Daily Practice Report from the IMS (05/07/97)

7 May 1997

The 1997 Indy 500
81st Running
Daily Practice Report from the IMS                                      
Wednesday May 7, 1997
                 
                                      :------Session-----: :--Event Combined--:   Date
SR Car Driver                C/E/T    Laps    Time   Speed Laps    Time   Speed   Best
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 1  5  Luyendyk, Arie        G/A/F      47  40.854 220.297  111  40.854 220.297  5/07/97
 2  1  Sharp, Scott          G/A/G      17  41.398 217.402   38  41.398 217.402  5/07/97
 3 27  Guthrie, Jim          D/A/F      45  41.652 216.076   51  41.652 216.076  5/07/97
 4 42  Gordon, Robby         G/A/G      25  41.668 215.993   62  41.668 215.993  5/07/97
 5  2  Stewart, Tony         G/A/G      38  41.715 215.750   71  41.715 215.750  5/07/97
 6 33  Velez, Fermin         D/A/G      28  42.022 214.174   75  42.022 214.174  5/07/97
 7  6  Goodyear, Scott       G/A/F      24  42.032 214.123   59  42.032 214.123  5/07/97
 8 12  Calkins, Buzz         G/A/G      53  42.097 213.792   80  42.097 213.792  5/07/97
 9  4  Brack, Kenny          G/A/G      47  42.289 212.821  178  42.289 212.821  5/07/97
10  7  Salazar, Eliseo       D/A/G      21  42.360 212.465   52  42.360 212.465  5/07/97
11 18  Paul, John            D/A/G      57  42.437 212.079  110  42.342 212.555  5/06/97
12  3  Buhl, Robbie          G/A/F      26  42.512 211.705   70  42.087 213.843  5/06/97
13 17  Giaffone, Affonso     D/A/G      37  42.533 211.600  126  42.533 211.600  5/07/97
14  8  Sospiri, Vincenzo     D/A/G      12  42.587 211.332  112  42.460 211.964  5/04/97
15 90  St James, Lyn         D/I/F      33  42.592 211.307   67  42.592 211.307  5/07/97
16 14  Hamilton, Davey       G/A/G       7  42.666 210.941   21  42.666 210.941  5/07/97
17 10  Groff, Mike           G/I/F      27  43.078 208.923   63  43.078 208.923  5/07/97
18 30  Groff, Robbie         G/A/G      40  43.138 208.633  174  43.138 208.633  5/07/97
19 21T Guerrero, Roberto     D/I/G      20  43.336 207.680   20  43.336 207.680  5/07/97
20 16  Schmidt, Sam          D/A/F       7  44.381 202.789   83  43.970 204.685  5/06/97
21 91  Lazier, Buddy         D/I/F       0   0.000   0.000   21  42.031 214.128  5/06/97
22  2T Stewart, Tony         G/A/G       0   0.000   0.000   13  42.172 213.412  5/06/97
23 51T Ward, Jeff            G/A/G       0   0.000   0.000   16  43.736 205.780  5/04/97
24 52  Ward, Jeff            G/A/G       0   0.000   0.000   18  43.835 205.315  5/06/97
25 97  Ray, Greg             D/A/F       0   0.000   0.000   96  43.848 205.255  5/06/97
26 21  Guerrero, Roberto     D/I/G       0   0.000   0.000   39  44.044 204.341  5/06/97
27 34  Zampedri, Alessandro  D/A/G       0   0.000   0.000   15  44.761 201.068  5/06/97
28 40  Miller, Jack          D/I/F       0   0.000   0.000   32  46.333 194.246  5/04/97
29  8  Greco, Marco          D/A/G       0   0.000   0.000    3  81.786 110.043  5/06/97
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       Total Laps:                     611                 1876

   Legend: SR=Speed Rank, C=Chassis, E=Engine, T=Tire
       Chassis: D=Dallara, G=G Force
       Engine: A=Aurora by Oldsmobile, I=Infinity Indy V8
       Tire: F=Firestone, G=Goodyear
   
   Session ended early because of a brief rain.