Press Release, "64 Entries Filed for 81st Indianapolis 500," Indianapolis Motor Speedway, April 21, 1997

Summary

Lyn St. James competed in the Indianapolis 500 seven times from 1992 through 2000. In 1997 she drove the #90 Infiniti-powered Dallara for Hemelgarn Racing. St. James qualified with a speed of 210.145 mph. During the race, accident damage to her suspension ended St. James's run after 186 laps, but she still earned a 13th-place finish.

Lyn St. James competed in the Indianapolis 500 seven times from 1992 through 2000. In 1997 she drove the #90 Infiniti-powered Dallara for Hemelgarn Racing. St. James qualified with a speed of 210.145 mph. During the race, accident damage to her suspension ended St. James's run after 186 laps, but she still earned a 13th-place finish.

Artifact

Press release

Date Made

21 April 1997

Subject Date

1997

Collection Title

Lyn St. James Papers 

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2011.264.57

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Lyn St. James.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 11 in

Width: 8 in

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