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1997 81st Indianapolis 500

Indianapolis Motor Speedway · · NTT IndyCar Series

Race summary

WinnerCarsMargin
Arie Luyendyk350.570

Finishing order

Interval is the deficit to the winner: seconds where official timing recorded them, laps where a car finished down.

FinDriverTeamEngineInterval
1Arie LuyendykTreadway RacingFord-Cosworth
2Scott GoodyearTreadway RacingOldsmobile+0.570s
3Jeff WardOldsmobile+4.081s
4Buddy LazierHemelgarn RacingOldsmobile+10.330s
5Tony StewartTeam MenardMenard+28.613s
6Davey HamiltonA.J. Foyt EnterprisesFord-Cosworth+1 lap
7Billy BoatA.J. Foyt EnterprisesOldsmobile+1 lap
8Robbie BuhlTeam MenardOldsmobile+1 lap
9Robbie GroffMcCormack MotorsportsOldsmobile+3 laps
10Fermín VélezTeam ScandiaOldsmobile+5 laps
11Buzz CalkinsBradley MotorsportsFord-Cosworth—
12Mike GroffByrd-Cunningham RacingFord-Cosworth+12 laps
13Lyn St. JamesHemelgarn RacingInfiniti—
14Steve KinserArizona MotorsportsOldsmobile—
15Dennis VitoloBeck MotorsportsInfiniti+27 laps
16Marco GrecoGalles RacingOldsmobile—
17Vincenzo SospiriTeam ScandiaOldsmobile+37 laps
18Johnny UnserByrd-Cunningham RacingInfiniti—
19Tyce CarlsonPDM RacingMenard—
20Dr. Jack MillerArizona MotorsportsOldsmobile—
21Paul DurantA.J. Foyt EnterprisesOldsmobile—
22Billy RoeEuroInternationalOldsmobile—
23Eddie CheeverTeam CheeverMenard—
24Eliseo SalazarTeam ScandiaFord-Cosworth—
25Greg RayKnapp MotorsportsOldsmobile—
26Jim GuthrieBlueprint RacingOldsmobile—
27Roberto GuerreroPagan RacingFord-Cosworth—
28Mark DismoreKelley Racing-PDMOldsmobile—
29Robby Gordon—
30Claude BourbonnaisBlueprint RacingOldsmobile—
31Stéphan GrégoireChastain MotorsportsOldsmobile—
32Affonso GiaffoneChitwood MotorsportsOldsmobile—
33Kenny BräckGalles RacingOldsmobile—
34Sam SchmidtLP RacingOldsmobile—
35Alessandro ZampedriTeam ScandiaOldsmobile—
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