Race No. 6
Motorola 300
Gateway International Raceway — Madison, Illinois
May 22-24, 1997
Thursday Practice Combined
| pos | car | driver | laptime | mph | km/h | % best time |
| 1 | 3 | Paul Tracy | 24.379 | 187.538 | 301.749 | 100.00% |
| 2 | 99 | Greg Moore | 24.489 | 186.696 | 300.394 | 100.45% |
| 3 | 6 | Michael Andretti | 24.499 | 186.620 | 300.271 | 100.49% |
| 4 | 4X | Alex Zanardi | 24.502 | 186.597 | 300.235 | 100.50% |
| 5 | 17 | Mauricio Gugelmin | 24.550 | 186.232 | 299.648 | 100.70% |
| 6 | 40 | Raul Boesel | 24.587 | 185.952 | 299.197 | 100.85% |
| 7 | 27 | Parker Johnstone | 24.679 | 185.259 | 298.081 | 101.23% |
| 8 | 9 | Dario Franchitti | 24.702 | 185.086 | 297.804 | 101.32% |
| 9 | 8 | Bryan Herta | 24.722 | 184.936 | 297.563 | 101.41% |
| 10 | 5X | Gil de Ferran | 24.742 | 184.787 | 297.322 | 101.49% |
| 11 | 2 | Al Unser Jr. | 24.744 | 184.772 | 297.298 | 101.50% |
| 12 | 4 | Alex Zanardi | 24.808 | 184.295 | 296.531 | 101.76% |
| 13 | 1 | Jimmy Vasser | 24.821 | 184.199 | 296.376 | 101.81% |
| 14 | 20 | Scott Pruett | 24.859 | 183.917 | 295.923 | 101.97% |
| 15 | 21 | Richie Hearn | 24.868 | 183.851 | 295.816 | 102.01% |
| 16 | 31 | Andre Ribeiro | 24.933 | 183.371 | 295.045 | 102.27% |
| 17 | 5 | Gil de Ferran | 24.958 | 183.188 | 294.749 | 102.37% |
| 18 | 11 | Roberto Moreno | 24.959 | 183.180 | 294.737 | 102.38% |
| 19 | 7 | Bobby Rahal | 24.975 | 183.063 | 294.548 | 102.44% |
| 20 | 3X | Paul Tracy | 25.074 | 182.340 | 293.385 | 102.85% |
| 21 | 18 | Mark Blundell | 25.086 | 182.253 | 293.245 | 102.90% |
| 22 | 32 | Adrian Fernandez | 25.396 | 180.028 | 289.666 | 104.17% |
| 23 | 16 | Patrick Carpentier | 25.453 | 179.625 | 289.017 | 104.41% |
| 24 | 21X | Richie Hearn | 25.551 | 178.936 | 287.908 | 104.81% |
| 25 | 19 | Michel Jourdain Jr. | 25.591 | 178.657 | 287.458 | 104.97% |
| 26 | 77X | Gualter Salles | 25.789 | 177.285 | 285.251 | 105.78% |
| 27 | 77 | Gualter Salles | 25.789 | 177.285 | 285.251 | 105.78% |
| 28 | 25 | Max Papis | 25.869 | 176.737 | 284.369 | 106.11% |
| 29 | 36 | Juan Manuel Fangio II | 26.048 | 175.522 | 282.415 | 106.85% |
| 30 | 98 | PJ Jones | 26.056 | 175.468 | 282.328 | 106.88% |
| 31 | 25X | Max Papis | 26.184 | 174.610 | 280.948 | 107.40% |
| 32 | 64 | Arnd Meier | 26.283 | 173.953 | 279.890 | 107.81% |
| 33 | 34 | Paul Jasper | 26.961 | 169.578 | 272.851 | 110.59% |
| 34 | 24 | Hiro Matsushita | 28.191 | 162.179 | 260.947 | 115.64% |