1997 MBNA 400

26th race of the 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series February 2025 July 2026 NASWINSTON Roush Racing September 21 Eli Gold, Dick Berggren, Buddy Baker 132.719 mph km/h Mark Martin 23.679 Motor Racing Network TNN Mark Martin 194 Roush Racing Mark Martin Roush Racing 6 Dover, Delaware, Dover International Speedway 32 26 MBNA 400 400 643.737 1.6 1 1997 400 The 1997 MBNA 400 program cover, featuring Ward Burton. 1997 MBNA 400.jpeg The 1997 MBNA 400 was the 26th stock car race of the 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 29th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, September 21, 1997, in Dover, Delaware at Dover International Speedway, a 1-mile (1.6 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 400 laps to complete. Depending on fuel mileage, Roush Racing driver Mark Martin would manage to save enough fuel to secure his 22nd career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his fourth and final victory of the season.Poole David September 21, 1997 Martin gets rich on fuel efficiency http://www.thatsracin.com/97/docs/0921.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000815213400/http://www.thatsracin.com/97/docs/0921.htm August 15, 2000 October 3, 2022 That's Racin' The Charlotte ObserverSeptember 22, 1997 Fuel management helps Mark Martin tame Monster Mile 13 San Angelo Standard-Times https://www.newspapers.com/clip/110621500/fuel-management-helps-mark-martin-tame/ October 3, 2022 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt and Petty Enterprises driver Kyle Petty would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Dover International Speedway, the venue where the race was held. Dover International Speedway is an oval race track in Dover, Delaware. The track features one layout, a 1-mile (1.6 km) concrete oval, with 24° banking in the turns and 9° banking on the straights. The speedway is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports. The track, nicknamed "The Monster Mile", was built in 1969 by Melvin Joseph of Melvin L. Joseph Construction Company, Inc., with an asphalt surface, but was replaced with concrete in 1995. Six years later in 2001, the track's capacity moved to 135,000 seats, making the track have the largest capacity of sports venue in the mid-Atlantic. In 2002, the name changed to Dover International Speedway from Dover Downs International Speedway after Dover Downs Gaming and Entertainment split, making Dover Motorsports. From 2007 to 2009, the speedway worked on an improvement project called "The Monster Makeover", which expanded facilities at the track and beautified the track. After the 2014 season, the track's capacity was reduced to 95,500 seats. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMake1Morgan ShepherdPrecision Products RacingPontiac2Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet5Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6Mark MartinRoush RacingFord7Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord8Hut StricklinStavola Brothers RacingFord10Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord11Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord14Steve ParkDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet16Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord17Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet18Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac21Michael WaltripWood Brothers RacingFord22Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac23Jimmy SpencerHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet25Ricky CravenHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet28Ernie IrvanRobert Yates RacingFord29Jeff Green (R)Diamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet30Johnny Benson Jr.Bahari RacingPontiac31Mike Skinner (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet33Ken SchraderAndy Petree RacingChevrolet36Derrike CopeMB2 MotorsportsPontiac37Jeremy MayfieldKranefuss-Haas RacingFord40Robby Gordon (R)Team SABCOChevrolet41Steve GrissomLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet42Joe NemechekTeam SABCOChevrolet43Bobby HamiltonPetty EnterprisesPontiac44Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet75Rick MastButch Mock MotorsportsFord77Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord78Gary BradberryTriad MotorsportsFord81Kenny WallaceFILMAR RacingFord88Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord90Dick TrickleDonlavey RacingFord94Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord96David Green (R)American Equipment RacingChevrolet97Chad LittleRoush RacingPontiac98John AndrettiCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord99Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, September 19, at 3:00 PM EST. Each driver would have one lap to set a time. During the first round, the top 25 drivers in the round would be guaranteed a starting spot in the race. If a driver was not able to guarantee a spot in the first round, they had the option to scrub their time from the first round and try and run a faster lap time in a second round qualifying run, held on Saturday, September 20, at 11:30 AM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time.September 19, 1997 MBNA 400 38 The Akron Beacon Journal https://www.newspapers.com/clip/110621590/mbna-400/ October 3, 2022 Newspapers.com Positions 26-38 would be decided on time, and depending on who needed it, the 39th thru either the 42nd, 43rd, or 44th position would be based on provisionals. Four spots are awarded by the use of provisionals based on owner's points. The fifth is awarded to a past champion who has not otherwise qualified for the race. If no past champion needs the provisional, the field would be limited to 42 cars. If a champion needed it, the field would expand to 43 cars. If the race was a companion race with the NASCAR Winston West Series, four spots would be determined by NASCAR Winston Cup Series provisionals, while the final two spots would be given to teams in the Winston West Series, leaving the field at 44 cars. Mark Martin, driving for Roush Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 23.679 and an average speed of 152.033 mph km/h.Brinster Dick September 20, 1997 Martin barely edges Gordon for MBNA 400 pole 25 Intelligencer Journal https://www.newspapers.com/clip/110621671/martin-barely-edges-gordon-for-mbna-400/ October 3, 2022 Newspapers.com Steve Park was the only driver to fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed16Mark MartinRoush RacingFord23.679152.033224Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet23.718151.783388Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord23.768151.464490Dick TrickleDonlavey RacingFord23.831151.064518Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac23.854150.918698John AndrettiCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord23.870150.817742Joe NemechekTeam SABCOChevrolet23.886150.71688Hut StricklinStavola Brothers RacingFord23.890150.691975Rick MastButch Mock MotorsportsFord23.954150.2881025Ricky CravenHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet23.970150.1881196David Green (R)American Equipment RacingChevrolet23.971150.1811297Chad LittleRoush RacingPontiac23.972150.1751394Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord23.979150.1311433Ken SchraderAndy Petree RacingChevrolet23.982150.113151Morgan ShepherdPrecision Products RacingPontiac23.993150.0441610Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord24.000150.0001711Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord24.014149.9131823Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesFord24.023149.8561981Kenny WallaceFILMAR RacingFord24.028149.8252021Michael WaltripWood Brothers RacingFord24.040149.750214Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet24.053149.669222Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord24.054149.6632344Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac24.060149.6262437Jeremy MayfieldKranefuss-Haas RacingFord24.061149.620257Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord24.065149.5952678Gary BradberryTriad MotorsportsFord24.001149.9942722Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac24.070149.5642841Steve GrissomLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet24.079149.5082930Johnny Benson Jr.Bahari RacingPontiac24.082149.4893031Mike Skinner (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet24.123149.2353128Ernie IrvanRobert Yates RacingFord24.161149.0003277Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord24.185148.853333Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet24.197148.7793443Bobby HamiltonPetty EnterprisesPontiac24.198148.7733540Robby Gordon (R)Team SABCOChevrolet24.210148.699365Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet24.230148.5763771Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet24.292148.1973836Derrike CopeMB2 MotorsportsPontiac24.400147.541Provisionals3999Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord -* -*4016Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord -* -*4117Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*4229Jeff Green (R)Diamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*Failed to qualify4314Steve ParkDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet -* -*Official qualifying results Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings116Mark MartinRoush RacingFord400194running185$195,3052333Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4004running175$63,10532344Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac400191running170$40,2054518Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac4000running160$41,4655388Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord3990running155$39,84561610Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord3990running150$34,4407224Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet39811running151$38,19081394Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord3980running142$29,99093128Ernie IrvanRobert Yates RacingFord3970running138$32,34010975Rick MastButch Mock MotorsportsFord3960running134$32,390113999Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord3960running130$33,190121433Ken SchraderAndy Petree RacingChevrolet3960running127$27,090133443Bobby HamiltonPetty EnterprisesPontiac3960running124$30,39014257Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord3960running121$26,39015698John AndrettiCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord3960running118$26,99016222Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord3950running115$31,5901788Hut StricklinStavola Brothers RacingFord3950running112$25,59018490Dick TrickleDonlavey RacingFord3950running109$18,375193031Mike Skinner (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet3940running106$19,09020742Joe NemechekTeam SABCOChevrolet3940running103$19,190212841Steve GrissomLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet3940running100$24,790222722Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac3930running97$24,640232437Jeremy MayfieldKranefuss-Haas RacingFord3930running94$17,490244016Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord3930running91$24,340251196David Green (R)American Equipment RacingChevrolet3930running88$17,415261711Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord3930running85$24,01527214Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet3930running82$29,865282930Johnny Benson Jr.Bahari RacingPontiac3920running79$23,815291297Chad LittleRoush RacingPontiac3920running76$16,765303836Derrike CopeMB2 MotorsportsPontiac3920running73$16,21531151Morgan ShepherdPrecision Products RacingPontiac3920running70$20,665324117Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet3910running67$20,605333540Robby Gordon (R)Team SABCOChevrolet3890running64$20,555343771Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet3880running61$13,505352678Gary BradberryTriad MotorsportsFord3840running58$13,830361823Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesFord3840running55$20,30537365Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3820running52$34,905381981Kenny WallaceFILMAR RacingFord3630running49$20,305393277Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord2300drivetrain46$13,305404229Jeff Green (R)Diamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet1660steering43$13,305411025Ricky CravenHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1090engine40$21,805422021Michael WaltripWood Brothers RacingFord860crash37$20,305Official race results References 1997 CMT 300 1997 Hanes 500 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Dover Motor Speedway Category:September 1997 sports events in the United States Category:1997 in sports in Delaware