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81st Indianapolis 500 1997
81st Indianapolis 500 1997
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
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May 27, 1997
· NTT IndyCar Series
Finishing order
Fin
Driver
Team
Engine
Laps
Pts
1
Arie Luyendyk
Treadway Racing
Ford-Cosworth
2
Scott Goodyear
Treadway Racing
Oldsmobile
3
Jeff Ward
Oldsmobile
4
Buddy Lazier
Hemelgarn Racing
Oldsmobile
5
Tony Stewart
Team Menard
Menard
6
Davey Hamilton
A.J. Foyt Enterprises
Ford-Cosworth
7
Billy Boat
A.J. Foyt Enterprises
Oldsmobile
8
Robbie Buhl
Team Menard
Oldsmobile
9
Robbie Groff
McCormack Motorsports
Oldsmobile
10
Fermín Vélez
Team Scandia
Oldsmobile
11
Buzz Calkins
Bradley Motorsports
Ford-Cosworth
12
Mike Groff
Byrd-Cunningham Racing
Ford-Cosworth
13
Lyn St. James
Hemelgarn Racing
Infiniti
14
Steve Kinser
Arizona Motorsports
Oldsmobile
15
Dennis Vitolo
Beck Motorsports
Infiniti
16
Marco Greco
Galles Racing
Oldsmobile
17
Vincenzo Sospiri
Team Scandia
Oldsmobile
18
Johnny Unser
Byrd-Cunningham Racing
Infiniti
19
Tyce Carlson
PDM Racing
Menard
20
Dr. Jack Miller
Arizona Motorsports
Oldsmobile
21
Paul Durant
A.J. Foyt Enterprises
Oldsmobile
22
Billy Roe
EuroInternational
Oldsmobile
23
Eddie Cheever
Team Cheever
Menard
24
Eliseo Salazar
Team Scandia
Ford-Cosworth
25
Greg Ray
Knapp Motorsports
Oldsmobile
26
Jim Guthrie
Blueprint Racing
Oldsmobile
27
Roberto Guerrero
Pagan Racing
Ford-Cosworth
28
Mark Dismore
Kelley Racing-PDM
Oldsmobile
29
Robby Gordon
30
Claude Bourbonnais
Blueprint Racing
Oldsmobile
31
Stéphan Grégoire
Chastain Motorsports
Oldsmobile
32
Affonso Giaffone
Chitwood Motorsports
Oldsmobile
33
Kenny Bräck
Galles Racing
Oldsmobile
34
Sam Schmidt
LP Racing
Oldsmobile
35
Alessandro Zampedri
Team Scandia
Oldsmobile
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