1996-1997 IRL Driver Summary Report

Laps Times
Rank Driver Pts Races Laps Miles Purse Led Led Wins Poles
1 Tony Stewart 278 10 1,794 2,460.64 1,090,450 812 7 1 4
2 Davey Hamilton 272 10 1,806 2,493.88 785,950 5 1
3 Eddie Cheever 230 10 1,485 1,916.11 725,400 89 3 1
4 Marco Greco 230 10 1,554 2,116.29 554,850 34 1 1
5 Scott Goodyear 226 8 1,375 1,994.81 953,350 40 5
6 Arie Luyendyk 223 10 1,294 1,841.96 2,079,150 110 5 2 2
7 Roberto Guerrero 221 10 1,493 1,921.96 601,000 26
8 Buddy Lazier 209 10 1,243 1,760.13 736,550 122 3 1
9 Eliseo Salazar 208 8 1,459 1,991.12 586,650 42 1 1
10 Buzz Calkins 204 9 1,310 1,783.18 599,750 14
11 Stephan Gregoire 192 9 1,180 1,416.56 410,550 5
12 Jim Guthrie 186 9 1,059 1,457.50 627,200 89 3 1
13 Robbie Buhl 170 7 1,020 1,615.10 528,400 31 2 1
14 Mike Groff 169 6 1,106 1,587.04 562,850
15 John Paul, Jr 163 7 1,183 1,490.06 346,850 23 2
16 Affonso Giaffone 159 8 1,074 1,414.89 397,500 17 1
17 Mark Dismore 158 8 1,113 1,491.42 433,300 45
18 Billy Boat 149 6 993 1,559.04 614,150 52 4 1
19 Kenny Brack 139 7 987 1,230.10 419,200 39 2
20 Robbie Groff 135 6 1,118 1,689.98 441,450 3 1
21 Vincenzo Sospiri 134 6 951 1,401.10 431,900
22 Scott Sharp 119 5 582 677.60 324,150 22 2 1 1
23 Jack Miller 114 8 567 816.19 439,100
24 Johnny Unser 107 6 782 1,235.96 318,150
25 Tyce Carlson 84 5 676 1,087.34 315,050
26 Fermin Velez 82 4 437 730.00 345,150
27 Jimmy Kite 76 4 414 599.73 155,000 11
28 Sam Schmidt 76 6 416 522.74 224,700
29 Greg Ray 73 5 425 631.50 238,300
30 Jeff Ward 69 3 431 815.00 449,150 90 1
31 Stan Wattles 63 3 488 659.95 92,000
32 Michele Alboreto 62 2 397 507.10 137,250
33 Richie Hearn 59 2 366 475.62 181,000 96 1 1 1
34 Billy Roe 55 3 390 654.00 185,700
35 Jeret Schroeder 37 2 144 144.00 81,500
36 Michel Jourdain, Jr 33 1 200 300.00 95,250
37 Robby Gordon 27 2 198 316.00 156,500 60
38 Brad Murphy 25 2 105 122.58 47,000
39 Alessandro Zampedri 24 2 201 301.50 167,150
40 Paul Durant 23 2 173 370.50 209,000
41 Johnny O'Connell 23 1 183 274.50 22,000 3
42 Danny Ongais 22 1 94 94.00 24,500
43 Lyn St. James 22 1 186 465.00 188,000
44 Steve Kinser 21 1 185 462.50 193,250
45 Dennis Vitolo 20 1 173 432.50 200,000
46 Mike Shank 19 1 191 286.50 13,000
47 Dave Kudrave 18 1 118 124.84 14,000
48 J.C. Carbonell 16 1 112 168.00 34,000
49 Joe Gosek 14 1 30 31.74 10,000
50 Allen May 13 1 36 54.00 13,700
51 Johnny Parsons 7 1 7 10.50 10,000
52 Claude Bourbonnais 5 1 9 22.50 152,250
53 Scott Harrington

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Loudon, NH 200 Mile Race - 18 Aug 1996

Track Type: Paved oval Lap Distance: 1.058 miles Total Purse: $1,102,000
Race Distance: 211.600 miles Margin of Victory: 20.480 sec Promoter: Bob Bahre
Race Name: True Value 200

FP # Driver Car Name Entrant SP Qu Time Qu Spd Laps Time/Speed Behind Purse Pts
1 1 Scott Sharp Conseco AJ Foyt Enterprises 5 0:22.555 168.867 200 1:36:57.912 130.934 118,000 35
2 12 Buzz Calkins Bradley Food Marts Bradley Motorsports 10 0:22.427 169.831 200 1:37:18.392 130.474 20.480 87,250 33
3 33 Michele Alboreto Rio Hotel & Casino Team Scandia 2 0:21.749 175.125 200 1:37:18.644 130.469 20.732 81,750 32
4 10 Mike Groff Jonathan Byrd's Cafeteria Byrd-Cunningham Racing 9 0:22.231 170.638 199 Flagged 64,500 31
5 14 Davey Hamilton A.J. Foyt Power Team A.J. Foyt Enterprises 17 0:22.958 165.903 196 Flagged 55,000 30
6 21 Roberto Guerrero Pennzoil Rapan Racing 18 0:23.157 164.477 196 Flagged 57,000 29
7 40 Marco Greco Sports Ltd Perry Ellis Scandia Racing 15 0:22.905 166.287 196 Flagged 49,250 28
8 22 Stephan Gregoire Scandia Perry Ellis Scandia Racing 14 0:22.628 168.322 192 Flagged 45,250 27
9 7 Eliseo Salazar Cristal/Copec Mobil Scandia Racing 6 0:22.248 171.197 190 Flagged 44,250 26
10 18 John Paul, Jr V-Line Earl's Performance 11 0:22.482 169.416 190 Flagged 46,250 25
11 28 Tyce Carlson Earl's Performance Prod 16 0:22.948 165.975 187 Flagged 56,500 24
12 2 Tony Stewart Glidden Menards 7 0:22.249 171.190 182 Electrical 41,000 24
13 5 Arie Luyendyk Mi-Jack Products/Bryant 3 0:21.809 174.643 170 Flagged 40,000 22
14 4 Richie Hearn Ralphs/Food4Less/Fuji Della Penna Motorsports 1 0:21.719 175.367 166 Engine 61,000 23
15 51 Eddie Cheever FirstPlus Team Cheever 8 0:22.293 170.852 166 Flagged 38,000 20
16 30 Stan Wattles Spirit of San Antonio McCormack Motorsports 20 0:23.534 161.842 163 Low fuel pressure 37,000 19
17 15 Dave Kudrave Tempero-Giuffre Racing Tempero-Giuffre Racing 22 0:25.246 150.867 118 Clutch 14,000 18
18 9 Brad Murphy Hemelgarn Racing Hemelgarn Racing 23 79 Handling 15,000 17
19 91 Buddy Lazier Delta Faucet Hemelgarn Racing 4 0:22.059 172.664 66 Wrecked 34,000 16
20 3 Mark Dismore Quaker State Team Menard, Inc. 5 0:22.137 172.056 43 Clutch 33,000 15
21 96 Joe Gosek Manaras/United Airtlines ABF Motorsports 21 0:24.701 154.196 30 Wrecked 10,000 14
22 54 Robbie Buhl Original Coors Beck Motorsports 13 0:22.576 168.710 0 Wrecked 32,000 13
23 27 Jim Guthrie Team Blueprint Racing Team Blueprint Racing 19 0:23.220 164.031 0 Wrecked 32,000 12
Lap Leaders
Tony Stewart 165 14-37, 42-182
Scott Sharp 18 183-200
Arie Luyendyk 11 7-13, 38-41
Richie Hearn 6 1-6
Non-Qualifiers
64 Johnny Unser Ruger Titanium Project Indy Did not start 10,000
Data Source: 1998 IRL Media Guide
Race Notes 1) Yellow flags: 1-5, Buhl and Guthrie wrecked; 35-40, Gosek wrecked; 68-78, Lazier wrecked;
123-125, Red flagged due to rain.
2) Fastest race and leading lap: Tony Stewart, lap 179, 166.439 mph.
3) Two twenty entrant qualifiers earned bonus of $22,000 each.

