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{{American Championship Car season
|year               = 1997
|series             = Toyota Atlantic Championship
|series_logo        = 
|series_name        = KOOL Toyota Atlantic Championship
|races              = 12
|start_date         = March 1st
|end_date           = September 6th
|season_champ       = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Alex Barron (racing driver)|Alex Barron]]
|previous           = [[1996 Atlantic Championship|1996]]
|next               = [[1998 Atlantic Championship|1998]]
}}

The '''1997 [[Atlantic Championship|Toyota Atlantic Championship]] season''' was contested over 12 rounds. All teams had to utilize [[Toyota Racing Development|Toyota]] engines. The KOOL Toyota Atlantic Championship Drivers' Champion was [[Alex Barron (racing driver)|Alex Barron]] driving for Lynx Racing. In C2-class 14 different drivers competed, but none of them for the whole season.

==Calendar==

{| border="0" style="border: 1px solid #999; background-color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center"
|-align="center" style="background:#CCCCCC;"
! Race No !! Track !! State !! Date !! Laps !! Distance !! Time !! Speed !! Winner !! Pole Position !! Most Leading Laps !! Fastest Race Lap
|-style="background:#EFEFEF;"
| 1 ||align="left"| [[Homestead-Miami Speedway|Homestead]] ||align="left"| [[Florida]] ||align="left"| March 1, 1997 || 50 || 2.25302=112.651&nbsp;km || 0'49:36.520 || 136.248&nbsp;km/h ||align="left"| [[Anthony Lazzaro (race car driver)|Anthony Lazzaro]] ||align="left"| [[Chuck West]] ||align="left"| [[Case Montgomery]] ||align="left"| [[Bertrand Godin]]
|-
| 2 ||align="left"| [[Long Beach Grand Prix|Long Beach]] ||align="left"| [[California]] ||align="left"| April 2, 1997 || 30 || 2.558787=76.76361&nbsp;km || 1'07:00.264 || 68.739&nbsp;km/h ||align="left"| [[Alexandre Tagliani]] ||align="left"| [[Case Montgomery]] ||align="left"| [[Alexandre Tagliani]] ||align="left"| [[Alexandre Tagliani]]
|-style="background:#EFEFEF;"
| 3 ||align="left"| [[Nazareth Speedway|Nazareth]] ||align="left"| [[Pennsylvania]] ||align="left"| April 26, 1997 || 60 || 1.5223978=91.343868&nbsp;km || 0'42:20.224 || 129.452&nbsp;km/h ||align="left"| [[Alex Barron (driver)|Alex Barron]] ||align="left"| [[Alex Barron (driver)|Alex Barron]] ||align="left"| [[Alex Barron (driver)|Alex Barron]] ||align="left"|?
|-
| 4 ||align="left"| [[Milwaukee Mile|Milwaukee]] ||align="left"| [[Wisconsin]] ||align="left"| May 31, 1997 || 60 || 1.6607976=99.647856&nbsp;km || 0'31:40.276 || 188.779&nbsp;km/h ||align="left"| [[Alex Barron (driver)|Alex Barron]] ||align="left"| [[Alex Barron (driver)|Alex Barron]] ||align="left"| [[Alex Barron (driver)|Alex Barron]] ||align="left"| [[Bertrand Godin]]
|-style="background:#EFEFEF;"
| 5 ||align="left"| [[Circuit Gilles Villeneuve|Montréal]] ||align="left"| {{CAN}} ||align="left"| June 14, 1997 || 27 || 4.4207471=119.3601717&nbsp;km || 0'45:08.587 || 158.642&nbsp;km/h ||align="left"| [[Bertrand Godin]] ||align="left"| [[Bertrand Godin]] ||align="left"| [[Bertrand Godin]] ||align="left"| [[Chuck West]]
|-
