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Auto Club Speedway
June 22, 1997 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 2-Mile Superspeedway 250 Laps/500 Miles |
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| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Refinishes Chevrolet | 250 | 185 | 144,600 | Running | |
| 2 | 10 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's Corn Flakes Chevrolet | 250 | 175 | 100,825 | Running | |
| 3 | 39 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Tide Ford | 250 | 165 | 78,525 | Running | |
| 4 | 20 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | Family Channel / Primestar Ford | 250 | 160 | 64,975 | Running | |
| 5 | 19 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Camel Cigarettes Ford | 250 | 160 | 54,775 | Running | |
| 6 | 15 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries Pontiac | 250 | 150 | 48,950 | Running | |
| 7 | 7 | 29 | Jeff Green | Cartoon Network Chevrolet | 250 | 146 | 38,450 | Running | |
| 8 | 9 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Quality Care / Ford Credit Ford | 250 | 147 | 58,750 | Running | |
| 9 | 11 | 25 | Ricky Craven | Budweiser Chevrolet | 250 | 143 | 42,350 | Running | |
| 10 | 12 | 6 | Mark Martin | Valvoline Ford | 249 | 139 | 48,450 | Out of Gas | |
| 11 | 18 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | Citgo Ford | 249 | 130 | 40,275 | Running | |
| 12 | 21 | 37 | Jeremy Mayfield | Kmart / RC Cola Ford | 249 | 127 | 32,175 | Running | |
| 13 | 13 | 30 | Johnny Benson Jr | Pennzoil Pontiac | 249 | 124 | 38,075 | Running | |
| 14 | 16 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite Ford | 249 | 121 | 42,975 | Running | |
| 15 | 8 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Parts America Chevrolet | 249 | 123 | 37,725 | Running | |
| 16 | 14 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service Plus Chevrolet | 249 | 115 | 41,975 | Running | |
| 17 | 41 | 41 | Steve Grissom | Kodiak Chevrolet | 249 | 112 | 36,175 | Running | |
| 18 | 1 | 42 | Joe Nemechek | BellSouth Chevrolet | 248 | 114 | 40,375 | Running | |
| 19 | 24 | 97 | Chad Little | John Deere Pontiac | 248 | 106 | 28,575 | Running | |
| 20 | 22 | 9 | Lake Speed | Melling Engine Parts Ford | 248 | 103 | 29,325 | Running | |
| 21 | 35 | 98 | John Andretti | RCA Ford | 248 | 100 | 34,975 | Running | |
| 22 | 42 | 90 | Dick Trickle | Heilig-Meyers / Simmons Ford | 248 | 97 | 27,675 | Running | |
| 23 | 30 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | STP Pontiac | 247 | 94 | 39,175 | Running | |
| 24 | 31 | 77 | Morgan Shepherd | Jasper Engines / Federal Mogul Ford | 247 | 91 | 23,975 | Running | |
| 25 | 34 | 96 | David Green | Caterpillar Chevrolet | 247 | 88 | 23,775 | Running | |
| 26 | 36 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Close Call Phone Card Ford | 247 | 90 | 33,775 | Running | |
| 27 | 26 | 40 | Greg Sacks | Coors Chevrolet | 246 | 82 | 33,975 | Running | |
| 28 | 40 | 22 | Ward Burton | MBNA America Pontiac | 246 | 79 | 33,175 | Running | |
| 29 | 23 | 36 | Derrike Cope | Skittles Pontiac | 245 | 76 | 25,975 | Running | |
| 30 | 25 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Exide Batteries Ford | 244 | 73 | 37,775 | Running | |
| 31 | 38 | 44 | Kyle Petty | Hot Wheels Pontiac | 243 | 70 | 25,100 | Running | |
| 32 | 17 | 94 | Bill Elliott | McDonald's Ford | 241 | 67 | 29,400 | Out of Gas | |
| 33 | 28 | 31 | Mike Skinner | Lowe's Chevrolet | 225 | 64 | 22,200 | Running | |
| 34 | 5 | 33 | Ken Schrader | Skoal Bandit Chevrolet | 219 | 66 | 29,000 | Engine | |
| 35 | 6 | 7 | Geoff Bodine | QVC Ford | 215 | 58 | 28,800 | Engine | |
| 36 | 29 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Kodak Film Chevrolet | 206 | 55 | 37,700 | Engine | |
| 37 | 2 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Texaco Havoline Ford | 202 | 57 | 36,500 | Engine | |
| 38 | 33 | 1 | Jerry Nadeau | R&L Carriers / Cruisin' America Pontiac | 174 | 49 | 28,000 | Running | |
| 39 | 4 | 46 | Wally Dallenbach Jr | First Union Chevrolet | 173 | 51 | 21,000 | Electrical | |
| 40 | 32 | 71 | Dave Marcis | RealTree Camouflage Chevrolet | 146 | 43 | 21,000 | Engine | |
| 41 | 37 | 75 | Rick Mast | Remington Arms Ford | 94 | 40 | 28,000 | Engine | |
| 42 | 27 | 8 | Hut Stricklin | Circuit City Ford | 28 | 37 | 28,000 | Accident |
Time of Race .: 3 Hours 13 Minutes 32 Seconds
Average Speed .:155.012
Margin of Victory .: 1.074 Seconds