| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Pocono 500 | Pocono Raceway | |||||||||
| June 08, 1997 | Race 13 of 32 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 139.828 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 1.415 seconds | Time of Race: 3 hrs, 34 mins, 33 seconds | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 25 | |||||||||
| Cautions: | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 11 | #24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 180/5 | 200 | Running | $166,080 |
| 2 | 18 | #99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | Exide Batteries | 170/0 | 200 | Running | $52,550 |
| 3 | 2 | #88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | Quality Care/ Ford Credit | 170/5 | 200 | Running | $53,245 |
| 4 | 14 | #6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Valvoline | 160/0 | 200 | Running | $39,620 |
| 5 | 27 | #37 | Jeremy Mayfield | Ford | Kmart/RC Cola | 160/5 | 200 | Running | $33,070 |
| 6 | 31 | #16 | Ted Musgrave | Ford | The Family Channel/PRIMESTAR | 155/5 | 200 | Running | $28,875 |
| 7 | 8 | #17 | Darrell Waltrip | Ford | Parts America | 151/5 | 200 | Running | $30,775 |
| 8 | 24 | #7 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | QVC | 147/5 | 200 | Running | $25,975 |
| 9 | 7 | #5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | 143/5 | 200 | Running | $35,675 |
| 10 | 12 | #3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench Service | 134/0 | 200 | Running | $34,025 |
| 11 | 38 | #36 | Derrike Cope | Ford | Skittles | 130/0 | 200 | Running | $19,525 |
| 12 | 20 | #1 | Morgan Shepherd | Pontiac | Cruisin' America Phone Card | 127/0 | 200 | Running | $24,175 |
| 13 | 32 | #21 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | CITGO | 124/0 | 200 | Running | $23,875 |
| 14 | 40 | #44 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | Hot Wheels | 121/0 | 200 | Running | $16,575 |
| 15 | 28 | #4 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Kodak Films | 118/0 | 200 | Running | $30,225 |
| 16 | 22 | #25 | Ricky Craven * | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 120/5 | 200 | Running | $23,075 |
| 17 | 13 | #46 | Wally Dallenbach | Ford | First Union | 112/0 | 200 | Running | $12,175 |
| 18 | 35 | #41 | Steve Grissom | Pontiac | Kodiak | 109/0 | 200 | Running | $22,775 |
| 19 | 34 | #23 | Jimmy Spencer | Ford | Camel Cigarettes | 106/0 | 200 | Running | $22,525 |
| 20 | 10 | #75 | Rick Mast | Pontiac | Remington Arms | 103/0 | 200 | Running | $24,750 |
| 21 | 6 | #10 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Tide | 100/0 | 199 | Running | $26,505 |
| 22 | 16 | #2 | Rusty Wallace | Ford | Miller Lite | 97/0 | 199 | Running | $28,405 |
| 23 | 39 | #33 | Ken Schrader | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 94/0 | 199 | Running | $21,680 |
| 24 | 15 | #8 | Hut Stricklin | Ford | Circuit City | 91/0 | 199 | Running | $21,530 |
| 25 | 37 | #11 | Brett Bodine | Ford | Close Call Phone Card | 93/5 | 199 | Running | $21,605 |
| 26 | 42 | #90 | Dick Trickle | Chevrolet | Heilig-Meyers/Simmons | 85/0 | 199 | Running | $14,205 |
| 27 | 21 | #30 | Johnny Benson | Pontiac | Pennzoil | 82/0 | 198 | Running | $21,055 |
| 28 | 25 | #96 | David Green * | Ford | Caterpillar | 79/0 | 198 | Running | $12,005 |
| 29 | 19 | #28 | Ernie Irvan | Ford | Texaco/Havoline | 76/0 | 197 | Running | $25,930 |
| 30 | 17 | #91 | Mike Wallace | Ford | Spam | 73/0 | 197 | Running | $10,880 |
| 31 | 23 | #18 | Bobby Labonte | Pontiac | Interstate Batteries | 70/0 | 197 | Running | $25,830 |
| 32 | 5 | #94 | Bill Elliott | Ford | McDonald's | 72/5 | 196 | Running | $20,780 |
| 33 | 36 | #19 | Gary Bradberry | Chevrolet | Child Support Recovery International | 64/0 | 196 | Running | $10,730 |
| 34 | 30 | #81 | Kenny Wallace | Chevrolet | Square D | 61/0 | 196 | Running | $20,105 |
| 35 | 29 | #29 | Jeff Green * | Chevrolet | Cartoon Network | 63/5 | 189 | Handling | $20,530 |
| 36 | 26 | #73 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | BellSouth | 55/0 | 166 | Engine | $10,955 |
| 37 | 33 | #77 | Bobby Hillin | Ford | Jasper Engine's/Federal-Mogul | 52/0 | 146 | Running | $10,390 |
| 38 | 3 | #22 | Ward Burton | Pontiac | MBNA America | 59/10 | 141 | Engine | $18,765 |
| 39 | 1 | #43 | Bobby Hamilton | Pontiac | STP | 51/5 | 129 | Accident | $27,990 |
| 40 | 9 | #98 | John Andretti | Pontiac | RCA | 48/5 | 121 | Engine | $17,265 |
| 41 | 41 | #31 | Mike Skinner * | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 45/5 | 79 | Engine | $10,265 |
| 42 | 4 | #20 | Greg Sacks | Chevrolet | Coors Light | 37/0 | 8 | Accident | $17,265 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||