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1997 Samsonite 200

October 27, 2023

The 1997 Samsonite 200 (also referred to as the Colorado 200 on ABC's TV coverage) was the seventh round of the 1996–1997 Indy Racing League. The race was held on June 29, 1997, at the 1.000 mi (1.609 km) Pikes Peak International Raceway in Fountain, Colorado.

1997 Pikes Peak
Race details
7th round of the 1996–1997 Indy Racing League season
DateJune 29, 1997
Official nameSamsonite 200
LocationPikes Peak International Raceway
CoursePermanent racing facility
1.000 mi / 1.609 km
Distance200 laps
200.000 mi / 321.869 km
WeatherDry with temperatures reaching up to 84.9 °F (29.4 °C); wind speeds reaching up to 20 miles per hour (32 km/h)[1]
Pole position
DriverScott Sharp (A. J. Foyt Enterprises)
Time20.441
Fastest lap
DriverJimmy Kite (Team Scandia)
Time21.465 (on lap 15 of 200)
Podium
FirstTony Stewart (Team Menard)
SecondStéphan Grégoire (Chastain Motorsports)
ThirdDavey Hamilton (A. J. Foyt Enterprises)

Qualifying edit

Key Meaning
R Rookie
W Past winner
Pos No. Name Lap 1 Lap 2 Best (in mph)
1 1   Scott Sharp 20.441 20.485 176.117
2 2   Tony Stewart 20.584 20.569 175.021
3 6   Scott Goodyear 20.663 20.671 174.224
4 14   Davey Hamilton 20.704 20.783 173.879
5 21   Roberto Guerrero 21.039 20.717 173.770
6 4   Kenny Bräck R 20.743 20.773 173.553
7 12   Buzz Calkins 20.870 20.892 172.496
8 5   Arie Luyendyk 21.006 20.886 172.364
9 33   Jimmy Kite R 20.977 20.963 171.731
10 17   Affonso Giaffone R 20.978 21.115 171.608
11 77   Stéphan Grégoire 21.068 20.978 171.608
12 91   Buddy Lazier 21.009 20.985 171.551
13 51   Eddie Cheever 21.018 21.041 171.282
14 7   Eliseo Salazar 21.018 21.219 171.282
15 18   Billy Boat R 21.057 21.040 171.103
16 30   Robbie Groff R 21.122 21.511 170.438
17 97   Greg Ray R 21.178 21.323 169.988
18 22   Vincenzo Sospiri R 21.592 21.257 169.356
19 10   Johnny Unser 21.754 21.813 165.487
20 40   Jack Miller R 21.785 21.776 165.320
21 28   Mark Dismore 22.140 22.145 162.602
22 70   Marco Greco1 Did not qualify No speed
  1. ^ Couldn't qualify after his chassis had been damaged in a practice crash. He was allowed to start the race at the back of the field.

Failed to qualify or withdrew edit

  •   Jim Guthrie R for Blueprint Racing - crashed during Friday's first practice session and was hospitalised with a fractured vertebra.
  •   Robbie Buhl for Team Menard - suffered a concussion during testing on June 13 and was unable to compete.
  •   Mike Groff for Byrd-Cunningham Racing - entered for the race, but not cleared to drive because of the injuries suffered at Texas. Replaced by   Johnny Unser
  •   John Paul Jr. for PDM Racing - entered for the race, but not cleared to drive because of the injuries suffered at Indianapolis. Replaced by   Billy Boat R
  •   Alessandro Zampedri for Team Scandia - Although not officially withdrawn for the weekend, he didn't appear at the track, as Team Scandia downgraded its operation from five to three cars following an engine shortage at Texas and a reshuffle of the team's lineup,

Race Recap edit

Tony Stewart came into this race having just missed victory in the past three IRL races, but he put the issue beyond doubt by dominating this race, leading all but seven of the 200 laps. The race started off with polesitter Scott Sharp wrecking on the first lap. He suffered a non-contact brain injury, despite relatively minor damage to the car. The accident (following a similar accident 2 weeks before which forced Stewart's teammate Robbie Buhl to miss the race) revived concern about the cars' inability to absorb energy in a rear-end accident, leading to changes in the gearbox case and bellhousing. Sharp would miss the rest of the season as the result of the injury. Turns 2 and 4 were treacherous all day, and several early crashes resulted in lengthy cleanups and many laps under caution.

