Official NASCAR Race Results
Jeff Gordon won the 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series CMT 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
09-14-1997 | CMT 300 | New Hampshire Motor Speedway
Table initially ordered on Finish Position. Click a column header to re-sort by that value.
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts | Laps | Led | Status | Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont Refinishes | 185 | 300 | 137 | Running | 188,625 |
| 2 | 40 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Ford | Texaco / Havoline | 175 | 300 | 5 | Running | 111,425 |
| 3 | 2 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | Pontiac | STP | 170 | 300 | 62 | Running | 84,925 |
| 4 | 23 | 41 | Steve Grissom | Chevrolet | Kodiak | 160 | 300 | 0 | Running | 63,225 |
| 5 | 6 | 25 | Ricky Craven | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 160 | 300 | 91 | Running | 62,425 |
| 6 | 19 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | Quality Care / Ford Credit | 150 | 300 | 0 | Running | 52,125 |
| 7 | 16 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Ford | Camel Cigarettes | 151 | 300 | 1 | Running | 47,725 |
| 8 | 30 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench Service Plus | 142 | 300 | 0 | Running | 49,025 |
| 9 | 17 | 6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Valvoline | 143 | 300 | 1 | Running | 47,025 |
| 10 | 25 | 8 | Hut Stricklin | Ford | Circuit City | 134 | 300 | 0 | Running | 47,325 |
| 11 | 10 | 94 | Bill Elliott | Ford | McDonald's | 130 | 300 | 0 | Running | 42,125 |
| 12 | 11 | 44 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | Hot Wheels | 127 | 300 | 0 | Running | 33,225 |
| 13 | 29 | 42 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | BellSouth | 124 | 300 | 0 | Running | 33,725 |
| 14 | 39 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | Exide Batteries | 121 | 300 | 0 | Running | 46,025 |
| 15 | 12 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Pontiac | Interstate Batteries | 118 | 300 | 0 | Running | 45,925 |
| 16 | 14 | 7 | Geoffrey Bodine | Ford | QVC | 115 | 300 | 0 | Running | 38,825 |
| 17 | 5 | 98 | John Andretti | Ford | RCA | 112 | 300 | 0 | Running | 38,000 |
| 18 | 9 | 9 | Lake Speed | Ford | Melling Engine Parts | 109 | 300 | 0 | Running | 30,300 |
| 19 | 20 | 30 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Pontiac | Pennzoil | 106 | 300 | 0 | Running | 37,000 |
| 20 | 7 | 75 | Rick Mast | Ford | Remington Arms | 108 | 300 | 1 | Running | 36,700 |
| 21 | 33 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Ford | Miller Lite | 100 | 299 | 0 | Crash | 42,975 |
| 22 | 28 | 90 | Dick Trickle | Ford | Heilig-Meyers / Simmons | 97 | 299 | 0 | Running | 29,175 |
| 23 | 35 | 22 | Ward Burton | Pontiac | MBNA America | 94 | 299 | 0 | Running | 25,875 |
| 24 | 26 | 40 | Robby Gordon | Chevrolet | Coors Light | 91 | 299 | 0 | Running | 37,575 |
| 25 | 27 | 37 | Jeremy Mayfield | Ford | Kmart / RC Cola | 88 | 299 | 0 | Running | 27,285 |
| 26 | 24 | 36 | Derrike Cope | Pontiac | Skittles | 85 | 299 | 0 | Running | 27,975 |
| 27 | 34 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Ford | Square D | 82 | 298 | 0 | Running | 34,750 |
| 28 | 38 | 97 | Chad Little | Pontiac | John Deere | 79 | 298 | 0 | Running | 27,050 |
| 29 | 32 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | RealTree Camouflage | 76 | 298 | 0 | Running | 24,350 |
| 30 | 21 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | Ford | Family Channel / Primestar | 73 | 297 | 0 | Running | 31,150 |
| 31 | 8 | 46 | Wally Dallenbach, Jr. | Chevrolet | First Union | 70 | 297 | 0 | Running | 23,950 |
| 32 | 15 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Parts America | 67 | 297 | 0 | Running | 30,750 |
| 33 | 3 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Ford | Close Call Phone Card | 64 | 295 | 0 | Running | 32,050 |
| 34 | 31 | 78 | Gary Bradberry | Ford | Hanes | 61 | 295 | 0 | Running | 23,350 |
| 35 | 4 | 31 | Mike Skinner | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 58 | 295 | 0 | Running | 23,150 |
| 36 | 22 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | Ford | Citgo | 55 | 292 | 0 | Crash | 29,950 |
| 37 | 1 | 33 | Ken Schrader | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 57 | 291 | 2 | Running | 36,250 |
| 38 | 36 | 29 | Jeff Green | Chevrolet | Cartoon Network | 49 | 287 | 0 | Running | 22,400 |
| 39 | 41 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Kodak Film | 46 | 282 | 0 | Running | 38,400 |
| 40 | 18 | 96 | David Green | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | 43 | 274 | 0 | Running | 22,400 |
| 41 | 43 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | 40 | 264 | 0 | Crash | 44,000 |
| 42 | 37 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Tide | 37 | 233 | 0 | Crash | 37,400 |
| 43 | 42 | 77 | Robert Pressley | Ford | Jasper Engines / Federal Mogul | 34 | 185 | 0 | Crash | 22,400 |
Race Recap
- Date: 09-14-1997
- Track: New Hampshire Motor Speedway
- Race: CMT 300
- Race #: 25
- Cars: 43
- Winner: Jeff Gordon
- Start Position: 13th
- Car Make: Chevrolet
- Avg Speed: 100.364 mph
- Distance: 317 miles
- Purse: $1,830,310
- Cautions: 8
- Caution Laps: 49
- Lead Changes: 15
- Pole: 129.182 mph


