| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Pepsi 400 | Daytona International Speedway | |||||||||
| July 05, 1997 | Race 16 of 32 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 167.791 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 0.029 second | Time of Race: 2 hrs, 32 min, 06 seconds | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 16 | |||||||||
| Cautions: | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 3 | #98 | John Andretti | Ford | RCA | 185/10 | 160 | Running | $109,525 |
| 2 | 35 | #5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | 170/0 | 160 | Running | $74,975 |
| 3 | 30 | #4 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Kodak Films | 165/0 | 160 | Running | $53,775 |
| 4 | 2 | #3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench Service | 165/5 | 160 | Running | $52,475 |
| 5 | 16 | #88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | Quality Care/ Ford Credit | 155/0 | 160 | Running | $45,975 |
| 6 | 6 | #2 | Rusty Wallace | Ford | Miller Lite | 150/0 | 160 | Running | $40,850 |
| 7 | 38 | #44 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | Hot Wheels | 151/5 | 160 | Running | $30,550 |
| 8 | 23 | #99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | Exide Batteries | 142/0 | 160 | Running | $36,500 |
| 9 | 24 | #28 | Ernie Irvan | Ford | Texaco/Havoline | 138/0 | 160 | Running | $35,500 |
| 10 | 20 | #18 | Bobby Labonte | Pontiac | Interstate Batteries | 134/0 | 160 | Running | $40,000 |
| 11 | 27 | #81 | Kenny Wallace | Chevrolet | Square D | 130/0 | 160 | Running | $30,565 |
| 12 | 22 | #16 | Ted Musgrave | Ford | The Family Channel/PRIMESTAR | 127/0 | 160 | Running | $29,975 |
| 13 | 31 | #37 | Jeremy Mayfield | Ford | Kmart/RC Cola | 124/0 | 160 | Running | $22,585 |
| 14 | 34 | #17 | Darrell Waltrip | Ford | Parts America | 126/5 | 160 | Running | $29,245 |
| 15 | 14 | #33 | Ken Schrader | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 118/0 | 160 | Running | $30,455 |
| 16 | 15 | #30 | Johnny Benson | Pontiac | Pennzoil | 115/0 | 160 | Running | $28,615 |
| 17 | 37 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Realtree Camouflage | 112/0 | 160 | Running | $23,175 |
| 18 | 9 | #75 | Rick Mast | Pontiac | Remington Arms | 109/0 | 160 | Running | $27,860 |
| 19 | 36 | #96 | David Green * | Ford | Caterpillar | 106/0 | 160 | Running | $17,920 |
| 20 | 25 | #43 | Bobby Hamilton | Pontiac | STP | 103/0 | 160 | Running | $32,655 |
| 21 | 4 | #24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 105/5 | 160 | Running | $85,135 |
| 22 | 26 | #40 | Robby Gordon * | Chevrolet | Coors Light | 97/0 | 160 | Running | $26,915 |
| 23 | 40 | #11 | Brett Bodine | Ford | Close Call Phone Card | 99/5 | 160 | Running | $26,545 |
| 24 | 11 | #73 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | BellSouth | 91/0 | 160 | Running | $19,325 |
| 25 | 12 | #90 | Dick Trickle | Chevrolet | Heilig-Meyers/Simmons | 88/0 | 159 | Accident | $19,080 |
| 26 | 21 | #22 | Ward Burton | Pontiac | MBNA America | 90/5 | 159 | Accident | $25,820 |
| 27 | 18 | #6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Valvoline | 87/5 | 159 | Accident | $30,465 |
| 28 | 28 | #36 | Derrike Cope | Ford | Skittles | 79/0 | 159 | Accident | $18,445 |
| 29 | 10 | #9 | Lake Speed | Ford | Melling Auto Parts | 76/0 | 159 | Accident | $18,225 |
| 30 | 41 | #1 | Jerry Nadeau | Chevrolet | R+L Carriers | 73/0 | 159 | Accident | $25,130 |
| 31 | 5 | #23 | Jimmy Spencer | Ford | Camel Cigarettes | 70/0 | 159 | Running | $24,575 |
| 32 | 32 | #1 | Morgan Shepherd | Pontiac | Jasper Engine's/Federal-Mogul | 67/0 | 159 | Running | $15,045 |
| 33 | 17 | #94 | Bill Elliott | Ford | McDonald's | 69/5 | 159 | Running | $22,015 |
| 34 | 13 | #10 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Tide | 61/0 | 155 | Accident | $29,985 |
| 35 | 8 | #21 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | CITGO | 63/5 | 155 | Accident | $21,955 |
| 36 | 19 | #8 | Hut Stricklin | Ford | Circuit City | 55/0 | 155 | Accident | $21,925 |
| 37 | 39 | #25 | Ricky Craven * | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 52/0 | 155 | Running | $21,896 |
| 38 | 42 | #41 | Steve Grissom | Pontiac | Kodiak | 49/0 | 153 | Running | $21,850 |
| 39 | 33 | #46 | Wally Dallenbach | Ford | First Union | 46/0 | 149 | Running | $14,850 |
| 40 | 7 | #78 | Billy Standridge | Ford | NC Diamond Rio/Hanes | 43/0 | 39 | Accident | $14,850 |
| 41 | 1 | #31 | Mike Skinner * | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 45/5 | 37 | Accident | $21,850 |
| 42 | 29 | #97 | Chad Little | Ford | John Deere | 37/0 | 32 | Accident | $15,350 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||