Indy 500 Qualification Summary (05/10/97)
11 May 1997
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Chronological Qualification Summary
Saturday May 10, 1997
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Time Car Driver Car Name
Hometown C/E/T
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11:01 10 Mike Groff Jonathan Byrd's Cafeteria/Visionaire/Bryant
Pasadena, CA G/I/F
Lap 1 43.255 208.068
Lap 2 43.120 208.720
Lap 3 43.182 208.420
Lap 4 43.074 208.943
Total 2:52.631 208.537
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11:08 52 Jeff Ward FirstPlus Team Cheever
San Juan Capistrano, CA G/A/G
Lap 1 41.738 215.631
Lap 2 41.897 214.813
Lap 3 42.060 213.980
Lap 4 42.124 213.655
Total 2:47.819 214.517
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11:14 40 Dr. Jack Miller AMS/Crest Racing
Carmel, IN D/I/F
Lap 1 43.109 208.773
Lap 2 43.000 209.302
Lap 3 42.974 209.429
Lap 4 42.960 209.497
Total 2:52.043 209.250
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11:20 17 Affonso Giaffone General Motors of Brazil Chitwood Dallara
Sao Paulo, Brazil D/A/G
Lap 1 41.696 215.848
Lap 2 42.300 212.766
Lap 3 42.514 211.695
Lap 4 42.525 211.640
Total 2:49.035 212.974
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11:26 3 Robbie Buhl Quaker State/Special
Grosse Pointe, MI G/A/F
Lap 1 41.768 215.476
Lap 2 41.864 214.982
Lap 3 41.948 214.551
Waved Off 1st Attempt
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11:49 7 Eliseo Salazar Copec/Cristal/Scandia
Santiago, Chile D/A/G
Lap 1 41.972 214.429
Lap 2 43.023 209.190
Waved Off 1st Attempt
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12:08 90 Lyn St. James Lifetime-TV-Cinergy
Daytona Beach, FL D/I/F
Lap 1 42.858 209.996
Lap 2 42.877 209.903
Lap 3 42.804 210.261
Lap 4 42.771 210.423
Total 2:51.310 210.145
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12:17 30 Robbie Groff Alfa-Laval/Team Losi/McCormack Motorsports
Atlanta, GA G/A/G
Lap 1 43.226 208.208
Waved Off 1st Attempt
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3:20 5 Arie Luyendyk Treadway Racing Wavephore Miller Lite
Scottsdale, AZ G/A/F
Lap 1 41.160 218.659
Lap 2 41.264 218.108
Lap 3 41.250 218.182
Lap 4 41.265 218.103
Total 2:44.939 218.263
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3:41 4 Kenny Brack Monsoon Galles Racing
Karlstad, Sweden G/A/G
Lap 1 42.552 211.506
Lap 2 42.375 212.389
Lap 3 42.456 211.984
Lap 4 43.055 209.035
Total 2:50.438 211.221
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3:51 27 Jim Guthrie Jacuzzi/Blueprint Racing Dallara
Albuquerque, NM D/A/F
Lap 1 41.984 214.367
Lap 2 41.772 215.455
Lap 3 41.829 215.162
Lap 4 41.696 215.848
Total 2:47.281 215.207
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3:57 14 Davey Hamilton AJ Foyt PowerTeam Racing
Boise, ID G/A/G
Lap 1 41.620 216.242
Lap 2 41.818 215.218
Lap 3 42.257 212.982
Lap 4 42.150 213.523
Total 2:47.845 214.484
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4:05 33 Fermin Velez Old Navy Scandia Royal Purple Alta Xcel
Barcelona, Spain D/A/G
Lap 1 142.710 210.723
Shut Off 1st Attempt
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4:17 6 Scott Goodyear Treadway Racing Nortel
Toronto, Ontario, Canada G/A/F
Lap 1 41.821 215.203
