| 1997 Budweiser at The Glen NASCAR Cup Series Race 20 of 32 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $1,132,747 | Race Date: | Aug 10, 1997 | Watkins Glen Intl Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1.350 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2Hr 24Min 55Sec. | Watkins Glen, New York | |
| Lead Changes: | 10 Among / 9 Drivers | Average Speed: | 91.294 MPH | 2.45 Mile 11-Turn Paved Road Course | |
| No. of Cars: | 42 | No. of Cautions: | 5 For 11 Laps | theglen.com/ | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Jeff Gordon J. Gordon | Driver: | Todd Bodine T. Bodine | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #24 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #7 Chevrolet | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Team: | Team 34 | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Ray Evernham | Crew Chief: | Pat Tryson | |||||
| Laps Led: | 32 of 90 | Pole Speed: | 120.505 MPH | |||||
| Official 1997 Budweiser at The Glen 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 |  | 185 | 90 | 32 |
| 2 | 7 | 7 | Geoffrey Bodine | QVC | Running | | 175 | 90 | 18 |
| 3 | 13 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite | Running |  | 170 | 90 | 2 |
| 4 | 10 | 40 | Robby Gordon (R) | Coors Light | Running | | 160 | 90 | 0 |
| 5 | 9 | 6 | Mark Martin | Valvoline | Running | | 155 | 90 | 0 |
| 6 | 29 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | The Family Channel / PRIMESTAR | Running | | 150 | 90 | 0 |
| 7 | 4 | 94 | Bill Elliott | McDonald's | Running | | 151 | 90 | 4 |
| 8 | 16 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | Running | | 147 | 90 | 1 |
| 9 | 33 | 41 | Steve Grissom | Kodiak | Running |  | 138 | 90 | 0 |
| 10 | 5 | 46 | Wally Dallenbach, Jr. | First Union | Running | | 134 | 90 | 0 |
| 11 | 25 | 30 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Pennzoil | Running | | 135 | 90 | 6 |
| 12 | 8 | 73 | Joe Nemechek | BellSouth | Running | | 132 | 90 | 10 |
| 13 | 6 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Kodak Films | Running | | 124 | 90 | 0 |
| 14 | 15 | 33 | Ken Schrader | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 121 | 90 | 0 |
| 15 | 28 | 37 | Jeremy Mayfield | Kmart / RC Cola | Running | | 118 | 90 | 0 |
| 16 | 3 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service | Running | | 115 | 90 | 0 |
| 17 | 39 | 25 | Ricky Craven | Budweiser | Running | | 112 | 90 | 0 |
| 18 | 32 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Parts America | Running | | 114 | 90 | 3 |
| 19 | 26 | 31 | Mike Skinner (R) | Lowe's | Running | | 106 | 90 | 0 |
| 20 | 30 | 98 | John Andretti | RCA | Running | | 103 | 90 | 0 |
| 21 | 22 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Texaco / Havoline | Running | | 100 | 90 | 0 |
| 22 | 38 | 96 | David Green (R) | Caterpillar | Running | | 97 | 90 | 0 |
| 23 | 40 | 75 | Rick Mast | Remington Arms | Running | | 94 | 90 | 0 |
| 24 | 34 | 1 | Lance Hooper (R) | R+L Carriers | Running | | 91 | 90 | 0 |
| 25 | 17 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | CITGO | Running | | 88 | 90 | 0 |
| 26 | 35 | 44 | Kyle Petty | Hot Wheels | Running | | 85 | 90 | 0 |
| 27 | 23 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Square D | Running | | 82 | 89 | 0 |
| 28 | 24 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | STP | Running | | 79 | 89 | 0 |
| 29 | 36 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Exide Batteries | Running | | 76 | 89 | 0 |
| 30 | 42 | 29 | Jeff Green (R) | Cartoon Network | Running | | 73 | 89 | 0 |
| 31 | 19 | 90 | Dorsey Schroeder | Heilig-Meyers / Simmons | Running | | 70 | 89 | 0 |
| 32 | 12 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Quality Care / Ford Credit | Running | | 72 | 89 | 14 |
| 33 | 12 | 14 | Steve Park | Burger King | Running | | 64 | 88 | 0 |
| 34 | 21 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Camel Cigarettes | Running | | 61 | 88 | 0 |
| 35 | 1 | 34 | Todd Bodine | Hardinge | Engine | | 58 | 87 | 0 |
| 36 | 41 | 8 | Hut Stricklin | Circuit City | Oil Pump | | 55 | 77 | 0 |
| 37 | 14 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Engine | | 52 | 65 | 0 |
| 38 | 37 | 36 | Derrike Cope | Skittles | Running | | 49 | 64 | 0 |
| 39 | 20 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Close Call Phone Card | Rear Gear | | 46 | 56 | 0 |
| 40 | 31 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Tide | Handling | | 43 | 24 | 0 |
| 41 | 18 | 22 | Ward Burton | MBNA America | Engine | | 40 | 14 | 0 |
| 42 | 27 | 97 | Chad Little | John Deere | Engine | | 37 | 8 | 0 |
