Indy 500 Qualification Summary (05/10/97)

11 May 1997

Indianapolis Motor Speedway   
Chronological Qualification Summary
Saturday May 10, 1997

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Time Car Driver                   Car Name 
         Hometown                 C/E/T 
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11:01 10 Mike Groff               Jonathan Byrd's Cafeteria/Visionaire/Bryant 
         Pasadena, CA             G/I/F
                                   
         Lap 1  43.255     208.068 
         Lap 2  43.120     208.720
         Lap 3  43.182     208.420
         Lap 4  43.074     208.943 
         Total  2:52.631   208.537
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11:08 52 Jeff Ward                FirstPlus Team Cheever 
         San Juan Capistrano, CA  G/A/G  

         Lap 1  41.738     215.631 
         Lap 2  41.897     214.813 
         Lap 3  42.060     213.980 
         Lap 4  42.124     213.655 
         Total  2:47.819   214.517
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11:14 40 Dr. Jack Miller          AMS/Crest Racing
         Carmel, IN               D/I/F 

         Lap 1  43.109     208.773 
         Lap 2  43.000     209.302 
         Lap 3  42.974     209.429 
         Lap 4  42.960     209.497 
         Total  2:52.043   209.250
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11:20 17 Affonso Giaffone         General Motors of Brazil Chitwood Dallara 
         Sao Paulo, Brazil        D/A/G

         Lap 1  41.696     215.848 
         Lap 2  42.300     212.766 
         Lap 3  42.514     211.695 
         Lap 4  42.525     211.640 
         Total  2:49.035   212.974
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11:26  3 Robbie Buhl              Quaker State/Special 
         Grosse Pointe, MI        G/A/F 

         Lap 1  41.768     215.476 
         Lap 2  41.864     214.982 
         Lap 3  41.948     214.551 
                Waved Off 1st Attempt
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11:49  7 Eliseo Salazar           Copec/Cristal/Scandia 
         Santiago, Chile          D/A/G  

         Lap 1  41.972     214.429 
         Lap 2  43.023     209.190 
                Waved Off 1st Attempt
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12:08 90 Lyn St. James            Lifetime-TV-Cinergy 
         Daytona Beach, FL        D/I/F 

         Lap 1  42.858     209.996 
         Lap 2  42.877     209.903 
         Lap 3  42.804     210.261 
         Lap 4  42.771     210.423 
         Total  2:51.310   210.145
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12:17 30 Robbie Groff             Alfa-Laval/Team Losi/McCormack Motorsports 
         Atlanta, GA              G/A/G 

         Lap 1  43.226     208.208 
                Waved Off 1st Attempt
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3:20   5 Arie Luyendyk            Treadway Racing Wavephore Miller Lite 
         Scottsdale, AZ           G/A/F 

         Lap 1  41.160     218.659 
         Lap 2  41.264     218.108 
         Lap 3  41.250     218.182 
         Lap 4  41.265     218.103 
         Total  2:44.939   218.263
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3:41   4 Kenny Brack              Monsoon Galles Racing 
         Karlstad, Sweden         G/A/G 

         Lap 1  42.552     211.506 
         Lap 2  42.375     212.389 
         Lap 3  42.456     211.984 
         Lap 4  43.055     209.035 
         Total  2:50.438   211.221
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3:51  27 Jim Guthrie              Jacuzzi/Blueprint Racing Dallara 
         Albuquerque, NM          D/A/F 

         Lap 1  41.984     214.367 
         Lap 2  41.772     215.455 
         Lap 3  41.829     215.162 
         Lap 4  41.696     215.848 
         Total  2:47.281   215.207
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3:57  14 Davey Hamilton           AJ Foyt PowerTeam Racing 
         Boise, ID                G/A/G 

         Lap 1  41.620     216.242 
         Lap 2  41.818     215.218 
         Lap 3  42.257     212.982 
         Lap 4  42.150     213.523 
         Total  2:47.845   214.484
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4:05  33 Fermin Velez             Old Navy Scandia Royal Purple Alta Xcel 
         Barcelona, Spain         D/A/G 

         Lap 1  142.710    210.723 
                Shut Off 1st Attempt
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4:17   6 Scott Goodyear           Treadway Racing Nortel 
         Toronto, Ontario, Canada G/A/F 

         Lap 1  41.821     215.203 
         Lap 2  41.455     217.103 
         Lap 3  41.638     216.149 
         Lap 4  41.899     214.802 
         Total  2:46.813   215.811
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4:22   8 Vincenzo Sospiri         Scandia Royal Purple Alta Xcel 
         Monte Carlo, Monaco      D/A/G 

