NASCAR Winston Cup Series Mountain Dew 500: Results
1 September 1997
DARLINGTON, SC - Provisional results for the NASCAR Winston Cup Series,
Mountain Dew Southern 500 held August 31, 1997 at Darlington Raceway:
Ps.Ql.No. Driver Sponsor Make Laps Notes
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1 7 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Automotive Refin Chev 367 $131,330
2 16 99 Jeff Burton Exide Batteries Ford 367 Running
3 3 88 Dale Jarrett Quality Care/Ford Credit Ford 367 Running
4 2 94 Bill Elliott McDonald's Ford 367 Running
5 21 10 Ricky Rudd Tide Ford 367 Running
6 17 5 Terry Labonte Kellogg's Corn Flakes Chev 367 Running
7 1 18 Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries Pont 367 Running
8 4 6 Mark Martin Valvoline Ford 367 Running
9 14 21 Michael Waltrip CITGO Ford 367 Running
10 5 33 Ken Schrader Skoal Chev 366 Running
11 37 97 Chad Little John Deere Pont 366 Running
12 12 7 Geoff Bodine QVC Ford 366 Running
13 8 90 Dick Trickle Heilig-Meyers/Simmons Ford 366 Running
14 24 36 Derrike Cope Skittles Pont 365 Running
15 11 11 Brett Bodine Close Call Ford 365 Running
16 19 37 Jeremy Mayfield KMart/RCA Cola Ford 365 Running
17 6 8 Hut Stricklin Circuit City Ford 365 Running
18 23 9 Lake Speed Melling Engine Parts Ford 365 Running
19 18 30 Johnny Benson Pennzoil Pont 365 Running
20 40 43 Bobby Hamilton STP Pont 365 Running
21 29 41 Steve Grissom Kodiak Chev 365 Running
22 34 40 * Robby Gordon Coors Light Chev 363 Running
23 20 42 Joe Nemechek BellSouth Chev 358 Running
24 25 81 Kenny Wallace Square D Ford 354 Running
25 27 78 Gary Bradberry Hanes Ford 354 Running
26 38 17 Darrell Waltrip Western Auto Chev 353 Engine
27 13 22 Ward Burton MBNA Pont 350 Wreck
28 30 23 Jimmy Spencer Camel Cigarettes Ford 341 Running
29 15 16 Ted Musgrave Family Channel/Primestar Ford 296 Handlng
30 36 3 Dale Earnhardt GM Goodwrench Serv Plus Chev 282 Running
31 31 25 Ricky Craven Budweiser Chev 236 OvrHeat
32 39 44 Kyle Petty Hot Wheels Pont 202 Engine
33 10 28 Ernie Irvan Texaco Havoline Ford 183 Engine
34 28 75 Rick Mast Remington Arms Ford 177 Wreck
35 41 1 Lance Hooper R&L Carriers Pont 175 Wreck
36 33 31 * Mike Skinner Lowe's Chev 130 Wreck
37 32 98 John Andretti RCA Ford 117 Wreck
38 22 12 Jeff Purvis Opryland USA Ford 114 Wreck
39 42 29 * Jeff Green Cartoon Network Chev 104 Electrc
40 9 4 Sterling Marlin Kodak Gold Film Chev 102 Engine
41 26 46 Wally Dallenbach, Jr. First Union Chev 85 Engine
42 35 96 Todd Bodine Caterpillar Chev 5 Wreck
43 43 2 Rusty Wallace Miller Lite Ford 5 Wreck
* Rookie of the Year Contender
Time of Race : 4 hours, 8 minutes, 17 seconds
Average Speed : 121.149 mph
Margin of Victory : 0.144-second
Lap Leaders : 9 lead changes among 7 drivers
BLabonte (1-2), Elliott (3-45), JBurton (46-69),
MWaltrip (70-71), JGordon (72-115), Elliott (116-135),
Musgrave (136-139), Elliott (140-257),
Jarrett (258-295), JGordon (296-367)
Cautions : 11 cautions for 67 laps
Track Length : 1.3660 Miles
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