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1997 Goody's Headache Powder 500 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 8 of 32 Sunday, April 20, 1997 at Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, VA 500 laps on a 0.526 mile paved track (263.000 miles) Time of race: 3:44:19 Average speed: 70.347 mph Pole speed: 93.961 mph Cautions: 11 for 99 laps Margin of victory: .356 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 4 Glossary    1997 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1997 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 4 24   Jeff Gordon DuPont Refinishes   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 500 99225 running 431 185 2 8 43   Bobby Hamilton STP   (Petty Enterprises) Pontiac 500 50575 running 48 175 3 39 6   Mark Martin Valvoline   (Jack Roush) Ford 500 42375 running 0 165 4 7 5   Terry Labonte Kellogg's Corn Flakes   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 500 42925 running 0 160 5 15 2   Rusty Wallace Miller Lite   (Roger Penske) Ford 500 33875 running 0 155 6 1 81   Kenny Wallace Square D   (Fil Martocci) Ford 500 35375 running 0 150 7 29 37   Jeremy Mayfield Kmart / RC Cola   (Michael Kranefuss) Ford 500 19775 running 0 146 8 14 18   Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries   (Joe Gibbs) Pontiac 500 29650 running 0 142 9 17 17   Darrell Waltrip Parts America   (Darrell Waltrip) Chevrolet 500 25445 running 0 138 10 26 33   Ken Schrader Skoal Bandit   (Andy Petree) Chevrolet 500 30945 running 0 134 11 11 23   Jimmy Spencer Camel Cigarettes   (Travis Carter) Ford 500 23685 running 0 130 12 25 3   Dale Earnhardt GM Goodwrench Service   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 500 28400 running 0 127 13 5 10   Ricky Rudd Tide   (Ricky Rudd) Ford 500 27065 running 0 124 14 6 8   Hut Stricklin Circuit City   (Stavola Brothers) Ford 500 22765 running 0 121 15 19 99   Jeff Burton Exide Batteries   (Jack Roush) Ford 500 28215 running 0 118 16 23 88   Dale Jarrett Quality Care / Ford Credit   (Yates Racing) Ford 499 28265 running 0 115 17 22 30   Johnny Benson, Jr. Pennzoil   (Chuck Rider) Pontiac 499 22365 running 0 112 18 18 22   Ward Burton MBNA America   (Bill Davis) Pontiac 499 14770 running 0 109 19 2 42   Joe Nemechek BellSouth   (Felix Sabates) Chevrolet 499 15865 running 21 111 20 28 41   Steve Grissom Kodiak   (Larry Hedrick) Chevrolet 498 23115 running 0 103 21 38 4   Sterling Marlin Kodak Film   (Larry McClure) Chevrolet 498 25965 running 0 100 22 35 25   Ricky Craven Budweiser   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 498 20415 running 0 97 23 13 29   Robert Pressley Cartoon Network   (Gary Bechtel) Chevrolet 498 13265 running 0 94 24 12 16   Ted Musgrave Family Channel / Primestar   (Jack Roush) Ford 497 20115 running 0 91 25 20 9   Lake Speed Melling Engine Parts   (Harry Melling) Ford 497 20215 running 0 88 26 34 21   Michael Waltrip Citgo   (Wood Brothers) Ford 496 19815 running 0 85 27 37 11   Brett Bodine Close Call Phone Card   (Brett Bodine) Ford 496 19665 running 0 82 28 27 98   John Andretti RCA   (Cale Yarborough) Ford 496 19615 running 0 79 29 3 7   Geoffrey Bodine QVC   (Geoffrey Bodine) Ford 495 20065 crash 0 76 30 31 90   Dick Trickle Heilig-Meyers / Simmons   (Junie Donlavey) Ford 495 9515 running 0 73 31 30 28   Ernie Irvan Texaco / Havoline   (Yates Racing) Ford 494 24465 running 0 70 32 16 31   Mike Skinner Lowe's   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 490 10440 running 0 67 33 42 77   Bobby Hillin, Jr. Jasper Engines / Federal Mogul   (Doug Bawel) Ford 489 9415 running 0 64 34 24 36   Derrike Cope Skittles   (Nelson Bowers) Pontiac 481 11140 running 0 61 35 21 1   Morgan Shepherd Cruisin' America Phone Card   (Richard Jackson) Pontiac 479 16365 running 0 58 36 32 75   Rick Mast Remington Arms   (Butch Mock) Ford 477 16340 running 0 55 37 9 94   Bill Elliott McDonald's   (Bill Elliott) Ford 454 14075 running 0 52 38 41 71   Dave Marcis RealTree Camouflage   (Dave Marcis) Chevrolet 417 7075 running 0 49 39 36 91   Mike Wallace Spam   (Joe Falk) Chevrolet 414 7075 running 0 46 40 10 44   Kyle Petty Hot Wheels   (Kyle Petty) Pontiac 398 7075 handling 0 43 41 40 40   Robby Gordon Coors Light   (Felix Sabates) Chevrolet 395 7075 crash 0 40 42 33 97   Chad Little John Deere   (Greg Pollex) Pontiac 394 7075 running 0 37

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 43 Randy MacDonald 79 T.R.I.X. / Walters Racing Ted Walters / George Pywowariw Chevrolet 44 Billy Standridge 78 Diamond Rio / Hanes Jim Wilson Ford 45 David Green 96 Caterpillar Buz McCall Chevrolet 46 Lance Hooper 20 Hardee's Harry Ranier Ford 47 Gary Bradberry 19 Child Support Recovery Mark Smith Ford Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 4 4     5 9 5   #41 spun turn 2   10 10 1     11 19 9   #97,7 spun   20 22 3     23 30 8   #94 spun backstretch   31 100 70     101 111 11   debris   112 196 85     197 205 9   #7,91 accident turn 4   206 223 18     224 228 5   #36,42 accident turn 4   229 328 100     329 341 13   #23,43,24 accident turn 4   342 346 5     347 359 13   #90,36 accident turn 2   360 395 36     396 404 9   #77 spun turn 2   405 413 9     414 423 10   #36 spun turn 2   424 475 52     476 482 7   #29 spun turn 2   483 500 18       Percent of race run under caution: 19.8%             Average green flag run: 33.4 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Joe Nemechek 1 21 21   Jeff Gordon 22 327 306   Bobby Hamilton 328 375 48   Jeff Gordon 376 500 125 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Dale Jarrett 1269     2   Terry Labonte 1224   -45   3   Jeff Gordon 1175   -94   4   Bobby Labonte 1061   -208   5   Mark Martin 1029   -240   6   Jeff Burton 992   -277   7   Ricky Rudd 981   -288   8   Dale Earnhardt 980   -289   9   Rusty Wallace 977   -292   10   Bobby Hamilton 945   -324   11   Ward Burton 927   -342   12   Jeremy Mayfield 892   -377   13   Sterling Marlin 885   -384   14   Bill Elliott 882   -387   15   Geoffrey Bodine 880   -389   16   Michael Waltrip 854   -415   17   Ken Schrader 831   -438   18   Johnny Benson, Jr. 824   -445   19   Darrell Waltrip 821   -448   20   Brett Bodine 804   -465   21   Ted Musgrave 783   -486