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Las Vegas, NV 500 Km Race - 15 Sep 1996

Track Type: Paved oval Lap Distance: 1.5 miles Total Purse: $1,150,000
Race Distance: 300 miles Margin of Victory: 1.693 sec Promoter: Richie Clyne
Race Name: Las Vegas 500K

FP # Driver Car Name Entrant SP Qu Time Qu Spd Laps Time/Speed Behind Purse Pts
1 4 Richie Hearn Ralphs/Food4Less/Fuji Della Penna Motorsports 8 0:24.378 221.511 200 2:36:17.345 115.171 120,000 36
2 22 Michel Jourdain, Jr Herdez Viva Mexicop! Team Scandia 22 0:25.398 212.615 200 2:36:19.038 115.150 1.693 95,250 33
3 10 Mike Groff Jonathan Byrd's Cafeteria Byrd-Cunningham Racing 6 0:24.285 222.359 199 Flagged 80,250 32
4 21 Roberto Guerrero Pennzoil Rapan Racing 9 0:24.469 220.687 198 Flagged 75,000 31
5 33 Michele Alboreto Rio Hotel & Casino Team Scandia 18 0:25.100 215.139 197 Flagged 55,500 30
6 12 Buzz Calkins Bradley Food Marts Bradley Motorsports 16 0:25.001 215.991 197 Flagged 47,500 29
7 7 Eliseo Salazar Cristal/Copec Mobil Scandia Racing 13 0:24.808 217.672 196 Flagged 46,500 28
8 54 Robbie Buhl Original Coors Beck Motorsports 15 0:24.967 216.285 195 Flagged 25,750 27
9 40 Marco Greco Sports Ltd Perry Ellis Scandia Racing 24 0:25.691 210.190 191 Flagged 44,250 26
10 34 Affonso Giaffone Hype/Quaker State Scandia Racing 23 0:25.243 211.243 190 Flagged 21,250 25
11 14 Davey Hamilton A.J. Foyt Power Team A.J. Foyt Enterprises 5 0:24.235 222.818 187 Flagged 44,250 24
12 6 Johnny O'Connell Mi-Jack/Bryant 11 0:24.585 219.646 183 Wrecked 22,000 23
13 27 Jim Guthrie Team Blueprint Racing Team Blueprint Racing 19 0:25.120 214.968 182 Flagged 20,000 22
14 50 Robby Gordon Coors Light Team Sabco 02 4:17.522 337.100 179 Wheel bearing 17,000 21
15 18 John Paul, Jr V-Line Earl's Performance 12 0:24.604 219.477 170 Flagged 48,000 20
16 1 Scott Sharp Conseco AJ Foyt Enterprises 7 0:24.288 222.332 168 Wheel bearing 37,000 19
17 3 Mark Dismore Quaker State Team Menard, Inc. 10 0:24.577 219.718 149 Wrecked 36,000 18
18 30 Stan Wattles Spirit of San Antonio McCormack Motorsports 21 0:25.333 213.161 119 Wrecked 35,000 17
19 15 J.C. Carbonell YPF/Sharp/Bewsweek 28 0:29.800 181.208 112 Overheated 34,000 16
20 5 Arie Luyendyk Mi-Jack Products/Bryant 1 0:23.842 226.491 106 Wrecked 53,000 17
21 2 Tony Stewart Glidden Menards Menard Racing 2 0:24.083 224.225 77 Wrecked 32,000 14
22 64 Johnny Unser Ruger Titanium Project Indy 20 0:25.278 213.624 67 Wheel bearing 10,000 13
23 28 Tyce Carlson Earl's Performance Prod 14 0:24.828 217.496 53 Wrecked 34,500 12
24 91 Buddy Lazier Delta Faucet Hemelgarn Racing 4 0:24.222 222.938 35 Handling 32,000 11
25 51 Eddie Cheever FirstPlus Team Cheever 27 0:28.003 192.836 27 Wrecked 32,000 10
26 8 Stephan Gregoire Scandia Perry Ellis Scandia Racing 25 0:25.717 209.978 27 Wrecked 10,000 9
27 9 Brad Murphy Hemelgarn Racing Hemelgarn Racing 26 0:26.219 205.958 26 Wrecked 32,000 8
28 16 Johnny Parsons Team Blueprint Racing Team Blueprint Racing 17 0:25.017 215.853 7 Wrecked 10,000 7
Lap Leaders
Richie Hearn 90 100-110, 112-153, 156-160, 169-200
Robby Gordon 60 26-57, 80-99, 161-168
Arie Luyendyk 25 1-25
John Paul, Jr 22 58-79
Johnny O'Connell 3 111, 154-155
Data Source: 1998 IRL Media Guide
Race Notes 1) Yellow flags: 9-18, Parsons wreck; 30-46, Murphy, Cheever & Gergoire wreck;
55-62, Carlson wreck; 78-87, Stewart wreck; 107-115, Luyendyk wreck;
125-138, Wattles wreck; 152-160, Dismore wreck; 162-165, Debris on track; 185-186,
O'Connell wreck.
2) Fastest race lap: Richie Heran, lap 53, 219.191 mph.
3) Fastest leading lap: Robby Gordon, lap 51, 217.453 mph.
4) Luyendyk earned 2 points for fastest qualifier; Hearn 1 point for leading the most laps.