| 6 ||align="left"| [[Grand Prix of Cleveland|Cleveland]] ||align="left"| [[Ohio]] ||align="left"| July 13, 1997 || 22 || 3.3891858=74.5620876&nbsp;km || 0'33:40.036 || 132.881&nbsp;km/h ||align="left"| [[Bertrand Godin]] ||align="left"| [[Alexandre Tagliani]] ||align="left"| [[Bertrand Godin]] ||align="left"| [[Tony Ave]]
|-style="background:#EFEFEF;"
| 7 ||align="left"| [[Grand Prix of Toronto|Toronto]] ||align="left"| {{CAN}} ||align="left"| July 19, 1997 || 35 ||  2.7696053=96.9361855&nbsp;km || 0'59:56.560 || 97.029&nbsp;km/h ||align="left"| [[Memo Gidley]] ||align="left"| [[Alex Barron (driver)|Alex Barron]] ||align="left"| [[Alex Barron (driver)|Alex Barron]] ||align="left"| [[Alexandre Tagliani]]
|-
| 8 ||align="left"| [[Circuit Trois-Rivières|Trois-Rivières]] ||align="left"| {{CAN}} ||align="left"| August 3, 1997 || 45 || 2.4477453=110.1485385&nbsp;km || 1'00:27.668 || 109.308&nbsp;km/h ||align="left"| [[Alexandre Tagliani]] ||align="left"| [[Alexandre Tagliani]] ||align="left"| [[Alexandre Tagliani]] ||align="left"| [[Alex Barron (driver)|Alex Barron]]
|-style="background:#EFEFEF;"
| 9 ||align="left"| [[Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course|Lexington]] ||align="left"| [[Ohio]] ||align="left"| August 10, 1997 || 25 || 3.6337994=90.844985&nbsp;km || 0'40:55.747 || 133.174&nbsp;km/h ||align="left"| [[Alex Barron (driver)|Alex Barron]] ||align="left"| [[Jeret Schroeder]] ||align="left"| [[Alex Barron (driver)|Alex Barron]] ||align="left"| [[Alex Barron (driver)|Alex Barron]]
|-
| 10 ||align="left"| [[Road America|Elkhart Lake]] ||align="left"| [[Wisconsin]] ||align="left"| August 17, 1997 || 11 || 6.4372=70.8092&nbsp;km || 0'40:34.741 || 104.698&nbsp;km/h ||align="left"| [[Alex Barron (driver)|Alex Barron]] ||align="left"| [[Chuck West]] ||align="left"| [[Alex Barron (driver)|Alex Barron]] ||align="left"| [[Alex Barron (driver)|Alex Barron]]
|-style="background:#EFEFEF;"
| 11 ||align="left"| [[Molson Indy Vancouver|Vancouver]] ||align="left"| {{CAN}} ||align="left"| September 1, 1997 || 38 ||  2.7406379=104.1442402&nbsp;km || 0'58:24.852 || 106.971&nbsp;km/h ||align="left"| [[Memo Gidley]] ||align="left"| [[Memo Gidley]] ||align="left"| [[Memo Gidley]] ||align="left"| [[Alex Barron (driver)|Alex Barron]]
|-
| 12 ||align="left"| [[Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca|Monterey]] ||align="left"| [[California]] ||align="left"| September 6, 1997 || 28 || 3.6016134=100.8451752&nbsp;km || 0'37:50.484 || 159.897&nbsp;km/h ||align="left"| [[Alex Barron (driver)|Alex Barron]] ||align="left"| [[Alex Barron (driver)|Alex Barron]] ||align="left"| [[Alex Barron (driver)|Alex Barron]] ||align="left"| [[Alex Barron (driver)|Alex Barron]]
|}

Note:

Race 1 held on the road course.

Race 10 stopped earlier due to rain, originally scheduled over 17 laps.

==Final points standings==

===Driver===

====Main championship====
For every race the points were awarded: 20 points to the winner, 16 for runner-up, 14 for third place, 12 for fourth place, 11 for fifth place, winding down to 1 point for 15th place. Lower placed drivers did not award points. Additional points were awarded to the pole winner (1 point) and to the driver leading the most laps (1 point). C2-class drivers were also able to score points in the main class.

