IRL: Miscellaneous Awards for 1997
12 October 1997
PPG POLE AWARDS Driver Pole Wins Tony Stewart 4 Arie Luyendyk 2 Scott Sharp 1 Marco Greco 1 Billy Boat 1 Richie Hearn 1 TRUE VALUE POLE WINNING CHIEF MECHANICS Team Pole Wins Team Menard, Inc. 4 Treadway Racing 2 AJ Foyt Enterprises 2 Galles Racing International 1 Della Penna Motorsports 1 MBNA LAP LEADERS Top 5 Drivers Total Laps Led 1. Tony Stewart 812 2. Buddy Lazier 122 3. Arie Luyendyk 120 4. Eliseo Salazar 112 5. Richie Hearn . 96 COORS PIT STOP CHALLENGE Teams #5 Treadway Racing TMS #2 Team Menard PPIR #51 FirstPlus Team Cheever CMS #3 Team Menard NHIS #6 Treadway Racing LVMS Based on the performance after the 1997 Indianapolis 500 through 1998 Phoenix 200. Teams will qualify to compete in the $70,000 Coors Pit Stop Competition in Indianapolis. TOTAL LAPS COMPLETED Driver Total Laps 1. Davey Hamilton 1806 2. Tony Stewart 1794 3. Marco Greco . 1554 4. Roberto Guerrero 1493 5. Eddie Cheever, Jr. 1485 Total after 10 races - 1973 ROOKIE POINTS Drivers Points Drivers Points 1. Jim Guthrie 186 12.Greg Ray 73 2. Affonso Giaffone 159 13. Jeff Ward 69 3. Billy Boat 151 14. Stan Wattles 63 4. Kenny Brack 139 15. Billy Roe 55 5. Robbie Groff 135 16. Jeret Schroeder 37 6. Vincenzo Sospiri 134 17. Brad Murphey 25 7. Dr. Jack Miller 114 18. Paul Durant 23 8. Tyce Carlson 84 19. Steve Kinser 21 9. Fermin Velez 82 20. Mike Shank 19 10. Jimmy Kite 76 21. J.C. Carbonell 16 11. Sam Schmidt 76 22. Joe Gosek 14 23. Allen May 13 ENGINE MANUFACTURER Engine Points 1. Oldsmobile Aurora 88 2. Nissan Infiniti 56 3. Ford Cosworth 22 4. Menard V6 11 5. Buick 11 LEADING DRIVER POINTS/MONEY Driver Points 1. Tony Stewart 278 2. Davey Hamilton 272 3. Marco Greco 230 4. Eddie Cheever, Jr. 230 5. Scott Goodyear 226 Money 1. Arie Luyendyk $2,079,150 2. Tony Stewart 1,090,450 3. Scott Goodyear 953,350 4. Davey Hamilton 785,950 5. Buddy Lazier 736,550