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Orlando, FL 200 Mile Race - 25 Jan 1997

Track Type: Paved oval Lap Distance: 1 mile Total Purse: $1,137,500
Race Distance: 149 miles Margin of Victory: Promoter: Walt Disney World
Race Name: Indy 200

FP # Driver Car Name Entrant SP Qu Time Laps

Qu Spd Time/Speed Behind Purse Pts
1 51 Eddie Cheever FirstPlus Team Cheever 5 0:22.012 163.547
149 1:06:43.145 133.995 170,000 35
2 10 Mike Groff Byrd's Cafeteria/Bryant Jonathan Byrd Racing 14 0:22.591 159.355
149 Finished 118,850 33
3 6 Scott Goodyear NORTEL Treadway Racing 6 0:22.041 163.332
149 Finished 68,900 32
4 1 Scott Sharp Conseco Treadway Racing 4 0:21.980 163.785
149 Finished 73,850 31
5 91 Buddy Lazier Delta Faucet Hemelgarn Racing 11 0:22.313 161.341
149 Finished 45,550 30
6 27 Jim Guthrie Blueprint Racing Blueprint Racing 9 0:22.185 162.272
148 Flagged 63,250 29
7 14 Davey Hamilton Power Team Racing A.J. Foyt Enterprises 7 0:22.048 163.280
148 Flagged 54,850 28
8 22 Marco Greco Intl Sports/Alta/Ecel Scandia Racing 12 0:22.470 160.214
147 Flagged 63,550 27
9 33 Fermin Velez Mi-Jack/Alta/Ecel Scandia Racing 10 0:22.272 161.638
147 Flagged 52,150 26
10 2 Tony Stewart Glidden Memard Racing 1 0:21.685 166.013
146 Wrecked turn 3 83,300 28
11 12 Buzz Calkins Bradley Food Marts Bradley Motorsports 3 0:21.945 164.046
144 Engine 54,200 24
12 5 Arie Luyendyk WavePhore Treadway Racing 2 0:21.823 164.96497 Wrecked turn 1 47,800 23
13 16 Danny Ongais Trane.Allied Specialty 16 0:23.765 151.48394 Broken suspension 24,500 22
14 30 Jeret Schroeder Purity Farms McCormack Motorsports 15 0:23.247 154.85993 Wrecked turn 1 45,100 21
15 40 Jack Miller AMS Crest Racing MAS Crest Racing 18 85 Broken suspension 43,750 20
16 4 Jeff Ward Monsoon-Galles Racing Galles Racing 8 0:22.132 162.660 63 Broken gearbox 22,900 19
17 21 Roberto Guerrero Pennzoil Pagen Racing 17 56 Fuel pump 46,000 18
18 18 John Paul, Jr Earl's Performance 13 0:22.563 159.553 46 Broken oil pump 42,700 17
19 19 Stephan Gregoire Miller-Eads Co. Chastain Motorsports 19 2 Broken fuel pump 16,300 16
Lap Leaders
Tony Stewart 131 1-130, 145
Buzz Calkins 14 131-144
Eddie Cheever 4 146-149
Data Source: 1998 IRL Media Guide
Race Notes 1) Fastest Race Lap: Tony Stewart, ;ap 5, 159.440 mph.
2) Yellow Flags: 99-106, Schroeder, Luyendyk wreck; 146-149, Stewart wreck
3) Race terminated at 149 laps due to rain. Scheduled for 200 laps.

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Phoenix, AZ 200 Mile Race - 23 Mar 1997

Track Type: Paved oval Lap Distance: 1 mile Total Purse: $1,135,000
Race Distance: 200 miles Margin of Victory: 0.854 sec Promoter: Buddy Jobe
Race Name: Phoenix 200

FP # Driver Car Name Entrant SP Qu Time Qu Spd Laps Time/Speed Behind Purse Pts
1 27 Jim Guthrie Blueprint Racing Blueprint Racing 2 0:21.241 169.484 200 2:14:32.667 89.190 170,100 35
2 2 Tony Stewart Glidden Memard Racing 1 0:21.175 170.012 200 2:14:33.521 89.180 0.854 145,500 36
3 14 Davey Hamilton Power Team Racing A.J. Foyt Enterprises 14 0:22.161 162.448 200 Finished 83,900 32
4 22 Marco Greco Intl Sports/Alta/Ecel Scandia Racing 8 0:22.019 163.495 199 Flagged 64,500 31
5 19 Stephan Gregoire Miller-Eads Co. Chastain Motorsports 19 0:23.235 154.939 199 Flagged 40,000 30
6 10 Mike Groff Byrd's Cafeteria/Bryant Jonathan Byrd Racing 16 0:22.520 159.858 195 Flagged 59,250 29
7 21 Roberto Guerrero Pennzoil Pagen Racing 10 0:22.075 163.080 194 Flagged 54,050 28
8 12 Buzz Calkins Bradley Food Marts Bradley Motorsports 22 0:21.947 164.032 187 Flagged 52,100 27
9 18 John Paul, Jr Klipsch Ear's 11 0:22.100 162.896 179 Flagged 50,650 26
10 16 Sam Schmidt Blueprint Racing Blueprint Racing 6 0:21.973 163.837 176 Wrecked 25,450 25
11 4 Kenny Brack Monsoon Gallas Racing 9 0:22.027 163.436 145 Wrecked 27,250 24
12 51 Eddie Cheever FirstPlus Team Cheever 7 0:22.017 163.510 120 Overheated 45,050 23
13 17 Affonso Giaffone General Motors Brazil Chitwood Motorsports 21 114 Broken halfshaft 21,600 22
14 33 Fermin Velez Old Navy Alta Team Scandia 15 0:22.235 161.907 94 Electrical 42,400 21
15 50 Billy Roe Eurointernational Eurointernational, Inc. 17 0:22.650 158.940 82 Wrecked 19,200 20
16 1 Scott Sharp Conseco A.J. Foyt Enterprises 20 65 Engine 40,000 19
17 6 Scott Goodyear Nortel/Sprint PCS Treadway Racing 3 0:21.681 166.044 52 Engine 38,800 18
18 3 Robbie Buhl Quaker State Team Menard, Inc. 5 0:21.956 163.964 51 Wrecked 15,600 17
19 30 Jeret Schroeder McCormack Motorsports McCormack Motorsports 12 0:22.136 162.631 51 Wrecked 36,400 16
20 40 Jack Miller AMS/Crest Racing Arizona Motorsports 18 0:22.779 158.040 33 Fuel pickup 35,200 15
21 91 Buddy Lazier Delta Faucet-Montana Hemelgarn Racing 13 0:22.148 162.543 31 Engine 34,000 14
22 5 Arie Luyendyk Wavephore/Miller Lite Treadway Racing 4 0:21.715 165.784 11 Mechanical 34,000 13
Lap Leaders
Tony Stewart 85 1-41, 56-61, 66-94, 121, 146-153
Jim Guthrie 74 42, 95-120, 154-200
Kenny Brack 24 122-145
Affonso Giafone 13 43-55
Scott Sharp 4 62-65
Data Source: 1998 IRL Media Guide
Race Notes 1) Fastest Race Lap: Tony Stewart, lap 11, 162.638 mph.
2) Yellow Flags: 2-6, Guerrero tow-in; 13-18, Luyendyk wreck; 36-44, Lazier oil on track; 52-60, Buhl and Schrieder wreck;
69-75, oil on track; 85-98, Ropw wreck; 117-132, Oil on track; 146-154, Brack wrecked; 180-190, Schmidt wreck.

