1997 The Bud At The Glen

Race 20 of 32

Watkins Glen
90 laps
Time of race: 2:24:55
Average speed of winner: 91.294 mph
Margin of victory: 1.350 sec.
Lead changes: 10 among 10 drivers
Cautions: 5 for 11 laps
Lap leaders: T. Bodine pole, Jarrett 1-14, Elliott 15-18, Nemechek 19-28, Benson 29-34, G. Bodine 35-52, J. Gordon 53-56, R. Wallace 57-58, T. Labonte 59, D. Waltrip 60-62, J. Gordon 63-90

Race notes: First pole for Todd Bodine. Debut for Steve Park.

Video links: Part 1 (Intro/Starting grid), Part 2 (Start), Part 3 (1st and 2nd cautions), Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8 (Green flag pit stops), Part 9 (3rd caution), Part 10 (4th caution), Part 11, Part 12 (Finish/Post-race)

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	11	Jeff Gordon	24	DuPont Automotive Finishes	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Evernham	120.046	90	2	32	running	139120	185
2	7	Geoff Bodine	7	QVC	Ford	Geoff Bodine	Tryson	120.175	90	1	18	running	71895	175
3	13	Rusty Wallace	2	Miller Lite	Ford	Penske	Pemberton	119.834	90	1	2	running	43810	170
4	10	Robby Gordon	40	Coors Light	Chevrolet	SABCO	Glover	120.131	90	0	0	running	39200	160
5	9	Mark Martin	6	Valvoline	Ford	Roush	Fennig	120.142	90	0	0	running	36700	155
6	29	Ted Musgrave	16	The Family Channel/PrimeStar	Ford	Roush	Ince	118.870	90	0	0	running	31500	150
7	4	Bill Elliott	94	McDonald's	Ford	Elliott	Beam	120.314	90	1	4	running	28080	151
8	16	Terry Labonte	5	Kellogg's Corn Flakes	Chevrolet	Hendrick	DeHart	119.749	90	1	1	running	37505	147
9	33	Steve Grissom	41	Kodiak	Chevrolet	Hedrick	Pressley	118.761	90	0	0	running	26575	138
10	5	Wally Dallenbach, Jr.	46	First Union	Chevrolet	SABCO		120.314	90	0	0	running	16585	134
11	25	Johnny Benson, Jr.	30	Pennzoil	Pontiac	Bahari	Hewitt	118.995	90	1	6	running	25355	135
12	8	Joe Nemechek	42	BellSouth	Chevrolet	SABCO	Hillman	120.159	90	1	10	running	18015	132
13	6	Sterling Marlin	4	Kodak Film	Chevrolet	Morgan-McClure	Brewer	120.252	90	0	0	running	29725	124
14	15	Ken Schrader	33	Skoal Bandit	Chevrolet	Petree	Petree	119.782	90	0	0	running	24485	121
15	28	Jeremy Mayfield	37	Kmart/RC Cola	Ford	Kranefuss	Andrews	118.966	90	0	0	running	17995	118
16	3	Dale Earnhardt	3	GM Goodwrench Service	Chevrolet	Childress	McReynolds	120.403	90	0	0	running	29575	115
17	39	Ricky Craven	25	Budweiser	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Graves	provisional	90	0	0	running	23755	112
18	32	Darrell Waltrip	17	Parts America	Chevrolet	Waltrip	Hammond	118.778	90	1	3	running	23535	114
19	26	Mike Skinner	31	Lowe's	Chevrolet	Childress	Hamlin	119.399	90	0	0	running	16780	106
20	30	John Andretti	98	RCA	Ford	Yarborough	Furr	118.870	90	0	0	running	24885	103
21	22	Ernie Irvan	28	Texaco/Havoline	Ford	Yates	Reno	119.226	90	0	0	running	24455	100
22	38	David Green	96	Caterpillar	Chevrolet	Buz McCall	Johns	118.404	90	0	0	running	12335	97
23	40	Rick Mast	75	Remington Arms	Ford	Mock	Charpentier	provisional	90	0	0	running	22540	94
24	34	Lance Hooper	1	R+L Carriers	Pontiac	Richard Jackson		118.742	90	0	0	running	22380	91
25	17	Michael Waltrip	21	CITGO	Ford	Wood Brothers	Eddie Wood	119.596	90	0	0	running	22245	88
26	35	Kyle Petty	44	Hot Wheels	Pontiac	Petty	Kennedy	118.646	90	0	0	running	15085	85
27	23	Kenny Wallace	81	Square D	Ford	FilMar	Martin	119.122	89	0	0	running	21972	82
28	24	Bobby Hamilton	43	STP	Pontiac	Petty	Loomis	119.102	89	0	0	running	26915	79
29	36	Jeff Burton	99	Exide Batteries	Ford	Roush	Buddy Parrott	118.588	89	0	0	running	26855	76
30	42	Jeff Green	29	Cartoon Network	Chevrolet	Diamond Ridge		provisional	89	0	0	running	14295	73
31	19	Dorsey Schroeder	90	Heilig-Meyers/Simmons	Ford	Donlavey	Bob Johnson	119.483	89	0	0	running	11630	70
32	2	Dale Jarrett	88	Quality Care/Ford Credit	Ford	Yates	Todd Parrott	120.405	89	1	14	running	28365	72
33	12	Steve Park	14	Burger King	Chevrolet	DEI		119.922	88	0	0	running	11515	64
34	21	Jimmy Spencer	23	Camel Cigarettes	Ford	Carter	Wingo	119.302	88	0	0	running	18490	61
35	1	Todd Bodine	34	Hardinge	Chevrolet	Cicci		120.505	87	0	0	engine	16465	58
36	41	Hut Stricklin	8	Circuit City	Ford	Stavola Brothers	Lopez	provisional	77	0	0	oil pump	18415	55
37	14	Bobby Labonte	18	Interstate Batteries	Pontiac	Gibbs	Makar	119.808	65	0	0	engine	26390	52
38	37	Derrike Cope	36	Skittles	Pontiac	MB2	Ryan Pemberton	118.561	64	0	0	running	11365	49
39	20	Brett Bodine	11	Close Call Phone Card	Ford	Brett Bodine	Richeson	119.333	56	0	0	rear end	18365	46
40	31	Ricky Rudd	10	Tide	Ford	Rudd	Long	118.842	24	0	0	handling	27865	43
41	18	Ward Burton	22	MBNA America	Pontiac	Bill Davis	Hussey	119.533	14	0	0	engine	18365	40
42	27	Chad Little	97	John Deere	Pontiac	ppc	Holly	175.145	8	0	0	engine	11365	37

