MBNA 200

Dover International Speedway — January 1, 1997

Joe Bessey

Winner

200

Laps

Entries

Leaders

Joe Bessey won the 1997 MBNA 200 at Dover International Speedway on January 1, 1997, leading 15 of 200 laps. Randy LaJoie finished second; Matt Kenseth rounded out the podium. The race featured 6 different leaders.

Race Details

Date

Wednesday, January 1, 1997

Track

Dover International Speedway

Season

1997

Winner

Joe Bessey

Leaders

6 drivers

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Pos	Start	+/-	Driver	Team	Laps	Interval	Status	Led	Pts
1	6	+5	Joe Bessey	Joe Bessey Racing	200	—	Running	15	180
2	16	+14	Randy LaJoie	BACE Motorsports	200	—	Running	99	170
3	15	+12	Matt Kenseth	Reiser Enterprises	200	—	Running	—	165
4	11	+7	Mike Dillon	Parker Racing	200	—	Running	—	160
5	17	+12	Steve Park	Dale Earnhardt Inc.	200	—	Running	—	155
6	8	+2	Elliott Sadler	Diamond Ridge Motorsports	200	—	Running	1	150
7	39	+32	Tracy Leslie	Hensley Racing	200	—	Running	—	146
8	25	+17	Glenn Allen Jr.	J&J Racing	200	—	Running	—	142
9	15	+6	Terry Labonte	Terry Labonte Inc.	200	—	Running	—	138
10	13	+3	Mike McLaughlin	Cicci-Welliver Racing	200	—	Running	—	134
11	18	+7	Mark Green	Brewco Motorsports	200	—	Running	6	130
12	22	+10	Ed Berrier	PRW Racing	200	—	Running	—	127
13	20	+7	Jason Keller	KEL Racing	200	—	Running	—	124
14	5	-9	Tim Fedewa	BACE Motorsports	200	—	Running	—	121
15	30	+15	Todd Bodine	Team 34	200	—	Running	—	118
16	24	+8	Elton Sawyer	Akins-Sutton Motorsports	200	—	Running	—	115
17	31	+14	Lyndon Amick	Team Amick Motorsports	200	—	Running	—	112
18	28	+10	Dennis Setzer	Emerald Performance Group	199	—	Running	—	109
19	32	+13	Shane Hall	Stegall Motorsports	198	—	Running	—	106
20	29	+9	Stevie Reeves	Donald Laird Racing	197	—	Running	—	103
21	38	+17	Kevin Grubb	Grubb Motorsports	196	—	Running	—	0
22	10	-12	Phil Parsons	MSRP Motorsports	196	—	Running	—	97
23	7	-16	Buckshot Jones	Buckshot Racing	186	—	DNF - Crash	7	94
24	36	+12	John Preston	NorthStar Motorsports	182	—	DNF	—	91
25	37	+12	Hal Browning	Donald Johnson (Owner)	169	—	Running	—	88
26	21	-5	Hermie Sadler	Diamond Ridge Motorsports	160	—	DNF - Crash	—	85
27	12	-15	Robert Pressley	ST Motorsports	142	—	DNF	—	82
28	2	-26	Ricky Craven	Ricky Craven Motorsports	127	—	DNF - Engine	72	79
29	26	-3	Ron Barfield Jr.	Bill Elliott Racing	116	—	DNF - Engine	—	76
30	9	-21	Scott Lagasse	Super Sports Racing	98	—	DNF - Engine	—	73
31	3	-28	Bobby Labonte	Labonte Motorsports	84	—	DNF - Crash	—	70
32	4	-28	Kevin Lepage	Emerald Performance Group	83	—	DNF - Crash	—	67
33	34	+1	Mark Krogh	Excel Motorsports	82	—	DNF - Crash	—	64
34	33	-1	Dale Shaw	Phoenix Racing	71	—	DNF - Crash	—	61
35	19	-16	Jeff Fuller	Laughlin Racing	70	—	DNF - Crash	—	58
36	27	-9	Michael Waltrip	Michael Waltrip Racing	70	—	DNF - Crash	—	55
37	35	-2	Tim Zock	Zock Motorsports	69	—	DNF - Crash	—	52
38	1	-37	Dick Trickle	Shoemaker Racing	46	—	DNF - Engine	—	49
39	41	+2	Danny Edwards Jr.	Wellrich Motorsports	35	—	DNF	—	46
40	40	—	Jeff Krogh	Excel Motorsports	27	—	DNF - Crash	—	43
41	23	-18	Randy Porter	Porter Racing	15	—	DNF - Crash	—	40
42	42	—	Joey McCarthy	James Pritchard (Owner)	2	—	DNF	—	37

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the 1997 MBNA 200?

Joe Bessey won the 1997 MBNA 200 at Dover International Speedway driving for Joe Bessey Racing.

Where was the 1997 MBNA 200 held?

The 1997 MBNA 200 was held at Dover International Speedway on January 1, 1997.