| Teams 1997 Hardees 250 |
|---|
| No. | Team | Driver | Mfg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Buckshot Racing | Buckshot Jones | Pontiac |
| 1 | Diamond Ridge Motorsports | Hermie Sadler | Chevrolet |
| 3 | Dale Earnhardt Inc. | Steve Park | Chevrolet |
| 4 | Phoenix Racing | Jeff Purvis | Chevrolet |
| 5 | Labonte Motorsports | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet |
| 6 | Joe Bessey Motorsports | Joe Bessey | Chevrolet |
| 8 | Diamond Ridge Motorsports | Jeff Green | Chevrolet |
| 9 | Roush Racing | Jeff Burton | Ford |
| 10 | Phil Parsons Racing | Phil Parsons | Chevrolet |
| 11 | Key Motorsports | Jimmy Foster | Ford |
| 13 | James Lestorti | Ted Christopher | Chevrolet |
| 17 | Reiser Enterprises | Tim Bender | Chevrolet |
| 20 | Keystone Motorsports | Ed Spencer III | Chevrolet |
| 29 | Diamond Ridge Motorsports | Elliott Sadler | Chevrolet |
| 33 | BACE Motorsports | Tim Fedewa | Chevrolet |
| 34 | Frank Cicci Racing | Mike McLaughlin | Chevrolet |
| 36 | Team 34 | Todd Bodine | Pontiac |
| 37 | Brewco Motorsports | Mark Green | Chevrolet |
| 38 | Bob Sutton | Elton Sawyer | Ford |
| 40 | Specialty Racing | Doug Heveron | Ford |
| 43 | Ridling Mororsports | Rodney Combs | Chevrolet |
| 44 | Bobby Labonte Racing | Bobby Labonte | Pontiac |
| 45 | Laughlin Racing | Greg Sacks | Chevrolet |
| 47 | Frank Schwantz | Jeff Fuller | Chevrolet |
| 48 | Porter Racing | Randy Porter | Ford |
| 56 | Excel Motorsports | Jeff Krogh | Chevrolet |
| 57 | KEL Racing | Jason Keller | Chevrolet |
| 60 | Roush Racing | Mark Martin | Ford |
| 61 | Olsen Racing | Mike Olsen | Chevrolet |
| 63 | Hensley Motorsparts | Tracy Leslie | Pontiac |
| 64 | Shoemaker Racing | Dick Trickle | Chevrolet |
| 72 | Parker Racing | Mike Dillon | Chevrolet |
| 73 | Coleman Rice | Brandon Butler | Ford |
| 74 | BACE Motorsports | Randy LaJoie | Chevrolet |
| 80 | Excel Motorsports | Mark Krogh | Chevrolet |
| 81 | Pro-Tech Motorsports | Stanton Barrett | Chevrolet |
| 85 | Stegall Motorsports | Shane Hall | Chevrolet |
| 88 | Ridling Mororsports | Kevin Lepage | Chevrolet |
| 89 | Northstar Motorsports | Johnny Chapman | Ford |
| 94 | Bill Elliott Racing | Ron Barfield, Jr. | Ford |
| 96 | Andretti-Laird Racing | Stevie Reeves | Ford |
| 97 | Bart Walker Motorsports | Doug Reid | Chevrolet |
| 99 | J & J Racing | Glenn Allen, Jr. | Chevrolet |