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1997 - Indy Racing League - True Value 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 - True Value 500

Race Name - True Value 500
Date - 6/7/1997
Race Track - Texas Motor Speedway
Number of Starting Cars - 26
Laps Run - 208
Pole Winner / Pole Speed - Tony Stewart / 167.133 mph
Cautions - 8 cautions for 58 laps
Average Race Speed - 133.903 mph
Lead Changes - 9 Leader(s) with 14 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Tony Stewart
Race Number - 6


Finish Start Driver Sponsor (Owner) Chassis Engine Qualify Speed
1 11 Arie Luyendyk Treadway Racing/WavePhore G-Force Oldsmobile 158.791
2 21 Billy Boat Conseco AJ Foyt Racing G-Force Oldsmobile
3 9 Davey Hamilton AJ Foyt/Power Team Racing G-Force Oldsmobile 159.103
4 5 Scott Goodyear Treadway Racing/NORTEL G-Force Oldsmobile 165.293
5 1 Tony Stewart Glidden/Menard/Special G-Force Oldsmobile 167.133
6 7 Eddie Cheever FirstPlus Team Cheever G-Force Oldsmobile 161.606
7 22 Eliseo Salazar Cristal/Copec/Scandia Dallara Oldsmobile
8 6 Greg Ray Thomas Knapp Motorsports Dallara Oldsmobile 162.125
9 17 Vincenzo Sospiri Old Navy Scandia Royal Purple Alta Xcel Dallara Oldsmobile 151.01
10 23 Johnny Unser Jonathan Byrds Cafeteria Bryant Heating Cooling G-Force Infiniti
11 14 Mark Dismore Kelley Racing Bombardier Dallara Oldsmobile 153.856
12 26 Alessandro Zampedri MiJack Scandia Royal Purple Dallara Oldsmobile
13 15 Roberto Guerrero PennzoilPagan Racing Dallara Infiniti Dallara Infiniti 152.873
14 25 Tyce Carlson Klipsch Overhead Door Jacuzzi VLine Earls Dallara Oldsmobile
15 13 Robbie Groff McCormack Motorsports G-Force Oldsmobile 154.652
16 2 Robbie Buhl Menard/Quaker State Special G-Force Oldsmobile 165.946
17 4 Buddy Lazier Delta FaucetMontanaHemelgarn Racing Dallara Oldsmobile 165.318
18 3 Kenny Brack MonsoonGalles Racing G-Force Oldsmobile 165.48
19 10 Buzz Calkins Bradley Motorsports G-Force Oldsmobile 158.792
20 16 Affonso Giaffone General Motors of Brazil/Chitwood/Dallara Dallara Oldsmobile 152.745
21 8 Jim Guthrie Blueprint/Jacuzzi/Armour Golf/Ertl Dallara Oldsmobile 160.997
22 18 Allen May SRS/Young Chevrolet Dallara Oldsmobile 149.586
23 20 Sam Schmidt HOPE Prepaid Fuel Card Dallara Oldsmobile 134.136
24 19 Dr. Jack Miller AMS/Crest Racing Dallara Infiniti 149.147
25 24 Fermin Velez Old Navy Scandia Royal Purple Alta Xcel Dallara Oldsmobile
26 12 Marco Greco Side Play Intl Sport Scandia Alta Xcel Dallara Oldsmobile 158.496