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1997 The Bud At The Glen Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post 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 (220.500 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

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 11 24   Jeff Gordon DuPont Refinishes   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 90 139120 running 32 185 2 7 7   Geoffrey Bodine QVC   (Geoffrey Bodine) Ford 90 71895 running 18 175 3 13 2   Rusty Wallace Miller Lite   (Roger Penske) Ford 90 43810 running 2 170 4 10 40   Robby Gordon Coors Light   (Felix Sabates) Chevrolet 90 39200 running 0 160 5 9 6   Mark Martin Valvoline   (Jack Roush) Ford 90 36700 running 0 155 6 29 16   Ted Musgrave Family Channel / Primestar   (Jack Roush) Ford 90 31500 running 0 150 7 4 94   Bill Elliott McDonald's   (Bill Elliott) Ford 90 28080 running 4 151 8 16 5   Terry Labonte Kellogg's Corn Flakes   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 90 37505 running 1 147 9 33 41   Steve Grissom Kodiak   (Larry Hedrick) Chevrolet 90 26575 running 0 138 10 5 46   Wally Dallenbach, Jr. First Union   (Felix Sabates) Chevrolet 90 16585 running 0 134 11 25 30   Johnny Benson, Jr. Pennzoil   (Chuck Rider) Pontiac 90 25355 running 6 135 12 8 42   Joe Nemechek BellSouth   (Felix Sabates) Chevrolet 90 18015 running 10 132 13 6 4   Sterling Marlin Kodak Film   (Larry McClure) Chevrolet 90 29725 running 0 124 14 15 33   Ken Schrader Skoal Bandit   (Andy Petree) Chevrolet 90 24485 running 0 121 15 28 37   Jeremy Mayfield Kmart / RC Cola   (Michael Kranefuss) Ford 90 17995 running 0 118 16 3 3   Dale Earnhardt GM Goodwrench Service Plus   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 90 29575 running 0 115 17 39 25   Ricky Craven Budweiser   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 90 23755 running 0 112 18 32 17   Darrell Waltrip Parts America   (Darrell Waltrip) Chevrolet 90 23535 running 3 114 19 26 31   Mike Skinner Lowe's   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 90 16780 running 0 106 20 30 98   John Andretti RCA   (Cale Yarborough) Ford 90 24885 running 0 103 21 22 28   Ernie Irvan Texaco / Havoline   (Yates Racing) Ford 90 24455 running 0 100 22 38 96   David Green Caterpillar   (Buz McCall) Chevrolet 90 12335 running 0 97 23 40 75   Rick Mast Remington Arms   (Butch Mock) Ford 90 22540 running 0 94 24 34 1   Lance Hooper R&L Carriers   (Richard Jackson) Pontiac 90 22380 running 0 91 25 17 21   Michael Waltrip Citgo   (Wood Brothers) Ford 90 22245 running 0 88 26 35 44   Kyle Petty Hot Wheels   (Kyle Petty) Pontiac 90 15085 running 0 85 27 23 81   Kenny Wallace Square D   (Fil Martocci) Ford 89 21972 fuel 0 82 28 24 43   Bobby Hamilton STP   (Petty Enterprises) Pontiac 89 26915 crash 0 79 29 36 99   Jeff Burton Exide Batteries   (Jack Roush) Ford 89 26855 running 0 76 30 42 29   Jeff Green Cartoon Network   (Gary Bechtel) Chevrolet 89 14295 running 0 73 31 19 90   Dorsey Schroeder Heilig-Meyers / Simmons   (Junie Donlavey) Ford 89 11630 running 0 70 32 2 88   Dale Jarrett Quality Care / Ford Credit   (Yates Racing) Ford 89 28365 running 14 72 33 12 14   Steve Park Burger King   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 88 11515 running 0 64 34 21 23   Jimmy Spencer Camel Cigarettes   (Travis Carter) Ford 88 18490 running 0 61 35 1 34   Todd Bodine Hardinge   (Frank Cicci) Chevrolet 87 16465 engine 0 58 36 41 8   Hut Stricklin Circuit City   (Stavola Brothers) Ford 77 18415 oil leak 0 55 37 14 18   Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries   (Joe Gibbs) Pontiac 65 26390 engine 0 52 38 37 36   Derrike Cope Skittles   (Nelson Bowers) Pontiac 64 11365 running 0 49 39 20 11   Brett Bodine Close Call Phone Card   (Brett Bodine) Ford 56 18365 rear end 0 46 40 31 10   Ricky Rudd Tide   (Ricky Rudd) Ford 24 27865 transmission 0 43 41 18 22   Ward Burton MBNA America   (Bill Davis) Pontiac 14 18365 engine 0 40 42 27 97   Chad Little John Deere   (Greg Pollex) Pontiac 8 11365 engine 0 37

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 43 Bobby Hillin, Jr. 78 Hanes Jim Wilson Ford 44 Morgan Shepherd 77 Jasper Engines / Federal Mogul Doug Bawel Ford 45 Dave Marcis 71 RealTree Camouflage Dave Marcis Chevrolet Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 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 Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   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 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 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   21   Bobby Hamilton 1948   -1071