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1997 Pocono 500 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 13 of 32 Sunday, June 8, 1997 at Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, PA 200 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.000 miles) Time of race: 3:34:33 Average speed: 139.828 mph Pole speed: 168.089 mph Cautions: 4 for 22 laps Margin of victory: 1.415 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 25 Glossary    1997 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1997 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 11 24   Jeff Gordon DuPont Refinishes   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 200 166080 running 59 180 2 18 99   Jeff Burton Exide Batteries   (Jack Roush) Ford 200 52550 running 0 170 3 2 88   Dale Jarrett Quality Care / Ford Credit   (Yates Racing) Ford 200 53245 running 5 170 4 14 6   Mark Martin Valvoline   (Jack Roush) Ford 200 39620 running 0 160 5 27 37   Jeremy Mayfield Kmart / RC Cola   (Michael Kranefuss) Ford 200 33070 running 2 160 6 31 16   Ted Musgrave Family Channel / Primestar   (Jack Roush) Ford 200 28875 running 11 155 7 8 17   Darrell Waltrip Parts America   (Darrell Waltrip) Chevrolet 200 30775 running 9 151 8 24 7   Geoffrey Bodine QVC   (Geoffrey Bodine) Ford 200 25975 running 2 147 9 7 5   Terry Labonte Kellogg's Corn Flakes   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 200 35675 running 3 143 10 12 3   Dale Earnhardt GM Goodwrench Service   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 200 34025 running 0 134 11 38 36   Derrike Cope Skittles   (Nelson Bowers) Pontiac 200 19525 running 0 130 12 20 1   Morgan Shepherd R&L Carriers / Cruisin' America   (Richard Jackson) Pontiac 200 24175 running 0 127 13 32 21   Michael Waltrip Citgo   (Wood Brothers) Ford 200 23875 running 0 124 14 40 44   Kyle Petty Hot Wheels   (Kyle Petty) Pontiac 200 16575 running 0 121 15 28 4   Sterling Marlin Kodak Film   (Larry McClure) Chevrolet 200 30225 running 0 118 16 22 25   Ricky Craven Budweiser   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 200 23075 running 1 120 17 13 46   Wally Dallenbach, Jr. First Union   (Felix Sabates) Chevrolet 200 12175 running 0 112 18 35 41   Steve Grissom Kodiak   (Larry Hedrick) Chevrolet 200 22775 running 0 109 19 34 23   Jimmy Spencer Camel Cigarettes   (Travis Carter) Ford 200 22525 running 0 106 20 10 75   Rick Mast Remington Arms   (Butch Mock) Ford 200 24750 running 0 103 21 6 10   Ricky Rudd Tide Mountain Spring   (Ricky Rudd) Ford 199 26505 running 0 100 22 16 2   Rusty Wallace Miller Lite   (Roger Penske) Ford 199 28405 running 0 97 23 39 33   Ken Schrader Skoal Bandit   (Andy Petree) Chevrolet 199 21680 running 0 94 24 15 8   Hut Stricklin Circuit City   (Stavola Brothers) Ford 199 21530 running 0 91 25 37 11   Brett Bodine Close Call Phone Card   (Brett Bodine) Ford 199 21605 running 2 93 26 42 90   Dick Trickle Heilig-Meyers / Simmons   (Junie Donlavey) Ford 199 14205 running 0 85 27 21 30   Johnny Benson, Jr. Pennzoil   (Chuck Rider) Pontiac 198 21055 running 0 82 28 25 96   David Green Caterpillar   (Buz McCall) Chevrolet 198 12005 running 0 79 29 19 28   Ernie Irvan Texaco / Havoline   (Yates Racing) Ford 197 25930 running 0 76 30 17 91   Mike Wallace Spam   (Joe Falk) Chevrolet 197 10880 running 0 73 31 23 18   Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries   (Joe Gibbs) Pontiac 197 25830 running 0 70 32 5 94   Bill Elliott McDonald's   (Bill Elliott) Ford 196 20780 running 6 72 33 36 19   Gary Bradberry Child Support Recovery   (Mark Smith) Ford 196 10730 running 0 64 34 30 81   Kenny Wallace Square D   (Fil Martocci) Ford 196 20105 running 0 61 35 29 29   Jeff Green Cartoon Network   (Gary Bechtel) Chevrolet 189 20530 engine 15 63 36 26 42   Joe Nemechek BellSouth   (Felix Sabates) Chevrolet 166 10955 engine 0 55 37 33 77   Bobby Hillin, Jr. Jasper Engines / Federal Mogul   (Doug Bawel) Ford 146 10390 running 0 52 38 3 22   Ward Burton MBNA America   (Bill Davis) Pontiac 141 18765 engine 60 59 39 1 43   Bobby Hamilton STP   (Petty Enterprises) Pontiac 129 27990 crash 22 51 40 9 98   John Andretti RCA   (Cale Yarborough) Ford 121 17265 engine 1 48 41 41 31   Mike Skinner Lowe's   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 79 10265 engine 2 45 42 4 40   Greg Sacks Coors Light   (Felix Sabates) Chevrolet 8 17265 crash 0 37

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 43 Chad Little 97 John Deere Greg Pollex Pontiac 44 Billy Standridge 78 Diamond Rio / Hanes Jim Wilson Ford 45 Dave Marcis 71 RealTree Camouflage Dave Marcis Chevrolet Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 9 9     10 13 4   #40 accident turn 1   14 59 46     60 65 6   #18 spun turn 1   66 131 66     132 138 7   #43 accident turn 1   139 141 3     142 146 5   oil on track   147 200 54       Percent of race run under caution: 11.0%             Average green flag run: 35.6 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Bobby Hamilton 1 19 19   Jeff Gordon 20 20 1   Bobby Hamilton 21 23 3   Ward Burton 24 35 12   Terry Labonte 36 38 3   Ricky Craven 39 39 1   Mike Skinner 40 41 2   Bill Elliott 42 47 6   John Andretti 48 48 1   Jeff Green 49 53 5   Darrell Waltrip 54 58 5   Dale Jarrett 59 60 2   Brett Bodine 61 62 2   Dale Jarrett 63 65 3   Darrell Waltrip 66 66 1   Jeff Green 67 73 7   Darrell Waltrip 74 76 3   Ward Burton 77 95 19   Jeremy Mayfield 96 97 2   Ted Musgrave 98 98 1   Jeff Green 99 101 3   Geoffrey Bodine 102 103 2   Ward Burton 104 132 29   Jeff Gordon 133 174 42   Ted Musgrave 175 184 10   Jeff Gordon 185 200 16 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Jeff Gordon 1955     1   Terry Labonte 1955   0   3   Mark Martin 1894   -61   4   Dale Jarrett 1826   -129   5   Jeff Burton 1772   -183   6   Dale Earnhardt 1687   -268   7   Bobby Labonte 1602   -353   8   Ricky Rudd 1586   -369   9   Michael Waltrip 1508   -447   10   Jeremy Mayfield 1467   -488   11   Bill Elliott 1437   -518   12   Rusty Wallace 1400   -555   13   Ted Musgrave 1388   -567   14   Darrell Waltrip 1383   -572   15   Johnny Benson, Jr. 1367   -588   16   Bobby Hamilton 1360   -595   17   Ken Schrader 1336   -619   18   Ernie Irvan 1326   -629   19   Sterling Marlin 1316   -639   20   Kyle Petty 1289   -666   21   Ward Burton 1273   -682