| Teams 1997 Food City 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 | Dale Shaw | Chevrolet |
| 5 | Labonte Motorsports | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet |
| 6 | Joe Bessey Motorsports | Joe Bessey | Chevrolet |
| 7 | Whitaker Racing | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Chevrolet |
| 10 | Phil Parsons Racing | Phil Parsons | Chevrolet |
| 16 | Day Enterprise Racing | Mark Day | Pontiac |
| 17 | Reiser Enterprises | Matt Kenseth | Chevrolet |
| 20 | Keystone Motorsports | Jimmy Spencer | Chevrolet |
| 21 | Michael Waltrip Racing | Michael Waltrip | Ford |
| 29 | Diamond Ridge Motorsports | Elliott Sadler | Chevrolet |
| 32 | DAJ Racing | Dale Jarrett | Ford |
| 33 | BACE Motorsports | Tim Fedewa | Chevrolet |
| 34 | Frank Cicci Racing | Mike McLaughlin | Chevrolet |
| 35 | Team Amick | Lyndon Amick | Pontiac |
| 36 | Team 34 | Todd Bodine | Pontiac |
| 37 | Brewco Motorsports | Mark Green | Chevrolet |
| 38 | Bob Sutton | Elton Sawyer | Ford |
| 43 | Ridling Mororsports | Dennis Setzer | Chevrolet |
| 44 | Bobby Labonte Racing | Bobby Labonte | Pontiac |
| 45 | Laughlin Racing | Jeff Fuller | Chevrolet |
| 47 | Frank Schwantz | Robert Pressley | Chevrolet |
| 48 | Porter Racing | Randy Porter | Ford |
| 50 | Jerry Francis | Chris Diamond | Pontiac |
| 56 | Excel Motorsports | Jeff Krogh | Chevrolet |
| 57 | KEL Racing | Jason Keller | Chevrolet |
| 63 | Hensley Motorsparts | Tracy Leslie | Pontiac |
| 64 | Shoemaker Racing | Dick Trickle | Chevrolet |
| 72 | Parker Racing | Mike Dillon | Chevrolet |
| 74 | BACE Motorsports | Randy LaJoie | Chevrolet |
| 75 | Henderson Motorsports | Rick Wilson | Chevrolet |
| 77 | John Walsh | Brad Teague | Ford |
| 78 | Mark III Racing | Nathan Buttke | Chevrolet |
| 80 | Excel Motorsports | Mark Krogh | 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 |
| 99 | J & J Racing | Glenn Allen, Jr. | Chevrolet |