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1997 Dura Lube 500 Presented by Kmart

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 31 of 32
Sunday, November 2, 1997 at Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale, AZ
312 laps on a 1.000 mile paved track (312.000 miles)

Time of race: 2:48:55
Average speed: 110.824 mph
Pole speed: 130.933 mph

Cautions: 4 for 23 laps
Margin of victory: 2.105 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 13

Glossary 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1997 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	9	88	Dale Jarrett	Quality Care / Ford Credit (Yates Racing)	Ford	312	99830	running	73	180
2	3	2	Rusty Wallace	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Ford	312	63355	running	117	180
3	1	43	Bobby Hamilton	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Pontiac	312	47225	running	91	170
4	6	33	Ken Schrader	Skoal Bandit (Andy Petree)	Chevrolet	312	38588	running	0	160
5	7	3	Dale Earnhardt	GM Goodwrench Service Plus (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	312	39300	running	1	160
6	14	6	Mark Martin	Valvoline (Jack Roush)	Ford	312	33265	running	0	150
7	8	30	Johnny Benson, Jr.	Pennzoil (Chuck Rider)	Pontiac	312	29015	running	3	151
8	20	41	Steve Grissom	Kodiak (Larry Hedrick)	Chevrolet	311	27505	running	0	142
9	34	44	Kyle Petty	Hot Wheels (Kyle Petty)	Pontiac	311	19905	running	0	138
10	17	7	Geoffrey Bodine	QVC (Geoffrey Bodine)	Ford	311	29905	running	2	139
11	29	5	Terry Labonte	Kellogg's Corn Flakes (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	311	36105	running	0	130
12	19	17	Darrell Waltrip	Parts America (Darrell Waltrip)	Chevrolet	311	25205	running	0	127
13	37	99	Jeff Burton	Exide Batteries (Jack Roush)	Ford	311	30705	running	7	129
14	2	23	Jimmy Spencer	Camel Cigarettes (Travis Carter)	Ford	311	24605	running	3	126
15	36	94	Bill Elliott	McDonald's (Bill Elliott)	Ford	311	25330	running	0	118
16	16	36	Derrike Cope	Skittles (Nelson Bowers)	Pontiac	311	16580	running	0	115
17	12	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont Refinishes (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	310	29880	running	0	112
18	25	28	Ernie Irvan	Texaco / Havoline (Yates Racing)	Ford	310	27555	running	0	109
19	22	37	Jeremy Mayfield	Kmart / RC Cola (Michael Kranefuss)	Ford	310	16155	running	0	106
20	11	27	Kenny Irwin, Jr.	Action Performance (David Blair)	Ford	310	12170	running	0	103
21	28	40	Greg Sacks	Coors Light (Felix Sabates)	Chevrolet	310	15745	running	0	100
22	23	16	Ted Musgrave	Family Channel / Primestar (Jack Roush)	Ford	310	22620	running	0	97
23	4	18	Bobby Labonte	Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs)	Pontiac	310	27095	running	0	94
24	18	42	Joe Nemechek	BellSouth (Felix Sabates)	Chevrolet	310	15445	running	0	91
25	42	97	Chad Little	John Deere (Jack Roush)	Pontiac	310	15320	running	0	88
26	30	21	Michael Waltrip	Citgo (Wood Brothers)	Ford	310	22195	running	0	85
27	26	4	Sterling Marlin	Kodak Film (Larry McClure)	Chevrolet	310	27970	running	15	87
28	32	31	Mike Skinner	Lowe's (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	309	16045	running	0	79
29	41	96	David Green	Caterpillar (Buz McCall)	Chevrolet	309	14920	running	0	76
30	33	8	Hut Stricklin	Circuit City (Stavola Brothers)	Ford	309	21895	running	0	73
31	5	75	Rick Mast	Remington Arms (Butch Mock)	Ford	309	21370	running	0	70
32	40	29	Jeff Green	Cartoon Network (Gary Bechtel)	Chevrolet	309	11595	running	0	67
33	15	11	Brett Bodine	Commander Produce (Brett Bodine)	Ford	309	18570	running	0	64
34	38	71	Dave Marcis	RealTree Camouflage (Dave Marcis)	Chevrolet	309	11545	running	0	61
35	21	81	Kenny Wallace	Square D (Fil Martocci)	Ford	308	18520	running	0	58
36	39	10	Ricky Rudd	Tide (Ricky Rudd)	Ford	308	26495	running	0	55
37	10	9	Lake Speed	Advantage Camo (Harry Melling)	Ford	307	11450	running	0	52
38	24	77	Robert Pressley	Jasper Engines / Federal Mogul (Doug Bawel)	Ford	302	11390	running	0	49
39	35	98	John Andretti	RCA (Cale Yarborough)	Ford	299	18390	running	0	46
40	13	90	Dick Trickle	Heilig-Meyers / Simmons (Junie Donlavey)	Ford	294	11390	ignition	0	43
41	31	14	Steve Park	Burger King (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	240	11390	engine	0	40
42	27	22	Ward Burton	MBNA America (Bill Davis)	Pontiac	128	18390	crash	0	37
43	43	25	Ricky Craven	Budweiser (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	39	18390	crash	0	34

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
44	Wally Dallenbach, Jr.	46	First Union	Felix Sabates	Chevrolet
45	Jack Sprague	52	Budweiser / AC Delco	Rick Hendrick	Chevrolet
46	Morgan Shepherd	1	R & L Carriers	Richard Jackson	Pontiac
47	Gary Bradberry	78	Hanes	Jim Wilson	Ford
WD	Butch Gilliland	38

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	24	24
	25	28	4	#77 spun turn 4
	29	41	13
	42	47	6	#25 accident turn 3
	48	56	9
	57	61	5	#23 spun turn 4
	62	130	69
	131	138	8	#22 accident turn 1
	139	312	174
Percent of race run under caution: 7.4% Average green flag run: 57.8 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Jimmy Spencer	1	1	1
Bobby Hamilton	2	28	27
Jimmy Spencer	29	30	2
Bobby Hamilton	31	42	12
Jeff Burton	43	49	7
Sterling Marlin	50	64	15
Bobby Hamilton	65	116	52
Rusty Wallace	117	221	105
Dale Earnhardt	222	222	1
Geoffrey Bodine	223	224	2
Johnny Benson, Jr.	225	227	3
Rusty Wallace	228	239	12
Dale Jarrett	240	312	73

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Jeff Gordon	4598
2	Dale Jarrett	4521	-77
3	Mark Martin	4511	-87
4	Jeff Burton	4224	-374
5	Dale Earnhardt	4096	-502
6	Terry Labonte	4077	-521
7	Bobby Labonte	3916	-682
8	Bill Elliott	3781	-817
9	Rusty Wallace	3531	-1067
10	Ted Musgrave	3486	-1112
11	Ken Schrader	3473	-1125
12	Jeremy Mayfield	3441	-1157
12	Johnny Benson, Jr.	3441	-1157
14	Ernie Irvan	3402	-1196
15	Bobby Hamilton	3304	-1294
16	Kyle Petty	3300	-1298
17	Ricky Rudd	3278	-1320
18	Ricky Craven	3062	-1536
19	Michael Waltrip	3049	-1549
20	Jimmy Spencer	2988	-1610