NASCAR Winston Cup Series MBNA 400: Results

22 September 1997

DOVER, DE - Provisional results for the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, MBNA 400 
held September 21, 1997 at Dover Downs International Speedway:
          
Ps.Ql.No.  Driver                 Sponsor                   Make Laps  Notes
-- -- ---- ----------------------------------------------------- ----- -------
 1  1   6  Mark Martin            Valvoline                 Ford 400   $195305
 2 33   3  Dale Earnhardt         GM Goodwrench Serv Plus   Chev 400   Running
 3 23  44  Kyle Petty             Hot Wheels                Pont 400   Running
 4  5  18  Bobby Labonte          Interstate Batteries      Pont 400   Running
 5  3  88  Dale Jarrett           Quality Care/Ford Credit  Ford 399   Running
 6 16  10  Ricky Rudd             Tide                      Ford 399   Running
 7  2  24  Jeff Gordon            DuPont Automotive Refin   Chev 398   Running
 8 13  94  Bill Elliott           McDonald's                Ford 398   Running
 9 31  28  Ernie Irvan            Texaco Havoline           Ford 397   Running
10  9  75  Rick Mast              Remington Arms            Ford 396   Running
11 39  99  Jeff Burton            Exide Batteries           Ford 396   Running
12 14  33  Ken Schrader           Skoal                     Chev 396   Running
13 34  43  Bobby Hamilton         STP                       Pont 396   Running
14 25   7  Geoff Bodine           QVC                       Ford 396   Running
15  6  98  John Andretti          RCA                       Ford 396   Running
16 22   2  Rusty Wallace          Miller Lite               Ford 395   Running
17  8   8  Hut Stricklin          Circuit City              Ford 395   Running
18  4  90  Dick Trickle           Heilig-Meyers/Simmons     Ford 395   Running
19 30  31  * Mike Skinner         Lowe's                    Chev 394   Running
20  7  42  Joe Nemechek           BellSouth                 Chev 394   Running
21 28  41  Steve Grissom          Kodiak                    Chev 394   Running
22 27  22  Ward Burton            MBNA                      Pont 393   Running
23 24  37  Jeremy Mayfield        KMart/RCA Cola            Ford 393   Running
24 40  16  Ted Musgrave           Family Channel/Primestar  Ford 393   Running
25 11  96  David Green            Caterpillar               Chev 393   Running
26 17  11  Brett Bodine           Bodine Enterprises        Ford 393   Running
27 21   4  Sterling Marlin        Kodak Gold Film           Chev 393   Running
28 29  30  Johnny Benson          Pennzoil                  Pont 392   Running
29 12  97  Chad Little            John Deere                Pont 392   Running
30 38  36  Derrike Cope           Skittles                  Pont 392   Running
31 15   1  Morgan Shepherd        R&L Carriers              Pont 392   Running
32 41  17  Darrell Waltrip        Western Auto              Chev 391   Running
33 35  40  * Robby Gordon         Coors Light               Chev 389   Running
34 37  71  Dave Marcis            RealTree                  Chev 388   Running
35 26  78  Gary Bradberry         Hanes                     Ford 384   Running
36 18  23  Jimmy Spencer          Camel Cigarettes          Ford 384   Running
37 36   5  Terry Labonte          Kellogg's Corn Flakes     Chev 382   Running
38 19  81  Kenny Wallace          Square D                  Ford 363   Running
39 32  77  Robert Pressley        Jasper Engines            Ford 230   Drshaft
40 42  29  * Jeff Green           Cartoon Network           Chev 166   Steerng
41 10  25  Ricky Craven           Budweiser                 Chev 109   Engine 
42 20  21  Michael Waltrip        CITGO                     Ford  86   Wreck  
    
* Rookie of the Year Contender
    
Time of Race      : 3 hours, 50 seconds
Average Speed     : 132.719 mph
Margin of Victory : 10.334 seconds
Lap Leaders       : 10 lead changes among 4 drivers
                    Martin (1-4), JGordon (5-15), Martin (16-161),   
                    Petty (162-188), Martin (189-197), Earnhardt (198),
                    Petty (199-282), Martin (283-296), Earnhardt (297-299),
                    Petty (300-379), Martin (380-400)
Cautions          : 1 caution for 11 laps
Track Length      : 1.0000 Miles