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1997 Indianapolis 500

Results of the 1997 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis

Indianapolis Motor Speedway

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana in the United States, is the home of the Indianapolis 500 race.It has existed since 1909, and is the original "Speedway," the first racing facility historically to incorporate the word....
, scheduled for Sunday, May 25, delayed for rain until Monday, May 26. Laps 1-15 were completed Monday, but rain postponed the race again. The race was resumed and completed (laps 16-200) on Tuesday, May 27, 1997.

It was the first Indianapolis 500 under a new normally aspirated engine formula (4000 cc, production-based engine).
race was scheduled for Sunday, May 25, but rain delayed it until Monday.

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Results of the 1997 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis

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The race was scheduled for Sunday, May 25, but rain delayed it until Monday. On Monday, the race began, but rain halted it after 15 laps. Instead of rescheduling it for the weekend, track officials decided, due to an upcoming IRL race on that date at Texas Motor Speedway

Texas Motor Speedway

Texas Motor Speedway is a Oval track racing located in the northernmost portion of the United States city of Fort Worth, Texas -- the portion located in Denton County, Texas....
, to finish the race Tuesday. Many fans were not able to return. Late in the race, Scott Goodyear ran second to teammate Arie Luyendyk. The race restarted for a one-lap dash to the finish but the caution lights on the mainstretch stayed yellow. Luyendyk accelerated as instructed but Goodyear saw the yellow and hesitated, ending his chance to challenge after the act allowed Luyendyk to pull away slightly on the last lap to win his second race. The race was the first to be run under a new engine formula requiring normally-aspirated engines. Confusion regarding qualifying procedures resulted in 35 cars on the grid, the most since 1979 and only the second time since 1933 that the field exceeded 33 cars. Five of them dropped out before the initial green flag: three in an accident, and two others because of mechanical ills. Mari Hulman George

Mari Hulman George

Mari Hulman George, born Mary Antonia Hulman on December 26, 1934, in Terre Haute, Indiana, is the daughter of the late Tony Hulman and Mary Fendrich Hulman, prominent Indiana philanthropists and business owners....
delivered the command to start engines for just the second time.

