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1997 Gargoyles 300 Previous race results Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Busch Grand National Series race number 1 of 30 Saturday, February 15, 1997 at Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL 120 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (300.000 miles) Time of race: 2:00:15 Average speed: 149.688 mph Pole speed: 190.508 mph Cautions: 4 for 17 laps Margin of victory: .163 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 7 Glossary    1997 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series results   /   1997 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 14 74   Randy LaJoie Fina   (Bill Baumgardner) Chevrolet 120 82337 running 56 180 2 24 36   Todd Bodine Stanley   (Scott Welliver) Pontiac 120 55162 running 0 170 3 18 21   Michael Waltrip Band-Aid   (Michael Waltrip) Ford 120 34500 running 3 165 4 3 87   Joe Nemechek BellSouth Mobility   (Joe Nemechek) Chevrolet 120 26825 running 0 160 5 7 63   Tracy Leslie Lysol   (Hubert Hensley) Pontiac 120 28778 running 3 155 6 30 45   Greg Sacks Hunters Specialties   (Mike Laughlin) Chevrolet 120 23309 running 0 150 7 20 3   Steve Park AC Delco   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 120 19600 running 0 146 8 44 37   Mark Green Timber Wolf   (Clarence Brewer) Chevrolet 120 17850 running 0 142 9 26 4   Jeff Purvis Phoenix Construction   (James Finch) Chevrolet 120 27412 running 0 138 10 21 10   Phil Parsons Channellock   (Phil Parsons) Chevrolet 120 23562 running 0 134 11 8 43   Rodney Combs Lance Snacks   (David Ridling) Chevrolet 120 20203 running 0 130 12 5 00   Buckshot Jones Aquafresh   (Billy Jones) Pontiac 120 21853 running 0 127 13 34 96   Stevie Reeves Big A Auto Parts   (Donald Laird) Ford 120 15025 running 0 124 14 6 8   Jeff Green Team Monte Carlo   (Gary Bechtel) Chevrolet 120 19937 running 5 121 15 1 29   Elliott Sadler Team Monte Carlo   (Gary Bechtel) Chevrolet 120 20262 running 30 118 16 4 38   Elton Sawyer Barbasol   (Bob Sutton) Ford 119 14525 running 0 115 17 19 1   Hermie Sadler DeWalt Tools   (Gary Bechtel) Chevrolet 119 19112 running 0 112 18 28 72   Mike Dillon Detroit Gasket   (Ron Parker) Chevrolet 119 20062 running 0 109 19 10 64   Dick Trickle Dura Lube   (Dennis Shoemaker) Chevrolet 119 14400 running 17 106 20 41 5   Andy Hillenburg Alka-Seltzer / Bayer   (Terry Labonte) Chevrolet 119 13325 running 0 103 21 42 40   Doug Heveron Taylor Motorsports   (Doug Taylor) Ford 118 14353 running 0 100 22 27 88   Kevin Lepage Hype   (David Ridling) Chevrolet 118 17837 running 0 97 23 43 89   Johnny Chapman Sherwin-Williams   (Meredith Ruark) Ford 117 12100 fuel 0 94 24 29 49   Kyle Petty N.W.O.   (Kenneth Shaver) Chevrolet 117 12050 running 0 91 25 40 68   Jamie Aube Wegner Motorsports   (Carl Wegner) Chevrolet 117 12700 running 0 0 26 32 47   Jeff Fuller Sunoco   (Tad Geschickter) Chevrolet 116 18162 running 0 85 27 12 17   Tim Bender Kraft Singles   (Robbie Reiser) Chevrolet 112 11750 running 0 82 28 23 97   Doug Reid III MedPartners   (Bart Walker) Chevrolet 109 11700 running 0 79 29 9 6   Joe Bessey Power Team   (Joe Bessey) Chevrolet 98 12184 running 0 76 30 45 48   Dale Shaw Unifirst Uniforms   (James Porter) Ford 94 11875 running 0 0 31 31 99   Glenn Allen, Jr. Luxaire   (Bill Papke) Chevrolet 93 14037 running 0 70 32 13 70   Dale Fischlein Titan Wheel   (Ivan Murphy) Chevrolet 88 10875 running 0 67 33 2 34   Mike McLaughlin Royal Oak Charcoal   (Frank Cicci) Chevrolet 81 16412 engine 0 64 34 16 33   Tim Fedewa Kleenex   (Bill Baumgardner) Chevrolet 64 13937 crash 0 61 35 25 60   Mark Martin Winn-Dixie   (Jack Roush) Ford 63 11759 crash 0 58 36 38 51   Jim Bown Bown Racing   (Dick Bown) Chevrolet 58 12703 radiator 0 55 37 36 57   Jason Keller Slim Jim   (Joe Keller) Chevrolet 55 15987 rear end 0 52 38 35 85   Shane Hall Luck's / Bama Foods   (Don Stegall) Chevrolet 51 10500 running 0 49 39 15 20   Jimmy Spencer Zippo   (Allen Cretsinger) Chevrolet 45 10500 crash 6 46 40 22 9   Jeff Burton Track Gear   (Jack Roush) Ford 44 10500 crash 0 43 41 17 7   Mike Wallace Clabber Girl   (Ed Whitaker) Chevrolet 42 10500 crash 0 40 42 33 24   David Hutto Gateway Shell   (James Hutto) Chevrolet 28 10500 crash 0 37 43 39 81   Stanton Barrett Power Bar   (Ron Neal) Chevrolet 28 10500 crash 0 34 44 37 35   Lyndon Amick Dodge Reliance / Rockwell Automation   (Bill Amick) Pontiac 28 10500 crash 0 31 45 11 32   Dale Jarrett White Rain   (Dale Jarrett) Ford 11 10800 crash 0 28

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 46 Mark Day 16 31-W Insulation Wayne Day Pontiac 47 Jimmy Foster 11 Speedvision / Outdoor Life Curtis Key Ford 48 Kenny Irwin, Jr. 98 Wix Filters Jim Herrick Ford 49 Chris Diamond 68 J & L Motors Jerry Francis Chevrolet 50 Ron Barfield, Jr. 94 New Holland Tractor Bill Elliott Ford 51 Jeff McClure 77 Lear Corporation / UAW John Walsh Ford 52 Dennis Setzer 71 South Coast Racing Jonathan Abernethy Ford Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 12 12     13 16 4   #6,32,35,49,85,96,97 accident backstretch   17 29 13     30 34 5   #24,35,81,99 accident turn 2   35 44 10     45 48 4   #3,9,17,20,29,38,51,57,63,88 accident turn 1   49 65 17     66 69 4   #33,60,70 accident backstretch   70 120 51       Percent of race run under caution: 14.2%             Average green flag run: 20.6 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Elliott Sadler 1 30 30   Jimmy Spencer 31 36 6   Randy LaJoie 37 66 30   Tracy Leslie 67 69 3   Michael Waltrip 70 72 3   Jeff Green 73 77 5   Dick Trickle 78 94 17   Randy LaJoie 95 120 26 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Randy LaJoie 180     2   Todd Bodine 170   -10   3   Michael Waltrip 165   -15   4   Joe Nemechek 160   -20   5   Tracy Leslie 155   -25   6   Greg Sacks 150   -30   7   Steve Park 146   -34   8   Mark Green 142   -38   9   Jeff Purvis 138   -42   10   Phil Parsons 134   -46   11   Rodney Combs 130   -50   12   Buckshot Jones 127   -53   13   Stevie Reeves 124   -56   14   Jeff Green 121   -59   15   Elliott Sadler 118   -62   16   Elton Sawyer 115   -65   17   Hermie Sadler 112   -68   18   Mike Dillon 109   -71   19   Dick Trickle 106   -74   20   Andy Hillenburg 103   -77   21   Doug Heveron 100   -80