The 1997 Daytona 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Daytona International Speedway race.
Sunday, February 16th, 1997
Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
FIN | ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | TOT PTS | FIN PTS | LAPS | LED | X LED | STATUS |
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1 | 6 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 180 | 175 | 200 | 40 | 0 | running |
2 | 18 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | 170 | 170 | 200 | 0 | 0 | running |
3 | 40 | 25 | Ricky Craven | Chevrolet | 165 | 165 | 200 | 0 | 0 | running |
4 | 8 | 94 | Bill Elliott | Ford | 165 | 160 | 200 | 30 | 0 | running |
5 | 9 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | 160 | 155 | 200 | 8 | 0 | running |
6 | 21 | 37 | Jeremy Mayfield | Ford | 150 | 150 | 200 | 0 | 0 | running |
7 | 11 | 6 | Mark Martin | Ford | 156 | 146 | 200 | 52 | 0 | running |
8 | 17 | 22 | Ward Burton | Pontiac | 142 | 142 | 200 | 0 | 0 | running |
9 | 13 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | 138 | 138 | 200 | 0 | 0 | running |
10 | 22 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | 134 | 134 | 200 | 0 | 0 | running |
11 | 23 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | 130 | 130 | 200 | 0 | 0 | running |
12 | 1 | 31 | Mike Skinner | Chevrolet | 132 | 127 | 200 | 1 | 0 | running |
13 | 41 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | Ford | 124 | 124 | 200 | 0 | 0 | running |
14 | 30 | 44 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | 121 | 121 | 200 | 0 | 0 | running |
15 | 39 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | Pontiac | 118 | 118 | 200 | 0 | 0 | running |
16 | 20 | 40 | Robby Gordon | Chevrolet | 115 | 115 | 200 | 0 | 0 | running |
17 | 24 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | 112 | 112 | 200 | 0 | 0 | running |
18 | 37 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Ford | 109 | 109 | 200 | 0 | 0 | running |
19 | 28 | 8 | Hut Stricklin | Ford | 106 | 106 | 200 | 0 | 0 | running |
20 | 5 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Ford | 108 | 103 | 200 | 13 | 0 | running |
21 | 15 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Pontiac | 100 | 100 | 200 | 0 | 0 | running |
22 | 36 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Ford | 97 | 97 | 200 | 0 | 0 | running |
23 | 3 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | 94 | 94 | 200 | 0 | 0 | running |
24 | 35 | 9 | Lake Speed | Ford | 91 | 91 | 199 | 0 | 0 | running |
25 | 32 | 98 | John Andretti | Ford | 88 | 88 | 198 | 0 | 0 | running |
26 | 33 | 19 | Loy Allen Jr | Ford | 85 | 85 | 198 | 0 | 0 | running |
27 | 38 | 73 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | 82 | 82 | 196 | 0 | 0 | crash |
28 | 16 | 30 | Johnny Benson Jr | Pontiac | 79 | 79 | 195 | 0 | 0 | crash |
29 | 42 | 1 | Morgan Shepherd | Pontiac | 76 | 76 | 195 | 0 | 0 | crash |
30 | 27 | 90 | Dick Trickle | Ford | 73 | 73 | 195 | 0 | 0 | crash |
31 | 4 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | 75 | 70 | 195 | 48 | 0 | running |
32 | 12 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | Ford | 72 | 67 | 188 | 5 | 0 | running |
33 | 10 | 33 | Ken Schrader | Chevrolet | 64 | 64 | 173 | 0 | 0 | running |
34 | 25 | 7 | Geoff Bodine | Ford | 61 | 61 | 148 | 0 | 0 | running |
35 | 7 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Ford | 58 | 58 | 146 | 0 | 0 | running |
36 | 29 | 36 | Derrike Cope | Pontiac | 55 | 55 | 124 | 0 | 0 | handling |
37 | 34 | 20 | Greg Sacks | Ford | 57 | 52 | 120 | 3 | 0 | crash |
38 | 31 | 77 | Bobby Hillin Jr | Ford | 49 | 49 | 111 | 0 | 0 | engine |
39 | 19 | 29 | Robert Pressley | Chevrolet | 46 | 46 | 91 | 0 | 0 | handling |
40 | 2 | 41 | Steve Grissom | Chevrolet | 43 | 43 | 88 | 0 | 0 | crash |
41 | 14 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Ford | 40 | 40 | 47 | 0 | 0 | engine |
42 | 26 | 46 | Wally Dallenbach Jr | Chevrolet | 37 | 37 | 32 | 0 | 0 | engine |
Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.