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1997 Pocono 500

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 13 of 32
Sunday, June 8, 1997 at Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, PA
200 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.0 miles)

Time of race: 3:34:33
Average Speed: 139.828 mph
Pole Speed: n/a

Cautions: 4 for 22 laps
Margin of Victory: 1.415 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 25

Glossary 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1997 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
1	11	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont Refinishes (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	200	166,080	running	59	180
2	18	99	Jeff Burton	Exide Batteries (Jack Roush)	Ford	200	52,550	running	0	170
3	2	88	Dale Jarrett	Quality Care / Ford Credit (Yates Racing)	Ford	200	53,245	running	5	170
4	14	6	Mark Martin	Valvoline (Jack Roush)	Ford	200	39,620	running	0	160
5	27	37	Jeremy Mayfield	Kmart / RC Cola (Michael Kranefuss)	Ford	200	33,070	running	2	160
6	31	16	Ted Musgrave	Family Channel / Primestar (Jack Roush)	Ford	200	28,875	running	11	155
7	8	17	Darrell Waltrip	Parts America (Darrell Waltrip)	Chevrolet	200	30,775	running	9	151
8	24	7	Geoffrey Bodine	QVC (Geoffrey Bodine)	Ford	200	25,975	running	2	147
9	7	5	Terry Labonte	Kellogg's Corn Flakes (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	200	35,675	running	3	143
10	12	3	Dale Earnhardt	GM Goodwrench Service (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	200	34,025	running	0	134
11	38	36	Derrike Cope	Skittles (Nelson Bowers)	Pontiac	200	19,525	running	0	130
12	20	1	Morgan Shepherd	R&L Carriers / Cruisin' America (Richard Jackson)	Pontiac	200	24,175	running	0	127
13	32	21	Michael Waltrip	Citgo (Wood Brothers)	Ford	200	23,875	running	0	124
14	40	44	Kyle Petty	Hot Wheels (Kyle Petty)	Pontiac	200	16,575	running	0	121
15	28	4	Sterling Marlin	Kodak Film (Larry McClure)	Chevrolet	200	30,225	running	0	118
16	22	25	Ricky Craven	Budweiser (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	200	23,075	running	1	120
17	13	46	Wally Dallenbach, Jr.	First Union (Felix Sabates)	Chevrolet	200	12,175	running	0	112
18	35	41	Steve Grissom	Kodiak (Larry Hedrick)	Chevrolet	200	22,775	running	0	109
19	34	23	Jimmy Spencer	Camel Cigarettes (Travis Carter)	Ford	200	22,525	running	0	106
20	10	75	Rick Mast	Remington Arms (Butch Mock)	Ford	200	24,750	running	0	103
21	6	10	Ricky Rudd	Tide (Ricky Rudd)	Ford	199	26,505	running	0	100
22	16	2	Rusty Wallace	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Ford	199	28,405	running	0	97
23	39	33	Ken Schrader	Skoal Bandit (Andy Petree)	Chevrolet	199	21,680	running	0	94
24	15	8	Hut Stricklin	Circuit City (Stavola Brothers)	Ford	199	21,530	running	0	91
25	37	11	Brett Bodine	Close Call Phone Card (Brett Bodine)	Ford	199	21,605	running	2	93
26	42	90	Dick Trickle	Heilig-Meyers / Simmons (Junie Donlavey)	Ford	199	14,205	running	0	85
27	21	30	Johnny Benson, Jr.	Pennzoil (Chuck Rider)	Pontiac	198	21,055	running	0	82
28	25	96	David Green	Caterpillar (Buz McCall)	Chevrolet	198	12,005	running	0	79
29	19	28	Ernie Irvan	Texaco / Havoline (Yates Racing)	Ford	197	25,930	running	0	76
30	17	91	Mike Wallace	Spam (Joe Falk)	Chevrolet	197	10,880	running	0	73
31	23	18	Bobby Labonte	Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs)	Pontiac	197	25,830	running	0	70
32	5	94	Bill Elliott	McDonald's (Bill Elliott)	Ford	196	20,780	running	6	72
33	36	19	Gary Bradberry	Child Support Recovery (Mark Smith)	Ford	196	10,730	running	0	64
34	30	81	Kenny Wallace	Square D (Fil Martocci)	Ford	196	20,105	running	0	61
35	29	29	Jeff Green	Cartoon Network (Gary Bechtel)	Chevrolet	189	20,530	engine	15	63
36	26	42	Joe Nemechek	BellSouth (Felix Sabates)	Chevrolet	166	10,955	engine	0	55
37	33	77	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	Jasper Engines / Federal Mogul (Doug Bawel)	Ford	146	10,390	running	0	52
38	3	22	Ward Burton	MBNA America (Bill Davis)	Pontiac	141	18,765	engine	60	59
39	1	43	Bobby Hamilton	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Pontiac	129	27,990	crash	22	51
40	9	98	John Andretti	RCA (Cale Yarborough)	Ford	121	17,265	engine	1	48
41	41	31	Mike Skinner	Lowe's (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	79	10,265	engine	2	45
42	4	40	Greg Sacks	Coors Light (Felix Sabates)	Chevrolet	8	17,265	crash	0	37

Failed to qualify: Chad Little (#97), Billy Standridge (#78), Dave Marcis (#71)

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	9	9
	10	13	4	#40 accident turn 1
	14	59	46
	60	65	6	#18 spun turn 1
	66	131	66
	132	138	7	#43 accident turn 1
	139	141	3
	142	146	5	oil on track
	147	200	54
Percent of race run under caution: 11.0% Average green flag run: 35.6 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Bobby Hamilton	1	19	19
Jeff Gordon	20	20	1
Bobby Hamilton	21	23	3
Ward Burton	24	35	12
Terry Labonte	36	38	3
Ricky Craven	39	39	1
Mike Skinner	40	41	2
Bill Elliott	42	47	6
John Andretti	48	48	1
Jeff Green	49	53	5
Darrell Waltrip	54	58	5
Dale Jarrett	59	60	2
Brett Bodine	61	62	2
Dale Jarrett	63	65	3
Darrell Waltrip	66	66	1
Jeff Green	67	73	7
Darrell Waltrip	74	76	3
Ward Burton	77	95	19
Jeremy Mayfield	96	97	2
Ted Musgrave	98	98	1
Jeff Green	99	101	3
Geoffrey Bodine	102	103	2
Ward Burton	104	132	29
Jeff Gordon	133	174	42
Ted Musgrave	175	184	10
Jeff Gordon	185	200	16

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Jeff Gordon	1955
2	Terry Labonte	1955	0
3	Mark Martin	1894	-61
4	Dale Jarrett	1826	-129
5	Jeff Burton	1772	-183
6	Dale Earnhardt	1687	-268
7	Bobby Labonte	1602	-353
8	Ricky Rudd	1586	-369
9	Michael Waltrip	1508	-447
10	Jeremy Mayfield	1467	-488
11	Bill Elliott	1437	-518
12	Rusty Wallace	1400	-555
13	Ted Musgrave	1388	-567
14	Darrell Waltrip	1383	-572
15	Johnny Benson, Jr.	1367	-588
16	Bobby Hamilton	1360	-595
17	Ken Schrader	1336	-619
18	Ernie Irvan	1326	-629
19	Sterling Marlin	1316	-639
20	Kyle Petty	1289	-666

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