Az 1997-es NASCAR Winston Cup Series volt a legmagasabb osztályú amerikai szériaautó-versenyzés negyvenkilencedik szezonja (a huszonhatodik a modern érában). A szezonban 32 versenyt rendeztek, mely a Daytona 500-zal vette kezdetét és az Atlantában megrendezett NAPA 500-zal ért véget.
A bajnoki címet pályafutása során másodszor Jeff Gordon szerezte meg, Dale Jarrett és Mark Martin előtt. Gordon ebben az évben a Daytona 500-at is megnyerte.
Versenyzők, csapatok
Teljes szezon
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |- !Gyártó !Csapat ! !Versenyző !Versenymérnök |- !rowspan=23|Chevrolet | style="text-align:center;"|American Equipment Racing |96 | David Green (Ú) | Sammy Johns |- | style="text-align:center;"|Andy Petree Racing |33 | Ken Schrader | Andy Petree |- | style="text-align:center;"|Darrell Waltrip Motorsports |17 | Darrell Waltrip | Jeff Hammond |- | rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;"|Diamond Ridge Motorsports | rowspan="2" |29 | Robert Pressley | rowspan=2| Wes Ward |- | Jeff Green |- | rowspan=5 style="text-align:center;"|Hendrick Motorsports|5 | Terry Labonte | Gary DeHart |- |24 | Jeff Gordon | Ray Evernham |- | rowspan="3" |25 | Ricky Craven | rowspan=3| Phil Hammer Andy Graves |- | Todd Bodine |- | Jack Sprague |- | style="text-align:center;"|Larry Hedrick Motorsports|41 | Steve Grissom | Charley Pressley |- | style="text-align:center;"|Marcis Auto Racing|71 | Dave Marcis | Bob Marcis |- | style="text-align:center;"|Morgan-McClure Motorsports|4 | Sterling Marlin | Robert Larkins |- | rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;"|Richard Childress Racing|3 | Dale Earnhardt | Larry McReynolds |- |31 | Mike Skinner (Ú)| Kevin Hamlin |- | rowspan=8 style="text-align:center;"|Team SABCO| rowspan="6" |40 | Robby Gordon (Ú) | rowspan=6| Mike Hillman |- | Joe Nemechek |- | Wally Dallenbach, Jr. |- | Greg Sacks |- | Steve Park |- | Elliott Sadler |- | rowspan="2" |42 | Joe Nemechek | rowspan=2| Tony Glover |- | Phil Parsons |- !rowspan=27|Ford | style="text-align:center;"|Bill Elliott Racing|94 | Bill Elliott | Mike Beam |- | style="text-align:center;"|Brett Bodine Racing|11 | Brett Bodine | Donnie Richeson |- | style="text-align:center;"|Butch Mock Motorsports|75 | Rick Mast | Dave Charpentier |- | style="text-align:center;"|Cale Yarborough Motorsports|98 | John Andretti | Tony Furr |- | rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;"|Donlavey Racing| rowspan="2" |90 | Dick Trickle | rowspan=2| Bob Johnson Tommy Baldwin, Jr. |- | Dorsey Schroeder |- | style="text-align:center;"|FILMAR Racing|81 | Kenny Wallace | Newt Moore |- | rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;"|Geoff Bodine Racing| rowspan="2" |7 | Geoff Bodine | rowspan=2| Pat Tryson |- | Todd Bodine |- | rowspan=3 style="text-align:center;"|Jasper Motorsports| rowspan="3" |77 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | rowspan=3| Terry Whooten |- | Morgan Shepherd |- | Robert Pressley |- | style="text-align:center;"|Kranefuss-Haas Racing|37 | Jeremy Mayfield | Paul Andrews |- | style="text-align:center;"|Penske Racing South|2 | Rusty Wallace | Robin Pemberton |- | rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;"|Robert