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1997 Miller 500 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 12 of 32 Sunday, June 1, 1997 at Dover Downs International Speedway, Dover, DE 500 laps on a 1.000 mile paved track (500.000 miles) Time of race: 4:21:42 Average speed: 114.635 mph Pole speed: 152.788 mph Cautions: 8 for 54 laps Margin of victory: .091 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 23 Glossary    1997 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1997 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 13 10   Ricky Rudd Tide Mountain Spring   (Ricky Rudd) Ford 500 95255 running 31 180 2 7 6   Mark Martin Valvoline   (Jack Roush) Ford 500 52405 running 1 175 3 34 99   Jeff Burton Exide Batteries   (Jack Roush) Ford 500 53155 running 1 170 4 25 37   Jeremy Mayfield Kmart / RC Cola   (Michael Kranefuss) Ford 500 37090 running 0 160 5 3 44   Kyle Petty Hot Wheels   (Kyle Petty) Pontiac 500 31820 running 6 160 6 11 33   Ken Schrader Skoal Bandit   (Andy Petree) Chevrolet 499 34515 running 2 155 7 24 21   Michael Waltrip Citgo   (Wood Brothers) Ford 499 32265 running 0 146 8 12 94   Bill Elliott McDonald's   (Bill Elliott) Ford 499 31765 running 0 142 9 40 31   Mike Skinner Lowe's   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 498 24815 running 0 138 10 26 4   Sterling Marlin Kodak Film   (Larry McClure) Chevrolet 498 39615 running 0 134 11 17 16   Ted Musgrave Family Channel / Primestar   (Jack Roush) Ford 498 29540 running 0 130 12 30 75   Rick Mast Remington Arms   (Butch Mock) Ford 498 28940 running 0 127 13 19 25   Ricky Craven Budweiser   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 498 28450 running 0 124 14 21 5   Terry Labonte Kellogg's Corn Flakes   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 497 38940 running 0 121 15 4 42   Joe Nemechek BellSouth   (Felix Sabates) Chevrolet 497 22690 running 0 118 16 43 3   Dale Earnhardt GM Goodwrench Service   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 497 33265 running 0 115 17 39 43   Bobby Hamilton STP   (Petty Enterprises) Pontiac 497 31780 running 0 112 18 8 96   David Green Caterpillar   (Buz McCall) Chevrolet 496 16665 running 0 109 19 14 8   Hut Stricklin Circuit City   (Stavola Brothers) Ford 496 27140 running 0 106 20 15 36   Derrike Cope Skittles   (Nelson Bowers) Pontiac 495 22440 running 0 103 21 29 30   Johnny Benson, Jr. Pennzoil   (Chuck Rider) Pontiac 495 26840 running 1 105 22 22 23   Jimmy Spencer Camel Cigarettes   (Travis Carter) Ford 493 26690 running 0 97 23 33 91   Mike Wallace Spam   (Joe Falk) Chevrolet 493 16340 running 0 94 24 28 41   Steve Grissom Kodiak   (Larry Hedrick) Chevrolet 492 26490 running 0 91 25 5 71   Dave Marcis RealTree "The Making of Champions"   (Dave Marcis) Chevrolet 492 19540 running 0 88 26 2 24   Jeff Gordon DuPont Refinishes   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 490 33470 running 18 90 27 41 81   Kenny Wallace Square D   (Fil Martocci) Ford 485 26090 handling 0 82 28 37 17   Darrell Waltrip Parts America   (Darrell Waltrip) Chevrolet 482 26040 running 1 84 29 23 98   John Andretti RCA   (Cale Yarborough) Ford 482 25490 running 0 76 30 10 28   Ernie Irvan Texaco / Havoline   (Yates Racing) Ford 471 35940 crash 151 78 31 16 97   