Eddie Cheever dogged Stewart all day long, and Stéphan Grégoire led his first-ever laps in an IRL race. In the end neither of them had enough for Stewart, but after a late caution Cheever, Davey Hamilton, and Grégoire dueled three-wide for second. Grégoire broke out and attempted to slingshot Stewart at the finish line, missing by about a car length. Cheever and Hamilton finished side-by-side with Hamilton taking third. The win was Stewart's first in his Indy car career, and the first win for team owner John Menard Jr. after 18 years of Indy car competition. Seven cars finished the race on the lead lap, an IRL record.

Box Score edit

Key Meaning
R Rookie
W Past winner
Pos No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Laps
Led		 Points
1 2   Tony Stewart Team Menard 200 1:59:50.787 2 193 36
2 77   Stéphan Grégoire Chastain Motorsports 200 + 0.222 sec 11 5 33
3 14   Davey Hamilton A. J. Foyt Enterprises 200 Running 4 0 32
4 51   Eddie Cheever Team Cheever 200 Running 13 0 31
5 12   Buzz Calkins Bradley Motorsports 200 Running 7 0 30
6 22   Vincenzo Sospiri R    Team Scandia 200 Running 18 0 29
7 6   Scott Goodyear Treadway Racing 200 Running 3 1 28
8 91   Buddy Lazier Hemelgarn Racing 198 + 2 laps 12 0 27
9 17   Affonso Giaffone R Chitwood Motorsports 196 + 4 laps 10 0 26
10 30   Robbie Groff R McCormack Motorsports 193 Spin BS 16 0 25
11 28   Mark Dismore Kelley Racing-PDM 192 + 8 laps 21 0 24
12 7   Eliseo Salazar Team Scandia 190 + 10 laps 14 0 23
13 70   Marco Greco Galles Racing 190 + 10 laps 22 0 22
14 4   Kenny Bräck R Galles Racing 179 Accident T4 6 0 21
15 5   Arie Luyendyk Treadway Racing 163 Accident T2 8 1 20
16 40   Jack Miller R Arizona Motorsports 141 Accident T4 20 0 19
17 97   Greg Ray R Knapp Motorsports 108 Accident T4 17 0 18
18 21   Roberto Guerrero Pagan Racing 85 Accident T4 5 0 17
19 18   Billy Boat R PDM Racing 83 Accident T4 15 0 16
20 33   Jimmy Kite R Team Scandia 39 Accident T4 9 0 15
21 10   Johnny Unser Byrd-Cunningham Racing 23 Accident T2 19 0 14
22 1   Scott Sharp A. J. Foyt Enterprises 0 Accident T2 1 0 15

Race Statistics edit

  • Lead changes: 5 among 4 drivers

Standings after the race edit

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1   Davey Hamilton 207
2   Tony Stewart 202
3   Buzz Calkins 183
4   Arie Luyendyk 167
5   Marco Greco 162
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for the standings.

References edit

  1. ^ "1997 Samsonite 200 weather information". Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2015-06-17.

