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Indy 500 Performance History from Last Day of Qualifying

18 May 1997


1997 Indianapolis 500
Performance History
Sunday May 18, 1997
(By Today's Best Speed)

                            ------ Today ------- --- Event Combined --  Date
SR Car Driver       C/E/T   Laps Time    Speed   Laps  Time    Speed    Best
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 1 5   Luyendyk,A   G/A/F(Q) 61  41.629  216.195  398  40.854  220.297  5/07
 2 36  Harrington   D/A/F    28  42.044  214.061   28  42.044  214.061  5/18 
 3 97  Ray, Greg    D/A/F(Q) 28  42.068  213.939  231  41.745  215.595  5/11
 4 34T Zampedri, A  D/A/G(Q) 31  42.112  213.716   62  41.979  214.393  5/17
 5 2   Stewart, T   G/A/F(Q) 11  42.173  213.407  173  41.080  219.085  5/10
 6 3   Buhl, R      G/A/F(Q)  9  42.209  213.225  228  41.459  217.082  5/10
 7 1   Hamilton,D   G/A/G(Q) 11  42.268  212.927   11  42.268  212.927  5/18
 8 42  Gordon, R    G/A/G(Q) 22  42.485  211.839  369  41.668  215.993  5/07
 9 72  Bourbonnais  D/A/F(Q) 46  42.526  211.635  242  42.526  211.635  5/18
10 77  Gregoire, S  G/A/G(Q) 32  42.568  211.426  259  41.963  214.475  5/10
11 1   Durant, P    G/A/G(Q) 56  42.651  211.015   56  42.651  211.015  5/18
12 7   Salazar, E   D/A/G(Q) 40  42.713  210.709  173  41.904  214.777  5/10
13 9   Unser, J     D/I/F(B) 27  42.816  210.202   27  42.816  210.202  5/18
14 18  Carlson, T   D/A/G(Q) 14  42.890  209.839  130  42.095  213.802  5/17
15 51T Ward, Jeff   G/A/G    29  43.019  209.210  108  42.245  213.043  5/16
16 51T Cheever Jr,  G/A/G    44  43.023  209.190  101  42.239  213.073  5/17
17 12  Calkins, B   G/A/G(Q) 10  43.513  206.835  489  42.097  213.792  5/07
18 36  Harrington   D/A/F    30  43.790  205.526   95  43.790  205.526  5/18
19 11  Boat, Billy  D/A/G(Q)  7  43.923  204.904  137  41.609  216.299  5/17
20 33  Velez, F     D/A/G(Q) 12  44.046  204.332  179  41.713  215.760  5/09
21 8   Sospiri, V   D/A/G(Q) 12  46.284  194.452  201  41.464  217.056  5/10
22 6   Goodyear, S  G/A/F(Q) 17  63.673  141.347  388  41.438  217.192  5/10
23 16  Schmidt, S   D/A/F(Q)  7  66.051  136.258  275  41.483  216.956  5/10
24 1   Sharp,Scott  G/A/G(Q)  0   0.000    0.000   38  41.398  217.402  5/07
25 28  Dismore, M   D/A/G(Q)  0   0.000    0.000  106  41.406  217.360  5/17
26 91T Lazier, B    D/A/F(Q)  0   0.000    0.000  236  41.467  217.040  5/13
27 51  Cheever Jr,  G/A/G(Q)  0   0.000    0.000  180  41.492  216.909  5/13
28 2T  Stewart, T   G/A/F     0   0.000    0.000  286  41.577  216.466  5/14
29 14  Hamilton, D  G/A/G(Q)  0   0.000    0.000   94  41.588  216.409  5/10
30 27  Guthrie, J   D/A/F(Q)  0   0.000    0.000  159  41.652  216.076  5/07
31 17  Giaffone, A  D/A/G(Q)  0   0.000    0.000  307  41.696  215.848  5/10
32 3T  Buhl, R      G/A/F     0   0.000    0.000  313  41.723  215.708  5/08
33 52  Ward, Jeff   G/A/G(Q)  0   0.000    0.000   88  41.738  215.631  5/10
34 4T  Brack, K     G/A/G     0   0.000    0.000  402  41.846  215.074  5/16
35 44  Kinser, S    D/A/G(Q)  0   0.000    0.000  408  41.922  214.684  5/16
36 1T  Sharp, S     G/A/G     0   0.000    0.000   23  42.027  214.148  5/09
37 91  Lazier, B    D/I/F     0   0.000    0.000   44  42.031  214.128  5/06
38 50  Roe, Billy   D/A/F(Q)  0   0.000    0.000  262  42.178  213.381  5/17
39 22  Greco, M     D/A/G(Q)  0   0.000    0.000   78  42.265  212.942  5/17
40 1   O'Connell,J  G/A/G(Q)  0   0.000    0.000   32  42.269  212.922  5/16
41 4   Brack, Kenny G/A/G(Q)  0   0.000    0.000  247  42.284  212.846  5/10
42 90  St James, L  D/I/F(B)  0   0.000    0.000  207  42.298  212.776  5/13
43 18  Paul, John   D/A/G(Q)  0   0.000    0.000  163  42.342  212.555  5/06
44 14T Hamilton     D/A/G     0   0.000    0.000   11  42.562  211.456  5/15
45 34  Zampedri, A  D/A/G(B)  0   0.000    0.000  128  42.562  211.456  5/10
46 10T Groff, Mike  G/I/F     0   0.000    0.000  209  42.627  211.134  5/16
47 30  Groff, R     G/A/G(Q)  0   0.000    0.000  368  42.719  210.679  5/09
48 21T Guerrero, R  D/I/G     0   0.000    0.000   73  42.721  210.669  5/13
49 21T Guerrero, R  D/I/G     0   0.000    0.000  106  42.722  210.664  5/08
50 10  Groff, M     G/I/F(Q)  0   0.000    0.000  156  42.942  209.585  5/08
51 40  Miller,Jack  D/I/F(Q)  0   0.000    0.000  211  42.960  209.497  5/10
52 54  Vitolo, D    D/I/F(Q)  0   0.000    0.000  172  43.161  208.522  5/17
53 91  Unser, J     D/I/F     0   0.000    0.000   53  43.166  208.497  5/15
54 21  Guerrero, R  D/I/G(Q)  0   0.000    0.000   39  44.044  204.341  5/06
55 1T  Boat, B      G/A/G     0   0.000    0.000   19  44.112  204.026  5/11
56  8  Greco,Marco  D/A/G(Q)  0   0.000    0.000    3  81.786  110.043  5/06
        Total            584               9581

Legend: SR=Speed Rank, C=Chassis, E=Engine, T=Tire, (Q)=Qualified Car
Chassis: D=Dallara, G=G Force
Engine: A=Aurora by Oldsmobile, I=Infiniti Indy V8
Tire: F=Firestone, G=Goodyear

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