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1997 Miller 400 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 14 of 32 Sunday, June 15, 1997 at Michigan Speedway, Brooklyn, MI 200 laps on a 2.000 mile paved track (400.000 miles) Time of race: 2:36:31 Average speed: 153.338 mph Pole speed: 183.669 mph Cautions: 3 for 18 laps Margin of victory: 2.964 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 26 Glossary    1997 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1997 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 20 28   Ernie Irvan Texaco / Havoline   (Yates Racing) Ford 200 93830 running 33 180 2 26 94   Bill Elliott McDonald's   (Bill Elliott) Ford 200 73830 running 46 175 3 11 6   Mark Martin Valvoline   (Jack Roush) Ford 200 48805 running 23 170 4 5 16   Ted Musgrave Family Channel / Primestar   (Jack Roush) Ford 200 42200 running 68 170 5 12 24   Jeff Gordon DuPont Refinishes   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 200 47425 running 0 155 6 1 88   Dale Jarrett Quality Care / Ford Credit   (Yates Racing) Ford 200 46525 running 0 150 7 22 3   Dale Earnhardt GM Goodwrench Service Plus   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 200 41375 running 0 146 8 42 36   Derrike Cope Skittles   (Nelson Bowers) Pontiac 200 33475 running 0 142 9 8 18   Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries   (Joe Gibbs) Pontiac 200 36125 running 3 143 10 7 30   Johnny Benson, Jr. Pennzoil   (Chuck Rider) Pontiac 200 33625 running 0 134 11 36 9   Lake Speed SaveTime / Mobil   (Harry Melling) Ford 200 23975 running 0 130 12 15 37   Jeremy Mayfield Kmart / RC Cola   (Michael Kranefuss) Ford 200 23400 running 1 132 13 34 10   Ricky Rudd Tide   (Ricky Rudd) Ford 200 33750 running 0 124 14 9 99   Jeff Burton Exide Batteries   (Jack Roush) Ford 200 33300 running 3 126 15 10 23   Jimmy Spencer Camel Cigarettes   (Travis Carter) Ford 200 26750 running 0 118 16 38 21   Michael Waltrip Citgo   (Wood Brothers) Ford 200 28525 running 0 115 17 4 4   Sterling Marlin Kodak Film   (Larry McClure) Chevrolet 200 33650 running 1 117 18 3 25   Ricky Craven Budweiser   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 200 33365 running 8 114 19 35 11   Brett Bodine Close Call Phone Card   (Brett Bodine) Ford 199 27550 running 0 106 20 6 46   Wally Dallenbach, Jr. First Union   (Felix Sabates) Chevrolet 199 16635 running 0 103 21 31 27   Rick Wilson Blair Motorsports   (David Blair) Ford 199 16415 running 0 100 22 37 8   Hut Stricklin Circuit City   (Stavola Brothers) Ford 199 26900 running 0 97 23 17 90   Dick Trickle Heilig-Meyers / Simmons   (Junie Donlavey) Ford 199 19665 running 0 94 24 43 17   Darrell Waltrip Parts America   (Darrell Waltrip) Chevrolet 199 26455 running 1 96 25 23 97   Chad Little John Deere   (Greg Pollex) Pontiac 198 19220 running 0 88 26 39 44   Kyle Petty Hot Wheels   (Kyle Petty) Pontiac 198 18960 running 0 85 27 30 33   Ken Schrader Skoal Bandit   (Andy Petree) Chevrolet 198 25800 running 0 82 28 29 96   David Green Caterpillar   (Buz McCall) Chevrolet 198 15640 running 0 79 29 19 2   Rusty Wallace Miller Lite   (Roger Penske) Ford 197 32505 out of gas 13 81 30 41 75   Rick Mast Remington Arms   (Butch Mock) Ford 197 25440 running 0 73 31 14 29   