IRL VisionAire 500 Starting Grid
24 July 1997
INDY RACING LEAGUE
VisionAire 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway
STARTING LINE UP- JULY 26, 1997
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Car Driver Residence Car Name C/E/T
Entrant Qual. Time Qual. Speed
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Row 1
1 2 Tony Stewart Indianapolis, IN Glidden/Menards/Special G/A/F
Team Menard 24.866 217.164
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2 5 Arie Luyendyk Scottsdale, AZ Treadway Racing -WavePhore Sprint PCS G/A/F
Treadway Racing 25.172 214.524
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Row 2
3 1 R Billy Boat Phoenix, AZ Conseco AJ Foyt Racing G/A/G
AJ Foyt Enterprises 25.419 212.440
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4 14 Davey Hamilton Boise, ID AJ Foyt Power Team Racing G/A/G
AJ Foyt Enterprises 25.424 212.398
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Row 3
5 91 Buddy Lazier Vail, CO Delta Faucet Montana Hemelgarn Racing D/A/F
Hemelgarn Racing 25.478 211.948
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6 27 R Jim Guthrie Albuquerque, NM Jacuzzi Armour Golf Odyssey Golf ERTL Collectibles D/A/F
Blueprint Racing 25.661 210.436
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Row 4
7 21 Roberto Guerrero Sn Juan Capistrano, CA Pennzoil/Pagan Racing Dallara D/A/G
Pagan Racing 25.688 210.215
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8 6 Scott Goodyear Carmel, IN Treadway Racing-NORTEL Quebecor Printing G/A/F
Treadway Racing 25.787 209.408
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Row 5
9 77 Stephan Gregoire Vittel, France Chastain Motorsports G/A/G
Chastain Motorsports 25.799 209.310
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10 28 Mark Dismore Greenfield, IN Bombardier Business Aircraft Grainger D/A/G
Kelley Motorsports/PDM Racing 25.808 209.237
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Row 6
11 70 Marco Greco Sao Paulo, Brazil Monsoon Galles Racing International G/A/G
Galles Racing International 25.823 209.116
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12 22 R Vincenzo Sospiri Monte Carlo, Monaco Old Navy-Scandia-Royal Purple-Alta-Xcel D/A/G
Team Scandia 25.833 209.035
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Row 7
13 33 R Jimmy Kite Stockbridge, GA Old Navy-Scandia-Royal Purple-Alta-Xcel D/A/G
Team Scandia 25.865 208.776
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14 7 Eliseo Salazar Santiago, Chile Copec-Cristal-Scandia D/A/G
Team Scandia 25.891 208.567
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Row 8
15 51 Eddie Cheever, Jr. Tampa, FL FirstPlus Team Cheever G/A/G
Team Cheever 25.911 208.406
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16 17 R Affonso Giaffone Sao Paulo, Brazil General Motors of Brazil Chitwood Dallara D/A/G
Chitwood Motorsports 26.045 207.333
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Row 9
17 31 R Greg Ray Plano, TX Thomas Knapp Motorsports D/A/F
Thomas Knapp Motorsports 26.054 207.262
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18 4 R Kenny Brack Albuquerque, NM Monsoon Galles Racing International G/A/G
Galles Racing International 26.062 207.198
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Row 10
19 40 R Dr. Jack Miller Carmel, IN AMS/Crest Racing D/I/F
Arizona Motorsports 26.193 206.162
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20 30 R Robbie Groff Atlanta, GA Serv-All/Team Losi/McCormack Motorsports G/A/G
McCormack Motorsports 26.328 205.105
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Row 11
21 18 John Paul, Jr. West Palm Beach, FL Klipsch Overhead Door Earl's Performance V-Line D/A/G
PDM Racing 26.577 203.183
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22 10 Mike Groff Los Angeles, CA Jonathan Byrd's VisionAire Bryant Heating & Cooling G/A/F
Jonathan Byrd-Cunningham Racing 27.187 198.624
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Row 12
23 99 R Sam Schmidt Las Vegas, NV HOPE Prepaid Fuel Card Racing Special D/A/F
LP Racing/PCI No Time No Speed
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Legend: R - Indy Racing League Series Rookie
Chassis Legend: D-Dallara; G-G Force
Engine Legend: A-Oldsmobile Aurora; I-Nissan Infiniti
Tire Legend: F-Firestone; G-Goodyear