1997 DeVilbiss 400

Race 21 of 32

Michigan
200 laps
Time of race: 3:09:09
Average speed of winner: 126.883 mph
Margin of victory: 2.009 sec.
Lead changes: 18 among 8 drivers
Cautions: 3 for 46 laps
Lap leaders: Benson 1-5, Craven 6-7, Martin 8, Craven 9-10, Martin 11-48, B. Labonte 49-50, J. Burton 51-54, Martin 55-85, J. Burton 86-98, Musgrave 99-100, B. Labonte 101-102, J. Burton 103-113, Musgrave 114-140, J. Burton 141-148, G. Bodine 149-155, Craven 156-157, Musgrave 158-167, J. Gordon 168, Martin 169-200

Race notes: Last pole for Johnny Benson, Jr.

Video links: Entire race

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	2	Mark Martin	6	Valvoline	Ford	Roush	Fennig	182.945	200	4	102	running	93045	185
2	17	Jeff Gordon	24	DuPont Automotive Finishes	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Evernham	181.786	200	1	1	running	85728	175
3	7	Ted Musgrave	16	The Family Channel/PrimeStar	Ford	Roush	Ince	182.528	200	3	39	running	59945	170
4	20	Ernie Irvan	28	Texaco/Havoline	Ford	Yates	Reno	181.607	200	0	0	running	46295	160
5	4	Dale Jarrett	88	Quality Care/Ford Credit	Ford	Yates	Todd Parrott	182.764	200	0	0	running	46848	155
6	6	Bobby Labonte	18	Interstate Batteries	Pontiac	Gibbs	Makar	182.551	200	2	4	running	42265	155
7	24	Bill Elliott	94	McDonald's	Ford	Elliott	Beam	181.187	200	0	0	running	38473	146
8	5	Jeff Burton	99	Exide Batteries	Ford	Roush	Buddy Parrott	182.648	200	4	36	running	37290	147
9	28	Dale Earnhardt	3	GM Goodwrench Service	Chevrolet	Childress	McReynolds	180.950	200	0	0	running	37940	138
10	14	Terry Labonte	5	Kellogg's Corn Flakes	Chevrolet	Hendrick	DeHart	181.997	200	0	0	running	47290	134
11	10	Geoff Bodine	7	QVC	Ford	Geoff Bodine	Tryson	182.288	200	1	7	running	31465	135
12	3	Ricky Craven	25	Budweiser	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Graves	182.927	200	3	6	running	31140	132
13	43	Rusty Wallace	2	Miller Lite	Ford	Penske	Pemberton	provisional	200	0	0	running	36165	124
14	8	Ken Schrader	33	Skoal Bandit	Chevrolet	Petree	Petree	182.519	200	0	0	running	30065	121
15	26	Darrell Waltrip	17	Parts America	Chevrolet	Waltrip	Hammond	181.132	200	0	0	running	30565	118
16	16	Derrike Cope	36	Skittles	Pontiac	MB2	Ryan Pemberton	181.878	200	0	0	running	22015	115
17	29	Robby Gordon	40	Coors Light	Chevrolet	SABCO	Glover	180.900	200	0	0	running	29665	112
18	13	Jeff Green	29	Cartoon Network	Chevrolet	Diamond Ridge		182.007	199	0	0	running	21265	109
19	39	Jimmy Spencer	23	Camel Cigarettes	Ford	Carter	Wingo	provisional	199	0	0	running	27965	106
20	23	David Green	96	Caterpillar	Chevrolet	Buz McCall	Johns	181.319	199	0	0	running	22865	103
21	42	Lake Speed	9	Melling Auto Parts	Ford	Melling	Buice	provisional	199	0	0	running	20315	100
22	31	Michael Waltrip	21	CITGO	Ford	Wood Brothers	Eddie Wood	180.773	199	0	0	running	27115	97
23	33	Kyle Petty	44	Hot Wheels	Pontiac	Petty	Kennedy	180.478	199	0	0	running	19890	94
24	1	Johnny Benson, Jr.	30	Pennzoil	Pontiac	Bahari	Hewitt	183.332	199	1	5	running	32190	96
25	22	Steve Grissom	41	Kodiak	Chevrolet	Hedrick	Pressley	181.433	199	0	0	running	26440	88
26	35	Bobby Hamilton	43	STP	Pontiac	Petty	Loomis	180.216	199	0	0	running	31140	85
27	30	Joe Nemechek	42	BellSouth	Chevrolet	SABCO	Hillman	180.791	199	0	0	running	19065	82
28	40	Ward Burton	22	MBNA America	Pontiac	Bill Davis	Hussey	provisional	198	0	0	running	26015	79
29	27	Ricky Rudd	10	Tide	Ford	Rudd	Long	181.077	198	0	0	running	30915	76
30	34	Mike Skinner	31	Lowe's	Chevrolet	Childress	Hamlin	180.279	198	0	0	running	18365	73
31	37	Brett Bodine	11	Close Call Phone Card	Ford	Brett Bodine	Richeson	180.131	198	0	0	running	22690	70
32	41	Kenny Wallace	81	Square D	Ford	FilMar	Martin	provisional	198	0	0	running	22640	67
33	12	Jeremy Mayfield	37	Kmart/RC Cola	Ford	Kranefuss	Andrews	182.232	198	0	0	running	15590	64
34	32	Lance Hooper	1	R+L Carriers	Pontiac	Richard Jackson		180.773	198	0	0	running	22540	61
35	25	John Andretti	98	RCA	Ford	Yarborough	Furr	181.182	198	0	0	running	22490	58
36	38	Hut Stricklin	8	Circuit City	Ford	Stavola Brothers	Lopez	179.892	198	0	0	running	22465	55
37	36	Gary Bradberry	78	Hanes	Ford	Triad		180.167	196	0	0	running	15440	52
38	21	Rick Mast	75	Remington Arms	Ford	Mock	Charpentier	181.603	195	0	0	running	22365	49
39	9	Dick Trickle	90	Heilig-Meyers/Simmons	Ford	Donlavey	Bob Johnson	182.510	195	0	0	running	15365	46
40	15	Morgan Shepherd	77	Jasper Engines/Federal Mogul	Ford	Jasper		181.892	167	0	0	running	15365	43
41	11	Wally Dallenbach, Jr.	46	First Union	Chevrolet	SABCO		182.274	164	0	0	running	16865	40
42	18	Chad Little	97	John Deere	Pontiac	ppc	Holly	181.759	164	0	0	engine	15365	37
43	19	Sterling Marlin	4	Kodak Film	Chevrolet	Morgan-McClure	Brewer	181.726	91	0	0	engine	31365	34

