| 1997 Brickyard 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 19 of 32 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $4,385,996 | Race Date: | Aug 2, 1997 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .183 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 3Min 28Sec. | Speedway, Indiana | |
| Lead Changes: | 19 Among / 11 Drivers | Average Speed: | 130.828 MPH | 2.5 Mile Paved Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 6 For 25 Laps | indianapolismotorspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Ricky Rudd R. Rudd | Driver: | Ernie Irvan E. Irvan | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #10 Ford | Car No.: | #28 Ford | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Rudd Performance Motorsports | Team: | Yates Racing | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Jim Long | Crew Chief: | Marc Reno | |||||
| Laps Led: | 15 of 160 | Pole Speed: | 177.736 MPH | |||||
| Official 1997 Brickyard 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 7 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Tide | Running |  | 180 | 160 | 15 |
| 2 | 25 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Running |  | 170 | 160 | 0 |
| 3 | 3 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Quality Care / Ford Credit | Running | | 170 | 160 | 31 |
| 4 | 24 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Running |  | 165 | 160 | 25 |
| 5 | 16 | 37 | Jeremy Mayfield | Kmart / RC Cola | Running | | 155 | 160 | 0 |
| 6 | 31 | 6 | Mark Martin | Valvoline | Running | | 150 | 160 | 0 |
| 7 | 20 | 30 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Pennzoil | Running | | 151 | 160 | 2 |
| 8 | 15 | 94 | Bill Elliott | McDonald's | Running | | 142 | 160 | 0 |
| 9 | 6 | 31 | Mike Skinner (R) | Lowe's | Running | | 143 | 160 | 8 |
| 10 | 1 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Texaco / Havoline | Running | | 144 | 160 | 39 |
| 11 | 8 | 33 | Ken Schrader | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 130 | 160 | 0 |
| 12 | 27 | 9 | Lake Speed | Melling Auto Parts | Running | | 127 | 160 | 0 |
| 13 | 39 | 44 | Kyle Petty | Hot Wheels | Running | | 124 | 160 | 0 |
| 14 | 4 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Parts America | Running | | 121 | 160 | 0 |
| 15 | 33 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Exide Batteries | Running | | 123 | 160 | 21 |
| 16 | 41 | 25 | Ricky Craven | Budweiser | Running | | 120 | 160 | 1 |
| 17 | 35 | 98 | John Andretti | RCA | Running | | 112 | 160 | 0 |
| 18 | 42 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Close Call Phone Card | Running | | 109 | 160 | 0 |
| 19 | 36 | 22 | Ward Burton | MBNA America | Running | | 106 | 160 | 0 |
| 20 | 12 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | STP | Running | | 103 | 160 | 0 |
| 21 | 34 | 27 | Rick Wilson | Indianapolis Colts | Running | | 100 | 160 | 0 |
| 22 | 23 | 92 | Ron Barfield, Jr. | New Holland Tractors | Running | | 97 | 160 | 0 |
| 23 | 17 | 75 | Rick Mast | Remington Arms | Running | | 94 | 160 | 0 |
| 24 | 40 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Camel Cigarettes | Running | | 96 | 159 | 3 |
| 25 | 26 | 29 | Jeff Green (R) | Cartoon Network | Running | | 88 | 159 | 0 |
| 26 | 19 | 41 | Steve Grissom | Kodiak | Running | | 85 | 159 | 0 |
| 27 | 30 | 95 | Ed Berrier | Realtree Camouflage | Running | | 82 | 159 | 0 |
| 28 | 11 | 40 | Robby Gordon (R) | Coors Light | Running | | 79 | 159 | 0 |
| 29 | 5 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service | Running | | 76 | 158 | 0 |
| 30 | 29 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Square D | Running | | 73 | 158 | 0 |
| 31 | 37 | 20 | Greg Sacks | LJ Racing | Running | | 70 | 158 | 0 |
| 32 | 2 | 73 | Joe Nemechek | BellSouth | Running | | 67 | 156 | 0 |
| 33 | 22 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | The Family Channel / PRIMESTAR | Running | | 64 | 155 | 0 |
| 34 | 10 | 26 | Rich Bickle | KFC | Accident | | 61 | 153 | 0 |
| 35 | 9 | 96 | David Green (R) | Caterpillar | Accident | | 58 | 137 | 0 |
| 36 | 14 | 46 | Wally Dallenbach, Jr. | First Union | Engine | | 60 | 120 | 14 |
| 37 | 28 | 12 | Jeff Purvis | QVC | Running | | 52 | 112 | 0 |
| 38 | 43 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite | Engine | | 49 | 91 | 0 |
| 39 | 18 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | CITGO | Running | | 46 | 89 | 0 |
| 40 | 38 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | Engine | | 48 | 83 | 1 |
| 41 | 32 | 36 | Derrike Cope | Skittles | Accident | | 40 | 12 | 0 |
| 42 | 21 | 97 | Chad Little | John Deere | Accident | | 37 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | 13 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Kodak Films | Engine | | 34 | 2 | 0 |
