IndyCar (IRL)

Indy Racing League 1997 – Race 5: Indianapolis (oval)

Indianapolis (oval), USA

Race result

Finishers
1. #5 Arie Luyendyk Treadway Racing · G-Force GF01 - Oldsmobile 35
2. #6 Scott Goodyear Treadway Racing · G-Force GF01 - Oldsmobile 33
3. #52 Jeff Ward Cheever Racing · G-Force GF01 - Oldsmobile 32
4. #91 Buddy Lazier Hemelgarn Racing · Dallara IR7 - Oldsmobile 31
5. #2 Tony Stewart + Team Menard · G-Force GF01 - Oldsmobile 31
6. #14 Davey Hamilton A.J. Foyt Enterprises · G-Force GF01 - Oldsmobile 29
7. #11 Billy Boat A.J. Foyt Enterprises · Dallara IR7 - Oldsmobile 28
8. #3 Robbie Buhl Team Menard · G-Force GF01 - Oldsmobile 27
9. #30 Robbie Groff McCormack Motorsports · G-Force GF01 - Oldsmobile 26
10. #33 Fermin Velez Dick Simon Racing · Dallara IR7 - Oldsmobile 25
12. #10 Mike Groff Byrd Cunningham Racing · G-Force GF01 - Infiniti 23
15. #54 Dennis Vitolo Beck Motorsports · Dallara IR7 - Infiniti 20
17. #3/8/22 Vincenzo Sospiri Dick Simon Racing · Dallara IR7 - Oldsmobile 18
Classified, not running at the finish
11. #12 Buzz Calkins Bradley Motorsports · G-Force GF01 - Oldsmobile 24
13. #90 Lyn St.James Hemelgarn Racing · Dallara IR7 - Infiniti 22
14. #44 Steve Kinser Sinden Racing Service · Dallara IR7 - Oldsmobile 21
16. #22 Marco Greco Dick Simon Racing · Dallara IR7 - Oldsmobile 19
18. #9 Johnny Unser Hemelgarn Racing · Dallara IR7 - Infiniti 17
19. #18 Tyce Carlson PDM Racing · Dallara IR7 - Oldsmobile 16
20. #40 Jack Miller Sinden Racing Service · Dallara IR7 - Infiniti 15
21. #1 Paul Durant A.J. Foyt Enterprises · G-Force GF01 - Oldsmobile 14
22. #50 Billy Roe EuroInternational · Dallara IR7 - Oldsmobile 13
23. #51 Eddie Cheever Cheever Racing · G-Force GF01 - Oldsmobile 12
24. #7 Eliseo Salazar Dick Simon Racing · Dallara IR7 - Oldsmobile 11
25. #97/31 Greg Ray Knapp Motorsports · Dallara IR7 - Oldsmobile 10
26. #27 Jim Guthrie Blueprint Racing · Dallara IR7 - Oldsmobile 9
27. #21 Roberto Guerrero Pagan Racing · Dallara IR7 - Infiniti 8
28. #28 Mark Dismore Kelley Racing · Dallara IR7 - Oldsmobile 7
29. #42 Robby Gordon Team SABCO · G-Force GF01 - Oldsmobile 6
30. #72 Claude Bourbonnais Blueprint Racing · Dallara IR7 - Oldsmobile 5
31. #77 Stephane Gregoire Chastain Motorsports · G-Force GF01 - Oldsmobile 4
32. #17 Affonso Giaffone Chitwood Motorsports · Dallara IR7 - Oldsmobile 3
33. #4 Kenny Bräck Galles Racing · G-Force GF01 - Oldsmobile 2
34. #16 Sam Schmidt Blueprint Racing · Dallara IR7 - Oldsmobile 1
35. #34 Alessandro Zampedri Dick Simon Racing · Dallara IR7 - Oldsmobile 1
Did not start
ns #18 John Paul jr. PDM Racing · Dallara IR7 - Oldsmobile
ns #36 Scott Harrington Immke Racing · Dallara IR7 - Oldsmobile

Qualifying

Starting grid
1. #5 Arie Luyendyk Treadway Racing · G-Force GF01 - Oldsmobile 2
2. #2 Tony Stewart Team Menard · G-Force GF01 - Oldsmobile
3. #3/8/22 Vincenzo Sospiri Dick Simon Racing · Dallara IR7 - Oldsmobile
4. #3 Robbie Buhl Team Menard · G-Force GF01 - Oldsmobile
5. #6 Scott Goodyear Treadway Racing · G-Force GF01 - Oldsmobile
6. #27 Jim Guthrie Blueprint Racing · Dallara IR7 - Oldsmobile
7. #52 Jeff Ward Cheever Racing · G-Force GF01 - Oldsmobile
8. #14 Davey Hamilton A.J. Foyt Enterprises · G-Force GF01 - Oldsmobile
9. #7 Eliseo Salazar Dick Simon Racing · Dallara IR7 - Oldsmobile
10. #91 Buddy Lazier Hemelgarn Racing · Dallara IR7 - Oldsmobile
11. #51 Eddie Cheever Cheever Racing · G-Force GF01 - Oldsmobile
12. #42 Robby Gordon Team SABCO · G-Force GF01 - Oldsmobile
13. #77 Stephane Gregoire Chastain Motorsports · G-Force GF01 - Oldsmobile
14. #17 Affonso Giaffone Chitwood Motorsports · Dallara IR7 - Oldsmobile
15. #4 Kenny Bräck Galles Racing · G-Force GF01 - Oldsmobile
16. #12 Buzz Calkins Bradley Motorsports · G-Force GF01 - Oldsmobile
17. #40 Jack Miller Sinden Racing Service · Dallara IR7 - Infiniti
18. #10 Mike Groff Byrd Cunningham Racing · G-Force GF01 - Infiniti
19. #21 Roberto Guerrero Pagan Racing · Dallara IR7 - Infiniti
20. #44 Steve Kinser Sinden Racing Service · Dallara IR7 - Oldsmobile
21. #30 Robbie Groff McCormack Motorsports · G-Force GF01 - Oldsmobile
22. #11 Billy Boat A.J. Foyt Enterprises · Dallara IR7 - Oldsmobile
23. #16 Sam Schmidt Blueprint Racing · Dallara IR7 - Oldsmobile
24. #50 Billy Roe EuroInternational · Dallara IR7 - Oldsmobile
25. #28 Mark Dismore Kelley Racing · Dallara IR7 - Oldsmobile
26. #18 Tyce Carlson PDM Racing · Dallara IR7 - Oldsmobile
27. #22 Marco Greco Dick Simon Racing · Dallara IR7 - Oldsmobile
28. #54 Dennis Vitolo Beck Motorsports · Dallara IR7 - Infiniti
29. #33 Fermin Velez Dick Simon Racing · Dallara IR7 - Oldsmobile
30. #97/31 Greg Ray Knapp Motorsports · Dallara IR7 - Oldsmobile
31. #34 Alessandro Zampedri Dick Simon Racing · Dallara IR7 - Oldsmobile
32. #72 Claude Bourbonnais Blueprint Racing · Dallara IR7 - Oldsmobile
33. #1 Paul Durant A.J. Foyt Enterprises · G-Force GF01 - Oldsmobile
34. #90 Lyn St.James Hemelgarn Racing · Dallara IR7 - Infiniti
35. #9 Johnny Unser Hemelgarn Racing · Dallara IR7 - Infiniti
Did not take part in qualifying
ns #18 John Paul jr. PDM Racing · Dallara IR7 - Oldsmobile
ns #36 Scott Harrington Immke Racing · Dallara IR7 - Oldsmobile
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