Pennzoil Pagan Race Report: Roberto Guerrero at the Indy 500

27 May 1997

Guerrero's Day Ends Early at Indy


   Pennzoil Pagan driver Roberto Guerrero's day ended early at the 
Indianapolis 500 on Tuesday following a chain reaction mishap on lap 
23.

   Guerrero, who was 14th at the time, sustained damage to the nose 
and right front of his Pennzoil Dallara after the incident that also 
involved the machines of Steve Kinser, Eliseo Salazar and Mark 
Dismore.   Guerrero started the race in 19th position and had moved to 
14th prior to the rain delay Monday, which forced the final 185 laps  
to be completed Tuesday.   

   The Pagan Racing team slaved over the car for 75 minutes in an 
attempt to return Guerrero to action.  But after repairs were made and 
he returned to the 2.5 mile oval, they found the car to be damaged 
beyond repair and parked it after one lap.  Guerrero finished his 13th 
trip to Indianapolis in 27th position.

   "I don't really know what happened.  It was just a chain reaction, 
and unfortunately it sidelined us," said Guerrero.  "The team worked 
very hard to try to get the car back out there, but it was too badly 
damaged.  What we need to do now is start focusing on Texas."

   The Pennzoil Pagan team will now travel to Fort Worth, Texas, for 
the True Value 500k on June 7, under the lights at Texas Motor 
Speedway.


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