Results

Finish	Start	No	Name	Qual	Rank	C	E	T	Laps	Led	Status	Entrant
1	1	5	Arie Luyendyk Arie Luyendyk Arie Luyendyk, originally Arie Luijendijk is a Netherlands automobile racing driver, twice winner of the Indianapolis 500.Born in Sommelsdijk, Luyendyk started racing in the early 1970s, winning a number of Dutch national titles.... (W)	218.263	1	G	O	F	200	61	Running	Treadway Racing Treadway Racing Treadway Racing is a former auto racing team that competed in the early seasons of the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series. The team was owned by Indianapolis business man Fred Treadway....
2	5	6	Scott Goodyear Scott Goodyear Scott Goodyear is a former race car driver from Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. Goodyear ran the Indy Racing League and Champ Car series during his career from 1987, winning the Michigan 500 in 1992 and 1994....	215.811	5	G	O	F	200	2	Running	Treadway Racing Treadway Racing Treadway Racing is a former auto racing team that competed in the early seasons of the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series. The team was owned by Indianapolis business man Fred Treadway....
3	7	52	Jeff Ward Jeff Ward (motocross) Jeff Ward is the first motocross rider in history to win every major American Motorcyclist Association motocross List of AMA Motocross Champions.... (R)	214.517	9	G	O	G	200	49	Running	Team Cheever
4	10	91	Buddy Lazier Buddy Lazier Robert Buddy Lazier is an United States of America open-wheel racecar driver. He won the 1996 Indianapolis 500 and has finished in the Top Ten in that race six times.... (W)	214.286	12	D	O	F	200	7	Running	Hemelgarn Racing Hemelgarn Racing Hemelgarn Racing is a racing team in the Indy Racing League owned by Ron Hemelgarn. The team won the 1996 Indianapolis 500 and 2000 in IRL with driver Buddy Lazier....
5	2	2	Tony Stewart Tony Stewart Anthony Wayne Stewart is an American race car driver/car owner/entrepreneur, in NASCAR's Sprint Cup . During his career he has won championships in the Winston Cup, Nextel Cup and IndyCar Series....	218.021	2	G	O	F	200	64	Running	Team Menard Team Menard Team Menard was an auto racing team in the Indianapolis 500 and Indy Racing League owned by John Menard. From 1991 to 1996 they modified their own Buick V6 engines for racing....
6	8	14	Davey Hamilton Davey Hamilton Davey Hamilton is a race car driver in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series. He has made 50 series starts and while never winning a race, finished second 3 times....	214.483	10	G	O	G	199	0	Running	A.J. Foyt Enterprises
7	22	11	Billy Boat Billy Boat William "Billy" Leonard Boat is a former American open wheel driver who raced in the Indy Racing League.Boat is a graduate of Arizona State University.... (R)	215.544	6	D	O	G	199	1	Running	A.J. Foyt Enterprises
8	4	3	Robbie Buhl Robbie Buhl Robbie Buhl is a former Indy Racing League competitor and current team-owner, with the Dreyer & Reinbold Racing team in the IRL's IndyCar Series....	216.102	4	G	O	F	199	16	Running	Team Menard Team Menard Team Menard was an auto racing team in the Indianapolis 500 and Indy Racing League owned by John Menard. From 1991 to 1996 they modified their own Buick V6 engines for racing....
9	21	30	Robbie Groff Robbie Groff Robbie Groff , is a former driver in the Indy Racing League and Champ Car Championship Car series and is brother of Mike Groff. He raced in the 1994 CART season and 1997-1998 IRL seasons with 9 combined starts.... (R)	207.792	33	G	O	G	197	0	Running	McCormack Motorsports McCormack Motorsports McCormack Motorsports is a former Indy Racing League team owned by Dennis McCormack that operated from 1996 to 2001. Based in Avon, Indiana, the team debuted at the 1996 Indianapolis 500 Indianapolis 500 with a car for Randy Tolsma, however, it failed to make the field....
10	29	33	Fermín Velez Fermín Vélez Ferm?n V?lez was a two-time winner of the 12 Hours of Sebring.Born in Barcelona, Spain, V?lez died there as well, following a long battle with cancer....	206.512	36	D	O	G	195	0	Running	Team Scandia Team Scandia Team Scandia was a team in the Indy Racing League owned by Andy Evans that fielded a record 7 cars in the 1996 Indianapolis 500. Evans bought the team from Dick Simon during the 1996 in IRL and Simon was listed as the owners of some of Scandia's cars in the 1996 "500"....
11	16	12	Buzz Calkins Buzz Calkins Bradley "Buzz" Calkins is a former Indy Racing League driver. After a successful run in Indy Lights from 1993 to 1995 where he finished 11th, 10th, and 6th in his three seasons, he and his Bradley Motorsports team purchased a 1995 Reynard Motorsport chassis to compete in the inaugural season of the IRL....	209.564	22	G	O	G	188	0	Half Shaft	Bradley Motorsports Bradley Motorsports Bradley Motorsports was a racing team in the Indy Racing League owned by Colorado convenience store owner Brad Calkins. His son, Buzz Calkins, drove the bright red cars shod in the livery of Bradley Food Marts, Brad Calkins' company....
