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California 500 Presented by NAPA

Sunday, June 22nd, 1997

Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, CA

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  • 19 Ford
  • 8 Pontiac
  • 15 Chevrolet

  • Drivers Entered: 42 (2 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 250
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 155.012
  • Cautions: 4 for 22 laps
  • Lead Changes: 21
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
The NASCAR Garage 56 car during the Rolex 24
Daytona Beach, Florida - January 29, 2023 : The NASCAR Garage 56 car is seen on display during the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.
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California 500 Presented by NAPA at Auto Club Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS STG PTS PO PTS LAPS LED X LED S1 S2 STATUS
32 17 94 Bill Elliott Ford 67 67 0 0 241 0 0 0 0 out of gas
23 30 43 Bobby Hamilton Pontiac 94 94 0 0 247 0 0 0 0 running
6 15 18 Bobby Labonte Pontiac 150 150 0 0 250 0 0 0 0 running
8 9 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 147 142 5 0 250 49 0 0 0 running
29 23 36 Derrike Cope Pontiac 76 76 0 0 245 0 0 0 0 running
27 26 40 Greg Sacks Chevrolet 82 82 0 0 246 0 0 0 0 running
30 25 99 Jeff Burton Ford 73 73 0 0 244 0 0 0 0 running
1 3 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 185 175 10 0 250 113 0 0 0 running
7 7 29 Jeff Green Chevrolet 146 146 0 0 250 0 0 0 0 running
12 21 37 Jeremy Mayfield Ford 127 127 0 0 249 0 0 0 0 running
5 19 23 Jimmy Spencer Ford 160 155 5 0 250 4 0 0 0 running
18 1 42 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 114 109 5 0 248 1 0 0 0 running
21 35 98 John Andretti Ford 100 100 0 0 248 0 0 0 0 running
13 13 30 Johnny Benson Jr Pontiac 124 124 0 0 249 0 0 0 0 running
34 5 33 Ken Schrader Chevrolet 66 61 5 0 219 8 0 0 0 engine
31 38 44 Kyle Petty Pontiac 70 70 0 0 243 0 0 0 0 running
10 12 6 Mark Martin Ford 139 134 5 0 249 11 0 0 0 out of gas
11 18 21 Michael Waltrip Ford 130 130 0 0 249 0 0 0 0 running
33 28 31 Mike Skinner Chevrolet 64 64 0 0 225 0 0 0 0 running
24 31 77 Morgan Shepherd Ford 91 91 0 0 247 0 0 0 0 running
3 39 10 Ricky Rudd Ford 165 165 0 0 250 0 0 0 0 running
14 16 2 Rusty Wallace Ford 121 121 0 0 249 0 0 0 0 running
36 29 4 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet 55 55 0 0 206 0 0 0 0 engine
2 10 5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 175 170 5 0 250 41 0 0 0 running
28 40 22 Ward Burton Pontiac 79 79 0 0 246 0 0 0 0 running
26 36 11 Brett Bodine Ford 90 85 5 0 247 1 0 0 0 running
19 24 97 Chad Little Pontiac 106 106 0 0 248 0 0 0 0 running
16 14 3 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 115 115 0 0 249 0 0 0 0 running
15 8 17 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 123 118 5 0 249 2 0 0 0 running
40 32 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 43 43 0 0 146 0 0 0 0 engine
25 34 96 David Green Chevrolet 88 88 0 0 247 0 0 0 0 running
22 42 90 Dick Trickle Ford 97 97 0 0 248 0 0 0 0 running
37 2 28 Ernie Irvan Ford 57 52 5 0 202 6 0 0 0 engine
35 6 7 Geoff Bodine Ford 58 58 0 0 215 0 0 0 0 engine
42 27 8 Hut Stricklin Ford 37 37 0 0 28 0 0 0 0 crash
38 33 1 Jerry Nadeau Pontiac 49 49 0 0 174 0 0 0 0 running
20 22 9 Lake Speed Ford 103 103 0 0 248 0 0 0 0 running
41 37 75 Rick Mast Ford 40 40 0 0 94 0 0 0 0 engine
9 11 25 Ricky Craven Chevrolet 143 138 5 0 250 8 0 0 0 running
17 41 41 Steve Grissom Chevrolet 112 112 0 0 249 0 0 0 0 running
4 20 16 Ted Musgrave Ford 160 160 0 0 250 0 0 0 0 running
39 4 46 Wally Dallenbach Jr Chevrolet 51 46 5 0 173 6 0 0 0 electrical

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