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1997 Daytona 500

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 1 of 32
February 16, 1997 at Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
200 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.0 miles)

Time of race: 3:22:18
Average Speed: 148.295 mph
Pole Speed: 189.813 mph Cautions: 8 for 29 laps
Margin of Victory: under caution
Attendance: n/a

Glossary 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1997 standings

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Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
1	6	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont Refinishes (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	200	377,410	running	40	180
2	18	5	Terry Labonte	Kellogg's Corn Flakes (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	200	194,925	running	0	170
3	40	25	Ricky Craven	Budweiser (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	200	155,625	running	0	165
4	8	94	Bill Elliott	McDonald's (Bill Elliott)	Ford	200	133,200	running	30	165
5	9	4	Sterling Marlin	Kodak Film (Larry McClure)	Chevrolet	200	121,080	running	8	160
6	21	37	Jeremy Mayfield	Kmart / RC Cola (Michael Kranefuss)	Ford	200	100,355	running	0	150
7	11	6	Mark Martin	Valvoline (Jack Roush)	Ford	200	105,515	running	52	156
8	17	22	Ward Burton	MBNA America (Bill Davis)	Pontiac	200	82,390	running	0	142
9	13	10	Ricky Rudd	Tide (Ricky Rudd)	Ford	200	88,590	running	0	138
10	22	17	Darrell Waltrip	Parts America (Darrell Waltrip)	Chevrolet	200	78,840	running	0	134
11	23	99	Jeff Burton	Exide Batteries (Jack Roush)	Ford	200	79,040	running	0	130
12	1	31	Mike Skinner	Lowe's (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	200	77,615	running	1	132
13	41	16	Ted Musgrave	Family Channel / Primestar (Jack Roush)	Ford	200	76,570	running	0	124
14	30	44	Kyle Petty	Hot Wheels (Kyle Petty)	Pontiac	200	62,080	running	0	121
15	39	43	Bobby Hamilton	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Pontiac	200	77,415	running	0	118
16	20	40	Robby Gordon	Coors Light (Felix Sabates)	Chevrolet	200	69,545	running	0	115
17	24	71	Dave Marcis	RealTree Camouflage (Dave Marcis)	Chevrolet	200	61,225	running	0	112
18	37	11	Brett Bodine	Close Call Phone Card (Brett Bodine)	Ford	200	67,155	running	0	109
19	28	8	Hut Stricklin	Circuit City (Stavola Brothers)	Ford	200	65,935	running	0	106
20	5	28	Ernie Irvan	Texaco / Havoline (Yates Racing)	Ford	200	72,325	running	13	108
21	15	18	Bobby Labonte	Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs)	Pontiac	200	69,445	running	0	100
22	36	81	Kenny Wallace	Square D (Fil Martocci)	Ford	200	65,465	running	0	97
23	3	88	Dale Jarrett	Quality Care / Ford Credit (Yates Racing)	Ford	200	70,510	running	0	94
24	35	9	Lake Speed	Melling Engine Parts (Harry Melling)	Ford	199	64,405	running	0	91
25	32	98	John Andretti	RCA (Cale Yarborough)	Ford	198	63,325	running	0	88
26	33	19	Loy Allen, Jr.	Remington Arms / Child Support (Mark Smith)	Ford	198	55,570	running	0	85
27	38	73	Joe Nemechek	BellSouth (Felix Sabates)	Chevrolet	196	52,240	crash	0	82
28	16	30	Johnny Benson, Jr.	Pennzoil (Chuck Rider)	Pontiac	195	61,935	crash	0	79
29	42	1	Morgan Shepherd	Delco Remy America (Richard Jackson)	Pontiac	195	61,655	crash	0	76
30	27	90	Dick Trickle	Heilig-Meyers (Junie Donlavey)	Ford	195	53,900	crash	0	73
31	4	3	Dale Earnhardt	GM Goodwrench Service (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	195	72,545	running	48	75
32	12	21	Michael Waltrip	Citgo (Wood Brothers)	Ford	188	57,990	running	5	72
33	10	33	Ken Schrader	Skoal Bandit (Andy Petree)	Chevrolet	173	57,790	running	0	64
34	25	7	Geoffrey Bodine	QVC (Geoffrey Bodine)	Ford	148	57,605	running	0	61
35	7	23	Jimmy Spencer	Camel Cigarettes (Travis Carter)	Ford	146	57,300	running	0	58
36	29	36	Derrike Cope	Skittles (Nelson Bowers)	Pontiac	124	50,145	handling	0	55
37	34	20	Greg Sacks	Hardee's (Harry Ranier)	Ford	120	50,040	crash	3	57
38	31	77	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	Jasper Engines / Federal Mogul (Doug Bawel)	Ford	111	49,605	engine	0	49
39	19	29	Robert Pressley	Cartoon Network (Gary Bechtel)	Chevrolet	91	49,605	handling	0	46
40	2	41	Steve Grissom	Kodiak (Larry Hedrick)	Chevrolet	88	57,565	crash	0	43
41	14	2	Rusty Wallace	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Ford	47	66,605	engine	0	40
42	26	46	Wally Dallenbach, Jr.	First Union (Felix Sabates)	Chevrolet	32	49,065	engine	0	37

Failed to qualify: Mike Wallace (#91), Gary Bradberry (#95), Billy Standridge (#78), Larry Pearson (#15), Joe Nemechek (#42), Chad Little (#97), Rick Mast (#75), David Green (#96), Delma Cowart (#0), Norm Benning (#84)

Cautions: Laps: 10-12 (#29 accident backstretch), 49-52 (#36,7,23 accident backstretch), 90-93 (#41,33 accident backstretch), 97-98 (debris backstretch), 122-125 (#20,99 accident backstretch), 167-170 (debris turn 1), 190-193 (#3,88,28,5 accident backstretch), 197-200 (#88,81,11,71,30,73,1,90,9,43,18,71 accident turn 4)

Lap leaders: M. Skinner 1, D. Earnhardt 2-49, M. Waltrip 50-54, E. Irvan 55-56, J. Gordon 57-90, G. Sacks 91-93, M. Martin 94-145, E. Irvan 146-154, B. Elliott 155-167, S. Marlin 168-175, E. Irvan 176-177, B. Elliott 178-194, J. Gordon 195-200

Points standings (top 20) after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff +----+-----------------------+------+-----+ 1 Jeff Gordon 180 2 Terry Labonte 170 -10 3 Ricky Craven 165 -15 4 Bill Elliott 165 -15 5 Sterling Marlin 160 -20 6 Mark Martin 156 -24 7 Jeremy Mayfield 150 -30 8 Ward Burton 142 -38 9 Ricky Rudd 138 -42 10 Darrell Waltrip 134 -46 11 Mike Skinner 132 -48 12 Jeff Burton 130 -50 13 Ted Musgrave 124 -56 14 Kyle Petty 121 -59 15 Bobby Hamilton 118 -62 16 Robby Gordon 115 -65 17 Dave Marcis 112 -68 18 Brett Bodine 109 -71 19 Ernie Irvan 108 -72 20 Hut Stricklin 106 -74 +----+-----------------------+------+-----+