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Jeff Gordon	3019	20	1	8	15	15
2	Mark Martin	2910	20	2	2	11	15
3	Dale Jarrett	2759	20	2	3	11	13
4	Terry Labonte	2750	20	0	0	7	15
5	Jeff Burton	2667	20	0	2	9	12
6	Dale Earnhardt	2606	20	0	0	3	9
7	Bobby Labonte	2463	20	1	0	5	11
8	Jeremy Mayfield	2373	20	0	0	3	7
9	Ricky Rudd	2357	20	0	2	5	9
10	Bill Elliott	2330	20	0	0	3	9
11	Ted Musgrave	2309	20	0	0	4	6
12	Johnny Benson, Jr.	2264	20	0	0	0	5
13	Rusty Wallace	2188	20	1	1	6	9
14	Ernie Irvan	2140	20	1	1	2	8
15	Michael Waltrip	2123	20	0	0	0	5
16	Darrell Waltrip	2112	20	0	0	1	4
17	Ken Schrader	2109	20	1	0	0	3
18	Kyle Petty	2075	20	0	0	1	4
19	Jimmy Spencer	2023	20	0	0	1	3
20	Sterling Marlin	2011	20	0	0	2	4
21	Bobby Hamilton	1948	20	1	0	2	3
22	John Andretti	1926	20	1	1	2	2
23	Ricky Craven	1838	18	0	0	2	3
24	Mike Skinner	1834	20	2	0	0	3
25	Brett Bodine	1823	20	0	0	0	2