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1997 - NASCAR Busch Grand National Series - Hardees Fried Chicken 250 Race


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1997 - NASCAR Busch Grand National Series - Hardees Fried Chicken 250 Race Results


Race Name - Hardees Fried Chicken 250
Date - 3/1/1997
Race Track - Richmond International Raceway
Track Length (Miles) - 0.75 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 188 miles
Pole Speed - mph
Number of Cautions - 7
Caution Laps - 54
Average Race Speed - 86.45 mph
Lead Changes - 17
Total Race Purse - $299,818
Race Number - 3

More Races from 1997
Finish Start Driver Car # Sponsor(Owner) Laps Run Make Laps Led Purse
1 18 Mark Martin 60 WinnDixie (Jack Roush) 250 Ford 2 $28,475
2 33 Jeff Green 8 Diamond Ridge (Gary Bechtel) 250 Chevrolet 0 $19,791
3 2 Steve Park 3 AC Delco (Dale Earnhardt Inc) 250 Chevrolet 2 $10,790
4 6 Phil Parsons 10 Channellock (Phil Parsons) 250 Chevrolet 0 $11,056
5 4 Jason Keller 57 Slim Jim (Joe Keller) 250 Chevrolet 26 $12,776
6 41 Jeff Burton 9 Track Gear (Jack Roush) 250 Ford 179 $7,580
7 30 Todd Bodine 36 Stanley (Scott Welliver) 249 Pontiac 0 $8,226
8 1 Randy LaJoie 74 Fina (Bill Baumgardner) 249 Chevrolet 35 $10,926
9 31 Ron Barfield Jr 94 New Holland (Bill Elliott) 249 Ford 0 $5,055
10 14 Bobby Labonte 44 Shell Oil (Bobby Labonte) 248 Pontiac 0 $6,125
11 19 Elton Sawyer 38 Barbasol (Bob Sutton) 248 Ford 0 $6,035
12 37 Mark Green 37 Timber Wolf (Clarence Brewer) 248 Chevrolet 0 $4,820
13 22 Buckshot Jones 0 Aquafresh (Billy Jones) 248 Pontiac 0 $9,251
14 21 Mike Dillon 72 Detroit Gasket (Ron Parker) 248 Chevrolet 0 $9,221
15 24 Ed Spencer III 20 Motor Ventures (Allen Crestinger) 248 Chevrolet 0 $5,095
16 12 Hermie Sadler 1 DeWalt Tools (Gary Bechtel) 247 Chevrolet 6 $6,896
17 40 Ted Christopher 13 LesCare Kitchens (James Lestorti) 247 Chevrolet 0 $4,475
18 43 Tim Fedewa 33 Kleenex (Bill Baumgardner) 247 Chevrolet 0 $6,661
19 38 Mark Krogh 80 Clearwater Forest Industries (Robert Krogh) 247 Chevrolet 0 $4,375
20 39 Jeff Krogh 56 Clearwater Forest Industries (Robert Krogh) 247 Chevrolet 0 $4,765
21 36 Johnny Chapman 89 SherwinWilliams (Meredith Ruark) 247 Ford 0 $4,310
22 26 Joe Bessey 6 Power Team (Joe Bessey) 247 Chevrolet 0 $4,285
23 13 Kevin Lepage 88 Hype (David Ridling) 246 Chevrolet 0 $8,771
24 17 Doug Heveron 40 MHCO (Doug Taylor) 246 Ford 0 $5,996
25 11 Glenn Allen Jr 99 Luxaire (Bill Papke) 246 Chevrolet 0 $6,121
26 20 Elliott Sadler 29 Diamond Ridge (Gary Bechtel) 246 Chevrolet 0 $5,901
27 7 Mike McLaughlin 34 Royal Oak Charcoal (Frank Cicci) 245 Chevrolet 0 $8,126
28 3 Stanton Barrett 81 Memorex (Ron Neal) 241 Chevrolet 0 $4,105
29 32 Tim Bender 17 Kraft Singles (Robbie Reiser) 240 Chevrolet 0 $4,100
30 27 Greg Sacks 45 Hunters Specialties (Mike Laughlin) 239 Chevrolet 0 $4,240
31 16 Rodney Combs 43 Lance Snacks (David Ridling) 226 Chevrolet 0 $5,751
32 8 Dick Trickle 64 Dura Lube (Dennis Shoemaker) 223 Chevrolet 0 $5,746
33 23 Randy Porter 48 Unifirst Uniforms (James Porter) 222 Ford 0 $590
34 5 Jeff Purvis 4 Phoenix Construction (James Finch) 201 Chevrolet 0 $7,996
35 15 Jeff Fuller 47 Sunoco (Tad Geschickter) 193 Chevrolet 0 $7,996
36 29 Stevie Reeves 96 Big A Auto Parts (Donald Laird) 190 Ford 0 $5,190
37 42 Doug Reid 97 MedPartners (Bart Walker) 189 Chevrolet 0 $4,000
38 34 Brandon Butler 73 Ashland FordMercury (Coleman Rice) 182 Ford 0 $4,000
39 35 Mike Olsen 61 Little Trees (Mike Olsen) 181 Chevrolet 0 $4,000
40 9 Tracy Leslie 63 Lysol (Hubert Hensley) 168 Pontiac 0 $4,000
41 28 Jimmy Foster 11 Speedvision Outdoor Life (Curtis Key) 163 Ford 0 $4,000
42 25 Shane Hall 85 Lucks Bama Foods (Don Stegall) 156 Chevrolet 0 $4,000
43 10 Terry Labonte 5 AlkaSeltzer Bayer (Terry Labonte) 11 Chevrolet 0 $4,200