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1997 Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 24 of 32 Saturday, September 6, 1997 at Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, VA 400 laps on a 0.750 mile paved track (300.000 miles) Time of race: 2:45:04 Average speed: 109.047 mph Pole speed: 124.723 mph Cautions: 3 for 16 laps Margin of victory: 1.802 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 23 88   Dale Jarrett Quality Care / Ford Credit   (Yates Racing) Ford 400 91490 running 39 180 2 11 99   Jeff Burton Exide Batteries   (Jack Roush) Ford 400 70240 running 235 180 3 10 24   Jeff Gordon DuPont Refinishes   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 400 52355 running 0 165 4 31 7   Geoffrey Bodine QVC   (Geoffrey Bodine) Ford 400 40005 running 0 160 5 14 2   Rusty Wallace Miller Lite   (Roger Penske) Ford 400 39050 running 2 160 6 7 42   Joe Nemechek BellSouth   (Felix Sabates) Chevrolet 400 29325 running 23 155 7 12 22   Ward Burton MBNA America   (Bill Davis) Pontiac 399 29325 running 0 146 8 2 27   Kenny Irwin, Jr. Tonka / Winners Circle   (David Blair) Ford 399 17825 running 12 147 9 38 16   Ted Musgrave Family Channel / Primestar   (Jack Roush) Ford 399 30725 running 0 138 10 16 37   Jeremy Mayfield Kmart / RC Cola   (Michael Kranefuss) Ford 399 24125 running 0 134 11 27 23   Jimmy Spencer Camel Cigarettes   (Travis Carter) Ford 398 27625 running 0 130 12 33 41   Steve Grissom Kodiak   (Larry Hedrick) Chevrolet 398 27325 running 0 127 13 37 30   Johnny Benson, Jr. Pennzoil   (Chuck Rider) Pontiac 398 27125 running 0 124 14 9 33   Ken Schrader Skoal Bandit   (Andy Petree) Chevrolet 398 26825 running 0 121 15 22 3   Dale Earnhardt GM Goodwrench Service Plus   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 398 33775 running 0 118 16 19 36   Derrike Cope Skittles   (Nelson Bowers) Pontiac 398 19520 running 0 115 17 24 5   Terry Labonte Kellogg's Corn Flakes   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 398 37320 running 0 112 18 21 25   Ricky Craven Budweiser   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 397 26270 running 0 109 19 6 90   Dick Trickle Heilig-Meyers / Simmons   (Junie Donlavey) Ford 397 19145 running 0 106 20 17 44   Kyle Petty Hot Wheels   (Kyle Petty) Pontiac 397 20870 running 0 103 21 39 11   Brett Bodine Close Call Phone Card   (Brett Bodine) Ford 397 25870 running 0 100 22 32 98   John Andretti RCA   (Cale Yarborough) Ford 397 25745 running 0 97 23 20 28   Ernie Irvan Texaco / Havoline   (Yates Racing) Ford 397 30470 running 0 94 24 5 81   Kenny Wallace Square D   (Fil Martocci) Ford 396 25545 running 0 91 25 13 6   Mark Martin Valvoline   (Jack Roush) Ford 396 30395 running 1 93 26 30 75   Rick Mast Remington Arms   (Butch Mock) Ford 396 25370 running 0 85 27 15 8   Hut Stricklin Circuit City   (Stavola Brothers) Ford 395 25345 running 0 82 28 35 10   Ricky Rudd Tide   (Ricky Rudd) Ford 395 30320 running 0 79 29 40 31   Mike Skinner Lowe's   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 395 17800 running 0 76 30 1 94   Bill Elliott McDonald's Mac Tonight   (Bill Elliott) Ford 395 32290 running 43 78 31 25 29   Jeff Green Cartoon Network   (Gary Bechtel) Chevrolet 394 15280 running 0 70 32 18 17   Darrell Waltrip Parts America   (Darrell Waltrip) Chevrolet 394 22270 running 0 67 33 41 1   Lance Hooper R&L Carriers   (Richard Jackson) Pontiac 394 22260 running 0 64 34 34 18   Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries   (Joe Gibbs) Pontiac 393 30225 running 0 61 35 29 21   Michael Waltrip Citgo   (Wood Brothers) Ford 393 22215 running 0 58 36 26 9   Lake Speed Melling Engine Parts   (Harry Melling) Ford 393 15205 running 3 60 37 8 96   David Green Caterpillar   (Buz McCall) Chevrolet 392 15195 running 0 52 38 3 43   Bobby Hamilton STP   (Petty Enterprises) Pontiac 347 31685 rear end 42 54 39 36 4   Sterling Marlin Kodak Film   (Larry McClure) Chevrolet 335 31185 running 0 46 40 42 97   Chad Little John Deere   (Jack Roush) Pontiac 309 15185 running 0 43 41 28 46   Wally Dallenbach, Jr. First Union   (Felix Sabates) Chevrolet 224 15185 brakes 0 40 42 4 40   Robby Gordon Coors Light   (Felix Sabates) Chevrolet 7 22185 engine 0 37

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 43 Dave Marcis 71 RealTree Camouflage Dave Marcis Chevrolet 44 Mike Bliss 02 Ultra Wheels / Dickies Jim Smith Ford 45 Ron Hornaday, Jr. 91 Spam Joe Falk Chevrolet 46 Gary Bradberry 78 Hanes Jim Wilson Ford 47 Morgan Shepherd 77 Jasper Engines / Federal Mogul Doug Bawel Ford Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 8 8     9 12 4   #2,46 spun turn 2   13 20 8     21 24 4   #28,41,99,6,44,4 accident turn 2   25 172 148     173 180 8   #97 spun backstretch   181 400 220       Percent of race run under caution: 4.0%             Average green flag run: 96.0 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Bill Elliott 1 43 43   Bobby Hamilton 44 85 42   Kenny Irwin, Jr. 86 97 12   Jeff Burton 98 111 14   Mark Martin 112 112 1   Lake Speed 113 115 3   Jeff Burton 116 283 168   Rusty Wallace 284 285 2   Joe Nemechek 286 308 23   Jeff Burton 309 361 53   Dale Jarrett 362 400 39 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Jeff Gordon 3602     2   Mark Martin 3505   -97   3   Dale Jarrett 3449   -153   4   Jeff Burton 3334   -268   5   Terry Labonte 3292   -310   6   Dale Earnhardt 3056   -546   7   Bobby Labonte 2972   -630   8   Bill Elliott 2839   -763   9   Ted Musgrave 2816   -786   10   Ricky Rudd 2768   -834   11   Jeremy Mayfield 2759   -843   12   Johnny Benson, Jr. 2699   -903   13   Ken Schrader 2635   -967   14   Rusty Wallace 2633   -969   15   Michael Waltrip 2509   -1093   16   Ernie Irvan 2498   -1104   17   Jimmy Spencer 2425   -1177   18   Darrell Waltrip 2419   -1183   19   Kyle Petty 2394   -1208   20   Bobby Hamilton 2287   -1315   21   Ricky Craven 2273   -1329