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1997 - Indy Racing League - Indianapolis 500 Race Results

The NTT IndyCar Series is the premier North American open wheel racing series. The Indy Racing League (IRL) series was started by Indianapolis Motor Speedway owner Tony George in 1996 as a competitor to the CART Series League. In 2008, the IndyCar Series merged with the Champ Car World Series (formerly CART). The series is now sanctioned by INDYCAR.

 

NTT IndyCar Series Champions

NTT IndyCar Series by Year

1997 - Indy Racing League - Indianapolis 500

Race Name - Indianapolis 500
Date - 5/29/1997
Race Track - Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Number of Starting Cars - 35
Laps Run - 200
Pole Winner / Pole Speed - Arie Luyendyk / 218.263 mph
Cautions - 15 cautions for 61 laps
Average Race Speed - 145.827 mph
Lead Changes - 7 Leader(s) with 17 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Tony Stewart
Race Number - 5


Finish Start Driver Sponsor (Owner) Chassis Engine Qualify Speed
1 1 Arie Luyendyk WavePhore/Sprint PCS/Miller Lite/Provimi G-Force Oldsmobile 218.263
2 5 Scott Goodyear NORTEL/Sprint PCS/Quebecor Printing G-Force Oldsmobile 215.811
3 7 Jeff Ward FirstPlus Team Cheever G-Force Oldsmobile 214.517
4 10 Buddy Lazier Delta FaucetMontanaHemelgarn Racing Dallara Oldsmobile 214.286
5 2 Tony Stewart Glidden/Menard/Special G-Force Oldsmobile 218.021
6 8 Davey Hamilton AJ Foyt/Power Team Racing G-Force Oldsmobile 214.484
7 22 Billy Boat Conseco AJ Foyt Racing Dallara Oldsmobile 215.544
8 4 Robbie Buhl Menard/Quaker State Special G-Force Oldsmobile 216.102
9 21 Robbie Groff Alfa Laval/Team Losi/McCormack Motorsports G-Force Oldsmobile 207.792
10 29 Fermin Velez Old Navy Scandia Royal Purple Alta Xcel Dallara Oldsmobile 206.512
11 16 Buzz Calkins Bradley Motorsports G-Force Oldsmobile 209.564
12 18 Mike Groff Jonathan Byrds Cafeteria Visionaire Bryant G-Force Infiniti 208.537
13 34 Lyn St. James Lifetime TVCinergyDelta FaucetHemelgarn Dallara Infiniti 210.145
14 20 Steve Kinser SRS/One Call/Menards/Quaker State/St Elmos Dallara Oldsmobile 210.793
15 28 Dennis Vitolo Smithkline Beechman/Kroger/Beck Motorsports Dallara Infiniti 207.626
16 27 Marco Greco Side Play Intl Sport Scandia Alta Xcel Dallara Oldsmobile 210.332
17 3 Vincenzo Sospiri Old Navy Scandia Royal Purple Alta Xcel Dallara Oldsmobile 216.882
18 35 Johnny Unser Delta FaucetMontanaCinergyHemelgarn Dallara Infiniti 209.344
19 26 Tyce Carlson Klispch Tnemec Overhead Door Pyle VLine Earls Dallara Oldsmobile 210.852
20 17 Dr. Jack Miller AMS/Crest Racing/Trane/Spot On Dallara Infiniti 209.25
21 33 Paul Durant Conseco AJ Foyt Racing G-Force Oldsmobile 209.149
22 24 Billy Roe Sega/Progressive Elect/Keco/UJT/Eurointl Dallara Oldsmobile 212.752
23 11 Eddie Cheever FirstPlus Team Cheever G-Force Oldsmobile 214.073
24 9 Eliseo Salazar Cristal/Copec/Scandia Dallara Oldsmobile 214.32
25 30 Greg Ray Tobacco Free Kids Dallara Oldsmobile 213.76
26 6 Jim Guthrie Blueprint/Jacuzzi/Armour Golf/Ertl Dallara Oldsmobile 215.207
27 19 Roberto Guerrero PennzoilPagan Racing Dallara Infiniti Dallara Infiniti 207.371
28 25 Mark Dismore Kelley Auto Mechanics Laundry Bombardier Grainger Dallara Oldsmobile 212.423
29 12 Robby Gordon Coors Light G-Force Oldsmobile 213.211
30 32 Claude Bourbonnais Blueprint/Jacuzzi/Armour Golf/Ertl Dallara Oldsmobile 210.523
31 13 Stephan Gregoire Chastain MotorsportsEstridgeMillerEads G-Force Oldsmobile 213.126
32 14 Affonso Giaffone General Motors of Brazil/Chitwood/Dallara Dallara Oldsmobile 212.974
33 15 Kenny Brack MonsoonGalles Racing G-Force Oldsmobile 211.121
34 23 Sam Schmidt Blueprint/HOPE Prepaid Fuel Card Dallara Oldsmobile 215.141
35 31 Alessandro Zampedri MiJack Scandia Royal Purple Dallara Oldsmobile 211.757
127 John Paul, Jr.