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Indianapolis Motor Speedway
August 03, 1997 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 2.5-Mile paved track 160 Laps/400 Miles |
| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Tide Ford | 160 | 180 | 571,000 | Running | |
| 2 | 25 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries Pontiac | 160 | 170 | 242,275 | Running | |
| 3 | 3 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Quality Care / Ford Credit Ford | 160 | 170 | 223,900 | Running | |
| 4 | 24 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Refinishes Chevrolet | 160 | 165 | 223,675 | Running | |
| 5 | 16 | 37 | Jeremy Mayfield | Kmart / RC Cola Ford | 160 | 155 | 142,445 | Running | |
| 6 | 31 | 6 | Mark Martin | Valvoline Ford | 160 | 150 | 125,960 | Running | |
| 7 | 20 | 30 | Johnny Benson Jr | Pennzoil Pontiac | 160 | 151 | 121,760 | Running | |
| 8 | 15 | 94 | Bill Elliott | McDonald's Ford | 160 | 142 | 110,460 | Running | |
| 9 | 6 | 31 | Mike Skinner | Lowe's Chevrolet | 160 | 143 | 132,560 | Running | |
| 10 | 1 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Texaco Havoline Ford | 160 | 144 | 143,560 | Running | |
| 11 | 8 | 33 | Ken Schrader | Skoal Bandit Chevrolet | 160 | 130 | 95,235 | Running | |
| 12 | 27 | 9 | Lake Speed | Melling Engine Parts Ford | 160 | 127 | 83,135 | Running | |
| 13 | 39 | 44 | Kyle Petty | Hot Wheels Pontiac | 160 | 124 | 78,035 | Running | |
| 14 | 4 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Parts America Chevrolet | 160 | 121 | 85,085 | Running | |
| 15 | 33 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Exide Batteries Ford | 160 | 123 | 96,885 | Running | |
| 16 | 41 | 25 | Ricky Craven | Budweiser Chevrolet | 160 | 120 | 82,135 | Running | |
| 17 | 35 | 98 | John Andretti | RCA Ford | 160 | 112 | 80,095 | Running | |
| 18 | 42 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Close Call Phone Card Ford | 160 | 109 | 79,535 | Running | |
| 19 | 36 | 22 | Ward Burton | MBNA America Pontiac | 160 | 106 | 78,435 | Running | |
| 20 | 12 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | STP Pontiac | 160 | 103 | 82,935 | Running | |
| 21 | 34 | 27 | Rick Wilson | Indianapolis Colts Ford | 160 | 100 | 65,935 | Running | |
| 22 | 23 | 92 | Ron Barfield Jr | New Holland Ford | 160 | 97 | 64,935 | Running | |
| 23 | 17 | 75 | Rick Mast | Remington Arms Ford | 160 | 94 | 74,335 | Running | |
| 24 | 40 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Camel Cigarettes Ford | 159 | 96 | 74,435 | Running | |
| 25 | 26 | 29 | Jeff Green | Cartoon Network Chevrolet | 159 | 88 | 67,735 | Running | |
| 26 | 19 | 41 | Steve Grissom | Kodiak Chevrolet | 159 | 85 | 71,010 | Running | |
| 27 | 30 | 95 | Ed Berrier | RealTree Camouflage Chevrolet | 159 | 82 | 59,910 | Running | |
| 28 | 11 | 40 | Robby Gordon | Coors Light Chevrolet | 159 | 79 | 68,910 | Running | |
| 29 | 5 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service Plus Chevrolet | 158 | 76 | 76,310 | Running | |
| 30 | 29 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Square D Ford | 158 | 73 | 67,910 | Running | |
| 31 | 37 | 91 | Greg Sacks | Kruse International Chevrolet | 158 | 70 | 57,410 | Running | |
| 32 | 2 | 42 | Joe Nemechek | BellSouth Chevrolet | 156 | 67 | 67,910 | Running | |
| 33 | 22 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | Family Channel / Primestar Ford | 155 | 64 | 63,660 | Running | |
| 34 | 10 | 26 | Rich Bickle | KFC Team Twister Chevrolet | 153 | 61 | 56,410 | Accident | |
| 35 | 9 | 96 | David Green | Caterpillar Chevrolet | 137 | 58 | 56,160 | Engine | |
| 36 | 14 | 46 | Wally Dallenbach Jr | First Union Chevrolet | 120 | 60 | 61,510 | Ignition | |
| 37 | 28 | 12 | Jeff Purvis | Gazelle / QVC Chevrolet | 112 | 52 | 55,876 | Running | |
| 38 | 43 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite Ford | 91 | 49 | 72,755 | Engine | |
| 39 | 18 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | Citgo Ford | 89 | 46 | 62,755 | Running | |
| 40 | 38 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's Corn Flakes Chevrolet | 83 | 48 | 77,755 | Engine | |
| 41 | 32 | 36 | Derrike Cope | Skittles Pontiac | 12 | 40 | 55,755 | Accident | |
| 42 | 21 | 97 | Chad Little | John Deere Pontiac | 2 | 37 | 55,755 | Accident | |
| 43 | 13 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Kodak Film Chevrolet | 2 | 34 | 71,755 | Engine |
Time of Race .: 3 Hours 3 Minutes 28 Seconds
Average Speed .:130.814
Margin of Victory .: 0.183 Second