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1997 California 500 Presented by NAPA

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 15 of 32
Sunday, June 22, 1997 at California Speedway, Fontana, CA
250 laps on a 2.000 mile paved track (500.000 miles)

Time of race: 3:13:32
Average speed: 155.012 mph
Pole speed: 183.015 mph

Cautions: 4 for 22 laps
Margin of victory: 1.074 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 21

Glossary 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1997 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	3	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont Refinishes (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	250	144600	running	113	185
2	10	5	Terry Labonte	Kellogg's Frosted Flakes (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	250	100825	running	41	175
3	39	10	Ricky Rudd	Tide (Ricky Rudd)	Ford	250	78525	running	0	165
4	20	16	Ted Musgrave	Family Channel / Primestar (Jack Roush)	Ford	250	64975	running	0	160
5	19	23	Jimmy Spencer	Camel Cigarettes (Travis Carter)	Ford	250	54775	running	4	160
6	15	18	Bobby Labonte	Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs)	Pontiac	250	48950	running	0	150
7	7	29	Jeff Green	Cartoon Network (Gary Bechtel)	Chevrolet	250	38450	running	0	146
8	9	88	Dale Jarrett	Quality Care / Ford Credit (Yates Racing)	Ford	250	58750	running	49	147
9	11	25	Ricky Craven	Budweiser (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	250	42350	running	8	143
10	12	6	Mark Martin	Valvoline (Jack Roush)	Ford	249	48450	out of gas	11	139
11	18	21	Michael Waltrip	Citgo (Wood Brothers)	Ford	249	40275	running	0	130
12	21	37	Jeremy Mayfield	Kmart / RC Cola (Michael Kranefuss)	Ford	249	32175	running	0	127
13	13	30	Johnny Benson, Jr.	Pennzoil (Chuck Rider)	Pontiac	249	38075	running	0	124
14	16	2	Rusty Wallace	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Ford	249	42975	running	0	121
15	8	17	Darrell Waltrip	Parts America (Darrell Waltrip)	Chevrolet	249	37725	running	2	123
16	14	3	Dale Earnhardt	GM Goodwrench Service Plus (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	249	41975	running	0	115
17	41	41	Steve Grissom	Kodiak (Larry Hedrick)	Chevrolet	249	36175	running	0	112
18	1	42	Joe Nemechek	BellSouth (Felix Sabates)	Chevrolet	248	40375	running	1	114
19	24	97	Chad Little	John Deere (Greg Pollex)	Pontiac	248	28575	running	0	106
20	22	9	Lake Speed	Melling Engine Parts (Harry Melling)	Ford	248	29325	running	0	103
21	35	98	John Andretti	RCA (Cale Yarborough)	Ford	248	34975	running	0	100
22	42	90	Dick Trickle	Heilig-Meyers / Simmons (Junie Donlavey)	Ford	248	27675	running	0	97
23	30	43	Bobby Hamilton	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Pontiac	247	39175	running	0	94
24	31	77	Morgan Shepherd	Jasper Engines / Federal Mogul (Doug Bawel)	Ford	247	23975	running	0	91
25	34	96	David Green	Caterpillar (Buz McCall)	Chevrolet	247	23775	running	0	88
26	36	11	Brett Bodine	Close Call Phone Card (Brett Bodine)	Ford	247	33775	running	1	90
27	26	40	Greg Sacks	Coors (Felix Sabates)	Chevrolet	246	33975	running	0	82
28	40	22	Ward Burton	MBNA America (Bill Davis)	Pontiac	246	33175	running	0	79
29	23	36	Derrike Cope	Skittles (Nelson Bowers)	Pontiac	245	25975	running	0	76
30	25	99	Jeff Burton	Exide Batteries (Jack Roush)	Ford	244	37775	running	0	73
31	38	44	Kyle Petty	Hot Wheels (Kyle Petty)	Pontiac	243	25100	running	0	70
32	17	94	Bill Elliott	McDonald's (Bill Elliott)	Ford	241	29400	out of gas	0	67
33	28	31	Mike Skinner	Lowe's (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	225	22200	running	0	64
34	5	33	Ken Schrader	Skoal Bandit (Andy Petree)	Chevrolet	219	29000	engine	8	66
35	6	7	Geoffrey Bodine	QVC (Geoffrey Bodine)	Ford	215	28800	engine	0	58
36	29	4	Sterling Marlin	Kodak Film (Larry McClure)	Chevrolet	206	37700	engine	0	55
37	2	28	Ernie Irvan	Texaco / Havoline (Yates Racing)	Ford	202	36500	engine	6	57
38	33	1	Jerry Nadeau	R&L Carriers / Cruisin' America (Richard Jackson)	Pontiac	174	28000	running	0	49
39	4	46	Wally Dallenbach, Jr.	First Union (Felix Sabates)	Chevrolet	173	21000	electrical	6	51
40	32	71	Dave Marcis	RealTree Camouflage (Dave Marcis)	Chevrolet	146	21000	engine	0	43
41	37	75	Rick Mast	Remington Arms (Butch Mock)	Ford	94	28000	engine	0	40
42	27	8	Hut Stricklin	Circuit City (Stavola Brothers)	Ford	28	28000	crash	0	37

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
43	Kenny Wallace	81	Square D	Fil Martocci	Ford
44	Mike Wallace	91	Spam	Joe Falk	Chevrolet
45	Billy Standridge	78	Diamond Rio / Hanes	Jim Wilson	Ford
DC	Robby Gordon	40	Coors	Felix Sabates	Chevrolet

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	30	30
	31	34	4	#8 accident turn 4
	35	95	61
	96	104	9	oil on track
	105	140	36
	141	146	6	#40 spun turn 2
	147	148	2
	149	151	3	#1 accident turn 4
	152	250	99
Percent of race run under caution: 8.8% Average green flag run: 45.6 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Joe Nemechek	1	1	1
Wally Dallenbach, Jr.	2	7	6
Jeff Gordon	8	31	24
Brett Bodine	32	32	1
Ken Schrader	33	40	8
Jeff Gordon	41	70	30
Mark Martin	71	72	2
Jeff Gordon	73	77	5
Mark Martin	78	80	3
Jimmy Spencer	81	81	1
Ricky Craven	82	84	3
Jeff Gordon	85	96	12
Dale Jarrett	97	141	45
Ricky Craven	142	146	5
Ernie Irvan	147	152	6
Dale Jarrett	153	156	4
Terry Labonte	157	197	41
Jimmy Spencer	198	200	3
Darrell Waltrip	201	202	2
Jeff Gordon	203	233	31
Mark Martin	234	239	6
Jeff Gordon	240	250	11

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Jeff Gordon	2295
2	Mark Martin	2203	-92
3	Terry Labonte	2176	-119
4	Dale Jarrett	2123	-172
5	Jeff Burton	1971	-324
6	Dale Earnhardt	1948	-347
7	Bobby Labonte	1895	-400
8	Ricky Rudd	1875	-420
9	Michael Waltrip	1753	-542
10	Jeremy Mayfield	1726	-569
11	Ted Musgrave	1718	-577
12	Bill Elliott	1679	-616
13	Johnny Benson, Jr.	1625	-670
14	Rusty Wallace	1602	-693
14	Darrell Waltrip	1602	-693
16	Ernie Irvan	1563	-732
17	Bobby Hamilton	1521	-774
18	Jimmy Spencer	1518	-777
19	Sterling Marlin	1488	-807
20	Ken Schrader	1484	-811
21	Brett Bodine	1456	-839