{| border="0" style="border: 1px solid #999; background-color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center"
|-align="center" style="background:#CCCCCC;"
! Place !! Name !! Country !! Team !! Chassis !! Total Points !! {{flagicon|USA}} !! {{flagicon|USA}} !! {{flagicon|USA}} !! {{flagicon|USA}} !! {{flagicon|CAN}} !! {{flagicon|USA}} !! {{flagicon|CAN}} !! {{flagicon|CAN}} !! {{flagicon|USA}} !! {{flagicon|USA}} !! {{flagicon|CAN}} !! {{flagicon|USA}}
|-style="background:#EFEFEF;"
| 1 ||align="left"| [[Alex Barron (driver)|Alex Barron]] ||align="left"| {{USA}} ||align="left"| [[Lynx Racing]] ||align="left"| [[Ralt]] || 178 || - || - || 22 || 22 || 16 || 14 || 12 || 14 || 21 || 21 || 14 || 22
|-
| 2 ||align="left"| [[Memo Gidley]] ||align="left"| {{USA}} ||align="left"| [[Lynx Racing]] ||align="left"| [[Ralt]] || 136 || 16 || 9 || - || 14 || 14 || 7 || 20 || 11 || 12 || 11 || 22 || -
|-style="background:#EFEFEF;"
| 3 ||align="left"| [[Alexandre Tagliani]] ||align="left"| {{CAN}} ||align="left"| [[Forsythe Racing]] ||align="left"| [[Ralt]] || 123 || 8 || 21 || 14 || 6 || - || 1 || 16 || 22 || 9 || 10 || 2 || 14
|-
| 4 ||align="left"| [[Bertrand Godin]] ||align="left"| {{CAN}} ||align="left"| [[Forsythe Racing]] ||align="left"| [[Ralt]] || 121 || 11 || - || 6 || 9 || 22 || 21 || 9 || 4 || 16 || 12 || 9 || 2
|-style="background:#EFEFEF;"
| 5 ||align="left"| [[Case Montgomery]] ||align="left"| {{USA}} ||align="left"| [[Dells Racing]] ||align="left"| [[Ralt]] || 100 || 15 || 7 || 16 || - || - || 16 || 14 || 7 || 6 || 7 || 12 || -
|-
| 6 ||align="left"| [[Steve Knapp]] ||align="left"| {{USA}} ||align="left"| [[P-1 Racing]] ||align="left"| [[Ralt]] || 99 || 10 || 11 || 12 || 4 || - || 8 || 5 || 8 || 11 || 14 || 16 || -
|-style="background:#EFEFEF;"
| 7 ||align="left"| [[João Barbosa]] ||align="left"| {{POR}} ||align="left"| [[RDS Motorsport]] ||align="left"| [[Ralt]] || 94 || 12 || 12 || 4 || 3 || - || 9 || 12 || 16 || 10 || 16 || - || -
|-
| 8 ||align="left"| [[Anthony Lazzaro (race car driver)|Anthony Lazzaro]] ||align="left"| {{USA}} ||align="left"| [[Phillips Motorsport]] ||align="left"| [[Ralt]] || 92 || 20 || 16 || - || 10 || 11 || 5 || - || 12 || 8 || - || 10 || -
|-style="background:#EFEFEF;"
| 9 ||align="left"| [[Jeret Schroeder]] ||align="left"| {{USA}} ||align="left"| [[PPI Motorsports]] ||align="left"| [[Ralt]] || 70 || - || - || 8 || 8 || - || 12 || 8 || - || 15 || 8 || - || 11
|-
| 10 ||align="left"| [[Eric Lang (racing driver)|Eric Lang]] ||align="left"| {{USA}} ||align="left"| [[D&L Racing]] ||align="left"| [[Ralt]] || 64 || 7 || 7 || 5 || 5 || 12 || 3 || 3 || 5 || 1 || - || 8 || 8
|-style="background:#EFEFEF;"
| 11 ||align="left"| [[David Pook (racing driver)|David Pook]] ||align="left"| {{USA}} ||align="left"| [[BDJS]] ||align="left"| [[Ralt]] || 59 || - || - || 10 || 16 || 10 || - || 6 || - || - || - || 1 || 16
|-
