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1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Unofficial Race Results Pennsylvania 500 Pocono Raceway Race 18/July 20

Pos Car Name           Sponsor             Make Lps Pts Bs Money  Status
1  88 Dale Jarrett     Quality Care/Ford Cd Frd 200 185 10 104,570 Running
2  24 Jeff Gordon      Dupont Auto Refinish Chv 200 175  5 56,745 Running
3  99 Jeff Burton      Exide Batteries      Frd 200 170  5 44,195 Running
4  16 Ted Musgrave     Family Channel/PRIME Frd 200 165  5 39,070 Running
5  6  Mark Martin      Valvoline            Frd 200 160  5 36,040 Running
6  31 Mike Skinner (R) Lowe's               Chv 200 150    21,690 Running
7  23 Jimmy Spencer    Camel                Frd 200 151  5 30,890 Running
8  44 Kyle Petty       Hot Wheels           Pon 200 147  5 19,090 Running
9  37 Jeremy Mayfield  Kmart/RC Cola        Frd 200 138    18,490 Running
10 94 Bill Elliott     McDonalds            Frd 200 139  5 28,240 Running
11 18 Bobby Labonte    Interstate Batteries Pon 200 130    28,340 Running
12 3  Dale Earnhardt   GM Goodwrench Svc Pl Chv 200 132  5 29,490 Running
13 30 Johnny Benson    Pennzoil             Pon 200 129  5 25,990 Running
14 33 Ken Schrader     Skoal Bandit         Chv 200 121    23,690 Running
15 22 Ward Burton      MBNA America         Pon 200 118    24,490 Running
16 36 Derrike Cope     Skittles             Pon 200 120  5 16,090 Running
17 7  Geoff Bodine     QVC                  Frd 200 117  5 22,890 Running
18 25 Ricky Craven     Budweiser            Chv 200 109    22,690 Running
19 90 Dick Trickle     Heilig-Meyers/Simmon Frd 199 106    15,440 Running
20 4  Sterling Marlin  Kodak Film           Chv 199 103    29,765 Running
21 42 Joe Nemechek     BellSouth            Chv 199 105  5 22,715 Running
22 21 Michael Waltrip  Citgo                Frd 199 97     21,790  Running
23 8  Hut Stricklin    Circuit City         Frd 199 94     21,565  Running
24 98 John Andretti    RCA                  Frd 199 91     21,415  Running
25 75 Rick Mast        Remington Arms/Stren Frd 199 88     21,840  Running
26 17 Darrell Waltrip  Parts America        Chv 199 85     20,790  Running
27 77 Morgan Shepherd  Jasper Eng/Fed Mogul Frd 199 82     11,240  Running
28 97 Chad Little      John Deere           Pon 199 79     11,190  Running
29 11 Brett Bodine     Close Call Phone Crd Frd 198 76     18,115  Running
30 41 Steve Grissom    Kodiak               Chv 198 73     18,065  Running
31 29 Jeff Green       Cartoon Network      Chv 197 70     11,015  Running
32 43 Bobby Hamilton   STP                  Pon 197 67     25,965  Running
33 1  Jerry Nadeau     R+L Carriers         Pon 197 64     17,865  Running
34 81 Kenny Wallace    Square D             Frd 195 61     17,790  Running
35 5  Terry Labonte    Kellogg's            Chv 193 58     33,815  Running
36 10 Ricky Rudd       Tide                 Frd 192 55     25,640  Engine
37 2  Rusty Wallace    Miller Lite          Frd 174 52     27,575  Engine
38 46 Wally Dallenbach First Union          Chv 158 49     10,450  Engine
39 96 David Green (R)  Caterpillar          Chv 157 46     10,450  Engine
40 28 Ernie Irvan      Texaco Havoline      Frd 136 48  5  25,450 Accident
41 71 Dave Marcis      Realtree             Chv 35  40     10,450  Engine
42 40 Robby Gordon     Coors Light          Chv 0   37     17,450  Engine

Margin of Victory: 2.990 seconds Time of Race: 3 hours: 31 minutes: 10 Seconds Average Speed: 142.068 mph. Lead Changes: 23 among 14 drivers Cautions: 4 for 18 laps

Unocal 76 Challenge ($53,200): Unclaimed - $60,800 at Indianapolis - August 2 NASCAR Winston Cup Leader Bonus ($30,000): Unclaimed - $40,000 at Indianapolis Gatorade Front Runner ($10,000): Dale Jarrett Ford Quality Care/Ford Credit Ford MCI Fast Pace Award ($5,000): Dale Jarrett - lap 144 54.550 sec 164.986 mph RCA Pit Strategy Award ($5,000): Todd Parrot, crew chief Quality Care/Ford Credit Ford Opryland Great Entertainment Award ($4,000): Dale Jarrett and Jeff Gordon Plasti-Kote Winning Finish ($3,000): Todd Parrott, crew chief Quality Care/Ford Credit Ford True Value Man of the Race ($2,000): Dale Jarrett Western Auto Mechanic of the Race ($2,000): James Ince, crew chief Family Channel Ford Exide All Charged Up Award ($2,000): Johnny Benson Pennzoil Pontiac Raybestos Top-Stopper Award ($2,000): Dale Jarrett Goody's Headache Award ($1,500): Terry Labonte Kellogg's Chevrolet NASCAR Winston Cup Series Rookie-of-the-Race ($1,000): Mike Skinner Lowe's Chevrolet Unofficial NASCAR Winston Cup Series Rookie-of-the-Year Standings: Mike Skinner 178 David Green 147 Robby Gordon 133 Jeff Green 63

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