         Lap 1  41.525     216.737 
         Lap 2  41.464     217.056 
         Lap 3  41.450     216.659 
         Lap 4  41.506     216.836 
         Total  2:46.035   216.822
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4:28   2 Tony Stewart             Glidden/Menards/Special
         Indianapolis, IN         G/A/F 

         Lap 1  41.287     217.986 
         Lap 2  41.318     217.823 
         Lap 3  41.263     218.113 
         Lap 4  41.254     218.161 
         Total  2:45.122   218.021
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4:40  34 Alessandro Zampedri      Mi-Jack Scandia Royal Purple 
         Monte Carlo, Monaco      D/A/G 

         Lap 1  43.529     206.759 
         Lap 2  44.127     203.957 
                Waved Off 1st Attempt
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4:46   7 Eliseo Salazar           Copec/Cristal/Scandia 
         Santiago, Chile          D/A/G 

         Lap 1  41.904     214.777 
         Lap 2  41.912     214.736 
         Lap 3  42.013     214.219 
         Lap 4  42.144     213.554 
         Total  2:47.973   214.320
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4:55   3 Robbie Buhl              Quaker State/Special 
         Grosse Pointe, MI        G/A/F 

         Lap 1  41.459     217.082 
                Shut Down 2nd Attempt
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5:01  12 Buzz Calkins             Bradley Food Marts 
         Denver, CO               G/A/G

         Lap 1  42.929     209.648 
         Lap 2  42.936     209.614 
         Lap 3  43.188     208.391 
                Waved Off
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5:07  77 Stephan Gregoire         Chastain Motorsports 
         Vittel, France           G/A/G 

         Lap 1  41.963     214.475 
         Lap 2  42.146     213.543 
         Lap 3  42.330     213.615 
         Lap 4  42.475     211.889 
         Total  2:48.914   213.126
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5:12  51 Eddie Cheever, Jr.       FirstPlus Team Cheever 
         Tampa, FL                G/A/G 

         Lap 1  41.966     214.459 
         Lap 2  41.896     214.818 
         Lap 3  42.102     213.767 
         Lap 4  42.203     213.255 
         Total  2:48.167   214.073
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5:28  42 Robby Gordon             NC Coors Light 
         Cornelius,               G/A/G 

         Lap 1  42.140     213.574 
         Lap 2  42.210     213.220 
         Lap 3  42.211     213.215 
         Lap 4  42.286     213.836 
         Total  2:48.847   213.211
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5:37  34 Alessandro Zampedri      Mi-Jack Scandia Royal Purple 
         Monte Carlo, Monaco      D/A/G 

         Lap 1  42.592     211.307 
         Lap 2  42.979     209.405 
         Lap 3  43.106     208.788 
         Lap 4  43.494     206.925 
         Total  2:52.171   209.094
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5:43  12 Buzz Calkins             Bradley Food Marts 
         Denver, CO               G/A/G 

         Lap 1  42.890     209.839 
         Lap 2  42.918     209.702 
         Lap 3  43.012     209.244 
         Lap 4  42.965     209.473 
         Total  2:51.785   209.564
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5:50   3 Robbie Buhl              Quaker State/Special
         Grosse Pointe, MI        G/A/F 

         Lap 1  41.745     215.595 
         Lap 2  41.633     216.175 
         Lap 3  41.616     216.263 
         Lap 4  41.594     216.377 
         Total  2:46.588   216.102
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5:54 91T Buddy Lazier             Delta Faucet-Montana-Hemelgarn Racing
         Vail, CO                 D/A/F 

         Lap 1  41.792     215.352 
         Lap 2  41.894     214.828 
         Lap 3  41.955     214.516 
         Lap 4  42.359     212.470 
         Total  2:48.000   214.286
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5:59  21 Roberto Guerrero         Pennzoil-Pagan Racing Dallara Infiniti 
         San Juan Capistrano, CA  D/I/G

         Lap 1  43.175     208.454 
         Lap 2  43.211     208.280 
         Lap 3  43.383     207.455 
         Lap 4  43.833     205.325 
         Total  2:53.602   207.371
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Legend: C=Chassis
          D=Dallara, G=G Force
        E=Engine
          A=Aurora by Oldsmobile, I=Infiniti Indy V8
        T=Tire
          F=Firestone, G=Goodyear