Results

The 1997 Pennsylvania 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Pocono Raceway race.

Pennsylvania 500

Sunday, July 20th, 1997

Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, PA

  • 19 Ford
  • 8 Pontiac
  • 15 Chevrolet

  • Drivers Entered: 42 (2 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 142.068
  • Cautions: 4 for 18 laps
  • Lead Changes: 23
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono Raceway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
10 15 94 Bill Elliott Ford 139 134 200 2 0 running
32 28 43 Bobby Hamilton Pontiac 67 67 197 0 0 running
11 10 18 Bobby Labonte Pontiac 130 130 200 0 0 running
1 4 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 185 175 200 108 0 running
16 29 36 Derrike Cope Pontiac 120 115 200 2 0 running
3 20 99 Jeff Burton Ford 170 165 200 2 0 running
2 6 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 175 170 200 53 0 running
31 8 29 Jeff Green Chevrolet 70 70 197 0 0 running
9 17 37 Jeremy Mayfield Ford 138 138 200 0 0 running
7 14 23 Jimmy Spencer Ford 151 146 200 1 0 running
21 1 42 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 105 100 199 11 0 running
24 13 98 John Andretti Ford 91 91 199 0 0 running
13 40 30 Johnny Benson Jr Pontiac 129 124 200 1 0 running
14 7 33 Ken Schrader Chevrolet 121 121 200 0 0 running
34 18 81 Kenny Wallace Ford 61 61 195 0 0 running
8 34 44 Kyle Petty Pontiac 147 142 200 4 0 running
5 9 6 Mark Martin Ford 160 155 200 1 0 running
22 25 21 Michael Waltrip Ford 97 97 199 0 0 running
6 11 31 Mike Skinner Chevrolet 150 150 200 0 0 running
27 33 77 Morgan Shepherd Ford 82 82 199 0 0 running
36 19 10 Ricky Rudd Ford 55 55 192 0 0 engine
42 30 40 Robby Gordon Chevrolet 37 37 0 0 0 engine
37 39 2 Rusty Wallace Ford 52 52 174 0 0 engine
20 23 4 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet 103 103 199 0 0 running
35 21 5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 58 58 193 0 0 running
15 32 22 Ward Burton Pontiac 118 118 200 0 0 running
29 31 11 Brett Bodine Ford 76 76 198 0 0 running
28 36 97 Chad Little Pontiac 79 79 199 0 0 running
12 5 3 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 132 127 200 2 0 running
26 16 17 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 85 85 199 0 0 running
41 41 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 40 40 35 0 0 engine
39 42 96 David Green Chevrolet 46 46 157 0 0 engine
19 27 90 Dick Trickle Ford 106 106 199 0 0 running
40 2 28 Ernie Irvan Ford 48 43 136 3 0 crash
17 38 7 Geoff Bodine Ford 117 112 200 2 0 running
23 24 8 Hut Stricklin Ford 94 94 199 0 0 running
33 35 1 Jerry Nadeau Pontiac 64 64 197 0 0 running
25 26 75 Rick Mast Ford 88 88 199 0 0 running
18 37 25 Ricky Craven Chevrolet 109 109 200 0 0 running
30 12 41 Steve Grissom Chevrolet 73 73 198 0 0 running
4 22 16 Ted Musgrave Ford 165 160 200 8 0 running
38 3 46 Wally Dallenbach Jr Chevrolet 49 49 158 0 0 engine

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