IRL Las Vegas 500k: Prize Money
12 October 1997
1997 Las Vegas 500 at LVMS
10/12/97 IRL Final Prize Money
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FP SP Driver Car Name IRL Awards Designated Total
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1 5 7 Eliseo Salazar Copec/Cristal/Scandia 90,000 43,500 133,500
2 8 6 Scott Goodyear Treadway Racing Nortel Quebecor Pri 75,000 22,750 97,750
3 4 3 Robbie Buhl Quaker State/Menards/Special 42,000 6,250 48,250
4 19 27 Jim Guthrie Jacuzzi/Keller Ladders/ERTL Collect 53,000 11,750 64,750
5 9 28 Mark Dismore Bombardier Aircraft Mechanics Laund 49,000 5,250 54,250
6 7 33 Jimmy Kite Old Navy/Royal Purple/Scandia/Alta/ 44,000 250 44,250
7 2 14 Davey Hamilton AJ Foyt Power Team Racing 43,000 2,750 45,750
8 26 19 Stan Wattles Metro Racing Systems / NCLD 20,000 0 20,000
9 16 77 Stephan Gregoire Chastain Motorsports 20,000 2,250 22,250
10 10 70 Marco Greco Monsoon Galles Racing 19,000 2,250 21,250
11 3 2 Tony Stewart Glidden/Menards/Special 40,000 0 40,000
12 25 18 John Paul, Jr. Klipsch Overhead Door V-Line Earl' 39,000 1,000 40,000
13 27 24 Billy Roe Roe Racing 16,000 250 16,250
14 18 21 Roberto Guerrero Pennzoil/Pagan Racing Dallara-Auror 37,000 250 37,250
15 11 17 Affonso Giaffone General Motors of Brazil Chitwood D 36,000 0 36,000
16 29 23 Mike Shank Nienhouse Motorsports 13,000 0 13,000
17 12 35 Jeff Ward SRS/ISM Racing 12,000 0 12,000
18 28 30 Robbie Groff Fast Rod/Team Losi/McCormack Motors 34,000 5,000 39,000
19 31 9 Johnny Unser Delta Faucet Cinergy Hemelgarn Raci 11,000 5,000 16,000
20 13 4 Kenny Brack Monsoon Galles Racing 32,000 0 32,000
21 30 51 Eddie Cheever FirstPlus Team Cheever 31,000 0 31,000
22 15 22 Vincenzo Sospiri Old Navy/Royal Purple/Scandia/Alta/ 31,000 0 31,000
23 1 1 Billy Boat Conseco AJ Foyt Racing 31,000 27,000 58,000
24 24 95 Tyce Carlson IZ Racing/Keco Coatings 9,000 0 9,000
25 6 5 Arie Luyendyk WavePhore-Mi-Jack 31,000 0 31,000
26 20 10 Paul Durant Jonathan Byrd's VisionAire Bryant H 31,000 0 31,000
27 23 99 Sam Schmidt BG Product/Keco Coatings Racing Spe 9,000 0 9,000
28 22 12 Buzz Calkins Bradley Food Marts 31,000 0 31,000
29 17 40 Jack Miller AMS/Crest Racing 31,000 0 31,000
30 21 97 Greg Ray TKM/Zali Racing 9,000 0 9,000
31 14 91 Buddy Lazier Delta Faucet Xerox Hemelgarn Racing 31,000 0 31,000
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1,000,000 135,500 1,135,500
