| 1997 Daytona 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 1 of 32 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $3,441,145 | Race Date: | Feb 16, 1997 | Daytona International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | Concluded Under Caution | Race Duration: | 3Hr 22Min 18Sec. | Daytona Beach, Florida | |
| Lead Changes: | 12 Among / 9 Drivers | Average Speed: | 148.295 MPH | 2.5 Mile Paved Banked Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 42 | No. of Cautions: | 8 For 28 Laps | daytonainternationalspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Jeff Gordon J. Gordon | Driver: | Mike Skinner M. Skinner | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #24 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #31 Chevrolet | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Team: | Richard Childress Racing | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Ray Evernham | Crew Chief: | Kevin Hamlin | |||||
| Laps Led: | 40 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 189.813 MPH | |||||
| Official 1997 Daytona 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 6 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Running |  | 180 | 200 | 40 |
| 2 | 18 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | Running | | 170 | 200 | 0 |
| 3 | 40 | 25 | Ricky Craven | Budweiser | Running | | 165 | 200 | 0 |
| 4 | 8 | 94 | Bill Elliott | McDonald's | Running |  | 165 | 200 | 30 |
| 5 | 9 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Kodak Films | Running | | 160 | 200 | 8 |
| 6 | 21 | 37 | Jeremy Mayfield | Kmart / RC Cola | Running | | 150 | 200 | 0 |
| 7 | 11 | 6 | Mark Martin | Valvoline | Running | | 156 | 200 | 52 |
| 8 | 17 | 22 | Ward Burton | MBNA America | Running |  | 142 | 200 | 0 |
| 9 | 13 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Tide | Running | | 138 | 200 | 0 |
| 10 | 22 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Western Auto | Running | | 134 | 200 | 0 |
| 11 | 23 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Exide Batteries | Running | | 130 | 200 | 0 |
| 12 | 1 | 31 | Mike Skinner (R) | Lowe's | Running | | 132 | 200 | 1 |
| 13 | 41 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | The Family Channel / PRIMESTAR | Running | | 124 | 200 | 0 |
| 14 | 30 | 44 | Kyle Petty | Hot Wheels | Running | | 121 | 200 | 0 |
| 15 | 39 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | STP | Running | | 118 | 200 | 0 |
| 16 | 20 | 40 | Robby Gordon (R) | Coors Light | Running | | 115 | 200 | 0 |
| 17 | 24 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Team Realtree | Running | | 112 | 200 | 0 |
| 18 | 37 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Close Call Phone Card | Running | | 109 | 200 | 0 |
| 19 | 28 | 8 | Hut Stricklin | Circuit City | Running | | 106 | 200 | 0 |
| 20 | 5 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Texaco / Havoline | Running | | 108 | 200 | 13 |
| 21 | 15 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Running | | 100 | 200 | 0 |
| 22 | 36 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Square D | Running | | 97 | 200 | 0 |
| 23 | 3 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Quality Care / Ford Credit | Running | | 94 | 200 | 0 |
| 24 | 35 | 9 | Lake Speed | Melling Auto Parts | Running | | 91 | 199 | 0 |
| 25 | 32 | 98 | John Andretti | RCA | Running | | 88 | 198 | 0 |
| 26 | 33 | 19 | Loy Allen, Jr. | Child Support Recovery International | Running | | 85 | 198 | 0 |
| 27 | 38 | 73 | Joe Nemechek | BellSouth | Accident | | 82 | 196 | 0 |
| 28 | 16 | 30 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Pennzoil | Accident | | 79 | 195 | 0 |
| 29 | 42 | 1 | Morgan Shepherd | Delco Remy America | Accident | | 76 | 195 | 0 |
| 30 | 27 | 90 | Dick Trickle | Heilig-Meyers | Accident | | 73 | 195 | 0 |
| 31 | 4 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service | Running | | 75 | 195 | 48 |
| 32 | 12 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | CITGO | Running | | 72 | 188 | 5 |
| 33 | 10 | 33 | Ken Schrader | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 64 | 173 | 0 |
| 34 | 25 | 7 | Geoffrey Bodine | QVC | Accident | | 61 | 148 | 0 |
| 35 | 7 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Camel Cigarettes | Running | | 58 | 146 | 0 |
| 36 | 29 | 36 | Derrike Cope | Skittles | Handling | | 55 | 124 | 0 |
| 37 | 34 | 20 | Greg Sacks | Hardee's | Accident | | 57 | 120 | 3 |
| 38 | 31 | 77 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | Engine | | 49 | 111 | 0 |
| 39 | 19 | 29 | Robert Pressley | Cartoon Network | Accident | | 46 | 91 | 0 |
| 40 | 2 | 41 | Steve Grissom | Kodiak | Accident | | 43 | 88 | 0 |
| 41 | 14 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite | Engine | | 40 | 47 | 0 |
| 42 | 26 | 46 | Wally Dallenbach, Jr. | First Union | Engine | | 37 | 32 | 0 |
