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1997 Indianapolis 500 qualifying results Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post Indy Racing League race number 5 of 10 Tuesday, May 27, 1997 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, IN 200 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.000 miles) Time of race: 3:25:43 Average speed: 145.827 mph Pole speed: 218.263 mph Cautions: 15 for 61 laps Margin of victory: .570 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 17 Glossary    1997 Indy Racing League results   /   1997 standings

Qualifying results for this race: Rank Driver Nbr Car Time Speed   1   Arie Luyendyk 5 2:45.014   218.263   2   Tony Stewart 2 2:45.115   218.021   3   Vincenzo Sospiri 8 2:46.019   216.822   * 4   Robbie Buhl 3 2:46.490   216.102   5   Scott Goodyear 6 2:46.695   215.811   6   Jim Guthrie 27 2:47.117   215.207   7   Jeff Ward 52 2:48.036   214.517   * 8   Davey Hamilton 14 2:48.062   214.484   9   Eliseo Salazar 7 2:48.186   214.320   10   Buddy Lazier 91 2:48.208   214.286   11   Eddie Cheever, Jr. 51 2:48.243   214.073   12   Robby Gordon 42 2:48.919   213.211   * 13   Stephan Gregoire 77 2:49.180   213.126   14   Affonso Giaffone 17 2:49.598   212.974   15   Kenny Brack 4 2:50.495   211.221   16   Buzz Calkins 12 2:51.945   209.564   17   Jack Miller 40 2:51.970   209.250   18   Mike Groff 10 2:52.534   208.537   19   Roberto Guerrero 21 2:53.827   207.371   20   Steve Kinser 44 2:50.800   210.793   * 21   Robbie Groff 30 2:53.488   207.792   22   Billy Boat 11 2:46.813   215.544   * 23   Sam Schmidt 16 2:47.529   215.141   * 24   Billy Roe 50 2:49.102   212.752   * 25   Mark Dismore 28 2:49.960   212.423   26   Tyce Carlson 18 2:51.020   210.852   27   Marco Greco 22 2:51.693   210.322   28   Dennis Vitolo 54 2:53.360   207.626   29   Fermin Velez 33 2:54.865   206.512   30   Greg Ray 97 2:48.448   213.760   * 31   Alessandro Zampedri 34 2:50.272   211.757   * 32   Claude Bourbonnais 72 2:50.691   210.523   * 33   Paul Durant 1 2:51.991   209.149   34   Lyn St. James 90 2:51.280   210.145   * 35   Johnny Unser 9 2:52.141   209.344   * 36   Scott Harrington 36     * OP: qualified via owners points PC: qualified as past champion PR: provisional QR: via qualifying race * - had to qualify on time Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:   Scott Harrington (#36), Scott Sharp (#1-DC), John Paul, Jr. (#18-DC)