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1997 - Indy Racing League - Visionaire 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 - Visionaire 500

Race Name - Visionaire 500
Date - 7/26/1997
Race Track - Charlotte Motor Speedway
Number of Starting Cars - 23
Laps Run - 208
Pole Winner / Pole Speed - Tony Stewart / 217.164 mph
Cautions - 4 cautions for 27 laps
Average Race Speed - 162.096 mph
Lead Changes - 6 Leader(s) with 13 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Tony Stewart
Race Number - 8


Finish Start Driver Sponsor (Owner) Chassis Engine Qualify Speed
1 5 Buddy Lazier Delta FaucetCinergyHemelgarn Racing Dallara Oldsmobile 211.948
2 3 Billy Boat Conseco AJ Foyt Racing G-Force Oldsmobile 212.44
3 8 Scott Goodyear Treadway Racing/NORTEL/Quebecor G-Force Oldsmobile 209.408
4 16 Affonso Giaffone General Motors of Brazil/Chitwood/Dallara Dallara Oldsmobile 207.333
5 18 Kenny Brack MonsoonGalles Racing G-Force Oldsmobile 207.198
6 15 Eddie Cheever FirstPlus Team Cheever G-Force Oldsmobile 208.406
7 1 Tony Stewart Glidden/Menard/Special G-Force Oldsmobile 217.164
8 9 Stephan Gregoire Chastain Motorsports G-Force Oldsmobile 209.31
9 11 Marco Greco Monsoon Galles International Racing G-Force Oldsmobile 209.116
10 14 Eliseo Salazar CopecCristal Scandia Dallara Oldsmobile 208.567
11 21 John Paul, Jr. Klipsch Overhead Door Earls Performance VLine Dallara Oldsmobile 203.183
12 6 Jim Guthrie Jacuzzi/Armour Golf/Golf Odyssey/Ertl Dallara Oldsmobile 210.436
13 20 Robbie Groff Team Losi ServAll Laval McCormack Motorsports G-Force Oldsmobile 205.105
14 22 Mike Groff Jonathan Byrds Cafeteria Visionaire Bryant G-Force Oldsmobile 198.624
15 13 Jimmy Kite Old Navy Scandia Royal Purple Alta Xcel Dallara Oldsmobile 208.776
16 4 Davey Hamilton AJ Foyt/Power Team Racing G-Force Oldsmobile 212.398
17 7 Roberto Guerrero PennzoilPagan Racing Dallara Dallara Oldsmobile 210.215
18 23 Sam Schmidt HOPE Prepaid Fuel Card Racing Special Dallara Oldsmobile
19 10 Mark Dismore Bombardier Business Aircraft Grainger Dallara Oldsmobile 209.237
20 12 Vincenzo Sospiri Old Navy Scandia Royal Purple Alta Xcel Dallara Oldsmobile 209.035
21 2 Arie Luyendyk Treadway Racing/WavePhore/Sprint PCS G-Force Oldsmobile 214.524
22 17 Greg Ray Thomas Knapp Motorsports Dallara Oldsmobile 207.262
23 19 Dr. Jack Miller AMS/Crest Racing Dallara Infiniti 206.162