Yates Racing|28 | Ernie Irvan | Marc Reno |- |88 | Dale Jarrett | Todd Parrott |- | style="text-align:center;"|Rudd Performance Motorsports|10 | Ricky Rudd | Jim Long |- | style="text-align:center;"|Stavola Brothers Racing|8 | Hut Stricklin | Bill Ingle |- | style="text-align:center;"|Travis Carter Enterprises|23 | Jimmy Spencer | Donnie Wingo |- | rowspan=4 style="text-align:center;"|Triad Motorsports| rowspan="4" |78 | Billy Standridge | rowspan=4| Bill Hayes Bob Johnson |- | Tom Hubert |- | Bobby Hillin, Jr. |- | Gary Bradberry |- | style="text-align:center;"|Wood Brothers Racing|21 | Michael Waltrip | Leonard Wood |- | rowspan=4 style="text-align:center;"|Roush Racing|6 | Mark Martin | Jimmy Fennig |- |16 | Ted Musgrave | James Ince |- |99 | Jeff Burton | Buddy Parrott |- !rowspan=12|Pontiac |rowspan=2|97 | rowspan=2| Chad Little | rowspan=2| Harold Holly |- | style="text-align:center;"|Mark Rypien Motorsports|- | style="text-align:center;"|Bahari Racing|30 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Doug Hewitt |- | style="text-align:center;"|Bill Davis Racing|22 | Ward Burton | Chris Hussey |- | style="text-align:center;"|Joe Gibbs Racing|18 | Bobby Labonte | Jimmy Makar |- | style="text-align:center;"|MB2 Motorsports|36 | Derrike Cope | Ryan Pemberton |- | style="text-align:center;"|Petty Enterprises|43 | Bobby Hamilton | Robbie Loomis |- | style="text-align:center;"|PE2|44 | Kyle Petty | Bobby Kennedy |- | rowspan=4 style="text-align:center;"|Precision Products Racing| rowspan="4" |1 | Morgan Shepherd | rowspan=4| Michael McSwain |- | Jerry Nadeau |- | Mike Wallace |- | Lance Hooper
Részszezon
GyártóCsapatVersenyzőVersenymérnökVersenyek ChevroletBACE Motorsports 74 Randy LaJoie Barkdoll Racing 73 Phil Barkdoll Joe Nemechek Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 14 Steve Park Philippe Lopez Darrell Waltrip Motorsports 26 Rich Bickle Dave McCarty Ken Schrader Racing 52 Jack Sprague LAR Motorsports 12 Jeff Purvis Philippe Lopez LJ Racing 91 Mike Wallace Doug Richert Loy Allen, Jr. Greg Sacks Ron Hornaday, Jr. Kevin Lepage Miller Racing 08 Mike Miller Norm Benning Racing 84 Norm Benning Team SABCO 46 Wally Dallenbach, Jr. Terry Shirley T.R.I.X. Racing 79 Randy MacDonald FordA. J. Foyt Enterprises 50 A. J. Foyt Bill Elliott Racing 92 Ron Barfield, Jr. Bud Moore Engineering 15 Larry Pearson Greg Sacks David Blair Motorsports 27 Rick Wilson Slugger Labbe Kenny Irwin, Jr. H.L. Waters Racing 0 Delma Cowart H.S. Die Racing Team 61 Tim Steele Melling Racing 9 Lake Speed Jeff Buice Jeff Davis Ranier-Walsh Racing 20 Greg Sacks Tommy Baldwin, Jr. Lance Hooper Sadler Brothers Racing 95 Gary Bradberry Lee Leslie Ed Berrier Standridge Motorsports 47 Billy Standridge TriStar Motorsports 19 Loy Allen, Jr. Peter Sospenzo Gary Bradberry Ultra Motorsports 02 Mike Bliss PontiacBailey Racing 66 H. B. Bailey Buckshot Racing 00 Buckshot Jones Ricky Pearson ISM Racing 35 Todd Bodine
Versenynaptár
