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1997 Dixie Crystals Grand Prix Previous race results / Next race results                         Post Firestone / Dayton Indy Lights race number 4 of 13 Sunday, May 18, 1997 at Hutchinson Island Road Race Course, Savannah, GA 50 laps on a 1.964 mile road course (98.200 miles) Time of race: 1:10:53 Average speed: 83.129 mph Pole speed: 109.126 mph Cautions: 4 for 13 laps Margin of victory: .049 sec Attendance: 30000 Lead changes: 0 Glossary    1997 Firestone / Dayton Indy Lights results   /   1997 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Chass./Eng. Laps Status Led Pts 1 1 8   Helio Castroneves Marlboro / Davene / Brahma Lola / Buick 50 running 50 22 2 4 4   Sergio Paese Shopping Construcao Lola / Buick 50 running 0 16 3 10 99   Lee Bentham Player's / Indeck Lola / Buick 50 running 0 14 4 3 31   Luiz Garcia, Jr. PetroBras Lola / Buick 50 running 0 12 5 15 25   Naoki Hattori Kool Lola / Buick 50 running 0 10 6 7 28   Hideki Noda Tenoras / Greddy Lola / Buick 50 running 0 8 7 17 97   Oswaldo Negri, Jr. Angelo Ferro Lola / Buick 50 running 0 6 8 12 2   Airton Dare Banestado / STP Lola / Buick 49 running 0 5 9 5 57   Didier Andre Autosport / Playstation Lola / Buick 49 running 0 4 10 13 36   Fredrik Larsson Stefan Johansson Motorsports Lola / Buick 49 running 0 3 11 16 32   Bob Dorricott, Jr. Heritage Bank Lola / Buick 49 running 0 2 12 9 21   Christophe Tinseau E.S.I. / Mi-Jack / Rose Lola / Buick 49 running 0 1 13 24 10   Casey Mears Penske Auto Centers / Mobil Lola / Buick 49 running 0 0 14 6 33   Dave Empringham Player's / Indeck Lola / Buick 48 crash 0 0 15 8 16   Shigeaki Hattori Epson / Ibarakai Toyopet Lola / Buick 48 crash 0 0 16 14 26   Chris Simmons Kool Lola / Buick 48 running 0 0 17 11 27   Mark Hotchkis Kool Lola / Buick 48 running 0 0 18 25 11   Clint Mears Penske Auto Centers Lola / Buick 47 off course 0 0 19 23 20   John Jones Sega Cinescape Lola / Buick 45 running 0 0 20 20 12   Geoff Boss Cross Pens / Omniglow Corp.   (Team Medlin) Lola / Buick 42 wheel 0 0 21 19 3   Cristiano da Matta Medley Ind. Farmaceuticals   (Brian Stewart) Lola / Buick 16 crash 0 0 22 18 18   Robby Unser Motorola / ADT Automotive Lola / Buick 16 crash 0 0 23 2 7   Tony Kanaan Marlboro / Davene / Brahma Lola / Buick 15 throttle 0 0 24 21 34   Jaques Lazier Arthrite-X / STP Lola / Buick 8 crash 0 0 25 22 77   Rodolfo Lavin Corona / America Batteries Lola / Buick 1 crash 0 0

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car Dave DeSilva 24 DeSilva Gates Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 10 10     11 13 3   #26,34 accident   14 17 4     18 21 4   #3,18 accident   22 22 1     23 25 3   #27 spun   26 47 22     48 50 3   #28 accident     Percent of race run under caution: 26.0%             Average green flag run: 9.3 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Helio Castroneves 1 50 50 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Helio Castroneves 57     2   Chris Simmons 44   -13   3   Cristiano da Matta 36   -21   4   Fredrik Larsson 33   -24   5   Tony Kanaan 28   -29   6   Dave Empringham 27   -30   6   Mark Hotchkis 27   -30   8   Lee Bentham 24   -33   9   Airton Dare 20   -37   10   Sergio Paese 16   -41   11   Robby Unser 14   -43   12   Luiz Garcia, Jr. 12   -45   13   Naoki Hattori 10   -47   14   Didier Andre 9   -48   14   Dave DeSilva 9   -48   16   Hideki Noda 8   -49   17   Clint Mears 7   -50   18   Brian Cunningham 6   -51   18   Oswaldo Negri, Jr. 6   -51   20   Casey Mears 4   -53   20   Shigeaki Hattori 4   -53