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Indianapolis, IN 500 Mile Race - 25 May 1997

Track Type: Paved oval Lap Distance: 2.5 miles Total Purse: $8,652,450
Race Distance: 500 miles Margin of Victory: Promoter: Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Race Name: Indianapolis 500

FP # Driver Car Name Entrant SP Qu Time Qu Spd Laps Time/Speed Behind Purse Pts
1 5 Arie Luyendyk Wavephore/Miller Lite Treadway Racing 1 2:44.939 218.263 200 3:25:43.388 145.827 1,568,150 37
2 6 Scott Goodyear Nortel/Sprint PCS Treadway Racing 5 2:46.813 215.811 200 3:25:43.958 145.820 0.570 513,300 33
3 52 Jeff Ward FirstPlus Team Cheever 7 2:47.819 214.517 200 3:25:47.469 145.779 4.081 414,250 32
4 91 Buddy Lazier Delta Faucet-Montana Hemelgarn Racing 10 2:48.000 214.286 200 3:25:53.718 145.705 10.330 279,250 31
5 2 Tony Stewart Glidden Team Menard, Inc. 2 2:45.122 218.021 200 3:26:12.001 145.490 28.613 345,050 31
6 14 Davey Hamilton PowerTeam A.J. Foyt Enterprises 8 2:47.845 214.484 199 Flagged 264,000 29
7 11 Billy Boat Concesco A.J. Foyt Enterprises 22 2:47.019 215.544 199 Flagged 269,700 28
8 3 Robbie Buhl Quaker State Team Menard, Inc. 4 2:46.588 216.102 199 Flagged 235,200 27
9 30 Robbie Groff Alfa-Laval/Team Losi McCormack Motorsports 21 2:53.250 207.792 197 Flagged 222,350 26
10 33 Fermin Velez Old Navy Alta Team Scandia 29 2:54.324 206.512 195 Flagged 216,400 25
11 12 Buzz Calkins Bradley Food Marts Bradley Motorsports 16 2:51.785 209.564 188 Brkn right halfshaft 201,000 24
12 10 Mike Groff Jonathan Byrd's Cafeteria Byrd-Cunningham Racing 18 2:52.631 208.537 188 Flagged 197,300 23
13 90 Lyn St. James Lifetime TV-Cinergy Hemelgarn Racing, Inc. 34 2:51.310 210.145 186 Wrecked turn 4 188,000 22
14 44 Steve Kinser SRS/One Call/Quaker State Team Menard, ing, Inc. 20 2:50.784 210.793 185 Wrecked turn 4 193,250 21
15 54 Dennis Vitolo SmithKline Beacham/Kroger Beck Motorsports 28 2:53.389 207.626 173 Flagged 200,000 20
16 22 Marco Greco Side Play Intl Sport Team Scandia 27 2:51.166 210.322 166 Broken gearbox 193,000 19
17 8 Vincenzo Sospiri Old Navy Scandia Purple Team Scandia 3 2:46.035 216.822 163 Flagged 196,250 18
18 9 Johnny Unser Delta Faucet/Montana Hemelgarn Racing 35 2:51.966 209.344 158 Lost oil pressure 158,000 17
19 18 Tyce Carlson Klipsch Tnemac Overhead PDM Racing, Inc. 26 2:50.736 210.852 156 Wrecked 173,250 16
20 40 Jack Miller AMS/Crest Racing Arizona Motorsports 17 2:52.043 209.250 131 Wrecked 171,250 15
21 1 Paul Durant Conseco A.J. Foyt Enterprises 33 2:52.126 209.149 111 Wrecked turn 3 178,000 14
22 50 Billy Roe Sega/Progressive Elect. Eurointernational, Inc. 24 2:49.211 212.752 110 Wrecked turn 3 150,250 13
23 51 Eddie Cheever FirstPlus Team Cheever 11 2:48.167 214.073 84 Broken timing chain 176,000 12
24 7 Eliseo Salazar Copec/Cristal Team Scandia 9 2:47.973 214.320 70 Wrecked 164,000 11
25 97 Greg Ray Tobacco Free Kids Thomas Knapp Motorsports 30 2:48.413 213.760 48 Water pump 171,250 10
26 27 Jim Guthrie Blueprint/Jacuzzi/Armour Blueprint Racing, Inc. 6 2:47.281 215.207 43 Fuel pressure 164,500 9
27 21 Roberto Guerrero Pennzoil Pagan Racing 19 2:53.602 207.371 25 Brkn steering gear 160,000 8
28 28 Mark Dismore Kelley Automotive Group PDM Racing, Inc. 25 2:49.473 212.423 24 Wrecked turn 4 159,000 7
29 42 Robby Gordon Coors Light Team Sabco 12 2:48.847 213.211 19 Engine fire 139,500 6
30 72 Claude Blueprint/Jacuzzi/Armour Blueprint Racing 32 2:51.003 210.523 9 Engine 152,250 5
31 77 Stephan Gregoire Chastain Motorsports Chastain Motorsports 13 2:48.914 213.126 0 Wrecked turn 4 158,000 4
32 17 Affonso Giaffone General Motors Brazil Chitwood Motorsports 14 2:49.035 212.974 0 Wrecked turn 4 158,250 3
33 4 Kenny Brack Monsoon Gallas Racing 15 2:50.438 211.221 0 Wrecked turn 4 202,250 2
34 16 Sam Schmidt Blueprint/HOPE Prepaid Blueprint Racing 23 2:47.332 215.141 0 Engine 150,250 1
35 34 Alessandro Mi-Jack/Royal Purple Team Scandia 31 2:50.006 211.757 0 Oil leak 145,000 1
Lap Leaders
Arie Luyendyk 61 63-78, 83-109, 132-140, 167-168, 194-200
Tony Stewart 64 1-50, 52-62, 79, 110-111
Jeff Ward 49 142-166, 169-192
Buddy Lazier 7 80-82, 112-115
Scott Goodyear 2 141, 193
Robbie Buhl 16 116-131
Billy Boat 1 51
Non-Qualifiers
34 Alessandro Mi-Jack/Royal Purple Team Scandia 2:52.171 209.094 DNS, too slow
1 Scott Sharp Conseco A.J. Foyt Enterprises Wrecked practice
1 Johnny O'Connell Conseco A.J. Foyt Enterprises Wrecked practice
18 John Paul, Jr Overhead door PDM Racing Wrecked practice 25,000
36 Scott Harrington Johannson/Immke Johannson Motorsports Wrecked qualifying
Data Source: 1998 IRL Media Guide
Race Notes 1) Original date of race was May 27th. Postponed to May 29th due to two days of rain.
2) Yellow flags: Pace lap: Giaffone wrecked; Caution laps: Brack and Gregoire wrecked, 10, Bourbonnais car smoking;
11-14, moisture on track ; 15, Red flagged, rain; 16-18, Continued under caution; 20-28, Gordon stopped; 59-62,
Guthrie stalled; 94-99, Salazar stopped; 114-123, Roe and Durant wrecked; 138-142, Miller wrecked; 165-169,
Carlson spun; 189-193, Kinser wrecked; 196-197, debris on track; 199, debris on track.

