Race No. 14
Texaco/Havoline 200
Elkhart Lake — Wisconsin
August 15 — August 17, 1997
Saturday Individual Practice Report
| pos | car | driver | laptime | mph | km/h | % best time |
| 1 | 20 | Scott Pruett | 102.017 | 142.847 | 229.840 | 100.00% |
| 2 | 40X | Raul Boesel | 102.046 | 142.806 | 229.775 | 100.03% |
| 3 | 5 | Gil de Ferran | 102.305 | 142.445 | 229.193 | 100.28% |
| 4 | 4 | Alex Zanardi | 102.319 | 142.425 | 229.162 | 100.30% |
| 5 | 6 | Michael Andretti | 102.531 | 142.131 | 228.688 | 100.50% |
| 6 | 9 | Dario Franchitti | 102.854 | 141.684 | 227.970 | 100.82% |
| 7 | 8 | Bryan Herta | 103.219 | 141.183 | 227.164 | 101.18% |
| 8 | 17 | Mauricio Gugelmin | 103.310 | 141.059 | 226.964 | 101.27% |
| 9 | 11 | Christian Fittipaldi | 103.332 | 141.029 | 226.916 | 101.29% |
| 10 | 18 | Mark Blundell | 103.343 | 141.014 | 226.891 | 101.30% |
| 11 | 7X | Bobby Rahal | 103.515 | 140.780 | 226.514 | 101.47% |
| 12 | 27X | Parker Johnstone | 103.775 | 140.427 | 225.947 | 101.72% |
| 13 | 31 | Andre Ribeiro | 104.120 | 139.962 | 225.198 | 102.06% |
| 14 | 3 | Paul Tracy | 104.165 | 139.901 | 225.101 | 102.11% |
| 15 | 99X | Greg Moore | 104.346 | 139.658 | 224.710 | 102.28% |
| 16 | 1 | Jimmy Vasser | 104.516 | 139.431 | 224.345 | 102.45% |
| 17 | 19 | Michel Jourdain Jr. | 104.791 | 139.065 | 223.756 | 102.72% |
| 18 | 77 | Gualter Salles | 104.808 | 139.043 | 223.720 | 102.74% |
| 19 | 16X | Patrick Carpentier | 104.969 | 138.830 | 223.377 | 102.89% |
| 20 | 27 | Parker Johnstone | 105.140 | 138.604 | 223.013 | 103.06% |
| 21 | 2 | Al Unser Jr. | 105.445 | 138.203 | 222.368 | 103.36% |
| 22 | 25X | Max Papis | 105.530 | 138.092 | 222.189 | 103.44% |
| 23 | 21 | Richie Hearn | 105.673 | 137.905 | 221.889 | 103.58% |
| 24 | 98 | PJ Jones | 105.834 | 137.695 | 221.551 | 103.74% |
| 25 | 32 | Adrian Fernandez | 105.942 | 137.555 | 221.325 | 103.85% |
| 26 | 36X | Juan Manuel Fangio II | 106.656 | 136.634 | 219.844 | 104.55% |
| 27 | 36 | Juan Manuel Fangio II | 107.322 | 135.786 | 218.479 | 105.20% |
| 28 | 17X | Mauricio Gugelmin | 109.861 | 132.648 | 213.430 | 107.69% |
| 29 | 24 | Hiro Matsushita | 110.055 | 132.414 | 213.054 | 107.88% |
| 30 | 64 | Arnd Meier | 110.377 | 132.028 | 212.432 | 108.19% |
| 31 | 34 | Charlie Nearburg | 112.527 | 129.505 | 208.373 | 110.30% |