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1997 INDIANAPOLIS 500 Pit Lane Assignments Sunday, May 18 1997 PIT CAR DRIVER CAR NAME C/E/T Time Speed 1 5 WF Arie Luyendyk Wavephore/Sprint PCS/Miller Lite/Provimi ...
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1997 INDIANAPOLIS 500 Pit Lane Assignments Sunday, May 18 1997
PIT CAR DRIVER CAR NAME C/E/T Time Speed
1 5 WF Arie Luyendyk Wavephore/Sprint PCS/Miller Lite/Provimi
G / A / F 2:44.939 218.263
2 6 F Scott Goodyear Nortel/Sprint PCS/Quebecor Printing
G / A / F 2:46.813 215.811
3 27 F Jim Guthrie Blueprint/Jacuzzi/Armour Golf/ERTL
D / A / F 2:47.281 215.207
4 16 R Sam Schmidt Blueprint/HOPE Prepaid Fuel Card
D / A / F 2:47.332 215.141
5 91 WF Buddy Lazier Delta Faucet-Montana-Hemelgarn Racing
D / A / F 2:48.000 214.286
6 3 F Robbie Buhl Quaker State/Special
G / A / F 2:46.588 216.102
7 2 F Tony Stewart Glidden/Menards/Special
G / A / F 2:45.122 218.021
--------- Gasoline Alley -----------
8 8 R Vincenzo Sospiri Old Navy Scandia Alta Xcel
D/ A / G 2:46.035 216.822
9 7 F Eliseo Salazar Copec/Cristal/Scandia
D / A / G 2:47.973 214.320
10 52 R Jeff Ward FirstPlus Team Cheever
G / A / G 2:47.819 214.517
11 51 F Eddie Cheever, Jr. FirstPlus Team Cheever
G / A / G 2:48.167 214.073
12 77 F Stephan Gregoire Chastain Motorsports-Estridge-Miller-Eads
G / A / G 2:48.914 213.126
14 17 F Affonso Giaffone General Motors of Brazil Chitwood Dallara
D / A / G 2:49.035 212.974
15 --------- ABC Sports --------- --------- USAC -----------------
16 97 R Greg Ray Tobacco Free Kids D / A / F 2:48.413 213.760
17 11 R Billy Boat Conseco AJ Foyt Enterprises
D / A / G 2:47.019 215.544
18 1 F Paul Durant Conseco AJ Foyt Racing
G / A / G 2:52.126 209.149
19 14 F Davey Hamilton AJ Foyt PowerTeam Racing
G / A / G 2:47.845 214.484
20 28 F Mark Dismore Kelley Automotive Group
D / A / G 2:49.473 212.423
21 18 RF Tyce Carlson Klipsch Tnemec Overhead Door Pyle V-Line Earl's
D / A / G 2:50.736 210.852
22 4 RF Kenny Brack Monsoon Galles Racing
G / A / G 2:50.438 211.221
23 72 R Claude Bourbonnais Blueprint/Jacuzzi/Armour Golf/ERTL
D / A / F 2:51.003 210.523
24 50 R Billy Roe Sega/Progressive Elect./KECO/U.J.T/Eurointernat'l
D / A / F 2:49.211 212.752
-------- Pit Opening ---------
25 42 Robby Gordon Coors Light G / A / G 2:48.847 213.211
26 12 F Buzz Calkins Bradley Food Marts
G / A / G 2:51.785 209.564
27 33 F Fermin Velez Old Navy Scandia Alta Xcel
D / A / G 2:54.324 206.512
28 34 F Alessandro Zampedri Mi-Jack Scandia Alta Xcel
D / A / G 2:50.006 211.757
29 22 F Marco Greco Side Play Int'l Sport Scandia Alta Xcel
D / A / G 2:51.166 210.322
30 44 R Steve Kinser SRS/One Call/Menards/Quaker State/St. Elmo's
D / A / G 2:50.784 210.793
31 40 RF Dr. Jack Miller AMS/Crest Racing/Trane/Spot-On
D / I / F 2:52.043 209.250
32 54 F Dennis Vitolo SmithKline Beacham/Kroger/Beck Motorsports
D / I / F 2:53.389 207.626
33 90 A Lyn St. James Lifetime TV-Cinergy-Delta Faucet-Hemelgarn
D / I / F 2:51.310 210.145
34 30 RF Robbie Groff Alfa-Laval/Team Losi/McCormack Motorsports
G / A / G 2:53.250 207.792
35 9 A Johnny Unser Delta Faucet-Montana-Cinergy-Hemelgarn
D / I / F 2:51.966 209.344
36 21 F Roberto Guerrero Pennzoil-Pagan Racing Dallara Infiniti
D / I / G 2:53.602 207.371
37 10 F Mike Groff Jonathan Byrd's Cafeteria/Visionaire/Bryant
G / I / F 2:52.631 208.537
1997 35 Car Field Average: 212.286
1996 33 Car Field Average: 227.807 Difference: -15.521
LEGEND: R-Rookie; W-Former Winner; F-Officially In The Field; A-Added Starter CHASSIS LEGEND: D-Dallara; G-G Force ENGINE LEGEND: A-Oldsmobile Aurora; I-Nissan Infiniti Indy TIRE LEGEND: F-Firestone; G-Goodyear.
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