| 12 ||align="left"| [[Kenny Wilden]] ||align="left"| {{USA}} ||align="left"| [[P-1 Racing]] ||align="left"| [[Ralt]] || 55 || - || - || 2 || - || - || 4 || 7 || 10 || 5 || 6 || 11 || 10
|-style="background:#EFEFEF;"
| 13 ||align="left"| [[Tony Ave]] ||align="left"| {{USA}} ||align="left"| [[Olsson Engineering]] ||align="left"| [[Ralt]] || 53 || 5 || - || 11 || 12 || 5 || 11 || - || - || - || 9 || - || -
|-
| 14 ||align="left"| [[Chuck West]] ||align="left"| {{USA}} ||align="left"| [[World Speed Motorsports]] ||align="left"| [[Ralt]] || 46 || 1 || 10 || - || 11 || - || 10 || - || 6 || - || 1 || - || 7
|-style="background:#EFEFEF;"
| 15 ||align="left"| [[Bill Auberlen]] ||align="left"| {{USA}} ||align="left"| [[BDJS]] ||align="left"| [[Ralt]] || 38 || 9 || 14 || - || - || 4 || - || 11 || - || - || - || - || -
|-
| 16 ||align="left"| [[Cam Binder]] ||align="left"| {{CAN}} ||align="left"| [[Binder Racing]] ||align="left"| [[Ralt]] || 38 || 6 || - || - || - || 6 || 6 || 4 || - || - || - || 7 || 9
|-style="background:#EFEFEF;"
| 17 ||align="left"| [[Michael David (racing driver)|Michael David]] ||align="left"| {{USA}} ||align="left"| [[PDR Enterprises]] ||align="left"| [[Ralt]] || 30 || - || - || 9 || - || - || - || 1 || - || 4 || 4 || - || 12
|-
| 18 ||align="left"| [[Ted Sahley]] ||align="left"| {{USA}} ||align="left"| [[Sahley Racing]] ||align="left"| [[Ralt]] || 23 || - || - || - || - || 8 || 1 || - || - || 7 || 1 || - || 6
|-style="background:#EFEFEF;"
| 19 ||align="left"| [[Robert Sollenskrog]] ||align="left"| {{SWE}} ||align="left"| [[BRS Motorsports]] ||align="left"| [[Ralt]] || 18 || - || - || 7 || 2 || 9 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|-
| 20 ||align="left"| [[Mark Tague]] ||align="left"| {{USA}} ||align="left"| [[World Speed Motorsports]] ||align="left"| [[Ralt]] || 17 || - || - || - || - || 1 || 2 || - || - || 3 || 2 || 4 || 5
|-style="background:#EFEFEF;"
| 21 ||align="left"| [[Joe Sposato]] ||align="left"| {{USA}} ||align="left"| [[Sposato Motor Racing]] ||align="left"| [[Ralt]] || 13 || 2 || 5 || - || - || - || - || - || - || 2 || - || - || 4
|-
| 22 ||align="left"| [[Dave Cutler]] ||align="left"| {{USA}} ||align="left"| [[Dells Racing]] ||align="left"| [[Ralt]] || 13 || 4 || - || 3 || - || 3 || - || - || - || - || - || 3 || -
|-style="background:#EFEFEF;"
| 23 ||align="left"| [[Chris Smith (racing driver)|Chris Smith]] ||align="left"| {{USA}} ||align="left"| [[PPI Motorsports]] ||align="left"| [[Ralt]] || 11 || - || - || - || - || - || - || 2 || 9 || - || - || - || -
|-
| 24 ||align="left"| [[Leo Parente]] ||align="left"| {{USA}} ||align="left"| [[PPI Motorsports]] ||align="left"| [[Ralt]] || 9 || - || - || 1 || 1 || 7 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|-style="background:#EFEFEF;"
| 25 ||align="left"| [[Charles Nearburg]] ||align="left"| {{USA}} ||align="left"| [[Nearburg Racing]] ||align="left"| [[Ralt]] || 8 || - || 8 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|-
