| 1997 Jiffy Lube 300 NASCAR Cup Series Race 17 of 32 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $1,476,400 | Race Date: | Jul 13, 1997 | New Hampshire Motor Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 5.372 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2Hr 42Min 35Sec. | Loudon, New Hampshire | |
| Lead Changes: | 14 Among / 8 Drivers | Average Speed: | 117.194 MPH | 1.058 Mile Paved Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 42 | No. of Cautions: | 2 For 10 Laps | nhms.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Jeff Burton J. Burton | Driver: | Ken Schrader K. Schrader | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #99 Ford | Car No.: | #33 Chevrolet | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Roush Racing | Team: | Andy Petree Racing | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Buddy Parrott | Crew Chief: | Andy Petree | |||||
| Laps Led: | 99 of 300 | Pole Speed: | 129.423 MPH | |||||
| Official 1997 Jiffy Lube 300 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 15 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Exide Batteries | Running |  | 185 | 300 | 99 |
| 2 | 26 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service | Running |  | 170 | 300 | 0 |
| 3 | 12 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite | Running | | 165 | 300 | 0 |
| 4 | 6 | 41 | Steve Grissom | Kodiak | Running |  | 160 | 300 | 0 |
| 5 | 16 | 6 | Mark Martin | Valvoline | Running | | 155 | 300 | 0 |
| 6 | 23 | 94 | Bill Elliott | McDonald's | Running | | 150 | 300 | 0 |
| 7 | 10 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | Running | | 151 | 300 | 4 |
| 8 | 11 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Texaco / Havoline | Running | | 147 | 300 | 42 |
| 9 | 18 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Tide | Running | | 138 | 300 | 0 |
| 10 | 14 | 7 | Geoffrey Bodine | QVC | Running | | 134 | 300 | 0 |
| 11 | 1 | 33 | Ken Schrader | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 135 | 300 | 12 |
| 12 | 30 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Camel Cigarettes | Running | | 127 | 300 | 0 |
| 13 | 7 | 44 | Kyle Petty | Hot Wheels | Running | | 124 | 300 | 0 |
| 14 | 8 | 98 | John Andretti | RCA | Accident | | 126 | 299 | 1 |
| 15 | 40 | 8 | Hut Stricklin | Circuit City | Running | | 118 | 299 | 0 |
| 16 | 3 | 25 | Ricky Craven | Budweiser | Running | | 120 | 299 | 1 |
| 17 | 22 | 37 | Jeremy Mayfield | Kmart / RC Cola | Running | | 112 | 299 | 0 |
| 18 | 32 | 30 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Pennzoil | Running | | 109 | 299 | 0 |
| 19 | 36 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Square D | Running | | 106 | 299 | 0 |
| 20 | 31 | 36 | Derrike Cope | Skittles | Running | | 103 | 299 | 0 |
| 21 | 27 | 31 | Mike Skinner (R) | Lowe's | Running | | 100 | 298 | 0 |
| 22 | 13 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Kodak Films | Running | | 97 | 298 | 0 |
| 23 | 29 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Running | | 94 | 298 | 0 |
| 24 | 21 | 96 | David Green (R) | Caterpillar | Running | | 91 | 298 | 0 |
| 25 | 28 | 90 | Dick Trickle | Heilig-Meyers / Simmons | Running | | 88 | 298 | 0 |
| 26 | 25 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | The Family Channel / PRIMESTAR | Running | | 85 | 298 | 0 |
| 27 | 17 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Running | | 82 | 298 | 0 |
| 28 | 24 | 75 | Rick Mast | Remington Arms | Running | | 79 | 298 | 0 |
| 29 | 33 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | CITGO | Running | | 76 | 297 | 0 |
| 30 | 4 | 97 | Chad Little | John Deere | Running | | 73 | 297 | 0 |
| 31 | 2 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | STP | Running | | 75 | 297 | 43 |
| 32 | 34 | 29 | Jeff Green (R) | Cartoon Network | Running | | 67 | 296 | 0 |
| 33 | 20 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Parts America | Running | | 64 | 296 | 0 |
| 34 | 42 | 40 | Robby Gordon (R) | Coors Light | Running | | 61 | 296 | 0 |
| 35 | 41 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Realtree Camouflage | Running | | 58 | 295 | 0 |
| 36 | 35 | 22 | Ward Burton | MBNA America | Running | | 55 | 294 | 0 |
| 37 | 38 | 77 | Morgan Shepherd | Jasper Engines / Federal-Mogul | Running | | 52 | 293 | 0 |
| 38 | 5 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Quality Care / Ford Credit | Running | | 54 | 293 | 98 |
| 39 | 9 | 1 | Jerry Nadeau | R+L Carriers | Brakes | | 46 | 281 | 0 |
| 40 | 19 | 73 | Joe Nemechek | BellSouth | Running | | 43 | 275 | 0 |
| 41 | 37 | 79 | Randy MacDonald | Southern Foods / Colony Apparel | Brakes | | 40 | 148 | 0 |
| 42 | 39 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Close Call Phone Card | Accident | | 37 | 55 | 0 |
