IRL: Indanapolis qualifying through 97-05-17

INDIANAPOLIS May 17 1997 - Partial lineup for the May 25th Indyianapolis 500 - final qualifications will be held tomorrow: P. Driver Nat Chassis/engine Speed ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Row One 1. Arie Luyendyk NLD G Force-Aurora 218.263 2. Tony Stewart U.S. G Force-Aurora 218.021 3. Vincenzo Sospiri ITA Dallara-Aurora 216.822 Row Two 4. Robbie Buhl U.S. G Force-Aurora 216.102 5. Scott Goodyear CDN G Force-Aurora 215.811 6. Jim Guthrie U.S. Dallara-Aurora 215.207 Row Three 7. Jeff Ward U.S. G Force-Aurora 214.517 8. Davey Hamilton U.S. G Force-Aurora 214.484 9. Eliseo Salazar CHI Dallara-Aurora 214.320 Row Four 10. Buddy Lazier U.S.. Dallara-Aurora 214.286 11. Eddie Cheever U.S. G Force-Aurora 214.073 12. Robby Gordon U.S. G Force-Aurora 213.211 Row Five 13. Stephan Gregoire FRA G Force-Aurora 213.126 14. Affonso Giaffone BRA Dallara-Aurora 212.974 15. Kenny Brack SWE G Force-Aurora 211.221 Row Six 16. Lyn St. James U.S. Dallara-Infiniti 210.145 17. Buzz Calkins U.S. G Force-Aurora 209.564 18. Jack Miller U.S. Dallara-Infiniti 209.250 Row Seven 19. Alessandro Zampedri ITA Dallara-Aurora 209.094 20. Mike Groff Pasadena U.S. G Force-Infiniti 208.537 21. Roberto Guerrero COL Dallara-Infiniti 207.371 Row Eight 22. Steve Kinser U.S. Dallara-Aurora 210.793 23. Robbie Groff U.S. G Force-Aurora 207.792 24. Billy Boat U.S. Dallara-Aurora 215.544 Row Nine 25. Sam Schmidt U.S. Dallara-Aurora 215.141 26. Billy Roe U.S. Dallara-Aurora 212.752 27. Mark Dismore U.S. Dallara-Aurora 212.423 Row Ten 28. Tyce Carlson U.S. Dallara-Aurora 210.852 29. Marco Greco BRA Dallara-Aurora 210.322 30. Dennis Vitolo U.S. Dallara-Infiniti 207.626 Row Eleven 31. Fermin Velez ESP Dallara-Aurora 206.512 Average speed of field: 212.777 mph. Record 33-car average: 227.807 mph, in 1996.

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