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1997 Miller 500

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 12 of 32
Sunday, June 1, 1997 at Dover Downs International Speedway, Dover, DE
500 laps on a 1.000 mile paved track (500.0 miles)

Time of race: 4:21:42
Average Speed: 114.635 mph
Pole Speed: 152.788 mph

Cautions: 8 for 54 laps
Margin of Victory: 0.091 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 23

Glossary 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1997 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
1	13	10	Ricky Rudd	Tide (Ricky Rudd)	Ford	500	95,255	running	31	180
2	7	6	Mark Martin	Valvoline (Jack Roush)	Ford	500	52,405	running	1	175
3	34	99	Jeff Burton	Exide Batteries (Jack Roush)	Ford	500	53,155	running	1	170
4	25	37	Jeremy Mayfield	Kmart / RC Cola (Michael Kranefuss)	Ford	500	37,090	running	0	160
5	3	44	Kyle Petty	Hot Wheels (Kyle Petty)	Pontiac	500	31,820	running	6	160
6	11	33	Ken Schrader	Skoal Bandit (Andy Petree)	Chevrolet	499	34,515	running	2	155
7	24	21	Michael Waltrip	Citgo (Wood Brothers)	Ford	499	32,265	running	0	146
8	12	94	Bill Elliott	McDonald's (Bill Elliott)	Ford	499	31,765	running	0	142
9	40	31	Mike Skinner	Lowe's (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	498	24,815	running	0	138
10	26	4	Sterling Marlin	Kodak Film (Larry McClure)	Chevrolet	498	39,615	running	0	134
11	17	16	Ted Musgrave	Family Channel / Primestar (Jack Roush)	Ford	498	29,540	running	0	130
12	30	75	Rick Mast	Remington Arms (Butch Mock)	Ford	498	28,940	running	0	127
13	19	25	Ricky Craven	Budweiser (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	498	28,450	running	0	124
14	21	5	Terry Labonte	Kellogg's Corn Flakes (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	497	38,940	running	0	121
15	4	42	Joe Nemechek	BellSouth (Felix Sabates)	Chevrolet	497	22,690	running	0	118
16	43	3	Dale Earnhardt	GM Goodwrench Service (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	497	33,265	running	0	115
17	39	43	Bobby Hamilton	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Pontiac	497	31,780	running	0	112
18	8	96	David Green	Caterpillar (Buz McCall)	Chevrolet	496	16,665	running	0	109
19	14	8	Hut Stricklin	Circuit City (Stavola Brothers)	Ford	496	27,140	running	0	106
20	15	36	Derrike Cope	Skittles (Nelson Bowers)	Pontiac	495	22,440	running	0	103
21	29	30	Johnny Benson, Jr.	Pennzoil (Chuck Rider)	Pontiac	495	26,840	running	1	105
22	22	23	Jimmy Spencer	Camel Cigarettes (Travis Carter)	Ford	493	26,690	running	0	97
23	33	91	Mike Wallace	Spam (Joe Falk)	Chevrolet	493	16,340	running	0	94
24	28	41	Steve Grissom	Kodiak (Larry Hedrick)	Chevrolet	492	26,490	running	0	91
25	5	71	Dave Marcis	RealTree Camouflage (Dave Marcis)	Chevrolet	492	19,540	running	0	88
26	2	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont Refinishes (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	490	33,470	running	18	90
27	41	81	Kenny Wallace	Square D (Fil Martocci)	Ford	485	26,090	handling	0	82
28	37	17	Darrell Waltrip	Parts America (Darrell Waltrip)	Chevrolet	482	26,040	running	1	84
29	23	98	John Andretti	RCA (Cale Yarborough)	Ford	482	25,490	running	0	76
30	10	28	Ernie Irvan	Texaco / Havoline (Yates Racing)	Ford	471	35,940	crash	151	78
31	16	97	Chad Little	John Deere (Greg Pollex)	Pontiac	468	15,890	rear end	0	70
32	6	88	Dale Jarrett	Quality Care / Ford Credit (Yates Racing)	Ford	463	44,130	engine	255	77
33	20	11	Brett Bodine	Close Call Phone Card (Brett Bodine)	Ford	453	22,780	ignition	0	64
34	9	22	Ward Burton	MBNA America (Bill Davis)	Pontiac	435	15,730	running	0	61
35	42	19	Gary Bradberry	Child Support Recovery (Mark Smith)	Ford	398	15,530	clutch	0	58
36	31	40	Wally Dallenbach, Jr.	Coors Light (Felix Sabates)	Chevrolet	364	22,515	electrical	0	55
37	27	29	Jeff Green	Cartoon Network (Gary Bechtel)	Chevrolet	356	15,485	suspension	0	52
38	36	1	Morgan Shepherd	R&L Carriers / Cruisin' America (Richard Jackson)	Pontiac	323	22,485	crash	2	54
39	18	2	Rusty Wallace	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Ford	316	32,485	engine	0	46
40	1	18	Bobby Labonte	Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs)	Pontiac	283	36,485	running	29	48
41	32	90	Dick Trickle	Heilig-Meyers / Simmons (Junie Donlavey)	Ford	238	15,485	crash	0	40
42	35	7	Geoffrey Bodine	QVC (Geoffrey Bodine)	Ford	237	22,485	crash	2	42
43	38	77	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	Jasper Engines / Federal Mogul (Doug Bawel)	Ford	234	15,485	crash	0	34

