It rained during about the seventh car in qualifying and Rich Hayes actually spun on the frontstretch coming to the green on his qualifying r
un.

I think Rich spun about every 8 laps be it qualifying, heat, or feature. I saw him do it twice in one lap once. 1997 Indy 500, rained like hell. Drank myself silly and watched the puddle divers and mud football players. Pretty good day even if it was rained out. Obviously Rich Hayes wasn't in the 500.