Jeff Green Cartoon Network   (Gary Bechtel) Chevrolet 197 18310 running 0 70 32 24 43   Bobby Hamilton STP   (Petty Enterprises) Pontiac 197 30240 running 0 67 33 28 78   Billy Standridge Hanes   (Jim Wilson) Ford 195 15135 running 0 64 34 25 71   Dave Marcis RealTree Camouflage   (Dave Marcis) Chevrolet 189 17565 running 0 61 35 27 22   Ward Burton MBNA America   (Bill Davis) Pontiac 188 21995 running 0 58 36 32 1   Jerry Nadeau R&L Carriers   (Richard Jackson) Pontiac 186 21950 running 0 55 37 40 98   John Andretti RCA   (Cale Yarborough) Ford 174 21890 running 0 52 38 21 41   Steve Grissom Kodiak   (Larry Hedrick) Chevrolet 162 21780 running 0 49 39 18 5   Terry Labonte Kellogg's Frosted Flakes   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 135 37880 handling 0 46 40 13 7   Geoffrey Bodine QVC   (Geoffrey Bodine) Ford 121 21780 engine 0 43 41 2 42   Joe Nemechek BellSouth   (Felix Sabates) Chevrolet 69 15780 engine 0 40 42 16 31   Mike Skinner Lowe's   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 8 21780 crash 0 37 43 33 81   Kenny Wallace Square D   (Fil Martocci) Ford 1 21780 engine 0 34

To the back: Name Nbr Reason Ward Burton 22 backup car Jeff Gordon 24 backup car Dick Trickle 90 backup car Jeff Burton 99 backup car Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 44 Mike Wallace 91 Spam Joe Falk Chevrolet 45 Morgan Shepherd 77 Jasper Engines / Federal Mogul Doug Bawel Ford 46 Ed Berrier 95 Feed the Children Sadler Brothers Chevrolet 47 Greg Sacks 40 Coors Light Felix Sabates Chevrolet 48 Gary Bradberry 19 Child Support Recovery Mark Smith Ford Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 9 9     10 15 6   #31 spun turn 2   16 61 46     62 66 5   #5 spun turn 1   67 124 58     125 131 7   oil on track   132 200 69       Percent of race run under caution: 9.0%             Average green flag run: 45.5 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Ricky Craven 1 5 5   Ted Musgrave 6 46 41   Ricky Craven 47 49 3   Bobby Labonte 50 51 2   Bill Elliott 52 58 7   Sterling Marlin 59 59 1   Jeff Burton 60 62 3   Rusty Wallace 63 73 11   Mark Martin 74 74 1   Rusty Wallace 75 76 2   Bill Elliott 77 79 3   Mark Martin 80 80 1   Bill Elliott 81 83 3   Mark Martin 84 85 2   Bill Elliott 86 110 25   Bobby Labonte 111 111 1   Jeremy Mayfield 112 112 1   Darrell Waltrip 113 113 1   Mark Martin 114 126 13   Ted Musgrave 127 149 23   Mark Martin 150 155 6   Bill Elliott 156 162 7   Ernie Irvan 163 174 12   Bill Elliott 175 175 1   Ted Musgrave 176 179 4   Ernie Irvan 180 200 21 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Jeff Gordon 2110     2   Mark Martin 2064   -46   3   Terry Labonte 2001   -109   4   Dale Jarrett 1976   -134   5   Jeff Burton 1898   -212   6   Dale Earnhardt 1833   -277   7   Bobby Labonte 1745   -365   8   Ricky Rudd 1710   -400   9   Michael Waltrip 1623   -487   10   Bill Elliott 1612   -498   11   Jeremy Mayfield 1599   -511   12   Ted Musgrave 1558   -552   13   Ernie Irvan 1506   -604   14   Johnny Benson, Jr. 1501   -609   15   Rusty Wallace 1481   -629   16   Darrell Waltrip 1479   -631   17   Sterling Marlin 1433   -677   18   Bobby Hamilton 1427   -683   19   Ken Schrader 1418   -692   20   Kyle Petty 1374   -736   21   Brett Bodine 1366   -744