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IRL Pennzoil 200: Finishing Order

18 August 1997


1997 Pennzoil 200
UNOFFICIAL STANDINGS AT THE END OF LAP: 200 GREEN
AVERAGE SPEED: 118.829
Time of Race:  1:46:50.574

     Laps Car                      Lap/Time   Laps 
POS) Comp Num Driver                 Behind    Led 
  1)  200  3  Robbie Buhl (7)          LEADER    3 
  2)  200 22  Vincenzo Sospiri (9)       0.064   1 
  3)  200  5  Arie Luyendyk (8)          4.626   2 
  4)  200  7  Eliseo Salazar (5)         9.363  39 
  5)  200  4  Kenny Brack (3)           10.164   9 
  6)  200 21  Roberto Guerrero (10)     15.917  -- 
  7)  199 18  John Paul,Jr. (11)       -  1      1 
  8)  199  1  Billy Boat (16)          -  1     -- 
  9)  198 51  Eddie Cheever, Jr. (18)  -  2     80 
 10)  198 30  Robbie Groff (19)        -  2     -- 
 11)  197 28  Mark Dismore (23)        -  3     -- 
 12)  195 91  Buddy Lazier (15)        -  5     -- 
 13)  189 10  Johnny Unser (20)        - 11     -- 
 14)  174  2  Tony Stewart (14)        - 26     -- 
 15)  154 77  Stephan Gregoire (6)     - 46     -- 
 16)  152  6  Scott Goodyear (2)       - 48     31 
 17)  121 14  Davey Hamilton (12)      - 79     -- 
 18)   93 17  Affonso Giaffone (17)    -107     -- 
 19)   81 40  Dr. Jack Miller (22)     -119     -- 
 20)   59 70  Marco Greco (1)          -141     34 
 21)   36 12  Buzz Calkins (13)        -164     -- 
 22)   30 99  Sam Schmidt (24)         -170     -- 
 23)    4 33  Jimmy Kite (4)           -196     -- 
 24)    0 27  Jim Guthrie (21)         -200     -- 

LAP LEADERS                         CAUTION FLAGS
  1- 34    70 Marco Greco            1:   1-  5   5  0:04:12 Spin #30 T4
 35- 62     6 Scott Goodyear         2:   7- 10   4  0:04:47 Accident #33 F
 63- 64     7 Eliseo Salazar         3:  34- 39   6  0:06:01 Accident #99 T
 65- 65    18 John Paul,Jr.          4:  61- 66   6  0:06:07 Spin #70 F/S
 66- 95     7 Eliseo Salazar         5:  69- 72   4  0:04:16 Spin #91 F/S
 96-133    51 Eddie Cheever, Jr.     6:  95-102   8  0:08:07 Accident #17 T
134-136     6 Scott Goodyear         7: 154-157   4  0:03:54 Tow-In #6
137-138     5 Arie Luyendyk         TOTAL LAPS:  37  0:37:24
139-145     7 Eliseo Salazar
146-154     4 Kenny Brack
155-155    22 Vincenzo Sospiri
156-197    51 Eddie Cheever, Jr.
198-200     3 Robbie Buhl

LEADER SUMMARY
     80    51 Eddie Cheever, Jr.
     39     7 Eliseo Salazar
     34    70 Marco Greco
     31     6 Scott Goodyear
      9     4 Kenny Brack
      3     3 Robbie Buhl
      2     5 Arie Luyendyk
      1    18 John Paul,Jr.
      1    22 Vincenzo Sospiri