1997 Miller 400

14th race of the 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series January 2025 NASWINSTON 200 The 1997 Miller 400 program cover, featuring Rusty Wallace. 39.201 29th Annual Miller 400 Motor Racing Network 153.338 mph km/h June 15 32 14 643.737 3.2 Brooklyn, Michigan, Michigan International Speedway 2 Miller 400 CBS Robert Yates Racing Ernie Irvan Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Roush Racing Ted Musgrave 68 28 1997 400 Ken Squier, Ned Jarrett, Buddy Baker 1997 Miller 400.jpeg The 1997 Miller 400 was the 14th stock car race of the 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 29th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, June 15, 1997, in Brooklyn, Michigan, at Michigan International Speedway, a two-mile (3.2 km) moderate-banked D-shaped speedway. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. In a comeback victory, Robert Yates Racing driver Ernie Irvan would manage to dominate the late stages of the race to take his 15th and final career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his only victory of the season.Poole David June 15, 1997 Irvan `blessed' with win http://www.thatsracin.com/97/docs/0615.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000815213503/http://www.thatsracin.com/97/docs/0615.htm August 15, 2000 September 28, 2022 That's Racin' The Charlotte ObserverBerger Ken June 16, 1997 Irvan wins in Michigan return 13 The Stuart News https://www.newspapers.com/clip/110346452/irvan-wins-in-michigan-return/ September 28, 2022 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, Bill Elliott Racing driver Bill Elliott and Roush Racing driver Mark Martin would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Michigan International Speedway, the venue where the race was held. The race was held at Michigan International Speedway, a two-mile (3.2 km) moderate-banked D-shaped speedway located in Brooklyn, Michigan. The track is used primarily for NASCAR events. The track is owned by International Speedway Corporation. MIS is recognized as one of motorsports' premier facilities because of its wide racing surface and high banking (by open-wheel standards; the 18-degree banking is modest by stock car standards). 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 RacingPontiac19Gary BradberryTriStar MotorsportsFord21Michael WaltripWood Brothers RacingFord22Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac23Jimmy SpencerHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet25Ricky CravenHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet27Rick WilsonDavid Blair MotorsportsFord28Ernie 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 RacingFord91Mike WallaceLJ RacingChevrolet94Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord95Ed BerrierSadler Brothers RacingChevrolet96David 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, June 13, at 3:30 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, June 14, at 10:45 AM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time.June 13, 1997 Miller 400 32 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/110347263/miller-400/ September 28, 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. Dale Jarrett, driving for Robert Yates Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 39.201 and an average speed of 183.669 mph km/h.June 14, 1997 Jarrett back on track winning pole at Michigan 400 15 Palladium-Item https://www.newspapers.com/clip/110352358/jarrett-back-on-track-winning-pole-at/ September 28, 2022 Newspapers.com Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed188Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord39.201183.669242Joe NemechekTeam SABCOChevrolet39.263183.379325Ricky CravenHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet39.303183.19244Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet39.410182.695516Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord39.474182.399646Wally Dallenbach Jr.Team SABCOChevrolet39.482182.362730Johnny Benson Jr.Bahari RacingPontiac39.512182.223818Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac39.526182.159999Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord39.547182.0621023Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesFord39.580181.910116Mark MartinRoush RacingFord39.611181.7681224Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet39.616181.745137Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord39.630181.6811429Jeff Green (R)Diamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet39.647181.6031537Jeremy MayfieldKranefuss-Haas RacingFord39.681181.4471631Mike Skinner (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet39.687181.4201790Dick TrickleDonlavey RacingFord39.687181.420185Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet39.693181.392192Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord39.709181.3192028Ernie IrvanRobert Yates RacingFord39.713181.3012141Steve GrissomLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet39.715181.292223Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet39.739181.1822397Chad LittleMark Rypien MotorsportsPontiac39.739181.1822443Bobby HamiltonPetty EnterprisesPontiac39.773181.0272571Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet39.787180.9642694Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord39.303183.1922722Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac39.384182.8152878Billy