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Phoenix 200
IRL Indy Car race
Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale, AZ
March 23, 1997
200 laps on 1 mile paved oval; 200 miles
Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
1
| 2
| Jim Guthrie
| 27
| Ed Rachanski
| Dallara IR7/Oldsmobile
| 200
| 170,100
| running
| 74 |
2
| 1
| Tony Stewart
| 2
| John Menard
| G Force GF01/Oldsmobile
| 200
| 145,500
| running
| 85 |
3
| 14
| Davey Hamilton
| 14
| A.J. Foyt
| G Force GF01/Oldsmobile
| 200
| 83,900
| running
| 0 |
4
| 8
| Marco Greco
| 22
| Andy Evans
| Dallara IR7/Oldsmobile
| 199
| 64,500
| running
| 0 |
5
| 19
| Stéphan Grégoire
| 77
| Tom Chastain
| G Force GF01/Oldsmobile
| 199
| 40,000
| running
| 0 |
6
| 16
| Mike Groff
| 10
| Jonathan Byrd
| G Force GF01/Infiniti
| 195
| 59,250
| running
| 0 |
7
| 10
| Roberto Guerrero Isaza
| 21
| Jack Pagan
| Dallara IR7/Infiniti
| 194
| 54,050
| running
| 0 |
8
| 22
| Buzz Calkins
| 12T
| Brad Calkins
| G Force GF01/Oldsmobile
| 187
| 52,100
| running
| 0 |
9
| 11
| John Paul Jr.
| 18
| Paul Diatlovich
| Dallara IR7/Oldsmobile
| 179
| 50,650
| running
| 0 |
10
| 6
| Sam Schmidt
| 16
| Ed Rachanski
| Dallara IR7/Oldsmobile
| 176
| 25,450
| accident
| 0 |
11
| 9
| Kenny Bräck
| 4
| Rick Galles
| G Force GF01/Oldsmobile
| 145
| 27,250
| accident
| 24 |
12
| 7
| Eddie Cheever
| 51
| Eddie Cheever
| G Force GF01/Oldsmobile
| 120
| 45,050
| overheating
| 0 |
13
| 21
| Affonso Giaffone
| 17
| Joie Chitwood Jr.
| Dallara IR7/Oldsmobile
| 114
| 21,600
| halfshaft
| 13 |
14
| 15
| Fermin Velez
| 33
| Andy Evans
| Dallara IR7/Oldsmobile
| 94
| 42,400
| electrical
| 0 |
15
| 17
| Billy Roe
| 50
| Antonio Ferrari
| Dallara IR7/Oldsmobile
| 82
| 19,200
| accident
| 0 |
16
| 20
| Scott Sharp
| 1T
| A.J. Foyt
| G Force GF01/Oldsmobile
| 65
| 40,000
| engine
| 4 |
17
| 3
| Scott Goodyear
| 6
| Fred Treadway
| G Force GF01/Oldsmobile
| 52
| 38,800
| engine
| 0 |
18
| 5
| Robbie Buhl
| 3
| John Menard
| G Force GF01/Oldsmobile
| 51
| 15,600
| accident
| 0 |
19
| 12
| Jeret Schroeder
| 30
| Dennis McCormack
| G Force GF01/Oldsmobile
| 51
| 36,400
| accident
| 0 |
20
| 18
| Jack Miller
| 40
| Jeff Sinden
| Dallara IR7/Oldsmobile
| 33
| 35,200
| fuel pickup
| 0 |
21
| 13
| Buddy Lazier
| 91
| Ron Hemelgarn
| Dallara IR7/Infiniti
| 31
| 34,000
| engine
| 0 |
22
| 4
| Arie Luijendijk
| 5
| Fred Treadway
| G Force GF01/Oldsmobile
| 11
| 34,000
| mechanical
| 0 |
| 5
| Buzz Calkins
| 12
| Brad Calkins
| G Force GF01/Oldsmobile
| 0
|
| qualified car
| 0 |
|
| Larry Rice
|
| IMS Radio Network
|
|
| 0
| color commentary
| |
|
| Tom Sneva
|
| ABC
|
|
| 0
| color commentary
| |
|
| Johnny Rutherford
|
| Indy Racing League
| Oldsmobile Aurora
|
| 0
| pace car
| |
|
| Paul Page
|
| ABC
|
|
| 0
| lead announcer
| |
|
| Jack Arute
|
| ABC
|
|
| 0
| pit reporter
| |
Time of race: 02:14:32
Average Speed: 89.19 MPH
Pole Speed: 21.175 seconds
9 cautions for 86 laps
Race Purse: $ 1,135,000