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1997 - Indy Racing League - Samsonite 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 - Samsonite 200

Race Name - Samsonite 200
Date - 6/29/1997
Race Track - Pikes Peak International Raceway
Number of Starting Cars - 22
Laps Run - 200
Pole Winner / Pole Speed - Scott Sharp / 176.117 mph
Cautions - 9 cautions for 82 laps
Average Race Speed - 100.128 mph
Lead Changes - 5 Leader(s) with 6 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Tony Stewart
Race Number - 7


Finish Start Driver Sponsor (Owner) Chassis Engine Qualify Speed
1 2 Tony Stewart Glidden/Menard/Special G-Force Oldsmobile 175.021
2 11 Stephan Gregoire EstridgeMoenNutonePorter PaintJack K Elrod G-Force Oldsmobile 171.608
3 4 Davey Hamilton AJ Foyt/Power Team Racing G-Force Oldsmobile 173.879
4 13 Eddie Cheever FirstPlus Team Cheever G-Force Oldsmobile 171.282
5 7 Buzz Calkins Bradley Foodmarts G-Force Oldsmobile 172.496
6 18 Vincenzo Sospiri Old Navy Scandia Royal Purple Alta Xcel Dallara Oldsmobile 169.356
7 3 Scott Goodyear Treadway Racing/NORTEL G-Force Oldsmobile 174.224
8 12 Buddy Lazier Delta FaucetMontanaHemelgarn Racing Dallara Oldsmobile 171.551
9 10 Affonso Giaffone General Motors of Brazil/Chitwood/Dallara Dallara Oldsmobile 171.608
10 16 Robbie Groff Team Losi ServAll Laval McCormack Motorsports G-Force Oldsmobile 170.438
11 21 Mark Dismore Bombardier Business Aircraft Grainger Dallara Oldsmobile 162.602
12 14 Eliseo Salazar CopecCristal Scandia Dallara Oldsmobile 171.282
13 22 Marco Greco Side Play Intl Galles G-Force Oldsmobile
14 6 Kenny Brack MonsoonGalles Racing G-Force Oldsmobile 173.553
15 8 Arie Luyendyk Treadway Racing/WavePhore/Sprint PCS G-Force Oldsmobile 172.364
16 20 Dr. Jack Miller AMS/Crest Racing Dallara Infiniti 165.32
17 17 Greg Ray Thomas Knapp Motorsports Dallara Oldsmobile 169.988
18 5 Roberto Guerrero Pennzoil Racing Dallara Oldsmobile 173.77
19 15 Billy Boat Klipsch Overhead Door VLine Earls Dallara Oldsmobile 171.103
20 9 Jimmy Kite Old Navy Scandia Royal Purple Alta Xcel Dallara Oldsmobile 171.731
21 19 Johnny Unser Jonathan Byrds Cafeteria Bryant Heating Cooling G-Force Infiniti 165.487
22 1 Scott Sharp Conseco/AJ Foyt Racing Dallara Oldsmobile 176.117