NASCAR Winston Cup 1997

De NASCAR Winston Cup 1997 was het 49e seizoen van het belangrijkste NASCAR kampioenschap dat in de Verenigde Staten gehouden wordt. Het seizoen startte op 16 februari met de Daytona 500 en eindigde op 16 november met de NAPA 500. Jeff Gordon won de titel voor de tweede keer in zijn carrière. De trofee rookie of the year werd gewonnen door Mike Skinner.

Races

Top drie resultaten, exhibitie- en kwalificatiewedstrijden staan niet vermeld.

'	Datum	Race	Circuit	Winnaar	Tweede	Derde
1	16-feb	Daytona 500	Daytona International Speedway	Jeff Gordon	Terry Labonte	Ricky Craven
2	23-feb	GM Goodwrench Service 400	North Carolina Speedway	Jeff Gordon	Dale Jarrett	Jeff Burton
3	2-mrt	Pontiac Excitement 400	Richmond International Raceway	Rusty Wallace	Geoff Bodine	Dale Jarrett
4	9-mrt	Primestar 500	Atlanta Motor Speedway	Dale Jarrett	Ernie Irvan	Morgan Shepherd
5	23-mrt	TranSouth Financial 400	Darlington Raceway	Dale Jarrett	Ted Musgrave	Jeff Gordon
6	6-apr	Interstate Batteries 500	Texas Motor Speedway	Jeff Burton	Dale Jarrett	Bobby Labonte
7	13-apr	Food City 500	Bristol Motor Speedway	Jeff Gordon	Rusty Wallace	Terry Labonte
8	20-apr	Goody's Headache Powder 500	Martinsville Speedway	Jeff Gordon	Bobby Hamilton	Mark Martin
9	4-mei	Save Mart Supermarkets 300	Infineon Raceway	Mark Martin	Jeff Gordon	Terry Labonte
10	10-mei	Winston 500	Talladega Superspeedway	Mark Martin	Dale Earnhardt	Bobby Labonte
11	25-mei	Coca-Cola 600	Charlotte Motor Speedway	Jeff Gordon	Rusty Wallace	Mark Martin
12	1-jun	Miller 500	Dover International Speedway	Ricky Rudd	Mark Martin	Jeff Burton
13	8-jun	Pocono 500	Pocono Raceway	Jeff Gordon	Jeff Burton	Dale Jarrett
14	15-jun	Miller 400	Michigan International Speedway	Ernie Irvan	Bill Elliott	Mark Martin
15	22-jun	California 500	California Speedway	Jeff Gordon	Terry Labonte	Ricky Rudd
16	5-jul	Pepsi 400	Daytona International Speedway	John Andretti	Terry Labonte	Sterling Marlin
17	13-jul	Jiffy Lube 300	New Hampshire Motor Speedway	Jeff Burton	Dale Earnhardt	Rusty Wallace
18	20-jul	Pennsylvania 500	Pocono Raceway	Dale Jarrett	Jeff Gordon	Jeff Burton
19	2-aug	Brickyard 400	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Ricky Rudd	Bobby Labonte	Dale Jarrett
20	10-aug	The Bud At The Glen	Watkins Glen International	Jeff Gordon	Geoff Bodine	Rusty Wallace
21	17-aug	DeVilbiss 400	Michigan International Speedway	Mark Martin	Jeff Gordon	Ted Musgrave
22	23-aug	Goody's Headache Powder 500	Bristol Motor Speedway	Dale Jarrett	Mark Martin	Dick Trickle
23	30-aug	Mountain Dew Southern 500	Darlington Raceway	Jeff Gordon	Jeff Burton	Dale Jarrett
24	6-sep	Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400	Richmond International Raceway	Dale Jarrett	Jeff Burton	Jeff Gordon
25	14-sep	CMT 300	New Hampshire Motor Speedway	Jeff Gordon	Ernie Irvan	Bobby Hamilton
26	21-sep	MBNA Gold 400	Dover International Speedway	Mark Martin	Dale Earnhardt	Kyle Petty
27	28-sep	Hanes 500	Martinsville Speedway	Jeff Burton	Dale Earnhardt	Bobby Labonte
28	5-okt	UAW-GM Quality 500	Charlotte Motor Speedway	Dale Jarrett	Bobby Labonte	Dale Earnhardt
29	12-okt	DieHard 500	Talladega Superspeedway	Terry Labonte	Bobby Labonte	John Andretti
30	27-okt	AC Delco 400	North Carolina Speedway	Bobby Hamilton	Dale Jarrett	Ricky Craven
31	2-nov	Dura Lube 500	Phoenix International Raceway	Dale Jarrett	Rusty Wallace	Bobby Hamilton
32	16-nov	NAPA 500	Atlanta Motor Speedway	Bobby Labonte	Dale Jarrett	Mark Martin

Eindstand - Top 10

Kampioen Jeff Gordon op de Pocono Raceway.

1	Jeff Gordon	4710
2	Dale Jarrett	4696
3	Mark Martin	4681
4	Jeff Burton	4285
5	Dale Earnhardt	4216
6	Terry Labonte	4177
7	Bobby Labonte	4101
8	Bill Elliott	3836
9	Rusty Wallace	3598
10	Ken Schrader	3576

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