1997 Miller 400

Race 14 of 32

Michigan
200 laps
Time of race: 2:36:31
Average speed of winner: 153.338 mph
Margin of victory: 2.964 sec.
Lead changes: 26 among 12 drivers
Cautions: 3 for 18 laps
Lap leaders: Jarrett pole, Craven 1-5, Musgrave 6-46, Craven 47-49, B. Labonte 50-51, Elliott 52-58, Marlin 59, J. Burton 60-62, R. Wallace 63-73, Martin 74, R. Wallace 75, Elliott 76-79, Martin 80, Elliott 81-83, Martin 84-85, Elliott 86-110, B. Labonte 111, Mayfield 112, Waltrip 113, Martin 114-126, Musgrave 127-149, Martin 150-155, Elliott 156-162, Irvan 163-174, Elliott 175, Musgrave 176-179, Irvan 180-200

Race notes: Last win for Ernie Irvan. Debut for Jerry Nadeau.

Video links: Entire race

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	20	Ernie Irvan	28	Texaco/Havoline	Ford	Yates	Reno	181.301	200	2	33	running	93830	180
2	26	Bill Elliott	94	McDonald's	Ford	Elliott	Beam	183.192	200	6	47	running	73830	175
3	11	Mark Martin	6	Valvoline	Ford	Roush	Fennig	181.768	200	5	23	running	48805	170
4	5	Ted Musgrave	16	The Family Channel/PrimeStar	Ford	Roush	Ince	182.399	200	3	68	running	42200	170
5	12	Jeff Gordon	24	DuPont Automotive Finishes	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Evernham	181.745	200	0	0	running	47425	155
6	1	Dale Jarrett	88	Quality Care/Ford Credit	Ford	Yates	Todd Parrott	183.669	200	0	0	running	46525	150
7	22	Dale Earnhardt	3	GM Goodwrench Service	Chevrolet	Childress	McReynolds	181.182	200	0	0	running	41375	146
8	42	Derrike Cope	36	Skittles	Pontiac	MB2	Ryan Pemberton	provisional	200	0	0	running	33475	142
9	8	Bobby Labonte	18	Interstate Batteries	Pontiac	Gibbs	Makar	182.159	200	2	3	running	36125	143
10	7	Johnny Benson, Jr.	30	Pennzoil	Pontiac	Bahari	Hewitt	182.223	200	0	0	running	33625	134
11	36	Lake Speed	9	Melling Auto Parts	Ford	Melling	Buice	181.315	200	0	0	running	23975	130
12	15	Jeremy Mayfield	37	Kmart/RC Cola	Ford	Kranefuss	Andrews	181.447	200	1	1	running	23400	132
13	34	Ricky Rudd	10	Tide	Ford	Rudd	Long	181.703	200	0	0	running	33750	124
14	9	Jeff Burton	99	Exide Batteries	Ford	Roush	Buddy Parrott	182.062	200	1	3	running	33300	126
15	10	Jimmy Spencer	23	Camel Cigarettes	Ford	Carter	Wingo	181.910	200	0	0	running	26750	118
16	38	Michael Waltrip	21	CITGO	Ford	Wood Brothers	Eddie Wood	181.200	200	0	0	running	28525	115
17	4	Sterling Marlin	4	Kodak Film	Chevrolet	Morgan-McClure	Brewer	182.695	200	1	1	running	33650	117
18	3	Ricky Craven	25	Budweiser	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Graves	183.192	200	2	8	running	33365	114
19	35	Brett Bodine	11	Close Call Phone Card	Ford	Brett Bodine	Richeson	181.351	199	0	0	running	27550	106
20	6	Wally Dallenbach, Jr.	46	First Union	Chevrolet	SABCO		182.362	199	0	0	running	16635	103
21	31	Rick Wilson	27	David Blair Motorsports	Ford	David Blair		182.007	199	0	0	running	21315	100
22	37	Hut Stricklin	8	Circuit City	Ford	Stavola Brothers	Lopez	181.223	199	0	0	running	26900	97
23	17	Dick Trickle	90	Heilig-Meyers/Simmons	Ford	Donlavey	Bob Johnson	181.420	199	0	0	running	19665	94
24	43	Darrell Waltrip	17	Parts America	Chevrolet	Waltrip	Hammond	provisional	199	1	1	running	26455	96
25	23	Chad Little	97	John Deere	Pontiac	ppc	Holly	181.182	198	0	0	running	19220	88
26	39	Kyle Petty	44	Hot Wheels	Pontiac	Petty	Kennedy	provisional	198	0	0	running	18960	85
27	30	Ken Schrader	33	Skoal Bandit	Chevrolet	Petree	Petree	182.103	198	0	0	running	25800	82
28	29	David Green	96	Caterpillar	Chevrolet	Buz McCall	Johns	182.145	198	0	0	running	15640	79
29	19	Rusty Wallace	2	Miller Lite	Ford	Penske	Pemberton	181.319	197	2	12	out of gas	32505	81
30	41	Rick Mast	75	Remington Arms	Ford	Mock	Charpentier	provisional	197	0	0	running	25440	73
31	14	Jeff Green	29	Cartoon Network	Chevrolet	Diamond Ridge		181.603	197	0	0	running	18310	70
32	24	Bobby Hamilton	43	STP	Pontiac	Petty	Loomis	181.027	197	0	0	running	30240	67
33	28	Billy Standridge	78	NC Diamond Rio/Hanes	Ford	Triad		182.311	195	0	0	running	15135	64
34	25	Dave Marcis	71	Realtree Camouflage	Chevrolet	Marcis	Marcis	180.964	189	0	0	running	17565	61
35	27	Ward Burton	22	MBNA America	Pontiac	Bill Davis	Hussey	182.815	188	0	0	running	21995	58
36	32	Jerry Nadeau	1	R+L Carriers	Pontiac	Richard Jackson		181.974	186	0	0	running	21950	55
37	40	John Andretti	98	RCA	Ford	Yarborough	Furr	provisional	174	0	0	running	21890	52
38	21	Steve Grissom	41	Kodiak	Chevrolet	Hedrick	Pressley	181.292	162	0	0	running	21780	49
39	18	Terry Labonte	5	Kellogg's Corn Flakes	Chevrolet	Hendrick	DeHart	181.392	135	0	0	handling	37880	46
40	13	Geoff Bodine	7	QVC	Ford	Geoff Bodine	Tryson	181.681	121	0	0	engine	21780	43
41	2	Joe Nemechek	42	BellSouth	Chevrolet	SABCO	Hillman	183.379	69	0	0	engine	15780	40
42	16	Mike Skinner	31	Lowe's	Chevrolet	Childress	Hamlin	181.420	8	0	0	accident	21780	37
43	33	Kenny Wallace	81	Square D	Ford	FilMar	Martin	181.772	1	0	0	engine	21780	34