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Jeff Gordon	3194	21	1	8	16	16
2	Mark Martin	3095	21	2	3	12	16
3	Dale Jarrett	2914	21	2	3	12	14
4	Terry Labonte	2884	21	0	0	7	16
5	Jeff Burton	2814	21	0	2	9	13
6	Dale Earnhardt	2744	21	0	0	3	10
7	Bobby Labonte	2618	21	1	0	5	12
8	Ted Musgrave	2479	21	0	0	5	7
9	Bill Elliott	2476	21	0	0	3	10
10	Jeremy Mayfield	2437	21	0	0	3	7
11	Ricky Rudd	2433	21	0	2	5	9
12	Johnny Benson, Jr.	2360	21	1	0	0	5
13	Rusty Wallace	2312	21	1	1	6	9
14	Ernie Irvan	2300	21	1	1	3	9
15	Darrell Waltrip	2230	21	0	0	1	4
16	Ken Schrader	2230	21	1	0	0	3
17	Michael Waltrip	2220	21	0	0	0	5
18	Kyle Petty	2169	21	0	0	1	4
19	Jimmy Spencer	2129	21	0	0	1	3
20	Sterling Marlin	2045	21	0	0	2	4
21	Bobby Hamilton	2033	21	1	0	2	3
22	John Andretti	1984	21	1	1	2	2
23	Ricky Craven	1970	19	0	0	2	3
24	Mike Skinner	1907	21	2	0	0	3
25	Ward Burton	1898	21	0	0	0	3