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Indy 500 Daily Practice Report (05/22/97)

23 May 1997


Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Daily Practice Report 5/22/97


                                     :-----Today's Session----: :---Event Combined----------:
SR Car Driver               C/E/T    Laps  Time    Speed  When  Laps  Time     Speed   Date
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 1  2  Stewart, Tony        G/A/F (Q) 20  41.763  215.502 12:40  193  41.080  219.085 5/10/97
 2 97  Ray, Greg            D/A/F (Q) 24  41.898  214.807 12:40  255  41.745  215.595 5/11/97
 3  6  Goodyear, Scott      G/A/F (Q) 16  42.259  212.972 12:15  404  41.438  217.192 5/10/97
 4  4  Brack, Kenny         G/A/G (Q) 24  42.305  212.741 12:32  271  42.284  212.846 5/10/97
 5  5  Luyendyk, Arie       G/A/F (Q) 16  42.442  212.054 12:36  414  40.854  220.297 5/07/97
 6 34  Zampedri, Alessandro D/A/G (B) 18  42.482  211.854 12:14   18  42.482  211.854 5/22/97
 7 91  Lazier, Buddy        D/A/F     24  42.567  211.431 12:33   24  42.567  211.431 5/22/97
 8  3  Buhl, Robbie         G/A/F (Q) 21  42.611  211.213 12:31  249  41.459  217.082 5/10/97
 9  9  Unser, Johnny        D/I/F (Q) 32  42.700  210.773 12:52   59  42.700  210.773 5/22/97
10 44  Kinser, Steve        D/A/G (Q) 21  42.778  210.389 12:33  429  41.922  214.684 5/16/97
11 51  Cheever Jr, Eddie    G/A/G (Q) 30  42.864  209.966 12:33  210  41.492  216.909 5/13/97
12 17  Giaffone, Affonso    D/A/G (Q) 29  42.873  209.922 11:52  336  41.696  215.848 5/10/97
13  7  Salazar, Eliseo      D/A/G (Q) 21  42.879  209.893 11:55  194  41.904  214.777 5/10/97
14 90  St James, Lyn        D/I/F (Q)  9  42.899  209.795 11:29  216  42.298  212.776 5/13/97
15 52  Ward, Jeff           G/A/G (Q) 27  43.063  208.996 12:32  115  41.738  215.631 5/10/97
16 50  Roe, Billy           D/A/F (Q) 29  43.082  208.904 12:36  291  42.178  213.381 5/17/97
17 21  Guerrero, Roberto    D/I/G (Q) 25  43.262  208.035 12:32   25  43.262  208.035 5/22/97
18 12  Calkins, Buzz        G/A/G (Q) 16  43.277  207.963 12:33  505  42.097  213.792 5/07/97
19 30  Groff, Robbie        G/A/G (Q)  9  43.307  207.819 12:15  377  42.719  210.679 5/09/97
20  1  Durant, Paul         G/A/G (Q) 10  43.380  207.469 12:14   66  42.651  211.015 5/18/97
21 28  Dismore, Mark        D/A/G (Q) 20  43.519  206.806 12:32  126  41.406  217.360 5/17/97
22 11  Boat, Billy          D/A/G (Q) 12  43.893  205.044 12:15  149  41.609  216.299 5/17/97
23 33  Velez, Fermin        D/A/G (Q) 34  43.893  205.044 12:35  213  41.713  215.760 5/09/97
24 77  Gregoire, Stephan    G/A/G (Q) 13  43.896  205.030 11:30  272  41.963  214.475 5/10/97
25 14  Hamilton, Davey      G/A/G (Q) 12  43.936  204.843 12:03  106  41.588  216.409 5/10/97
26 10  Groff, Mike          G/I/F (Q) 27  43.993  204.578 12:40  183  42.942  209.585 5/08/97
27  8  Sospiri, Vincenzo    D/A/G (Q) 30  44.348  202.940 12:55  231  41.464  217.056 5/10/97
28 22  Greco, Marco         D/A/G (Q) 18  44.508  202.211 11:55   96  42.265  212.942 5/17/97
29 18  Carlson, Tyce        D/A/G (Q) 25  44.629  201.663 12:03  155  42.095  213.802 5/17/97
