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Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Daytona 500

Daytona International Speedway

February 16th, 1997

Race #1 of the 1997 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 200
  • Miles: 500.0
  • Average Speed: 148.295 mph
  • Cautions: 8
  • Caution Laps: 29
  • Lead Changes: 12
#41 NASCAR Next Gen car
Daytona Beach, Florida - September 7th, 2021: A detail view of the #41 NASCAR Next Gen car driven by Cole Custer is seen in the garage during the NASCAR Cup Series test at Daytona International Speedway. Photo by James Gilbert | Getty Images
FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 6 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 180 175 5 200 40 Running
2 18 5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 170 170 0 200 0 Running
3 40 25 Ricky Craven Chevrolet 165 165 0 200 0 Running
4 8 94 Bill Elliott Ford 165 160 5 200 30 Running
5 9 4 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet 160 155 5 200 8 Running
6 21 37 Jeremy Mayfield Ford 150 150 0 200 0 Running
7 11 6 Mark Martin Ford 156 146 10 200 52 Running
8 17 22 Ward Burton Pontiac 142 142 0 200 0 Running
9 13 10 Ricky Rudd Ford 138 138 0 200 0 Running
10 22 17 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 134 134 0 200 0 Running
11 23 99 Jeff Burton Ford 130 130 0 200 0 Running
12 1 31 Mike Skinner Chevrolet 132 127 5 200 1 Running
13 41 16 Ted Musgrave Ford 124 124 0 200 0 Running
14 30 44 Kyle Petty Pontiac 121 121 0 200 0 Running
15 39 43 Bobby Hamilton Pontiac 118 118 0 200 0 Running
16 20 40 Robby Gordon Chevrolet 115 115 0 200 0 Running
17 24 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 112 112 0 200 0 Running
18 37 11 Brett Bodine Ford 109 109 0 200 0 Running
19 28 8 Hut Stricklin Ford 106 106 0 200 0 Running
20 5 28 Ernie Irvan Ford 108 103 5 200 13 Running
21 15 18 Bobby Labonte Pontiac 100 100 0 200 0 Running
22 36 81 Kenny Wallace Ford 97 97 0 200 0 Running
23 3 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 94 94 0 200 0 Running
24 35 9 Lake Speed Ford 91 91 0 199 0 Running
25 32 98 John Andretti Ford 88 88 0 198 0 Running
26 33 19 Loy Allen Jr Ford 85 85 0 198 0 Running
27 38 73 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 82 82 0 196 0 Crash
28 16 30 Johnny Benson Jr Pontiac 79 79 0 195 0 Crash
29 42 1 Morgan Shepherd Pontiac 76 76 0 195 0 Crash
30 27 90 Dick Trickle Ford 73 73 0 195 0 Crash
31 4 3 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 75 70 5 195 48 Running
32 12 21 Michael Waltrip Ford 72 67 5 188 5 Running
33 10 33 Ken Schrader Chevrolet 64 64 0 173 0 Running
34 25 7 Geoff Bodine Ford 61 61 0 148 0 Running
35 7 23 Jimmy Spencer Ford 58 58 0 146 0 Running
36 29 36 Derrike Cope Pontiac 55 55 0 124 0 Handling
37 34 20 Greg Sacks Ford 57 52 5 120 3 Crash
38 31 77 Bobby Hillin Jr Ford 49 49 0 111 0 Engine
39 19 29 Robert Pressley Chevrolet 46 46 0 91 0 Handling
40 2 41 Steve Grissom Chevrolet 43 43 0 88 0 Crash
41 14 2 Rusty Wallace Ford 40 40 0 47 0 Engine
42 26 46 Wally Dallenbach Jr Chevrolet 37 37 0 32 0 Engine