PHOENIX 200 AT PHOENIX INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY, PHOENIX, AZ - SUNDAY, MARCH 23, 1997 QUAL. QUAL. LAPS RUNNING/ RACE TOTAL POINT FP SP CAR DRIVER CAR NAME C/E/T TIME SPEED COMP REASON OUT PTS. PTS. RANK PURSE 1 2 27 R Jim Guthrie Blueprint Racing D/A/F 21.241 169.484 200 89.190 35 98 8 $170,100 2 1 2 Tony Stewart Glidden/Menard/Special G/A/F 21.175 170.012 200 Running 36 xy 102 7 145,500 3 14 14 Davey Hamilton AJ Foyt/Power Team Racing G/A/G 22.161 162.448 200 Running 32 114 2 83,900 4 8 22 Marco Greco ntl Sports Ltd/Scandia/Alta/Xcel/Royal Purple D/A/G 22.019 163.495 199 Running 31 112 4 64,500 5 19 77 Stephan Gregoire Miller-Eads Co/Chastain Motorsports G/A/G 23.235 154.939 199 Running 30 82 11 40,000 6 16 10 Mike Groff Jonathan Byrd's Cafeteria Bryant G/I/F 22.520 159.858 195 Running 29 125 1 59,250 Heating & Cooling 7 10 21 Roberto Guerrero Pennzoil Racing D/I/G 22.075 163.080 194 Running 28 106 5 54,050 8 22 12 Buzz Calkins Bradley Foodmarts G/A/G 21.947 164.032 187 Running 27 113 3 52,100 9 11 18 John Paul, Jr. Klipsch Tnemec V-Line Earl's D/A/G 22.100 162.896 179 Running 26 88 9 50,650 10 6 16 R Sam Schmidt Blueprint Racing D/A/F 21.973 163.837 176 Accident 25 25 27 25,450 11 9 4 R Kenny Brack Monsoon Galles Racing G/A/G 22.027 163.436 145 Accident 24 24 29 27,250 12 7 51 Eddie Cheever, Jr. FirstPlus Team Cheever G/A/G 22.017 163.510 120 Over Heating 23 88 10 45,050 13 21 17 R Affonso Giafone General Motors of Brazil/Chitwood/Dallara D/A/G --- --- 114 Half Shaft 22 47 19 21,600 14 15 33 Fermin Velez Mi-Jack Scandia Alta Xcel Royal Purple D/A/G 22.235 161.907 94 Electrical 21 47 20 42,400 15 17 50 Billy Roe Eurointernational Dallara Aurora D/A/F 22.650 158.940 82 Accident 20 20 33 19,200 16 20 1 Scott Sharp Conseco/AJ Foyt Racing G/A/G --- --- 65 Engine 19 104 6 40,000 17 3 6 Scott Goodyear Treadway Racing/NORTEL G/A/F 21.681 166.044 52 Engine 18 50 18 38,800 18 5 3 Robbie Buhl Menard/Quaker State/Special G/A/F 21.956 163.964 51 Accident 17 57 16 15,600 19 12 30 Jeret Schroeder McCormack Motorsports G/A/G 22.136 162.631 51 Accident 16 37 21 36,400 20 18 40 Jack Miller AMS Crest Racing D/A/F 22.779 158.040 33 Fuel Pickup 15 35 24 35,200 21 13 91 Buddy Lazier Delta Faucet-Montana-Hemelgarn Racing D/I/F 22.148 162.543 31 Engine 14 71 13 34,000 22 4 5 Arie Luyendyk Treadway Racing/WavePhore G/A/F 21.715 165.784 11 Mechanical 13 75 12 34,000 Time of Race: 2:14:32.667 Average Speed: 89.190 Margin of Victory: .854 of a second Lap Leaders: Stewart 1-41, Guthrie 42, Giaffone 43-55, Stewart 56-61, Sharp 62-65, Stewart 66-94, Guthrie 95-120, Stewart 121, Brack 122-145, Stewart 146-153, Guthrie 154-200 Lap Leader Recap: Stewart 5 times for 85 laps, Guthrie 3-74, Brack 1-24, Giaffone 1-13, Sharp 1-4 Caution Flags: 2-6, Guerrero Tow In; 13-18, Luyendyk accident; 36-44, Lazier oiling; 52-60, Buhl & Schroeder accident; 69-75, Oil on track; 85-98, Roe accident; 117-132, Oil on track; 146-154, Back accident; 180-190, Schmidt accident; total 9-86 Fastest Lap/Leading Lap: Tony Stewart (Lap 11, 162.638) PPG Pole Winner: Tony Stewart True Value Pole Winning Chief Mechanic: Bill Martin/Team Menard MBNA Motorsports Lap Leader: Tony Stewart Coors Pit Stop Performance Winner: Jim Guthrie/Blueprint Racing Legend: R- IRL Rookie Chassis Legend: D- Dallara; G- G Force Engine Legend: A- Oldsmobile Aurora; I- Nissan Infiniti Tire Legend: F- Firestone; G- Goodyear x-2 points, PPG Pole y-1 point, most laps led 91 .