1997 Las Vegas 500K

Race 10 of 10

Las Vegas
208 laps
Time of race: 2:11:07
Average speed of winner: 142.757 mph
Margin of victory: 1.204 sec.
Lead changes: 13 among 10 drivers
Cautions: 8 for 44 laps
Fastest lap: Billy Boat 204.360
Lap leaders: Boat 1-3, Hamilton 4, Ward 5-45, Buhl 46-51, Dismore 52-94, Buhl 95-99, Giaffone 100-116, Goodyear 117-120, Dismore 121-122, Guthrie 123-131, Bräck 132-137, Salazar 138-158, Buhl 159, Salazar 160-208

Race notes: Only win for Eliseo Salazar. First pole for Billy Boat. Finale for Affonso Giaffone and Vincenzo Sospiri. Only start for Michael Shank.

Video links: Guerrero flip, Finish, Post-race

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Chassis	Engine	Tire	Owner	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	5	Eliseo Salazar	7	Copec-Cristal Scandia	Dallara	Oldsmobile	Goodyear	Scandia	204.615	208	2	70	running	133500	36
2	8	Scott Goodyear	6	Treadway Racing/NORTEL/Quebecor	G-Force	Oldsmobile	Firestone	Treadway	203.489	208	1	5	running	97750	33
3	4	Robbie Buhl	3	Quaker State/Menards/Special	G-Force	Oldsmobile	Firestone	Menard	205.074	208	3	12	running	48250	32
4	19	Jim Guthrie	27	Jacuzzi/Keller Ladders/Ertl Collectibles	Dallara	Oldsmobile	Firestone	Blueprint	200.602	208	1	9	running	64750	31
5	9	Mark Dismore	28	Bombardier Aircraft Mechanics Laundry	Dallara	Oldsmobile	Goodyear	Kelley	203.443	208	2	45	running	54250	30
6	7	Jimmy Kite	33	Old Navy Scandia Royal Purple Alta Xcel	Dallara	Oldsmobile	Goodyear	Scandia	203.758	208	0	0	running	44250	29
7	2	Davey Hamilton	14	AJ Foyt Power Team Racing	G-Force	Oldsmobile	Goodyear	Foyt	205.300	207	1	1	running	45750	28
8	25	Stan Wattles	19	Metro Racing Systems/NCLD	Riley-Scott	Oldsmobile	Goodyear	Metro	197.542	206	0	0	running	20000	27
9	16	Stéphan Grégoire	77	Chastain Motorsports	G-Force	Oldsmobile	Goodyear	Chastain	201.372	204	0	0	running	22250	26
10	10	Marco Greco	70	Monsoon Galles International Racing	G-Force	Oldsmobile	Goodyear	Galles	203.221	204	0	0	running	21250	25
11	3	Tony Stewart	2	Glidden/Menard/Special	G-Force	Oldsmobile	Firestone	Menard	205.113	204	0	0	running	40000	24
12	24	John Paul, Jr.	18	Klipsch Overhead Door V-Line Earl's Performance	G-Force	Oldsmobile	Goodyear	PDM	197.679	201	0	0	running	40000	23
13	26	Billy Roe	24	Roe Racing	Dallara	Oldsmobile	Firestone	Roe	196.951	198	0	0	running	16250	22
14	18	Roberto Guerrero	21	Pennzoil-Pagan Racing Dallara	Dallara	Oldsmobile	Goodyear	Pagan	200.714	197	0	0	accident	37250	21
15	11	Affonso Giaffone	17	General Motors of Brazil/Chitwood/Dallara	Dallara	Oldsmobile	Goodyear	Chitwood	202.916	193	1	16	running	36000	20
16	28	Michael Shank	23	Nienhouse Motorsports	Riley-Scott	Oldsmobile	Goodyear	Nienhouse	191.918	191	0	0	running	13000	19
17	12	Jeff Ward	35	SRS/ISM Racing	Dallara	Oldsmobile	Goodyear	ISM	202.680	168	1	41	overheating	12000	18
18	27	Robbie Groff	30	Fast Rod/Team Losi/McCormack Motorsports	G-Force	Oldsmobile	Goodyear	McCormack	195.893	168	0	0	running	39000	17
19	30	Johnny Unser	9	Delta Faucet-Cinergy-Hemelgarn Racing	Dallara	Infiniti	Firestone	Hemelgarn		142	0	0	engine	16000	16
20	13	Kenny Bräck	4	Monsoon-Galles Racing	G-Force	Oldsmobile	Goodyear	Galles	202.589	139	1	6	suspension	32000	15
21	29	Eddie Cheever	51	FirstPlus Team Cheever	G-Force	Oldsmobile	Goodyear	Cheever		129	0	0	engine	31000	14
22	15	Vincenzo Sospiri	22	Old Navy Scandia Royal Purple Alta Xcel	Dallara	Oldsmobile	Goodyear	Scandia	201.568	114	0	0	mechanical	31000	13
23	1	Billy Boat	1	Conseco AJ Foyt Racing	Dallara	Oldsmobile	Goodyear	Foyt	207.413	97	1	3	electrical	58000	14
24	23	Tyce Carlson	95	IZ Racing/KECO Coatings	Dallara	Infiniti	Goodyear	Zali	197.998	96	0	0	ignition	9000	11
25	6	Arie Luyendyk	5	WavePhore/Mi-Jack	G-Force	Oldsmobile	Firestone	Treadway	204.460	72	0	0	engine	31000	10
26	31	Paul Durant	10	Jonathan Byrd's Visionaire Bryant Heating & Cooling	G-Force	Oldsmobile	Firestone	Byrd		62	0	0	mechanical	31000	9
27	22	Sam Schmidt	99	BG Products/KECO Coatings Racing Special	Dallara	Oldsmobile	Firestone	LP	198.231	60	0	0	accident	9000	8
28	21	Buzz Calkins	12	Bradley Food Marts	G-Force	Oldsmobile	Goodyear	Bradley	198.529	60	0	0	accident	31000	7
29	17	Dr. Jack Miller	40	AMS/Crest Racing	Dallara	Infiniti	Firestone	Sinden	200.885	59	0	0	accident	31000	6
30	20	Greg Ray	31	TKM/Zali Racing	Dallara	Oldsmobile	Firestone	Knapp	199.837	35	0	0	accident t2	9000	5
31	14	Buddy Lazier	91	Delta Faucet-Xerox-Hemelgarn Racing	Dallara	Oldsmobile	Goodyear	Hemelgarn	202.240	4	0	0	mechanical	31000	4

