| Teams for 1997 Pennzoil/VIP Auto 200 |
|---|
| Car | Team | Driver | Mfg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Ultra Motorsports | Mike Bliss |  |
| 02 | Ultra Motorsports | Eric Norris | |
| 3 | Richard Childress | Jay Sauter |  |
| 4 | Kevin Grubb | Wayne Grubb | |
| 6 | Marshall Chesrown Racing | Rick Carelli | |
| 7 | Geoffrey Bodine | Tammy Jo Kirk | |
| 12 | Blake Motorsports | Doug George | |
| 14 | Tom Mitchell | Rick Crawford | |
| 15 | Billy Ballew | Mike Cope | |
| 16 | Dale Earnhardt | Ron Hornaday, Jr. | |
| 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Rich Bickle | |
| 18 | Roehrig Motorsports | Michael Dokken |  |
| 19 | Roehrig Motorsports | Tony Raines | |
| 20 | Walker Evans Racing | Butch Miller | |
| 24 | Rick Hendrick | Jack Sprague | |
| 27 | Rob Rizzo | Rob Rizzo | |
| 29 | Bob Keselowski | Bob Keselowski | |
| 31 | Brevak Racing | Tony Roper | |
| 35 | Charles Hardy Motorsports | Dave Rezendes | |
| 38 | Ling Racing | Robbie Crouch | |
| 43 | Richard Petty | Jimmy Hensley | |
| 44 | Irvan-Simo Racing | Boris Said | |
| 52 | Ken Schrader | Tobey Butler | |
| 55 | Kevin Grubb | Kevin Grubb | |
| 56 | Harry Brix | Brandon Butler | |
| 57 | CSG Racing | Brian Cunningham | |
| 65 | AAG Racing | Kenny Allen | |
| 66 | Phelon Motorsports | Bryan Reffner | |
| 68 | Carl Wegner | Bobby Dotter | |
| 71 | Rob Rizzo | Kenny Hendrick | |
| 72 | MacDonald Motorsports | Randy MacDonald | |
| 73 | Henriksen Racing | Bob Schacht | |
| 75 | Wayne Spears | Dan Press | |
| 77 | Doran Racing | Lonnie Rush, Jr. | |
| 80 | Jack Roush | Joe Ruttman | |
| 86 | Impact Motorsports | Stacy Compton | |
| 88 | SealMaster Racing | Terry Cook | |
| 90 | L & R Motorsports | Lance Norick | |
| 98 | Liberty Racing | Kenny Irwin, Jr. | |
| 99 | Jack Roush | Chuck Bown | |
