| 1997 Coca-Cola 600 NASCAR Cup Series Race 11 of 32 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $1,763,375 | Race Date: | May 25, 1997 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .468 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 39Min 10Sec. | Concord, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 27 Among / 12 Drivers | Average Speed: | 136.745 MPH | 1.5 Mile Paved Quad Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 42 | No. of Cautions: | 7 For 50 Laps | charlottemotorspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Jeff Gordon J. Gordon | Driver: | Jeff Gordon J. Gordon | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #24 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #24 Chevrolet | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Ray Evernham | Crew Chief: | Ray Evernham | |||||
| Laps Led: | 44 of 333 | Pole Speed: | 184.300 MPH | |||||
| Official 1997 Coca-Cola 600 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 1 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Running |  | 180 | 333 | 44 |
| 2 | 21 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite | Running |  | 175 | 333 | 45 |
| 3 | 11 | 6 | Mark Martin | Valvoline | Running | | 165 | 333 | 0 |
| 4 | 10 | 94 | Bill Elliott | McDonald's | Running | | 165 | 333 | 30 |
| 5 | 16 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Exide Batteries | Running | | 155 | 333 | 0 |
| 6 | 14 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Running |  | 155 | 333 | 33 |
| 7 | 33 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service | Running | | 151 | 333 | 2 |
| 8 | 9 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | Running | | 147 | 333 | 29 |
| 9 | 25 | 1 | Morgan Shepherd | Delco Remy America | Running | | 138 | 333 | 0 |
| 10 | 18 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Tide | Running | | 134 | 333 | 0 |
| 11 | 27 | 41 | Steve Grissom | Kodiak | Running | | 130 | 333 | 0 |
| 12 | 24 | 36 | Derrike Cope | Skittles | Running | | 127 | 333 | 0 |
| 13 | 13 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Texaco / Havoline | Running | | 134 | 333 | 83 |
| 14 | 31 | 44 | Kyle Petty | Hot Wheels | Running | | 121 | 333 | 0 |
| 15 | 40 | 30 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Pennzoil | Running | | 118 | 333 | 0 |
| 16 | 32 | 96 | David Green (R) | Caterpillar | Running | | 115 | 333 | 0 |
| 17 | 22 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | CITGO | Running | | 112 | 333 | 0 |
| 18 | 19 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Camel Cigarettes | Running | | 109 | 332 | 0 |
| 19 | 5 | 73 | Joe Nemechek | BellSouth | Running | | 106 | 332 | 0 |
| 20 | 17 | 75 | Rick Mast | Remington Arms | Running | | 103 | 332 | 0 |
| 21 | 8 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Parts America | Running | | 105 | 332 | 1 |
| 22 | 4 | 29 | Jeff Green (R) | Cartoon Network | Running | | 102 | 332 | 3 |
| 23 | 37 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | The Family Channel / PRIMESTAR | Running | | 94 | 332 | 0 |
| 24 | 30 | 9 | Lake Speed | Melling Auto Parts | Running | | 91 | 332 | 0 |
| 25 | 42 | 8 | Hut Stricklin | Circuit City | Running | | 88 | 332 | 0 |
| 26 | 36 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Close Call Phone Card | Running | | 85 | 332 | 0 |
| 27 | 3 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Quality Care / Ford Credit | Running | | 87 | 332 | 24 |
| 28 | 35 | 37 | Jeremy Mayfield | Kmart / RC Cola | Running | | 79 | 331 | 0 |
| 29 | 7 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | STP | Running | | 76 | 331 | 0 |
| 30 | 26 | 98 | John Andretti | RCA | Running | | 73 | 331 | 0 |
| 31 | 38 | 19 | Gary Bradberry | Child Support Recovery International | Running | | 70 | 331 | 0 |
| 32 | 34 | 78 | Billy Standridge | NC Diamond Rio / Hanes | Running | | 67 | 328 | 0 |
| 33 | 15 | 90 | Dick Trickle | Heilig-Meyers / Simmons | Running | | 64 | 323 | 0 |
| 34 | 12 | 31 | Mike Skinner (R) | Lowe's | Running | | 61 | 292 | 0 |
| 35 | 20 | 46 | Wally Dallenbach, Jr. | First Union | Engine | | 58 | 246 | 0 |
| 36 | 39 | 22 | Ward Burton | MBNA America | Engine | | 55 | 239 | 0 |
| 37 | 2 | 25 | Ricky Craven | Budweiser | Rear Gear | | 57 | 233 | 24 |
| 38 | 6 | 33 | Ken Schrader | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 54 | 231 | 15 |
| 39 | 23 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Square D | Accident | | 46 | 192 | 0 |
| 40 | 29 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Kodak Films | Accident | | 43 | 188 | 0 |
| 41 | 28 | 40 | Robby Gordon (R) | Coors Light | Accident | | 40 | 186 | 0 |
| 42 | 41 | 7 | Todd Bodine | QVC | Accident | | 37 | 47 | 0 |
