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1997 - Goodys Headache Powder 500 (April) Race Results


Race Name - Goodys Headache Powder 500 (April)
Date - 4/20/1997
Race Track - Martinsville Speedway
Track Length (Miles) - 0.526 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 263 miles
Pole Speed - 93.961 mph
Number of Cautions - 11
Caution Laps - 99
Average Race Speed - 70.347 mph
Lead Changes - 4
Total Race Purse - $970,940
Race Number - 8
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Fin St Driver # Sponsor Laps Run Make Laps Led Purse
1 4 Jeff Gordon 24 DuPont Refinishes (Rick Hendrick) 500 Chevrolet 431 $99,225
2 8 Bobby Hamilton 43 STP (Petty Enterprises) 500 Pontiac 48 $50,575
3 39 Mark Martin 6 Valvoline (Jack Roush) 500 Ford 0 $42,375
4 7 Terry Labonte 5 Kelloggs Corn Flakes (Rick Hendrick) 500 Chevrolet 0 $42,925
5 15 Rusty Wallace 2 Miller Lite (Roger Penske) 500 Ford 0 $33,875
6 1 Kenny Wallace 81 Square D (Fil Martocci) 500 Ford 0 $35,375
7 29 Jeremy Mayfield 37 Kmart RC Cola (Michael Kranefuss) 500 Ford 0 $19,775
8 14 Bobby Labonte 18 Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs) 500 Pontiac 0 $29,650
9 17 Darrell Waltrip 17 Parts America (Darrell Waltrip) 500 Chevrolet 0 $25,445
10 26 Ken Schrader 33 Skoal Bandit (Andy Petree) 500 Chevrolet 0 $30,945
11 11 Jimmy Spencer 23 Camel Cigarettes (Travis Carter) 500 Ford 0 $23,685
12 25 Dale Earnhardt 3 GM Goodwrench Service (Richard Childress) 500 Chevrolet 0 $28,400
13 5 Ricky Rudd 10 Tide (Ricky Rudd) 500 Ford 0 $27,065
14 6 Hut Stricklin 8 Circuit City (Stavola Brothers) 500 Ford 0 $22,765
15 19 Jeff Burton 99 Exide Batteries (Jack Roush) 500 Ford 0 $28,215
16 23 Dale Jarrett 88 Quality Care Ford Credit (Yates Racing) 499 Ford 0 $28,265
17 22 Johnny Benson Jr 30 Pennzoil (Chuck Rider) 499 Pontiac 0 $22,365
18 18 Ward Burton 22 MBNA America (Bill Davis) 499 Pontiac 0 $14,770
19 2 Joe Nemechek 42 BellSouth (Felix Sabates) 499 Chevrolet 21 $15,865
20 28 Steve Grissom 41 Kodiak (Larry Hedrick) 498 Chevrolet 0 $23,115
21 38 Sterling Marlin 4 Kodak Film (Larry McClure) 498 Chevrolet 0 $25,965
22 35 Ricky Craven 25 Budweiser (Rick Hendrick) 498 Chevrolet 0 $20,415
23 13 Robert Pressley 29 Cartoon Network (Gary Bechtel) 498 Chevrolet 0 $13,265
24 12 Ted Musgrave 16 Family Channel Primestar (Jack Roush) 497 Ford 0 $20,115
25 20 Lake Speed 9 Melling Engine Parts (Harry Melling) 497 Ford 0 $20,215
26 34 Michael Waltrip 21 Citgo (Wood Brothers) 496 Ford 0 $19,815
27 37 Brett Bodine 11 Close Call Phone Card (Brett Bodine) 496 Ford 0 $19,665
28 27 John Andretti 98 RCA (Cale Yarborough) 496 Ford 0 $19,615
29 3 Geoffrey Bodine 7 QVC (Geoffrey Bodine) 495 Ford 0 $20,065
30 31 Dick Trickle 90 HeiligMeyers Simmons (Junie Donlavey) 495 Ford 0 $9,515
31 30 Ernie Irvan 28 Texaco Havoline (Yates Racing) 494 Ford 0 $24,465
32 16 Mike Skinner 31 Lowes (Richard Childress) 490 Chevrolet 0 $10,440
33 42 Bobby Hillin Jr 77 Jasper Engines Federal Mogul (Doug Bawel) 489 Ford 0 $9,415
34 24 Derrike Cope 36 Skittles (Nelson Bowers) 481 Pontiac 0 $11,140
35 21 Morgan Shepherd 1 Cruisin America Phone Card (Richard Jackson) 479 Pontiac 0 $16,365
36 32 Rick Mast 75 Remington Arms (Butch Mock) 477 Ford 0 $16,340
37 9 Bill Elliott 94 McDonalds (Bill Elliott) 454 Ford 0 $14,075
38 41 Dave Marcis 71 RealTree Camouflage (Dave Marcis) 417 Chevrolet 0 $7,075
39 36 Mike Wallace 91 Spam (Ron Neal) 414 Chevrolet 0 $7,075
40 10 Kyle Petty 44 Hot Wheels (Kyle Petty) 398 Pontiac 0 $7,075
41 40 Robby Gordon 40 Coors Light (Felix Sabates) 395 Chevrolet 0 $7,075
42 33 Chad Little 97 John Deere (Greg Pollex) 394 Pontiac 0 $7,075