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1997 MBNA 400 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 26 of 32 Sunday, September 21, 1997 at Dover Downs International Speedway, Dover, DE 400 laps on a 1.000 mile paved track (400.000 miles) Time of race: 3:00:50 Average speed: 132.719 mph Pole speed: 152.033 mph Cautions: 1 for 11 laps Margin of victory: 10.334 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 10 Glossary    1997 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1997 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 1 6   Mark Martin Valvoline   (Jack Roush) Ford 400 195305 running 194 185 2 33 3   Dale Earnhardt GM Goodwrench Service Plus   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 400 63105 running 4 175 3 23 44   Kyle Petty Hot Wheels   (Kyle Petty) Pontiac 400 40205 running 191 170 4 5 18   Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries   (Joe Gibbs) Pontiac 400 41465 running 0 160 5 3 88   Dale Jarrett Quality Care / Ford Credit   (Yates Racing) Ford 399 39845 running 0 155 6 16 10   Ricky Rudd Tide   (Ricky Rudd) Ford 399 34440 running 0 150 7 2 24   Jeff Gordon DuPont Refinishes   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 398 38190 running 11 151 8 13 94   Bill Elliott McDonald's Mac Tonight   (Bill Elliott) Ford 398 29990 running 0 142 9 31 28   Ernie Irvan Texaco / Havoline   (Yates Racing) Ford 397 32340 running 0 138 10 9 75   Rick Mast Remington Arms   (Butch Mock) Ford 396 32390 running 0 134 11 39 99   Jeff Burton Exide Batteries   (Jack Roush) Ford 396 33190 running 0 130 12 14 33   Ken Schrader Skoal Bandit   (Andy Petree) Chevrolet 396 27090 running 0 127 13 34 43   Bobby Hamilton STP   (Petty Enterprises) Pontiac 396 30390 running 0 124 14 25 7   Geoffrey Bodine QVC   (Geoffrey Bodine) Ford 396 26390 running 0 121 15 6 98   John Andretti RCA   (Cale Yarborough) Ford 396 26990 running 0 118 16 22 2   Rusty Wallace Miller Lite   (Roger Penske) Ford 395 31590 running 0 115 17 8 8   Hut Stricklin Circuit City   (Stavola Brothers) Ford 395 25590 running 0 112 18 4 90   Dick Trickle Heilig-Meyers / Simmons   (Junie Donlavey) Ford 395 18375 running 0 109 19 30 31   Mike Skinner Lowe's   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 394 19090 running 0 106 20 7 42   Joe Nemechek BellSouth   (Felix Sabates) Chevrolet 394 19190 running 0 103 21 28 41   Steve Grissom Kodiak   (Larry Hedrick) Chevrolet 394 24790 running 0 100 22 27 22   Ward Burton MBNA America   (Bill Davis) Pontiac 393 24640 running 0 97 23 24 37   Jeremy Mayfield Kmart / RC Cola   (Michael Kranefuss) Ford 393 17490 running 0 94 24 40 16   Ted Musgrave Family Channel / Primestar   (Jack Roush) Ford 393 24340 running 0 91 25 11 96   David Green Caterpillar   (Buz McCall) Chevrolet 393 17415 running 0 88 26 17 11   Brett Bodine Bodine Enterprises   (Brett Bodine) Ford 393 24015 running 0 85 27 21 4   Sterling Marlin Kodak Film   (Larry McClure) Chevrolet 393 29865 running 0 82 28 29 30   Johnny Benson, Jr. Pennzoil   (Chuck Rider) Pontiac 392 23815 running 0 79 29 12 97   Chad Little John Deere   (Jack Roush) Pontiac 392 16765 running 0 76 30 38 36   Derrike Cope Skittles   (Nelson Bowers) Pontiac 392 16215 running 0 73 31 15 1   Morgan Shepherd R&L Carriers   (Richard Jackson) Pontiac 392 20665 running 0 70 32 41 17   Darrell Waltrip Parts America   (Darrell Waltrip) Chevrolet 391 20605 running 0 67 33 35 40   Robby Gordon Coors Light   (Felix Sabates) Chevrolet 389 20555 running 0 64 34 37 71   Dave Marcis RealTree Camouflage   (Dave Marcis) Chevrolet 388 13505 running 0 61 35 26 78   Gary Bradberry Hanes   (Jim Wilson) Ford 384 13830 running 0 58 36 18 23   Jimmy Spencer Camel Cigarettes   (Travis Carter) Ford 384 20305 running 0 55 37 36 5   Terry Labonte Kellogg's Corn Flakes   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 382 34905 running 0 52 38 19 81   Kenny Wallace Square D   (Fil Martocci) Ford 363 20305 running 0 49 39 32 77   Robert Pressley Jasper Engines / Federal Mogul   (Doug Bawel) Ford 230 13305 drivetrain 0 46 40 42 29   Jeff Green Cartoon Network   (Gary Bechtel) Chevrolet 166 13305 steering 0 43 41 10 25   Ricky Craven Budweiser   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 109 21805 engine 0 40 42 20 21   Michael Waltrip Citgo   (Wood Brothers) Ford 86 20305 crash 0 37

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 43 Steve Park 14 Burger King Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet DC Todd Bodine 99 Exide Batteries Jack Roush Ford Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 88 88     89 99 11   #21 accident turn 1   100 400 301       Percent of race run under caution: 2.8%             Average green flag run: 194.5 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Mark Martin 1 4 4   Jeff Gordon 5 15 11   Mark Martin 16 161 146   Kyle Petty 162 188 27   Mark Martin 189 197 9   Dale Earnhardt 198 198 1   Kyle Petty 199 282 84   Mark Martin 283 296 14   Dale Earnhardt 297 299 3   Kyle Petty 300 379 80   Mark Martin 380 400 21 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Jeff Gordon 3938     2   Mark Martin 3833   -105   3   Dale Jarrett 3754   -184   4   Jeff Burton 3585   -353   5   Terry Labonte 3384   -554   6   Dale Earnhardt 3373   -565   7   Bobby Labonte 3250   -688   8   Bill Elliott 3111   -827   9   Ted Musgrave 2980   -958   10   Ricky Rudd 2955   -983   11   Jeremy Mayfield 2941   -997   12   Johnny Benson, Jr. 2884   -1054   13   Rusty Wallace 2848   -1090   14   Ken Schrader 2819   -1119   15   Ernie Irvan 2811   -1127   16   Kyle Petty 2691   -1247   17   Jimmy Spencer 2631   -1307   18   Michael Waltrip 2601   -1337   19   Bobby Hamilton 2581   -1357   20   Darrell Waltrip 2553   -1385   21   Steve Grissom 2510   -1428