The 1997 Samsonite 200 was Round 7 of the 1996-97 Indy Racing League. The event was held at Pikes Peak International Raceway in Colorado, United States on 29 June 1997. Scott Sharp started on pole position and Tony Stewart was the race winner.
SAMSONITE 200 Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Tire | Started | Laps | Total Time | Laps Led | Status | Points | Avg. Speed | Pit Stops |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Tony Stewart | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 2 | 200 | - | 193 | Running | 36 | 100.128 | - |
| 2 | 77 | Stephan Gregoire | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 11 | 200 | - | 5 | Running | 33 | - | - |
| 3 | 14 | Davey Hamilton | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 4 | 200 | - | 0 | Running | 32 | - | - |
| 4 | 51 | Eddie Cheever Jr. | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 13 | 200 | - | 0 | Running | 31 | - | - |
| 5 | 12 | Buzz Calkins | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 7 | 200 | - | 0 | Running | 30 | - | - |
| 6 | 22 | Vincenzo Sospiri | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 18 | 200 | - | 0 | Running | 29 | - | - |
| 7 | 6 | Scott Goodyear | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 3 | 200 | - | 1 | Running | 28 | - | - |
| 8 | 91 | Buddy Lazier | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 12 | 198 | - | 0 | Running | 27 | - | - |
| 9 | 17 | Affonso Giaffone | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 10 | 196 | - | 0 | Running | 26 | - | - |
| 10 | 30 | Robbie Groff | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 16 | 193 | - | 0 | Spun BackStrt | 25 | - | - |
| 11 | 28 | Mark Dismore | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 21 | 192 | - | 0 | Running | 24 | - | - |
| 12 | 7 | Eliseo Salazar | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 14 | 190 | - | 0 | Running | 23 | - | - |
| 13 | 70 | Marco Greco | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 22 | 190 | - | 0 | Running | 22 | - | - |
| 14 | 4 | Kenny Brack | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 6 | 179 | - | 0 | Accident T4 | 21 | - | - |
| 15 | 5 | Arie Luyendyk | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 8 | 163 | - | 1 | Accident T2 | 20 | - | - |
| 16 | 40 | Jack Miller | Dallara | Infiniti | Firestone | 20 | 141 | - | 0 | Accident T4 | 19 | - | - |
| 17 | 97 | Greg Ray | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 17 | 108 | - | 0 | Accident T4 | 18 | - | - |
| 18 | 21 | Roberto Guerrero | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 5 | 85 | - | 0 | Accident T4 | 17 | - | - |
| 19 | 18 | Billy Boat | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 15 | 83 | - | 0 | Accident T4 | 16 | - | - |
| 20 | 33 | Jimmy Kite | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 9 | 39 | - | 0 | Accident T4 | 15 | - | - |
| 21 | 10 | Johnny Unser | G-Force | Infiniti | Firestone | 19 | 23 | - | 0 | Accident T2 | 14 | - | - |
| 22 | 1 | Scott Sharp | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | Accident T2 | 15 | - | - |