| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Coca-Cola 600 | Lowe's Motor Speedway | |||||||||
| May 25, 1997 | Race 11 of 32 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 136.745 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 0.468 second | Time of Race: 3 hrs, 38 mins, 10 seconds | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 27 | |||||||||
| Cautions: | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 1 | #24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 180/5 | 333 | Running | $224,900 |
| 2 | 21 | #2 | Rusty Wallace | Ford | Miller Lite | 175/5 | 333 | Running | $108,025 |
| 3 | 11 | #6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Valvoline | 165/0 | 333 | Running | $77,500 |
| 4 | 10 | #94 | Bill Elliott | Ford | McDonald's | 165/5 | 333 | Running | $73,300 |
| 5 | 16 | #99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | Exide Batteries | 155/0 | 333 | Running | $61,750 |
| 6 | 14 | #18 | Bobby Labonte | Pontiac | Interstate Batteries | 155/5 | 333 | Running | $58,600 |
| 7 | 33 | #3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench Service | 151/5 | 333 | Running | $54,400 |
| 8 | 9 | #5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | 147/5 | 333 | Running | $71,600 |
| 9 | 25 | #1 | Morgan Shepherd | Pontiac | Cruisin' America Phone Card | 138/0 | 333 | Running | $44,000 |
| 10 | 18 | #10 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Tide | 134/0 | 333 | Running | $50,050 |
| 11 | 27 | #41 | Steve Grissom | Pontiac | Kodiak | 130/0 | 333 | Running | $41,500 |
| 12 | 24 | #36 | Derrike Cope | Ford | Skittles | 127/0 | 333 | Running | $33,400 |
| 13 | 13 | #28 | Ernie Irvan | Ford | Texaco/Havoline | 134/10 | 333 | Running | $55,200 |
| 14 | 31 | #44 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | Hot Wheels | 121/0 | 333 | Running | $31,300 |
| 15 | 40 | #30 | Johnny Benson | Pontiac | Pennzoil | 118/0 | 333 | Running | $39,200 |
| 16 | 32 | #96 | David Green * | Ford | Caterpillar | 115/0 | 333 | Running | $24,500 |
| 17 | 22 | #21 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | CITGO | 112/0 | 333 | Running | $33,600 |
| 18 | 19 | #23 | Jimmy Spencer | Ford | Camel Cigarettes | 109/0 | 332 | Running | $32,700 |
| 19 | 5 | #73 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | BellSouth | 106/0 | 332 | Running | $26,375 |
| 20 | 17 | #75 | Rick Mast | Pontiac | Remington Arms | 103/0 | 332 | Running | $33,650 |
| 21 | 8 | #17 | Darrell Waltrip | Ford | Parts America | 105/5 | 332 | Running | $30,525 |
| 22 | 4 | #29 | Jeff Green * | Chevrolet | Cartoon Network | 102/5 | 332 | Running | $26,175 |
| 23 | 37 | #16 | Ted Musgrave | Ford | The Family Channel/PRIMESTAR | 94/0 | 332 | Running | $29,600 |
| 24 | 30 | #9 | Lake Speed | Ford | Melling Auto Parts | 91/0 | 332 | Running | $29,225 |
| 25 | 42 | #8 | Hut Stricklin | Ford | Circuit City | 88/0 | 332 | Running | $29,175 |
| 26 | 36 | #11 | Brett Bodine | Ford | Close Call Phone Card | 85/0 | 332 | Running | $28,725 |
| 27 | 3 | #88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | Quality Care/ Ford Credit | 87/5 | 332 | Running | $40,875 |
| 28 | 35 | #37 | Jeremy Mayfield | Ford | Kmart/RC Cola | 79/0 | 331 | Running | $21,525 |
| 29 | 7 | #43 | Bobby Hamilton | Pontiac | STP | 76/0 | 331 | Running | $34,075 |
| 30 | 26 | #98 | John Andretti | Pontiac | RCA | 73/0 | 331 | Running | $28,450 |
| 31 | 38 | #19 | Gary Bradberry | Chevrolet | Child Support Recovery International | 70/0 | 331 | Running | $18,440 |
| 32 | 34 | #78 | Billy Standridge | Ford | NC Diamond Rio/Hanes | 67/0 | 328 | Running | $18,435 |
| 33 | 15 | #90 | Dick Trickle | Chevrolet | Heilig-Meyers/Simmons | 64/0 | 323 | Running | $20,930 |
| 34 | 12 | #31 | Mike Skinner * | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 61/0 | 292 | Running | $18,425 |
| 35 | 20 | #46 | Wally Dallenbach | Ford | First Union | 58/0 | 246 | Engine | $18,420 |
| 36 | 39 | #22 | Ward Burton | Pontiac | MBNA America | 55/0 | 239 | Engine | $18,415 |
| 37 | 2 | #25 | Ricky Craven * | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 57/5 | 233 | Rear End | $36,710 |
| 38 | 6 | #33 | Ken Schrader | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 54/5 | 231 | Running | $29,100 |
| 39 | 23 | #81 | Kenny Wallace | Chevrolet | Square D | 46/0 | 192 | Accident | $25,400 |
| 40 | 29 | #4 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Kodak Films | 43/0 | 188 | Accident | $34,400 |
| 41 | 28 | #40 | Robby Gordon * | Chevrolet | Coors Light | 40/0 | 186 | Accident | $25,400 |
| 42 | 41 | #7 | Todd Bodine | Ford | QVC | 37/0 | 47 | Accident | $25,400 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||