Daytona 500 Results
Daytona International Speedway
February 16, 1997

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Pos #	Driver		Sponsor		Make Laps Points Status  Winnings

 1 24 Jeff Gordon	DuPont		Chevy 200 180  5 Running 377,410 
 2  5 Terry Labonte	Kellogg's	Chevy 200 170	 Running 194,925 
 3 25 Ricky Craven	Budweiser	Chevy 200 165	 Running 155,625 
 4 94 Bill Elliott	McDonald's	Ford  200 165  5 Running 133,200 
 5  4 Sterling Marlin	Kodak		Chevy 200 160  5 Running 121,060 
 6 37 Jeremy Mayfield	K Mart/RC Cola	Ford  200 150	 Running 100,355 
 7  6 Mark Martin	Vavoline	Ford  200 156 10 Running 105,515 
 8 22 Ward Burton	MBNA America	Pont. 200 142	 Running  82,390 
 9 10 Ricky Rudd	Tide		Ford  200 138	 Running  86,590 
10 17 Darrell Waltrip	Parts America	Chevy 200 134	 Running  76,840 
11 99 Jeff Burton	Exide Batteries	Ford  200 130	 Running  79,040 
12 31 Mike Skinner	Lowe's		Chevy 200 132  5 Running  77,615 
13 16 Ted Musgrave	Family Channel	Ford  200 124	 Running  76,570 
14 44 Kyle Petty	Hot Wheels	Pont. 200 121	 Running  62,080 
15 43 Bobby Hamilton	STP		Pont. 200 118	 Running  77,415 
16 40 Robby Gordon	Coors Light	Chevy 200 115	 Running  69,545 
17 71 Dave Marcis	Realtree	Chevy 200 112	 Running  61,225 
18 11 Brett Bodine	Close Call	Ford  200 109	 Running  67,155 
19  8 Hut Stricklin	Circuit City	Ford  200 106	 Running  65,935 
20 28 Ernie Irvan	Texaco/Havoline	Ford  200 108  5 Running  72,325 
21 18 Bobby Labonte	Interstate	Pont. 200 100	 Running  69,445 
22 81 Kenny Wallace	Square D	Ford  200  97	 Running  65,465 
23 88 Dale Jarrett	Quality Care	Ford  200  94	 Running  70,510 
24  9 Lake Speed	Melling		Ford  199  91	 Running  64,405 
25 98 John Andretti	RCA		Ford  198  88	 Running  63,325 
26 19 Loy Allen		Remington	Ford  198  85	 Running  55,570 
27 73 Joe Nemechek	Bell South	Chevy 196  82	 Accident 52,240 
28 30 Johnny Benson	Pennzoil	Pont. 195  79	 Accident 61,935 
29  1 Morgan Shepherd	Delco Remy	Pont. 195  76	 Accident 61,855 
30 90 Dick Trickle	Heilig-Meyers	Ford  195  73	 Accident 53,900 
31  3 Dale Earnhardt	GM Goodwrench	Chevy 195  75  5 Running  72,545 
32 21 Michael Waltrip	Citgo		Ford  188  72  5 Running  57,990 
33 33 Ken Schradrer	Skoal		Chevy 173  64	 Running  57,790 
34  7 Geoff Bodine	QVC Network	Ford  148  61	 Accident 57,605 
35 23 Jimmy Spencer	Smokin' Joes	Ford  146  58	 Running  57,300 
36 36 Derrike Cope	Skittles	Pont. 124  55	 Handling 50,145 
37 20 Greg Sacks	Hardee's	Ford  120  57  5 Accident 50,040 
38 77 Bobby Hillin	Jasper		Ford  111  49	 Engine	  49,605 
39 29 Robert Pressley	Cartoon Network	Chevy  91  46	 Accident 49,605 
40 41 Steve Grissom	Kodiak		Chevy  88  43	 Accident 57,565 
41  2 Rusty Wallace	Miller Lite	Ford   47  40	 Engine	  66,605 
42 46 Wally Dallenbach	First Union	Pont.  32  37	 Engine	  49,065 

Average Speed: 148.295 miles per hour
Margin of Victory: under caution
Time of Race: 3 hours, 22 minutes, 18 seconds
Caution Flags: 8 for 29 laps
Lead Changes: 12 among 9 drivers
 
   Mark Martin, 52 laps led
   Dale Earnhardt, 48 laps led
   Jeff Gordon, 40 laps led
   Bill Elliott, 30 laps led
   Ernie Irvan, 13 laps led
   Sterling Marlin, 8 laps led
   Michael Waltrip, 5 laps led
   Greg Sacks, 3 laps led
   Mike Skinner, 1 lap led

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