Indy 500 Awards
30 May 1997
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FP SP CAR DRIVER PRIZE PARADE PRIZES AWARDS TOTAL WINNINGS
CAR NAME C/E/T SPEED LAPS REASONS PTS
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1 1 5WF Arie Luyendyk $869,900 $300 $27,450 $670,500 $1,568,150
Wavephore/Sprint PCS/Miller Lite/Provimi G/A/F 218.263 200 145.827 37
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2 5 6 F Scott Goodyear 447,700 300 900 64,400 513,300
Nortel/Sprint PCS/Quebecor Printing G/A/F 215.811 200 145.820 33
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3 7 52 R Jeff Ward 294,700 300 $22,050 97,200 414,250
FirstPlus Team Cheever G/A/G 214.517 200 145.779 32
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4 10 91WF Buddy Lazier 228,700 300 3,150 47,100 279,250
Delta Faucet-Montana-Hemelgarn Racing D/A/F 214.286 200 145.705 31
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5 2 2 F Tony Stewart 216,700 300 28,800 99,250 345,050
Glidden/Menards/Special G/A/F 218.021 200 145.490 31
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6 8 14 F Davey Hamilton 208,700 300 5,000 214,000
AJ Foyt PowerTeam Racing G/A/G 214.484 199 Running 29
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7 22 11 R Billy Boat 203,700 300 450 65,250 269,700
Conseco AJ Foyt Racing D/A/G 215.544 199 Running 28
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8 4 3 F Robbie Buhl 192,700 300 7,200 35,000 235,200
Quaker State/Special G/A/F 216.102 199 Running 27
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9 21 30RF Robbie Groff 196,700 300 25,350 222,350
Alfa-Laval/Team Losi/McCormack Motorsports G/A/G 207.792 197 Running 26
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10 29 33 F Fermin Velez 182,700 300 33,400 216,400
Old Navy Scandia Royal Purple Alta Xcel D/A/G 206.512 195 Running 25
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11 16 12 F Buzz Calkins 179,700 300 21,000 201,000
Bradley Food Marts G/A/G 209.564 188 R Half Shaft 24
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12 18 10 F Mike Groff 175,700 300 21,300 197,300
Jonathan Byrd's Cafeteria/Visionaire/Bryant G/I/F 208.537 188 Running 23
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13 34 90 Lyn St. James 150,700 300 37,000 188,000
LifetimeTV-Cinergy-Delta Faucet-Hemelgarn D/I/F 210.145 186 Accident T4 22
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14 20 44 R Steve Kinser 173,000 0 20,250 193,250
SRS/One Call/Menards/Quaker State/St. Elmo's D/A/G 210.793 185 Accident T4 21
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15 28 54 F Dennis Vitolo 166,700 300 43,000 210,000
SmithKline Beecham/Kroger/Beck Motorsports D /I/F 207.626 173 Running 20
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16 27 22 F Marco Greco 164,700 300 28,000 193,000
Side Play Int'l Sport Scandia Alta Xcel D/A/G 210.322 166 Gearbox 19
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17 3 8 RF Vincenzo Sospiri 139,700 300 56,250 196,250
Old Navy Scandia Royal Purple Alta Xcel D/A/G 216.822 163 Running 18
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18 35 9 Johnny Unser 137,700 300 20,000 158,000
Delta Faucet-Montana-Cinergy-Hemelgarn D/I/F 209.344 158 Oil Pressure 17
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19 26 18RF Tyce Carlson 157,700 300 15,250 173,250
Klipsch Tnemec Overhead Door Pyle V-Line Earl's D/A/G 210.852 156 Accident, T2 16
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20 17 40RF Dr. Jack Miller 155,700 300 15,250 171,250
AMS/Crest Racing/Trane/Spot-On D/I/F 209.250 131 Accident, T3 15
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21 33 1 F Paul Durant 153,700 300 24,000 178,000
Conseco AJ Foyt Racing G/A/G 209.149 111 Accident, T3 14
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22 24 50 R Billy Roe 134,700 300 15,250 150,250
Sega/Progressive Elect./KECO/U.J.T./Eurointernat'l D/A/F 212.752 110 Accident, T3 13
