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1997 Daytona 500 Results

Fin. Pos. Str. Car Pos. Car No. Driver Laps Money Car
1 6 24 Jeff Gordon 200 $377,410 Chevrolet
2 18 5 Terry Labonte 200 $194,925 Chevrolet
3 40 25 Ricky Craven 200 $155,625 Chevrolet
4 8 94 Bill Elliott 200 $133,200 Ford
5 9 4 Sterling Marlin 200 $121,080 Chevrolet
6 21 37 Jeremy Mayfield 200 $100,355 Ford
7 11 6 Mark Martin 200 $105,515 Ford
8 17 22 Ward Burton 200 $82,390 Pontiac
9 13 10 Ricky Rudd 200 $88,590 Ford
10 22 17 Darrell Waltrip 200 $78,840 Chevrolet
11 23 99 Jeff Burton 200 $79,040 Ford
12 1 31 Mike Skinner 200 $77,615 Chevrolet
13 41 16 Ted Musgrave 200 $76,570 Ford
14 30 44 Kyle Petty 200 $62,080 Pontiac
15 39 43 Bobby Hamilton 200 $77,415 Pontiac
16 20 40 Robby Gordon 200 $69,545 Chevrolet
17 24 71 Dave Marcis 200 $61,225 Chevrolet
18 37 11 Brett Bodine 200 $67,155 Ford
19 28 8 Hut Stricklin 200 $65,935 Ford
20 5 28 Ernie Irvan 200 $72,325 Ford
21 15 18 Bobby Labonte 200 $69,445 Pontiac
22 36 81 Kenny Wallace 200 $65,465 Ford
23 3 88 Dale Jarrett 200 $70,510 Ford
24 35 9 Lake Speed 199 $64,405 Ford
25 32 98 John Andretti 198 $63,325 Ford
26 33 19 Loy Allen 198 $55,570 Ford
27 38 73 Joe Nemechek 196 $52,240 Chevrolet
28 16 30 Johnny Benson 195 $61,935 Pontiac
29 42 1 Morgan Shepherd 195 $61,655 Pontiac
30 27 90 Dick Trickle 195 $53,900 Ford
31 4 3 Dale Earnhardt 195 $72,545 Chevrolet
32 12 21 Michael Waltrip 188 $57,990 Ford
33 10 33 Ken Schrader 173 $57,790 Chevrolet
34 25 7 Geoff Bodine 148 $57,605 Ford
35 7 23 Jimmy Spencer 146 $57,300 Ford
36 29 36 Derrike Cope 124 $50,145 Pontiac
37 34 20 Greg Sacks 120 $50,040 Ford
38 31 77 Bobby Hillin 111 $49,605 Ford
39 19 29 Robert Pressley 91 $49,605 Chevrolet
40 2 41 Steve Grissom 88 $57,565 Chevrolet
41 14 2 Rusty Wallace 47 $66,605 Ford
42 26 46 Wally Dallenbach 32 $49,065 Chevrolet
Time of Race: 3 hours, 22 minutes, 18 seconds
Average Speed: 148.295 mph
Fastest Qualifier: Mike Skinner, 189.813
Pole: Mike Skinner
Margin of Victory: Under Caution
Caution Flags: 8 flags for 29 laps
Lead Changes: 12 lead changes among 9 drivers. Lap Leaders: Mike Skinner, 1, Dale Earnhardt 2-49, Michael Waltrip 50-54, Ernie Irvan 55-56, Jeff Gordon 57-90, Greg Sacks 91-93, Mark Martin 94-145, Ernie Irvan 146-154, Bill Elliott 155-167, Sterling Marlin 168-175, Ernie Irvan 176-177, Bill Elliott 178-194, Jeff Gordon 195-200.
Total Laps Led: Mark Martin 52, Dale Earnhardt 48, Jeff Gordon 40, Bill Elliott 30, Ernie Irvan 13, Sterling Marlin 8, Michael Waltrip 5, Greg Sacks 3, Mike Skinner 1