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Indy 500 Qualification Summary (05/18/97)

19 May 1997


Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Chronological Qualification Summary
Sunday May 18, 1997 

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Time Car Driver                    Car Name 
         Hometown                  C/E/T  
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12:01  9 Johnny Unser              Delta Faucet Hemelgarn Racing 
         Sun Valley, ID            D/I/F 

         Lap 1  42.816     210.202 
         Lap 2  42.909     209.746 
         Lap 3  43.296     207.871 
         Lap 4  42.945     209.570 
         Total  2:51.966   209.344 
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12:07 97 Greg Ray                  Tobacco Free Kids 
         Plano, TX                 D/A/F 

         Lap 1  42.068     213.939 
         Lap 2  42.091     213.822 
         Lap 3  42.132     213.614 
         Lap 4  42.122     213.665 
         Total  2:48.413   213.760 
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1:03   1 Paul Durant               A.J. Foyt Racing
         Manteca, CA Conseco       G/A/G 

         Lap 1  43.167     208.493 
         Lap 2  42.969     209.453 
         Lap 3  42.895     209.815 
         Lap 4  43.095     209.841 
         Total  2:52.126   209.149 

Bumps #34 Zampedri 
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2:08  72 Claude Bourbonnais        Blueprint Racing
         Ile Perrot, Quebec Canada D/A/F  


         Lap 1  43.063     208.996 
         Lap 2  42.599     211.273 
         Lap 3  42.815     210.207 
         Lap 4  42.526     211.635 
         Total  2:51.003   210.523 

Bumps #9 Johnny Unser 
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2:16 34T Alessandro Zampedri       Mi-Jack Scandia
         Monte Carlo, Monaco       D/A/F 

         Lap 1  42.236     213.088 
         Lap 2  42.384     212.344 
         Lap 3  42.515     211.690 
         Lap 4  42.871     209.972 
         Total  2:50.006   211.757 

Bumps #90 Lyn St. James 
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5:51  36 Scott Harrington          Johannson/Immke Motorsports 
         Indianapolis, IN          D/A/F 

         Lap 1  42.044      214.061 
                Accident Turn 2 
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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