Indy 500 Qualification Summary (05/17/97)

18 May 1997


Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Chronological Qualification Summary
Saturday May 17, 1997 

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Time Car Driver                   Car Name 
         Hometown                 C/E/T  
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11:36 11 Billy Boat               A.J. Foyt Enterprizes 
         Phoenix, AZ Concesco     D/A/G 

         Lap 1  41.961     214.485 
         Lap 2  41.609     216.299 
         Lap 3  41.722     215.714 
         Lap 4  41.727     215.688 
         Total  2:47.019   215.544 
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11:43 50 Billy Roe               Sega/Progressive Electronics/Eurointernational
         Gilbert, AZ             D/A/F 

         Lap 1  42.412     212.204 
         Lap 2  42.200     213.270 
         Lap 3  42.421     212.159 
         Lap 4  42.178     213.381 
         Total  2:49.211   212.752 
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11:50 33 Fermin Velez             Old Navy Scandia Alta Xcel
         Barcelona, Spain         D/A/G 

         Lap 1  43.040     209.108 
         Lap 2  43.350     207.612 
         Lap 3  43.917     204.932 
         Lap 4  44.017     204.466 
         Total  2:54.324   206.512 
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11:55 18 Tyce Carlson          Klipsch Tnemac Overhead Door Pyle V-Line Earl's 
         Indianapolis, IN      D/A/G

         Lap 1  42.400     212.264 
         Lap 2  42.517     211.680 
         Lap 3  42.689     210.827 
         Lap 4  43.130     208.671 
         Total  2:50.736   210.852 
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12:02 54 Dennis Vitolo       SmithKline Beacham/Kroger/Beck Motorsports Special
         Golden Beach, FL    D/I/F  


         Lap 1  43.376     207.488 
         Lap 2  43.367     207.531 
         Lap 3  43.340     207.660 
         Lap 4  43.306     207.823 
         Total  2:53.389   207.626 
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12:06 28 Mark Dismore             Kelly Automotive Group 
         Greenfield, IN           D/A/G 

         Lap 1  41.881     214.895 
         Lap 2  42.104     213.756 
         Lap 3  42.477     211.879 
         Lap 4  43.011     209.249 
         Total  2:49.473   212.423 
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12:10 16 Sam Schmidt              Hope Perpaid Fuel Card 
         Las Vegas, NV            D/A/F 

         Lap 1  41.636     216.159 
         Lap 2  41.903     214.782 
         Lap 3  41.968     214.449 
         Lap 4  41.825     215.182 
         Total  2:47.332   215.141 
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12:18 22 Marco Greco              Side Play Int'l Scandia Alta Xcel 
         Sao Paulo, Brazil        D/A/G 

         Lap 1  42.265     212.942 
         Lap 2  42.718     210.684 
         Lap 3  43.036     209.127 
         Lap 4  43.147     208.589 
         Total  2:51.166   210.322 
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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

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