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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 - California 500 Presented by NAPA Race Results
| Race Name - California 500 Presented by NAPADate - 6/22/1997Race Track - California SpeedwayTrack Length (Miles) - 2 milesRace Length (Miles) - 500 milesPole Speed - 183.015 mphNumber of Cautions - 4Caution Laps - 22Average Race Speed - 155.01 mphLead Changes - 21Total Race Purse - $1,697,250Race Number - 15 | More Races from 1997 |
| Fin | St | Driver | # | Sponsor | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
| 1 | 3 | Jeff Gordon | 24 | DuPont Refinishes (Rick Hendrick) | 250 | Chevrolet | 113 | $144,600 |
| 2 | 10 | Terry Labonte | 5 | Kelloggs Frosted Flakes (Rick Hendrick) | 250 | Chevrolet | 41 | $100,825 |
| 3 | 39 | Ricky Rudd | 10 | Tide (Ricky Rudd) | 250 | Ford | 0 | $78,525 |
| 4 | 20 | Ted Musgrave | 16 | Family Channel Primestar (Jack Roush) | 250 | Ford | 0 | $64,975 |
| 5 | 19 | Jimmy Spencer | 23 | Camel Cigarettes (Travis Carter) | 250 | Ford | 4 | $54,775 |
| 6 | 15 | Bobby Labonte | 18 | Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs) | 250 | Pontiac | 0 | $48,950 |
| 7 | 7 | Jeff Green | 29 | Cartoon Network (Gary Bechtel) | 250 | Chevrolet | 0 | $38,450 |
| 8 | 9 | Dale Jarrett | 88 | Quality Care Ford Credit (Yates Racing) | 250 | Ford | 49 | $58,750 |
| 9 | 11 | Ricky Craven | 25 | Budweiser (Rick Hendrick) | 250 | Chevrolet | 8 | $42,350 |
| 10 | 12 | Mark Martin | 6 | Valvoline (Jack Roush) | 249 | Ford | 11 | $48,450 |
| 11 | 18 | Michael Waltrip | 21 | Citgo (Wood Brothers) | 249 | Ford | 0 | $40,275 |
| 12 | 21 | Jeremy Mayfield | 37 | Kmart RC Cola (Michael Kranefuss) | 249 | Ford | 0 | $32,175 |
| 13 | 13 | Johnny Benson Jr | 30 | Pennzoil (Chuck Rider) | 249 | Pontiac | 0 | $38,075 |
| 14 | 16 | Rusty Wallace | 2 | Miller Lite (Roger Penske) | 249 | Ford | 0 | $42,975 |
| 15 | 8 | Darrell Waltrip | 17 | Parts America (Darrell Waltrip) | 249 | Chevrolet | 2 | $37,725 |
| 16 | 14 | Dale Earnhardt | 3 | GM Goodwrench Service Plus (Richard Childress) | 249 | Chevrolet | 0 | $41,975 |
| 17 | 41 | Steve Grissom | 41 | Kodiak (Larry Hedrick) | 249 | Chevrolet | 0 | $36,175 |
| 18 | 1 | Joe Nemechek | 42 | BellSouth (Felix Sabates) | 248 | Chevrolet | 1 | $40,375 |
| 19 | 24 | Chad Little | 97 | John Deere (Greg Pollex) | 248 | Pontiac | 0 | $28,575 |
| 20 | 22 | Lake Speed | 9 | Melling Engine Parts (Harry Melling) | 248 | Ford | 0 | $29,325 |
| 21 | 35 | John Andretti | 98 | RCA (Cale Yarborough) | 248 | Ford | 0 | $34,975 |
| 22 | 42 | Dick Trickle | 90 | HeiligMeyers Simmons (Junie Donlavey) | 248 | Ford | 0 | $27,675 |
| 23 | 30 | Bobby Hamilton | 43 | STP (Petty Enterprises) | 247 | Pontiac | 0 | $39,175 |
| 24 | 31 | Morgan Shepherd | 77 | Jasper Engines Federal Mogul (Doug Bawel) | 247 | Ford | 0 | $23,975 |
| 25 | 34 | David Green | 96 | Caterpillar (Buz McCall) | 247 | Chevrolet | 0 | $23,775 |
| 26 | 36 | Brett Bodine | 11 | Close Call Phone Card (Brett Bodine) | 247 | Ford | 1 | $33,775 |
| 27 | 26 | Greg Sacks | 40 | Coors (Felix Sabates) | 246 | Chevrolet | 0 | $33,975 |
| 28 | 40 | Ward Burton | 22 | MBNA America (Bill Davis) | 246 | Pontiac | 0 | $33,175 |
| 29 | 23 | Derrike Cope | 36 | Skittles (Nelson Bowers) | 245 | Pontiac | 0 | $25,975 |
| 30 | 25 | Jeff Burton | 99 | Exide Batteries (Jack Roush) | 244 | Ford | 0 | $37,775 |
| 31 | 38 | Kyle Petty | 44 | Hot Wheels (Kyle Petty) | 243 | Pontiac | 0 | $25,100 |
| 32 | 17 | Bill Elliott | 94 | McDonalds (Bill Elliott) | 241 | Ford | 0 | $29,400 |
| 33 | 28 | Mike Skinner | 31 | Lowes (Richard Childress) | 225 | Chevrolet | 0 | $22,200 |
| 34 | 5 | Ken Schrader | 33 | Skoal Bandit (Andy Petree) | 219 | Chevrolet | 8 | $29,000 |
| 35 | 6 | Geoffrey Bodine | 7 | QVC (Geoffrey Bodine) | 215 | Ford | 0 | $28,800 |
| 36 | 29 | Sterling Marlin | 4 | Kodak Film (Larry McClure) | 206 | Chevrolet | 0 | $37,700 |
| 37 | 2 | Ernie Irvan | 28 | Texaco Havoline (Yates Racing) | 202 | Ford | 6 | $36,500 |
| 38 | 33 | Jerry Nadeau | 1 | RL Carriers Cruisin America (Richard Jackson) | 174 | Pontiac | 0 | $28,000 |
| 39 | 4 | Wally Dallenbach Jr | 46 | First Union (Felix Sabates) | 173 | Chevrolet | 6 | $21,000 |
| 40 | 32 | Dave Marcis | 71 | RealTree Camouflage (Dave Marcis) | 146 | Chevrolet | 0 | $21,000 |
| 41 | 37 | Rick Mast | 75 | Remington Arms (Butch Mock) | 94 | Ford | 0 | $28,000 |
| 42 | 27 | Hut Stricklin | 8 | Circuit City (Stavola Brothers) | 28 | Ford | 0 | $28,000 |