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1997 Indianapolis 500 Results

Official results from the 81st Indianapolis 500, with driver, car number, chassis-engine, tire and laps completed (r-rookie):

1. Arie Luyendyk (5), G-Force-Aurora (Firestone), 
   200 laps, running
2. Scott Goodyear (6), G-Force-Aurora (Firestone), 
   200 laps, running
3. r-Jeff Ward (52), G-Force-Aurora (Goodyear), 
   200 laps, running
4. Buddy Lazier (91), Dallara-Aurora (Firestone), 
   200 laps, running
5. Tony Stewart (2), G-Force-Aurora (Firestone), 
   200 laps, running
6. Davey Hamilton (14), G-Force-Aurora (Goodyear),  
   199 laps, running
7. Billy Boat (22), Dallara-Aurora (Goodyear), 
   199 laps, running
8. Robbie Buhl (3), G-Force-Aurora (Firestone), 
   199 laps, running
9. r-Robbie Groff (30), G-Force-Aurora (Goodyear), 
   197 laps, running
10. Fermin Velez (33), Dallara-Aurora (Goodyear), 
    195 laps, running
11. Buzz Calkins (12), G-Force-Aurora (Goodyear), 
    188 laps, running
12. Mike Groff (10), G-Force-Infiniti (Firestone), 
    197 laps, running
13. Lyn St. James (90), Dallara-Infiniti (Firestone), 
    186 laps, running
14. r-Steve Kinser (44), Dallara-Aurora (Goodyear), 
    185 laps, running
15. Dennis Vitolo (54), Dallara-Infiniti (Firestone), 
    173 laps, running
16. Marco Greco (22), Dallara-Aurora (Goodyear), 
    166 laps, running
17. r-Vincenzo Sospiri (8), Dallara-Aurora (Goodyear), 
    163 laps, running
18. Johnny Unser (9), Dallara-Infiniti (Firestone), 
    158 laps, out of race
19. r-Tyce Carlson (18), Dallara-Aurora (Goodyear), 
    156 laps, out of race
20. r-Jack Miller (40), Dallara-Infiniti (Firestone), 
    131 laps, out of race
21. Paul Durant (1), G-Force-Aurora (Goodyear), 
    111 laps, out of race
22. r-Billy Roe (50), Dallara-Aurora (Firestone), 
    110 laps, out of race
23. Eddie Cheever (51), G-Force-Aurora (Goodyear), 
    84 laps, out of race
24. Eliseo Salazar (7), Dallara-Aurora (Goodyear), 
    70 laps, out of race
25. r-Greg Ray (97), Dallara-Aurora (Firestone), 
    48 laps, out of race
26. Jim Guthrie (27), Dallara-Aurora (Firestone), 
    43 laps, out of race
27. Roberto Guerrero (21), Dallara-Infiniti (Goodyear), 
    25 laps, out of race
28. Mark Dismore (28), Dallara-Aurora (Goodyear), 
    24 laps, out of race
29. Robby Gordon (42), G-Force-Aurora (Goodyear), 
    19 laps, out of race
30. r-Claude Bourbonnais (72), Dallara-Aurora (Firestone), 
    9 laps, out of race
31. Stephan Gregoire (77), G-Force-Aurora (Goodyear), 
    0 laps, out of race
32. r-Affonso Giaffone (17), Dallara-Aurora (Goodyear), 
    0 laps, out of race
33. r-Kenny Brack (4), G-Force-Aurora (Goodyear), 
    0 laps, out of race
34. r-Sam Schmidt (16), Dallara-Aurora (Firestone), 
    0 laps, out of race
35. Alessandro Zampedri (34), Dallara-Aurora (Goodyear), 
    0 laps, out of race
(r-rookie)
Average speed: 145.827
Time of race: 3 hours, 25 minutes, 43 seconds
Margin of victory: .57 seconds
Caution flags: 21 for 49 laps
Lead changes: 19 among 7 drivers



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