IRL: Las Vegas Prize Money

1997 Las Vegas 500 at LVMS

10/12/97 - 0:07 IRL Final Prize Money ============================================================================ FP SP Driver Car Name IRL Awards Designated Total ============================================================================ ==================== 1 5 7 Eliseo Salazar Copec/Cristal/Scandia 90,000 43,500 133,500

 2  8  6 Scott Goodyear   Treadway Racing Nortel Quebecor Pri  75,000
22,750   97,750

 3  4  3 Robbie Buhl  Quaker State/Menards/Special   42,000
6,250   48,250

 4 19 27 Jim Guthrie  Jacuzzi/Keller Ladders/ERTL Collect  53,000
11,750   64,750

 5  9 28 Mark Dismore   Bombardier Aircraft Mechanics Laund  49,000
5,250   54,250

 6  7 33 Jimmy Kite   Old Navy/Royal Purple/Scandia/Alta/  44,000
250   44,250

 7  2 14 Davey Hamilton   AJ Foyt Power Team Racing  43,000
2,750   45,750

 8 26 19 Stan Wattles   Metro Racing Systems / NCLD  20,000
0   20,000

 9 16 77 Stephan Gregoire   Chastain Motorsports   20,000
2,250   22,250

10 10 70 Marco Greco  Monsoon Galles Racing  19,000
2,250   21,250

11  3  2 Tony Stewart   Glidden/Menards/Special  40,000
0   40,000

12 25 18 John Paul, Jr.   Klipsch Overhead Door  V-Line Earl'  39,000
1,000   40,000

13 27 24 Billy Roe  Roe Racing   16,000
250   16,250

14 18 21 Roberto Guerrero   Pennzoil/Pagan Racing Dallara-Auror  37,000
250   37,250

15 11 17 Affonso Giaffone   General Motors of Brazil Chitwood D  36,000
0   36,000

16 29 23 Mike Shank   Nienhouse Motorsports  13,000
0   13,000

17 12 35 Jeff Ward  SRS/ISM Racing   12,000
0   12,000

18 28 30 Robbie Groff   Fast Rod/Team Losi/McCormack Motors  34,000
5,000   39,000

19 31  9 Johnny Unser   Delta Faucet Cinergy Hemelgarn Raci  11,000
5,000   16,000

20 13  4 Kenny Brack  Monsoon Galles Racing  32,000
0   32,000

21 30 51 Eddie Cheever  FirstPlus Team Cheever   31,000
0   31,000

22 15 22 Vincenzo Sospiri   Old Navy/Royal Purple/Scandia/Alta/  31,000
0   31,000

23  1  1 Billy Boat   Conseco AJ Foyt Racing   31,000
27,000   58,000

24 24 95 Tyce Carlson IZ Racing/Keco Coatings 9,000 0 9,000

25  6  5 Arie Luyendyk  WavePhore-Mi-Jack  31,000
0   31,000

26 20 10 Paul Durant  Jonathan Byrd's VisionAire Bryant H  31,000
0   31,000

27 23 99 Sam Schmidt BG Product/Keco Coatings Racing Spe 9,000 0 9,000

28 22 12 Buzz Calkins   Bradley Food Marts   31,000
0   31,000

29 17 40 Jack Miller  AMS/Crest Racing   31,000
0   31,000

30 21 97 Greg Ray TKM/Zali Racing 9,000 0 9,000

31 14 91 Buddy Lazier   Delta Faucet Xerox Hemelgarn Racing  31,000
0   31,000

============================================================================ ==================== 1,000,000 135,500 1,135,500