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PENNSYLVANIA 500

July 20, 1997

Pocono Raceway
Long Pond, Pennsylvania

TV: TBS, 1 p.m. EDT

Laps: 200

Track length: 2.5 miles

Race length: 500 miles

Banking: 14 degrees Turn 1; 8 degrees Turn 2; 6 degrees Turn 3

Qualifying record: Jeff Gordon, 169.725 mph, 1996

Race record: Rusty Wallace, 144.892 mph, 1996

1996 TOP 10 FINISHERS

1. Rusty Wallace, Ford Thunderbird

2. Ricky Rudd, Ford Thunderbird

3. Dale Jarrett, Ford Thunderbird

4. Ernie Irvan, Ford Thunderbird

5. Johnny Benson, Pontiac Grand Prix

6. Sterling Marlin, Chevrolet Monte Carlo

7. Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet Monte Carlo

8. Lake Speed, Ford Thunderbird

9. Mark Martin, Ford Thunderbird

10. Derrike Cope, Ford Thunderbird

Margin of Victory: .300 second

Caution Flags: 4 for 17 laps

Lead Changes: 23 among 12 drivers

1997 PENNSYLVANIA 500 STARTING LINEUP

1. Joe Nemechek (42), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 168.881 mph

2. Ernie Irvan (28), Ford Thunderbird, 168.464 mph

3. Wally Dallenbach Jr. (46), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 168.108
mph

4. Dale Jarrett (88), Ford Thunderbird, 167.763 mph

5. Dale Earnhardt (3), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 167.751 mph

6. Jeff Gordon (24), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 167.635 mph

7. Ken Schrader (33), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 167.517 mph

8. r-Jeff Green (29), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 167.479 mph

9. Mark Martin (6), Ford Thunderbird, 167.451 mph

10. Bobby Labonte (18), Pontiac Grand Prix, 167.355 mph

11. r-Mike Skinner (31), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 167.271 mph

12. Steve Grissom (41), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 167.264 mph

13. John Andretti (98), Ford Thunderbird, 167.261 mph

14. Jimmy Spencer (23), Ford Thunderbird, 167.168 mph

15. Bill Elliott (94), Ford Thunderbird, 167.044 mph

16. Darrell Waltrip (17), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 166.799 mph

17. Jeremy Mayfield (37), Ford Thunderbird, 166.522 mph

18. Kenny Wallace (81), Ford Thunderbird, 166.429 mph

19. Ricky Rudd (10), Ford Thunderbird, 166.325 mph

20. Jeff Burton (99), Ford Thunderbird, 166.242 mph

21. Terry Labonte (5), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 166.236 mph

22. Ted Musgrave (16), Ford Thunderbird, 166.236 mph

23. Sterling Marlin (4), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 166.184 mph

24. Hut Stricklin (8), Ford Thunderbird, 166.110 mph

25. Michael Waltrip (21), Ford Thunderbird, 166.079 mph

26. Rick Mast (75), Ford Thunderbird, 166.902 mph

27. Dick Trickle (90), Ford Thunderbird, 166.874 mph

28. Bobby Hamilton (43), Pontiac Grand Prix, 166.840 mph

29. Derrike Cope (36), Pontiac Grand Prix, 166.827 mph

30. r-Robby Gordon (40), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 166.735 mph

31. Brett Bodine (11), Ford Thunderbird, 166.636 mph

32. Ward Burton (22), Pontiac Grand Prix, 166.568 mph

33. Morgan Shepherd (77), Ford Thunderbird, 166.454 mph

34. Kyle Petty (44), Pontiac Grand Prix, 166.356 mph

35. Jerry Nadeau (1), Pontiac Grand Prix, 166.046 mph

36. Chad Little (97), Pontiac Grand Prix, 165.963 mph

37. Ricky Craven (25), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 165.951 mph

38. Geoff Bodine (7), Ford Thunderbird, 165.828 mph

39. Rusty Wallace (2), Ford Thunderbird, prov.

40. Johnny Benson (30), Pontiac Grand Prix, prov.

41. Dave Marcis (71), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, provi.

42. r-David Green (96), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, prov.

1997 PENNSYLVANIA 500 Results

1. Dale Jarrett (88), Ford Thunderbird, 200 laps

2. Jeff Gordon (24), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 200 laps, running

3. Jeff Burton (99), Ford Thunderbird, 200 laps, running

4. Ted Musgrave (16), Ford Thunderbird, 200 laps, running

5. Mark Martin (6), Ford Thunderbird, 200 laps, running

6. r-Mike Skinner (31), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 200 laps, running

7. Jimmy Spencer (23), Ford Thunderbird, 200 laps, running

8. Kyle Petty (44), Pontiac Grand Prix, 200 laps, running

9. Jeremy Mayfield (37), Ford Thunderbird, 200 laps, running

10. Bill Elliott (94), Ford Thunderbird, 200 laps, running

11. Bobby Labonte (18), Pontiac Grand Prix, 200 laps, running

12. Dale Earnhardt (3), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 200 laps, running

13. Johnny Benson (30), Pontiac Grand Prix, 200 laps, running

14. Ken Schrader (33), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 200 laps, running

15. Ward Burton (22), Pontiac Grand Prix, 200 laps, running

16. Derrike Cope (36), Pontiac Grand Prix, 200 laps, running

17. Geoff Bodine (7), Ford Thunderbird, 200 laps, running

18. Ricky Craven (25), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 200 laps, running

19. Dick Trickle (90), Ford Thunderbird, 199 laps, running

20. Sterling Marlin (4), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 199 laps, running

21. Joe Nemechek (42), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 199 laps, running

22. Michael Waltrip (21), Ford Thunderbird, 199 laps, running

23. Hut Stricklin (8), Ford Thunderbird, 199 laps, running

24. John Andretti (98), Ford Thunderbird, 199 laps, running

25. Rick Mast (75), Ford Thunderbird, 199 laps, running

26. Darrell Waltrip (17), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 199 laps, running

27. Morgan Shepherd (77), Ford Thunderbird, 199 laps, running

28. Chad Little (97), Pontiac Grand Prix, 199 laps, running

29. Brett Bodine (11), Ford Thunderbird, 198 laps, running

30. Steve Grissom (41), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 198 laps, running

31. r-Jeff Green (29), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 197 laps, running

32. Bobby Hamilton (43), Pontiac Grand Prix, 197 laps, running

33. Jerry Nadeau (1), Pontiac Grand Prix, 197 laps, running

34. Kenny Wallace (81), Ford Thunderbird, 195 laps, running

35. Terry Labonte (5), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 193 laps, running

36. Ricky Rudd (10), Ford Thunderbird, 192 laps, engine

37. Rusty Wallace (2), Ford Thunderbird, 174 laps, engine

38. Wally Dallenbach Jr. (46), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 158 laps, engine

39. r-David Green (96), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 157 laps, engine

40. Ernie Irvan (28), Ford Thunderbird, 136 laps, accident

41. Dave Marcis (71), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 35 laps, engine

42. r-Robby Gordon (40), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 0 laps, engine

(r-rookie)

Average Speed: 142.068 miles per hour

Time of Race: 3 hour, 31 minutes, 10 seconds

Margin of Victory: 2.990 seconds

Cautions: 4 for 18 laps

Lead Changes: 23 among 14 drivers


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