| 1997 Pepsi 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 16 of 32 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $1,334,406 | Race Date: | Jul 5, 1997 | Daytona International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .029 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2Hr 32Min 6Sec. | Daytona Beach, Florida | |
| Lead Changes: | 16 Among / 11 Drivers | Average Speed: | 157.791 MPH | 2.5 Mile Paved Banked Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 42 | No. of Cautions: | 4 For 16 Laps | daytonainternationalspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | John Andretti J. Andretti | Driver: | Mike Skinner M. Skinner | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #98 Ford | Car No.: | #31 Chevrolet | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Mason Mitchell Motorsports | Team: | Richard Childress Racing | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Tony Furr | Crew Chief: | Kevin Hamlin | |||||
| Laps Led: | 113 of 160 | Pole Speed: | 189.777 MPH | |||||
| Official 1997 Pepsi 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 3 | 98 | John Andretti | RCA | Running |  | 185 | 160 | 113 |
| 2 | 35 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | Running |  | 170 | 160 | 0 |
| 3 | 30 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Kodak Films | Running | | 165 | 160 | 0 |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service | Running | | 165 | 160 | 7 |
| 5 | 16 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Quality Care / Ford Credit | Running | | 155 | 160 | 0 |
| 6 | 6 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite | Running | | 150 | 160 | 0 |
| 7 | 38 | 44 | Kyle Petty | Hot Wheels | Running |  | 151 | 160 | 2 |
| 8 | 23 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Exide Batteries | Running | | 142 | 160 | 0 |
| 9 | 24 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Texaco / Havoline | Running | | 138 | 160 | 0 |
| 10 | 20 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Running | | 134 | 160 | 0 |
| 11 | 27 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Square D | Running | | 130 | 160 | 0 |
| 12 | 22 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | The Family Channel / PRIMESTAR | Running | | 127 | 160 | 0 |
| 13 | 31 | 37 | Jeremy Mayfield | Kmart / RC Cola | Running | | 124 | 160 | 0 |
| 14 | 34 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Parts America | Running | | 126 | 160 | 1 |
| 15 | 14 | 33 | Ken Schrader | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 118 | 160 | 0 |
| 16 | 15 | 30 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Pennzoil | Running | | 115 | 160 | 0 |
| 17 | 37 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Realtree Camouflage | Running | | 112 | 160 | 0 |
| 18 | 9 | 75 | Rick Mast | Remington Arms | Running | | 109 | 160 | 0 |
| 19 | 36 | 96 | David Green (R) | Caterpillar | Running | | 106 | 160 | 0 |
| 20 | 25 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | STP | Running | | 103 | 160 | 0 |
| 21 | 4 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Running | | 105 | 160 | 1 |
| 22 | 26 | 40 | Robby Gordon (R) | Coors Light | Running | | 97 | 160 | 0 |
| 23 | 40 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Close Call Phone Card | Running | | 99 | 160 | 1 |
| 24 | 11 | 73 | Joe Nemechek | BellSouth | Running | | 91 | 160 | 0 |
| 25 | 12 | 90 | Dick Trickle | Heilig-Meyers / Simmons | Accident | | 88 | 159 | 0 |
| 26 | 21 | 22 | Ward Burton | MBNA America | Accident | | 90 | 159 | 4 |
| 27 | 18 | 6 | Mark Martin | Valvoline | Accident | | 87 | 159 | 26 |
| 28 | 28 | 36 | Derrike Cope | Skittles | Accident | | 79 | 159 | 0 |
| 29 | 10 | 9 | Lake Speed | Melling Auto Parts | Accident | | 76 | 159 | 0 |
| 30 | 41 | 1 | Jerry Nadeau | R+L Carriers | Accident | | 73 | 159 | 0 |
| 31 | 5 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Camel Cigarettes | Running | | 70 | 159 | 0 |
| 32 | 32 | 1 | Morgan Shepherd | Jasper Engines / Federal-Mogul | Running | | 67 | 159 | 0 |
| 33 | 17 | 94 | Bill Elliott | McDonald's | Running | | 69 | 159 | 2 |
| 34 | 13 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Tide | Accident | | 61 | 155 | 0 |
| 35 | 8 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | CITGO | Accident | | 63 | 155 | 1 |
| 36 | 19 | 8 | Hut Stricklin | Circuit City | Accident | | 55 | 155 | 0 |
| 37 | 39 | 25 | Ricky Craven | Budweiser | Running | | 52 | 155 | 0 |
| 38 | 42 | 41 | Steve Grissom | Kodiak | Running | | 49 | 153 | 0 |
| 39 | 33 | 46 | Wally Dallenbach, Jr. | First Union | Running | | 46 | 149 | 0 |
| 40 | 7 | 78 | Billy Standridge | NC Diamond Rio / Hanes | Accident | | 43 | 39 | 0 |
| 41 | 1 | 31 | Mike Skinner (R) | Lowe's | Accident | | 45 | 37 | 2 |
| 42 | 29 | 97 | Chad Little | John Deere | Accident | | 37 | 32 | 0 |
