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Results

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

Pocono 500

Sunday, June 8th, 1997

Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, PA

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  • 20 Ford
  • 7 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: 139.828
  • Cautions: 4 for 22 laps
  • Lead Changes: 25
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Entry List
Pocono 500 at Pocono Raceway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
32 5 94 Bill Elliott Ford 72 67 196 6 0 running
39 1 43 Bobby Hamilton Pontiac 51 46 129 22 0 crash
31 23 18 Bobby Labonte Pontiac 70 70 197 0 0 running
3 2 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 170 165 200 5 0 running
11 38 36 Derrike Cope Pontiac 130 130 200 0 0 running
42 4 40 Greg Sacks Chevrolet 37 37 8 0 0 crash
2 18 99 Jeff Burton Ford 170 170 200 0 0 running
1 11 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 180 175 200 59 0 running
35 29 29 Jeff Green Chevrolet 63 58 189 15 0 engine
5 27 37 Jeremy Mayfield Ford 160 155 200 2 0 running
19 34 23 Jimmy Spencer Ford 106 106 200 0 0 running
36 26 42 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 55 55 166 0 0 engine
40 9 98 John Andretti Ford 48 43 121 1 0 engine
27 21 30 Johnny Benson Jr Pontiac 82 82 198 0 0 running
23 39 33 Ken Schrader Chevrolet 94 94 199 0 0 running
34 30 81 Kenny Wallace Ford 61 61 196 0 0 running
14 40 44 Kyle Petty Pontiac 121 121 200 0 0 running
4 14 6 Mark Martin Ford 160 160 200 0 0 running
13 32 21 Michael Waltrip Ford 124 124 200 0 0 running
41 41 31 Mike Skinner Chevrolet 45 40 79 2 0 engine
30 17 91 Mike Wallace Chevrolet 73 73 197 0 0 running
12 20 1 Morgan Shepherd Pontiac 127 127 200 0 0 running
21 6 10 Ricky Rudd Ford 100 100 199 0 0 running
22 16 2 Rusty Wallace Ford 97 97 199 0 0 running
15 28 4 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet 118 118 200 0 0 running
9 7 5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 143 138 200 3 0 running
38 3 22 Ward Burton Pontiac 59 49 141 60 0 engine
37 33 77 Bobby Hillin Jr Ford 52 52 146 0 0 running
25 37 11 Brett Bodine Ford 93 88 199 2 0 running
10 12 3 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 134 134 200 0 0 running
7 8 17 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 151 146 200 9 0 running
28 25 96 David Green Chevrolet 79 79 198 0 0 running
26 42 90 Dick Trickle Ford 85 85 199 0 0 running
29 19 28 Ernie Irvan Ford 76 76 197 0 0 running
33 36 19 Gary Bradberry Ford 64 64 196 0 0 running
8 24 7 Geoff Bodine Ford 147 142 200 2 0 running
24 15 8 Hut Stricklin Ford 91 91 199 0 0 running
20 10 75 Rick Mast Ford 103 103 200 0 0 running
16 22 25 Ricky Craven Chevrolet 120 115 200 1 0 running
18 35 41 Steve Grissom Chevrolet 109 109 200 0 0 running
6 31 16 Ted Musgrave Ford 155 150 200 11 0 running
17 13 46 Wally Dallenbach Jr Chevrolet 112 112 200 0 0 running

Race Infractions

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