30 54  Vitolo, Dennis       D/I/F (Q) 18  45.602  197.360 12:34  190  43.161  208.522 5/17/97
31 40  Miller, Jack         D/I/F (Q)  8  47.478  189.561 12:15  219  42.960  209.497 5/10/97
32 42  Gordon, Robby        G/A/G (Q)  6  66.583  135.170 11:36  375  41.668  215.993 5/07/97
33  1  Sharp, Scott         G/A/G (Q)  0   0.000    0.000  0:00   38  41.398  217.402 5/07/97
34 91T Lazier, Buddy        D/A/F (Q)  0   0.000    0.000  0:00  236  41.467  217.040 5/13/97
35 16  Schmidt, Sam         D/A/F (Q)  0   0.000    0.000  0:00  275  41.483  216.956 5/10/97
36  2T Stewart, Tony        G/A/F      0   0.000    0.000  0:00  286  41.577  216.466 5/14/97
37 27  Guthrie, Jim         D/A/F (Q)  0   0.000    0.000  0:00  159  41.652  216.076 5/07/97
38  3T Buhl, Robbie         G/A/F      0   0.000    0.000  0:00  313  41.723  215.708 5/08/97  
39  4T Brack, Kenny         G/A/G      0   0.000    0.000  0:00  402  41.846  215.074 5/16/97
40 34T Zampedri, Alessandro D/A/G (Q)  0   0.000    0.000  0:00   62  41.979  214.393 5/17/97
41 1T  Sharp, Scott         G/A/G      0   0.000    0.000  0:00   23  42.027  214.148 5/09/97
42 91  Lazier, Buddy        D/I/F      0   0.000    0.000  0:00   44  42.031  214.128 5/06/97
43 36  Harrington, Scott    D/A/F      0   0.000    0.000  0:00   28  42.044  214.061 5/18/97
44 51T Cheever Jr, Eddie    G/A/G      0   0.000    0.000  0:00  101  42.239  213.073 5/17/97
45 51T Ward, Jeff           G/A/G      0   0.000    0.000  0:00  108  42.245  213.043 5/16/97
46  1  Hamilton, Davey      G/A/G (Q)  0   0.000    0.000  0:00   11  42.268  212.927 5/18/97
47  1  O'Connell, Johnny    G/A/G (Q)  0   0.000    0.000  0:00   32  42.269  212.922 5/16/97
48 18  Paul, John           D/A/G (Q)  0   0.000    0.000  0:00  163  42.342  212.555 5/06/97
49 72  Bourbonnais, Claude  D/A/F (Q)  0   0.000    0.000  0:00  242  42.526  211.635 5/18/97
50 14T Hamilton, Davey      D/A/G      0   0.000    0.000  0:00   11  42.562  211.456 5/15/97
51 34  Zampedri, Alessandro D/A/G (B)  0   0.000    0.000  0:00  128  42.562  211.456 5/10/97
52 10T Groff, Mike          G/I/F      0   0.000    0.000  0:00  209  42.627  211.134 5/16/97  
53 21T Guerrero, Roberto    D/I/G      0   0.000    0.000  0:00   73  42.721  210.669 5/13/97
54 21T Guerrero, Roberto    D/I/G      0   0.000    0.000  0:00  106  42.722  210.664 5/08/97
55 91  Unser, Johnny        D/I/F      0   0.000    0.000  0:00   53  43.166  208.497 5/15/97
56 36  Harrington, Scott    D/A/F      0   0.000    0.000  0:00   95  43.790  205.526 5/18/97
57 21  Guerrero, Roberto    D/I/G (Q)  0   0.000    0.000  0:00   39  44.044  204.341 5/06/97
58  1T Boat, Billy          G/A/G      0   0.000    0.000  0:00   19  44.112  204.026 5/11/97
59  8  Greco, Marco         D/A/G (Q)  0   0.000    0.000  0:00    3  81.786  110.043 5/06/97
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                               Total 644 
Legend: 
       SR=Speed Rank
        C=Chassis
          D=Dallara, G=G Force
        E=Engine
          A=Aurora by Oldsmobile, I=Infiniti Indy V8 
        T=Tire
          F=Firestone, G=Goodyear