| 26 ||align="left"| [[Frank Allers]] ||align="left"| {{CAN}} ||align="left"| [[Johnston Engineering]] ||align="left"| [[Reynard Motorsport|Reynard]] || 8 || 3 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 5 || -
|-style="background:#EFEFEF;"
|  ||align="left"| [[David Rutledge (racing driver)|David Rutledge]] ||align="left"| {{CAN}} ||align="left"| [[Binder Racing]] ||align="left"| [[Ralt]] || 8 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 5 || - || 3
|-
| 28 ||align="left"| [[Stuart Crow]] ||align="left"| {{USA}} ||align="left"| [[BDJS]] ||align="left"| [[Ralt]] || 7 || - || - || - || 7 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|-style="background:#EFEFEF;"
| 29 ||align="left"| [[John Rutherford (racing driver)|John Rutherford]] ||align="left"| {{USA}} ||align="left"| [[Michael Shank Racing|Shank Racing]] ||align="left"| [[Ralt]] || 6 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 6 || -
|-
| 30 ||align="left"| [[Joaqui DeSoto]] ||align="left"| {{USA}} ||align="left"| [[Weld Motorsports]] ||align="left"| [[Reynard Motorsport|Reynard]] || 5 || 3 || - || - || - || - || - || - || 2 || - || - || - || -
|-style="background:#EFEFEF;"
| 31 ||align="left"| [[Peter MacLeod (racing driver)|Peter MacLeod]] ||align="left"| {{USA}} ||align="left"| [[Team Medlin]] ||align="left"| [[Ralt]] || 4 || - || 4 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|-
| 32 ||align="left"| [[Steve Forrer]] ||align="left"| {{USA}} ||align="left"| [[Forrer Racing]] ||align="left"| [[Ralt]] || 4 || 1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 3 || - || -
|-style="background:#EFEFEF;"
| 33 ||align="left"| [[Carol Soucy]] ||align="left"| {{CAN}} ||align="left"| [[Scalzo Racing]] ||align="left"| [[Ralt]] || 3 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 3 || - || - || - || -
|-
| 34 ||align="left"| [[Ian Bland]] ||align="left"| {{AUS}} ||align="left"| [[Kaditcha|Kaditcha Racing]] ||align="left"| [[Ralt]] || 2 || - || 2 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|-style="background:#EFEFEF;"
|  ||align="left"| [[Sergei Szortyka]] ||align="left"| {{USA}} ||align="left"| [[J&J Racing]] ||align="left"| [[Ralt]] || 2 || - || - || - || - || 2 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|-
| 36 ||align="left"| [[Peat Hidalgo]] ||align="left"| {{USA}} ||align="left"| [[Binder Racing]] ||align="left"| [[Ralt]] || 1 || - || 1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|-style="background:#EFEFEF;"
|  ||align="left"| Stéphane Roy ||align="left"| {{CAN}} ||align="left"| [[Cogan Motorsports]] ||align="left"| [[Raven (race car)|Raven]] || 1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 1 || - || - || - || -
|-
| ||align="left"| [[Mattias Andersson (racing driver)|Mattias Andersson]] ||align="left"| {{SWE}} ||align="left"| [[BRS Motorsport]] ||align="left"| [[Ralt]] || 1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 1
|}

