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1997 The Bud At The Glen

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 20 of 32
Sunday, August 10, 1997 at Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, NY
90 laps on a 2.450 mile road course (220.5 miles)

Time of race: 2:24:55
Average Speed: 91.294 mph
Pole Speed: 120.505 mph

Cautions: 5 for 11 laps
Margin of Victory: 1.35 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 10

Glossary 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1997 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
1	11	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont Refinishes (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	90	139,120	running	32	185
2	7	7	Geoffrey Bodine	QVC (Geoffrey Bodine)	Ford	90	71,895	running	18	175
3	13	2	Rusty Wallace	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Ford	90	43,810	running	2	170
4	10	40	Robby Gordon	Coors Light (Felix Sabates)	Chevrolet	90	39,200	running	0	160
5	9	6	Mark Martin	Valvoline (Jack Roush)	Ford	90	36,700	running	0	155
6	29	16	Ted Musgrave	Family Channel / Primestar (Jack Roush)	Ford	90	31,500	running	0	150
7	4	94	Bill Elliott	McDonald's (Bill Elliott)	Ford	90	28,080	running	4	151
8	16	5	Terry Labonte	Kellogg's Corn Flakes (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	90	37,505	running	1	147
9	33	41	Steve Grissom	Kodiak (Larry Hedrick)	Chevrolet	90	26,575	running	0	138
10	5	46	Wally Dallenbach, Jr.	First Union (Felix Sabates)	Chevrolet	90	16,585	running	0	134
11	25	30	Johnny Benson, Jr.	Pennzoil (Chuck Rider)	Pontiac	90	25,355	running	6	135
12	8	42	Joe Nemechek	BellSouth (Felix Sabates)	Chevrolet	90	18,015	running	10	132
13	6	4	Sterling Marlin	Kodak Film (Larry McClure)	Chevrolet	90	29,725	running	0	124
14	15	33	Ken Schrader	Skoal Bandit (Andy Petree)	Chevrolet	90	24,485	running	0	121
15	28	37	Jeremy Mayfield	Kmart / RC Cola (Michael Kranefuss)	Ford	90	17,995	running	0	118
16	3	3	Dale Earnhardt	GM Goodwrench Service Plus (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	90	29,575	running	0	115
17	39	25	Ricky Craven	Budweiser (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	90	23,755	running	0	112
18	32	17	Darrell Waltrip	Parts America (Darrell Waltrip)	Chevrolet	90	23,535	running	3	114
19	26	31	Mike Skinner	Lowe's (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	90	16,780	running	0	106
20	30	98	John Andretti	RCA (Cale Yarborough)	Ford	90	24,885	running	0	103
21	22	28	Ernie Irvan	Texaco / Havoline (Yates Racing)	Ford	90	24,455	running	0	100
22	38	96	David Green	Caterpillar (Buz McCall)	Chevrolet	90	12,335	running	0	97
23	40	75	Rick Mast	Remington Arms (Butch Mock)	Ford	90	22,540	running	0	94
24	34	1	Lance Hooper	R&L Carriers (Richard Jackson)	Pontiac	90	22,380	running	0	91
25	17	21	Michael Waltrip	Citgo (Wood Brothers)	Ford	90	22,245	running	0	88
26	35	44	Kyle Petty	Hot Wheels (Kyle Petty)	Pontiac	90	15,085	running	0	85
27	23	81	Kenny Wallace	Square D (Fil Martocci)	Ford	89	21,972	fuel	0	82
28	24	43	Bobby Hamilton	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Pontiac	89	26,915	crash	0	79
29	36	99	Jeff Burton	Exide Batteries (Jack Roush)	Ford	89	26,855	running	0	76
30	42	29	Jeff Green	Cartoon Network (Gary Bechtel)	Chevrolet	89	14,295	running	0	73
31	19	90	Dorsey Schroeder	Heilig-Meyers / Simmons (Junie Donlavey)	Ford	89	11,630	running	0	70
32	2	88	Dale Jarrett	Quality Care / Ford Credit (Yates Racing)	Ford	89	28,365	running	14	72
33	12	14	Steve Park	Burger King (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	88	11,515	running	0	64
34	21	23	Jimmy Spencer	Camel Cigarettes (Travis Carter)	Ford	88	18,490	running	0	61
35	1	34	Todd Bodine	Hardinge (Cicci-Welliver)	Chevrolet	87	16,465	engine	0	58
36	41	8	Hut Stricklin	Circuit City (Stavola Brothers)	Ford	77	18,415	oil leak	0	55
37	14	18	Bobby Labonte	Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs)	Pontiac	65	26,390	engine	0	52
38	37	36	Derrike Cope	Skittles (Nelson Bowers)	Pontiac	64	11,365	running	0	49
39	20	11	Brett Bodine	Close Call Phone Card (Brett Bodine)	Ford	56	18,365	rear end	0	46
40	31	10	Ricky Rudd	Tide (Ricky Rudd)	Ford	24	27,865	transmission	0	43
41	18	22	Ward Burton	MBNA America (Bill Davis)	Pontiac	14	18,365	engine	0	40
42	27	97	Chad Little	John Deere (Greg Pollex)	Pontiac	8	11,365	engine	0	37

Failed to qualify: Bobby Hillin, Jr. (#78), Morgan Shepherd (#77), Dave Marcis (#71)

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	10	10
	11	12	2	#97 engine turn 10
	13	16	4
	17	18	2	#22 spun turn 9
	19	27	9
	28	29	2	#1,99 accident turn 1
	30	61	32
	62	64	3	#14 spun inner loop
	65	72	8
	73	74	2	#90 spun turn 1
	75	90	16
Percent of race run under caution: 12.2% Average green flag run: 13.2 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Dale Jarrett	1	14	14
Bill Elliott	15	18	4
Joe Nemechek	19	28	10
Johnny Benson, Jr.	29	34	6
Geoffrey Bodine	35	52	18
Jeff Gordon	53	56	4
Rusty Wallace	57	58	2
Terry Labonte	59	59	1
Darrell Waltrip	60	62	3
Jeff Gordon	63	90	28

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Jeff Gordon	3019
2	Mark Martin	2910	-109
3	Dale Jarrett	2759	-260
4	Terry Labonte	2750	-269
5	Jeff Burton	2667	-352
6	Dale Earnhardt	2606	-413
7	Bobby Labonte	2463	-556
8	Jeremy Mayfield	2373	-646
9	Ricky Rudd	2352	-667
10	Bill Elliott	2330	-689
11	Ted Musgrave	2309	-710
12	Johnny Benson, Jr.	2264	-755
13	Rusty Wallace	2188	-831
14	Ernie Irvan	2140	-879
15	Michael Waltrip	2123	-896
16	Darrell Waltrip	2112	-907
17	Ken Schrader	2109	-910
18	Kyle Petty	2075	-944
19	Jimmy Spencer	2023	-996
20	Sterling Marlin	2011	-1008

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