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Tony Stewart	278	10	4	1	4	6
2	Davey Hamilton	272	10	0	0	4	7
3	Eddie Cheever	230	10	0	1	2	5
4	Marco Greco	230	10	1	0	1	6
5	Scott Goodyear	226	8	0	0	5	6
6	Arie Luyendyk	223	10	2	2	3	3
7	Roberto Guerrero	221	10	0	0	1	4
8	Buddy Lazier	209	10	0	1	3	4
9	Eliseo Salazar	208	8	0	1	2	6
10	Buzz Calkins	204	9	0	0	2	4
11	Stéphan Grégoire	192	9	0	0	2	5
12	Jim Guthrie	186	9	0	1	2	3
13	Robbie Buhl	170	7	0	1	2	4
14	Mike Groff	169	6	0	0	3	4
15	John Paul, Jr.	163	8	0	0	0	3
16	Affonso Giaffone	159	8	0	0	1	3
17	Mark Dismore	158	8	0	0	1	1
18	Billy Boat	151	6	1	0	2	4
19	Kenny Bräck	139	7	0	0	2	2
20	Robbie Groff	135	6	0	0	0	3
21	Vincenzo Sospiri	134	6	0	0	1	3
22	Scott Sharp	119	5	1	1	2	2
23	Dr. Jack Miller	114	8	0	0	0	0
24	Johnny Unser	107	7	0	0	0	1
25	Tyce Carlson	84	5	0	0	0	0