| 1997 California 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 15 of 32 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $1,697,250 | Race Date: | Jun 22, 1997 | Auto Club Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1.074 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 13Min 32Sec. | Fontana, California | |
| Lead Changes: | 21 Among / 12 Drivers | Average Speed: | 155.025 MPH | 2 Mile Paved D-Shaped Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 42 | No. of Cautions: | 4 For 22 Laps | autoclubspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Jeff Gordon J. Gordon | Driver: | Joe Nemechek J. Nemechek | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #24 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #73 Chevrolet | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Team: | Team Sabco | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Ray Evernham | Crew Chief: | ||||||
| Laps Led: | 113 of 250 | Pole Speed: | 183.015 MPH | |||||
| Official 1997 California 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Running |  | 185 | 250 | 113 |
| 2 | 10 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | Running | | 175 | 250 | 41 |
| 3 | 39 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Tide | Running |  | 165 | 250 | 0 |
| 4 | 20 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | The Family Channel / PRIMESTAR | Running | | 160 | 250 | 0 |
| 5 | 19 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Camel Cigarettes | Running | | 160 | 250 | 4 |
| 6 | 15 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Running |  | 150 | 250 | 0 |
| 7 | 7 | 29 | Jeff Green (R) | Cartoon Network | Running | | 146 | 250 | 0 |
| 8 | 9 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Quality Care / Ford Credit | Running | | 147 | 250 | 49 |
| 9 | 11 | 25 | Ricky Craven | Budweiser | Running | | 143 | 250 | 8 |
| 10 | 12 | 6 | Mark Martin | Valvoline | Out of Fuel | | 139 | 249 | 11 |
| 11 | 18 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | CITGO | Running | | 130 | 249 | 0 |
| 12 | 21 | 37 | Jeremy Mayfield | Kmart / RC Cola | Running | | 127 | 249 | 0 |
| 13 | 13 | 30 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Pennzoil | Running | | 124 | 249 | 0 |
| 14 | 16 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite | Running | | 121 | 249 | 0 |
| 15 | 8 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Parts America | Running | | 123 | 249 | 2 |
| 16 | 14 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service | Running | | 115 | 249 | 0 |
| 17 | 41 | 41 | Steve Grissom | Kodiak | Running | | 112 | 249 | 0 |
| 18 | 1 | 73 | Joe Nemechek | BellSouth | Running | | 114 | 248 | 1 |
| 19 | 24 | 97 | Chad Little | John Deere | Running | | 106 | 248 | 0 |
| 20 | 22 | 9 | Lake Speed | Melling Auto Parts | Running | | 103 | 248 | 0 |
| 21 | 35 | 98 | John Andretti | RCA | Running | | 100 | 248 | 0 |
| 22 | 42 | 90 | Dick Trickle | Heilig-Meyers / Simmons | Running | | 97 | 248 | 0 |
| 23 | 30 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | STP | Running | | 94 | 247 | 0 |
| 24 | 31 | 1 | Morgan Shepherd | Jasper Engines / Federal-Mogul | Running | | 91 | 247 | 0 |
| 25 | 34 | 96 | David Green (R) | Caterpillar | Running | | 88 | 247 | 0 |
| 26 | 36 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Close Call Phone Card | Running | | 90 | 247 | 1 |
| 27 | 26 | 20 | Greg Sacks | Coors Light | Running | | 82 | 246 | 0 |
| 28 | 40 | 22 | Ward Burton | MBNA America | Running | | 79 | 246 | 0 |
| 29 | 23 | 36 | Derrike Cope | Skittles | Running | | 76 | 245 | 0 |
| 30 | 25 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Exide Batteries | Running | | 73 | 244 | 0 |
| 31 | 38 | 44 | Kyle Petty | Hot Wheels | Running | | 70 | 243 | 0 |
| 32 | 17 | 94 | Bill Elliott | McDonald's | Out of Fuel | | 67 | 241 | 0 |
| 33 | 28 | 31 | Mike Skinner (R) | Lowe's | Running | | 64 | 225 | 0 |
| 34 | 5 | 33 | Ken Schrader | Skoal Bandit | Engine | | 66 | 219 | 8 |
| 35 | 6 | 7 | Geoffrey Bodine | QVC | Engine | | 58 | 215 | 0 |
| 36 | 29 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Kodak Films | Engine | | 55 | 206 | 0 |
| 37 | 2 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Texaco / Havoline | Engine | | 57 | 202 | 6 |
| 38 | 33 | 1 | Jerry Nadeau | R+L Carriers | Running | | 49 | 174 | 0 |
| 39 | 4 | 46 | Wally Dallenbach, Jr. | First Union | Electrical | | 51 | 173 | 6 |
| 40 | 32 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Realtree Camouflage | Engine | | 43 | 146 | 0 |
| 41 | 37 | 75 | Rick Mast | Remington Arms | Engine | | 40 | 94 | 0 |
| 42 | 27 | 8 | Hut Stricklin | Circuit City | Accident | | 37 | 28 | 0 |
