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Indy Racing League - 1997 - Race Summary

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.

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1997 - Indy Racing League

A listing of races during the year including the winner, track location and race name. To access specific race information follow the race date link.


Date Winning Driver Race Name Track
1/25/1997 Eddie Cheever Indy 200 Walt Disney World Speedway
10/11/1997 Eliseo Salazar Las Vegas 500K (October) Las Vegas Motor Speedway
3/23/1997 Jim Guthrie Phoenix 200 Phoenix International Raceway
5/29/1997 Arie Luyendyk Indianapolis 500 Indianapolis Motor Speedway
6/29/1997 Tony Stewart Samsonite 200 Pikes Peak International Raceway
6/7/1997 Arie Luyendyk True Value 500 Texas Motor Speedway
7/26/1997 Buddy Lazier Visionaire 500 Charlotte Motor Speedway
8/17/1997 Robbie Buhl Pennzoil 200 New Hampshire International Speedway
8/18/1996 Scott Sharp True Value 200 New Hampshire International Speedway
9/15/1996 Richie Hearn Las Vegas 500K (September 96) Las Vegas Motor Speedway