 Target Reynard/Honda 1 win.)


Pac-West Racing 4 wins (Mark Blundell #18 Motorola Reynard/Mercedes 3 wins, Mauricio Gugelmin #17 Hollywood Reynard/Mercedes 1 win.)


Team Penske 3 wins (Paul Tracy #3 Marlboro Penske/Mercedes)
Gerry Forsythe 2 wins (Greg Moore #99 Player's Reynard/Mercedes)
Team Menard 2 wins (Tony Stewart #2 Glidden G-Force/Oldsmobile 1 win, Robbie Buhl #3 Quaker State G-Force/Oldsmobile 1 win.)


Team Treadway 2 wins (Arie Luyendyk #5 Wavephore G-Force Oldmobile)
Newman-Haas 1 win (Michael Andretti #6 Kmart/Havoline Swift/Ford)
Pat Patrick 1 win (Scott Pruett #20 Brahma Reynard/Ford)
Eddie Cheever 1 win (#51 First Plus G-Force/Oldsmobile)
Ron Hemelgarn 1 win (Buddy Lazier #91 Delta Faucet Dallara/Oldsmobile)
Team Scandia 1 win (Eliseo Salazar #7 Copec Dallara/Oldsmobile)
Blueprint Racing 1 win (Jim Guthrie #27 Jacuzzi Dallara/Oldsmobile)
A.J. Foyt Enterprises 1 win (Scott Sharp #1 Conseco Lola/Ford)***
Della Penna Motorsports 1 win (Richie Hearn #4 Ralph's Food 4 Less Lola/Ford)***
***Scott Sharp and Richie Hearn won races at the end of the 1996 IRL season, which counted toward the 1997 season.


Races won from the pole:
Paul Tracy Nazareth
Arie Luyendyk Indianapolis
Alex Zanardi Cleveland


Farthest back anybody started and won: Michael Andretti started 14th and won at Homestead
Most cautions in a race: 15 Indianapolis 500
Fewest cautions in a race: Laguna Seca went caution free
Fastest average speed: 167.044 Michigan 500
Slowest average speed: 76.575 Portland
Most lead changes in a race: 17 Indianapolis 500
Fewest lead changes in a race: 2 Laguna Seca
Longest race by time: 3 hours 25 minutes Indianapolis 500
Shortest race by time: 1 hour 33 minutes Walt Disney.