====C2-Class championship====

Points system see above. But additional points only awarded for the fastest qualifier. No additional point awarded to the driver leading the most laps.

{| border="0" style="border: 1px solid #999; background-color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center"
|-align="center" style="background:#CCCCCC;"
! Place !! Name !! Country !! Team !! Chassis !! Total Points !! {{flagicon|USA}} !! {{flagicon|USA}} !! {{flagicon|USA}} !! {{flagicon|USA}} !! {{flagicon|CAN}} !! {{flagicon|USA}} !! {{flagicon|CAN}} !! {{flagicon|CAN}} !! {{flagicon|USA}} !! {{flagicon|USA}} !! {{flagicon|CAN}} !! {{flagicon|USA}}
|-style="background:#EFEFEF;"
| 1 ||align="left"| [[Joaquin DeSoto]] ||align="left"| {{USA}} ||align="left"| [[Weld Motorsports]] ||align="left"| [[Reynard Motorsport|Reynard]] || 159 || 21 || - || 15 || 21 || 10 || 21 || 16 || 21 || 17 || 17 || - || -
|-
| 2 ||align="left"| [[James Irwin (driver)|James Irwin]] ||align="left"| {{USA}} ||align="left"| [[Riverside Motorsports]] ||align="left"| [[Reynard Motorsport|Reynard]] || 86 || - || - || - || 16 || 20 || 16 || 20 || - || 14 || - || - || -
|-style="background:#EFEFEF;"
| 3 ||align="left"| Howie Liebengood ||align="left"| {{USA}} ||align="left"|HL Swift Racing ||align="left"| [[Swift Engineering|Swift]] || 81 || - || - || 16 || 14 || - || 11 || - || - || 20 || 20 || - || -
|-
| 4 ||align="left"| [[Frank Allers]] ||align="left"| {{CAN}} ||align="left"| [[Johnston Engineering]] ||align="left"| [[Reynard Motorsport|Reynard]] || 66 || - || 21 || - || - || 12 || - || 12 || - || - || - || 21 || -
|-style="background:#EFEFEF;"
| 5 ||align="left"| [[Jimmy Pugliese]] ||align="left"| {{USA}} ||align="left"| [[Hunter-Smith]]/[[Pugliese Motorsports]] ||align="left"| [[Swift Engineering|Swift]] || 62 || - || - || - || - || 16 || - || 14 || 16 || - || - || 16 || -
|-
| 6 ||align="left"| [[Greg Harrington]] ||align="left"| {{USA}} ||align="left"| [[Harrington Racing]] ||align="left"| [[Swift Engineering|Swift]] || 56 || 12 || - || 20 || - || - || 12 || 12 || - || - || - || - || -
|-style="background:#EFEFEF;"
| 7 ||align="left"| [[Michael Simpson (driver)|Michael Simpson]] ||align="left"| {{USA}} ||align="left"| [[Simpson Motorsports]] ||align="left"| [[Swift Engineering|Swift]] || 47 || - || 12 || - || - || - || 14 || - || - || - || - || - || 21
|-
| 8 ||align="left"| [[Dan Vosloo]] ||align="left"| {{USA}} ||align="left"| [[Danvo Racing]] ||align="left"| [[Reynard Motorsport|Reynard]] || 28 || 14 || 14 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|-style="background:#EFEFEF;"
| ||align="left"| [[Brian Dunkel]] ||align="left"| {{USA}} ||align="left"| [[Marathon Inc.]] ||align="left"| [[Swift Engineering|Swift]] || 28 || - || - || - || - || 14 || - || - || - || - || 14 || - || -
|-
| 10 ||align="left"| [[Marcelo Gaffoglio]] ||align="left"| {{BRA}} ||align="left"| [[TGF Racing]] ||align="left"| [[Reynard Motorsport|Reynard]] || 23 || - || 11 || - || - || 12 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|-style="background:#EFEFEF;"
| 11 ||align="left"| [[Mike Sauce]] ||align="left"| {{USA}} ||align="left"|HL Swift Racing ||align="left"| [[Swift Engineering|Swift]] || 16 || 16 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|-
| ||align="left"| [[Buddy Brundo]] ||align="left"| {{USA}} ||align="left"| [[Hammerhead Racing]] ||align="left"| [[Swift Engineering|Swift]] || 16 || - || 16 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|-style="background:#EFEFEF;"
| 13 ||align="left"| [[Bob McGregor (racing driver)|Bob McGregor]] ||align="left"| {{USA}} ||align="left"| [[McGregor Racing]] ||align="left"| [[Reynard Motorsport|Reynard]] || 14 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 14 || -
|-
| 14 ||align="left"| [[Rick Ferguson]] ||align="left"| {{USA}} ||align="left"| [[Crone Racing]] ||align="left"| [[Swift Engineering|Swift]] || 10 || - || 10 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|}

Note:

No more competitors in C2-class.

==See also==
*[[1997 CART season]]
*[[1997 Indy Lights season]]
*[[1996–1997 Indy Racing League season]]

==External links==
*[http://www.champcarstats.com/atlantic/year/1997.htm ChampCarStats.com]

==References==
* "The Atlantic championship" {{ISBN|2-930120-23-1}}, of John Zimmermann

{{Formula Atlantic years}}

[[Category:1997 in American motorsport|Atlantic]]
[[Category:1997 in CART|Atlantic Season, 1997]]
[[Category:Atlantic Championship seasons]]
[[Category:1997 in formula racing|Atlantic]]