NASCAR Winston Cup Series NAPA 500: Results
16 November 1997
HAMPTON, GA - Provisional results for the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, NAPA 500
held November 16, 1997 at Atlanta Motor Speedway:
Ps.Ql.No. Driver Sponsor Make Laps Notes
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1 21 18 Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries Pont 325 $158,600
2 3 88 Dale Jarrett Quality Care/Ford Credit Ford 325 Running
3 9 6 Mark Martin Valvoline Ford 325 Running
4 7 29 * Jeff Green Cartoon Network Chev 325 Running
5 14 36 Derrike Cope Skittles Pont 325 Running
6 20 44 Kyle Petty Hot Wheels Pont 324 Running
7 40 43 Bobby Hamilton STP Pont 324 Running
8 5 42 Joe Nemechek BellSouth Chev 324 Running
9 2 22 Ward Burton MBNA Pont 323 Running
10 12 30 Johnny Benson Pennzoil Pont 323 Running
11 27 4 Sterling Marlin Kodak Gold Film Chev 323 Running
12 23 28 Ernie Irvan Texaco Havoline Ford 323 Running
13 35 21 Michael Waltrip CITGO Ford 322 Running
14 22 90 Dick Trickle Heilig-Meyers/Simmons Ford 322 Running
15 25 14 Steve Park Burger King Chev 322 Running
16 6 3 Dale Earnhardt GM Goodwrench Serv Plus Chev 322 Running
17 37 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Automotive Refin Chev 322 Running
18 24 97 Chad Little John Deere Pont 321 Running
19 38 37 Jeremy Mayfield KMart/RCA Cola Ford 321 Running
20 13 33 Ken Schrader Skoal Chev 321 Running
21 4 5 Terry Labonte Kellogg's Corn Flakes Chev 321 Running
22 31 98 John Andretti RCA Ford 320 Running
23 28 31 * Mike Skinner Lowe's Chev 320 Running
24 42 23 Jimmy Spencer Camel Cigarettes Ford 320 Running
25 8 27 Kenny Irwin Action Perf/GI Joe Ford 320 Running
26 29 9 Lake Speed Advantage Camo Ford 317 Running
27 36 1 Morgan Shepherd R&L Carriers Pont 317 Running
28 15 41 Steve Grissom Kodiak Chev 317 Running
29 26 91 Kevin Lepage Pionite Chev 317 Running
30 19 81 Kenny Wallace Square D Ford 317 Running
31 34 16 Ted Musgrave Family Channel/Primestar Ford 315 Running
32 33 2 Rusty Wallace Miller Lite Ford 314 Running
33 1 7 Geoff Bodine QVC Ford 314 Running
34 39 99 Jeff Burton Exide Batteries Ford 313 Running
35 16 75 Rick Mast Remington Arms Ford 302 Running
36 10 94 Bill Elliott McDonald's Ford 274 Clutch
37 11 10 Ricky Rudd Tide Ford 242 Hndling
38 30 46 Wally Dallenbach, Jr. First Union Chev 231 Running
39 41 25 Ricky Craven Budweiser Chev 173 Hndling
40 43 17 Darrell Waltrip Western Auto Chev 114 Igntion
41 18 11 Brett Bodine BDR Motorsports Ford 57 Wreck
42 17 78 Gary Bradberry Hanes Ford 50 Wreck
43 32 00 Buckshot Jones Aquafresh Pont 38 Wreck
* Rookie of the Year Contender
Time of Race : 3 hours, 7 minutes, 48 seconds
Average Speed : 159.905 mph
Margin of Victory : 3.801 seconds
Lap Leaders : 24 lead changes among 11 drivers
GBodine (1-4), WBurton (5-10), Earnhardt (11-18),
WBurton (19-25), Earnhardt (26-27), Martin (28-34),
Earnhardt (35-47), Nemechek (48-56), Earnhardt (57),
Nemechek (58-89), Irvan (90-93), Jarrett (94),
Petty (95-99), Little (100-106), BLabonte (107-143),
Jarrett (144-146), BLabonte (147-182), Cope (183-184),
Martin (185-194), BLabonte (195-232), Martin (233-238),
BLabonte (239-284), Jarrett (285), Martin (286-314),
BLabonte (315-325)
Cautions : 4 cautions for 25 laps
#1 - Lap 27-32: Mandatory caution for tire check
#2 - Lap 40-47: Accident in turn two involving Brett
Bodine and Buckshot Jones
#3 - Lap 52-56: Gary Bradberry hit the wall in turn two.
#4 - Lap 177-181: Dale Earnhardt hit the wall in turn two.
Track Length : 1.5400 Miles