| 1997 Miller 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 12 of 32 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $1,272,450 | Race Date: | Jun 1, 1997 | Dover International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .091 Seconds | Race Duration: | 4Hr 21Min 42Sec. | Dover, Delaware | |
| Lead Changes: | 23 Among / 13 Drivers | Average Speed: | 114.635 MPH | 1 Mile Concrete Banked Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 8 For 54 Laps | doverspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Ricky Rudd R. Rudd | Driver: | Bobby Labonte B. Labonte | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #10 Ford | Car No.: | #18 Pontiac | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Rudd Performance Motorsports | Team: | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Jim Long | Crew Chief: | Jimmy Makar | |||||
| Laps Led: | 31 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 152.788 MPH | |||||
| Official 1997 Miller 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Tide | Running |  | 180 | 500 | 31 |
| 2 | 7 | 6 | Mark Martin | Valvoline | Running | | 175 | 500 | 1 |
| 3 | 34 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Exide Batteries | Running | | 170 | 500 | 1 |
| 4 | 25 | 37 | Jeremy Mayfield | Kmart / RC Cola | Running | | 160 | 500 | 0 |
| 5 | 3 | 44 | Kyle Petty | Hot Wheels | Running |  | 160 | 500 | 6 |
| 6 | 11 | 33 | Ken Schrader | Skoal Bandit | Running |  | 155 | 499 | 2 |
| 7 | 24 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | CITGO | Running | | 146 | 499 | 0 |
| 8 | 12 | 94 | Bill Elliott | McDonald's | Running | | 142 | 499 | 0 |
| 9 | 40 | 31 | Mike Skinner (R) | Lowe's | Running | | 138 | 498 | 0 |
| 10 | 26 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Kodak Films | Running | | 134 | 498 | 0 |
| 11 | 17 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | The Family Channel / PRIMESTAR | Running | | 130 | 498 | 0 |
| 12 | 30 | 75 | Rick Mast | Remington Arms | Running | | 127 | 498 | 0 |
| 13 | 19 | 25 | Ricky Craven | Budweiser | Running | | 124 | 498 | 0 |
| 14 | 21 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | Running | | 121 | 497 | 0 |
| 15 | 4 | 73 | Joe Nemechek | BellSouth | Running | | 118 | 497 | 0 |
| 16 | 43 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service | Running | | 115 | 497 | 0 |
| 17 | 39 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | STP | Running | | 112 | 497 | 0 |
| 18 | 8 | 96 | David Green (R) | Caterpillar | Running | | 109 | 496 | 0 |
| 19 | 14 | 8 | Hut Stricklin | Circuit City | Running | | 106 | 496 | 0 |
| 20 | 15 | 36 | Derrike Cope | Skittles | Running | | 103 | 495 | 0 |
| 21 | 29 | 30 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Pennzoil | Running | | 105 | 495 | 1 |
| 22 | 22 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Camel Cigarettes | Running | | 97 | 493 | 0 |
| 23 | 33 | 91 | Mike Wallace | Spam | Running | | 94 | 493 | 0 |
| 24 | 28 | 41 | Steve Grissom | Kodiak | Running | | 91 | 492 | 0 |
| 25 | 5 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Realtree Camouflage | Running | | 88 | 492 | 0 |
| 26 | 2 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Running | | 90 | 490 | 18 |
| 27 | 41 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Square D | Handling | | 82 | 485 | 0 |
| 28 | 37 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Parts America | Running | | 84 | 482 | 1 |
| 29 | 23 | 98 | John Andretti | RCA | Running | | 76 | 482 | 0 |
| 30 | 10 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Texaco / Havoline | Accident | | 78 | 471 | 151 |
| 31 | 16 | 97 | Chad Little | John Deere | | 70 | 468 | 0 | |
| 32 | 6 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Quality Care / Ford Credit | Engine | | 77 | 463 | 255 |
| 33 | 20 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Close Call Phone Card | Ignition | | 64 | 453 | 0 |
| 34 | 9 | 22 | Ward Burton | MBNA America | Running | | 61 | 435 | 0 |
| 35 | 42 | 19 | Gary Bradberry | Child Support Recovery International | Accident | | 58 | 398 | 0 |
| 36 | 31 | 46 | Wally Dallenbach, Jr. | First Union | Electrical | | 55 | 364 | 0 |
| 37 | 27 | 29 | Jeff Green (R) | Cartoon Network | Suspension | | 52 | 356 | 0 |
| 38 | 36 | 1 | Morgan Shepherd | R+L Carriers | Accident | | 54 | 323 | 2 |
| 39 | 18 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite | Engine | | 46 | 316 | 0 |
| 40 | 1 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Running | | 48 | 283 | 29 |
| 41 | 32 | 90 | Dick Trickle | Heilig-Meyers / Simmons | Accident | | 40 | 238 | 0 |
| 42 | 35 | 7 | Geoffrey Bodine | QVC | Accident | | 42 | 237 | 2 |
| 43 | 38 | 77 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Jasper Engines / Federal-Mogul | Accident | | 34 | 234 | 0 |
