The 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series was the 49th season of professional stock car racing in the United States and the 26th modern-era NASCAR Cup series. It began on February 9 and ended on November 16. Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports won his second Cup championship at the end of the season.
It was the last season until 2019 without Matt Kenseth.
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son, Bobby Hamilton Jr., was also a NASCAR driver. Hamilton may be best remembered for two of his WinstonCupSeries wins. His first career victory at the...
competed in all of NASCAR's three top divisions, most notably in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, where he won series championships in 1997, 1999 and 2001...
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