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1997 PRIMESTAR 500
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Winston Cup race number 4 of 32
March 9, 1997 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA
328 laps on a 1.522 mile paved track (499.2 miles)

Time of race: 3:45:40
Average Speed: 132.731 mph
Pole Speed: 186.507 mph Cautions: 7 for 45 laps
Margin of Victory: 1.38 sec
Attendance: n/a

Glossary 1997 Winston Cup results / 1997 standings

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Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
1	9	88	Dale Jarrett	Quality Care / Ford Credit (Yates Racing)	Ford	328	137,650	running	253	185
2	17	28	Ernie Irvan	Texaco / Havoline (Yates Racing)	Ford	328	73,000	running	10	175
3	21	1	Morgan Shepherd	Delco Remy America (Richard Jackson)	Pontiac	328	59,400	running	10	170
4	29	18	Bobby Labonte	Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs)	Pontiac	328	46,000	running	3	165
5	27	99	Jeff Burton	Exide Batteries (Jack Roush)	Ford	328	41,000	running	0	155
6	2	6	Mark Martin	Valvoline (Jack Roush)	Ford	328	45,900	running	9	155
7	31	21	Michael Waltrip	Citgo (Wood Brothers)	Ford	328	34,825	running	0	146
8	26	3	Dale Earnhardt	GM Goodwrench Service (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	328	40,975	running	0	142
9	22	5	Terry Labonte	Kellogg's Corn Flakes (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	328	43,275	running	1	143
10	18	43	Bobby Hamilton	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Pontiac	328	41,375	running	0	134
11	40	30	Johnny Benson, Jr.	Pennzoil (Chuck Rider)	Pontiac	328	33,925	running	0	130
12	36	22	Ward Burton	MBNA America (Bill Davis)	Pontiac	327	24,425	running	0	127
13	30	44	Kyle Petty	Hot Wheels (Kyle Petty)	Pontiac	327	19,905	running	0	124
14	1	40	Robby Gordon	Coors Light (Felix Sabates)	Chevrolet	327	42,935	running	42	126
15	33	98	John Andretti	RCA (Cale Yarborough)	Ford	327	31,805	running	0	118
16	3	17	Darrell Waltrip	Parts America (Darrell Waltrip)	Chevrolet	327	30,495	running	0	115
17	16	75	Rick Mast	Remington Arms (Butch Mock)	Ford	327	30,185	running	0	112
18	41	11	Brett Bodine	Close Call Phone Card (Brett Bodine)	Ford	326	29,965	running	0	109
19	32	97	Chad Little	John Deere (Greg Pollex)	Pontiac	324	18,435	running	0	106
20	8	7	Geoffrey Bodine	QVC (Geoffrey Bodine)	Ford	324	32,035	running	0	103
21	24	31	Mike Skinner	Lowe's (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	323	18,925	running	0	100
22	6	9	Lake Speed	Melling Engine Parts (Harry Melling)	Ford	323	29,365	running	0	97
23	20	4	Sterling Marlin	Kodak Film (Larry McClure)	Chevrolet	323	34,755	running	0	94
24	19	96	David Green	Caterpillar (Buz McCall)	Chevrolet	323	18,620	running	0	91
25	35	33	Ken Schrader	Skoal Bandit (Andy Petree)	Chevrolet	321	29,165	running	0	88
26	37	91	Mike Wallace	Spam (Joe Falk)	Chevrolet	311	18,460	running	0	85
27	28	20	Greg Sacks	Hardee's (Harry Ranier)	Ford	305	18,350	running	0	82
28	4	90	Dick Trickle	Heilig-Meyers (Junie Donlavey)	Ford	304	21,575	engine	0	79
29	10	81	Kenny Wallace	Square D (Fil Martocci)	Ford	299	28,335	crash	0	76
30	25	10	Ricky Rudd	Tide (Ricky Rudd)	Ford	293	32,975	running	0	73
31	38	2	Rusty Wallace	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Ford	284	34,915	crash	0	70
32	12	23	Jimmy Spencer	Camel Cigarettes (Travis Carter)	Ford	282	27,955	crash	0	67
33	39	41	Steve Grissom	Kodiak (Larry Hedrick)	Chevrolet	281	28,760	crash	0	64
34	7	16	Ted Musgrave	Family Channel / Primestar (Jack Roush)	Ford	267	27,725	crash	0	61
35	13	25	Ricky Craven	Budweiser (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	266	27,190	crash	0	58
36	11	78	Billy Standridge	Diamond Rio / Hanes (Jim Wilson)	Ford	261	17,665	engine	0	55
37	14	37	Jeremy Mayfield	Kmart / RC Cola (Michael Kranefuss)	Ford	260	17,650	engine	0	52
38	15	94	Bill Elliott	McDonald's (Bill Elliott)	Ford	253	24,570	engine	0	49
39	42	42	Joe Nemechek	BellSouth (Felix Sabates)	Chevrolet	252	17,570	crash	0	46
40	34	19	Gary Bradberry	Child Support Recovery (Mark Smith)	Ford	252	17,570	crash	0	43
41	5	8	Hut Stricklin	Circuit City (Stavola Brothers)	Ford	226	24,570	engine	0	40
42	23	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont Refinishes (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	59	34,770	engine	0	37

Failed to qualify: Robert Pressley (#29), Derrike Cope (#36), Bobby Hillin, Jr. (#77), Wally Dallenbach, Jr. (#46), Ed Berrier (#95), Dave Marcis (#71), Mike Miller (#08)

Cautions: Laps: 47-50 (debris), 103-107 (#20 spun turn 2), 237-240 (#33 spun frontstretch), 245-250 (#10 spun backstretch), 256-262 (#19,42 accident frontstretch), 269-282 (#16,25,2,99 accident frontstretch), 285-289 (#41,23,31,81 accident backstretch)

Lap leaders: R. Gordon 1, M. Martin 2-9, R. Gordon 10-50, D. Jarrett 51-133, E. Irvan 134-138, D. Jarrett 139-164, E. Irvan 165, T. Labonte 166, B. Labonte 167, M. Martin 168, D. Jarrett 169-190, E. Irvan 191-194, D. Jarrett 195-229, B. Labonte 230-231, D. Jarrett 232-259, M. Shepherd 260-269, D. Jarrett 270-328

Points standings (top 20) after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff +----+-----------------------+------+-----+ 1 Dale Jarrett 634 2 Terry Labonte 605 -29 3 Mark Martin 564 -70 4 Jeff Gordon 562 -72 5 Bobby Labonte 533 -101 6 Ricky Rudd 521 -113 7 Ricky Craven 499 -135 8 Jeff Burton 492 -142 9 Bobby Hamilton 491 -143 10 Ernie Irvan 481 -153 11 Geoffrey Bodine 481 -153 12 Sterling Marlin 463 -171 13 Kyle Petty 455 -179 14 Ward Burton 454 -180 15 Rusty Wallace 440 -194 16 Dale Earnhardt 435 -199 17 Bill Elliott 434 -200 18 Lake Speed 433 -201 19 Darrell Waltrip 431 -203 20 Jeremy Mayfield 429 -205 +----+-----------------------+------+-----+

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