NASCAR Winston Cup Series DieHard 500: Results

12 October 1997

TALLADEGA, AL - Provisional results for the 
NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 
DieHard 500 held October 12, 1997 at Talladega Superspeedwy:
          
Ps.Ql.No.  Driver                 Sponsor                   Make Laps  Notes
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 1  6   5  Terry Labonte          Kellogg's Corn Flakes     Chev 188   $116725
 2  7  18  Bobby Labonte          Interstate Batteries      Pont 188   Running
 3  2  98  John Andretti          RCA                       Ford 188   Running
 4 14  33  Ken Schrader           Skoal                     Chev 188   Running
 5  1  28  Ernie Irvan            Texaco Havoline           Ford 188   Running
 6 15  25  Ricky Craven           Budweiser                 Chev 188   Running
 7 42  44  Kyle Petty             Hot Wheels                Pont 188   Running
 8 25   7  Geoff Bodine           QVC                       Ford 188   Running
 9 23  75  Rick Mast              Remington Arms            Ford 188   Running
10  9   2  Rusty Wallace          Miller Lite               Ford 188   Running
11 39  16  Ted Musgrave           Family Channel/Primestar  Ford 188   Running
12 29   1  Morgan Shepherd        R&L Carriers              Pont 188   Running
13 10  94  Bill Elliott           McDonald's                Ford 188   Running
14  4  99  Jeff Burton            Exide Batteries           Ford 188   Running
15 35  81  Kenny Wallace          Square D                  Ford 188   Running
16 37  96  David Green            Caterpillar               Chev 188   Running
17 38  91  Kevin Lepage           Pionite                   Chev 188   Running
18  5  36  Derrike Cope           Skittles                  Pont 188   Running
19 19  30  Johnny Benson          Pennzoil                  Pont 187   Running
20 34  43  Bobby Hamilton         STP                       Pont 187   Running
21 18  88  Dale Jarrett           Quality Care/Ford Credit  Ford 187   Running
22 17  11  Brett Bodine           Bodine Racing             Ford 187   Running
23 21  90  Dick Trickle           Heilig-Meyers/Simmons     Ford 187   Running
24  3  23  Jimmy Spencer          Camel Cigarettes          Ford 187   Running
25 32  71  Dave Marcis            RealTree                  Chev 187   Running
26 40  37  Jeremy Mayfield        KMart/RCA Cola            Ford 184   Running
27 11  77  Robert Pressley        Jasper Engines            Ford 178   Running
28 27  21  Michael Waltrip        CITGO                     Ford 172   Running
29 12   3  Dale Earnhardt         GM Goodwrench Serv Plus   Chev 167   Running
30 31   6  Mark Martin            Valvoline                 Ford 167   Running
31 13  42  Joe Nemechek           BellSouth                 Chev 165   Running
32 22  41  Steve Grissom          Kodiak                    Chev 163   Running
33 16  31  * Mike Skinner         Lowe's                    Chev 159   Running
34 41  10  Ricky Rudd             Tide                      Ford 153   Running
35  8  24  Jeff Gordon            DuPont Automotive Refin   Chev 153   Running
36 20   9  Lake Speed             Melling Engine Parts      Ford 153   Running
37 33  17  Darrell Waltrip        Western Auto              Chev 147   Wreck
38 30   4  Sterling Marlin        Kodak Gold Film           Chev 139   Wreck
39 28  40  Greg Sacks             Coors Light               Chev 139   Wreck
40 36  97  Chad Little            John Deere                Pont 139   Wreck
41 24  46  Wally Dallenbach, Jr.  First Union               Chev  99   Wreck
42 26  47  Billy Standridge       Standridge Racing         Ford  51   Wreck
    
* Rookie of the Year Contender
     
Time of Race      : 3 hours, 11 minutes, 36 seconds
Average Speed     : 156.601 mph
Margin of Victory : 0.146-second
Lap Leaders       : 32 lead changes among 16 drivers
                    Irvan (1-8), TLabonte (9-20), BLabonte (21-25),
                    TLabonte (26), Gordon (27-29), Earnhardt (30-41),
                    Dallenbach (42), Earnhardt (43-49), Marlin (50),
                    Earnhardt (51), Skinner (52), Marlin (53-65),
                    Martin (66-70), Sacks (71-74), Jarrett (75),
                    Earnhardt (76), RWallace (77), Earnhardt (78-79),
                    RWallace (80), Jarrett (81-86), Sacks (87),
                    Jarrett (88-93), Earnhardt (94-95), Irvan (96-98),
                    Andretti (99), Spencer (100-107), Marlin (108-120),
                    Spencer (121-123), TLabonte (124-140),
                    GBodine (141-142), TLabonte (143-180),
                    Schrader (181-186), TLabonte (187-188)
Cautions          : 4 cautions for 22 laps
Track Length      : 2.6600 Miles