1997 NTT IndyCar Series

Champion: Tony Stewart

Driver standings

#	Driver	Pts	Behind	Wins
1	Tony Stewart	278		1
2	Davey Hamilton	272	−6
3	Eddie Cheever	230	−48	1
4	Marco Greco	230	−48
5	Scott Goodyear	226	−52
6	Arie Luyendyk	223	−55	2
7	Roberto Guerrero	221	−57
8	Buddy Lazier	209	−69	1
9	Eliseo Salazar	208	−70	1
10	Buzz Calkins	204	−74
11	Stéphan Grégoire	192	−86
12	Jim Guthrie	186	−92	1
13	Robbie Buhl	170	−108	1
14	Mike Groff	169	−109
15	John Paul, Jr.	163	−115
16	Affonso Giaffone	159	−119
17	Mark Dismore	158	−120
18	Billy Boat	151	−127
19	Kenny Bräck	139	−139
20	Robbie Groff	135	−143
21	Vincenzo Sospiri	134	−144
22	Scott Sharp	119	−159	1
23	Dr. Jack Miller	114	−164
24	Johnny Unser	107	−171
25	Tyce Carlson	84	−194
26	Fermín Vélez	82	−196
27	Jimmy Kite	76	−202
28	Sam Schmidt	76	−202
29	Greg Ray	73	−205
30	Jeff Ward	69	−209
31	Stan Wattles	63	−215
32	Michele Alboreto	62	−216
33	Richie Hearn	59	−219	1
34	Billy Roe	55	−223
35	Jeret Schroeder	37	−241
36	Michel Jourdain, Jr.	33	−245
37	Robby Gordon	27	−251
38	Brad Murphey	25	−253
39	Alessandro Zampedri	24	−254
40	Johnny O'Connell	23	−255
41	Paul Durant	23	−255
42	Danny Ongais	22	−256
43	Lyn St. James	22	−256
44	Steve Kinser	21	−257
45	Dennis Vitolo	20	−258
46	Mike Shank	19	−259
47	David Kudrave	18	−260
48	Juan Carlos Carbonell	16	−262
49	Joe Gosek	14	−264
50	Allen May	13	−265
51	Johnny Parsons	7	−271
52	Claude Bourbonnais	5	−273
53	Dave Steele	0	−278
54	Scott Harrington	0	−278
55	Davy Jones	0	−278

Rd	Date	Track	Race	Winner	Team
1	Aug 18	New Hampshire International Speedway	True Value 200	Scott Sharp	A.J. Foyt Enterprises
2	Sep 15	Las Vegas Motor Speedway	Las Vegas 500K	Richie Hearn	Della Penna Motorsports
3	Jan 25	Walt Disney World Speedway	Indy 200 at Walt Disney World	Eddie Cheever	Team Cheever
4	Mar 23	Phoenix International Raceway	Phoenix 200	Jim Guthrie	Blueprint Racing
5	May 27	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	81st Indianapolis 500	Arie Luyendyk	Treadway Racing
6	Jun 7	Texas Motor Speedway	True Value 500	Arie Luyendyk	Treadway Racing
7	Jun 29	Pikes Peak International Raceway	Samsonite 200	Tony Stewart	Team Menard
8	Jul 26	Charlotte Motor Speedway	VisionAire 500	Buddy Lazier	Hemelgarn Racing
9	Aug 17	New Hampshire International Speedway	Pennzoil 200	Robbie Buhl	Team Menard
10	Oct 11	Las Vegas Motor Speedway	Las Vegas 500K	Eliseo Salazar	Team Scandia