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Ft. Worth, TX 500 Km Race - 7 Jun 1997

Track Type: Paved oval Lap Distance: 1.5 miles Total Purse: $1,243,000
Race Distance: 312 miles Margin of Victory: Promoter: Speedway Motorsports
Race Name: True Value 500

FP # Driver Car Name Entrant SP Qu Time Qu Spd Laps Time/Speed Behind Purse Pts
1 5 Arie Luyendyk Wavephore/Miller Lite Treadway Racing 11 0:34.007 158.791 208 2:19:48.116 133.903 153,500 35
2 1 Billy Boat Conseco A.J. Foyt Enterprises 21 207 Flagged 100,150 33
3 14 Davey Hamilton Power Team Racing A.J. Foyt Enterprises 9 0:33.940 159.103 207 Flagged 82,500 32
4 6 Scott Goodyear Nortel/Sprint PCS Treadway Racing 5 0:32.669 165.293 207 Flagged 65,850 31
5 2 Tony Stewart Glidden Team Menard, Inc. 1 0:32.310 167.133 206 Engine, wrecked 119,950 33
6 51 Eddie Cheever FirstPlus Team Cheever 7 0:33.415 161.606 206 Flagged 54,150 29
7 7 Eliseo Salazar Copec/Cristal Team Scandia 22 205 Flagged 51,050 28
8 97 Greg Ray Thomas Knapp Motorsports Thomas Knapp Motorsports 6 0:33.308 162.125 204 Flagged 29,950 27
9 8 Vincenzo Sospiri Old Navy Scandia Purple Team Scandia 17 0:35.759 151.010 204 Flagged 27,850 26
10 10 Johnny Unser Jonathan Byrd's Cafeteria Byrd-Cunningham Racing 23 203 Flagged 51,350 25
11 28 Mark Dismore Bombardier Grainger PDM Racing, Inc. 14 0:35.098 153.856 203 Flagged 25,250 24
12 34 Alessandro Mi-Jack/Royal Purple Team Scandia 26 201 Flagged 22,150 23
13 21 Roberto Guerrero Pennzoil Pagan Racing 15 0:35.323 152.873 201 Flagged 44,300 22
14 18 Tyce Carlson Klipsch Tnemac Overhead PDM Racing, Inc. 25 184 Flagged 41,800 21
15 30 Robbie Groff McCormack Motorsports McCormack Motorsports 13 0:34.917 154.652 173 Engine 44,200 20
16 3 Robbie Buhl Quaker State Team Menard, Inc. 2 0:32.541 165.946 167 Engine 48,100 19
17 91 Buddy Lazier Delta Faucet-Montana Hemelgarn Racing 4 0:32.664 165.318 157 Engine 40,000 18
18 4 Kenny Brack Monsoon Gallas Racing 3 0:32.632 165.480 118 Water leak 19,500 17
19 12 Buzz Calkins Bradley Food Marts Bradley Motorsports 10 0:34.007 158.792 98 Blown head gasket 37,900 16
20 17 Affonso Giaffone General Motors Brazil Chitwood Motorsports 16 0:35.353 152.745 82 Engine fire 14,800 15
21 27 Jim Guthrie Blueprint/Jacuzzi/Armour Blueprint Racing, Inc. 8 0:33.541 160.997 81 Blew tire, wrecked 35,700 14
22 44 Allen May SRS/Young Chevrolet Blueprint Racing, Inc. 18 0:36.100 149.586 36 Wrecked 13,700 13
23 16 Sam Schmidt HOPE Prepaid Fuel Card 20 0:40.258 134.136 36 Wrecked 13,700 12
24 40 Jack Miller AMS/Crest Racing Arizona Motorsports 19 0:36.194 149.197 24 Electrical 35,700 11
25 33 Fermin Velez Old Navy Alta Team Scandia 24 1 Driver ill 34,200 10
26 22 Marco Greco Side Play Intl Sport Team Scandia 12 0:34.070 158.496 0 Blew engine, spun 35,700 9
Lap Leaders
Tony Stewart 100 1-68, 133, 158-169, 171-189
Buddy Lazier 57 88-120, 134-157
Arie Luyendyk 10 170, 190-208
Billy Boat 10 82-84, 125-132
Jim Guthrie 6 76-81
Eddie Cheever 5 121-125
Davey Hamilton 4 72-75
Eliseo Salazar 3 69-71
Robbie Groff 3 85-87
Data Source: 1998 IRL Media Guide
Race Notes 1) Night race.
2) Qualifications were one timed lap and one timed pitstop.
3) Fastest race lap: Tony Stewart, lap 97, 218.094 mph.
4) Yellow flags: 1-18, Greco blew engine; 24-26, Miller stopped; 37-46, May and Schmidt wrecked; 81-91, Guthrie wrecked
and Giaffone engine fire; 137-141, Brack engine; 143-148, Carlson and Goodyear contact; 168-171, Buhl engine; 207-208,
Stewart wrecked. 8 yellows for 58 laps.