12	18	10	Mike Groff Mike Groff Mike Groff is a former race car driver in Champ Car and the Indy Racing League and the 1989 Indy Lights champion. He made 54 starts in CART beginning in 1990 with a best finish of 6th, occurring at Phoenix International Raceway in 1994....	208.537	32	G	O	G	188	0	Running	Johnanthan Byrd/Cunningham Racing
13	34	90	Lyn St. James Lyn St. James Lyn St. James is a retired professional IndyCar driver with 8 CART and 5 Indy Racing League starts to her name. She is just one of five women who successfully qualified for the Indianapolis 500, and became the first woman to win the Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year award....	210.146	27	D	I	F	186	0	Accident T4	Hemelgarn Racing Hemelgarn Racing Hemelgarn Racing is a racing team in the Indy Racing League owned by Ron Hemelgarn. The team won the 1996 Indianapolis 500 and 2000 in IRL with driver Buddy Lazier....
14	20	44	Steve Kinser Steve Kinser Steve Kinser , is a professional Sprint car racing racer. He has won 20 championships in the World of Outlaws series, and currently drives the #11 Quaker State car.... (R)	210.793	24	D	O	F	185	0	Accident T4	Sinden Racing Services
15	28	54	Dennis Vitolo Dennis Vitolo Dennis Vitolo , is a former driver in the CART Championship Car series. He raced in the 1988 and 1991-1999 seasons with 36 career starts, including the 1994 Indianapolis 500....	207.625	34	D	I	F	173	0	Running	Beck Motorsports
16	27	22	Marco Greco Marco Greco Marco Greco is a Brazilian people race car driver who competed in the Indy Racing League from 1996 in IRL to 1999 in IRL. His best finish in the season points was 4th in 1997....	210.322	26	D	O	G	166	0	Gear Box	Team Scandia Team Scandia Team Scandia was a team in the Indy Racing League owned by Andy Evans that fielded a record 7 cars in the 1996 Indianapolis 500. Evans bought the team from Dick Simon during the 1996 in IRL and Simon was listed as the owners of some of Scandia's cars in the 1996 "500"....
17	3	8	Vincenzo Sospiri Vincenzo Sospiri Vincenzo Sospiri is an Italy racing driver.... (R)	216.822	3	D	O	G	163	0	Running	Team Scandia Team Scandia Team Scandia was a team in the Indy Racing League owned by Andy Evans that fielded a record 7 cars in the 1996 Indianapolis 500. Evans bought the team from Dick Simon during the 1996 in IRL and Simon was listed as the owners of some of Scandia's cars in the 1996 "500"....
18	35	9	Johnny Unser Johnny Unser Johnny Unser is a former race car driver. He is the son of open wheel driver Jerry Unser, cousin of Al Unser, Jr. and Robby Unser, nephew of Al Unser and Bobby Unser, and first cousin once removed of Alfred Unser....	209.344	28	D	I	F	158	0	Oil Press	Hemelgarn Racing Hemelgarn Racing Hemelgarn Racing is a racing team in the Indy Racing League owned by Ron Hemelgarn. The team won the 1996 Indianapolis 500 and 2000 in IRL with driver Buddy Lazier....
19	26	18	Tyce Carlson Tyce Carlson Brendyn "Tyce" Carlson , is a former driver in the Indy Racing League. He raced in the 1996-2002 seasons with 30 career starts, including 2 at the Indianapolis 500.... (R)	210.852	23	D	O	G	156	0	Accident T2	PDM Racing PDM Racing PDM Racing is a racing team in the Indy Racing League and United States Auto Club Silver Crown series owned by Paul Diatlovich. Almost always a low budget team and affectionately dubbed "Poor Dumb Mechanics" by one of its former owners, it is known to make the most out of mediocre equipment....
20	17	40	Dr. Jack Miller Jack Miller (driver) Dr. Jack Miller raced in the Indy Racing League from 1997 to 2001 and the Indianapolis 500 from 1997 to 1999. Miller is a dentist and, thus, was known as "the racing dentist." His best IRL finish was a 9th in 1998 at Lowe's Motor Speedway.... (R)	209.250	29	D	I	F	131	0	Accident T3	Arizona Motorsports
21	33	1	Paul Durant Paul Durant Paul Durant , is a former driver American racecar driver from San Diego, California.He first excelled in modified stock car racing, winning a number of regional championships....	209.149	30	D	O	G	111	0	Accident T3	A.J. Foyt Enterprises
22	24	50	Billy Roe Billy Roe Billy Roe , is a former driver in the Indy Racing League. He raced in the 1997-1998 and 2000-2002 seasons with 16 career starts, including 2 at the Indianapolis 500.... (R)	212.752	18	D	O	F	110	0	Accident T3	EuroInternational
23	11	51	Eddie Cheever Eddie Cheever Edward "Eddie" McKay Cheever, Jr. is an United States racing driver who raced for almost thirty years in Formula One, Sports car racing, CART and the Indy Racing League....	214.073	13	D	O	G	84	0	Timing Chain	Team Cheever
