Indy Racing League 1997 inleddes redan 1996, och höll sedan på fram till slutet av 1997. Serien kördes över 10 omgångar.

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Datum Bana Vinnare Team Rapport
18 augusti   New Hampshire   Scott Sharp A.J. Foyt Enterprises *
15 september   Las Vegas   Richie Hearn Della Penna Motorsports *
25 januari   Disney World   Eddie Cheever Team Cheever *
23 mars   Phoenix   Jim Guthrie Blueprint Racing *
26 maj   Indianapolis 500   Arie Luyendyk Treadway Racing *
7 juni   Texas   Arie Luyendyk Treadway Racing *
29 juni   Pikes Peak   Tony Stewart Team Menard *
27 juli   Charlotte   Buddy Lazier Hemelgarn Racing *
17 augusti   New Hampshire   Robbie Buhl Team Menard *
11 oktober   Las Vegas   Eliseo Salazar Team Scandia *
Plats Förare Team
1   Scott Sharp A.J. Foyt Enterprises
2   Buzz Calkins Bradley Motorsports
3   Michele Alboreto Team Scandia
4   Mike Groff Byrd-Cunningham Racing
5   Davey Hamilton A.J. Foyt Enterprises
6   Roberto Guerrero Pagan Racing
7   Marco Greco Team Scandia
8   Stéphane Grégoire Team Scandia
9   Eliseo Salazar Team Scandia
10   John Paul Jr. PDM Racing
Plats Förare Team
1   Richie Hearn Della Penna Motorsports
2   Michel Jourdain Jr. Team Scandia
3   Mike Groff Byrd-Cunningham Racing
4   Roberto Guerrero Pagan Racing
5   Michele Alboreto Team Scandia
6   Buzz Calkins Bradley Motorsports
7   Eliseo Salazar Team Scandia
8   Robbie Buhl Beck Motorsports
9   Marco Greco Team Scandia
10   Affonso Giaffone Team Scandia
Plats Förare Team
1   Eddie Cheever Team Cheever
2   Mike Groff Byrd-Cunningham Racing
3   Scott Goodyear Treadway Racing
4   Scott Sharp A.J. Foyt Enterprises
5   Buddy Lazier Hemelgarn Racing
6   Jim Guthrie Blueprint Racing
7   Davey Hamilton A.J. Foyt Enterprises
8   Marco Greco Team Scandia
9   Fermín Vélez Team Scandia
10   Tony Stewart Team Menard
Plats Förare Team
1   Jim Guthrie Blueprint Racing
2   Tony Stewart Team Menard
3   Davey Hamilton A.J. Foyt Enterprises
4   Marco Greco Team Scandia
5   Stéphane Grégoire Chastain Motorsports
6   Mike Groff Byrd-Cunningham Racing
7   Roberto Guerrero Pagan Racing
8   Buzz Calkins Bradley Motorsports
9   John Paul Jr. PDM Racing
10   Sam Schmidt Blueprint Racing
Plats Förare Team
1   Arie Luyendyk Treadway Racing
2   Scott Goodyear Treadway Racing
3   Jeff Ward Team Cheever
4   Buddy Lazier Hemelgarn Racing
5   Tony Stewart Team Menard
6   Davey Hamilton A.J. Foyt Enterprises
7   Billy Boat A.J. Foyt Enterprises
8   Mike Groff Byrd-Cunningham Racing
9   Robbie Groff McCormack Motorsports
10   Fermín Vélez Team Scandia
Plats Förare Team
1   Arie Luyendyk Treadway Racing
2   Billy Boat A.J. Foyt Enterprises
3   Davey Hamilton A.J. Foyt Enterprises
4   Scott Goodyear Treadway Racing
5   Tony Stewart Team Menard
6   Eddie Cheever Team Cheever
7   Eliseo Salazar Team Scandia
8   Greg Ray Knapp Motorsports
9   Vincenzo Sospiri Team Scandia
10   Johnny Unser Byrd-Cunningham Racing
Plats Förare Team
1   Tony Stewart Team Menard
2   Stéphane Grégoire Chastain Motorsports
3   Davey Hamilton A.J. Foyt Enterprises
4   Eddie Cheever Team Cheever
5   Buzz Calkins Bradley Motorsports
6   Vincenzo Sospiri Team Scandia
7   Scott Goodyear Treadway Racing
8   Buddy Lazier Hemelgarn Racing
9   Affonso Giaffone Chitwood Motorsports
10   Robbie Groff McCormack Motorsports
Plats Förare Team
1   Buddy Lazier Hemelgarn Racing
2   Billy Boat A.J. Foyt Enterprises
3   Scott Goodyear Treadway Racing
4   Affonso Giaffone Chitwood Motorsports
5   Kenny Bräck Galles Racing
6   Eddie Cheever Team Cheever
7   Tony Stewart Team Menard
8   Stéphane Grégoire Chastain Motorsports
9   Marco Greco Galles Racing
10   Eliseo Salazar Team Scandia
Plats Förare Team
1   Robbie Buhl Team Menard
2   Vincenzo Sospiri Team Scandia
3   Arie Luyendyk Treadway Racing
4   Eliseo Salazar Team Scandia
5   Kenny Bräck Galles Racing
6   Roberto Guerrero Pagan Racing
7   John Paul Jr. PDM Racing
8   Billy Boat A.J. Foyt Enterprises
9   Eddie Cheever Team Cheever
10   Mike Groff Byrd-Cunningham Racing
Plats Förare Team
1   Eliseo Salazar Team Scandia
2   Scott Goodyear Treadway Racing
3   Robbie Buhl Team Menard
4   Jim Guthrie Blueprint Racing
5   Mark Dismore Kelley Racing
6   Jimmy Kite Team Scandia
7   John Paul Jr. PDM Racing
8   Billy Boat A.J. Foyt Enterprises
9   Stéphane Grégoire Chastain Motorsports
10   Marco Greco Galles Racing

Slutställning

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Plats Förare Team Poäng
1   Tony Stewart Team Menard 278
2   Davey Hamilton A.J. Foyt Enterprises 272
3   Marco Greco Team Scandia
Galles Racing
230
4   Eddie Cheever Team Cheever 230
5   Scott Goodyear Treadway Racing 226
6   Arie Luyendyk Treadway Racing 223
7   Roberto Guerrero Pagan Racing 221
8   Buddy Lazier Hemelgarn Racing 209
9   Eliseo Salazar Team Scandia 208
10   Buzz Calkins Bradley Motorsports 204
11   Stéphane Grégoire Team Scandia
Chastain Motorsports
192
12   Jim Guthrie Blueprint Racing 186
13   Robbie Buhl Beck Motorsports
Team Menard
170
14   Mike Groff Byrd-Cunningham Racing 169
15   John Paul Jr. PDM Racing 163
16   Affonso Giaffone Team Scandia
Chitwood Motorsports
159
17   Mark Dismore Team Menard
Kelley Racing
158
18   Billy Boat A.J. Foyt Enterprises
PDM Racing
151
19   Kenny Bräck Galles Racing 139
20   Robbie Groff McCormack Motorsports 135
21   Vincenzo Sospiri Team Scandia 134
22   Scott Sharp A.J. Foyt Enterprises 119