Race No. 9
Budweiser/G.I. Joe's 200
Portland — Oregon
June 20 — June 22, 1997
Friday Individual Qualifying Report
| pos | car | driver | laptime | mph | km/h | % best time |
| 1 | 20 | Scott Pruett | 59.589 | 118.834 | 191.204 | 100.00% |
| 2 | 9 | Dario Franchitti | 59.878 | 118.260 | 190.281 | 100.48% |
| 3 | 5 | Gil de Ferran | 59.922 | 118.174 | 190.141 | 100.56% |
| 4 | 6 | Michael Andretti | 59.952 | 118.114 | 190.046 | 100.61% |
| 5 | 1X | Jimmy Vasser | 60.024 | 117.973 | 189.818 | 100.73% |
| 6 | 8 | Bryan Herta | 60.229 | 117.571 | 189.172 | 101.07% |
| 7 | 3 | Paul Tracy | 60.245 | 117.540 | 189.122 | 101.10% |
| 8 | 18 | Mark Blundell | 60.321 | 117.392 | 188.884 | 101.23% |
| 9 | 11 | Christian Fittipaldi | 60.331 | 117.372 | 188.852 | 101.25% |
| 10 | 99 | Greg Moore | 60.369 | 117.299 | 188.733 | 101.31% |
| 11 | 4 | Alex Zanardi | 60.416 | 117.207 | 188.587 | 101.39% |
| 12 | 17X | Mauricio Gugelmin | 60.440 | 117.161 | 188.512 | 101.43% |
| 13 | 40 | Raul Boesel | 60.465 | 117.112 | 188.434 | 101.47% |
| 14 | 7 | Bobby Rahal | 60.550 | 116.948 | 188.169 | 101.61% |
| 15 | 2 | Al Unser Jr. | 60.625 | 116.803 | 187.937 | 101.74% |
| 16 | 32 | Adrian Fernandez | 61.295 | 115.527 | 185.882 | 102.86% |
| 17 | 36 | Juan Manuel Fangio II | 61.380 | 115.367 | 185.625 | 103.01% |
| 18 | 98 | PJ Jones | 61.398 | 115.333 | 185.570 | 103.04% |
| 19 | 27 | Parker Johnstone | 61.400 | 115.329 | 185.564 | 103.04% |
| 20 | 31 | Andre Ribeiro | 61.472 | 115.194 | 185.347 | 103.16% |
| 21 | 77 | Gualter Salles | 61.537 | 115.072 | 185.151 | 103.27% |
| 22 | 19 | Michel Jourdain Jr. | 61.941 | 114.322 | 183.944 | 103.95% |
| 23 | 16 | Patrick Carpentier | 62.021 | 114.174 | 183.706 | 104.08% |
| 24 | 21 | Richie Hearn | 62.118 | 113.996 | 183.419 | 104.24% |
| 25 | 25 | Max Papis | 62.299 | 113.665 | 182.887 | 104.55% |
| 26 | 34 | Christian Danner | 62.466 | 113.361 | 182.398 | 104.83% |
| 27 | 24 | Hiro Matsushita | 62.707 | 112.925 | 181.697 | 105.23% |
| 28 | 64 | Arnd Meier | 63.553 | 111.422 | 179.278 | 106.65% |