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1997 Pepsi 400

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 16 of 32
Saturday, July 5, 1997 at Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
160 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (400.000 miles)

Time of race: 2:32:06
Average speed: 157.791 mph
Pole speed: 189.777 mph

Cautions: 4 for 16 laps
Margin of victory: .029 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 16

Glossary 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1997 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	3	98	John Andretti	RCA (Cale Yarborough)	Ford	160	109525	running	113	185
2	35	5	Terry Labonte	Kellogg's Corn Flakes (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	160	74975	running	0	170
3	30	4	Sterling Marlin	Kodak Film (Larry McClure)	Chevrolet	160	53775	running	0	165
4	2	3	Dale Earnhardt	GM Goodwrench Service Plus (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	160	52475	running	7	165
5	16	88	Dale Jarrett	Quality Care / Ford Credit (Yates Racing)	Ford	160	45975	running	0	155
6	6	2	Rusty Wallace	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Ford	160	40850	running	0	150
7	38	44	Kyle Petty	Hot Wheels (Kyle Petty)	Pontiac	160	30550	running	2	151
8	23	99	Jeff Burton	Exide Batteries (Jack Roush)	Ford	160	36500	running	0	142
9	24	28	Ernie Irvan	Texaco / Havoline (Yates Racing)	Ford	160	35500	running	0	138
10	20	18	Bobby Labonte	Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs)	Pontiac	160	40000	running	0	134
11	27	81	Kenny Wallace	Square D (Fil Martocci)	Ford	160	30565	running	0	130
12	22	16	Ted Musgrave	Family Channel / Primestar (Jack Roush)	Ford	160	29975	running	0	127
13	31	37	Jeremy Mayfield	Kmart / RC Cola (Michael Kranefuss)	Ford	160	22585	running	0	124
14	34	17	Darrell Waltrip	Parts America (Darrell Waltrip)	Chevrolet	160	29245	running	1	126
15	14	33	Ken Schrader	Skoal Bandit (Andy Petree)	Chevrolet	160	30455	running	0	118
16	15	30	Johnny Benson, Jr.	Pennzoil (Chuck Rider)	Pontiac	160	28615	running	0	115
17	37	71	Dave Marcis	RealTree Camouflage (Dave Marcis)	Chevrolet	160	23175	running	0	112
18	9	75	Rick Mast	Stren Fishing Line / Remington Arms (Butch Mock)	Ford	160	27860	running	0	109
19	36	96	David Green	Caterpillar (Buz McCall)	Chevrolet	160	17920	running	0	106
20	25	43	Bobby Hamilton	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Pontiac	160	32655	running	0	103
21	4	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont Refinishes (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	160	85135	running	1	105
22	26	40	Robby Gordon	Coors Light (Felix Sabates)	Chevrolet	160	26915	running	0	97
23	40	11	Brett Bodine	Close Call Phone Card (Brett Bodine)	Ford	160	26545	running	1	99
24	11	42	Joe Nemechek	BellSouth (Felix Sabates)	Chevrolet	160	19325	running	0	91
25	12	90	Dick Trickle	Heilig-Meyers (Junie Donlavey)	Ford	159	19080	crash	0	88
26	21	22	Ward Burton	MBNA America (Bill Davis)	Pontiac	159	25820	crash	4	90
27	18	6	Mark Martin	Valvoline (Jack Roush)	Ford	159	30465	crash	26	87
28	28	36	Derrike Cope	Skittles (Nelson Bowers)	Pontiac	159	18445	crash	0	79
29	10	9	Lake Speed	Melling Engine Parts (Harry Melling)	Ford	159	18225	crash	0	76
30	41	1	Jerry Nadeau	R&L Carriers / Cruisin' America (Richard Jackson)	Pontiac	159	25130	crash	0	73
31	5	23	Jimmy Spencer	Camel Cigarettes (Travis Carter)	Ford	159	24575	running	0	70
32	32	77	Morgan Shepherd	Jasper Engines / Federal Mogul (Doug Bawel)	Ford	159	15045	running	0	67
33	17	94	Bill Elliott	McDonald's (Bill Elliott)	Ford	158	22015	running	2	69
34	13	10	Ricky Rudd	Tide (Ricky Rudd)	Ford	155	29985	crash	0	61
35	8	21	Michael Waltrip	Citgo (Wood Brothers)	Ford	155	21955	crash	1	63
36	19	8	Hut Stricklin	Circuit City (Stavola Brothers)	Ford	155	21925	crash	0	55
37	39	25	Ricky Craven	Budweiser (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	155	21896	running	0	52
38	42	41	Steve Grissom	Kodiak (Larry Hedrick)	Chevrolet	153	21850	running	0	49
39	33	46	Wally Dallenbach, Jr.	First Union (Felix Sabates)	Chevrolet	149	14850	running	0	46
40	7	78	Billy Standridge	Hanes (Jim Wilson)	Ford	39	14850	crash	0	43
41	1	31	Mike Skinner	Lowe's (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	37	21850	crash	2	45
42	29	97	Chad Little	John Deere (Greg Pollex)	Pontiac	32	15350	crash	0	37

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
43	Loy Allen, Jr.	91	Spam	Joe Falk	Chevrolet
44	Geoffrey Bodine	7	QVC	Geoffrey Bodine	Ford
45	Jeff Green	29	Cartoon Network	Gary Bechtel	Chevrolet

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	33	33
	34	37	4	#23,97,31 accident backstretch
	38	107	70
	108	112	5	#33 accident turn 4
	113	125	13
	126	129	4	#24,36 spun backstretch
	130	156	27
	157	159	3	#10,21,40,77,8 accident turn 1
	160	160	1
Percent of race run under caution: 10.0% Average green flag run: 28.8 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Mike Skinner	1	2	2
John Andretti	3	3	1
Jeff Gordon	4	4	1
John Andretti	5	34	30
Brett Bodine	35	35	1
Bill Elliott	36	37	2
John Andretti	38	86	49
Ward Burton	87	89	3
Dale Earnhardt	90	91	2
Ward Burton	92	92	1
Dale Earnhardt	93	97	5
Kyle Petty	98	99	2
Michael Waltrip	100	100	1
John Andretti	101	109	9
Darrell Waltrip	110	110	1
Mark Martin	111	136	26
John Andretti	137	160	24

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Jeff Gordon	2400
2	Terry Labonte	2346	-54
3	Mark Martin	2290	-110
4	Dale Jarrett	2278	-122
5	Jeff Burton	2113	-287
5	Dale Earnhardt	2113	-287
7	Bobby Labonte	2029	-371
8	Ricky Rudd	1936	-464
9	Jeremy Mayfield	1850	-550
10	Ted Musgrave	1845	-555
11	Michael Waltrip	1816	-584
12	Rusty Wallace	1752	-648
13	Bill Elliott	1748	-652
14	Johnny Benson, Jr.	1740	-660
15	Darrell Waltrip	1728	-672
16	Ernie Irvan	1701	-699
17	Sterling Marlin	1653	-747
18	Bobby Hamilton	1624	-776
19	Ken Schrader	1602	-798
20	Kyle Petty	1595	-805
21	Jimmy Spencer	1588	-812