24	9	7	Eliseo Salazar Eliseo Salazar Eliseo Salazar Valenzuela is a racing driver from Chile and the only one of his countrymen to compete in Formula One. He participated in 37 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix scoring a total of 3 championship points....	214.320	11	D	O	G	70	0	Accident T2	Team Scandia Team Scandia Team Scandia was a team in the Indy Racing League owned by Andy Evans that fielded a record 7 cars in the 1996 Indianapolis 500. Evans bought the team from Dick Simon during the 1996 in IRL and Simon was listed as the owners of some of Scandia's cars in the 1996 "500"....
25	30	97	Greg Ray Greg Ray Greg Ray is a former Indy Racing League IndyCar Series driver.After winning the SCCA national Formula Atlantic championship in 1993, he moved up to the CART-sanctioned Toyota Atlantic series in 1994.... (R)	213.760	14	D	O	F	48	0	Water Pump	Knapp Motorsports
26	6	27	Jim Guthrie Jim Guthrie (driver) Jim Guthrie is a former driver in the Indy Racing League. He debuted in the Indy Racing League in 1996 with moderately successful results. When the IRL moved to purpose-built chassis in 1997, Guthrie was forced to take out a second mortgage to purchase a new chassis....	215.207	7	D	O	F	43	0	Engine	Team Blueprint Racing
27	19	21	Roberto Guerrero Roberto Guerrero Roberto Jos? Guerrero Isaza is a former racing driver from Colombia. He participated in 29 Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on January 23, 1982....	207.371	35	D	I	G	25	0	Steering	Pagan Racing Pagan Racing Pagan Racing was a racing team owned by Texas businessmen Jack and Allan Pagan....
28	25	28	Mark Dismore Mark Dismore Mark Dismore is a former driver in the Indy Racing League and the 1990 Champ Car Atlantic Championship champion as well as the winner of the 1993 24 Hours of Daytona with Dan Gurney's All American Racers in a Toyota GTP car with co-drivers Rocky Moran and P....	212.423	19	D	O	G	24	0	Accident T4	PDM Racing PDM Racing PDM Racing is a racing team in the Indy Racing League and United States Auto Club Silver Crown series owned by Paul Diatlovich. Almost always a low budget team and affectionately dubbed "Poor Dumb Mechanics" by one of its former owners, it is known to make the most out of mediocre equipment....
29	12	42	Robby Gordon Robby Gordon Robert W. Gordon is an American racing driver who currently competes in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, owning his #7 Toyota Camry, sponsored by Jim Beam, and also owning his #55 Jim Beam/Camping World ride which competes part-time in the Nationwide Series, he has also raced in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, Champ Car, the Indy Racing...	213.211	15	G	O	G	19	0	Fire	Team SABCO
30	32	72	Claude Bourbonnais Claude Bourbonnais Claude Bourbonnais , is a former driver in the Toyota Atlantic, Indy Lights, and Champ Car Championship Car series. He raced in the 1994 CART series with 5 starts.... (R)	210.523	25	D	O	F	9	0	Engine	Team Blueprint Racing
31	13	77		213.126	16	G	O	G	0	0	Accident T4	Chastain Motorsports Chastain Motorsports Chastain Motorsports is a team in the Indy Racing League owned by Indianapolis businessman Tom Chastain. The team was founded in 1996-1997 in IRL and raced until 1998 in IRL with driver Stephan Gregoire....
32	14	17	Affonso Giaffone Affonso Giaffone Affonso Giaffone , is a former driver in the Indy Racing League. His family has closed relation with auto racing; he is a cousin of Felipe Giaffone, an ex-IRL driver, and a cousin-in-low of Rubens Barrichello.... (R)	212.974	17	D	O	G	0	0	Accident T4	Chitwood Motorsports
33	15	4	Kenny Bräck Kenny Bräck Kenneth "Kenny" Br?ck is a race car driver from Sweden. Until his retirement from racing, he competed in the CART, Indy Racing League and the IROC series.... (R)	211.221	20	G	O	G	0	0	Accident T4	Galles Racing Galles Racing Galles Racing is a former auto racing team owned by Rick Galles that competed in the CART series and Indy Racing League, winning the 1990 CART Championship and 1992 Indianapolis 500 with driver Al Unser, Jr.....
34	23	16	Sam Schmidt Sam Schmidt Sam Schmidt is a former Indy Racing League driver and current Indy Racing League and Indy Pro Series team owner.After graduating from Pepperdine University, he became a successful businessman, eventually purchasing his father's parts company in 1989 at the age of 25.... (R)	215.141	8	D	O	F	0	0	Engine	Team Blueprint Racing
35	31	34	Alessandro Zampedri Alessandro Zampedri Alessandro Zampedri is an Italian race car driver. He started three Indy 500's .Zampedri was seriously injured in the 1996 Indianapolis 500 suffering severe foot and leg injuries on the last lap of the race....	211.757	21	D	O	G	0	0	Oil Leak	Team Scandia Team Scandia Team Scandia was a team in the Indy Racing League owned by Andy Evans that fielded a record 7 cars in the 1996 Indianapolis 500. Evans bought the team from Dick Simon during the 1996 in IRL and Simon was listed as the owners of some of Scandia's cars in the 1996 "500"....

