Race No. 9
Budweiser/G.I. Joe's 200
Portland — Oregon
June 20 — June 22, 1997
Individual Friday Practice Report
| pos | car | driver | laptime | mph | km/h | % best time |
| 1 | 20 | Scott Pruett | 60.357 | 117.322 | 188.771 | 100.00% |
| 2 | 9 | Dario Franchitti | 60.359 | 117.318 | 188.765 | 100.00% |
| 3 | 1X | Jimmy Vasser | 60.502 | 117.041 | 188.319 | 100.24% |
| 4 | 5 | Gil de Ferran | 60.588 | 116.875 | 188.051 | 100.38% |
| 5 | 18 | Mark Blundell | 60.648 | 116.759 | 187.865 | 100.48% |
| 6 | 8 | Bryan Herta | 60.785 | 116.496 | 187.442 | 100.71% |
| 7 | 4 | Alex Zanardi | 60.835 | 116.400 | 187.288 | 100.79% |
| 8 | 99 | Greg Moore | 60.907 | 116.262 | 187.066 | 100.91% |
| 9 | 3X | Paul Tracy | 61.045 | 116.000 | 186.643 | 101.14% |
| 10 | 8X | Bryan Herta | 61.151 | 115.799 | 186.320 | 101.32% |
| 11 | 20X | Scott Pruett | 61.189 | 115.727 | 186.204 | 101.38% |
| 12 | 7 | Bobby Rahal | 61.302 | 115.513 | 185.861 | 101.57% |
| 13 | 11X | Christian Fittipaldi | 61.315 | 115.489 | 185.822 | 101.59% |
| 14 | 2 | Al Unser Jr. | 61.372 | 115.382 | 185.649 | 101.68% |
| 15 | 6 | Michael Andretti | 61.373 | 115.380 | 185.646 | 101.68% |
| 16 | 4X | Alex Zanardi | 61.531 | 115.083 | 185.169 | 101.95% |
| 17 | 7X | Bobby Rahal | 61.540 | 115.067 | 185.142 | 101.96% |
| 18 | 21 | Richie Hearn | 61.572 | 115.007 | 185.046 | 102.01% |
| 19 | 2X | Al Unser Jr. | 61.611 | 114.934 | 184.929 | 102.08% |
| 20 | 3 | Paul Tracy | 61.774 | 114.631 | 184.441 | 102.35% |
| 21 | 31 | Andre Ribeiro | 61.803 | 114.577 | 184.354 | 102.40% |
| 22 | 98 | PJ Jones | 61.824 | 114.538 | 184.292 | 102.43% |
| 23 | 11 | Christian Fittipaldi | 62.009 | 114.196 | 183.742 | 102.74% |
| 24 | 27X | Parker Johnstone | 62.023 | 114.171 | 183.700 | 102.76% |
| 25 | 40X | Raul Boesel | 62.041 | 114.137 | 183.647 | 102.79% |
| 26 | 1 | Jimmy Vasser | 62.086 | 114.055 | 183.514 | 102.86% |
| 27 | 32 | Adrian Fernandez | 62.096 | 114.036 | 183.484 | 102.88% |
| 28 | 17X | Mauricio Gugelmin | 62.145 | 113.946 | 183.340 | 102.96% |
| 29 | 17 | Mauricio Gugelmin | 62.187 | 113.869 | 183.216 | 103.03% |
| 30 | 19 | Michel Jourdain Jr. | 62.235 | 113.782 | 183.075 | 103.11% |
| 31 | 36 | Juan Manuel Fangio II | 62.637 | 113.051 | 181.900 | 103.78% |
| 32 | 16 | Patrick Carpentier | 62.659 | 113.012 | 181.836 | 103.81% |
| 33 | 34 | Christian Danner | 62.728 | 112.887 | 181.636 | 103.93% |
| 34 | 27 | Parker Johnstone | 62.785 | 112.785 | 181.471 | 104.02% |
| 35 | 25X | Max Papis | 62.973 | 112.448 | 180.929 | 104.33% |
| 36 | 24 | Hiro Matsushita | 63.530 | 111.462 | 179.343 | 105.26% |
| 37 | 77 | Gualter Salles | 63.843 | 110.916 | 178.464 | 105.78% |
| 38 | 64 | Arnd Meier | 64.372 | 110.004 | 176.997 | 106.65% |
| 39 | 25 | Max Papis | 65.329 | 108.393 | 174.404 | 108.24% |