Race No. 6
Motorola 300
Gateway International Raceway — Madison, Illinois
May 22-24, 1997
Individual Wednesday Practice Report
| pos | car | driver | laptime | mph | km/h | % best time |
| 1 | 4 | Alex Zanardi | 25.244 | 181.112 | 291.410 | 100.00% |
| 2 | 3 | Paul Tracy | 25.277 | 180.876 | 291.029 | 100.13% |
| 3 | 9 | Dario Franchitti | 25.380 | 180.142 | 289.848 | 100.54% |
| 4 | 1 | Jimmy Vasser | 25.441 | 179.710 | 289.153 | 100.78% |
| 5 | 40 | Raul Boesel | 25.472 | 179.491 | 288.801 | 100.90% |
| 6 | 99 | Greg Moore | 25.541 | 179.006 | 288.021 | 101.18% |
| 7 | 20 | Scott Pruett | 25.567 | 178.824 | 287.728 | 101.28% |
| 8 | 21X | Richie Hearn | 25.640 | 178.315 | 286.909 | 101.57% |
| 9 | 11 | Roberto Moreno | 25.656 | 178.204 | 286.730 | 101.63% |
| 10 | 7 | Bobby Rahal | 25.710 | 177.830 | 286.128 | 101.85% |
| 11 | 6X | Michael Andretti | 25.756 | 177.512 | 285.617 | 102.03% |
| 12 | 16 | Patrick Carpentier | 25.764 | 177.457 | 285.528 | 102.06% |
| 13 | 5 | Gil de Ferran | 25.800 | 177.209 | 285.130 | 102.20% |
| 14 | 2 | Al Unser Jr. | 25.887 | 176.614 | 284.172 | 102.55% |
| 15 | 8 | Bryan Herta | 25.915 | 176.423 | 283.864 | 102.66% |
| 16 | 17 | Mauricio Gugelmin | 25.999 | 175.853 | 282.947 | 102.99% |
| 17 | 31 | Andre Ribeiro | 26.307 | 173.794 | 279.635 | 104.21% |
| 18 | 4X | Alex Zanardi | 26.312 | 173.761 | 279.581 | 104.23% |
| 19 | 6 | Michael Andretti | 26.316 | 173.735 | 279.539 | 104.25% |
| 20 | 27X | Parker Johnstone | 26.443 | 172.900 | 278.196 | 104.75% |
| 21 | 32 | Adrian Fernandez | 26.443 | 172.900 | 278.196 | 104.75% |
| 22 | 18 | Mark Blundell | 26.556 | 172.164 | 277.013 | 105.20% |
| 23 | 77 | Gualter Salles | 26.697 | 171.255 | 275.550 | 105.76% |
| 24 | 19 | Michel Jourdain Jr. | 26.759 | 170.858 | 274.911 | 106.00% |
| 25 | 64 | Arnd Meier | 27.080 | 168.833 | 271.652 | 107.27% |
| 26 | 98 | PJ Jones | 27.150 | 168.398 | 270.952 | 107.55% |
| 27 | 21 | Richie Hearn | 27.237 | 167.860 | 270.087 | 107.89% |
| 28 | 36 | Juan Manuel Fangio II | 28.100 | 162.705 | 261.792 | 111.31% |
| 29 | 25 | Max Papis | 28.430 | 160.816 | 258.753 | 112.62% |
| 30 | 3X | Paul Tracy | 28.504 | 160.399 | 258.081 | 112.91% |
| 31 | 34 | Paul Jasper | 28.507 | 160.382 | 258.054 | 112.93% |
| 32 | 20X | Scott Pruett | 28.537 | 160.213 | 257.783 | 113.04% |
| 33 | 99X | Greg Moore | 28.766 | 158.938 | 255.731 | 113.95% |
| 34 | 2X | Al Unser Jr. | 29.910 | 152.859 | 245.949 | 118.48% |
| 35 | 5X | Gil de Ferran | 30.807 | 148.408 | 238.788 | 122.04% |
| 36 | 77X | Gualter Salles | 30.879 | 148.062 | 238.231 | 122.32% |
| 37 | 24 | Hiro Matsushita | 31.256 | 146.276 | 235.358 | 123.82% |
| 38 | 17X | Mauricio Gugelmin | 31.511 | 145.092 | 233.453 | 124.83% |
| 39 | 25X | Max Papis | 33.871 | 134.983 | 217.187 | 134.17% |
| 40 | 40X | Raul Boesel | 34.844 | 131.213 | 211.122 | 138.03% |
| 41 | 18X | Mark Blundell | 41.605 | 109.891 | 176.814 | 164.81% |
| 42 | 32X | Adrian Fernandez | 42.062 | 108.697 | 174.893 | 166.62% |