Chad Little John Deere   (Greg Pollex) Pontiac 468 15890 rear end 0 70 32 6 88   Dale Jarrett Quality Care / Ford Credit   (Yates Racing) Ford 463 44130 engine 255 77 33 20 11   Brett Bodine Close Call Phone Card   (Brett Bodine) Ford 453 22780 ignition 0 64 34 9 22   Ward Burton MBNA America   (Bill Davis) Pontiac 435 15730 running 0 61 35 42 19   Gary Bradberry Child Support Recovery   (Mark Smith) Ford 398 15530 clutch 0 58 36 31 40   Wally Dallenbach, Jr. Coors Light   (Felix Sabates) Chevrolet 364 22515 electrical 0 55 37 27 29   Jeff Green Cartoon Network   (Gary Bechtel) Chevrolet 356 15485 suspension 0 52 38 36 1   Morgan Shepherd R&L Carriers / Cruisin' America   (Richard Jackson) Pontiac 323 22485 crash 2 54 39 18 2   Rusty Wallace Miller Lite   (Roger Penske) Ford 316 32485 engine 0 46 40 1 18   Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries   (Joe Gibbs) Pontiac 283 36485 running 29 48 41 32 90   Dick Trickle Heilig-Meyers / Simmons   (Junie Donlavey) Ford 238 15485 crash 0 40 42 35 7   Geoffrey Bodine QVC   (Geoffrey Bodine) Ford 237 22485 crash 2 42 43 38 77   Bobby Hillin, Jr. Jasper Engines / Federal Mogul   (Doug Bawel) Ford 234 15485 crash 0 34

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 44 Billy Standridge 78 Diamond Rio / Hanes Jim Wilson Ford 45 Ed Berrier 95 Feed the Children Sadler Brothers Chevrolet Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 30 30     31 35 5   #18 accident turn 2   36 44 9     45 48 4   #19,22,98 accident turn 2   49 184 136     185 189 5   debris turn 3   190 226 37     227 234 8   #41 spun frontstretch   235 240 6     241 251 11   #7,77,90 accident turn 3   252 320 69     321 328 8   #1 accident turn 4   329 451 123     452 457 6   #98,81,88,24 accident turn 2   458 472 15     473 479 7   #28 accident turns 1/2   480 500 21       Percent of race run under caution: 10.8%             Average green flag run: 49.6 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Bobby Labonte 1 29 29   Kyle Petty 30 32 3   Darrell Waltrip 33 33 1   Kyle Petty 34 36 3   Ernie Irvan 37 121 85   Dale Jarrett 122 122 1   Mark Martin 123 123 1   Jeff Burton 124 124 1   Morgan Shepherd 125 126 2   Geoffrey Bodine 127 128 2   Johnny Benson, Jr. 129 129 1   Ernie Irvan 130 186 57   Dale Jarrett 187 228 42   Jeff Gordon 229 235 7   Dale Jarrett 236 262 27   Jeff Gordon 263 270 8   Dale Jarrett 271 410 140   Ricky Rudd 411 412 2   Ken Schrader 413 414 2   Dale Jarrett 415 450 36   Jeff Gordon 451 453 3   Dale Jarrett 454 462 9   Ernie Irvan 463 471 9   Ricky Rudd 472 500 29 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Terry Labonte 1812     2   Jeff Gordon 1775   -37   3   Mark Martin 1734   -78   4   Dale Jarrett 1656   -156   5   Jeff Burton 1602   -210   6   Dale Earnhardt 1553   -259   7   Bobby Labonte 1532   -280   8   Ricky Rudd 1486   -326   9   Michael Waltrip 1384   -428   10   Bill Elliott 1365   -447   11   Bobby Hamilton 1309   -503   12   Jeremy Mayfield 1307   -505   13   Rusty Wallace 1303   -509   14   Johnny Benson, Jr. 1285   -527   15   Ernie Irvan 1250   -562   16   Ken Schrader 1242   -570   17   Ted Musgrave 1233   -579   18   Darrell Waltrip 1232   -580   19   Ward Burton 1214   -598   20   Sterling Marlin 1198   -614   21   Kyle Petty 1168   -644