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Pikes Peak, CO 200 Mile Race - 29 Jun 1997

Track Type: Paved oval Lap Distance: 1 mile Total Purse: $1,120,000
Race Distance: 200 miles Margin of Victory: 0.222 sec Promoter: PPIR Holdings
Race Name: Samsonite 200

FP # Driver Car Name Entrant SP Qu Time Qu Spd Laps Time/Speed Behind Purse Pts
1 2 Tony Stewart Glidden Team Menard, Inc. 2 0:20.569 175.021 200 1:59:50.787 100.128 161,500 36
2 77 Stephan Gregoire Estridge-Meon Chastain Motorsports 11 0:20.978 171.608 200 1:59:51.009 100.125 0.222 75,200 33
3 14 Davey Hamilton Power Team Racing A.J. Foyt Enterprises 4 0:20.704 173.879 200 Finished 79,200 32
4 51 Eddie Cheever FirstPlus Team Cheever 13 0:21.018 171.282 200 Finished 63,200 31
5 12 Buzz Calkins Bradley Food Marts Bradley Motorsports 7 0:20.870 172.496 200 Finished 56,800 30
6 22 Vincenzo Sospiri Old Navy Scandia Team Scandia 18 0:21.257 169.356 200 Finished 50,150 29
7 6 Scott Goodyear Nortel/Sprint PCS Treadway Racing 3 0:20.663 174.224 200 Finished 50,150 28
8 91 Buddy Lazier Delta Faucet-Montana Hemelgarn Racing 12 0:20.985 171.551 198 Flagged 47,050 27
9 17 Affonso Giaffone General Motors Brazil Chitwood Motorsports 10 0:20.978 171.608 196 Flagged 45,950 26
10 30 Robbie Groff Team Losi Serv-All McCormack Motorsports 16 0:21.122 170.438 193 Spun BS 46,850 25
11 28 Mark Dismore Bombardier Grainger PDM Racing, Inc. 21 0:22.140 162.602 192 Flagged 44,600 24
12 7 Eliseo Salazar Copec/Cristal Team Scandia 14 0:21.018 171.282 190 Flagged 42,500 23
13 70 Marco Greco Old Navy Scandia Galles Racing Team 22 190 Flagged 21,400 22
14 4 Kenny Brack Monsoon Gallas Racing 6 0:20.743 173.553 179 Wrecked 42,800 21
15 5 Arie Luyendyk Wavephore/Miller Lite Treadway Racing 8 0:20.886 172.364 163 Wrecked 39,200 20
16 40 Jack Miller AMS/Crest Racing Arizona Motorsports 20 0:21.776 165.320 141 Wrecked 43,200 19
17 97 Greg Ray Thomas Knapp Motorsports Thomas Knapp Motorsports 17 0:21.178 169.988 108 Wrecked 15,100 18
18 21 Roberto Guerrero Pennzoil Pagan Racing 5 0:20.717 173.770 85 Wrecked 36,250 17
19 18 Billy Boat Klipsch Overhead Door 15 0:21.040 171.103 83 Wrecked 34,900 16
20 33 Jimmy Kite Old Navy Alta Team Scandia 9 0:20.963 171.731 39 Wrecked 35,900 15
21 10 Johnny Unser Jonathan Byrd's Cafeteria Byrd-Cunningham Racing 19 0:21.754 165.487 23 Wrecked 32,800 14
22 1 Scott Sharp Conseco A.J. Foyt Enterprises 1 0:20.441 176.117 0 Wrecked 55,300 15
Lap Leaders
Tony Stewart 193 1-89, 96-148, 150-200
Stephan Gregoire 5 91-95
Arie Luyendyk 1 90
Scott Goodyear 1 149
Data Source: 1998 IRL Media Guide
Race Notes 1) Fastest race lap: Jimmy Kite, lap 15, 167.715 mph.
2) Fastest leading lap: Tony Stewart, lap 60, 165.753 mph.
3) Yellow flags: 1-10, Sharp wreck; 25-36, Unser wreck; 41-56, Kite wreck; 87-97, Boat & Guerrero wreck; 113-118,
Ray wreck; 146-155, Miller wreck; 164-170, Luyendyk wreck; 181-186, Brack wreck; 194-197, Groff spun.

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Charlotte, NC 500 Km Race - 26 Jul 1997

Track Type: Paved oval Lap Distance: 1.5 miles Total Purse: $1,166,800
Race Distance: 312 miles Margin of Victory: 3.301 sec Promoter: Speedway Motorsports
Race Name: Visionaire 500

