The 1997 True Value 500 was Round 6 of the 1996-97 Indy Racing League. The event was held at Texas Motor Speedway in Texas, United States on 7 June 1997. Tony Stewart started on pole position and Arie Luyendyk was the race winner.
TRUE VALUE 500 Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Tire | Started | Laps | Total Time | Laps Led | Status | Points | Avg. Speed | Pit Stops |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Arie Luyendyk | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 11 | 208 | - | 20 | Running | 35 | 133.903 | - |
| 2 | 1 | Billy Boat | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 21 | 207 | - | 10 | Running | 33 | - | - |
| 3 | 14 | Davey Hamilton | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 9 | 207 | - | 4 | Running | 32 | - | - |
| 4 | 6 | Scott Goodyear | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 5 | 207 | - | 0 | Running | 31 | - | - |
| 5 | 2 | Tony Stewart | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 1 | 206 | - | 100 | Eng/Hit Wall | 33 | - | - |
| 6 | 51 | Eddie Cheever Jr. | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 7 | 206 | - | 5 | Running | 29 | - | - |
| 7 | 7 | Eliseo Salazar | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 22 | 205 | - | 3 | Running | 28 | - | - |
| 8 | 97 | Greg Ray | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 6 | 204 | - | 0 | Running | 27 | - | - |
| 9 | 8 | Vincenzo Sospiri | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 17 | 204 | - | 0 | Running | 26 | - | - |
| 10 | 10 | Johnny Unser | G-Force | Infiniti | Firestone | 23 | 203 | - | 0 | Running | 25 | - | - |
| 11 | 28 | Mark Dismore | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 14 | 203 | - | 0 | Running | 24 | - | - |
| 12 | 34 | Alessandro Zampedri | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 26 | 201 | - | 0 | Running | 23 | - | - |
| 13 | 21 | Roberto Guerrero | Dallara | Infiniti | Goodyear | 15 | 201 | - | 0 | Running | 22 | - | - |
| 14 | 18 | Tyce Carlson | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 25 | 184 | - | 0 | Running | 21 | - | - |
| 15 | 30 | Robbie Groff | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 13 | 173 | - | 3 | Engine | 20 | - | - |
| 16 | 3 | Robbie Buhl | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 2 | 167 | - | 0 | Engine | 19 | - | - |
| 17 | 91 | Buddy Lazier | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 4 | 157 | - | 57 | Engine | 18 | - | - |
| 18 | 4 | Kenny Brack | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 3 | 118 | - | 0 | Water Leak | 17 | - | - |
| 19 | 12 | Buzz Calkins | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 10 | 98 | - | 0 | Head Gasket | 16 | - | - |
| 20 | 17 | Affonso Giaffone | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 16 | 82 | - | 0 | Engine Fire | 15 | - | - |
| 21 | 27 | Jim Guthrie | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 8 | 81 | - | 6 | Tire/Hit Wall | 14 | - | - |
| 22 | 44 | Allen May | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 18 | 36 | - | 0 | Accident | 13 | - | - |
| 23 | 16 | Sam Schmidt | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 20 | 36 | - | 0 | Accident | 12 | - | - |
| 24 | 40 | Jack Miller | Dallara | Infiniti | Firestone | 19 | 24 | - | 0 | Electrical | 11 | - | - |
| 25 | 33 | Fermin Velez | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 24 | 1 | - | 0 | Driver Ill | 10 | - | - |
| 26 | 22 | Marco Greco | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 12 | 0 | - | 0 | Engine | 9 | - | - |