1997 NASCAR Cup Series Season

The 1997 NASCAR Cup Series season featured 32 races across 19 tracks, with 11 different drivers reaching victory lane. Jeff Gordon captured the championship driving a Chevrolet.

Total Races

Different Winners

Jeff Gordon

Champion

Tracks Visited

Manufacturer wins: Ford: 17, Chevrolet: 12, Pontiac: 3

Race-by-Race Results

#	Race	Track	Winner	Mfr	Entries
1	Daytona 500	Daytona International Speedway	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	42
2	Goodwrench 400	North Carolina Speedway	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	43
3	Pontiac Excitement 400	Richmond International Raceway	Rusty Wallace	Ford	43
4	Primestar 500	Atlanta Motor Speedway	Dale Jarrett	Ford	42
5	Transouth Financial 400	Darlington Raceway	Dale Jarrett	Ford	43
6	Interstate Batteries 500	Texas Motor Speedway	Jeff Burton	Ford	43
7	Food City 500	Bristol Motor Speedway	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	43
8	Goody's Headache Powder 500	Martinsville Speedway	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	42
9	Save Mart Supermarkets 300	Infineon Raceway	Mark Martin	Ford	44
10	Winston Select 500	Talladega Superspeedway	Mark Martin	Ford	43
11	Coca-Cola 600	Lowe's Motor Speedway	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	42
12	Miller 500	Dover International Speedway	Ricky Rudd	Ford	43
13	Pocono 500	Pocono Raceway	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	42
14	Miller 400	Michigan International Speedway	Ernie Irvan	Pontiac	43
15	California 500 by NAPA	California Speedway	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	42
16	Pepsi 400	Daytona International Speedway	John Andretti	Pontiac	42
17	Jiffy Lube 300	New Hampshire International Speedway	Jeff Burton	Ford	42
18	Pennsylvania 500	Pocono Raceway	Dale Jarrett	Ford	42
19	Brickyard 400	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Ricky Rudd	Ford	43
20	The Bud at the Glen	Watkins Glen International	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	42
21	DeVilbiss 400	Michigan International Speedway	Mark Martin	Ford	43
22	Goody's Headache Powder 500	Bristol Motor Speedway	Dale Jarrett	Ford	42
23	Mountain Dew Southern 500	Darlington Raceway	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	43
24	Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400	Richmond International Raceway	Dale Jarrett	Ford	42
25	CMT 300	New Hampshire International Speedway	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	43
26	MBNA 400	Dover International Speedway	Mark Martin	Ford	42
27	Hanes 500	Martinsville Speedway	Jeff Burton	Ford	42
28	UAW-GM Quality 500	Lowe's Motor Speedway	Dale Jarrett	Ford	43
29	Diehard 500	Talladega Superspeedway	Terry Labonte	Chevrolet	42
30	ACDelco 400	North Carolina Speedway	Bobby Hamilton	Chevrolet	43
31	Dura Lube 500 Presented by KMart	Phoenix International Raceway	Dale Jarrett	Ford	43
32	NAPA 500	Atlanta Motor Speedway	Bobby Labonte	Pontiac	43

Season Standings (Top 30)

Rank	Driver	Wins	Top 5	Top 10	Races	Avg Finish
1	Jeff Gordon ★	10	22	23	32	9.6
2	Dale Jarrett	7	20	23	32	9.6
3	Mark Martin	4	16	24	32	9.0
4	Jeff Burton	3	13	18	32	12.4
5	Ricky Rudd	2	6	11	32	20.6
6	Bobby Labonte	1	9	18	32	13.7
7	Terry Labonte	1	8	20	32	12.9
8	Rusty Wallace	1	8	12	32	18.7
9	Bobby Hamilton	1	6	8	32	19.6
10	Ernie Irvan	1	5	13	32	19.2
11	John Andretti	1	3	3	32	23.6
12	Dale Earnhardt	0	7	16	32	12.1
13	Bill Elliott	0	5	14	32	15.8
14	Ted Musgrave	0	5	8	32	18.3
15	Ricky Craven	0	4	7	30	20.9
16	Jeremy Mayfield	0	3	8	32	17.9
17	Geoffrey Bodine	0	3	10	29	20.6
18	Steve Grissom	0	3	6	31	21.8
19	Ken Schrader	0	2	8	32	17.8
20	Kyle Petty	0	2	9	32	19.1
21	Dick Trickle	0	2	2	28	23.3
22	Sterling Marlin	0	2	6	32	24.2
23	Jimmy Spencer	0	1	4	32	22.9
24	Darrell Waltrip	0	1	4	31	23.2
25	Derrike Cope	0	1	2	31	23.4
26	Morgan Shepherd	0	1	3	23	25.2
27	Jeff Green	0	1	2	20	27.6
28	Robby Gordon	0	1	1	20	29.6
29	Johnny Benson	0	0	8	32	17.6
30	Rick Wilson	0	0	0	3	20.3