FP # Driver Car Name Entrant SP Qu Time Qu Spd Laps Time/Speed Behind Purse Pts
1 91 Buddy Lazier Delta Faucet-Montana Hemelgarn Racing 5 0:25.478 211.948 208 1:55:29.224 162.096 152,700 35
2 1 Billy Boat Conesco A.J. Foyt Racing 3 0:25.419 212.440 208 1:55:32.525 162.019 3.301 103,650 33
3 6 Scott Goodyear Nortel/Sprint PCS Treadway Racing 8 0:25.787 209.408 207 Flagged 81,600 32
4 17 Affonso Giaffone General Motors Brazil Chitwood Motorsports 16 0:26.045 207.333 206 Flagged 64,650 31
5 4 Kenny Brack Monsoon Gallas Racing 18 0:26.062 207.198 206 Flagged 37,650 30
6 51 Eddie Cheever First Plus Team Cheever 15 0:25.911 208.406 206 Flagged 61,750 29
7 2 Tony Stewart Glidden Team Menard, Inc. 1 0:24.866 217.164 205 Flagged 83,150 31
8 77 Stephan Gregoire Estridge-Meon Chastain Motorsports 9 0:25.799 209.310 202 Flagged 27,550 27
9 70 Marco Greco Monsoon Galles Racing Team 11 0:25.823 209.116 202 Flagged 28,450 26
10 7 Eliseo Salazar Copec/Cristal Team Scandia 14 0:25.891 208.567 200 Flagged 47,350 25
11 18 John Paul, Jr Klipsch Overhead Door 21 0:26.577 203.183 198 Flagged 46,000 24
12 27 Jim Guthrie Jacuzzi/Armour Golf Blueprint Racing, Inc. 6 0:25.661 210.436 197 Flagged 44,900 23
13 30 Robbie Groff Team Losi Serv-All McCormack Motorsports 20 0:26.328 205.105 189 Broken half shaft 43,800 22
14 10 Mike Groff Jonathan Byrd's Cafeteria Byrd-Cunningham Racing 22 0:27.187 198.624 176 Flagged 42,700 21
15 33 Jimmy Kite Old Navy Alta Team Scandia 13 0:25.865 208.776 163 Wrecked 42,600 20
16 14 Davey Hamilton Power Team Racing A.J. Foyt Enterprises 4 0:25.424 212.398 141 Wrecked 40,500 19
17 21 Roberto Guerrero Pennzoil Pagan Racing 7 0:25.688 210.215 141 Wrecked 40,150 18
18 99 Sam Schmidt HOPE Prepaid Fuel Card 23 114 Engine 16,300 17
19 28 Mark Dismore Bombardier Grainger PDM Racing, Inc. 10 0:25.808 209.237 97 Engine 37,200 16
20 22 Vincenzo Sospiri Old Navy Scandia Team Scandia 12 0:25.833 209.035 70 Engine 36,150 15
21 5 Arie Luyendyk Wavephore/Miller Lite Treadway Racing 2 0:25.172 214.524 67 Poor handling 35,000 14
22 31 Greg Ray Thomas Knapp Motorsports Thomas Knapp Motorsports 17 0:26.054 207.262 30 Engine 13,000 13
23 40 Jack Miller AMS/Crest Racing Arizona Motorsports 19 0:26.193 206.162 13 Electrical 40,000 12
Lap Leaders
Tony Stewart 74 1-47, 49-75
Buddy Lazier 58 76-92, 167-195, 197-208
Billy Boat 38 93-100, 127-139, 146, 152-166, 196
Roberto Guerrero 26 101-126
Jimmy Kite 11 140-145, 147-151
Scott Goodyear 1 48
Data Source: 1998 IRL Media Guide
Race Notes 1) Yellow flags: 74-76, Debris on track; 99-106, Oil on track; 145-154, Guerrero and Hamilton accident; 165-170, Kite accident
2) Fastest race lap: Billy Boat, lap 9, 213.506 mph.
3) Fastest leading lap: Buddy Lazier, lap 82, 212.089 mph.

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Loudon, NH 200 Mile Race - 17 Aug 1997

Track Type: Paved oval Lap Distance: 1.058 miles Total Purse: $1,120,000
Race Distance: 211.600 miles Margin of Victory: 0.064 sec Promoter: Bob Bahre
Race Name: Pennzoil 200

FP # Driver Car Name Entrant SP Qu Time Qu Spd Laps Time/Speed Behind Purse Pts
1 3 Robbie Buhl Quaker State Team Menard, Inc. 7 0:24.302 156.728 200 1:46:50.574 118.829 123,500 35
2 22 Vincenzo Sospiri Old Navy Scandia Team Scandia 9 0:24.549 155.151 200 1:46:50.638 118.827 0.064 90,500 33
3 5 Arie Luyendyk Wavephore/Miller Lite Treadway Racing 8 0:24.319 156.618 200 Finished 77,500 32
4 7 Eliseo Salazar Copec/Cristal Team Scandia 5 0:23.878 159.511 200 Finished 57,500 31
5 4 Kenny Brack Monsoon Gallas Racing 3 0:23.761 160.296 200 Finished 57,750 30
6 21 Roberto Guerrero Pennzoil Pagan Racing 10 0:24.563 155.062 200 Finished 51,000 29
7 18 John Paul, Jr Klipsch Overhead Door 11 0:24.653 154.496 199 Flagged 48,250 28
8 1 Billy Boat Conesco A.J. Foyt Racing 16 0:24.966 152.559 199 Flagged 47,750 27
9 51 Eddie Cheever First Plus Team Cheever 18 0:25.077 151.884 198 Broken gearbox 54,250 27
10 30 Robbie Groff Team Losi Serv-All McCormack Motorsports 19 0:25.095 151.775 198 Flagged 45,250 25
11 28 Mark Dismore Bombardier Grainger PDM Racing, Inc. 23 209.237 197 Flagged 44,000 24
12 91 Buddy Lazier Delta Faucet-Montana Hemelgarn Racing 15 0:24.777 153.723 195 Flagged 41,000 23
13 10 Johnny Unser Jonathan Byrd's Cafeteria Byrd-Cunningham Racing 20 0:25.141 151.498 189 Flagged 40,000 22
14 2 Tony Stewart Glidden Team Menard, Inc. 14 0:24.755 153.860 174 Engine 39,000 21
15 77 Stephan Gregoire Estridge-Meon Chastain Motorsports 6 0:24.268 156.947 154 Electrical 16,000 20
16 6 Scott Goodyear Nortel/Sprint PCS Treadway Racing 2 0:23.721 160.567 152 Engine 37,000 19
17 14 Davey Hamilton Power Team Racing A.J. Foyt Enterprises 12 0:24.672 154.377 121 Engine 36,000 18
18 17 Affonso Giaffone General Motors Brazil Chitwood Motorsports 17 0:25.018 152.242 93 Wrecked 35,000 17
19 40 Jack Miller AMS/Crest Racing Arizona Motorsports 22 81 Poor handling 39,000 16
20 70 Marco Greco Monsoon Galles Racing Team 1 0:23.717 160.594 59 Oil fitting 33,500 17
21 12 Buzz Calkins Bradley Food Marts Bradley Motorsports 13 0:24.745 153.922 36 Electrical 32,000 14
22 99 Sam Schmidt HOPE Prepaid Fuel Card 24 30 Wrecled 10,000 13
23 33 Jimmy Kite Old Navy Alta Team Scandia 4 0:23.805 160.000 4 Wrecked 32,250 12
24 27 Jim Guthrie Jacuzzi/Armour Golf Blueprint Racing, Inc. 21 0:26.174 145.518 0 Broken gearbox 32,000 11
Lap Leaders
Eddie Cheever 80 96-133, 156-197
Eliseo Salazar 39 63-64, 66-95, 139-145
Marco Greco 34 1-34
Scott Goodyear 31 35-62, 134-136
Kenny Brack 9 146-154
Robbie Buhl 3 198-200
Arie Luyendyk 2 137-138
John Paul, Jr 1 65
Vincernzo Sospiri 1 155
Data Source: 1998 IRL Media Guide
Race Notes 1) Fastest race lap: Sospiri, lap 195, 153.315 mph.
2) Fastest leading lap: Eddie Cheever, lap 164, 152.279 mph., Lazier spun;
95-102, Giaffone wrecked; 154-157, Goodyear tow-in.

