| 1997 Pocono 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 13 of 32 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $1,134,235 | Race Date: | Jun 8, 1997 | Pocono Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1.415 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 34Min 33Sec. | Long Pond, Pennsylvania | |
| Lead Changes: | 25 Among / 15 Drivers | Average Speed: | 139.828 MPH | 2.5 Mile Paved Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 42 | No. of Cautions: | 4 For 22 Laps | poconoraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Jeff Gordon J. Gordon | Driver: | Bobby Hamilton B. Hamilton | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #24 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #43 Pontiac | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Team: | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Ray Evernham | Crew Chief: | Robbie Loomis | |||||
| Laps Led: | 59 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 168.089 MPH | |||||
| Official 1997 Pocono 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 11 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Running |  | 180 | 200 | 59 |
| 2 | 18 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Exide Batteries | Running |  | 170 | 200 | 0 |
| 3 | 2 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Quality Care / Ford Credit | Running | | 170 | 200 | 5 |
| 4 | 14 | 6 | Mark Martin | Valvoline | Running | | 160 | 200 | 0 |
| 5 | 27 | 37 | Jeremy Mayfield | Kmart / RC Cola | Running | | 160 | 200 | 2 |
| 6 | 31 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | The Family Channel / PRIMESTAR | Running | | 155 | 200 | 11 |
| 7 | 8 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Parts America | Running | | 151 | 200 | 9 |
| 8 | 24 | 7 | Geoffrey Bodine | QVC | Running | | 147 | 200 | 2 |
| 9 | 7 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | Running | | 143 | 200 | 3 |
| 10 | 12 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service | Running | | 134 | 200 | 0 |
| 11 | 38 | 36 | Derrike Cope | Skittles | Running | | 130 | 200 | 0 |
| 12 | 20 | 1 | Morgan Shepherd | R+L Carriers | Running |  | 127 | 200 | 0 |
| 13 | 32 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | CITGO | Running | | 124 | 200 | 0 |
| 14 | 40 | 44 | Kyle Petty | Hot Wheels | Running | | 121 | 200 | 0 |
| 15 | 28 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Kodak Films | Running | | 118 | 200 | 0 |
| 16 | 22 | 25 | Ricky Craven | Budweiser | Running | | 120 | 200 | 1 |
| 17 | 13 | 46 | Wally Dallenbach, Jr. | First Union | Running | | 112 | 200 | 0 |
| 18 | 35 | 41 | Steve Grissom | Kodiak | Running | | 109 | 200 | 0 |
| 19 | 34 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Camel Cigarettes | Running | | 106 | 200 | 0 |
| 20 | 10 | 75 | Rick Mast | Remington Arms | Running | | 103 | 200 | 0 |
| 21 | 6 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Tide | Running | | 100 | 199 | 0 |
| 22 | 16 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite | Running | | 97 | 199 | 0 |
| 23 | 39 | 33 | Ken Schrader | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 94 | 199 | 0 |
| 24 | 15 | 8 | Hut Stricklin | Circuit City | Running | | 91 | 199 | 0 |
| 25 | 37 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Close Call Phone Card | Running | | 93 | 199 | 2 |
| 26 | 42 | 90 | Dick Trickle | Heilig-Meyers / Simmons | Running | | 85 | 199 | 0 |
| 27 | 21 | 30 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Pennzoil | Running | | 82 | 198 | 0 |
| 28 | 25 | 96 | David Green (R) | Caterpillar | Running | | 79 | 198 | 0 |
| 29 | 19 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Texaco / Havoline | Running | | 76 | 197 | 0 |
| 30 | 17 | 91 | Mike Wallace | Spam | Running | | 73 | 197 | 0 |
| 31 | 23 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Running | | 70 | 197 | 0 |
| 32 | 5 | 94 | Bill Elliott | McDonald's | Running | | 72 | 196 | 6 |
| 33 | 36 | 19 | Gary Bradberry | Child Support Recovery International | Running | | 64 | 196 | 0 |
| 34 | 30 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Square D | Running | | 61 | 196 | 0 |
| 35 | 29 | 29 | Jeff Green (R) | Cartoon Network | Handling | | 63 | 189 | 15 |
| 36 | 26 | 73 | Joe Nemechek | BellSouth | Engine | | 55 | 166 | 0 |
| 37 | 33 | 77 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Jasper Engines / Federal-Mogul | Running | | 52 | 146 | 0 |
| 38 | 3 | 22 | Ward Burton | MBNA America | Engine | | 59 | 141 | 60 |
| 39 | 1 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | STP | Accident | | 51 | 129 | 22 |
| 40 | 9 | 98 | John Andretti | RCA | Engine | | 48 | 121 | 1 |
| 41 | 41 | 31 | Mike Skinner (R) | Lowe's | Engine | | 45 | 79 | 2 |
| 42 | 4 | 20 | Greg Sacks | Coors Light | Accident | | 37 | 8 | 0 |
