1997 IndyCar Drivers Championship Standings # Driver CountryOverall 1. Tony Stewart (R) 278 2. Davey Hamilton 272 3. Eddie Cheever (R) 230 = Marco Greco (R) 230 5. Scott Goodyear (R) 226 6. Arie Luyendyk (R) 223 7. Roberto Guerrero (R) 221 8. Buddy Lazier 209 9. Eliseo Salazar (R) 208 10. Buzz Calkins (R) 204 11. Stephan Gregoire (R) 192 12. Jim Guthrie (R) 186 13. Robbie Buhl 170 14. Mike Groff (R) 169 15. John Paul Jr. (R) 163 16. Affonso Giaffone (R) 159 17. Mark Dismore (R) 158 18. Billy Boat (R) 151 19. Kenny Brack (R) 139 20. Robbie Groff (R) 135 21. Vincenzo Sospiri (R) 134 22. Scott Sharp 119 23. Jack Miller (R) 114 24. Tyce Carlson (R) 84 25. Fermín Velez (R) 82 26. Sam Schmidt (R) 76 = Jimmy Kite (R) 76 28. Greg Ray (R) 73 29. Jeff Ward (R) 69 30. Billy Roe (R) 55 31. Jeret Schroeder (R) 37 32. Robby Gordon (R) 27 33. Alessandro Zampedri (R) 24 34. Paul Durant (R) 23 35. Danny Ongais (R) 22 = Lyn St. James (R) 22 37. Steve Kinser (R) 21 38. Dennis Vitolo (R) 20 39. Michael Shank 19 40. Allen May (R) 13 41. Claude Bourbonnais (R) 5
