The 1997 Pepsi 400 was a Winston Cup Series (now Nextel Cup) event held at Daytona International Speedway on July 5, 1997. John Andretti dominated, leading 113 of 160 laps and avoiding a last lap multi-car crash for his first career victory. Points leader Jeff Gordon struggled to 21st and now watched his points lead shrink to 54-point margin on Terry Labonte (2nd). Stats