1997 Pepsi 400
16th race of the 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1997 Pepsi 400 was the 16th stock car race of the 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 29th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, July 5, 1997, in Daytona Beach, Florida at Daytona International Speedway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) permanent triangular-shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 160 laps to complete. In a one-lap restart to the finish, Cale Yarborough Motorsports driver John Andretti would manage to defend the field in a close finish to take his first career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his only victory of the season.[1][2] To fill out the top three, Hendrick Motorsports driver Terry Labonte and Morgan–McClure Motorsports driver Sterling Marlin would finish second and third, respectively.
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Race details | |||
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Race 16 of 32 in the 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
Date | July 5, 1997 | ||
Official name | 39th Annual Pepsi 400 | ||
Location | Daytona Beach, Florida, Daytona International Speedway | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4.0 km) | ||
Distance | 160 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km) | ||
Scheduled Distance | 160 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km) | ||
Average speed | 157.791 miles per hour (253.940 km/h) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Richard Childress Racing | ||
Time | 47.424 | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | John Andretti | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | |
Laps | 113 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 98 | John Andretti | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | ESPN | ||
Announcers | Bob Jenkins, Benny Parsons, Ned Jarrett | ||
Radio in the United States | |||
Radio | Motor Racing Network |
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