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1997 Hanes 500

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 27 of 32
Monday, September 29, 1997 at Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, VA
500 laps on a 0.526 mile paved track (263.000 miles)

Time of race: 3:35:57
Average speed: 73.072 mph
Pole speed: 93.41 mph

Cautions: 11 for 83 laps
Margin of victory: .778 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 15

Glossary 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1997 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	10	99	Jeff Burton	Exide Batteries (Jack Roush)	Ford	500	78675	running	92	180
2	13	3	Dale Earnhardt	GM Goodwrench Service Plus (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	500	65800	running	0	170
3	22	43	Bobby Hamilton	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Pontiac	500	40075	running	65	170
4	11	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont Refinishes (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	500	40225	running	21	165
5	16	94	Bill Elliott	McDonald's Mac Tonight (Bill Elliott)	Ford	500	34775	running	0	155
6	6	81	Kenny Wallace	Square D (Fil Martocci)	Ford	500	27875	running	0	150
7	1	22	Ward Burton	MBNA America (Bill Davis)	Pontiac	500	35275	running	61	151
8	36	25	Ricky Craven	Budweiser (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	500	26050	running	0	142
9	9	33	Ken Schrader	Skoal Bandit (Andy Petree)	Chevrolet	500	25345	running	0	138
10	30	28	Ernie Irvan	Texaco / Havoline (Yates Racing)	Ford	500	33345	running	0	134
11	2	6	Mark Martin	Valvoline (Jack Roush)	Ford	500	34485	running	34	135
12	21	88	Dale Jarrett	Quality Care / Ford Credit (Yates Racing)	Ford	500	28800	running	0	127
13	5	10	Ricky Rudd	Tide (Ricky Rudd)	Ford	500	27065	running	0	124
14	24	9	Lake Speed	Steel Chariots (Harry Melling)	Ford	500	15865	running	0	121
15	7	2	Rusty Wallace	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Ford	500	39065	running	226	128
16	4	8	Hut Stricklin	Circuit City (Stavola Brothers)	Ford	499	23065	running	0	115
17	41	11	Brett Bodine	BDR Motorsports (Brett Bodine)	Ford	499	22365	running	0	112
18	39	37	Jeremy Mayfield	Kmart / RC Cola (Michael Kranefuss)	Ford	499	16770	running	0	109
19	26	30	Johnny Benson, Jr.	Pennzoil (Chuck Rider)	Pontiac	499	21365	running	0	106
20	32	96	David Green	Caterpillar (Buz McCall)	Chevrolet	499	15915	running	0	103
21	23	16	Ted Musgrave	Family Channel / Primestar (Jack Roush)	Ford	499	20465	running	0	100
22	25	5	Terry Labonte	Kellogg's Corn Flakes (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	499	31515	running	0	97
23	38	75	Rick Mast	Remington Arms (Butch Mock)	Ford	499	20265	running	0	94
24	18	17	Darrell Waltrip	Parts America (Darrell Waltrip)	Chevrolet	498	20115	running	0	91
25	8	42	Joe Nemechek	BellSouth (Felix Sabates)	Chevrolet	498	12965	running	0	88
26	29	44	Kyle Petty	Hot Wheels (Kyle Petty)	Pontiac	498	12815	running	0	85
27	20	18	Bobby Labonte	Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs)	Pontiac	495	24665	running	0	82
28	37	7	Geoffrey Bodine	QVC (Geoffrey Bodine)	Ford	490	19615	running	0	79
29	15	98	John Andretti	RCA (Cale Yarborough)	Ford	489	19565	running	0	76
30	33	29	Jeff Green	Cartoon Network (Gary Bechtel)	Chevrolet	464	12015	running	0	73
31	19	31	Mike Skinner	Lowe's (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	453	9465	suspension	0	70
32	27	21	Michael Waltrip	Citgo (Wood Brothers)	Ford	444	16440	crash	1	72
33	12	23	Jimmy Spencer	Camel Cigarettes (Travis Carter)	Ford	428	16415	rear end	0	64
34	35	46	Wally Dallenbach, Jr.	First Union (Felix Sabates)	Chevrolet	401	9390	running	0	61
35	34	97	Chad Little	John Deere (Jack Roush)	Pontiac	394	9365	running	0	58
36	42	36	Derrike Cope	Skittles (Nelson Bowers)	Pontiac	289	9340	engine	0	55
37	3	27	Kenny Irwin, Jr.	Tonka / Winners Circle (David Blair)	Ford	257	9325	fuel pump	0	52
38	17	77	Robert Pressley	Jasper Engines / Federal Mogul (Doug Bawel)	Ford	240	7075	engine	0	49
39	14	4	Sterling Marlin	Kodak Film (Larry McClure)	Chevrolet	239	23075	crash	0	46
40	40	41	Steve Grissom	Kodiak (Larry Hedrick)	Chevrolet	198	14075	overheating	0	43
41	28	40	Steve Park	Coors Light (Felix Sabates)	Chevrolet	198	14075	engine	0	40
42	31	90	Dick Trickle	Heilig-Meyers / Simmons (Junie Donlavey)	Ford	145	7075	crash	0	37

