1997 Cup Series Race Schedule
NASCAR Cup Series
# | Race Date | TV | Time | Race Track | Race Name/Results | Pole | Cars | Laps | LDRS | CTN | DRTN | Winner | STRT | Make | MRGN VCTRY | RCE SPD |
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1 | Sunday, February 16th | - | 12:00 am ET | Daytona International Speedway | Daytona 500 | - | 42 | 200 | 12 | 8 | - | Jeff Gordon | 6 | Chevrolet | Under Caution | 148.295 mph |
2 | Sunday, February 23rd | - | 12:00 am ET | North Carolina Speedway | Goodwrench Service 4… | - | 43 | 393 | 9 | 7 | - | Jeff Gordon | 4 | Chevrolet | Under Caution | 121.371 mph |
3 | Sunday, March 2nd | - | 12:00 am ET | Richmond Raceway | Pontiac Excitement 4… | - | 43 | 400 | 15 | 3 | - | Rusty Wallace | 7 | Ford | Under Caution | 108.499 mph |
4 | Sunday, March 9th | - | 12:00 am ET | Atlanta Motor Speedway | PRIMESTAR 500 | - | 42 | 328 | 16 | 7 | - | Dale Jarrett | 9 | Ford | Under Caution | 132.731 mph |
5 | Sunday, March 23rd | - | 12:00 am ET | Darlington Raceway | TranSouth Financial … | - | 43 | 293 | 15 | 10 | - | Dale Jarrett | 1 | Ford | Under Caution | 121.162 mph |
6 | Sunday, April 6th | - | 12:00 am ET | Texas Motor Speedway | Interstate Batteries… | - | 43 | 334 | 19 | 10 | - | Jeff Burton | 5 | Ford | Under Caution | 125.111 mph |
7 | Sunday, April 13th | - | 12:00 am ET | Bristol Motor Speedway | Food City 500 | - | 43 | 500 | 13 | 20 | - | Jeff Gordon | 5 | Chevrolet | Under Caution | 75.035 mph |
8 | Sunday, April 20th | - | 12:00 am ET | Martinsville Speedway | Goody's Headach… | - | 42 | 500 | 4 | 11 | - | Jeff Gordon | 4 | Chevrolet | Under Caution | 70.347 mph |
9 | Monday, May 5th | - | 12:00 am ET | Sonoma Raceway | Save Mart Supermarke… | - | 44 | 74 | 6 | 3 | - | Mark Martin | 1 | Ford | Under Caution | 75.788 mph |
10 | Saturday, May 10th | - | 12:00 am ET | Talladega Superspeedway | Winston 500 | - | 43 | 188 | 26 | 0 | - | Mark Martin | 18 | Ford | Under Caution | 188.354 mph |
11 | Sunday, May 25th | - | 12:00 am ET | Charlotte Motor Speedway | Coca-Cola 600 | - | 42 | 333 | 27 | 7 | - | Jeff Gordon | 1 | Chevrolet | Under Caution | 136.745 mph |
12 | Sunday, June 1st | - | 12:00 am ET | Dover International Speedway | Miller 500 | - | 43 | 500 | 23 | 8 | - | Ricky Rudd | 13 | Ford | Under Caution | 114.635 mph |
13 | Sunday, June 8th | - | 12:00 am ET | Pocono Raceway | Pocono 500 | - | 42 | 200 | 25 | 4 | - | Jeff Gordon | 11 | Chevrolet | Under Caution | 139.828 mph |
14 | Sunday, June 15th | - | 12:00 am ET | Michigan International Speedwa… | Miller 400 | - | 43 | 200 | 26 | 3 | - | Ernie Irvan | 20 | Ford | Under Caution | 153.338 mph |
15 | Sunday, June 22nd | - | 12:00 am ET | Auto Club Speedway | California 500 Prese… | - | 42 | 250 | 21 | 4 | - | Jeff Gordon | 3 | Chevrolet | Under Caution | 155.012 mph |
