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Pocono Raceway
July 20, 1997 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 2.5-Mile paved track 200 Laps/500 Miles |
| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Quality Care / Ford Credit Ford | 200 | 185 | 104,570 | Running | |
| 2 | 6 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Refinishes Chevrolet | 200 | 175 | 56,745 | Running | |
| 3 | 20 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Exide Batteries Ford | 200 | 170 | 44,195 | Running | |
| 4 | 22 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | Family Channel / Primestar Ford | 200 | 165 | 39,070 | Running | |
| 5 | 9 | 6 | Mark Martin | Valvoline Ford | 200 | 160 | 36,040 | Running | |
| 6 | 11 | 31 | Mike Skinner | Lowe's Chevrolet | 200 | 150 | 21,690 | Running | |
| 7 | 14 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Camel Cigarettes Ford | 200 | 151 | 30,890 | Running | |
| 8 | 34 | 44 | Kyle Petty | Hot Wheels Pontiac | 200 | 147 | 19,090 | Running | |
| 9 | 17 | 37 | Jeremy Mayfield | Kmart / RC Cola Ford | 200 | 138 | 18,490 | Running | |
| 10 | 15 | 94 | Bill Elliott | McDonald's Ford | 200 | 139 | 28,240 | Running | |
| 11 | 10 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries Pontiac | 200 | 130 | 28,340 | Running | |
| 12 | 5 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service Plus Chevrolet | 200 | 132 | 29,490 | Running | |
| 13 | 40 | 30 | Johnny Benson Jr | Pennzoil Pontiac | 200 | 129 | 25,990 | Running | |
| 14 | 7 | 33 | Ken Schrader | Skoal Bandit Chevrolet | 200 | 121 | 23,690 | Running | |
| 15 | 32 | 22 | Ward Burton | MBNA America Pontiac | 200 | 118 | 24,490 | Running | |
| 16 | 29 | 36 | Derrike Cope | Skittles Pontiac | 200 | 120 | 16,090 | Running | |
| 17 | 38 | 7 | Geoff Bodine | QVC Ford | 200 | 117 | 22,890 | Running | |
| 18 | 37 | 25 | Ricky Craven | Budweiser Chevrolet | 200 | 109 | 22,690 | Running | |
| 19 | 27 | 90 | Dick Trickle | Heilig-Meyers / Simmons Ford | 199 | 106 | 15,440 | Running | |
| 20 | 23 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Kodak Film Chevrolet | 199 | 103 | 19,765 | Running | |
| 21 | 1 | 42 | Joe Nemechek | BellSouth Chevrolet | 199 | 105 | 22,715 | Running | |
| 22 | 25 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | Citgo Ford | 199 | 97 | 21,790 | Running | |
| 23 | 24 | 8 | Hut Stricklin | Circuit City Ford | 199 | 94 | 21,565 | Running | |
| 24 | 13 | 98 | John Andretti | RCA Ford | 199 | 91 | 21,415 | Running | |
| 25 | 26 | 75 | Rick Mast | Remington Arms Ford | 199 | 88 | 21,840 | Running | |
| 26 | 16 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Parts America Chevrolet | 199 | 85 | 20,790 | Running | |
| 27 | 33 | 77 | Morgan Shepherd | Jasper Engines / Federal Mogul Ford | 199 | 82 | 11,240 | Running | |
| 28 | 36 | 97 | Chad Little | John Deere Pontiac | 199 | 79 | 11,190 | Running | |
| 29 | 31 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Close Call Phone Card Ford | 198 | 76 | 18,115 | Running | |
| 30 | 12 | 41 | Steve Grissom | Kodiak Chevrolet | 198 | 73 | 18,065 | Running | |
| 31 | 8 | 29 | Jeff Green | Cartoon Network Chevrolet | 197 | 70 | 11,015 | Running | |
| 32 | 28 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | STP Pontiac | 197 | 67 | 25,965 | Running | |
| 33 | 35 | 1 | Jerry Nadeau | R&L Carriers / Cruisin' America Pontiac | 197 | 64 | 17,865 | Running | |
| 34 | 18 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Square D Ford | 195 | 61 | 17,790 | Running | |
| 35 | 21 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's Corn Flakes Chevrolet | 193 | 58 | 33,815 | Running | |
| 36 | 19 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Tide Ford | 192 | 55 | 25,640 | Engine | |
| 37 | 39 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite Ford | 174 | 52 | 27,575 | Engine | |
| 38 | 3 | 46 | Wally Dallenbach Jr | First Union Chevrolet | 158 | 49 | 10,450 | Engine | |
| 39 | 42 | 96 | David Green | Caterpillar Chevrolet | 157 | 46 | 10,450 | Engine | |
| 40 | 2 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Texaco Havoline Ford | 136 | 48 | 25,450 | Accident | |
| 41 | 41 | 71 | Dave Marcis | RealTree Camouflage Chevrolet | 35 | 40 | 10,450 | Engine | |
| 42 | 30 | 40 | Robby Gordon | Coors Light Chevrolet | 0 | 37 | 17,450 | Engine |
Time of Race .: 3 Hours 31 Minutes 10 Seconds
Average Speed .:142.068
Margin of Victory .: 2.948 Seconds