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1997 - Pontiac Excitement 400 Race Results


Race Name - Pontiac Excitement 400
Date - 3/2/1997
Race Track - Richmond International Raceway
Track Length (Miles) - 0.75 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 300 miles
Pole Speed - mph
Number of Cautions - 3
Caution Laps - 12
Average Race Speed - 108.49 mph
Lead Changes - 15
Total Race Purse - $1,024,755
Race Number - 3
 More Races from 1997
Fin St Driver # Sponsor Laps Run Make Laps Led Purse
1 7 Rusty Wallace 2 Miller Lite (Roger Penske) 400 Ford 135 $86,775
2 18 Geoffrey Bodine 7 QVC (Geoffrey Bodine) 400 Ford 18 $56,875
3 3 Dale Jarrett 88 Quality Care Ford Credit (Yates Racing) 400 Ford 172 $50,750
4 2 Jeff Gordon 24 DuPont Refinishes (Rick Hendrick) 399 Chevrolet 65 $46,200
5 9 Bobby Hamilton 43 STP (Petty Enterprises) 399 Pontiac 1 $35,595
6 6 Ricky Rudd 10 Tide (Ricky Rudd) 399 Ford 0 $30,770
7 1 Terry Labonte 5 Kelloggs Corn Flakes (Rick Hendrick) 399 Chevrolet 0 $35,845
8 11 Bobby Labonte 18 Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs) 399 Pontiac 1 $28,945
9 23 Johnny Benson Jr 30 Pennzoil (Chuck Rider) 399 Pontiac 0 $25,745
10 37 Kyle Petty 44 Hot Wheels (Kyle Petty) 398 Pontiac 0 $18,545
11 21 Steve Grissom 41 Kodiak (Larry Hedrick) 398 Chevrolet 0 $24,345
12 26 Lake Speed 9 Melling Engine Parts (Harry Melling) 398 Ford 0 $24,045
13 5 Mark Martin 6 Valvoline (Jack Roush) 398 Ford 0 $23,870
14 12 Ricky Craven 25 Budweiser (Rick Hendrick) 398 Chevrolet 0 $23,670
15 17 Bill Elliott 94 McDonalds (Bill Elliott) 398 Ford 8 $25,330
16 30 Darrell Waltrip 17 Parts America (Darrell Waltrip) 398 Chevrolet 0 $16,215
17 33 Jeremy Mayfield 37 Kmart RC Cola (Michael Kranefuss) 398 Ford 0 $15,415
18 20 Rick Mast 75 Remington Arms (Butch Mock) 398 Ford 0 $22,265
19 8 Sterling Marlin 4 Kodak Film (Larry McClure) 397 Chevrolet 0 $27,540
20 16 Ted Musgrave 16 Family Channel Primestar (Jack Roush) 397 Ford 0 $24,565
21 39 Robert Pressley 29 Cartoon Network (Gary Bechtel) 397 Chevrolet 0 $16,965
22 15 Jimmy Spencer 23 Camel Cigarettes (Travis Carter) 397 Ford 0 $21,840
23 27 Brett Bodine 11 Close Call Phone Card (Brett Bodine) 397 Ford 0 $21,665
24 31 Ward Burton 22 MBNA America (Bill Davis) 397 Pontiac 0 $14,540
25 4 Dale Earnhardt 3 GM Goodwrench Service (Richard Childress) 397 Chevrolet 0 $27,940
26 36 Mike Skinner 31 Lowes (Richard Childress) 397 Chevrolet 0 $12,265
27 14 Michael Waltrip 21 Citgo (Wood Brothers) 396 Ford 0 $21,340
28 24 Robby Gordon 40 Coors Light (Felix Sabates) 396 Chevrolet 0 $21,215
29 40 Dick Trickle 90 HeiligMeyers (Junie Donlavey) 395 Ford 0 $14,190
30 38 Derrike Cope 36 Skittles (Nelson Bowers) 395 Pontiac 0 $11,160
31 22 John Andretti 98 RCA (Cale Yarborough) 395 Ford 0 $20,615
32 25 Hut Stricklin 8 Circuit City (Stavola Brothers) 395 Ford 0 $18,090
33 41 David Green 96 Caterpillar (Buz McCall) 395 Chevrolet 0 $11,075
34 42 Chad Little 97 John Deere (Greg Pollex) 395 Pontiac 0 $11,065
35 28 Ken Schrader 33 Skoal Bandit (Andy Petree) 393 Chevrolet 0 $18,065
36 10 Ernie Irvan 28 Texaco Havoline (Yates Racing) 391 Ford 0 $26,065
37 34 Dave Marcis 71 RealTree Camouflage (Dave Marcis) 391 Chevrolet 0 $11,065
38 43 Gary Bradberry 19 Child Support Recovery (Mark Smith) 389 Ford 0 $11,065
39 32 Joe Nemechek 42 BellSouth (Felix Sabates) 380 Chevrolet 0 $11,065
40 29 Kenny Wallace 81 Square D (Fil Martocci) 376 Ford 0 $18,065
41 35 Bobby Hillin Jr 77 Jasper Engines Federal Mogul (Doug Bawel) 336 Ford 0 $11,065
42 13 Jeff Burton 99 Exide Batteries (Jack Roush) 248 Ford 0 $19,065
43 19 Morgan Shepherd 1 Delco Remy America (Richard Jackson) 131 Pontiac 0 $11,965