| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Race 17 of 17 in the 1997 CART season | |
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| Date | September 28, 1997 |
| Official name | Marlboro 500 Presented By Toyota |
| Location | California Speedway |
| Course | Oval 2.029 mi / 3.265 km |
| Distance | 250 laps 507.250 mi / 816.340 km |
| Weather | Temperatures 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 | |
| Driver | Maurício Gugelmin (PacWest Racing) |
| Time | 30.316 |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver | Greg Moore (Forsythe Racing) |
| Time | 30.900 (on lap 83 of 250) |
| Podium | |
| First | Mark Blundell (PacWest Racing) |
| Second | Jimmy Vasser (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
| Third | Adrian Fernández (Tasman Motorsports) |
The 1997 Marlboro 500 Presented By Toyota was the 17th and last round of the 1997 CART season. It happened on September 28, 1997, at the then brand-new California Speedway.
- ^ "1997 Marlboro 500 weather information". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved July 13, 2013.