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Jeff Gordon	2110	14	1	6	11	11
2	Mark Martin	2064	14	2	2	8	10
3	Terry Labonte	2001	14	0	0	5	11
4	Dale Jarrett	1976	14	2	2	8	9
5	Jeff Burton	1898	14	0	1	7	9
6	Dale Earnhardt	1833	14	0	0	1	7
7	Bobby Labonte	1745	14	1	0	4	8
8	Ricky Rudd	1710	14	0	1	3	6
9	Michael Waltrip	1623	14	0	0	0	5
10	Bill Elliott	1612	14	0	0	3	5
11	Jeremy Mayfield	1599	14	0	0	2	5
12	Ted Musgrave	1558	14	0	0	2	3
13	Ernie Irvan	1506	14	0	1	2	5
14	Johnny Benson, Jr.	1501	14	0	0	0	4
15	Rusty Wallace	1481	14	1	1	4	6
16	Darrell Waltrip	1479	14	0	0	1	4
17	Sterling Marlin	1433	14	0	0	1	3
18	Bobby Hamilton	1427	14	1	0	2	3
19	Ken Schrader	1418	14	0	0	0	3
20	Kyle Petty	1374	14	0	0	1	2
21	Brett Bodine	1366	14	0	0	0	2
22	Jimmy Spencer	1358	14	0	0	0	1
23	Ward Burton	1331	14	0	0	0	3
24	Morgan Shepherd	1261	13	0	0	1	3
25	Derrike Cope	1252	13	0	0	0	1