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Brickyard 400

August 2, 1997

Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Indianapolis, Indiana

Race 19 of 32 on Winston Cup Circuit

TV: ABC 1:15 PM EDT

Radio: IMS Radio 1:00 PM EDT

Laps: 160

Track length: 2.5 miles

Race length: 400 miles

Banking: 9 degrees

Purse: $4.49 million

Old Qualifying record: Jeff Gordon, 176.419 mph, 1996 *

Race record: Dale Earnhardt, 155.206 mph, 1995

* Qualifying record has been broken this year by Ernie Irvan, 177.736
mph

1996 Top 10 Finishers

1. Dale Jarrett (88), Ford Thunderbird

2. Ernie Irvan (28), Ford Thunderbird

3. Terry Labonte (5), Chevrolet Monte Carlo

4. Mark Martin (6), Ford Thunderbird

5. Morgan Shepherd (75), Ford Thunderbird

6. Ricky Rudd (10), Ford Thunderbird

7. Rusty Wallace (2), Ford Thunderbird

8. Johnny Benson (30), Pontiac Grand Prix

9. Rick Mast (1), Pontiac Grand Prix

10. Bill Elliott (94), Ford Thunderbird

1997 Brickyard 400 Starting Lineup

1. Ernie Irvan (28), Ford Thunderbird, 177.736 miles per hour

2. Joe Nemechek (42), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 177.550 mph

3. Dale Jarrett (88), Ford Thunderbird, 177.494 mph

4. Darrell Waltrip (17), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 176.866 mph

5. Dale Earnhardt (3), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 176.536 mph

6. r-Mike Skinner (31), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 176.536 mph

7. Ricky Rudd (10), Ford Thunderbird, 176.184 mph

8. Ken Schrader (33), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 176.170 mph

9. r-David Green (96), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 176.149 mph

10. Rich Bickle (26), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 176.087 mph

11. r-Robby Gordon (40), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 176.074 mph

12. Bobby Hamilton (43), Pontiac Grand Prix, 176.053 mph

13. Sterling Marlin (4), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 175.977 mph

14. Wally Dallenbach Jr. (46), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 175.884 mph

15. Bill Elliott (94), Ford Thunderbird, 175.833 mph

16. Jeremy Mayfield (37), Ford Thunderbird, 175.812 mph

17. Rick Mast (75), Ford Thunderbird, 175.709 mph

18. Michael Waltrip (21), Ford Thunderbird, 175.671 mph

19. Steve Grissom (41), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 175.415 mph

20. Johnny Benson (30), Pontiac Grand Prix, 175.223 mph

21. Chad Little (97), Pontiac Grand Prix, 175.145 mph

22. Ted Musgrave (16), Ford Thunderbird, 175.128 mph

23. Ron Barfield (92), Ford Thunderbird, 175.087 mph

24. Jeff Gordon (24), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 175.056 mph

25. Bobby Labonte (18), Pontiac Grand Prix, 175.043 mph

26. r-Jeff Green (29), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 176.153 mph

27. Lake Speed (9), Ford Thunderbird, 175.210 mph

28. Jeff Purvis (12), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 175.169 mph

29. Kenny Wallace (81), Ford Thunderbird, 175.097 mph

30. Ed Berrier (95), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 175.012 mph

31. Mark Martin (6), Ford Thunderbird, 174.917 mph

32. Derrike Cope (36), Pontiac Grand Prix, 174.900 mph

33. Jeff Burton (99), Ford Thunderbird, 174.869 mph

34. Rick Wilson (27), Ford Thunderbird, 174.832 mph

35. John Andretti (98), Ford Thunderbird, 174.791 mph

36. Ward Burton (22), Pontiac Grand Prix, 174.757 mph

37. Greg Sacks (91), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 174.689 mph

38. Terry Labonte (5), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 174.635 mph

39. Kyle Petty (44), Pontiac Grand Prix, provisional

40. Jimmy Spencer (23), Ford Thunderbird, provisional

41. Ricky Craven (25), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, provisional

42. Brett Bodine (11), Ford Thunderbird, provisional

43. Rusty Wallace (2), Ford Thunderbird, provisional

1997 BRICKYARD 400 RESULTS

1. Ricky Rudd (10), Ford Thunderbird, 160 laps

2. Bobby Labonte (18), Pontiac Grand Prix, 160 laps, running

3. Dale Jarrett (88), Ford Thunderbird, 160 laps, running

4. Jeff Gordon (24), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 160 laps, running

5. Jeremy Mayfield (37), Ford Thunderbird, 160 laps, running

6. Mark Martin (6), Ford Thunderbird, 160 laps, running

7. Johnny Benson (30), Pontiac Grand Prix, 160 laps, running

8. Bill Elliott (94), Ford Thunderbird, 160 laps, running

9. r-Mike Skinner (31), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 160 laps, running

10. Ernie Irvan (28), Ford Thunderbird, 160 laps, running

11. Ken Schrader (33), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 160 laps, running

12. Lake Speed (9), Ford Thunderbird, 160 laps, running

13. Kyle Petty (44), Pontiac Grand Prix, 160 laps, running

14. Darrell Waltrip (17), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 160 laps, running

15. Jeff Burton (99), Ford Thunderbird, 160 laps, running

16. Ricky Craven (25), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 160 laps, running

17. John Andretti (98), Ford Thunderbird, 160 laps, running

18. Brett Bodine (11), Ford Thunderbird, 160 laps, running

19. Ward Burton (22), Pontiac Grand Prix, 160 laps, running

20. Bobby Hamilton (43), Pontiac Grand Prix, 160 laps, running

21. Rick Wilson (27), Ford Thunderbird, 160 laps, running

22. Ron Barfield (92), Ford Thunderbird, 160 laps, running

23. Rick Mast (75), Ford Thunderbird, 160 laps, running

24. Jimmy Spencer (23), Ford Thunderbird, 159 laps, running

25. r-Jeff Green (29), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 159 laps, running

26. Steve Grissom (41), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 159 laps, running

27. Ed Berrier (95), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 159 laps, running

28. r-Robby Gordon (40), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 159 laps, running

29. Dale Earnhardt (3), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 158 laps, running

30. Kenny Wallace (81), Ford Thunderbird, 158 laps, running

31. Greg Sacks (91), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 158 laps, running

32. Joe Nemechek (42), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 156 laps, running

33. Ted Musgrave (16), Ford Thunderbird, 155 laps, running

34. Rich Bickle (26), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 153 laps, running

35. r-David Green (96), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 137 laps, out of race

36. Wally Dallenbach Jr. (46), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 120 laps, out
of race

37. Jeff Purvis (12), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 112 laps, running

38. Rusty Wallace (2), Ford Thunderbird, 91 laps, out of race

39. Michael Waltrip (21), Ford Thunderbird, 89 laps, running

40. Terry Labonte (5), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 83 laps, out of race

41. Derrike Cope (36), Pontiac Grand Prix, 12 laps, out of race

42. Chad Little (97), Pontiac Grand Prix, 2 laps, out of race

43. Sterling Marlin (4), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 2 laps, out of race

(r-rookie)

Average Speed: 130.828 miles per hour

Time of Race: 3 hour, 3 minutes, 26 seconds

Margin of Victory: .183 of a second

Cautions: 6 for 25 laps

Lead Changes: 14 among 9 drivers


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