Links for this race (some data may be unavailable):
Race Results	Qualifying Results	Loop Data Stats	Pit Stops
Comments (0)	Video Links (0)	Crew Chiefs	Page Sponsorship ($5)

1997-03

Previous race results / Next race results Previous at this track / Next at this track

Share Tweet

Firestone / Dayton Indy Lights race number 3 of 13
April 27, 1997 at Nazareth Speedway, Nazareth, PA
64 laps on a 1.000 mile paved track (64.0 miles)

Time of race: 0:38:42
Average Speed: 99.225 mph
Pole Speed: 161.103 mph

Cautions: 3 for 26 laps
Margin of Victory: 1.815 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 1

Glossary 1997 Firestone / Dayton Indy Lights results / 1997 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Chassis / Engine	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
1	3	3	Cristiano da Matta	Medley Ind. Farmaceuticals (Brian Stewart)	Lola / Buick	64	20,000	running	18	20
2	1	26	Chris Simmons	Kool	Lola / Buick	64	10,000	running	46	18
3	4	36	Fredrik Larsson	Stefan Johansson Motorsports	Lola / Buick	64	5,000	running	0	14
4	8	8	Helio Castroneves	Marlboro / Davene / Brahma	Lola / Buick	64	4,500	running	0	12
5	10	7	Tony Kanaan	Marlboro / Davene / Brahma	Lola / Buick	64	3,500	running	0	10
6	2	24	Dave DeSilva	DeSilva Gates Construction	Lola / Buick	64	2,800	running	0	8
7	5	11	Clint Mears	Penske Auto Centers	Lola / Buick	64	2,400	running	0	6
8	11	2	Airton Dare	Banestado / STP	Lola / Buick	64	2,200	running	0	5
9	25	33	Dave Empringham	Player's / Indeck	Lola / Buick	64	2,100	running	0	4
10	21	18	Robby Unser	Motorola / ADT Automotive	Lola / Buick	64	2,000	running	0	3
11	14	5	Chris Bingham	Park Place Ltd.	Lola / Buick	64	1,900	running	0	2
12	19	34	Jaques Lazier	Arthrite-X / STP	Lola / Buick	63	1,800	running	0	1
13	24	10	Casey Mears	Penske Auto Centers	Lola / Buick	63		running	0	0
14	15	21	Christophe Tinseau	E.S.I. / Mi-Jack / Rose	Lola / Buick	63		running	0	0
15	18	25	Naoki Hattori	Kool	Lola / Buick	63		running	0	0
16	22	28	Hideki Noda	Tenoras / Greddy	Lola / Buick	63		running	0	0
17	20	12	Geoff Boss	Cross Pens / Omniglow Corp. (Team Medlin)	Lola / Buick	63		running	0	0
19	23	20	John Jones	Sega Cinescape	Lola / Buick	62		running	0	0
20	6	16	Shigeaki Hattori	Epson / Ibarakai Toyopet	Lola / Buick	51		running	0	0
21	16	77	Rodolfo Lavin	Corona / America Batteries	Lola / Buick	9		crash	0	0
22	9	99	Lee Bentham	Player's / Indeck	Lola / Buick	0		crash	0	0
23	12	27	Mark Hotchkis	Kool	Lola / Buick	0		crash	0	0
24	13	31	Luiz Garcia, Jr.	PetroBras	Lola / Buick	0		crash	0	0
25	17	57	Didier Andre	Autosport / Playstation	Lola / Buick	0		crash	0	0

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	5	5	#99,27,31,57 accident
	6	9	4
	10	16	7	#77 accident
	17	50	34
	51	64	14	#16 accident
Percent of race run under caution: 40.6% Average green flag run: 19.0 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Chris Simmons	1	46	46
Cristiano da Matta	47	64	18

We are part of the USA Today Sports Media Group!
Current Racing Series Sprint Cup Nationwide Series Camping World Truck Series Canadian Tire Series K&N Pro Series West K&N Pro Series East Whelen Modified Tour Whelen Southern Modified Tour ARCA Racing Series IZOD IndyCar Series Firestone Indy Lights Series Formula One Series Grand-Am Series CARS Pro Cup Series	Other Results Daytona Qualifiers All Star Races Convertible Division Grand National East Series CART / CCWS NASCAR North Tour USAC Champ Car Series Indianapolis 500 Results IROC Langers Juice S-2 Series Exhibition / Unclassified Races	People Drivers Drivers by State Compare Drivers Driver Rankings Owners Crew Chiefs	Tracks All tracks Active Drivers' Career Stats Sprint Cup Nationwide Series Camping World Truck Series Canadian Tire Series IZOD IndyCar Series ARCA Re/Max Series	Miscellaneous All Races for a Year All Races on a Specific Date Message Board Random Page 'Chase' races Road Course Stats Restrictor Plate Races Links Stats By Car Number