Lap 2 41.455 217.103
Lap 3 41.638 216.149
Lap 4 41.899 214.802
Total 2:46.813 215.811
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4:22 8 Vincenzo Sospiri Scandia Royal Purple Alta Xcel
Monte Carlo, Monaco D/A/G
Lap 1 41.525 216.737
Lap 2 41.464 217.056
Lap 3 41.450 216.659
Lap 4 41.506 216.836
Total 2:46.035 216.822
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4:28 2 Tony Stewart Glidden/Menards/Special
Indianapolis, IN G/A/F
Lap 1 41.287 217.986
Lap 2 41.318 217.823
Lap 3 41.263 218.113
Lap 4 41.254 218.161
Total 2:45.122 218.021
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4:40 34 Alessandro Zampedri Mi-Jack Scandia Royal Purple
Monte Carlo, Monaco D/A/G
Lap 1 43.529 206.759
Lap 2 44.127 203.957
Waved Off 1st Attempt
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4:46 7 Eliseo Salazar Copec/Cristal/Scandia
Santiago, Chile D/A/G
Lap 1 41.904 214.777
Lap 2 41.912 214.736
Lap 3 42.013 214.219
Lap 4 42.144 213.554
Total 2:47.973 214.320
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4:55 3 Robbie Buhl Quaker State/Special
Grosse Pointe, MI G/A/F
Lap 1 41.459 217.082
Shut Down 2nd Attempt
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5:01 12 Buzz Calkins Bradley Food Marts
Denver, CO G/A/G
Lap 1 42.929 209.648
Lap 2 42.936 209.614
Lap 3 43.188 208.391
Waved Off
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5:07 77 Stephan Gregoire Chastain Motorsports
Vittel, France G/A/G
Lap 1 41.963 214.475
Lap 2 42.146 213.543
Lap 3 42.330 213.615
Lap 4 42.475 211.889
Total 2:48.914 213.126
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5:12 51 Eddie Cheever, Jr. FirstPlus Team Cheever
Tampa, FL G/A/G
Lap 1 41.966 214.459
Lap 2 41.896 214.818
Lap 3 42.102 213.767
Lap 4 42.203 213.255
Total 2:48.167 214.073
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5:28 42 Robby Gordon NC Coors Light
Cornelius, G/A/G
Lap 1 42.140 213.574
Lap 2 42.210 213.220
Lap 3 42.211 213.215
Lap 4 42.286 213.836
Total 2:48.847 213.211
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5:37 34 Alessandro Zampedri Mi-Jack Scandia Royal Purple
Monte Carlo, Monaco D/A/G
Lap 1 42.592 211.307
Lap 2 42.979 209.405
Lap 3 43.106 208.788
Lap 4 43.494 206.925
Total 2:52.171 209.094
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5:43 12 Buzz Calkins Bradley Food Marts
Denver, CO G/A/G
Lap 1 42.890 209.839
Lap 2 42.918 209.702
Lap 3 43.012 209.244
Lap 4 42.965 209.473
Total 2:51.785 209.564
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5:50 3 Robbie Buhl Quaker State/Special
Grosse Pointe, MI G/A/F
Lap 1 41.745 215.595
Lap 2 41.633 216.175
Lap 3 41.616 216.263
Lap 4 41.594 216.377
Total 2:46.588 216.102
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5:54 91T Buddy Lazier Delta Faucet-Montana-Hemelgarn Racing
Vail, CO D/A/F
Lap 1 41.792 215.352
Lap 2 41.894 214.828
Lap 3 41.955 214.516
Lap 4 42.359 212.470
Total 2:48.000 214.286
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5:59 21 Roberto Guerrero Pennzoil-Pagan Racing Dallara Infiniti
San Juan Capistrano, CA D/I/G
Lap 1 43.175 208.454
Lap 2 43.211 208.280
Lap 3 43.383 207.455
Lap 4 43.833 205.325
Total 2:53.602 207.371
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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