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
43	Gary Bradberry	78	Hanes	Jim Wilson	Ford
44	Morgan Shepherd	1	R & L Carriers	Richard Jackson	Pontiac
45	Dave Marcis	71	RealTree Camouflage	Dave Marcis	Chevrolet

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	55	55
	56	61	6	#97 spun turn 3
	62	69	8
	70	73	4	#23 spun turn 2
	74	116	43
	117	124	8	#36,77 accident turn 4
	125	140	16
	141	146	6	#7,46,90 accident backstretch
	147	203	57
	204	210	7	#75,21 spun turns 1/2
	211	236	26
	237	243	7	#4,90,98,27,5 accident backstretch
	244	263	20
	264	271	8	#29 spun turn 4
	272	320	49
	321	327	7	#29,37 spun turn 4
	328	367	40
	368	373	6	#7 spun turn 4
	374	449	76
	450	463	14	#21,31,6 accident turn 4
	464	467	4
	468	477	10	#28,5 spun turn 3
	478	500	23
Percent of race run under caution: 16.6% Average green flag run: 34.8 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Ward Burton	1	5	5
Mark Martin	6	39	34
Ward Burton	40	56	17
Michael Waltrip	57	57	1
Ward Burton	58	68	11
Bobby Hamilton	69	132	64
Jeff Gordon	133	140	8
Bobby Hamilton	141	141	1
Jeff Burton	142	199	58
Jeff Gordon	200	212	13
Rusty Wallace	213	264	52
Ward Burton	265	292	28
Rusty Wallace	293	442	150
Jeff Burton	443	454	12
Rusty Wallace	455	478	24
Jeff Burton	479	500	22

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Jeff Gordon	4103
2	Mark Martin	3968	-135
3	Dale Jarrett	3881	-222
4	Jeff Burton	3765	-338
5	Dale Earnhardt	3543	-560
6	Terry Labonte	3481	-622
7	Bobby Labonte	3332	-771
8	Bill Elliott	3266	-837
9	Ted Musgrave	3080	-1023
10	Ricky Rudd	3079	-1024
11	Jeremy Mayfield	3050	-1053
12	Johnny Benson, Jr.	2990	-1113
13	Rusty Wallace	2976	-1127
14	Ken Schrader	2957	-1146
15	Ernie Irvan	2945	-1158
16	Kyle Petty	2776	-1327
17	Bobby Hamilton	2751	-1352
18	Jimmy Spencer	2695	-1408
19	Michael Waltrip	2673	-1430
20	Darrell Waltrip	2644	-1459
21	Ricky Craven	2615	-1488