(W) = Former Indianapolis 500 winner; (R) = Indianapolis 500 rookie

*C Chassis

Chassis

A chassis consists of a Frame that supports an inanimate object, analogous to an animal's skeleton, for example in a motor vehicle or a firearm....
: D=Dallara

Dallara

Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993....
, G=G-Force

Élan Motorsport Technologies

?lan Motorsport Technologies is an umbrella company containing the race car manufacturing companies owned by the Panoz#Panoz Motor Sports Group....

*E Engine

Engine

An engine is a mechanical device that produces some form of output from a given input.An engine whose purpose is to produce kinetic energy output from a fuel is called a Wiktionary:prime mover; alternatively, a motor is a device which produces kinetic energy from a preprocessed "fuel" ....
: I=Infiniti

Infiniti

Infiniti is the Luxury vehicle division of Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. Infiniti sales officially started in November 8, 1989 in North America and its global operations have since grown to include Mexico, the Middle East, South Korea, Taiwan, Russia, Switzerland, China and Ukraine....
, O=Oldsmobile

Oldsmobile

Oldsmobile was a brand name of automobile produced for most of its existence by General Motors. It was founded by Ransom E. Olds in 1897. In its 107-year history, it produced 35.2 million cars, including at least 14 million built at its Lansing, Michigan factory....

*T Tire

Tire

Tires, or tyres , are ring-shaped parts, either pneumatic or solid , that fit around wheels to protect them and enhance their function....
: F=Firestone, G=Goodyear

Failed to qualify: Scott Harrington

Scott Harrington

Scott Harrington is a former driver in the Indy Racing League. Starting out on two wheels, Harrington won a number of championships and achieved much success in the world of American Motorcycle Association Motocross and Supercross....
(#36 G/O Johansson Motorsports)

Quotes

"And the green flag is being waved, the white and green flag are showing the race is on, the race is on Jerry Baker"

"What a sucker this is" - Bob Jenkins

Bob Jenkins

Bob Jenkins is an American television and radio sports announcer best known for his work at American Broadcasting Company and ESPN calling NASCAR and Indy Racing League telecasts....
and Jerry Baker

Jerry Baker

Jerry Baker is an American author who has written numerous gardening, household improvement, and health books. Baker is also the host of a gardening program produced by Detroit Public Television and a radio show called On the Garden Line produced by Westwood One....
calling the confusion of the final lap of the race for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network

Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network , is a radio syndication arrangement by which the Indianapolis 500, the Indy Racing League, the United States Grand Prix and the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard are broadcast on radio stations covering most of North America....
.

"Arie Luyendyk wins the 1997 Indianapolis 500, the 81st running of the edition by 7 tenths of a second" - Bob Jenkins described the finish of the race for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network.