Brickyard 400 1997

Brickyard 400 1997 var ett stockcarlopp ingående i Nascar Winston Cup Series (nuvarande Nascar Cup Series) som kördes 2 augusti 1997 på den 2,5 mile (4,023 kmm) långa ovalbanan Indianapolis Motor Speedway i Speedway i Indiana i USA. Totalt avverkades 400 miles (643,737 km) fördelat på 160 varv. Loppet vanns av Ricky Rudd i en Ford på tiden 3:03.28 körande för det egna kortlivade teamet Rudd Performance Motorsports. Rudds snitthastighet uppgick till 130,814 mph. Det var Rudds 19:e seger av totalt 23 i cup-serien. Prispotten uppgick till 4 385 996 dollar, varav 571 000 dollar gick till segraren.

Resultat

Plc Nr Förare Team/
bilägare		 Konstruktör Start Varv Ledda
varv
1 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 7 160 15
2 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 25 160 0
3 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 3 160 31
4 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 24 160 25
5 37 Jeremy Mayfield Kranefuss-Haas Racing Ford 16 160 0
6 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 31 160 0
7 30 Johnny Benson Jr. Bahari' Racing Pontiac 20 160 2
8 94 Bill Elliott Bill Elliott Racing Ford 15 160 0
9 31 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 6 160 8
10 28 Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Racing Ford 1 160 39
11 33 Ken Schrader Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 8 160 0
12 9 Lake Speed Melling Racing Ford 27 160 0
13 44 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 39 160 0
14 17 Darrell Waltrip DarWal Inc. Chevrolet 4 160 0
15 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 33 160 21
16 41 Ricky Craven Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 41 160 1
17 35 John Andretti Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 35 160 0
18 42 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 42 160 0
19 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 36 160 0
20 43 Bobby Hamilton Petty Enterprises Pontiac 12 160 0
21 27 Rick Wilson David Blair Motorsports Ford 34 160 0
22 92 Ron Barfield Jr. Bill Elliott Racing Ford 23 160 0
23 75 Rick Mast Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 17 160 0
24 23 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Motorsports Ford 40 159 3
25 29 Jeff Green Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet 26 159 0
26 41 Steve Grissom Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 19 159 0
27 95 Ed Berrier Sadler Racing Chevrolet 30 159 0
28 40 Robby Gordon Team Sabco Chevrolet 11 159 0
29 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 5 158 0
30 81 Kenny Wallace Filmar Racing Ford 29 158 0
31 91 Greg Sacks LJ Racing Chevrolet 37 158 0
32 42 Joe Nemechek Team Sabco Chevrolet 2 156 0
33 16 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford 22 155 0
34 26 Rich Bickle DarWal Inc. Chevrolet 10 153 0
35 96 David Green American Equipment Motorsports Chevrolet 9 137 0
36 46 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Team Sabco Chevrolet 14 120 14
37 12 Jeff Purvis LAR Motorspots Chevrolet 28 112 0
38 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford 43 91 0
39 21 Michael Waltrip Wood Brothers Racing Ford 18 89 0
40 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 38 83 1
41 36 Derrike Cope MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 32 12 0
42 97 Chad Little Mark Rypien Motorsports Pontiac 21 2 0
43 4 Sterling Marlin Morgan-McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 13 2 0
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Referenser

  1. ↑ ”Ricky Rudd Statistics and Results” (på engelska). motorsportstats.com. Motorsport Network. https://motorsportstats.com/driver/ricky-rudd/stats/series/nascar-cup-series/wins. Läst 23 maj 2026.
  2. ↑ ”1997 Brickyard 400” (på engelska). racing-reference.info. Nascar Digital Media. https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1997_Brickyard_400/W. Läst 23 maj 2026.
  3. ↑ ”Race Results: Indianapolis - Aug 2, 1997” (på engelska). driveraverages.com. https://www.driveraverages.com/nascar/race.php?sked_id=1997019. Läst 23 maj 2026.