External links edit

  • IndyCar official website

October 27, 2023
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The 1997 Samsonite 200 also referred to as the Colorado 200 on ABC s TV coverage was the seventh round of the 1996 1997 Indy Racing League The race was held on June 29 1997 at the 1 000 mi 1 609 km Pikes Peak International Raceway in Fountain Colorado 1997 Pikes PeakRace details7th round of the 1996 1997 Indy Racing League seasonDateJune 29 1997Official nameSamsonite 200LocationPikes Peak International RacewayCoursePermanent racing facility1 000 mi 1 609 kmDistance200 laps200 000 mi 321 869 kmWeatherDry with temperatures reaching up to 84 9 F 29 4 C wind speeds reaching up to 20 miles per hour 32 km h 1 Pole positionDriverScott Sharp A J Foyt Enterprises Time20 441Fastest lapDriverJimmy Kite Team Scandia Time21 465 on lap 15 of 200 PodiumFirstTony Stewart Team Menard SecondStephan Gregoire Chastain Motorsports ThirdDavey Hamilton A J Foyt Enterprises Contents 1 Qualifying 1 1 Failed to qualify or withdrew 2 Race Recap 3 Box Score 3 1 Race Statistics 4 Standings after the race 5 References 6 External linksQualifying editKey MeaningR RookieW Past winnerPos No Name Lap 1 Lap 2 Best in mph 1 1 nbsp Scott Sharp 20 441 20 485 176 1172 2 nbsp Tony Stewart 20 584 20 569 175 0213 6 nbsp Scott Goodyear 20 663 20 671 174 2244 14 nbsp Davey Hamilton 20 704 20 783 173 8795 21 nbsp Roberto Guerrero 21 039 20 717 173 7706 4 nbsp Kenny Brack R 20 743 20 773 173 5537 12 nbsp Buzz Calkins 20 870 20 892 172 4968 5 nbsp Arie Luyendyk 21 006 20 886 172 3649 33 nbsp Jimmy Kite R 20 977 20 963 171 73110 17 nbsp Affonso Giaffone R 20 978 21 115 171 60811 77 nbsp Stephan Gregoire 21 068 20 978 171 60812 91 nbsp Buddy Lazier 21 009 20 985 171 55113 51 nbsp Eddie Cheever 21 018 21 041 171 28214 7 nbsp Eliseo Salazar 21 018 21 219 171 28215 18 nbsp Billy Boat R 21 057 21 040 171 10316 30 nbsp Robbie Groff R 21 122 21 511 170 43817 97 nbsp Greg Ray R 21 178 21 323 169 98818 22 nbsp Vincenzo Sospiri R 21 592 21 257 169 35619 10 nbsp Johnny Unser 21 754 21 813 165 48720 40 nbsp Jack Miller R 21 785 21 776 165 32021 28 nbsp Mark Dismore 22 140 22 145 162 60222 70 nbsp Marco Greco1 Did not qualify No speed Couldn t qualify after his chassis had been damaged in a practice crash He was allowed to start the race at the back of the field Failed to qualify or withdrew edit nbsp Jim Guthrie R for Blueprint Racing crashed during Friday s first practice session and was hospitalised with a fractured vertebra nbsp Robbie Buhl for Team Menard suffered a concussion during testing on June 13 and was unable to compete nbsp Mike Groff for Byrd Cunningham Racing entered for the race but not cleared to drive because of the injuries suffered at Texas Replaced by nbsp Johnny Unser nbsp John Paul Jr for PDM Racing entered for the race but not cleared to drive because of the injuries suffered at Indianapolis Replaced by nbsp Billy Boat R nbsp Alessandro Zampedri for Team Scandia Although not officially withdrawn for the weekend he didn t appear at the track as Team Scandia downgraded its operation from five to three cars following an engine shortage at Texas and a reshuffle of the team s lineup Race Recap editTony Stewart came into this race having just missed victory in the past three IRL races but he put the issue beyond doubt by dominating this race leading all but seven of the 200 laps The race started off with polesitter Scott Sharp wrecking on the first lap He suffered a non contact brain injury despite relatively minor damage to the car