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New Hampshire Motor Speedway
September 14, 1997 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 0-Mile 300 Laps/0 Miles |
| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Refinishes Chevrolet | 300 | 185 | 188,625 | Running | |
| 2 | 40 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Texaco Havoline Ford | 300 | 175 | 111,425 | Running | |
| 3 | 2 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | STP Pontiac | 300 | 170 | 84,925 | Running | |
| 4 | 23 | 41 | Steve Grissom | Kodiak Chevrolet | 300 | 160 | 63,225 | Running | |
| 5 | 6 | 25 | Ricky Craven | Budweiser Chevrolet | 300 | 160 | 62,425 | Running | |
| 6 | 19 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Quality Care / Ford Credit Ford | 300 | 150 | 52,125 | Running | |
| 7 | 16 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Camel Cigarettes Ford | 300 | 151 | 47,725 | Running | |
| 8 | 30 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service Plus Chevrolet | 300 | 142 | 49,025 | Running | |
| 9 | 17 | 6 | Mark Martin | Valvoline Ford | 300 | 143 | 47,025 | Running | |
| 10 | 25 | 8 | Hut Stricklin | Circuit City Ford | 300 | 134 | 47,325 | Running | |
| 11 | 10 | 94 | Bill Elliott | McDonald's Ford | 300 | 130 | 42,125 | Running | |
| 12 | 11 | 44 | Kyle Petty | Hot Wheels Pontiac | 300 | 127 | 33,225 | Running | |
| 13 | 29 | 42 | Joe Nemechek | BellSouth Chevrolet | 300 | 124 | 33,725 | Running | |
| 14 | 39 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Exide Batteries Ford | 300 | 121 | 46,025 | Running | |
| 15 | 12 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries Pontiac | 300 | 118 | 45,925 | Running | |
| 16 | 14 | 7 | Geoff Bodine | QVC Ford | 300 | 115 | 38,825 | Running | |
| 17 | 5 | 98 | John Andretti | RCA Ford | 300 | 112 | 38,000 | Running | |
| 18 | 9 | 9 | Lake Speed | Melling Engine Parts Ford | 300 | 109 | 30,300 | Running | |
| 19 | 20 | 30 | Johnny Benson Jr | Pennzoil Pontiac | 300 | 106 | 37,000 | Running | |
| 20 | 7 | 75 | Rick Mast | Remington Arms Ford | 300 | 108 | 36,700 | Running | |
| 21 | 33 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite Ford | 299 | 100 | 42,975 | Accident | |
| 22 | 28 | 90 | Dick Trickle | Heilig-Meyers / Simmons Ford | 299 | 97 | 29,175 | Running | |
| 23 | 35 | 22 | Ward Burton | MBNA America Pontiac | 299 | 94 | 35,875 | Running | |
| 24 | 26 | 40 | Robby Gordon | Coors Light Chevrolet | 299 | 91 | 37,575 | Running | |
| 25 | 27 | 37 | Jeremy Mayfield | Kmart / RC Cola Ford | 299 | 88 | 28,275 | Running | |
| 26 | 24 | 36 | Derrike Cope | Skittles Pontiac | 299 | 85 | 27,975 | Running | |
| 27 | 34 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Square D Ford | 298 | 82 | 34,750 | Running | |
| 28 | 38 | 97 | Chad Little | John Deere Pontiac | 298 | 79 | 27,050 | Running | |
| 29 | 32 | 71 | Dave Marcis | RealTree Camouflage Chevrolet | 298 | 76 | 24,350 | Running | |
| 30 | 21 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | Family Channel / Primestar Ford | 297 | 73 | 31,150 | Running | |
| 31 | 8 | 46 | Wally Dallenbach Jr | First Union Chevrolet | 297 | 70 | 23,950 | Running | |
| 32 | 15 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Parts America Chevrolet | 297 | 67 | 30,750 | Running | |
| 33 | 3 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Close Call Phone Card Ford | 295 | 64 | 32,050 | Running | |
| 34 | 31 | 78 | Gary Bradberry | Hanes Ford | 295 | 61 | 23,350 | Running | |
| 35 | 4 | 31 | Mike Skinner | Lowe's Chevrolet | 295 | 58 | 23,150 | Running | |
| 36 | 22 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | Citgo Ford | 292 | 55 | 29,950 | Accident | |
| 37 | 1 | 33 | Ken Schrader | Skoal Bandit Chevrolet | 291 | 57 | 36,250 | Running | |
| 38 | 36 | 29 | Jeff Green | Cartoon Network Chevrolet | 287 | 49 | 22,400 | Running | |
| 39 | 41 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Kodak Film Chevrolet | 282 | 46 | 38,400 | Running | |
| 40 | 18 | 96 | David Green | Caterpillar Chevrolet | 274 | 43 | 22,400 | Running | |
| 41 | 43 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's Corn Flakes Chevrolet | 264 | 40 | 44,000 | Accident | |
| 42 | 37 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Tide Ford | 233 | 37 | 37,400 | Accident | |
| 43 | 42 | 77 | Robert Pressley | Jasper Engines / Federal Mogul Ford | 185 | 34 | 22,400 | Accident |
Time of Race .: 3 Hours 9 Minutes 45 Seconds
Average Speed .:100.364
Margin of Victory .: 0.209 Second