| Teams for 1997 Link-Belt 225 |
|---|
| Car | Team | Driver | Mfg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Black Tip Racing | Bill Kimmel, Jr. |  |
| 2 | Ultra Motorsports | Mike Bliss |  |
| 3 | Richard Childress | Jay Sauter | |
| 4 | Kevin Grubb | Wayne Grubb | |
| 5 | Jerry Lawrence | Robbie Pyle |  |
| 6 | Marshall Chesrown Racing | Rick Carelli | |
| 7 | Geoffrey Bodine | Tammy Jo Kirk | |
| 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 | |
| 29 | Bob Keselowski | Bob Keselowski | |
| 31 | Brevak Racing | Tony Roper | |
| 35 | Charles Hardy Motorsports | Dave Rezendes | |
| 37 | Brewco Motorsports | Scot Walters | |
| 43 | Richard Petty | Jimmy Hensley | |
| 44 | Irvan-Simo Racing | Boris Said | |
| 52 | Ken Schrader | Mike Wallace | |
| 65 | AAG Racing | Brian Cunningham | |
| 66 | Phelon Motorsports | Bryan Reffner | |
| 75 | Wayne Spears | Dan Press | |
| 79 | Wayne Spears | Kevin Harvick | |
| 80 | Jack Roush | Joe Ruttman | |
| 86 | Impact Motorsports | Stacy Compton | |
| 88 | SealMaster Racing | Terry Cook | |
| 92 | SKB Racing | Doug George | |
| 98 | Liberty Racing | Kenny Irwin, Jr. | |
| 99 | Jack Roush | Chuck Bown | |
