Race result: Indy Racing League, Race 8 of season 1997 in Charlotte (oval)

Race result: Indy Racing League 1997
Race 8 in Charlotte (oval) on 27 Jul 1997

Pos	Driver	Points
Grid:
1.	Tony Stewart Team Menard G-Force GF01 - Oldsmobile	2
2.	Arie Luyendyk Treadway Racing G-Force GF01 - Oldsmobile	0
3.	Billy Boat A.J. Foyt Enterprises G-Force GF01 - Oldsmobile	0
4.	Davey Hamilton A.J. Foyt Enterprises G-Force GF01 - Oldsmobile	0
5.	Buddy Lazier Hemelgarn Racing Dallara IR7 - Oldsmobile	0
6.	Jim Guthrie Blueprint Racing Dallara IR7 - Oldsmobile	0
7.	Roberto Guerrero Pagan Racing Dallara IR7 - Oldsmobile	0
8.	Scott Goodyear Treadway Racing G-Force GF01 - Oldsmobile	0
9.	Stephane Gregoire Chastain Motorsports G-Force GF01 - Oldsmobile	0
10.	Mark Dismore Kelley Racing Dallara IR7 - Oldsmobile	0
11.	Marco Greco Galles Racing G-Force GF01 - Oldsmobile	0
12.	Vincenzo Sospiri Dick Simon Racing Dallara IR7 - Oldsmobile	0
13.	Jimmy Kite Dick Simon Racing Dallara IR7 - Oldsmobile	0
14.	Eliseo Salazar Dick Simon Racing Dallara IR7 - Oldsmobile	0
15.	Eddie Cheever Cheever Racing G-Force GF01 - Oldsmobile	0
16.	Affonso Giaffone Chitwood Motorsports Dallara IR7 - Oldsmobile	0
17.	Greg Ray Knapp Motorsports Dallara IR7 - Oldsmobile	0
18.	Kenny Bräck Galles Racing G-Force GF01 - Oldsmobile	0
19.	Jack Miller Sinden Racing Service Dallara IR7 - Infiniti	0
20.	Robbie Groff McCormack Motorsports G-Force GF01 - Oldsmobile	0
21.	John Paul jr. PDM Racing Dallara IR7 - Oldsmobile	0
22.	Mike Groff Byrd Cunningham Racing G-Force GF01 - Infiniti	0
23.	Sam Schmidt LP Racing Dallara IR7 - Oldsmobile	0

Pos	Driver	Points
Finish:
1.	Buddy Lazier Hemelgarn Racing Dallara IR7 - Oldsmobile	35
2.	Billy Boat A.J. Foyt Enterprises G-Force GF01 - Oldsmobile	33
3.	Scott Goodyear Treadway Racing G-Force GF01 - Oldsmobile	32
4.	Affonso Giaffone Chitwood Motorsports Dallara IR7 - Oldsmobile	31
5.	Kenny Bräck Galles Racing G-Force GF01 - Oldsmobile	30
6.	Eddie Cheever Cheever Racing G-Force GF01 - Oldsmobile	29
7.	Tony Stewart + Team Menard G-Force GF01 - Oldsmobile	29
8.	Stephane Gregoire Chastain Motorsports G-Force GF01 - Oldsmobile	27
9.	Marco Greco Galles Racing G-Force GF01 - Oldsmobile	26
10.	Eliseo Salazar Dick Simon Racing Dallara IR7 - Oldsmobile	25
11.	John Paul jr. PDM Racing Dallara IR7 - Oldsmobile	24
12.	Jim Guthrie Blueprint Racing Dallara IR7 - Oldsmobile	23
14.	Mike Groff Byrd Cunningham Racing G-Force GF01 - Infiniti	21
Did not finish, but classified:
13.	Robbie Groff McCormack Motorsports G-Force GF01 - Oldsmobile	22
15.	Jimmy Kite Dick Simon Racing Dallara IR7 - Oldsmobile	20
16.	Davey Hamilton A.J. Foyt Enterprises G-Force GF01 - Oldsmobile	19
17.	Roberto Guerrero Pagan Racing Dallara IR7 - Oldsmobile	18
18.	Sam Schmidt LP Racing Dallara IR7 - Oldsmobile	17
19.	Mark Dismore Kelley Racing Dallara IR7 - Oldsmobile	16
20.	Vincenzo Sospiri Dick Simon Racing Dallara IR7 - Oldsmobile	15
21.	Arie Luyendyk Treadway Racing G-Force GF01 - Oldsmobile	14
22.	Greg Ray Knapp Motorsports Dallara IR7 - Oldsmobile	13
23.	Jack Miller Sinden Racing Service Dallara IR7 - Infiniti	12