CART this Weekend: Beer and Brats at Road America for the Texaco/Havoline 200
14 August 1997
What: Texaco/Havoline 200 Where: Road America Elkhart Lake, Wis When: Friday-Sunday Aug 15-17 Defending champ: Michael Andretti Defending polesitter: Alex Zanardi Track layout: 4-mile permanent road course 14 turns Race Length: 50 laps 200 miles Records: 1995 Villenueve, 1 lap, 142.206 mph; Andretti, race, 126.205 mph Race number 14 of 17 Notes Michael Andretti waited seven years to finally score a victory at RA and he did it in 1996 in his Texaco/Havoline Ford. Time of 1996 race: 1 hour, 56 min Average speed 102.947 Margin of victory: 0.541 secs Caution flags: 5 for 16 laps Lap Leaders: Al Unser, Jr, 25 Christian Fitttipaldi, 15 Alex Zanardi, 9, Michael Andretti, 1
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