1997 - Scored first CART victory at Vancouver and finished 4th in the PPG Cup standings with 132 points. Earned three pole positions (Rio, Elkhart Lake, Fontana) and posted to a world closed-course speed record of 240.942 mph at California Speedway. Finished second at Long Beach and Elkhart Lake.
 

1st place at Vancouver GP

 

4th place in PPG Cup standings with 132 points
 
GP
RACE

Miami

6th place

Australia

17th place

Long Beach

2nd place

Nazareth

9th place

Brazil

Contact

Madison

6th place

Milwaukee

5th place

Detroit

Fuel

Portland

6th place

Cleveland

15th place

Toronto

6th place

Michigan

6th place

Mid-Ohio

7th place

Elkhart Lake

2nd place

Vancouver

1st place

Laguna Seca

9th place - Contact

Fontana

4th place

 
STATISTICS

Points

132

Races started

17

Season rank

4th place

Best start

1st ( Brazil , Elkhart Lake e Fontana )

Average start position

4,2 (Best of the series)

Best finish

1st ( Vancouver )

Races completed

15 (88,2% of total)

Laps completed

2172 (96,1% of total)

Miles completed

3,785.292 (95.9 % of total)

Laps led

212 (9.4 % of total)