NASCAR Winston Cup CMT 300: Results
15 September 1997
LOUDON, NH - Provisional results for the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, CMT 300
held September 14, 1997 at New Hampshire International Speedway:
Ps.Ql.No. Driver Sponsor Make Laps Notes
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1 13 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Automotive Refin Chev 300 $188,625
2 40 28 Ernie Irvan Texaco Havoline Ford 300 Running
3 2 43 Bobby Hamilton STP Pont 300 Running
4 23 41 Steve Grissom Kodiak Chev 300 Running
5 6 25 Ricky Craven Budweiser Chev 300 Running
6 19 88 Dale Jarrett Quality Care/Ford Credit Ford 300 Running
7 16 23 Jimmy Spencer Camel Cigarettes Ford 300 Running
8 30 3 Dale Earnhardt GM Goodwrench Serv Plus Chev 300 Running
9 17 6 Mark Martin Valvoline Ford 300 Running
10 25 8 Hut Stricklin Circuit City Ford 300 Running
11 10 94 Bill Elliott McDonald's Ford 300 Running
12 11 44 Kyle Petty Hot Wheels Pont 300 Running
13 29 42 Joe Nemechek BellSouth Chev 300 Running
14 39 99 Jeff Burton Exide Batteries Ford 300 Running
15 12 18 Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries Pont 300 Running
16 14 7 Geoff Bodine QVC Ford 300 Running
17 5 98 John Andretti RCA Ford 300 Running
18 9 9 Lake Speed Melling Engine Parts Ford 300 Running
19 20 30 Johnny Benson Pennzoil Pont 300 Running
20 7 75 Rick Mast Remington Arms Ford 300 Running
21 33 2 Rusty Wallace Miller Lite Ford 299 Running
22 28 90 Dick Trickle Heilig-Meyers/Simmons Ford 299 Running
23 35 22 Ward Burton MBNA Pont 299 Running
24 26 40 * Robby Gordon Coors Light Chev 299 Running
25 27 37 Jeremy Mayfield KMart/RCA Cola Ford 299 Running
26 24 36 Derrike Cope Skittles Pont 299 Running
27 34 81 Kenny Wallace Square D Ford 298 Running
28 38 97 Chad Little John Deere Pont 298 Running
29 32 71 Dave Marcis RealTree Chev 298 Running
30 21 16 Ted Musgrave Family Channel/Primestar Ford 297 Running
31 8 46 Wally Dallenbach, Jr. First Union Chev 297 Running
32 15 17 Darrell Waltrip Western Auto Chev 297 Running
33 3 11 Brett Bodine Close Call Ford 295 Running
34 31 78 Gary Bradberry Hanes Ford 295 Running
35 4 31 * Mike Skinner Lowe's Chev 295 Running
36 22 21 Michael Waltrip CITGO Ford 292 Wreck
37 1 33 Ken Schrader Skoal Chev 291 Running
38 36 29 * Jeff Green Cartoon Network Chev 287 Running
39 41 4 Sterling Marlin Kodak Gold Film Chev 282 Running
40 18 96 David Green Caterpillar Chev 274 Running
41 43 5 Terry Labonte Kellogg's Corn Flakes Chev 264 Wreck
42 37 10 Ricky Rudd Tide Ford 233 Wreck
43 42 77 Robert Pressley Jasper Engines Ford 185 Wreck
* Rookie of the Year Contender
Time of Race : 3 hours, 9 minutes, 44 secons
Margin of Victory : 0.209-second
Average Speed : 100.376 mph
Lap Leaders : 15 lead changes among 8 drivers
Cautions : 8 cautions for 49 laps
Track Length : 1.0580 Miles