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1997 Jiffy Lube 300

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 17 of 32
Sunday, July 13, 1997 at New Hampshire International Speedway, Loudon, NH
300 laps on a 1.058 mile paved track (317.4 miles)

Time of race: 2:42:35
Average Speed: 117.134 mph
Pole Speed: 129.423 mph

Cautions: 2 for 10 laps
Margin of Victory: 5.372 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 14

Glossary 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1997 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
11	1	33	Ken Schrader	Skoal Bandit (Andy Petree)	Chevrolet	300	40,825	running	12	135
31	2	43	Bobby Hamilton	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Pontiac	297	37,100	running	43	75
16	3	25	Ricky Craven	Budweiser (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	299	34,225	running	1	120
30	4	97	Chad Little	John Deere (Greg Pollex)	Pontiac	297	22,225	running	0	73
38	5	88	Dale Jarrett	Quality Care / Ford Credit (Yates Racing)	Ford	293	51,900	running	98	54
4	6	41	Steve Grissom	Kodiak (Larry Hedrick)	Chevrolet	300	47,675	running	0	160
13	7	44	Kyle Petty	Hot Wheels (Kyle Petty)	Pontiac	300	26,725	running	0	124
14	8	98	John Andretti	RCA (Cale Yarborough)	Ford	299	33,425	crash	1	126
39	9	1	Jerry Nadeau	R&L Carriers / Cruisin' America (Richard Jackson)	Pontiac	281	25,600	brakes	0	46
7	10	5	Terry Labonte	Kellogg's Corn Flakes (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	300	46,325	running	4	151
8	11	28	Ernie Irvan	Texaco / Havoline (Yates Racing)	Ford	300	38,625	running	42	147
3	12	2	Rusty Wallace	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Ford	300	55,525	running	0	165
22	13	4	Sterling Marlin	Kodak Film (Larry McClure)	Chevrolet	298	36,925	running	0	97
10	14	7	Geoffrey Bodine	QVC (Geoffrey Bodine)	Ford	300	38,225	running	0	134
1	15	99	Jeff Burton	Exide Batteries (Jack Roush)	Ford	300	117,875	running	99	185
5	16	6	Mark Martin	Valvoline (Jack Roush)	Ford	300	44,650	running	0	155
27	17	18	Bobby Labonte	Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs)	Pontiac	298	35,150	running	0	82
9	18	10	Ricky Rudd	Tide (Ricky Rudd)	Ford	300	38,325	running	0	138
40	19	42	Joe Nemechek	BellSouth (Felix Sabates)	Chevrolet	275	18,600	running	0	43
33	20	17	Darrell Waltrip	Parts America (Darrell Waltrip)	Chevrolet	296	26,350	running	0	64
24	21	96	David Green	Caterpillar (Buz McCall)	Chevrolet	298	20,625	running	0	91
17	22	37	Jeremy Mayfield	Kmart / RC Cola (Michael Kranefuss)	Ford	299	25,400	running	0	112
6	23	94	Bill Elliott	McDonald's (Bill Elliott)	Ford	300	39,825	running	0	150
28	24	75	Rick Mast	Remington Arms (Butch Mock)	Ford	298	30,000	running	0	79
26	25	16	Ted Musgrave	Family Channel / Primestar (Jack Roush)	Ford	298	30,425	running	0	85
2	26	3	Dale Earnhardt	GM Goodwrench Service Plus (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	300	82,950	running	0	170
21	27	31	Mike Skinner	Lowe's (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	298	25,375	running	0	100
25	28	90	Dick Trickle	Heilig-Meyers (Junie Donlavey)	Ford	298	23,675	running	0	88
23	29	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont Refinishes (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	298	37,975	running	0	94
12	30	23	Jimmy Spencer	Camel Cigarettes (Travis Carter)	Ford	300	35,025	running	0	127
20	31	36	Derrike Cope	Skittles (Nelson Bowers)	Pontiac	299	26,600	running	0	103
18	32	30	Johnny Benson, Jr.	Pennzoil (Chuck Rider)	Pontiac	299	32,150	running	0	109
29	33	21	Michael Waltrip	Citgo (Wood Brothers)	Ford	297	29,850	running	0	76
32	34	29	Jeff Green	Cartoon Network (Gary Bechtel)	Chevrolet	296	19,475	running	0	67
36	35	22	Ward Burton	MBNA America (Bill Davis)	Pontiac	294	25,975	running	0	55
19	36	81	Kenny Wallace	Square D (Fil Martocci)	Ford	299	31,900	running	0	106
41	37	79	Randy MacDonald	T.R.I.X. Racing / NUCAR Conn. (Ted Walters / George Pywowariw)	Chevrolet	148	18,600	brakes	0	40
37	38	77	Morgan Shepherd	Jasper Engines / Federal Mogul (Doug Bawel)	Ford	293	18,850	running	0	52
42	39	11	Brett Bodine	Close Call Phone Card (Brett Bodine)	Ford	55	25,600	electrical	0	37
15	40	8	Hut Stricklin	Circuit City (Stavola Brothers)	Ford	299	34,525	running	0	118
35	41	71	Dave Marcis	RealTree Camouflage (Dave Marcis)	Chevrolet	295	19,100	running	0	58
34	42	40	Robby Gordon	Coors Light (Felix Sabates)	Chevrolet	296	26,225	running	0	61

Failed to qualify: Billy Standridge (#78)

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	2	2
	3	7	5	#11,22,36 accident turn 3
	8	194	187
	195	199	5	#75 spun turn 2
	200	300	101
Percent of race run under caution: 3.3% Average green flag run: 96.7 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Ken Schrader	1	12	12
Bobby Hamilton	13	30	18
Dale Jarrett	31	85	55
Ricky Craven	86	86	1
Bobby Hamilton	87	111	25
Ernie Irvan	112	137	26
Dale Jarrett	138	173	36
Jeff Burton	174	174	1
John Andretti	175	175	1
Dale Jarrett	176	182	7
Ernie Irvan	183	195	13
Jeff Burton	196	284	89
Ernie Irvan	285	287	3
Terry Labonte	288	291	4
Jeff Burton	292	300	9

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Terry Labonte	2497
2	Jeff Gordon	2494	-3
3	Mark Martin	2445	-52
4	Dale Jarrett	2332	-165
5	Jeff Burton	2298	-199
6	Dale Earnhardt	2283	-214
7	Bobby Labonte	2111	-386
8	Ricky Rudd	2074	-423
9	Jeremy Mayfield	1962	-535
10	Ted Musgrave	1930	-567
11	Rusty Wallace	1917	-580
12	Bill Elliott	1898	-599
13	Michael Waltrip	1892	-605
14	Johnny Benson, Jr.	1849	-648
15	Ernie Irvan	1848	-649
16	Darrell Waltrip	1792	-705
17	Sterling Marlin	1750	-747
18	Ken Schrader	1737	-760
19	Kyle Petty	1719	-778
20	Jimmy Spencer	1715	-782

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