StandridgeTriad MotorsportsFord39.493182.3112996David Green (R)American Equipment RacingChevrolet39.529182.1453033Ken SchraderAndy Petree RacingChevrolet39.538182.1033127Rick WilsonDavid Blair MotorsportsFord39.559182.007321Jerry NadeauPrecision Products RacingPontiac39.566181.9743381Kenny WallaceFILMAR RacingFord39.610181.7723410Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord39.625181.7033511Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord39.702181.351369Lake SpeedMelling RacingFord39.710181.315378Hut StricklinStavola Brothers RacingFord39.730181.2233821Michael WaltripWood Brothers RacingFord39.735181.200Provisionals3944Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac -* -*4098John AndrettiCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord -* -*4175Rick MastButch Mock MotorsportsFord -* -*4236Derrike CopeMB2 MotorsportsPontiac -* -*4317Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*Failed to qualify4491Mike WallaceLJ RacingChevrolet -* -*4577Morgan ShepherdJasper MotorsportsFord -* -*4695Ed BerrierSadler Brothers RacingChevrolet -* -*4740Greg SacksTeam SABCOChevrolet -* -*4819Gary BradberryTriStar MotorsportsFord -* -*Official qualifying results *Time not available. Race results Fin1997 Miller 400 - The Third Turn https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/1997_Miller_400 September 28, 2022 The Third Turn enSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings12028Ernie IrvanRobert Yates RacingFord20033running180$93,83022694Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord20046running175$73,8303116Mark MartinRoush RacingFord20023running170$48,8054516Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord20068running170$42,20051224Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2000running155$47,4256188Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord2000running150$46,5257223Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2000running146$41,37584236Derrike CopeMB2 MotorsportsPontiac2000running142$33,4759818Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac2003running143$36,12510730Johnny Benson Jr.Bahari RacingPontiac2000running134$33,62511369Lake SpeedMelling RacingFord2000running130$23,975121537Jeremy MayfieldKranefuss-Haas RacingFord2001running132$23,400133410Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord2000running124$33,75014999Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord2003running126$33,300151023Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesFord2000running118$26,750163821Michael WaltripWood Brothers RacingFord2000running115$28,5251744Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet2001running117$33,65018325Ricky CravenHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2008running114$33,365193511Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord1990running106$27,55020646Wally Dallenbach Jr.Team SABCOChevrolet1990running103$16,635213127Rick WilsonDavid Blair MotorsportsFord1990running100$16,41522378Hut StricklinStavola Brothers RacingFord1990running97$26,900231790Dick TrickleDonlavey RacingFord1990running94$19,665244317Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet1991running96$26,455252397Chad LittleMark Rypien MotorsportsPontiac1980running88$19,220263944Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac1980running85$18,960273033Ken SchraderAndy Petree RacingChevrolet1980running82$25,800282996David Green (R)American Equipment RacingChevrolet1980running79$15,64029192Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord19713out of gas81$32,505304175Rick MastButch Mock MotorsportsFord1970running73$25,440311429Jeff Green (R)Diamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet1970running70$18,310322443Bobby HamiltonPetty EnterprisesPontiac1970running67$30,240332878Billy StandridgeTriad MotorsportsFord1950running64$15,135342571Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet1890running61$17,565352722Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac1880running58$21,99536321Jerry NadeauPrecision Products RacingPontiac1860running55$21,950374098John AndrettiCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord1740running52$21,890382141Steve GrissomLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet1620running49$21,78039185Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1350handling46$37,88040137Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord1210engine43$21,78041242Joe NemechekTeam SABCOChevrolet690engine40$15,780421631Mike Skinner (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet80crash37$21,780433381Kenny WallaceFILMAR RacingFord10engine34$21,780Official race results Media Television The Miller 400 was covered by CBS in the United States for the sixteenth straight year. Ken Squier, two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Ned Jarrett and 1979 race winner Buddy Baker called the race from the broadcast booth. Mike Joy, Dick Berggren and Ralph Sheheen handled pit road for the television side. CBS Booth announcers Pit reporters Lap-by-lap Color-commentators Ken Squier Ned Jarrett Buddy Baker Mike Joy Dick Berggren Ralph Sheheen References NASCAR Winston Cup Series 1997 1997 California 500 1997 Pocono 500 Category:1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Michigan International Speedway Category:June 1997 sports events in the United States Category:1997 in sports in Michigan