Press Release
NASCAR: TRANSOUTH 400 RESULTS
03/25/97
DARLINGTON, SC-Provisional results for the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, TranSouth Financial 400: Ps.Ql.No. Driver Sponsor Make Laps Notes -- -- ---- ----------------------------------------------------- ----- ------- 1 1 88 Dale Jarrett Quality Care/Ford Credit Ford 293 Running 2 21 16 Ted Musgrave Family Channel/Primestar Ford 293 Running 3 10 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Automotive Refin Chev 293 Running 4 6 99 Jeff Burton Exide Batteries Ford 293 Running 5 3 18 Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries Pont 293 Running 6 15 2 Rusty Wallace Miller Lite Ford 293 Running 7 27 21 Michael Waltrip Citgo Ford 293 Running 8 13 33 Ken Schrader Skoal Chev 293 Running 9 4 7 Geoff Bodine QVC Ford 293 Running 10 36 30 Johnny Benson Pennzoil Pont 293 Running 11 41 17 Darrell Waltrip Western Auto Chev 293 Running 12 23 1 Morgan Shepherd Delco-Remy/Cruisin Amer Pont 293 Running 13 12 5 Terry Labonte Kellogg's Corn Flakes Chev 292 Running 14 30 81 Kenny Wallace Square D Ford 292 Running 15 43 3 Dale Earnhardt GM Goodwrench Service Chev 292 Running 16 18 94 Bill Elliott McDonald's Ford 292 Running 17 19 37 Jeremy Mayfield KMart/RC Cola Ford 292 Running 18 40 22 Ward Burton MBNA America Pont 292 Running 19 42 75 Rick Mast Remington Arms Ford 292 Running 20 25 36 Derrike Cope Skittles Pont 292 Running 21 8 28 Ernie Irvan Texaco Havoline Ford 291 Running 22 26 23 Jimmy Spencer Camel Cigarettes Ford 291 Running 23 16 10 Ricky Rudd Tide Ford 291 Running 24 5 6 Mark Martin Valvoline Ford 291 Running 25 33 98 John Andretti RCA Ford 291 Running 26 7 8 Hut Stricklin Circuit City Ford 291 Running 27 32 97 Chad Little John Deere Pont 290 Running 28 20 71 Dave Marcis RealTree Chev 290 Running 29 24 20 Greg Sacks Hardee's Ford 289 Running 30 34 31 * Mike Skinner Lowe's Chev 289 Running 31 29 42 Phil Parsons BellSouth Chev 289 Running 32 9 4 Sterling Marlin Kodak Chev 278 Running 33 28 44 Kyle Petty Hot Wheels Pont 264 Running 34 38 40 * Robby Gordon Coors Light Chev 232 Wreck 35 31 11 Brett Bodine Close Call Ford 224 OilLeak 36 11 9 Lake Speed Melling Engine Parts Ford 188 Trans 37 39 43 Bobby Hamilton STP Pont 183 OilPump 38 14 19 Gary Bradberry Child Support Recovery Ford 170 Running 39 35 29 Robert Pressley Cartoon Network Chev 161 Wreck 40 2 25 Ricky Craven Budweiser Chev 160 Wreck 41 22 96 * David Green Caterpillar Chev 69 Wreck 42 37 77 Bobby Hillin, Jr. Jasper Engines Ford 62 OilLeak 43 17 91 Mike Wallace Spam/Hormel Foods Chev 26 Wreck * Rookie of the Year Contender Time of Race : 3 hours, 18 minutes, 12 seconds Average Speed : 121.162 mph Margin of Victory : 0.169 seconds Lap Leaders : 15 lead changes among 7 drivers Jarrett (1-28), JBurton (29-35), JGordon (36-41), Jarrett (42-55), JBurton (56-63), Stricklin (64-67), Irvan (68), Stricklin (69-70), JBurton (71-79), Irvan (80-104), Skinner (105-112), JBurton (113-140), Gordon (141-150), JBurton (151-154), Irvan (155-164), Jarrett (165-293) Cautions : 10 cautions for 60 laps Track Length : 1.3660 Miles