1997 Las Vegas 500K - Positions gained/lost
Track Las Vegas Motor Speedway
City Las Vegas
Type Oval
Length 0.001 mi
| P | Driver | Nat | Start | Finish | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stan Wattles |  | 25 | 8 | +17 |
| 2 | Jim Guthrie |  | 19 | 4 | +15 |
| 3 | Billy Roe | | 26 | 13 | +13 |
| 4 | John Paul Jr. | | 24 | 12 | +12 |
| 5 | Michael Shank | | 28 | 16 | +12 |
| 6 | Johnny Unser | | 30 | 19 | +11 |
| 7 | Robbie Groff | | 27 | 18 | +9 |
| 8 | Eddie Cheever | | 29 | 21 | +8 |
| 9 | Stephan Gregoire |  | 16 | 9 | +7 |
| 10 | Scott Goodyear |  | 8 | 2 | +6 |
| 11 | Paul Durant | | 31 | 26 | +5 |
| 12 | Eliseo Salazar |  | 5 | 1 | +4 |
| 13 | Roberto Guerrero |  | 18 | 14 | +4 |
| 14 | Mark Dismore | | 9 | 5 | +4 |
| 15 | Jimmy Kite | | 7 | 6 | +1 |
| 16 | Robbie Buhl | | 4 | 3 | +1 |
| 17 | Marco Greco |  | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| 18 | Tyce Carlson | | 23 | 24 | -1 |
| 19 | Affonso Giaffone | | 11 | 15 | -4 |
| 20 | Jeff Ward | | 12 | 17 | -5 |
| 21 | Davey Hamilton | | 2 | 7 | -5 |
| 22 | Sam Schmidt | | 22 | 27 | -5 |
| 23 | Vincenzo Sospiri |  | 15 | 22 | -7 |
| 24 | Buzz Calkins | | 21 | 28 | -7 |
| 25 | Kenny Brack |  | 13 | 20 | -7 |
| 26 | Tony Stewart | | 3 | 11 | -8 |
| 27 | Greg Ray | | 20 | 30 | -10 |
| 28 | Jack Miller | | 17 | 29 | -12 |
| 29 | Buddy Lazier | | 14 | 31 | -17 |
| 30 | Arie Luyendyk |  | 6 | 25 | -19 |
| 31 | Billy Boat | | 1 | 23 | -22 |