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1997 - Indy Racing League - Pennzoil 200 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 - Pennzoil 200

Race Name - Pennzoil 200
Date - 8/17/1997
Race Track - New Hampshire International Speedway
Number of Starting Cars - 24
Laps Run - 200
Pole Winner / Pole Speed - Marco Greco / 160.594 mph
Cautions - 7 cautions for 37 laps
Average Race Speed - 118.829 mph
Lead Changes - 9 Leader(s) with 12 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Eddie Cheever
Race Number - 9


Finish Start Driver Sponsor (Owner) Chassis Engine Qualify Speed
1 7 Robbie Buhl Quaker State/Menards/Special G-Force Oldsmobile 156.728
2 9 Vincenzo Sospiri Old Navy Scandia Royal Purple Alta Xcel Dallara Oldsmobile 155.151
3 8 Arie Luyendyk Treadway Racing/WavePhore/Sprint PCS G-Force Oldsmobile 156.618
4 5 Eliseo Salazar CopecCristal Scandia Dallara Oldsmobile 159.511
5 3 Kenny Brack MonsoonGalles Racing G-Force Oldsmobile 160.296
6 10 Roberto Guerrero PennzoilPagan Racing Dallara Dallara Oldsmobile 155.062
7 11 John Paul, Jr. Klipsch Overhead Door Earls Performance VLine Dallara Oldsmobile 154.496
8 16 Billy Boat Conseco AJ Foyt Racing G-Force Oldsmobile 152.559
9 18 Eddie Cheever FirstPlus Team Cheever G-Force Oldsmobile 151.884
10 19 Robbie Groff Fast Rod/Team Losi/McCormack Motorsports G-Force Oldsmobile 151.775
11 23 Mark Dismore Bombardier Business Aircraft Grainger Dallara Oldsmobile
12 15 Buddy Lazier Delta FaucetCinergyHemelgarn Racing Dallara Oldsmobile 153.723
13 20 Johnny Unser Jonathan Byrds Cafeteria Bryant Heating Cooling G-Force Oldsmobile 151.498
14 14 Tony Stewart Glidden/Menard/Special G-Force Oldsmobile 153.86
15 6 Stephan Gregoire Chastain Motorsports G-Force Oldsmobile 156.947
16 2 Scott Goodyear Treadway Racing/NORTEL/Quebecor G-Force Oldsmobile 160.567
17 12 Davey Hamilton AJ Foyt/Power Team Racing G-Force Oldsmobile 154.377
18 17 Affonso Giaffone General Motors of Brazil/Chitwood/Dallara Dallara Oldsmobile 152.242
19 22 Dr. Jack Miller AMS/Crest Racing Dallara Infiniti
20 1 Marco Greco Monsoon Galles International Racing G-Force Oldsmobile 160.594
21 13 Buzz Calkins Bradley Food Marts G-Force Oldsmobile 153.922
22 24 Sam Schmidt HOPE Prepaid Fuel Card Racing Special Dallara Oldsmobile
23 4 Jimmy Kite Old Navy Scandia Royal Purple Alta Xcel Dallara Oldsmobile 160
24 21 Jim Guthrie Jacuzzi/Armour Golf/Ertl Collectibles Dallara Oldsmobile 145.518