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 -- -- ---- ----------------------------------------------------- ----- ------- 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