1997 Indianapolis 500
Thursday May 8

1997 Indianapolis 500

Section Title: Thursday May 8
Table Section Text: None

Top practice speeds

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Chassis	Engine	Speed

1	5	Netherlands Arie Luyendyk	Treadway Racing	G-Force	Oldsmobile	217.318

2	2T	United States Tony Stewart	Team Menard	G-Force	Oldsmobile	215.822

3	3T	United States Robbie Buhl	Team Menard	G-Force	Oldsmobile	215.708

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Luyendyk led the speed chart at 217.318 mph.

final_sentence: Luyendyk led the speed chart at 217.318 mph.