The accident following a similar accident 2 weeks before which forced Stewart s teammate Robbie Buhl to miss the race revived concern about the cars inability to absorb energy in a rear end accident leading to changes in the gearbox case and bellhousing Sharp would miss the rest of the season as the result of the injury Turns 2 and 4 were treacherous all day and several early crashes resulted in lengthy cleanups and many laps under caution Eddie Cheever dogged Stewart all day long and Stephan Gregoire led his first ever laps in an IRL race In the end neither of them had enough for Stewart but after a late caution Cheever Davey Hamilton and Gregoire dueled three wide for second Gregoire broke out and attempted to slingshot Stewart at the finish line missing by about a car length Cheever and Hamilton finished side by side with Hamilton taking third The win was Stewart s first in his Indy car career and the first win for team owner John Menard Jr after 18 years of Indy car competition Seven cars finished the race on the lead lap an IRL record Box Score editKey MeaningR RookieW Past winnerPos No Driver Team Laps Time Retired Grid LapsLed Points1 2 nbsp Tony Stewart Team Menard 200 1 59 50 787 2 193 362 77 nbsp Stephan Gregoire Chastain Motorsports 200 0 222 sec 11 5 333 14 nbsp Davey Hamilton A J Foyt Enterprises 200 Running 4 0 324 51 nbsp Eddie Cheever Team Cheever 200 Running 13 0 315 12 nbsp Buzz Calkins Bradley Motorsports 200 Running 7 0 306 22 nbsp Vincenzo Sospiri R Team Scandia 200 Running 18 0 297 6 nbsp Scott Goodyear Treadway Racing 200 Running 3 1 288 91 nbsp Buddy Lazier Hemelgarn Racing 198 2 laps 12 0 279 17 nbsp Affonso Giaffone R Chitwood Motorsports 196 4 laps 10 0 2610 30 nbsp Robbie Groff R McCormack Motorsports 193 Spin BS 16 0 2511 28 nbsp Mark Dismore Kelley Racing PDM 192 8 laps 21 0 2412 7 nbsp Eliseo Salazar Team Scandia 190 10 laps 14 0 2313 70 nbsp Marco Greco Galles Racing 190 10 laps 22 0 2214 4 nbsp Kenny Brack R Galles Racing 179 Accident T4 6 0 2115 5 nbsp Arie Luyendyk Treadway Racing 163 Accident T2 8 1 2016 40 nbsp Jack Miller R Arizona Motorsports 141 Accident T4 20 0 1917 97 nbsp Greg Ray R Knapp Motorsports 108 Accident T4 17 0 1818 21 nbsp Roberto Guerrero Pagan Racing 85 Accident T4 5 0 1719 18 nbsp Billy Boat R PDM Racing 83 Accident T4 15 0 1620 33 nbsp Jimmy Kite R Team Scandia 39 Accident T4 9 0 1521 10 nbsp Johnny Unser Byrd Cunningham Racing 23 Accident T2 19 0 1422 1 nbsp Scott Sharp A J Foyt Enterprises 0 Accident T2 1 0 15Race Statistics edit Lead changes 5 among 4 driversLap LeadersLaps Leader1 89 Tony Stewart90 Arie Luyendyk91 95 Stephan Gregoire96 148 Tony Stewart149 Scott Goodyear150 200 Tony Stewart Cautions 9 for 82 lapsLaps Reason1 10 Scott Sharp crash25 36 Johnny Unser crash41 56 Jimmy Kite crash87 97 Roberto Guerrero and Billy Boat crash113 118 Greg Ray crash146 155 Jack Miller crash164 170 Arie Luyendyk crash181 186 Kenny Brack crash194 197 Robbie Groff crashStandings after the race editDrivers Championship standingsPos Driver Points1 nbsp Davey Hamilton 2072 nbsp Tony Stewart 2023 nbsp Buzz Calkins 1834 nbsp Arie Luyendyk 1675 nbsp Marco Greco 162Note Only the top five positions are included for the standings References edit 1997 Samsonite 200 weather information Old Farmers Almanac Retrieved 2015 06 17 External links editIndyCar official websitePrevious race 1997 True Value 500 Indy Racing League1996 1997 season Next race 1997 VisionAire 500Previous race none Samsonite 200 Next race 1998 Radisson 200 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