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1997 Indy 200 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post Indy Racing League race number 3 of 10 Saturday, January 25, 1997 at Walt Disney World Speedway, Orlando, FL 200 laps* on a 1.000 mile paved track (200.000 miles) Time of race: 1:33:31 Average speed: 128.325 mph Pole speed: 166.013 mph Cautions: 3 for 13 laps Margin of victory: .866 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 3 Glossary    1997 Indy Racing League results   /   1997 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner C/E/T Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 5 51   Eddie Cheever, Jr. First Plus   (Eddie Cheever, Jr.) G/A/G 149 170000 running 4 35 2 14 10   Mike Groff Jonathan Byrd's Cafeteria / Bryant H & C   (Byrd-Cunningham Racing) G/I/F 149 118850 running 0 33 3 6 6   Scott Goodyear Nortel   (Fred Treadway) G/A/F 149 68900 running 0 32 4 4 1   Scott Sharp Conseco   (A.J. Foyt) D/A/G 149 73850 running 0 31 5 11 91   Buddy Lazier Delta Faucet / Montana   (Ron Hemelgarn) D/I/F 149 45550 running 0 30 6 9 27   Jim Guthrie Blueprint Racing   (Blueprint Racing) D/A/F 148 63250 running 0 29 7 7 14   Davey Hamilton Power Team Racing   (A.J. Foyt) D/A/G 148 54850 running 0 28 8 12 22   Marco Greco Intl. Sports Ltd. / Scandia / Alta / Xcel   (Andy Evans) D/A/G 147 63550 running 0 27 9 10 33   Fermin Velez Mi-Jack / Scandia / Alta / Xcel   (Andy Evans) D/A/G 147 52150 running 0 26 10 1 2   Tony Stewart Glidden / Menards   (John Menard) G/A/F 146 83300 crash 131 28 11 3 12   Buzz Calkins Bradley Motorsports   (Brad Calkins) G/A/G 144 54200 engine 14 24 12 2 5   Arie Luyendyk WavePhore   (Fred Treadway) G/A/F 97 47800 crash 0 23 13 16 17   Danny Ongais Trane Heating & Cooling / Allied Specialty   (Chitwood Motorsports) D/A/G 94 24500 suspension 0 22 14 15 30   Jeret Schroeder Purity Farms   (Dennis McCormack) G/A/G 93 45100 crash 0 21 15 18 40   Jack Miller AMS / Crest Racing   (Arizona Motorsports) D/A/F 85 43750 suspension 0 20 16 8 4   Jeff Ward Monsoon-Galles Racing   (Rick Galles) G/A/G 63 22900 gearbox 0 19 17 17 21   Roberto Guerrero Pennzoil   (Pagan Racing) D/I/G 56 46000 fuel pump 0 18 18 13 18   John Paul, Jr. Earl's Performance / V-Line / KECO   (Paul Diatlovich) D/A/G 46 42700 oil pump 0 17 19 19 77   Stephan Gregoire Miller-Eads   (Tom Chastain) G/A/G 2 16300 fuel pump 0 16 * Race shortened to 149 laps due to rain. C/E/T = Chassis / Engine / Tire codes   Chassis: D - Dallara; G - G Force; L - Lola; R - Reynard   Engine: A - Oldsmobile Aurora; B - Buick; F - Ford Cosworth XB; I - Nissan Infiniti; M - Menard V6   Tires: F - Firestone; G - Goodyear

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car DC Davy Jones 4 Monsoon-Galles Racing Rick Galles Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 98 98     99 106 8   #4 accident turn 2   107 145 39     146 149 4   #17 accident turn 2   150 150 1   red flag     Percent of race run under caution: 8.7%             Average green flag run: 68.5 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Tony Stewart 1 130 130   Buzz Calkins 131 144 14   Tony Stewart 145 145 1   Eddie Cheever, Jr. 146 149 4 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Mike Groff 96     2   Buzz Calkins 86   -10   3   Scott Sharp 85   -11   4   Davey Hamilton 82   -14   5   Marco Greco 81   -15   6   Roberto Guerrero 78   -18   7   Tony Stewart 66   -30   8   Eddie Cheever, Jr. 65   -31   9   Jim Guthrie 63   -33   10   Michele Alboreto 62   -34   10   John Paul, Jr. 62   -34   10   Arie Luyendyk 62   -34   13   Richie Hearn 59   -37   14   Buddy Lazier 57   -39   15   Eliseo Salazar 54   -42   16   Stephan Gregoire 52   -44   17   Robbie Buhl 40   -56   18   Stan Wattles 36   -60   18   Tyce Carlson 36   -60   20   Mark Dismore 33   -63   20   Michel Jourdain, Jr. 33   -63