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The NASCAR Cup Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR (the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing). NASCAR’s premier series had been known as the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series since Jan. 1, 2017, rebranded in 2020. It holds races over the season at tracks located in the United States both road courses and ovals. Although the roots of the series was in the use of "stock" manufacturers vehicles, todays cars are custom built automobiles powered by custom built V8 engines.
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1997 - Daytona 500 Race Results
| Race Name - Daytona 500Date - 2/16/1997Race Track - Daytona International SpeedwayTrack Length (Miles) - 2.5 milesRace Length (Miles) - 500 milesPole Speed - 189.813 mphNumber of Cautions - 8Caution Laps - 29Average Race Speed - 148.29 mphLead Changes - 12Total Race Purse - $3,441,145Race Number - 1 | More Races from 1997 |
| Fin | St | Driver | # | Sponsor | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
| 1 | 6 | Jeff Gordon | 24 | DuPont Refinishes (Rick Hendrick) | 200 | Chevrolet | 40 | $377,410 |
| 2 | 18 | Terry Labonte | 5 | Kelloggs Corn Flakes (Rick Hendrick) | 200 | Chevrolet | 0 | $194,925 |
| 3 | 40 | Ricky Craven | 25 | Budweiser (Rick Hendrick) | 200 | Chevrolet | 0 | $155,625 |
| 4 | 8 | Bill Elliott | 94 | McDonalds (Bill Elliott) | 200 | Ford | 30 | $133,200 |
| 5 | 9 | Sterling Marlin | 4 | Kodak Film (Larry McClure) | 200 | Chevrolet | 8 | $121,080 |
| 6 | 21 | Jeremy Mayfield | 37 | Kmart RC Cola (Michael Kranefuss) | 200 | Ford | 0 | $100,355 |
| 7 | 11 | Mark Martin | 6 | Valvoline (Jack Roush) | 200 | Ford | 52 | $105,515 |
| 8 | 17 | Ward Burton | 22 | MBNA America (Bill Davis) | 200 | Pontiac | 0 | $82,390 |
| 9 | 13 | Ricky Rudd | 10 | Tide (Ricky Rudd) | 200 | Ford | 0 | $88,590 |
| 10 | 22 | Darrell Waltrip | 17 | Parts America (Darrell Waltrip) | 200 | Chevrolet | 0 | $78,840 |
| 11 | 23 | Jeff Burton | 99 | Exide Batteries (Jack Roush) | 200 | Ford | 0 | $79,040 |
| 12 | 1 | Mike Skinner | 31 | Lowes (Richard Childress) | 200 | Chevrolet | 1 | $77,615 |
| 13 | 41 | Ted Musgrave | 16 | Family Channel Primestar (Jack Roush) | 200 | Ford | 0 | $76,570 |
| 14 | 30 | Kyle Petty | 44 | Hot Wheels (Kyle Petty) | 200 | Pontiac | 0 | $62,080 |
| 15 | 39 | Bobby Hamilton | 43 | STP (Petty Enterprises) | 200 | Pontiac | 0 | $77,415 |
| 16 | 20 | Robby Gordon | 40 | Coors Light (Felix Sabates) | 200 | Chevrolet | 0 | $69,545 |
| 17 | 24 | Dave Marcis | 71 | RealTree Camouflage (Dave Marcis) | 200 | Chevrolet | 0 | $61,225 |
| 18 | 37 | Brett Bodine | 11 | Close Call Phone Card (Brett Bodine) | 200 | Ford | 0 | $67,155 |
| 19 | 28 | Hut Stricklin | 8 | Circuit City (Stavola Brothers) | 200 | Ford | 0 | $65,935 |
| 20 | 5 | Ernie Irvan | 28 | Texaco Havoline (Yates Racing) | 200 | Ford | 13 | $72,325 |
| 21 | 15 | Bobby Labonte | 18 | Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs) | 200 | Pontiac | 0 | $69,445 |
| 22 | 36 | Kenny Wallace | 81 | Square D (Fil Martocci) | 200 | Ford | 0 | $65,465 |
| 23 | 3 | Dale Jarrett | 88 | Quality Care Ford Credit (Yates Racing) | 200 | Ford | 0 | $70,510 |
| 24 | 35 | Lake Speed | 9 | Melling Engine Parts (Harry Melling) | 199 | Ford | 0 | $64,405 |
| 25 | 32 | John Andretti | 98 | RCA (Cale Yarborough) | 198 | Ford | 0 | $63,325 |
| 26 | 33 | Loy Allen Jr | 19 | Remington Arms Child Support (Mark Smith) | 198 | Ford | 0 | $55,570 |
| 27 | 38 | Joe Nemechek | 73 | BellSouth (Phil Barkdoll) | 196 | Chevrolet | 0 | $52,240 |
| 28 | 16 | Johnny Benson Jr | 30 | Pennzoil (Chuck Rider) | 195 | Pontiac | 0 | $61,935 |
| 29 | 42 | Morgan Shepherd | 1 | Delco Remy America (Richard Jackson) | 195 | Pontiac | 0 | $61,655 |
| 30 | 27 | Dick Trickle | 90 | HeiligMeyers (Junie Donlavey) | 195 | Ford | 0 | $53,900 |
| 31 | 4 | Dale Earnhardt | 3 | GM Goodwrench Service (Richard Childress) | 195 | Chevrolet | 48 | $72,545 |
| 32 | 12 | Michael Waltrip | 21 | Citgo (Wood Brothers) | 188 | Ford | 5 | $57,990 |
| 33 | 10 | Ken Schrader | 33 | Skoal Bandit (Andy Petree) | 173 | Chevrolet | 0 | $57,790 |
| 34 | 25 | Geoffrey Bodine | 7 | QVC (Geoffrey Bodine) | 148 | Ford | 0 | $57,605 |
| 35 | 7 | Jimmy Spencer | 23 | Camel Cigarettes (Travis Carter) | 146 | Ford | 0 | $57,300 |
| 36 | 29 | Derrike Cope | 36 | Skittles (Nelson Bowers) | 124 | Pontiac | 0 | $50,145 |
| 37 | 34 | Greg Sacks | 20 | Hardees (Harry Ranier) | 120 | Ford | 3 | $50,040 |
| 38 | 31 | Bobby Hillin Jr | 77 | Jasper Engines Federal Mogul (Doug Bawel) | 111 | Ford | 0 | $49,605 |
| 39 | 19 | Robert Pressley | 29 | Cartoon Network (Gary Bechtel) | 91 | Chevrolet | 0 | $49,605 |
| 40 | 2 | Steve Grissom | 41 | Kodiak (Larry Hedrick) | 88 | Chevrolet | 0 | $57,565 |
| 41 | 14 | Rusty Wallace | 2 | Miller Lite (Roger Penske) | 47 | Ford | 0 | $66,605 |
| 42 | 26 | Wally Dallenbach Jr | 46 | First Union (Felix Sabates) | 32 | Chevrolet | 0 | $49,065 |