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Dover International Speedway
June 01, 1997 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 1-Mile Superspeedway 500 Laps/500 Miles |
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| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Tide Ford | 500 | 180 | 95,255 | Running | |
| 2 | 7 | 6 | Mark Martin | Valvoline Ford | 500 | 175 | 52,405 | Running | |
| 3 | 34 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Exide Batteries Ford | 500 | 170 | 53,155 | Running | |
| 4 | 25 | 37 | Jeremy Mayfield | Kmart / RC Cola Ford | 500 | 160 | 37,090 | Running | |
| 5 | 3 | 44 | Kyle Petty | Hot Wheels Pontiac | 500 | 160 | 31,820 | Running | |
| 6 | 11 | 33 | Ken Schrader | Skoal Bandit Chevrolet | 499 | 155 | 34,515 | Running | |
| 7 | 24 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | Citgo Ford | 499 | 146 | 32,265 | Running | |
| 8 | 12 | 94 | Bill Elliott | McDonald's Ford | 499 | 142 | 31,765 | Running | |
| 9 | 40 | 31 | Mike Skinner | Lowe's Chevrolet | 498 | 138 | 24,815 | Running | |
| 10 | 26 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Kodak Film Chevrolet | 498 | 134 | 39,615 | Running | |
| 11 | 17 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | Family Channel / Primestar Ford | 498 | 130 | 29,540 | Running | |
| 12 | 30 | 75 | Rick Mast | Remington Arms Ford | 498 | 127 | 28,940 | Running | |
| 13 | 19 | 25 | Ricky Craven | Budweiser Chevrolet | 498 | 124 | 28,450 | Running | |
| 14 | 21 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's Corn Flakes Chevrolet | 497 | 121 | 38,940 | Running | |
| 15 | 4 | 42 | Joe Nemechek | BellSouth Chevrolet | 497 | 118 | 22,690 | Running | |
| 16 | 43 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service Chevrolet | 497 | 115 | 33,265 | Running | |
| 17 | 39 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | STP Pontiac | 497 | 112 | 31,780 | Running | |
| 18 | 8 | 96 | David Green | Caterpillar Chevrolet | 496 | 109 | 16,665 | Running | |
| 19 | 14 | 8 | Hut Stricklin | Circuit City Ford | 496 | 106 | 27,140 | Running | |
| 20 | 15 | 36 | Derrike Cope | Skittles Pontiac | 495 | 103 | 22,440 | Running | |
| 21 | 29 | 30 | Johnny Benson Jr | Pennzoil Pontiac | 495 | 105 | 26,840 | Running | |
| 22 | 22 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Camel Cigarettes Ford | 493 | 97 | 26,690 | Running | |
| 23 | 33 | 91 | Mike Wallace | Spam Chevrolet | 493 | 94 | 16,340 | Running | |
| 24 | 28 | 41 | Steve Grissom | Kodiak Chevrolet | 492 | 91 | 26,490 | Running | |
| 25 | 5 | 71 | Dave Marcis | RealTree Camouflage Chevrolet | 492 | 88 | 19,540 | Running | |
| 26 | 2 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Refinishes Chevrolet | 490 | 90 | 33,470 | Running | |
| 27 | 41 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Square D Ford | 485 | 82 | 26,090 | Handling | |
| 28 | 37 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Parts America Chevrolet | 482 | 84 | 26,040 | Running | |
| 29 | 23 | 98 | John Andretti | RCA Ford | 482 | 76 | 25,490 | Running | |
| 30 | 10 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Texaco Havoline Ford | 471 | 78 | 35,940 | Accident | |
| 31 | 16 | 97 | Chad Little | John Deere Pontiac | 468 | 70 | 15,890 | Rear End | |
| 32 | 6 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Quality Care / Ford Credit Ford | 463 | 77 | 44,130 | Engine | |
| 33 | 20 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Close Call Phone Card Ford | 453 | 64 | 22,780 | Ignition | |
| 34 | 9 | 22 | Ward Burton | MBNA America Pontiac | 435 | 61 | 15,730 | Running | |
| 35 | 42 | 19 | Gary Bradberry | Child Support Recovery Ford | 398 | 58 | 15,530 | Clutch | |
| 36 | 31 | 40 | Wally Dallenbach Jr | Coors Light Chevrolet | 364 | 55 | 22,515 | Electrical | |
| 37 | 27 | 29 | Jeff Green | Cartoon Network Chevrolet | 356 | 52 | 15,485 | Suspension | |
| 38 | 36 | 1 | Morgan Shepherd | R&L Carriers / Cruisin' America Pontiac | 323 | 54 | 22,485 | Accident | |
| 39 | 18 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite Ford | 316 | 46 | 32,485 | Engine | |
| 40 | 1 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries Pontiac | 283 | 48 | 36,485 | Running | |
| 41 | 32 | 90 | Dick Trickle | Heilig-Meyers / Simmons Ford | 238 | 40 | 15,485 | Accident | |
| 42 | 35 | 7 | Geoff Bodine | QVC Ford | 237 | 42 | 22,485 | Accident | |
| 43 | 38 | 77 | Bobby Hillin Jr | Jasper Engines / Federal Mogul Ford | 234 | 34 | 15,485 | Accident |
Time of Race .: 4 Hours 21 Minutes 42 Seconds
Average Speed .:114.635
Margin of Victory .: 0.091 Second