1997 The Bud at The Glen

20th race of the 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series February 2025 NASWINSTON Hendrick Motorsports Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons 12th Annual The Bud at The Glen August 10 32 91.294 mph km/h 3.943 Team 34 1:13.192 Todd Bodine 20 Motor Racing Network ESPN Jeff Gordon Watkins Glen, New York, Watkins Glen International 32 Hendrick Motorsports Jeff Gordon 24 220.5 354.86 90 90 354.86 2.45 The Bud at The Glen 1997 220.5 The 1997 The Bud at The Glen program cover, featuring Geoff Bodine. 1997_The_Bud_at_The_Glen.jpeg The 1997 The Bud at The Glen was the 20th stock car race of the 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 12th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, August 10, 1997, at the shortened layout of Watkins Glen International, a 2.45 miles (3.943 km) permanent road course layout. The race took the scheduled 90 laps to complete. At race's end, Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon would manage to dominate the late stages of the race to take his 27th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his eighth victory of the season.Bonnell Rick August 10, 1997 Jeff Gordon gets one for the road http://www.thatsracin.com/97/docs/0810.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000815213432/http://www.thatsracin.com/97/docs/0810.htm August 15, 2000 September 30, 2022 That's Racin' The Charlotte ObserverHarris Mike August 11, 1997 Gordon gets 1st road course win 13 The Stuart News https://www.newspapers.com/clip/110448616/gordon-gets-1st-road-course-win/ September 30, 2022 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, Geoff Bodine Racing driver Geoff Bodine and Penske Racing South driver Rusty Wallace would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Watkins Glen International NASCAR uses. Watkins Glen International (nicknamed "The Glen") is an automobile race track located in Watkins Glen, New York at the southern tip of Seneca Lake. It was long known around the world as the home of the Formula One United States Grand Prix, which it hosted for twenty consecutive years (1961–1980), but the site has been home to road racing of nearly every class, including the World Sportscar Championship, Trans-Am, Can-Am, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, the International Motor Sports Association and the IndyCar Series. Initially, public roads in the village were used for the race course. In 1956 a permanent circuit for the race was built. In 1968 the race was extended to six hours, becoming the 6 Hours of Watkins Glen. The circuit's current layout has more or less been the same since 1971, although a chicane was installed at the uphill Esses in 1975 to slow cars through these corners, where there was a fatality during practice at the 1973 United States Grand Prix. The chicane was removed in 1985, but another chicane called the "Inner Loop" was installed in 1992 after J. D. McDuffie's fatal accident during the previous year's NASCAR Winston Cup event. The circuit is known as the Mecca of North American road racing and is a very popular venue among fans and drivers. The facility is currently owned by NASCAR. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. No.DriverTeamMake1Lance HooperPrecision 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 RacingChevrolet34Todd BodineTeam 34Chevrolet36Derrike CopeMB2 MotorsportsPontiac37Jeremy MayfieldKranefuss-Haas RacingFord40Robby Gordon (R)Team SABCOChevrolet41Steve GrissomLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet42Joe NemechekTeam SABCOChevrolet43Bobby HamiltonPetty EnterprisesPontiac44Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac46Wally Dallenbach Jr.Team SABCOChevrolet71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet75Rick MastButch Mock MotorsportsFord77Morgan ShepherdJasper MotorsportsFord78Bobby Hillin Jr.Triad MotorsportsFord81Kenny WallaceFILMAR RacingFord88Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord90Dorsey SchroederDonlavey RacingFord94Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord96David Green (R)American Equipment RacingChevrolet97Chad LittleMark Rypien MotorsportsPontiac98John AndrettiCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord99Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, August 8, at 2:00 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, August 9, at 10:45 AM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time.August 8, 1997 Glen Calendar 42 Press and Sun-Bulletin https://www.newspapers.com/clip/110448714/glen-calendar/ September 30, 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. Todd Bodine, driving for Team 34, would win the pole, setting a time of 1:13.192 and an average speed of 120.505 mph km/h on.Johnson James August 9, 1997 Another Bodine drives to success 26 Democrat and Chronicle https://www.newspapers.com/clip/110448752/another-bodine-drives-to-success/ September 30, 2022 Newspapers.com Three drivers would fail to qualify: Bobby Hillin Jr., Morgan Shepherd, and Dave Marcis. Full qualifying results Pos.No.DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed134Todd BodineTeam 34Chevrolet1:13.192120.505288Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord1:13.253120.40533Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1:13.254120.403494Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord1:13.308120.314546Wally Dallenbach Jr.Team SABCOChevrolet1:13.308120.31464Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet1:13.346120.25277Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord1:13.393120.175842Joe NemechekTeam SABCOChevrolet1:13.403120.15996Mark MartinRoush RacingFord1:13.413120.1421040Robby Gordon (R)Team SABCOChevrolet1:13.420120.1311124Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1:13.472120.0461214Steve ParkDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet1:13.548119.922132Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord1:13.602119.8341418Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac1:13.618119.8081533Ken SchraderAndy Petree RacingChevrolet1:13.634119.782165Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1:13.654119.7491721Michael WaltripWood Brothers RacingFord1:13.748119.5961822Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac1:13.787119.5331990Dorsey SchroederDonlavey RacingFord1:13.818119.4832011Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord1:13.911119.3332123Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesFord1:13.930119.3022228Ernie IrvanRobert Yates RacingFord1:13.977119.2262381Kenny WallaceFILMAR RacingFord1:14.042119.1222443Bobby HamiltonPetty EnterprisesPontiac1:14.054119.1022530Johnny Benson Jr.Bahari RacingPontiac1:14.121118.9952631Mike Skinner (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet1:13.870119.3992797Chad LittleMark Rypien MotorsportsPontiac1:13.953119.2652837Jeremy MayfieldKranefuss-Haas RacingFord1:14.139118.9662916Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord1:14.199118.8703098John AndrettiCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord1:14.199118.8703110Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord1:14.216118.8423217Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet1:14.256118.7783341Steve GrissomLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet1:14.267118.761341Lance HooperPrecision Products RacingPontiac1:14.279118.7423544Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac1:14.339118.6463699Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord1:14.375118.5883736Derrike CopeMB2 MotorsportsPontiac1:14.392118.5613896David Green (R)American Equipment RacingChevrolet1:14.491118.404Provisionals3925Ricky CravenHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*4075Rick MastButch Mock MotorsportsFord -* -*418Hut StricklinStavola Brothers RacingFord -* -*4229Jeff Green (R)Diamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*Failed to qualify4378Bobby Hillin Jr.Triad MotorsportsFord -* -*4477Morgan ShepherdJasper MotorsportsFord -* -*4571Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet -* -*Official qualifying results *Time not available. Race results Fin1997 The Bud at The Glen - The Third Turn https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/1997_The_Bud_At_The_Glen September 30, 2022 The Third Turn enStNo.DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings11124Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet9032running185$139,120277Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord9018running175$71,8953132Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord902running170$43,81041040Robby Gordon (R)Team SABCOChevrolet900running160$39,200596Mark MartinRoush RacingFord900running155$36,70062916Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord900running150$31,5007494Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord904running151$28,0808165Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet901running147$37,50593341Steve GrissomLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet900running138$26,57510546Wally Dallenbach Jr.Team SABCOChevrolet900running134$16,585112530Johnny Benson Jr.Bahari RacingPontiac906running135$25,35512842Joe NemechekTeam SABCOChevrolet9010running132$18,0151364Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet900running124$29,725141533Ken SchraderAndy Petree RacingChevrolet900running121$24,485152837Jeremy MayfieldKranefuss-Haas RacingFord900running118$17,9951633Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet900running115$29,575173925Ricky CravenHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet900running112$23,755183217Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet903running114$23,535192631Mike Skinner (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet900running106$16,780203098John AndrettiCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord900running103$24,885212228Ernie IrvanRobert Yates RacingFord900running100$24,455223896David Green (R)American Equipment RacingChevrolet900running97$12,335234075Rick MastButch Mock MotorsportsFord900running94$22,54024341Lance HooperPrecision Products RacingPontiac900running91$22,380251721Michael WaltripWood Brothers RacingFord900running88$22,245263544Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac900running85$15,085272381Kenny WallaceFILMAR RacingFord890out of fuel82$21,972282443Bobby HamiltonPetty EnterprisesPontiac890accident79$26,915293699Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord890running76$26,855304229Jeff Green (R)Diamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet890running73$14,295311990Dorsey SchroederDonlavey RacingFord890running70$11,63032288Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord8914running72$28,365331214Steve ParkDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet880running64$11,515342123Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesFord880running61$18,49035134Todd BodineTeam 34Chevrolet870engine58$16,46536418Hut StricklinStavola Brothers RacingFord770oil leak55$18,415371418Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac650engine52$26,390383736Derrike CopeMB2 MotorsportsPontiac640running49$11,365392011Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord560rear end46$18,365403110Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord240transmission43$27,865411822Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac140engine40$18,365422797Chad LittleMark Rypien MotorsportsPontiac80engine37$11,365Official race results References 1997 Brickyard 400 1997 DeVilbiss 400 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Watkins Glen International Category:August 1997 sports events in the United States Category:1997 in sports in New York (state)