NASCAR Winston Cup Goody's Headache Powders 500: Results
24 August 1997
BRISTOL, TN - Provisional results for the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Goody's
Headache Powders 500 held August 23, 1997 at Bristol Motor Speedway:
Ps.Ql.No. Driver Sponsor Make Laps Notes
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1 3 88 Dale Jarrett Quality Care/Ford Credit Ford 500 Running
2 5 6 Mark Martin Valvoline Ford 500 Running
3 4 90 Dick Trickle Heilig-Meyers/Simmons Ford 500 Running
4 13 99 Jeff Burton Exide Batteries Ford 500 Running
5 35 41 Steve Grissom Kodiak Chev 500 Running
6 6 33 Ken Schrader Skoal Chev 500 Running
7 19 5 Terry Labonte Kellogg's Corn Flakes Chev 500 Running
8 38 18 Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries Pont 500 Running
9 15 7 Geoff Bodine QVC Ford 500 Running
10 7 4 Sterling Marlin Kodak Gold Film Chev 498 Running
11 20 98 John Andretti RCA Ford 498 Running
12 16 2 Rusty Wallace Miller Lite Ford 498 Running
13 14 25 Ricky Craven Budweiser Chev 497 Running
14 34 3 Dale Earnhardt GM Goodwrench Serv Plus Chev 497 Running
15 12 16 Ted Musgrave Family Channel/Primestar Ford 497 Running
16 36 94 Bill Elliott McDonald's Ford 497 Running
17 10 22 Ward Burton MBNA Pont 497 Running
18 22 30 Johnny Benson Pennzoil Pont 496 Running
19 39 10 Ricky Rudd Tide Ford 496 Running
20 37 97 Chad Little John Deere Pont 496 Running
21 30 29 * Jeff Green Cartoon Network Chev 493 Running
22 29 43 Bobby Hamilton STP Pont 492 Running
23 42 8 Hut Stricklin Circuit City Ford 489 Running
24 28 1 Lance Hooper R&L Carriers Pont 483 Running
25 33 21 Michael Waltrip CITGO Ford 476 Running
26 11 46 Wally Dallenbach, Jr. First Union Chev 475 Running
27 17 23 Jimmy Spencer Camel Cigarettes Ford 468 Running
28 21 95 Ed Berrier Feed the Children Ford 465 Out
29 25 9 Lake Speed Melling Engine Parts Ford 465 Running
30 18 37 Jeremy Mayfield KMart/RCA Cola Ford 460 Running
31 40 11 Brett Bodine Close Call Ford 457 Running
32 9 36 Derrike Cope Skittles Pont 440 Running
33 41 75 Rick Mast Remington Arms Ford 429 Running
34 31 31 * Mike Skinner Lowe's Chev 418 Wreck
35 2 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Automotive Refin Chev 365 OilLeak
36 24 44 Kyle Petty Hot Wheels Pont 362 Running
37 26 78 Gary Bradberry Hanes Ford 346 Wreck
38 27 42 Joe Nemechek BellSouth Chev 341 Running
39 1 81 Kenny Wallace Square D Ford 277 Running
40 8 96 * David Green Caterpillar Chev 256 Wreck
41 32 28 Ernie Irvan Texaco Havoline Ford 189 OvrHeat
42 23 17 Darrell Waltrip Western Auto Chev 115 Wreck
* Rookie of the Year Contender
Time of Race : 3 hours, 19 minutes, 51 seconds
Average Speed : 80.010 mph
Margin of Victory : 0.102-second
Lap Leaders : 12 lead changes among five drivers
Jarrett (1-13), Gordon (14-38), Jarrett (39-53),
Gordon (54-61), JBurton (62-68), Spencer (69-79),
Gordon (80-208), Martin (209-218), Gordon (219-244),
Jarrett (245-395), Martin (396-469), Jarrett (470-500)
Cautions : 12 cautions for 97 laps
Lap 17-21: #95, #21 spin turn 4
Lap 68-75: Debris
Lap 84-87: #42 spin turn 3
Lap 91-96: #81, #17 accident frontstretch
Lap 217-223: #90 spin turn 4
Lap 238-243: Debris on the track
Lap 246-251: #24, #37 spin backstretch
Lap 259-278: #96, #36, #21, #11, #3, #43, #29 accident
frontstretch
Red Flag
Lap 295-302: #78, #25, #9, #31 spin turn 4
Lap 409-416: #78 hit wall turn 4
Lap 425-435: #1, #94, #95, #8, #46, #37, #31, #18
accident turn 1
Lap 471-478: Oil on the track
Track Length : 0.5330 Miles