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New Hampshire Motor Speedway
July 13, 1997 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 0-Mile 300 Laps/0 Miles |
| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Exide Batteries Ford | 300 | 185 | 117,875 | Running | |
| 2 | 26 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service Plus Chevrolet | 300 | 170 | 82,950 | Running | |
| 3 | 12 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite Ford | 300 | 165 | 55,525 | Running | |
| 4 | 6 | 41 | Steve Grissom | Kodiak Chevrolet | 300 | 160 | 47,675 | Running | |
| 5 | 16 | 6 | Mark Martin | Valvoline Ford | 300 | 155 | 44,650 | Running | |
| 6 | 23 | 94 | Bill Elliott | McDonald's Ford | 300 | 150 | 39,825 | Running | |
| 7 | 10 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's Corn Flakes Chevrolet | 300 | 151 | 46,325 | Running | |
| 8 | 11 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Texaco Havoline Ford | 300 | 147 | 38,625 | Running | |
| 9 | 18 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Tide Ford | 300 | 138 | 38,325 | Running | |
| 10 | 14 | 7 | Geoff Bodine | QVC Ford | 300 | 134 | 38,225 | Running | |
| 11 | 1 | 33 | Ken Schrader | Skoal Bandit Chevrolet | 300 | 135 | 40,825 | Running | |
| 12 | 30 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Camel Cigarettes Ford | 300 | 127 | 35,025 | Running | |
| 13 | 7 | 44 | Kyle Petty | Hot Wheels Pontiac | 300 | 124 | 26,725 | Running | |
| 14 | 8 | 98 | John Andretti | RCA Ford | 299 | 126 | 33,425 | Accident | |
| 15 | 40 | 8 | Hut Stricklin | Circuit City Ford | 299 | 118 | 34,525 | Running | |
| 16 | 3 | 25 | Ricky Craven | Budweiser Chevrolet | 299 | 120 | 34,225 | Running | |
| 17 | 22 | 37 | Jeremy Mayfield | Kmart / RC Cola Ford | 299 | 112 | 25,400 | Running | |
| 18 | 32 | 30 | Johnny Benson Jr | Pennzoil Pontiac | 299 | 109 | 32,150 | Running | |
| 19 | 36 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Square D Ford | 299 | 106 | 31,900 | Running | |
| 20 | 31 | 36 | Derrike Cope | Skittles Pontiac | 299 | 103 | 26,600 | Running | |
| 21 | 27 | 31 | Mike Skinner | Lowe's Chevrolet | 298 | 100 | 25,375 | Running | |
| 22 | 13 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Kodak Film Chevrolet | 298 | 97 | 36,925 | Running | |
| 23 | 29 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Refinishes Chevrolet | 298 | 94 | 37,975 | Running | |
| 24 | 21 | 96 | David Green | Caterpillar Chevrolet | 298 | 91 | 20,625 | Running | |
| 25 | 28 | 90 | Dick Trickle | Heilig-Meyers Ford | 298 | 88 | 23,675 | Running | |
| 26 | 25 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | Family Channel / Primestar Ford | 298 | 85 | 30,425 | Running | |
| 27 | 17 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries Pontiac | 298 | 82 | 35,150 | Running | |
| 28 | 24 | 75 | Rick Mast | Remington Arms Ford | 298 | 79 | 30,000 | Running | |
| 29 | 33 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | Citgo Ford | 297 | 76 | 29,850 | Running | |
| 30 | 4 | 97 | Chad Little | John Deere Pontiac | 297 | 73 | 22,225 | Running | |
| 31 | 2 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | STP Pontiac | 297 | 75 | 37,100 | Running | |
| 32 | 34 | 29 | Jeff Green | Cartoon Network Chevrolet | 296 | 67 | 19,475 | Running | |
| 33 | 20 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Parts America Chevrolet | 296 | 64 | 26,350 | Running | |
| 34 | 42 | 40 | Robby Gordon | Coors Light Chevrolet | 296 | 61 | 26,225 | Running | |
| 35 | 41 | 71 | Dave Marcis | RealTree Camouflage Chevrolet | 295 | 58 | 19,100 | Running | |
| 36 | 35 | 22 | Ward Burton | MBNA America Pontiac | 294 | 55 | 25,975 | Running | |
| 37 | 38 | 77 | Morgan Shepherd | Jasper Engines / Federal Mogul Ford | 293 | 52 | 18,850 | Running | |
| 38 | 5 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Quality Care / Ford Credit Ford | 293 | 54 | 51,900 | Running | |
| 39 | 9 | 1 | Jerry Nadeau | R&L Carriers / Cruisin' America Pontiac | 281 | 46 | 25,600 | Brakes | |
| 40 | 19 | 42 | Joe Nemechek | BellSouth Chevrolet | 275 | 43 | 18,600 | Running | |
| 41 | 37 | 79 | Randy MacDonald | T.R.I.X. Racing / NUCAR Conn. Chevrolet | 148 | 40 | 18,600 | Brakes | |
| 42 | 39 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Close Call Phone Card Ford | 55 | 37 | 25,600 | Electrical |
Time of Race .: 2 Hours 42 Minutes 35 Seconds
Average Speed .:117.134
Margin of Victory .: 5.372 Seconds