1997 Pepsi 400

16th race of the 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series February 2025 NASWINSTON The 1997 Pepsi 400 program cover, featuring Jeff Gordon. July 5 157.791 mph km/h 32 16 4.0 160 643.737 2.5 Pepsi 400 Daytona Beach, Florida, Daytona International Speedway Bob Jenkins, Benny Parsons Motor Racing Network ESPN Cale Yarborough Motorsports John Andretti Richard Childress Racing Cale Yarborough Motorsports Mike Skinner John Andretti 113 98 1997 400 47.424 1997 Pepsi 400.jpeg The 1997 Pepsi 400 was the 16th stock car race of the 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 29th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, July 5, 1997, in Daytona Beach, Florida at Daytona International Speedway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) permanent triangular-shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 160 laps to complete. In a one-lap restart to the finish, Cale Yarborough Motorsports driver John Andretti would manage to defend the field in a close finish to take his first career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory, his only victory of the season and the only win in team history for Cale Yarborough Motorsports.Green Jr. Ron July 5, 1997 Andretti flexes muscle http://www.thatsracin.com/97/docs/0705.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000815213454/http://www.thatsracin.com/97/docs/0705.htm August 15, 2000 September 29, 2022 That's Racin' The Charlotte ObserverKerasotis Peter July 6, 1997 Andretti rules Daytona 27 Florida Today https://www.newspapers.com/clip/110390954/andretti-rules-daytona/ September 29, 2022 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, Hendrick Motorsports driver Terry Labonte and Morgan–McClure Motorsports driver Sterling Marlin would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Daytona International Speedway, the venue where the race was held. Daytona International Speedway is one of four superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the other three being Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Talladega Superspeedway and Atlanta Motor Speedway.2010-08-11 NASCAR.COM : Tracks http://www.nascar.com/races/tracks/ https://web.archive.org/web/20100811053515/http://www.nascar.com/races/tracks/ 2010-08-11 2021-10-17 The standard track at Daytona International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long. The track's turns are banked at 31 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at 18 degrees.2010-08-30 Daytona International Speedway: The World Center of Racing http://www.speedway-guide.com/Daytona-International-Speedway.html https://web.archive.org/web/20100830050250/http://www.speedway-guide.com/Daytona-International-Speedway.html 2010-08-30 2021-10-17 Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMake1Jerry NadeauPrecision Products RacingPontiac2Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet5Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6Mark MartinRoush RacingFord7Geoff BodineMattei MotorsportsFord8Hut StricklinStavola Brothers RacingFord9Lake SpeedMelling RacingFord10Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord11Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord16Ted 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 RacingFord40Greg SacksTeam SABCOChevrolet41Steve GrissomLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet42Joe NemechekTeam SABCOChevrolet43Bobby HamiltonPetty EnterprisesPontiac44Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac46Wally Dallenbach Jr.Team SABCOChevrolet71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet75Rick MastButch Mock MotorsportsFord77Morgan ShepherdJasper MotorsportsFord78Billy StandridgeTriad MotorsportsFord81Kenny WallaceFILMAR RacingFord88Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord90Dick TrickleDonlavey RacingFord91Loy Allen Jr.LJ RacingChevrolet94Bill 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 Thursday, July 3, 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 Friday, July 4. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. 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. Mike Skinner, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 47.424 and an average speed of 189.777 mph km/h.Ferguson Doug July 4, 1997 Skinner wins pole in Daytona 16 The Beaufort Gazette https://www.newspapers.com/clip/110391325/skinner-wins-pole-in-daytona/ September 29, 2022 Newspapers.com Three drivers would fail to qualify: Loy Allen Jr., Geoff Bodine, and Jeff Green. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed131Mike Skinner (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet47.424189.77723Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet47.428189.761398John AndrettiCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord47.513189.422424Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet47.529189.358523Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesFord47.618189.00462Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord47.656188.853778Billy StandridgeTriad MotorsportsFord47.672188.790821Michael WaltripWood Brothers RacingFord47.673188.786975Rick MastButch Mock MotorsportsFord47.678188.766109Lake SpeedMelling RacingFord47.720188.6001142Joe NemechekTeam SABCOChevrolet47.751188.4781290Dick TrickleDonlavey RacingFord47.755188.4621310Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord47.815188.2251433Ken SchraderAndy Petree RacingChevrolet47.854188.0721530Johnny