Indy 500 Provisional Starting Lineup, after Qualifications
19 May 1997
Provisional Starting Lineup
Sunday May 18, 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
(R) 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
(R) 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 2:47.973 214.320
Copec/Cristal/Scandia
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Row 4
10 91 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-Estridge-Miller-Eads
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14 17 Affonso Giaffone Sao Paulo, Brazil D/A/G 2:49.035 212.974
(R) General Motors of Brazil Chitwood Dallara
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15 4 Kenny Brack Karlstad, Sweden G/A/G 2:50.438 211.221
(R) Monsoon Galles Racing
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Row 6
16 12 Buzz Calkins Denver, CO G/A/G 2:51.785 209.564
Bradley Food Marts
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17 40 Dr. Jack Miller Carmel, IN D/I/F 2:52.043 209.250
(R) AMS/Crest Racing
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18 10 Mike Groff Pasadena, CA G/I/F 2:52.631 208.537
Jonathan Byrd's Cafeteria/Visionaire/Bryant
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Row 7
19 21 Roberto Guerrero San Juan Capistrano, CA D/I/G 2:53.602 207.371
Pennzoil-Pagan Racing Dallara Infiniti
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20 44 Steve Kinser Bloomington, IN D/A/G 2:50.784 210.793
(R) One Call/Menards/Quaker State
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21 30 Robbie Groff Atlanta, G/A/G 2:53.250 207.792
(R) GA Alfa-Laval/Team Losi/McCormack Motorsports
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Row 8
22 11 Billy Boat Phoenix, AZ D/A/G 2:47.019 215.544
(R) Concesco A.J. Foyt Enterprizes
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23 16 Sam Schmidt Las Vegas, D/A/F 2:47.332 215.141
(R) NV Hope Perpaid Fuel Card
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24 50 Billy Roe Gilbert, AZ
(R) Sega/Progressive Electronics/Eurointernational D/A/F 2:49.211 212.752
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Row 9
25 28 Mark Dismore Greenfield, IN D/A/G 2:49.473 212.423
Kelly Automotive Group
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26 18 Tyce Carlson Indianapolis, IN D/A/G 2:50.736 210.852
(R) Klipsch Tnemac Overhead Door Pyle V-Line Earl's
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27 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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Row 10
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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31 33 Fermin Velez Barcelona, Spain D/A/G 2:54.324 206.512
Old Navy Scandia Alta Xcel
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30 97 Greg Ray Plano, TX D/A/F 2:48.413 213.760
(R) Tobacco Free Kids
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Row 11
31 34T Alessandro Zampedri Monte Carlo, Monaco D/A/G 2:50.006 211.757
Mi-Jack Scandia Alta Xcel
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32 72 Claude Bourbonnais Canada D/A/F 2:51.003 210.523
(R) Blueprint/Jacuzzi/Armour Golf/ERTL
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33 1 Paul Durant Manteca, CA G/A/G 2:52.126 209.149
Conseco AJ Foyt Racing
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Row 12
34 90 Lyn St. James Daytona Beach, FL D/I/F 2:51.310 210.145
Lifetime-TV-Cinergy-Delta Faucet-Hemelgarn
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35 9 Johnny Unser Sun Valley, Idaho D/I/F 2:51.966 209.344
Delta Faucet-Montana-Cinergy-Hemelgarn
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1997 35 Car Field Average: 212.286
1996 33 Car Field Average: 227.807
Difference: -15.521
Legend:
C=Chassis E=Engine T=Tires
D=Dallara A=Aurora G=Goodyear
G=G-Force I=Infiniti F=Firestone