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Daily Practice Report from the IMS (05/06/97)

7 May 1997


The 1997 Indy 500
81st Running
Daily Practice Report from the IMS
Tuesday May 6, 1997
                                      

                                      :------Session-----: :--Event Combined--:   Date
 R Car Driver                C/E/T    Laps    Time   Speed Laps    Time   Speed   Best
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 1  5  Luyendyk, Arie        G/A/F      64  41.151 218.707   64  41.151 218.707  5/06/97
 2 42  Gordon, Robby         G/A/G      37  41.750 215.569   37  41.750 215.569  5/06/97
 3  2  Stewart, Tony         G/A/G      33  41.990 214.337   33  41.990 214.337  5/06/97
 4 91  Lazier, Buddy         D/I/F      21  42.031 214.128   21  42.031 214.128  5/06/97
 5  1  Sharp, Scott          G/A/G      21  42.048 214.041   21  42.048 214.041  5/06/97
 6  3  Buhl, Robbie          G/A/F      44  42.087 213.843   44  42.087 213.843  5/06/97
 7  2T Stewart, Tony         G/A/G      13  42.172 213.412   13  42.172 213.412  5/06/97
 8 18  Paul, John            D/A/G      53  42.342 212.555   53  42.342 212.555  5/06/97
 9 12  Calkins, Buzz         G/A/G      27  42.385 212.339   27  42.385 212.339  5/06/97
10  6  Goodyear, Scott       G/A/F      35  42.597 211.282   35  42.597 211.282  5/06/97
11 33  Velez, Fermin         D/A/G      47  42.800 210.280   47  42.800 210.280  5/06/97
12  4  Brack, Kenny          G/A/G      41  42.973 209.434  131  42.973 209.434  5/06/97
13  7  Salazar, Eliseo       D/A/G      31  42.987 209.366   31  42.987 209.366  5/06/97
14  8  Sospiri, Vincenzo     D/A/G      22  43.007 209.268  100  42.460 211.964  5/04/97
15 17  Giaffone, Affonso     D/A/G      89  43.042 209.098   89  43.042 209.098  5/06/97
16 14  Hamilton, Davey       G/A/G      14  43.163 208.512   14  43.163 208.512  5/06/97
17 90  St James, Lyn         D/I/G      34  43.443 207.168   34  43.443 207.168  5/06/97
18 30  Groff, Robby          G/A/G      78  43.471 207.035  134  43.471 207.035  5/06/97
19 10  Groff, Mike           G/I/F      36  43.665 206.115   36  43.665 206.115  5/06/97
20 52  Ward, Jeff            G/A/G      16  43.835 205.315   18  43.835 205.315  5/06/97
21 97  Ray, Greg             D/A/F      84  43.848 205.255   96  43.848 205.255  5/06/97
22 16  Schmidt, Sam          D/A/F      26  43.970 204.685   76  43.970 204.685  5/06/97
23 21  Guerrero, Roberto     D/I/G      39  44.044 204.341   39  44.044 204.341  5/06/97
24 34  Zampedri, Alessandro  D/A/G      15  44.761 201.068   15  44.761 201.068  5/06/97
25 27  Guthrie, Jim          D/A/F       6  47.583 189.143    6  47.583 189.143  5/06/97
26 22  Greco, Marco          D/A/G       3  81.786 110.043    3  81.786 110.043  5/06/97
27 51T Ward, Jeff            G/A/G       0   0.000   0.000   16  43.736 205.780  5/04/97
28 40  Miller, Jack          D/I/F       0   0.000   0.000   32  46.333 194.246  5/04/97
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        Total Laps:                     929                 1265_


Legend:
      C=Chassis         E=Engine      T=Tires           
        D=Dallara         A=Aurora      G=Goodyear 
        G=G-Force         I=Infiniti    F=Firestone
        R=Riley & Scott