Race No. 14
Texaco/Havoline 200
Elkhart Lake — Wisconsin
August 15 — August 17, 1997
Individual Friday Practice Report
| pos | car | driver | laptime | mph | km/h | % best time |
| 1 | 40X | Raul Boesel | 104.208 | 139.843 | 225.008 | 100.00% |
| 2 | 18 | Mark Blundell | 104.259 | 139.775 | 224.898 | 100.05% |
| 3 | 5 | Gil de Ferran | 104.701 | 139.185 | 223.949 | 100.47% |
| 4 | 20 | Scott Pruett | 104.816 | 139.032 | 223.703 | 100.58% |
| 5 | 4X | Alex Zanardi | 104.873 | 138.957 | 223.581 | 100.64% |
| 6 | 3 | Paul Tracy | 105.020 | 138.762 | 223.268 | 100.78% |
| 7 | 7 | Bobby Rahal | 105.220 | 138.498 | 222.844 | 100.97% |
| 8 | 77 | Gualter Salles | 105.332 | 138.351 | 222.607 | 101.08% |
| 9 | 6 | Michael Andretti | 105.340 | 138.341 | 222.590 | 101.09% |
| 10 | 17 | Mauricio Gugelmin | 105.753 | 137.800 | 221.721 | 101.48% |
| 11 | 11 | Christan Fittipaldi | 105.985 | 137.499 | 221.235 | 101.71% |
| 12 | 16 | Patrick Carpentier | 106.385 | 136.982 | 220.404 | 102.09% |
| 13 | 31 | Andre Ribeiro | 106.567 | 136.748 | 220.027 | 102.26% |
| 14 | 4 | Alex Zanardi | 106.729 | 136.540 | 219.693 | 102.42% |
| 15 | 27 | Parker Johnstone | 106.751 | 136.512 | 219.648 | 102.44% |
| 16 | 2X | Al Unser Jr. | 106.811 | 136.435 | 219.525 | 102.50% |
| 17 | 9 | Dario Franchitti | 106.825 | 136.418 | 219.496 | 102.51% |
| 18 | 1 | Jimmy Vasser | 106.934 | 136.278 | 219.272 | 102.62% |
| 19 | 8 | Bryan Herta | 107.270 | 135.852 | 218.585 | 102.94% |
| 20 | 36X | Juan Manuel Fangio II | 107.944 | 135.003 | 217.220 | 103.59% |
| 21 | 25X | Max Papis | 107.969 | 134.972 | 217.170 | 103.61% |
| 22 | 32 | Adrian Fernandez | 108.212 | 134.669 | 216.682 | 103.84% |
| 23 | 19 | Michel Jourdain Jr. | 108.349 | 134.499 | 216.408 | 103.97% |
| 24 | 2 | Al Unser Jr. | 108.711 | 134.051 | 215.688 | 104.32% |
| 25 | 98 | PJ Jones | 108.807 | 133.933 | 215.497 | 104.41% |
| 26 | 40 | Raul Boesel | 109.678 | 132.869 | 213.786 | 105.25% |
| 27 | 21 | Richie Hearn | 109.936 | 132.557 | 213.284 | 105.50% |
| 28 | 64 | Arnd Meier | 110.401 | 131.999 | 212.386 | 105.94% |
| 29 | 24 | Hiro Matsushita | 111.118 | 131.147 | 211.016 | 106.63% |
| 30 | 36 | Juan Manuel Fangio II | 113.141 | 128.802 | 207.243 | 108.57% |
| 31 | 99X | Greg Moore | 114.853 | 126.882 | 204.153 | 110.22% |
| 32 | 99 | Greg Moore | 132.073 | 110.339 | 177.535 | 126.74% |
| 33 | 25 | Max Papis | 137.659 | 105.862 | 170.331 | 132.10% |
| 34 | 20X | Scott Pruett | 137.776 | 105.772 | 170.187 | 132.21% |
| 35 | 18X | Mark Blundell | 145.125 | 100.416 | 161.569 | 139.26% |
| 36 | 34 | Charlie Nearburg | 146.946 | 99.171 | 159.566 | 141.01% |