The 1997 Visionaire 500K was Round 8 of the 1996-97 Indy Racing League. The event was held at the Charlotte Motor Speedway in North Carolina, United States on 26 July 1997. Tony Stewart started on pole position and Buddy Lazier was the race winner.
VISIONAIRE 500K Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Tire | Started | Laps | Total Time | Laps Led | Status | Points | Avg. Speed | Pit Stops |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 91 | Buddy Lazier | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 5 | 208 | - | 58 | Running | 35 | 162.096 | - |
| 2 | 1 | Billy Boat | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 3 | 208 | - | 38 | Running | 33 | - | - |
| 3 | 6 | Scott Goodyear | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 8 | 207 | - | 1 | Running | 32 | - | - |
| 4 | 17 | Affonso Giaffone | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 16 | 206 | - | 0 | Running | 31 | - | - |
| 5 | 4 | Kenny Brack | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 18 | 206 | - | 0 | Running | 30 | - | - |
| 6 | 51 | Eddie Cheever Jr. | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 15 | 206 | - | 0 | Running | 29 | - | - |
| 7 | 2 | Tony Stewart | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 1 | 205 | - | 74 | Running | 31 | - | - |
| 8 | 77 | Stephan Gregoire | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 9 | 202 | - | 0 | Running | 27 | - | - |
| 9 | 70 | Marco Greco | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 11 | 202 | - | 0 | Running | 26 | - | - |
| 10 | 7 | Eliseo Salazar | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 14 | 200 | - | 0 | Running | 25 | - | - |
| 11 | 18 | John Paul Jr. | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 21 | 198 | - | 0 | Running | 24 | - | - |
| 12 | 27 | Jim Guthrie | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 6 | 197 | - | 0 | Running | 23 | - | - |
| 13 | 30 | Robbie Groff | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 20 | 189 | - | 0 | Half Shaft | 22 | - | - |
| 14 | 10 | Mike Groff | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 22 | 176 | - | 0 | Running | 21 | - | - |
| 15 | 33 | Jimmy Kite | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 13 | 163 | - | 11 | Accident T4 | 20 | - | - |
| 16 | 14 | Davey Hamilton | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 4 | 141 | - | 0 | Accident | 19 | - | - |
| 17 | 21 | Roberto Guerrero | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 7 | 141 | - | 26 | Accident | 18 | - | - |
| 18 | 99 | Sam Schmidt | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 23 | 114 | - | 0 | Engine | 17 | - | - |
| 19 | 28 | Mark Dismore | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 10 | 97 | - | 0 | Engine | 16 | - | - |
| 20 | 22 | Vincenzo Sospiri | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 12 | 70 | - | 0 | Engine | 15 | - | - |
| 21 | 5 | Arie Luyendyk | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 2 | 67 | - | 0 | Handling | 14 | - | - |
| 22 | 31 | Greg Ray | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 17 | 30 | - | 0 | Engine | 13 | - | - |
| 23 | 40 | Jack Miller | Dallara | Infiniti | Firestone | 19 | 13 | - | 0 | Electrical | 12 | - | - |