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