| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Pennsylvania 500 | Pocono Raceway | |||||||||
| July 20, 1997 | Race 18 of 32 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 142.068 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 2.948 seconds | Time of Race: 3 hrs, 31 mins, 10 seconds | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 23 | |||||||||
| Cautions: | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 4 | #88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | Quality Care/ Ford Credit | 185/10 | 200 | Running | $104,570 |
| 2 | 6 | #24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 175/5 | 200 | Running | $56,745 |
| 3 | 20 | #99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | Exide Batteries | 170/5 | 200 | Running | $44,195 |
| 4 | 22 | #16 | Ted Musgrave | Ford | The Family Channel/PRIMESTAR | 165/5 | 200 | Running | $39,070 |
| 5 | 9 | #6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Valvoline | 160/5 | 200 | Running | $36,040 |
| 6 | 11 | #31 | Mike Skinner * | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 150/0 | 200 | Running | $21,690 |
| 7 | 14 | #23 | Jimmy Spencer | Ford | Camel Cigarettes | 151/5 | 200 | Running | $30,890 |
| 8 | 34 | #44 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | Hot Wheels | 147/5 | 200 | Running | $19,090 |
| 9 | 17 | #37 | Jeremy Mayfield | Ford | Kmart/RC Cola | 138/0 | 200 | Running | $18,490 |
| 10 | 15 | #94 | Bill Elliott | Ford | McDonald's | 139/5 | 200 | Running | $28,240 |
| 11 | 10 | #18 | Bobby Labonte | Pontiac | Interstate Batteries | 130/0 | 200 | Running | $28,340 |
| 12 | 5 | #3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench Service | 132/5 | 200 | Running | $29,490 |
| 13 | 40 | #30 | Johnny Benson | Pontiac | Pennzoil | 129/5 | 200 | Running | $25,990 |
| 14 | 7 | #33 | Ken Schrader | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 121/0 | 200 | Running | $23,690 |
| 15 | 32 | #22 | Ward Burton | Pontiac | MBNA America | 118/0 | 200 | Running | $24,490 |
| 16 | 29 | #36 | Derrike Cope | Ford | Skittles | 120/5 | 200 | Running | $16,090 |
| 17 | 38 | #7 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | QVC | 117/5 | 200 | Running | $22,890 |
| 18 | 37 | #25 | Ricky Craven * | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 109/0 | 200 | Running | $22,690 |
| 19 | 27 | #90 | Dick Trickle | Chevrolet | Heilig-Meyers/Simmons | 106/0 | 199 | Running | $15,440 |
| 20 | 23 | #4 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Kodak Films | 103/0 | 199 | Running | $29,765 |
| 21 | 1 | #73 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | BellSouth | 105/5 | 199 | Running | $22,715 |
| 22 | 25 | #21 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | CITGO | 97/0 | 199 | Running | $21,790 |
| 23 | 24 | #8 | Hut Stricklin | Ford | Circuit City | 94/0 | 199 | Running | $21,565 |
| 24 | 13 | #98 | John Andretti | Pontiac | RCA | 91/0 | 199 | Running | $21,415 |
| 25 | 26 | #75 | Rick Mast | Pontiac | Remington Arms | 88/0 | 199 | Running | $21,840 |
| 26 | 16 | #17 | Darrell Waltrip | Ford | Parts America | 85/0 | 199 | Running | $20,790 |
| 27 | 33 | #1 | Morgan Shepherd | Pontiac | Jasper Engine's/Federal-Mogul | 82/0 | 199 | Running | $11,240 |
| 28 | 36 | #97 | Chad Little | Ford | John Deere | 79/0 | 199 | Running | $11,190 |
| 29 | 31 | #11 | Brett Bodine | Ford | Close Call Phone Card | 76/0 | 198 | Running | $18,115 |
| 30 | 12 | #41 | Steve Grissom | Pontiac | Kodiak | 73/0 | 198 | Running | $18,065 |
| 31 | 8 | #29 | Jeff Green * | Chevrolet | Cartoon Network | 70/0 | 197 | Running | $11,015 |
| 32 | 28 | #43 | Bobby Hamilton | Pontiac | STP | 67/0 | 197 | Running | $25,965 |
| 33 | 35 | #1 | Jerry Nadeau | Chevrolet | R+L Carriers | 64/0 | 197 | Running | $17,865 |
| 34 | 18 | #81 | Kenny Wallace | Chevrolet | Square D | 61/0 | 195 | Running | $17,790 |
| 35 | 21 | #5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | 58/0 | 193 | Running | $33,815 |
| 36 | 19 | #10 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Tide | 55/0 | 192 | Running | $25,640 |
| 37 | 39 | #2 | Rusty Wallace | Ford | Miller Lite | 52/0 | 174 | Engine | $27,575 |
| 38 | 3 | #46 | Wally Dallenbach | Ford | First Union | 49/0 | 158 | Engine | $10,450 |
| 39 | 42 | #96 | David Green * | Ford | Caterpillar | 46/0 | 157 | Engine | $10,450 |
| 40 | 2 | #28 | Ernie Irvan | Ford | Texaco/Havoline | 48/5 | 136 | Accident | $25,450 |
| 41 | 41 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Realtree Camouflage | 40/0 | 35 | Engine | $10,450 |
| 42 | 30 | #40 | Robby Gordon * | Chevrolet | Coors Light | 37/0 | 0 | Engine | $17,450 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||