Indy 500 Provisional Starting Lineup, after Day 3 of Qualifying

17 May 1997

Provisional Starting Lineup
Saturday May 17, 1997

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Pos Car Driver Hometown                                C/E/T  Time      Speed  
        Car Name 
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Row 1
 1   5  Arie Luyendyk Scottsdale, AZ                   G/A/F  2:44.939  218.263
        Treadway Racing Wavephore Miller Lite 
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 2   2  Tony Stewart Indianapolis, IN                  G/A/F  2:45.122  218.021
        Glidden/Menards/Special 
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 3   8  Vincenzo Sospiri Monte Carlo, Monaco           D/A/G  2:46.035  216.822
        Scandia Royal Purple Alta Xcel 
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Row 2
 4   3  Robbie Buhl Grosse Pointe, MI                  G/A/F  2:46.588  216.102
        Quaker State/Special 
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 5   6  Scott Goodyear Toronto, Ontario, Canada        G/A/F  2:46.813  215.811
        Treadway Racing Nortel 
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 6  27  Jim Guthrie Albuquerque, NM                    D/A/F  2:47.281  215.207
        Jacuzzi/Blueprint Racing Dallara 
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Row 3
 7  52  Jeff Ward San Juan Capistrano, CA              G/A/G  2:47.819  214.517
        FirstPlus Team Cheever 
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 8  14  Davey Hamilton Boise, ID                       G/A/G  2:47.845  214.484
        AJ Foyt PowerTeam Racing 
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 9   7  Eliseo Salazar Santiago, Chile                 D/A/G  2:47.973  214.32 
        Copec/Cristal/Scandia 
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Row 4 
10 91T  Buddy Lazier   Vail, CO                        D/A/F  2:48.000  214.286
        Delta Faucet-Montana-Hemelgarn Racing 
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11  51  Eddie Cheever, Jr.  Tampa, FL                  G/A/G  2:48.167  214.073
        FirstPlus Team Cheever  
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12  42  Robby Gordon Cornelius, NC                     G/A/G  2:48.847  213.211
        Coors Light 
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Row 5
13  77  Stephan Gregoire Vittel, France                G/A/G  2:48.914  213.126
        Chastain Motorsports 
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14  17  Affonso Giaffone Sao Paulo, Brazil             D/A/G  2:49.035  212.974
        General Motors of Brazil Chitwood Dallara 
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15   4  Kenny Brack Karlstad, Sweden                   G/A/G  2:50.438  211.221
        Monsoon Galles Racing 
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Row 6
16  90  Lyn St. James Daytona Beach, FL                D/I/F  2:51.310  210.145
        Lifetime-TV-Cinergy 
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17  12  Buzz Calkins Denver, CO                        G/A/G  2:51.785  209.564
        Bradley Food Marts 
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18  40  Dr. Jack Miller Carmel, IN                     D/I/F  2:52.043  209.250
        AMS/Crest Racing 
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Row 7 
19  34  Alessandro Zampedri                            D/A/G  2:52.171  209.094
        Monte Carlo, Monaco Mi-Jack Scandia Royal Purple 
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20  10  Mike Groff                                     G/I/F  2:52.631  208.537
        Pasadena, CA Jonathan Byrd's Cafeteria/Visionaire/Bryant 
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21  21  Roberto Guerrero                               D/I/G  2:53.602  207.371
        San Juan Capistrano,CA Pennzoil-Pagan Racing Dallara Infiniti 
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Row 8                               
22  44  Steve Kinser Bloomington, IN                   D/A/G  2:50.784  210.793
        One Call/Menards/Quaker State 
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23  30  Robbie Groff Atlanta,                          G/A/G  2:53.250  207.792
        GA Alfa-Laval/Team Losi/McCormack Motorsports 
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24  11  Billy Boat Phoenix, AZ                         D/A/G  2:47.019  215.544
        Concesco A.J. Foyt Enterprizes 
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Row 9
25  16  Sam Schmidt Las Vegas,                         D/A/F  2:47.332  215.141
        NV Hope Perpaid Fuel Card 
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26  50  Billy Roe Gilbert, AZ 
        Sega/Progressive Electronics/Eurointernational D/A/F  2:49.211  212.752
 
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27  28  Mark Dismore Greenfield, IN                    D/A/G  2:49.473  212.423
        Kelly Automotive Group 
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Row 10
28  18  Tyce Carlson Indianapolis, IN                  D/A/G  2:50.736  210.852
        Klipsch Tnemac Overhead Door Pyle V-Line Earl's
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29  22  Marco Greco Sao Paulo,                         D/A/G  2:51.166  210.322
        B Side Play Int'l Scandia Alta Xcel
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30  54  Dennis Vitolo Golden Beach, FL                 D/I/F  2:53.389  207.626
        SmithKline Beacham/Kroger/Beck Motorsports Special
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Row 11
31  33  Fermin Velez  Barcelona, Spain                 D/A/G  2:54.324  206.512
        Old Navy Scandia Alta Xcel 
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Legend:
      C=Chassis         E=Engine      T=Tires           
        D=Dallara         A=Aurora      G=Goodyear 
        G=G-Force         I=Infiniti    F=Firestone