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1997 Las Vegas 500K Previous race results / Next race results                     Next at this track     Post Indy Racing League race number 2 of 10 Sunday, September 15, 1996 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, NV 200 laps on a 1.500 mile paved track (300.000 miles) Time of race: 2:36:17 Average speed: 115.171 mph Pole speed: 226.491 mph Cautions: 9 for 83 laps Margin of victory: 1.693 sec Attendance: 68000 Lead changes: 10 Glossary    1997 Indy Racing League results   /   1997 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner C/E/T Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 8 4   Richie Hearn Ralph's Food 4 Less / Fuji Film   (Della Penna Motorsports) R/F/G 200 120000 running 90 36 2 22 22   Michel Jourdain, Jr. Herdez / Viva Mexico!   (Andy Evans) L/F/G 200 95250 running 0 33 3 6 10   Mike Groff Jonathan Byrd's Cafeteria / Visionaire   (Byrd-Cunningham Racing) R/F/F 199 80250 running 0 32 4 9 21   Roberto Guerrero Pennzoil   (Pagan Racing) R/F/G 198 75000 running 0 31 5 18 33   Michele Alboreto Scandia / Rio Hotel & Casino / Perry Ellis   (Andy Evans) R/F/G 197 55000 running 0 30 6 16 12   Buzz Calkins Bradley Motorsports / Bradley Food Marts   (Brad Calkins) R/F/F 197 47500 running 0 29 7 13 7   Eliseo Salazar Cristal / Copec / Mobil / Scandia / Xcel   (Andy Evans) L/F/G 196 46500 running 0 28 8 15 54   Robbie Buhl Original Coors   (Greg Beck) L/F/F 195 25750 running 0 27 9 24 40   Marco Greco Scandia / Intl. Sports Ltd. / Perry Ellis   (Team Scandia / Ariz. Msprts.) L/F/G 191 44250 running 0 26 10 23 34   Affonso Giaffone Hype / Quaker State / Scandia   (Andy Evans) L/F/G 190 21250 running 0 25 11 5 14   Davey Hamilton Power Team Racing   (A.J. Foyt) L/F/G 187 44250 running 0 24 12 11 6   Johnny O'Connell Mi-Jack / Bryant Heating & Cooling   (Fred Treadway) R/F/F 183 23000 crash 3 23 13 19 27   Jim Guthrie Team Blueprint Racing   (Blueprint Racing) L/B/F 182 20000 running 0 22 14 3 50   Robby Gordon Valvoline / Cummins / Craftsman   (Derrick Walker) R/F/G 179 17000 engine 60 21 15 12 18   John Paul, Jr. V-Line / Earl's Performance Products   (Paul Diatlovich) L/M/G 170 48000 running 22 20 16 7 1   Scott Sharp Conseco   (A.J. Foyt) L/F/G 168 37000 wheel bearing 0 19 17 10 3   Mark Dismore Menards / Quaker State   (John Menard) L/M/F 149 36000 crash 0 18 18 21 30   Stan Wattles Spirit of San Antonio   (Dennis McCormack) L/F/G 119 35000 crash 0 17 19 28 15   J.C. Carbonell YPF / Sharp / Newsweek / Camare   (Tempero-Giuffre Racing) L/B/G 112 34000 overheating 0 16 20 1 5   Arie Luyendyk Mi-Jack / Bryant Heating & Cooling   (Fred Treadway) R/F/F 106 53000 crash 25 17 21 2 2   Tony Stewart Menards / Glidden   (John Menard) L/M/F 77 32000 crash 0 14 22 20 64   Johnny Unser Ruger Titanium / Hawaiian Tropic   (Andreas Leberle) R/F/G 67 10000 wheel bearing 0 13 23 14 28   Tyce Carlson Earl's Performance Products / Harrah's   (Paul Diatlovich) L/M/G 53 34500 crash 0 12 24 4 91   Buddy Lazier Delta Faucet   (Ron Hemelgarn) R/F/F 35 32000 handling 0 11 25 27 51   Eddie Cheever, Jr. First Plus   (Eddie Cheever, Jr.) L/M/G 27 32000 crash 0 10 26 25 8   Stephan Gregoire Scandia / Perry Ellis   (Andy Evans) L/F/G 27 10000 crash 0 9 27 26 9   Brad Murphey Hemelgarn Racing   (Ron Hemelgarn) R/F/F 26 32000 crash 0 8 28 17 16   Johnny Parsons Team Blueprint Racing   (Blueprint Racing) L/B/F 7 10000 crash 0 7 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 WD Dave Steele 96 ABF Motorsports Lola / Buick Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 8 8     9 18 10   #16 accident   19 29 11     30 46 17   #9,51,8 accident   47 54 8     55 62 8   #28 accident   63 77 15     78 87 10   #2 accident   88 106 19     107 115 9   #5 accident   116 124 9     125 138 14   #30 accident   139 151 13     152 160 9   #3 accident   161 161 1     162 165 4   debris   166 184 19     185 186 2   #6 accident   187 200 14       Percent of race run under caution: 41.5%             Average green flag run: 11.7 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Arie Luyendyk 1 25 25   Robby Gordon 26 57 32   John Paul, Jr. 58 79 22   Robby Gordon 80 99 20   Richie Hearn 100 110 11   Johnny O'Connell 111 111 1   Richie Hearn 112 153 42   Johnny O'Connell 154 155 2   Richie Hearn 156 160 5   Robby Gordon 161 168 8   Richie Hearn 169 200 32 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Mike Groff 63     2   Buzz Calkins 62   -1   2   Michele Alboreto 62   -1   4   Roberto Guerrero 60   -3   5   Richie Hearn 59   -4   6   Scott Sharp 54   -9   6   Davey Hamilton 54   -9   6   Marco Greco 54   -9   6   Eliseo Salazar 54   -9   10   John Paul, Jr. 45   -18   11   Robbie Buhl 40   -23   12   Arie Luyendyk 39   -24   13   Tony Stewart 38   -25   14   Stan Wattles 36   -27   14   Tyce Carlson 36   -27   14   Stephan Gregoire 36   -27   17   Jim Guthrie 34   -29   18   Mark Dismore 33   -30   18   Michel Jourdain, Jr. 33   -30   20   Eddie Cheever, Jr. 30   -33   21   Buddy Lazier 27   -36