NASCAR Winston Cup Series Hanes 500: Miscellaneous Awards
30 September 1997
MARTINSVILLE, VA - Unofficial winners in the various NASCAR Winston Cup programs for which awards were posted in the Hanes 500 on September 29, 1997 at Martinsville Speedway: UNOCAL 76 Challenge ($7,600) : Rolls over to $15,200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway NASCAR Winston Cup Leader Bonus ($20,000) : Rolls over to $30,000 at Charlotte Motor Speedway Gatorade Front Runner Award ($10,000) : Rusty Wallace #2 Miller Lite MCI Fast Pace Award ($5,000) : Mark Martin #6 Valvoline Ford Lap 15 22.676 seconds/91.584 mph RCA Pit Strategy Award ($5,000) : Larry McReynolds #3 GM Goodwrench Service Plus Chevrolet Opryland Great Entertainment Award ($4,000) : Jeff Burton/Dale Earnhardt True Value Man of the Race ($2,000) : Jeff Burton #99 Exide Batteries Ford Plasti-Kote Winning Finish ($2,000) : Buddy Parrott #99 Exide Batteries Ford Western Auto Mechanic of the Race ($2,000) : Robin Pemberton #2 Miller Lite Ford Raybestos Top Stopper Award ($2,000) : Jeff Burton Exide All Charged Up Award ($2,000) : Jeremy Mayfield #37 Kmart/RC Cola Ford Goody's Headache Award ($1,750) : Kenny Irwin #27 Action Performance/Winner's Circle Ford NASCAR Winston Cup Rookie of the Race ($1,000) : David Green #96 Caterpillar Chevrolet ###