NASCAR Winston Cup Pocono 500 Results
9 June 1997
LONG POND, PA -- Provisional results for the NASCAR Winston Cup Series,
Pocono 500:
Ps.Ql.No. Driver Sponsor Make Laps Notes
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1 11 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Automotive Finish Chev 200 Running
2 18 99 Jeff Burton Exide Batteries Ford 200 Running
3 2 88 Dale Jarrett Quality Care/Ford Credit Ford 200 Running
4 14 6 Mark Martin Valvoline Ford 200 Running
5 27 37 Jeremy Mayfield KMart/RC Cola Ford 200 Running
6 31 16 Ted Musgrave Family Channel/Primestar Ford 200 Running
7 8 17 Darrell Waltrip Western Auto Chev 200 Running
8 24 7 Geoff Bodine QVC Ford 200 Running
9 7 5 Terry Labonte Kellogg's Corn Flakes Chev 200 Running
10 12 3 Dale Earnhardt GM Goodwrench Service Chev 200 Running
11 38 36 Derrike Cope Skittles Pont 200 Running
12 20 1 Morgan Shepherd Delco-Remy/Cruisin Amer Pont 200 Running
13 32 21 Michael Waltrip Citgo Ford 200 Running
14 40 44 Kyle Petty Hot Wheels Pont 200 Running
15 28 4 Sterling Marlin Kodak Gold Film Chev 200 Running
16 22 25 Ricky Craven Budweiser Chev 200 Running
17 13 46 Wally Dallenbach, Jr. First Union Chev 200 Running
18 35 41 Steve Grissom Kodiak Chev 200 Running
19 34 23 Jimmy Spencer Camel Cigarettes Ford 200 Running
20 10 75 Rick Mast Remington Arms Ford 200 Running
21 6 10 Ricky Rudd Tide Ford 199 Running
22 16 2 Rusty Wallace Miller Lite Ford 199 Running
23 39 33 Ken Schrader Skoal Chev 199 Running
24 15 8 Hut Stricklin Circuit City Ford 199 Running
25 37 11 Brett Bodine Close Call Ford 199 Running
26 42 90 Dick Trickle Heilig-Meyers/Simmons Ford 199 Running
27 21 30 Johnny Benson Pennzoil Pont 198 Running
28 25 96 * David Green Caterpillar Chev 198 Running
29 19 28 Ernie Irvan Texaco Havoline Ford 197 Running
30 17 91 Mike Wallace Spam/Hormel Foods Chev 197 Running
31 23 18 Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries Pont 197 Running
32 5 94 Bill Elliott McDonald's Ford 196 Running
33 36 19 Gary Bradberry Child Support Recovery Ford 196 Running
34 30 81 Kenny Wallace Square D Ford 196 Running
35 29 29 Jeff Green Cartoon Network Chev 189 Engine
36 26 42 Joe Nemechek Bell South Chev 166 Engine
37 33 77 Bobby Hillin, Jr. Jasper Engines Ford 146 Running
38 3 22 Ward Burton MBNA America Pont 141 Engine
39 1 43 Bobby Hamilton STP Pont 129 Wreck
40 9 98 John Andretti RCA Ford 121 Engine
41 41 31 * Mike Skinner Lowe's Chev 79 Engine
42 4 40 Wally Dallenbach Coors Light Chev 37 Wreck
* Rookie of the Year Contender
Time of Race : 3 hours, 34 minutes, 33 seconds
Average Speed : 139.828 mph
Margin of Victory : 1.415 seconds
Lap Leaders : 25 lead changes among 15 drivers
Hamilton (1-19), JGordon (20), Hamilton (21-23),
WBurton (24-35), TLabonte (36-38), Craven (39),
Skinner (40-41), Elliott (42-47), Andretti (48),
JGreen (49-53), DWaltrip (54-58), Jarrett (59-60),
BBodine (61-62), Jarrett (63-65), DWaltrip (66),
JGreen (67-73), DWaltrip (74-76), WBurton (77-95),
Mayfield (96-97), Musgrave (98), JGreen (99-101),
GBodine (102-103), WBurton (104-132), JGordon (133-174),
Musgrave (175-184), JGordon (185-200)
Cautions : 4 cautions for 22 laps
Track Length : 2.5000 Miles