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1997 Autolite Platinum 250 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Busch Grand National Series race number 25 of 30 Friday, September 5, 1997 at Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, VA 250 laps on a 0.750 mile paved track (187.500 miles) Time of race: 2:24:42 Average speed: 77.747 mph Pole speed: 122.227 mph Cautions: 10 for 87 laps Margin of victory: 1.432 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 8 Glossary    1997 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series results   /   1997 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 2 3   Steve Park AC Delco   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 250 32625 running 69 180 2 9 74   Randy LaJoie Fina   (Bill Baumgardner) Chevrolet 250 19875 running 0 170 3 7 9   Jeff Burton Track Gear   (Jack Roush) Ford 250 13550 running 89 165 4 3 64   Dick Trickle Dura Lube   (Dennis Shoemaker) Chevrolet 250 8175 running 35 160 5 18 00   Buckshot Jones Aquafresh   (Billy Jones) Pontiac 250 12025 running 0 155 6 11 4   Dale Shaw Phoenix Racing   (James Finch) Chevrolet 250 7375 running 0 150 7 12 57   Jason Keller Slim Jim   (Joe Keller) Chevrolet 250 10675 running 0 146 8 24 60   Mark Martin Winn-Dixie   (Jack Roush) Ford 250 5725 running 0 142 9 17 33   Tim Fedewa Kleenex   (Bill Baumgardner) Chevrolet 250 7625 running 0 138 10 14 1   Hermie Sadler DeWalt Tools   (Gary Bechtel) Chevrolet 250 8700 running 0 134 11 5 20   Jimmy Spencer Zippo   (Allen Cretsinger) Chevrolet 250 5575 running 0 130 12 16 10   Phil Parsons Channellock   (Phil Parsons) Chevrolet 250 7550 running 0 127 13 15 28   Jeff Purvis Opryland   (Larry Lockamy) Chevrolet 250 5525 running 0 124 14 20 26   Curtis Markham Peebles   (Marion Sadler) Chevrolet 250 5500 running 0 121 15 21 47   Robert Pressley Sunoco / 360 Communication   (Tad Geschickter) Chevrolet 249 7900 running 37 118 16 4 72   Mike Dillon Detroit Gasket   (Ron Parker) Chevrolet 249 9675 running 13 115 17 35 85   Shane Hall Luck's Foods   (Don Stegall) Chevrolet 249 6400 running 0 112 18 25 77   Ed Berrier Lear Corporation / UAW   (John Walsh) Ford 249 5375 running 0 109 19 34 37   Mark Green Timber Wolf   (Clarence Brewer) Chevrolet 249 7370 running 0 106 20 36 32   Dale Jarrett White Rain   (Dale Jarrett) Ford 249 5675 running 0 103 21 19 29   Elliott Sadler Phillips 66   (Gary Bechtel) Chevrolet 248 9075 running 0 100 22 32 17   Matt Kenseth Kraft Singles   (Robbie Reiser) Chevrolet 248 6800 running 0 97 23 41 88   Kevin Lepage TBA 10/4/97   (David Ridling) Chevrolet 248 8950 running 0 94 24 22 99   Glenn Allen, Jr. Luxaire   (Bill Papke) Chevrolet 248 6625 running 0 91 25 10 36   Todd Bodine Stanley   (Scott Welliver) Pontiac 248 6725 running 0 88 26 27 12   Kenny Wallace Graybar   (Fil Martocci) Ford 248 4950 running 0 85 27 6 43   Dennis Setzer Lance Snacks   (David Ridling) Chevrolet 248 6425 running 0 82 28 1 21   Michael Waltrip Band-Aid   (Michael Waltrip) Ford 247 5650 running 7 79 29 37 16   Mike Olsen Little Trees   (Mike Olsen) Chevrolet 246 4825 running 0 76 30 26 7   Danny Edwards, Jr. Llumar   (Ed Whitaker) Chevrolet 244 4975 running 0 73 31 40 38   Elton Sawyer Barbasol   (Bob Sutton) Ford 244 6225 running 0 70 32 39 34   Mike McLaughlin Royal Oak Charcoal   (Frank Cicci) Chevrolet 234 8425 running 0 67 33 28 49   Kyle Petty N.W.O.   (Kenneth Shaver) Chevrolet 227 4625 crash 0 64 34 29 45   Jeff Fuller Hunters Specialties   (Mike Laughlin) Chevrolet 221 6100 running 0 61 35 38 89   Johnny Chapman Northstar Water   (Meredith Ruark) Ford 204 5045 running 0 58 36 31 63   Tracy Leslie Lysol   (Hubert Hensley) Pontiac 201 5525 crash 0 55 37 23 13   Ted Christopher LesCare Kitchens   (James Lestorti) Chevrolet 169 4470 crash 0 52 38 33 78   Nathan Buttke Mark III Financial   (Dan Browder) Chevrolet 134 5425 brakes 0 49 39 43 5   Steve Grissom Bayer / Alka-Seltzer   (Terry Labonte) Chevrolet 60 4425 crash 0 46 40 8 44   Tony Stewart Shell Oil   (Bobby Labonte) Pontiac 56 4425 crash 0 43 41 30 58   Michael Ritch Kitty's Candy Kitchen   (John Ritch) Chevrolet 42 4425 crash 0 40 42 13 6   Joe Bessey Power Team   (Joe Bessey) Chevrolet 11 5425 crash 0 37 43 42 96   Stevie Reeves Big A Auto Parts   (Donald Laird) Chevrolet 1 5625 crash 0 34

To the back: Name Nbr Reason Tony Stewart 44 driver change Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car John Preston 02 Penn's Best Trucking Nancy Preston Ford Scott Lagasse 22 Pest Offense Allen Bloom Chevrolet Lyndon Amick 35 Team Amick Bill Amick Pontiac Eddie Beahr 39 Fidelity Printing / Lowman Electrical Wayne Beahr Ford Joey McCarthy 41 Rent-A-Wreck James Pritchard Chevrolet Randy Porter 48 Unifirst Uniforms James Porter Ford Jeff Krogh 56 Clearwater Forest Industries Robert Krogh Chevrolet Greg Edwards 61 Cooks Moving Service Danny Edwards, Sr. Chevrolet Eddie Johnson 73 Ashland Ford-Mercury Coleman Rice Ford Mark Krogh 80 Clearwater Forest Industries Robert Krogh Chevrolet Kevin Grubb 82 Crestar Bank Kevin Grubb Chevrolet Wayne Grubb 83 Link-Belt Construction William Grubb Chevrolet Mark Whitaker 84 Hard Times Mark Whitaker Chevrolet Bill Hoff 86 Mawson & Mawson Tim Durbin Chevrolet Ron Barfield, Jr. 94 New Holland Tractors Bill Elliott Ford DC Bobby Labonte 44 Shell Oil Bobby Labonte Pontiac Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 1 1     2 7 6   #34,96 accident turn 1   8 12 5     13 21 9   #4,6 accident turn 1   22 44 23     45 55 11   #58,38,7,44 accident turn 2   56 56 1     57 69 13   #63,5,17,44 accident turn 3   70 86 17     87 91 5   #85,12 accident frontstretch   92 171 80     172 182 11   #13 accident turn 1   183 189 7     190 194 5   #34 fire frontstretch   195 197 3     198 205 8   #89 accident turn 4   206 221 16     222 229 8   #33 spun turn 2   230 231 2     232 242 11   #32,49 accident turn 3   243 250 8       Percent of race run under caution: 34.8%             Average green flag run: 14.8 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Michael Waltrip 1 7 7   Steve Park 8 26 19   Mike Dillon 27 39 13   Dick Trickle 40 74 35   Steve Park 75 82 8   Jeff Burton 83 87 5   Robert Pressley 88 124 37   Jeff Burton 125 208 84   Steve Park 209 250 42 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Randy LaJoie 3686     2   Todd Bodine 3507   -179   3   Steve Park 3328   -358   4   Phil Parsons 3071   -615   5   Elliott Sadler 2981   -705   6   Mike McLaughlin 2975   -711   7   Buckshot Jones 2963   -723   8   Elton Sawyer 2907   -779   9   Tim Fedewa 2891   -795   10   Hermie Sadler 2851   -835   11   Kevin Lepage 2817   -869   12   Jason Keller 2739   -947   13   Mark Green 2685   -1001   14   Dick Trickle 2681   -1005   15   Mike Dillon 2440   -1246   16   Tracy Leslie 2391   -1295   17   Glenn Allen, Jr. 2309   -1377   18   Stevie Reeves 2197   -1489   19   Joe Bessey 2196   -1490   20   Jeff Fuller 2129   -1557   21   Dennis Setzer 2026   -1660