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NASCAR Winston Cup Series Mountain Dew 500: Miscellaneous Awards

1 September 1997

DARLINGTON, SC - Unofficial winners in the various NASCAR Winston Cup programs
for which awards were posted in the Mountain Dew Southern 500 on August 31,
1997 at Darlington Raceway:
 
 UNOCAL 76 Challenge ($91,200) : Rolls over to $98,800 at
                                   Richmond International Raceway
 
 NASCAR Winston Cup Leader Bonus
                     ($30,000) : Jeff Gordon
                                 #24 DuPont Automotive Refinishes Chevrolet
 
 Gatorade Front Runner Award ($10,000) : Bill Eliott
                                         #94 McDonald's Ford
 
 MCI Fast Pace Award ($5,000) : Jeff Gordon
                                Lap 304
                                29.828 seconds/164.865 mph
 
 RCA Pit Strategy Award ($5,000) : Ray Evernham
                                   #24 DuPont Automotive Refinishes
                                      Chevrolet
 
 Opryland Great Entertainment Award ($4,000) : Jeff Gordon/Jeff Burton
 
 True Value Man of the Race ($2,000) : Jeff Gordon
 
 Plasti-Kote Winning Finish ($2,000) : Ray Evernham
 
 Western Auto Mechanic of the Race ($2,000) : Brian Whitesell
                                              #24 DuPont Automotive
                                                Refinishes Chevrolet
 
 Raybestos Top Stopper Award ($2,000) : Jeff Gordon
 
 Exide All Charged Up Award ($2,000) : Chad Little
                                       #97 John Deere Pontiac
 
 Goody's Headache Award ($1,750) : Dale Earnhardt
                                   #3 GM Goodwrench Service Plus Chevrolet
 
 NASCAR Winston Cup Rookie of the Race ($1,000) : Robby Gordon
                                                  #40 Coors Light Chevrolet

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