Press Release
Starting Lineup for Indy 200 at Walt Disney World
01/27/97
1997 Indy 200
At Walt Disney World
Saturday January 25, 1997
Presented by Aurora
Tentative Starting Lineup
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Car Driver C/E/T Car Name Time Speed
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Row 1
2 Tony Stewart G/A/F Glidden/Menard/Special 21.685 166.013
Indianapolis, IN
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5 Arie Luyendyk G/A/F Treadway Racing/WavePhore 21.823 164.964
Scottsdale, AZ
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Row 2
12 Buzz Calkins G/A/G Bradley Motorsports 21.945 164.046
Denver, CO
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1 Scott Sharp D/A/G Conseco/AJ Foyt Racing 21.980 163.785
Danville, CA
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Row 3
51 Eddie Cheever, Jr. G/A/G FirstPlus Team Cheever 22.012 163.547
Indianapolis, IN
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6 Scott Goodyear G/A/F Treadway Racing/NORTEL 22.041 163.332
Toronto, Ont, Can.
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Row 4
14 Davey Hamilton D/A/G AJ Foyt/Power Team Racing 22.048 163.280
Boise, ID
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4 R Jeff Ward G/A/G Monsoon-Galles Racing 22.132 162.660
San Juan Capistrano,CA
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Row 5
27 R Jim Guthrie D/A/F Blueprint Racing, Inc. 22.185 162.272
Albuquerque, NM
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33 R Fermin Velez D/A/G Mi-Jack Scandia Alta 22.272 161.638
Barcelona, Spain Xcel Royal Purple
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Row 6
91 Buddy Lazier D/I/F Delta Faucet-Hemelgarn-Montana 22.313 161.341
Vail, CO
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22 Marco Greco D/A/G Intl Sports Ltd/Scandia/ 22.470 160.214
Sao Paulo, Brazil Alta/Xcel/Royal Purple
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Row 7
18 John Paul, Jr. D/A/G Earl's Performance V-Line/ 22.563 159.553
West Palm Beach, FL Tnemec/KECO
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10 Mike Groff G/I/F Jonathan Byrd's Cafeteria/ 22.591 159.355
Pasadena, CA Bryant Heating & Cooling
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Row 8
30 R Jeret Schroeder G/A/G McCormack Motorsports 23.247 154.859
Vineland, NJ
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17 Danny Ongais D/A/G Trane Heating/Cooling Co./ 23.765 151.483
Long Beach, CA Allied Specialty Ins
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Chassis Legend: D-Dallara; G-G Force
Engine Legend: A-Oldsmobile Aurora; I-Nissan Infiniti
Tire Legend: F-Firestone; G-Goodyear
Issued: January 24, 1997 (1:45 pm)