Benson Jr.Bahari RacingPontiac47.859188.0521688Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord47.878187.9781794Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord47.913187.840186Mark MartinRoush RacingFord47.915187.833198Hut StricklinStavola Brothers RacingFord47.954187.6802018Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac47.958187.6642122Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac47.971187.6132216Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord48.020187.4222399Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord48.027187.3952428Ernie IrvanRobert Yates RacingFord48.027187.3952543Bobby HamiltonPetty EnterprisesPontiac48.066187.2432640Robby GordonTeam SABCOChevrolet48.071187.2232781Kenny WallaceFILMAR RacingFord48.095187.1302836Derrike CopeMB2 MotorsportsPontiac48.124187.0172997Chad LittleMark Rypien MotorsportsPontiac48.171186.834304Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet48.177186.8113137Jeremy MayfieldKranefuss-Haas RacingFord48.187186.7723277Morgan ShepherdJasper MotorsportsFord48.208186.6913346Wally Dallenbach Jr.Team SABCOChevrolet48.271186.4473417Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet48.318186.266355Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet48.334186.2043696David Green (R)American Equipment RacingChevrolet48.345186.1623771Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet48.377186.0393844Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac48.393185.977Provisionals3925Ricky CravenHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*4011Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord -* -*411Jerry NadeauPrecision Products RacingPontiac -* -*4241Steve GrissomLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*Failed to qualify4391Loy Allen Jr.LJ RacingChevrolet -* -*447Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord -* -*4529Jeff Green (R)Diamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*Official qualifying results Race results Fin1997 Pepsi 400 - The Third Turn https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/1997_Pepsi_400 September 28, 2022 The Third Turn enSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1398John AndrettiCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord160113running185$109,5252355Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1600running170$74,9753304Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet1600running165$53,775423Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1607running165$52,47551688Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord1600running155$45,975662Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord1600running150$40,85073844Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac1602running151$30,55082399Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord1600running142$36,50092428Ernie IrvanRobert Yates RacingFord1600running138$35,500102018Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac1600running134$40,000112781Kenny WallaceFILMAR RacingFord1600running130$30,565122216Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord1600running127$29,975133137Jeremy MayfieldKranefuss-Haas RacingFord1600running124$22,585143417Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet1601running126$29,245151433Ken SchraderAndy Petree RacingChevrolet1600running118$30,455161530Johnny Benson Jr.Bahari RacingPontiac1600running115$28,615173771Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet1600running112$23,17518975Rick MastButch Mock MotorsportsFord1600running109$27,860193696David Green (R)American Equipment RacingChevrolet1600running106$17,920202543Bobby HamiltonPetty EnterprisesPontiac1600running103$32,65521424Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1601running105$85,135222640Robby GordonTeam SABCOChevrolet1600running97$26,915234011Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord1601running99$26,545241142Joe NemechekTeam SABCOChevrolet1600running91$19,325251290Dick TrickleDonlavey RacingFord1590crash88$19,080262122Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac1594crash90$25,82027186Mark MartinRoush RacingFord15926crash87$30,465282836Derrike CopeMB2 MotorsportsPontiac1590crash79$18,44529109Lake SpeedMelling RacingFord1590crash76$18,22530411Jerry NadeauPrecision Products RacingPontiac1590crash73$25,13031523Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesFord1590running70$24,575323277Morgan ShepherdJasper MotorsportsFord1590running67$15,045331794Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord1582running69$22,015341310Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord1550crash61$29,98535821Michael WaltripWood Brothers RacingFord1551crash63$21,95536198Hut StricklinStavola Brothers RacingFord1550crash55$21,925373925Ricky CravenHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1550running52$21,896384241Steve GrissomLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet1530running49$21,850393346Wally Dallenbach Jr.Team SABCOChevrolet1490running46$14,85040778Billy StandridgeTriad MotorsportsFord390crash43$14,85041131Mike Skinner (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet372crash45$21,850422997Chad LittleMark Rypien MotorsportsPontiac320crash37$15,350Official race results References 1997 California 500 1997 Jiffy Lube 300 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Daytona International Speedway Category:July 1997 sports events in the United States Category:1997 in sports in Florida