1997 BRICKYARD 400 RESULTS
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4TH BRICKYARD 400 - AUGUST 2, 1997 - PURSE: $4,965,217
INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY / NASCAR WINSTON CUP SERIES

FP SP Car Driver             Sponsor            Make Comp Status  Money
1  7  10 Ricky Rudd          Tide                 Frd 160 Running 571,000
2  25 18 Bobby Labonte       Interstate Batteries Pon 160 Running 242,275
3  3  88 W Dale Jarrett      Quality Care/Frd Crd Frd 160 Running 223,900
4  24 24  W Jeff Gordon      DuPont Refinishes    Chv 160 Running 223,670
5  16 37 Jeremy Mayfield     Kmart/RC Cola        Frd 160 Running 142,445
6  31 6  Mark Martin         Valvoline            Frd 160 Running 125,960
7  20 30 Johnny Benson Jr    Pennzoil             Pon 160 Running 121,760
8  15 94 Bill Elliott        McDonald's           Frd 160 Running 110,460
9  6  31 #R Mike Skinner     Lowe's               Chv 160 Running 132,560
10 1  28 Ernie Irvan         Texaco Havoline      Frd 160 Running 143,560
11 8  33 Ken Schrader        Skoal                Chv 160 Running 95,235
12 27 9  Lake Speed          Melling Engine Parts Frd 160 Running 83,135
13 39 44 Kyle Petty          Hot Wheels           Pon 160 Running 78,035
14 4  17 Darrell Waltrip     Parts America        Chv 160 Running 85,085
15 33 99 Jeff Burton         Exide Batteries      Frd 160 Running 96,885
16 41 25 Ricky Craven        Budweiser            Chv 160 Running 82,135
17 35 98 John Andretti       RCA                  Frd 160 Running 80,095
18 42 11 Brett Bodine        Close Call           Frd 160 Running 79,535
19 36 22 Ward Burton         MBNA America         Pon 160 Running 78,435
20 12 43 Bobby Hamilton      STP                  Pon 160 Running 82,935
21 34 27 # Rick Wilson       Indianapolis Colts   Frd 160 Running 65,935
22 23 92 # Ron Barfield Jr   New Holland          Frd 160 Running 64,935
23 17 75 Rick Mast           Remington Arms       Frd 160 Running 74,335
24 40 23 Jimmy Spencer       Camel                Frd 159 Running 74,435
25 26 29 #R Jeff Green       Cartoon Network      Chv 159 Running 67,735
26 19 41 Steve Grissom       Kodiak               Chv 159 Running 71,010
27 30 95 # Ed Berrier        Realtree             Chv 159 Running 59,910
28 11 40 #R Robby Gordon     Coors Light          Chv 159 Running 68,910
29 5  3  W Dale Earnhardt    GM Goodwrench Serv   Chv 158 Running 76,310
30 29 81 Kenny Wallace       SquareD              Frd 158 Running 67,910
31 37 91 Greg Sacks          Kruse International  Chv 158 Running 57,410
32 2  42 Joe Nemechek        BellSouth            Chv 156 Running 67,910
33 22 16 Ted Musgrave        Family Channel/PRIME Frd 155 Running 63,660
34 10 26 Rich Bickle         KFC Team Twister     Chv 153 Accident T3 56,410
35 9  96 #R David Green      Caterpillar          Chv 137 Engine  56,160
36 14 46 Wally Dallenbach Jr First Union          Chv 120 Ignition 61,510
37 28 12 Jeff Purvis         Gazelle/QVC          Chv 112 Running  55,876
38 43 2  Rusty Wallace       Miller Lite          Frd 91  Engine   72,755
39 18 21 Michael Waltrip     CITGO                Frd 89  Running  62,755
40 38 5  Terry Labonte       Kellogg's            Chv 83  Engine   77,755
41 32 36 Derrike Cope        Skittles             Pon 12  Accident T2 55,755
42 21 97 # Chad Little       John Deere           Pon 2   Accident T1 55,755
43 13 4  Sterling Marlin     Kodak Film           Chv 2   Engine      71,755

Time of Race: 3:03:26.841                
Average Speed: 130.828                
Margin of Victory: 0.183 of a second                
Fastest Lap: #24 Jeff Gordon, Lap 10 - 172.639                
Fastest Leading Lap: #28 Ernie Irvan, Lap 22 - 172.506                

Legend: W- Former Winner;  
# - First-Time Brickyard 400 Starter;
R - NASCAR Rookie                

Lap Leaders:    
1-39     #28  Ernie Irvan
40       #24  Jeff Gordon
41       #30  Johnny Benson, Jr.
42-54    #46  Wally Dallenbach, Jr.
55       #23  Jimmy Spencer
56       #5  Terry Labonte
57       #25  Ricky Craven
58-77    #88  Dale Jarrett
78-80    #24  Jeff Gordon
81       #30  Johnny Benson, Jr.
82-83    #23  Jimmy Spencer
84       #46  Wally Dallenbach, Jr.
85-88    #24  Jeff Gordon
89-109   #99  Jeff Burton
110-113  #24   Jeff Gordon
114      #10  Ricky Rudd
115-122  #31  Mike Skinner
123-135  #24  Jeff Gordon
136-146  #88  Dale Jarrett
147-160  #10  Ricky Rudd

19 Lead Changes among 11 Drivers.  

Lap Leader Recap:  
Ernie Irvan          1 - 39
Dale Jarrett         2 - 31
Jeff Gordon          4 - 25
Jeff Burton          1 - 21
Ricky Rudd           2 - 15
Wally Dallenbach, Jr.  2 - 14
Mike Skinner         1 - 8
Jimmy Spencer        1 - 3
Johnny Benson, Jr.   1 - 2
Terry Labonte        1 - 1
Ricky Craven         1 - 1


Caution Flags:  6 for 25 laps    
4-6       (3)  Accident Turn 1: #97  
15-20     (6)  Accident Turn 2: #36, #21, #94, #16  
84-88     (5)  Blown Engine #5  
114-117   (4)  Accident Short Chute:#42  
147 - 150 (4)  Debris on track: #40  
155 - 157 (3)  Accident Turn 3: #26  
It is widely known in the racing community that the fastest car doesn't
always win, and Ricky Rudd and his No. 10 Tide Ford team put that
wisdom to use at the 1997 Brickyard 400 to give Rudd the biggest
win of his career.

Ernie Irvan won the pole in the No. 28 Robert Yates Racing Ford at
177.736. Irvan, his teammate, Dale Jarrett, and Jeff Gordon
collectively dominated the race, together leading 95 of the 160 laps.
Rudd pitted for fuel and tires on Lap 114, and when the leaders
made their final stop on Lap 147, Rudd stayed out.

While Jarrett, Irvan and Gordon had horsepower, Rudd had fuel
mileage, and thanks to a final caution on Lap 155, he made it to the
end, beating Bobby Labonte to the finish line by .138 of a second,
the closest finish in Brickyard 400 history.

The Tide Ford ran out of the gas as Rudd entered Victory Lane,
appropriately enough.
1997 Brickyard 400