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Las Vegas, NV 500 Km Race - 11 Oct 1997

Track Type: Paved oval Lap Distance: 1.5 miles Total Purse: $1,135,500
Race Distance: 312 miles Margin of Victory: Promoter: Richie Clyne
Race Name:

FP # Driver Car Name Entrant SP Qu Time Qu Spd Laps Time/Speed Behind Purse Pts
1 7 Eliseo Salazar Copec/Cristal Team Scandia 5 0:26.391 204.615 208 2:11:07.000 142.757 133,500 36
2 6 Scott Goodyear Nortel/Sprint PCS Treadway Racing 8 0:26.537 203.489 208 2:11:08.204 142.752 1.204 97,750 33
3 3 Robbie Buhl Quaker State Team Menard, Inc. 4 0:26.332 205.074 208 Finished 48,250 32
4 27 Jim Guthrie Jacuzzi/Armour Golf Blueprint Racing, Inc. 19 0:26.919 200.602 208 Finished 64,750 31
5 28 Mark Dismore Bombardier Grainger PDM Racing, Inc. 9 0:26.543 203.443 208 Finished 54,250 30
6 33 Jimmy Kite Old Navy Alta Team Scandia 7 0:26.502 203.758 208 Finished 44,250 29
7 14 Davey Hamilton Power Team Racing A.J. Foyt Enterprises 2 0:26.303 205.300 207 Flagged 45,750 28
8 19 Stan Wattles Metro Racing Systems 25 0:27.336 197.542 206 Flagged 20,000 27
9 77 Stephan Gregoire Estridge-Meon Chastain Motorsports 16 0:26.816 201.372 204 Flagged 22,250 26
10 70 Marco Greco Monsoon Galles Racing Team 10 0:26.572 203.321 204 Flagged 21,250 25
11 2 Tony Stewart Glidden Team Menard, Inc. 3 0:26.327 205.113 204 Flagged 40,000 24
12 18 John Paul, Jr Klipsch Overhead Door 24 0:27.317 197.679 201 Flagged 40,000 23
13 24 Billy Roe Rpe Racing Roe Racing 26 0:27.418 196.951 198 Flagged 16,250 22
14 21 Roberto Guerrero Pennzoil Pagan Racing 18 0:26.904 200.714 197 Wrecked 37,250 21
15 17 Affonso Giaffone General Motors Brazil Chitwood Motorsports 11 0:26.612 202.916 193 Flagged 36,000 20
16 23 Mike Shank Niemhouse Motorsports Nienhouse Motorsports 28 0:28.137 191.918 191 Flagged 13,000 19
17 35 Jeff Ward SRS/ISM Racing SRS/ISM Racing 12 0:26.643 202.916 168 Overheated 12,000 18
18 30 Robbie Groff Team Losi Serv-All McCormack Motorsports 27 0:27.566 195.893 168 Flagged 39,000 17
19 9 Johnny Unser Delta Faucet/Montana Hemelgarn Racing 30 142 Emgine 16,000 16
20 4 Kenny Brack Monsoon Gallas Racing 13 0:26.655 202.589 139 Broken Suspension 32,000 15
21 51 Eddie Cheever First Plus Team Cheever 29 129 Emgine 31,000 14
22 22 Vincenzo Sospiri Old Navy Scandia Team Scandia 15 0:26.790 201.568 114 Mechanical 31,000 13
23 1 Billy Boat Conesco A.J. Foyt Racing 1 0:26.035 207.413 97 Electrical 58,000 12
24 95 Tyce Carlson IZ Racing/Keco Coatings 23 0:27.273 197.998 96 Ignition 9,000 11
25 5 Arie Luyendyk Wavephore/Miller Lite Treadway Racing 6 0:26.411 204.460 72 Engine 31,000 10
26 10 Paul Durant Jonathan Byrd's Cafeteria Byrd-Cunningham Racing 31 0:26.975 200.185 62 Mechanical 31,000 9
27 99 Sam Schmidt BG Products/Keco Coatinbg 22 0:27.241 198.231 60 Wrecled 9,000 8
28 12 Buzz Calkins Bradley Food Marts Bradley Motorsports 21 0:27.200 198.529 60 Wrecked 31,000 7
29 40 Jack Miller AMS/Crest Racing Arizona Motorsports 17 0:26.881 200.885 59 Wrecked 31,000 6
30 31 Greg Ray Thomas Knapp Motorsports Thomas Knapp Motorsports 20 0:27.022 199.837 35 Wrecked 9,000 5
31 91 Buddy Lazier Delta Faucet-Montana Hemelgarn Racing 14 0:26.701 202.240 4 Mechanical 31,000 4
Lap Leaders
Robbie Buhl 12 46-51, 95-99, 159
Mark Dismore 45 52-94, 121-122
Elisio Salazar 50 138-158, 160-208
Jeff Ward 41 5-45
Affonso Giaffone 17 100-116
Jim Guthrie 9 123-131
Kenny Brack 6 132-137
Scott Goodyear 5 116-120
Billy Boat 3 1-3
Davey Hamilton 1 4
Data Source: 1998 IRL Media Guide
Race Notes 1) Fastest race lap: Boat, lap 19, 204.360 mph.
2) Yellow flags: 1-3, Cold and wind; 9-12, Lazier tow-in; 38-43, Ray accidenbt; 64-71, Schmidt, Miller & Calkins accident;
118-125, Giaffone lost wheel; 131-135, Cheever mechanical; 158-163, Unser tow-in; 201-204, Guerrero wrecked.

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