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23 11 51 F Eddie Cheever, Jr. 149,700 300 26,000 176,000
FirstPlus Team Cheever G/A/G 214.073 84 Timing Chain 12
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24 9 7 F Eliseo Salazar 148,700 300 15,000 164,000
Copec/Cristal/Scandia D/A/G 214.320 70 Accident, T2 11
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25 30 97 R Greg Ray 150,700 300 20,250 171,250
Tobacco Free Kids D/A/F 213.760 48 Water Pump 10
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26 6 27 F Jim Guthrie 146,700 300 17,500 164,500
Blueprint/Jacuzzi/Armour Golf/ERTL D/A/F 215.207 43 Engine 9
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27 19 21 F Roberto Guerrero 144,700 300 15,000 160,000
Pennzoil-Pagan Racing Dallara Infiniti D/I/G 207.371 25 Steering Gear 8
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28 25 28 F Mark Dismore 143,700 300 15,000 159,000
Kelley Automotive Mechanics Laundry Bombardier Grainger D/A/G 212.423 24 Accident, T4 7
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29 12 42 Robby Gordon 121,700 300 17,500 139,500
Coors Light G/A/G 213.211 19 Fire 6
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30 32 72 R Claude Bourbonnais 125,700 300 26,250 152,250
Blueprint/Jacuzzi/Armour Golf/ERTL D/A/F 210.523 9 Engine 5
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31 13 77 F Stephan Gregoire 142,700 300 15,000 158,000
Chastain Motorsports-Estridge-Miller-Eads G/A/G 213.126 0 Accident, T4 4
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32 14 17RF Affonso Giaffone 142,700 300 15,250 158,250
General Motors Brazil Chitwood Dallara D/A/G 212.974 0 Accident, T4 3
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33 15 4 RF Kenny Brack 141,700 300 60,250 202,250
Monsoon Galles Racing G/A/G 211.221 0 Accident, T4 2
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34 23 16 R Sam Schmidt 129,700 300 20,250 150,250
Blueprint/HOPE Prepaid Fuel Card D/A/F 215.141 0 Engine 1
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35 31 34 Alessandro Zampedri 129,700 300 15,000 145,000
Mi-Jack Scandia Royal Purple D/A/G 211.757 0 Oil Leak 1
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John Paul,Jr. 25,000 25,000
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$6,750,000 $10,200 $90,000 $1,762,250 $8,612,450
Time of Race: 3:25:43.388
Margin of Victory: .570 seconds
Fastest Lap: #2 Tony Stewart, Lap 105 - 215.626
Fastest Leading Lap: #5 Arie Luyendyk, Lap 108 - 215.115
Legend: FP - Finishing Position; SP - Starting Position; R - Indy 500
Rookie; W - Former Winner; F - Officially In The Field.
Chassis: D - Dallara; G - G Force.
Engine: A - Oldsmobile Aurora V-8; I - Nissan Infiniti Indy V-8.
Tires: F - Firestone; G - Goodyear.
Lap Leaders:
1-50 #2 Tony Stewart
51-51 #11 Billy Boat
52-62 #2 Tony Stewart
63-78 #5 Arie Luyendyk
79-79 #2 Tony Stewart
80-82 #91 Buddy Lazier
83-109 #5 Arie Luyendyk
110-111 #2 Tony Stewart
112-115 #91 Buddy Lazier
116-131 #3 Robbie Buhl
132-140 #5 Arie Luyendyk
141-141 #6 Scott Goodyear
142-166 #52 Jeff Ward
167-168 #5 Arie Luyendyk
169-192 #52 Jeff Ward
193-193 #6 Scott Goodyear
194-200 #5 Arie Luyendyk
Lap Leader Summary:
#2 Tony Stewart 63 $28,800
#5 Arie Luyendyk 61 $27,450
#52 Jeff Ward 49 $22,050
#3 Robbie Buhl 16 $7,200
#91 Buddy Lazier 7 $3,150
#6 Scott Goodyear 2 $900
#11 Billy Boat 1 $450
Caution Flags:
Pace Lap, Accident, #17 Giaffone, #4 Brack, #77 Gregoire T4 (4 Caution Laps)
Laps 10-10 Smoking Car, #72 Bourbonnais
Laps 11-14 Moisture Reported
Lap 15 Red Flag, Moisture, Postponed
Laps 16-18 Race Continues under caution -5/27/97
Laps 20-28 #42 Gordon, Stops in T1
Laps 59-62 #27 Guthrie stalls on Front Straight
Laps 94-99 #7 Salazar Stops in T2
Laps 114-123 Accident, #50 Roe & #1 Durant T3
Laps 138-142 Accident, #40 Miller, North Short Chute
Laps 165-169 #18 Carlson, Spin T2
Laps 189-193 Accident, #44 Kinser T4
Laps 196-197 Debris
Lap 199 Debris