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1997 Goody's Headache Powder 500

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 22 of 32
Saturday, August 23, 1997 at Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN
500 laps on a .533 mile paved track (266.5 miles)

Time of race: 3:19:51
Average Speed: 80.013 mph
Pole Speed: 123.039 mph

Cautions: 12 for 97 laps
Margin of Victory: 0.102 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 12

Glossary 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1997 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
34	31	31	Mike Skinner	Lowe's (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	418	14,760	crash	0	61
35	2	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont Refinishes (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	365	33,955	crash	188	63
37	26	78	Gary Bradberry	Hanes (Jim Wilson)	Ford	346	15,217	crash	0	52
39	1	81	Kenny Wallace	Square D (Fil Martocci)	Ford	277	26,700	crash	0	46
40	8	96	David Green	Caterpillar (Buz McCall)	Chevrolet	256	14,700	crash	0	43
42	23	17	Darrell Waltrip	Parts America (Darrell Waltrip)	Chevrolet	115	21,700	crash	0	37
41	32	28	Ernie Irvan	Texaco / Havoline (Yates Racing)	Ford	189	29,700	overheating	0	40
1	3	88	Dale Jarrett	Quality Care / Ford Credit (Yates Racing)	Ford	500	101,550	running	210	185
2	5	6	Mark Martin	Valvoline (Jack Roush)	Ford	500	46,775	running	84	175
3	4	90	Dick Trickle	Heilig-Meyers / Simmons (Junie Donlavey)	Ford	500	42,625	running	0	165
4	13	99	Jeff Burton	Exide Batteries (Jack Roush)	Ford	500	40,875	running	7	165
5	35	41	Steve Grissom	Kodiak (Larry Hedrick)	Chevrolet	500	37,125	running	0	155
6	6	33	Ken Schrader	Skoal Bandit (Andy Petree)	Chevrolet	500	29,465	running	0	150
7	19	5	Terry Labonte	Kellogg's Corn Flakes (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	500	39,440	running	0	146
8	38	18	Bobby Labonte	Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs)	Pontiac	500	32,530	running	0	142
9	15	7	Geoffrey Bodine	QVC (Geoffrey Bodine)	Ford	500	28,615	running	0	138
10	7	4	Sterling Marlin	Kodak Film (Larry McClure)	Chevrolet	498	37,665	running	0	134
11	20	98	John Andretti	RCA (Cale Yarborough)	Ford	498	27,915	running	0	130
12	16	2	Rusty Wallace	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Ford	498	33,415	running	0	127
13	14	25	Ricky Craven	Budweiser (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	497	27,465	running	0	124
14	34	3	Dale Earnhardt	GM Goodwrench Service Plus (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	497	32,515	running	0	121
15	12	16	Ted Musgrave	Family Channel / Primestar (Jack Roush)	Ford	497	28,710	running	0	118
16	36	94	Bill Elliott	McDonald's Mac Tonight (Bill Elliott)	Ford	497	28,860	running	0	115
17	10	22	Ward Burton	MBNA America (Bill Davis)	Pontiac	497	26,610	running	0	112
18	22	30	Johnny Benson, Jr.	Pennzoil (Chuck Rider)	Pontiac	496	26,460	running	0	109
19	39	10	Ricky Rudd	Tide (Ricky Rudd)	Ford	496	30,750	running	0	106
20	37	97	Chad Little	John Deere (Jack Roush)	Pontiac	495	21,760	running	0	103
21	30	29	Jeff Green	Cartoon Network (Gary Bechtel)	Chevrolet	493	19,985	running	0	100
22	29	43	Bobby Hamilton	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Pontiac	492	30,435	running	0	97
23	42	8	Hut Stricklin	Circuit City (Stavola Brothers)	Ford	489	25,785	running	0	94
24	28	1	Lance Hooper	R&L Carriers (Richard Jackson)	Pontiac	483	25,610	running	0	91
25	33	21	Michael Waltrip	Citgo (Wood Brothers)	Ford	476	18,465	running	0	88
26	11	46	Wally Dallenbach, Jr.	First Union (Felix Sabates)	Chevrolet	475	14,840	running	0	85
27	17	23	Jimmy Spencer	Camel Cigarettes (Travis Carter)	Ford	468	24,930	running	11	87
29	25	9	Lake Speed	Melling Engine Parts (Harry Melling)	Ford	465	17,810	running	0	76
30	18	37	Jeremy Mayfield	Kmart / RC Cola (Michael Kranefuss)	Ford	460	17,800	running	0	73
31	40	11	Brett Bodine	Close Call Phone Card (Brett Bodine)	Ford	457	24,290	running	0	70
32	9	36	Derrike Cope	Skittles (Nelson Bowers)	Pontiac	440	14,780	running	0	67
33	41	75	Rick Mast	Remington Arms (Butch Mock)	Ford	429	21,770	running	0	64
36	24	44	Kyle Petty	Hot Wheels (Kyle Petty)	Pontiac	362	14,735	running	0	55
38	27	42	Joe Nemechek	BellSouth (Felix Sabates)	Chevrolet	341	14,700	running	0	49
28	21	95	Ed Berrier	Feed The Children (Sadler Brothers)	Chevrolet	465	14,820	rear end	0	79

Failed to qualify: Morgan Shepherd (#77), Robby Gordon (#40), Dave Marcis (#71)

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	16	16
	17	21	5	#95,21 spun turn 4
	22	67	46
	68	75	8	debris
	76	83	8
	84	87	4	#42 spun turn 3
	88	90	3
	91	96	6	#81,17 accident frontstretch
	97	216	120
	217	223	7	#90 spun turn 4
	224	237	14
	238	243	6	debris
	244	245	2
	246	251	6	#24,37 spun backstretch
	252	258	7
	259	278	20	#96,36,21,11,3,43,29 accident frontstretch
	279	294	16
	295	302	8	#78,25,9,31 spun turn 4
	303	408	106
	409	416	8	#78 accident turn 4
	417	424	8
	425	435	11	#1,94,95,8,46,37,31,18 accident turn 1
	436	470	35
	471	478	8	oil on track
	479	500	22
Percent of race run under caution: 19.4% Average green flag run: 31.0 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Dale Jarrett	1	13	13
Jeff Gordon	14	38	25
Dale Jarrett	39	53	15
Jeff Gordon	54	61	8
Jeff Burton	62	68	7
Jimmy Spencer	69	79	11
Jeff Gordon	80	208	129
Mark Martin	209	218	10
Jeff Gordon	219	244	26
Dale Jarrett	245	395	151
Mark Martin	396	469	74
Dale Jarrett	470	500	31

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Mark Martin	3270
2	Jeff Gordon	3257	-13
3	Dale Jarrett	3099	-171
4	Terry Labonte	3030	-240
5	Jeff Burton	2979	-291
6	Dale Earnhardt	2865	-405
7	Bobby Labonte	2760	-510
8	Ted Musgrave	2597	-673
9	Bill Elliott	2591	-679
10	Ricky Rudd	2534	-736
11	Jeremy Mayfield	2510	-760
12	Johnny Benson, Jr.	2469	-801
13	Rusty Wallace	2439	-831
14	Ken Schrader	2380	-890
15	Ernie Irvan	2340	-930
16	Michael Waltrip	2308	-962
17	Darrell Waltrip	2267	-1003
18	Kyle Petty	2224	-1046
19	Jimmy Spencer	2216	-1054
20	Sterling Marlin	2179	-1091

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