1997 Daytona 500

39th Daytona 500
Location Daytona International Speedway
Date February 16, 1997
Laps 200
Daytona 500 Champion Jeff Gordon
Average speed 148.295 miles per hour (238.658 km/h)
Pole Sitter Mike Skinner
Most Laps Led Mark Martin
Qualifying Race Winners Dale Jarrett and Dale Earnhardt
Television
Network CBS
Announcers Ken Squier, Ned Jarrett, and Buddy Baker

The 1997 Daytona 500 was run on February 16 at Daytona International Speedway. The #31 of Mike Skinner won the pole. The race was broadcast on CBS.

Results

  1. 24-Jeff Gordon, Led 40 of 200 Laps
  2. 5-Terry Labonte
  3. 25-Ricky Craven
  4. 94-Bill Elliott, Led 30 Laps
  5. 4-Sterling Marlin, Led 8 Laps
  6. 37-Jeremy Mayfield
  7. 6-Mark Martin, Led 52 Laps
  8. 22-Ward Burton
  9. 10-Ricky Rudd
  10. 17-Darrell Waltrip
  11. 99-Jeff Burton
  12. 31-Mike Skinner*, Led 1 Lap
  13. 16-Ted Musgrave
  14. 44-Kyle Petty
  15. 43-Bobby Hamilton
  16. 40-Robby Gordon*
  17. 71-Dave Marcis
  18. 11-Brett Bodine
  19. 8-Hut Stricklin
  20. 28-Ernie Irvan, Led 13 Laps
  21. 18-Bobby Labonte
  22. 81-Kenny Wallace
  23. 88-Dale Jarrett
  24. 9-Lake Speed, 1 Lap down
  25. 98-John Andretti, 2 Laps down
  26. 19-Loy Allen, Jr., 2 Laps down
  27. 73-Joe Nemechek, 196 Laps Completed (Accident)
  28. 30-Johnny Benson, 195 Laps (Accident)
  29. 1-Morgan Shepherd, 195 Laps (Accident)
  30. 90-Dick Trickle, 195 Laps (Accident)
  31. 3-Dale Earnhardt, 5 Laps down; Led 48 Laps
  32. 21-Michael Waltrip, 12 Laps down; Led 5 Laps
  33. 33-Ken Schrader, 27 Laps down
  34. 7-Geoff Bodine, 52 Laps down
  35. 23-Jimmy Spencer, 54 Laps down
  36. 36-Derrike Cope, 124 Laps (Handling)
  37. 20-Greg Sacks, 120 Laps (Accident); Led 3 Laps
  38. 77-Bobby Hillin Jr., 111 Laps (Engine Failure)
  39. 29-Robert Pressley, 91 Laps (Handling)
  40. 41-Steve Grissom, 88 Laps (Accident)
  41. 2-Rusty Wallace, 47 Laps (Engine Failure)
  42. 46-Wally Dallenbach, Jr., 32 Laps (Engine Failure).

Failed to qualify: 91-Mike Wallace, 95-Gary Bradberry, 78-Billy Standridge, 15-Larry Pearson, 42-Joe Nemechek, 97-Chad Little, 75-Rick Mast, 96-David Green*, 0-Delma Cowart, and 84-Norm Benning.

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