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1997 Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400

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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

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
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

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	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

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
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

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
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