# Verseny Helyszín IdőpontBusch ClashDaytona International Speedway, Daytona BeachFebruár 9.Gatorade 125sFebruár 13.1Daytona 500Február 16.2Goodwrench Service 400North Carolina Speedway, RockinghamFebruár 22.3Pontiac Excitement 400Richmond International Raceway, RichmondMárcius 2.4Primestar 500Atlanta Motor Speedway, HamptonMárcius 9.5TranSouth Financial 400Darlington Raceway, DarlingtonMárcius 23.6Interstate Batteries 500Texas Motor Speedway, Fort WorthÁprilis 6.7Food City 500Bristol Motor Speedway, BristolÁprilis 13.8Goody's Headache Powder 500Martinsville Speedway, RidgewayÁprilis 20.9Save Mart Supermarkets 300Sears Point Raceway, SonomaMájus 4.10Winston 500Talladega Superspeedway, TalladegaMájus 10.Winston OpenCharlotte Motor Speedway, ConcordMájus 17.The Winston11Coca-Cola 600Május 25.12Miller 500Dover Downs International Speedway, DoverJúnius 1.13Pocono 500Pocono Raceway, Long PondJúnius 814Miller 400Michigan International Speedway, BrooklynJúnius 15.15California 500 Presented by NAPACalifornia Speedway, FontanaJúnius 22.16Pepsi 400Daytona International Speedway, Daytona BeachJúlius 5.17Jiffy Lube 300New Hampshire International Speedway, LoudonJúlius 13.18Pennsylvania 500Pocono Raceway, Long PondJúlius 20.19Brickyard 400Indianapolis Motor Speedway, SpeedwayAugusztus 3.20The Bud at the GlenWatkins Glen International, Watkins GlenAugusztus 10.21DeVilbiss 400Michigan International Speedway, MichiganAugusztus 17.22Goody's Headache Powder 500Bristol Motor Speedway, BristolAugusztus 23.23Mountain Dew Southern 500Darlington Raceway, DarlingtonAugusztus 31.24Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400Richmond International Raceway, RichmondSzeptember 6.25CMT 300New Hampshire International Speedway, LoudonSzeptember 14.26MBNA 400Dover Downs International Speedway, DoverSzeptember 21.27Hanes 500Martinsville Speedway, RidgewaySzeptember 29.28UAW-GM Quality 500Charlotte Motor Speedway, ConcordOktóber 5.29DieHard 500Talladega Superspeedway, TalladegaOktóber 12.30AC Delco 400North Carolina Speedway, RockinghamOktóber 27.31Dura Lube 500 Presented by KmartPhoenix International Raceway, PhoenixNovember 2.32NAPA 500Atlanta Motor Speedway, HamptonNovember 16.NASCAR Thunder Special SuzukaSuzuka Circuit, SuzukaNovember 23.
Versenyek
Végeredmény
Jeff Gordon – 4710 Dale Jarrett – 4696 Mark Martin – 4681 Jeff Burton – 4285 Dale Earnhardt – 4216 Terry Labonte – 4177 Bobby Labonte – 4101 Bill Elliott – 3836 Rusty Wallace – 3598 Ken Schrader – 3576 Johnny Benson – 3575 Ted Musgrave – 3556 Jeremy Mayfield – 3547 Ernie Irvan – 3534 Kyle Petty – 3455 Bobby Hamilton – 3450 Ricky Rudd – 3330 Michael Waltrip – 3173 Ricky Craven – 3108 Jimmy Spencer – 3079 Steve Grissom – 3061 Geoff Bodine – 3046 John Andretti – 3019 Ward Burton – 2987 Sterling Marlin – 2954 Darrell Waltrip – 2942 Derrike Cope – 2901 Joe Nemechek – 2754 Brett Bodine – 2716 Mike Skinner (Ú) – 2669 Dick Trickle – 2629 Rick Mast – 2569 Kenny Wallace – 2462 Hut Stricklin – 2423 Lake Speed – 2301 Chad Little – 2081 David Green (Ú) – 2038 Morgan Shepherd – 2033 Jeff Green (Ú) – 1624 Robby Gordon (Ú)''' – 1495 Wally Dallenbach, Jr. – 1475 Dave Marcis – 1405 Robert Pressley – 984 Gary Bradberry – 868 Greg Sacks – 778 Mike Wallace – 541 Bobby Hillin, Jr. – 511 Lance Hooper – 402 Kenny Irwin, Jr. – 390 Billy Standridge – 366
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Statisztika
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