16 | Saturday, July 5th | - | 12:00 am ET | Daytona International Speedway | Pepsi 400 | - | 42 | 160 | 16 | 4 | - | John Andretti | 3 | Ford | Under Caution | 157.791 mph |
17 | Sunday, July 13th | - | 12:00 am ET | New Hampshire Motor Speedway | Jiffy Lube 300 | - | 42 | 300 | 14 | 2 | - | Jeff Burton | 15 | Ford | Under Caution | 117.134 mph |
18 | Sunday, July 20th | - | 12:00 am ET | Pocono Raceway | Pennsylvania 500 | - | 42 | 200 | 23 | 4 | - | Dale Jarrett | 4 | Ford | Under Caution | 142.068 mph |
19 | Saturday, August 2nd | - | 12:00 am ET | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Brickyard 400 | - | 43 | 160 | 19 | 6 | - | Ricky Rudd | 7 | Ford | Under Caution | 130.814 mph |
20 | Sunday, August 10th | - | 12:00 am ET | Watkins Glen International | The Bud At The Glen | - | 42 | 90 | 10 | 5 | - | Jeff Gordon | 11 | Chevrolet | Under Caution | 91.294 mph |
21 | Sunday, August 17th | - | 12:00 am ET | Michigan International Speedwa… | DeVilbiss 400 | - | 43 | 200 | 18 | 3 | - | Mark Martin | 2 | Ford | Under Caution | 126.883 mph |
22 | Saturday, August 23rd | - | 12:00 am ET | Bristol Motor Speedway | Goody's Headach… | - | 42 | 500 | 12 | 12 | - | Dale Jarrett | 3 | Ford | Under Caution | 80.013 mph |
23 | Sunday, August 31st | - | 12:00 am ET | Darlington Raceway | Mountain Dew Souther… | - | 43 | 367 | 9 | 11 | - | Jeff Gordon | 7 | Chevrolet | Under Caution | 121.149 mph |
24 | Saturday, September 6th | - | 12:00 am ET | Richmond Raceway | Exide NASCAR Select … | - | 42 | 400 | 10 | 3 | - | Dale Jarrett | 23 | Ford | Under Caution | 109.047 mph |
25 | Sunday, September 14th | - | 12:00 am ET | New Hampshire Motor Speedway | CMT 300 | - | 43 | 300 | 15 | 8 | - | Jeff Gordon | 13 | Chevrolet | Under Caution | 100.364 mph |
26 | Sunday, September 21st | - | 12:00 am ET | Dover International Speedway | MBNA 400 | - | 42 | 400 | 10 | 1 | - | Mark Martin | 1 | Ford | Under Caution | 132.719 mph |
27 | Sunday, September 28th | - | 12:00 am ET | Martinsville Speedway | Hanes 500 | - | 42 | 500 | 15 | 11 | - | Jeff Burton | 10 | Ford | Under Caution | 73.072 mph |
28 | Sunday, October 5th | - | 12:00 am ET | Charlotte Motor Speedway | UAW-GM Quality 500 | - | 43 | 334 | 20 | 4 | - | Dale Jarrett | 5 | Ford | Under Caution | 144.323 mph |
29 | Sunday, October 12th | - | 12:00 am ET | Talladega Superspeedway | DieHard 500 | - | 42 | 188 | 32 | 4 | - | Terry Labonte | 6 | Chevrolet | Under Caution | 156.601 mph |
30 | Monday, October 27th | - | 12:00 am ET | North Carolina Speedway | ACDelco 400 | - | 43 | 393 | 20 | 5 | - | Bobby Hamilton | 28 | Pontiac | Under Caution | 121.730 mph |
31 | Sunday, November 2nd | - | 12:00 am ET | Phoenix Raceway | Dura Lube 500 Presen… | - | 43 | 312 | 13 | 4 | - | Dale Jarrett | 9 | Ford | Under Caution | 110.824 mph |
32 | Sunday, November 16th | - | 12:00 am ET | Atlanta Motor Speedway | NAPA 500 | - | 43 | 325 | 24 | 4 | - | Bobby Labonte | 21 | Pontiac | Under Caution | 159.904 mph |