Failed to qualify: Billy Standridge (#78), Ed Berrier (#95)

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	30	30
	31	35	5	#18 accident turn 2
	36	44	9
	45	48	4	#19,22,98 accident turn 2
	49	184	136
	185	189	5	debris turn 3
	190	226	37
	227	234	8	#41 spun frontstretch
	235	240	6
	241	251	11	#7,77,90 accident turn 3
	252	320	69
	321	328	8	#1 accident turn 4
	329	451	123
	452	457	6	#98,81,88,24 accident turn 2
	458	472	15
	473	479	7	#28 accident turns 1/2
	480	500	21
Percent of race run under caution: 10.8% Average green flag run: 49.6 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Bobby Labonte	1	29	29
Kyle Petty	30	32	3
Darrell Waltrip	33	33	1
Kyle Petty	34	36	3
Ernie Irvan	37	121	85
Dale Jarrett	122	122	1
Mark Martin	123	123	1
Jeff Burton	124	124	1
Morgan Shepherd	125	126	2
Geoffrey Bodine	127	128	2
Johnny Benson, Jr.	129	129	1
Ernie Irvan	130	186	57
Dale Jarrett	187	228	42
Jeff Gordon	229	235	7
Dale Jarrett	236	262	27
Jeff Gordon	263	270	8
Dale Jarrett	271	410	140
Ricky Rudd	411	412	2
Ken Schrader	413	414	2
Dale Jarrett	415	450	36
Jeff Gordon	451	453	3
Dale Jarrett	454	462	9
Ernie Irvan	463	471	9
Ricky Rudd	472	500	29

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Terry Labonte	1812
2	Jeff Gordon	1775	-37
3	Mark Martin	1734	-78
4	Dale Jarrett	1656	-156
5	Jeff Burton	1602	-210
6	Dale Earnhardt	1553	-259
7	Bobby Labonte	1532	-280
8	Ricky Rudd	1486	-326
9	Michael Waltrip	1384	-428
10	Bill Elliott	1365	-447
11	Bobby Hamilton	1309	-503
12	Jeremy Mayfield	1307	-505
13	Rusty Wallace	1303	-509
14	Johnny Benson, Jr.	1285	-527
15	Ernie Irvan	1250	-562
16	Ken Schrader	1242	-570
17	Ted Musgrave	1233	-579
18	Darrell Waltrip	1232	-580
19	Ward Burton	1214	-598
20	Sterling Marlin	1198	-614

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