| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Brickyard 400 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | |||||||||
| August 02, 1997 | Race 19 of 32 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 130.814 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 0.183 second | Time of Race: 3 hrs, 03 mins, 28 seconds | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 19 | |||||||||
| Cautions: | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 7 | #10 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Tide | 180/5 | 160 | Running | $571,000 |
| 2 | 25 | #18 | Bobby Labonte | Pontiac | Interstate Batteries | 170/0 | 160 | Running | $242,275 |
| 3 | 3 | #88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | Quality Care/ Ford Credit | 170/5 | 160 | Running | $223,900 |
| 4 | 24 | #24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 165/5 | 160 | Running | $223,675 |
| 5 | 16 | #37 | Jeremy Mayfield | Ford | Kmart/RC Cola | 155/0 | 160 | Running | $142,445 |
| 6 | 31 | #6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Valvoline | 150/0 | 160 | Running | $125,960 |
| 7 | 20 | #30 | Johnny Benson | Pontiac | Pennzoil | 151/5 | 160 | Running | $121,760 |
| 8 | 15 | #94 | Bill Elliott | Ford | McDonald's | 142/0 | 160 | Running | $110,460 |
| 9 | 6 | #31 | Mike Skinner * | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 143/5 | 160 | Running | $132,560 |
| 10 | 1 | #28 | Ernie Irvan | Ford | Texaco/Havoline | 144/10 | 160 | Running | $143,560 |
| 11 | 8 | #33 | Ken Schrader | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 130/0 | 160 | Running | $95,235 |
| 12 | 27 | #9 | Lake Speed | Ford | Melling Auto Parts | 127/0 | 160 | Running | $83,135 |
| 13 | 39 | #44 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | Hot Wheels | 124/0 | 160 | Running | $78,035 |
| 14 | 4 | #17 | Darrell Waltrip | Ford | Parts America | 121/0 | 160 | Running | $85,085 |
| 15 | 33 | #99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | Exide Batteries | 123/5 | 160 | Running | $96,885 |
| 16 | 41 | #25 | Ricky Craven * | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 120/5 | 160 | Running | $82,135 |
| 17 | 35 | #98 | John Andretti | Pontiac | RCA | 112/0 | 160 | Running | $80,095 |
| 18 | 42 | #11 | Brett Bodine | Ford | Close Call Phone Card | 109/0 | 160 | Running | $79,535 |
| 19 | 36 | #22 | Ward Burton | Pontiac | MBNA America | 106/0 | 160 | Running | $78,435 |
| 20 | 12 | #43 | Bobby Hamilton | Pontiac | STP | 103/0 | 160 | Running | $82,935 |
| 21 | 34 | #27 | Rick Wilson | Ford | Indianapolis Colts | 100/0 | 160 | Running | $65,935 |
| 22 | 23 | #92 | Ron Barfield | Ford | New Holland | 97/0 | 160 | Running | $64,935 |
| 23 | 17 | #75 | Rick Mast | Pontiac | Remington Arms | 94/0 | 160 | Running | $74,335 |
| 24 | 40 | #23 | Jimmy Spencer | Ford | Camel Cigarettes | 96/5 | 159 | Running | $74,435 |
| 25 | 26 | #29 | Jeff Green * | Chevrolet | Cartoon Network | 88/0 | 159 | Running | $67,735 |
| 26 | 19 | #41 | Steve Grissom | Pontiac | Kodiak | 85/0 | 159 | Running | $71,010 |
| 27 | 30 | #95 | Ed Berrier | Chevrolet | Realtree Camouflage | 82/0 | 159 | Running | $62,210 |
| 28 | 11 | #40 | Robby Gordon * | Chevrolet | Coors Light | 79/0 | 159 | Running | $68,910 |
| 29 | 5 | #3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench Service | 76/0 | 158 | Running | $76,310 |
| 30 | 29 | #81 | Kenny Wallace | Chevrolet | Square D | 73/0 | 158 | Running | $67,910 |
| 31 | 37 | #20 | Greg Sacks | Chevrolet | LJ Racing | 70/0 | 158 | Running | $57,410 |
| 32 | 2 | #73 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | BellSouth | 67/0 | 156 | Running | $67,910 |
| 33 | 22 | #16 | Ted Musgrave | Ford | The Family Channel/PRIMESTAR | 64/0 | 155 | Running | $63,660 |
| 34 | 10 | #26 | Rich Bickle | Chevrolet | KFC | 61/0 | 153 | Accident | $56,410 |
| 35 | 9 | #96 | David Green * | Ford | Caterpillar | 58/0 | 137 | Accident | $56,160 |
| 36 | 14 | #46 | Wally Dallenbach | Ford | First Union | 60/5 | 120 | Engine | $61,510 |
| 37 | 28 | #12 | Jeff Purvis | Chevrolet | QVC | 52/0 | 112 | Running | $55,876 |
| 38 | 43 | #2 | Rusty Wallace | Ford | Miller Lite | 49/0 | 91 | Engine | $72,755 |
| 39 | 18 | #21 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | CITGO | 46/0 | 89 | Running | $62,755 |
| 40 | 38 | #5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | 48/5 | 83 | Engine | $77,755 |
| 41 | 32 | #36 | Derrike Cope | Ford | Skittles | 40/0 | 12 | Accident | $55,755 |
| 42 | 21 | #97 | Chad Little | Ford | John Deere | 37/0 | 2 | Accident | $55,755 |
| 43 | 13 | #4 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Kodak Films | 34/0 | 2 | Engine | $71,755 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||