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.[1] 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
- ↑ ”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.
- ↑ ”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.
- ↑ ”Race Results: Indianapolis - Aug 2, 1997” (på engelska). driveraverages.com. https://www.driveraverages.com/nascar/race.php?sked_id=1997019. Läst 23 maj 2026.