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1997 - Winston 500 Race Results


Race Name - Winston 500
Date - 5/10/1997
Race Track - Talladega Superspeedway
Track Length (Miles) - 2.66 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 500 miles
Pole Speed - 193.627 mph
Number of Cautions - 0
Caution Laps - 0
Average Race Speed - 188.35 mph
Lead Changes - 26
Total Race Purse - $1,317,496
Race Number - 10
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Fin St Driver # Sponsor Laps Run Make Laps Led Purse
1 18 Mark Martin 6 Valvoline (Jack Roush) 188 Ford 47 $92,220
2 3 Dale Earnhardt 3 GM Goodwrench Service (Richard Childress) 188 Chevrolet 76 $85,445
3 8 Bobby Labonte 18 Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs) 188 Pontiac 0 $61,845
4 1 John Andretti 98 RCA (Cale Yarborough) 188 Ford 19 $57,920
5 11 Jeff Gordon 24 DuPont Refinishes (Rick Hendrick) 188 Chevrolet 13 $54,440
6 36 Terry Labonte 5 Kelloggs Corn Flakes (Rick Hendrick) 188 Chevrolet 0 $52,655
7 20 Jimmy Spencer 23 Camel Cigarettes (Travis Carter) 188 Ford 0 $36,550
8 39 Jeff Burton 99 Exide Batteries (Jack Roush) 188 Ford 13 $38,100
9 17 Johnny Benson Jr 30 Pennzoil (Chuck Rider) 188 Pontiac 0 $33,300
10 7 Ernie Irvan 28 Texaco Havoline (Yates Racing) 188 Ford 2 $40,800
11 29 Ricky Rudd 10 Tide (Ricky Rudd) 188 Ford 0 $34,295
12 6 Ken Schrader 33 Skoal Bandit (Andy Petree) 188 Chevrolet 1 $30,215
13 12 Derrike Cope 36 Skittles (Nelson Bowers) 188 Pontiac 0 $18,385
14 28 Michael Waltrip 21 Citgo (Wood Brothers) 188 Ford 1 $29,305
15 26 Dick Trickle 90 HeiligMeyers (Junie Donlavey) 188 Ford 0 $23,625
16 5 Mike Skinner 31 Lowes (Richard Childress) 187 Chevrolet 2 $18,335
17 27 Wally Dallenbach Jr 46 First Union (Felix Sabates) 187 Chevrolet 0 $16,620
18 10 Bill Elliott 94 McDonalds (Bill Elliott) 187 Ford 0 $27,480
19 32 Joe Nemechek 40 Coors Light (Felix Sabates) 187 Chevrolet 0 $20,190
20 2 Bobby Hillin Jr 77 Jasper Engines Federal Mogul (Doug Bawel) 187 Ford 0 $22,730
21 14 Lake Speed 9 Ace Hardware (Harry Melling) 187 Ford 0 $26,410
22 15 Rick Mast 75 Remington Arms (Butch Mock) 187 Ford 0 $26,090
23 40 Jeremy Mayfield 37 Kmart RC Cola (Michael Kranefuss) 187 Ford 0 $25,880
24 38 Ted Musgrave 16 Family Channel Primestar (Jack Roush) 187 Ford 1 $25,675
25 13 Greg Sacks 20 Hardees (Harry Ranier) 187 Ford 0 $15,420
26 30 Kenny Wallace 81 Square D (Fil Martocci) 187 Ford 0 $25,390
27 33 Ricky Craven 25 Budweiser (Rick Hendrick) 186 Chevrolet 0 $25,235
28 41 Morgan Shepherd 1 Cruisin America Phone Card (Richard Jackson) 186 Pontiac 0 $25,080
29 22 Robert Pressley 29 Cartoon Network (Gary Bechtel) 186 Chevrolet 0 $17,925
30 37 Dave Marcis 71 RealTree Camouflage (Dave Marcis) 186 Chevrolet 0 $17,870
31 35 Bobby Hamilton 43 STP (Petty Enterprises) 186 Pontiac 0 $29,710
32 43 Darrell Waltrip 17 Parts America (Darrell Waltrip) 186 Chevrolet 0 $24,155
33 31 Brett Bodine 11 Close Call Phone Card (Brett Bodine) 186 Ford 0 $21,625
34 42 Chad Little 97 John Deere (Greg Pollex) 185 Pontiac 0 $14,595
35 9 Dale Jarrett 88 Quality Care Ford Credit (Yates Racing) 184 Ford 0 $31,365
36 23 Hut Stricklin 8 Circuit City (Stavola Brothers) 183 Ford 0 $21,535
37 4 Rusty Wallace 2 Miller Lite (Roger Penske) 180 Ford 1 $31,571
38 34 David Green 96 Caterpillar (Buz McCall) 169 Chevrolet 0 $14,335
39 16 Sterling Marlin 4 Kodak Film (Larry McClure) 113 Chevrolet 10 $31,835
40 21 Kyle Petty 44 Hot Wheels (Kyle Petty) 109 Pontiac 0 $14,335
41 24 Steve Grissom 41 Kodiak (Larry Hedrick) 93 Chevrolet 0 $21,335
42 25 Ward Burton 22 MBNA America (Bill Davis) 85 Pontiac 0 $14,335
43 19 Geoffrey Bodine 7 QVC (Geoffrey Bodine) 78 Ford 2 $21,335