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1997 Save Mart Supermarkets 300 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston West Series race number 3 of 14 Combination race with Winston Cup drivers An explanation of combination races from The Third Turn Monday, May 5, 1997 at Sears Point Raceway, Sonoma, CA 74 laps on a 2.520 mile road course (186.480 miles) Time of race: 2:27:38 Average speed: 75.788 mph Pole speed: 92.807 mph Cautions: 3 for 9 laps Margin of victory: .563 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 6 Glossary    1997 NASCAR Winston West Series results   /   1997 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 1 6   Mark Martin   (Cup) Valvoline   (Jack Roush) Ford 74 113995 running 69 0 2 3 24   Jeff Gordon   (Cup) DuPont Refinishes   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 74 66065 running 0 0 3 4 5   Terry Labonte   (Cup) Kellogg's Corn Flakes   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 74 63700 running 1 0 4 8 88   Dale Jarrett   (Cup) Quality Care / Ford Credit   (Robert Yates) Ford 74 50135 running 2 0 5 26 17   Darrell Waltrip   (Cup) Parts America   (Darrell Waltrip) Chevrolet 74 35920 running 0 0 6 5 11   Brett Bodine   (Cup) Close Call Phone Card   (Brett Bodine) Ford 74 40795 running 0 0 7 6 21   Michael Waltrip   (Cup) Citgo   (Wood Brothers) Ford 74 37345 running 0 0 8 24 28   Ernie Irvan   (Cup) Texaco / Havoline   (Robert Yates) Ford 74 40145 running 0 0 9 20 99   Jeff Burton   (Cup) Exide Batteries   (Jack Roush) Ford 74 39595 running 0 0 10 14 22   Ward Burton   (Cup) MBNA America   (Bill Davis) Pontiac 74 32440 running 0 0 11 12 16   Ted Musgrave   (Cup) Family Channel / Primestar   (Jack Roush) Ford 74 34880 running 0 0 12 32 3   Dale Earnhardt   (Cup) GM Goodwrench Service   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 74 39580 running 0 0 13 11 44   Kyle Petty   (Cup) Hot Wheels   (Petty Enterprises) Pontiac 74 22980 running 0 0 14 25 23   Jimmy Spencer   (Cup) Camel Cigarettes   (Travis Carter) Ford 74 33680 running 0 0 15 9 46   Wally Dallenbach, Jr.   (Cup) First Union   (Felix Sabates) Chevrolet 74 23930 running 0 0 16 19 31   Mike Skinner   (Cup) Lowe's   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 74 22830 running 0 0 17 33 41   Steve Grissom   (Cup) Kodiak   (Larry Hedrick) Chevrolet 74 32855 running 0 0 18 21 36   Derrike Cope   (Cup) Skittles   (Nelson Bowers) Pontiac 74 21705 running 0 0 19 23 43   Bobby Hamilton   (Cup) STP   (Petty Enterprises) Pontiac 74 36680 running 0 0 20 29 18   Bobby Labonte   (Cup) Interstate Batteries   (Joe Gibbs) Pontiac 74 41105 running 0 0 21 35 30   Johnny Benson, Jr.   (Cup) Pennzoil   (Chuck Rider) Pontiac 74 32555 running 0 0 22 34 91   Mike Wallace   (Cup) Spam   (Ron Neal) Chevrolet 74 23505 running 0 0 23 41 1   Morgan Shepherd   (Cup) Cruisin' America Phone Card   (Richard Jackson) Pontiac 74 32280 running 0 0 24 28 38   Butch Gilliland Stroppe Motorsports   (Bill Stroppe) Ford 74 21410 running 0 175 25 30 71   Dave Marcis   (Cup) RealTree Camouflage   (Dave Marcis) Chevrolet 74 25350 running 0 0 26 16 4   Sterling Marlin   (Cup) Kodak Film   (Larry McClure) Chevrolet 74 37380 running 0 0 27 39 37   Jeremy Mayfield   (Cup) Kmart / RC Cola   (Michael Kranefuss) Ford 73 24965 running 0 0 28 27 78   Tom Hubert   (Cup) Hanes / Diamond Rio   (Jim Wilson) Ford 73 21350 running 0 0 29 22 8   Hut Stricklin   (Cup) Circuit City   (Stavola Brothers) Ford 73 31840 running 0 0 30 17 98   John Andretti   (Cup) RCA   (Cale Yarborough) Ford 73 31710 running 0 0 31 15 33   Ken Schrader   (Cup) Skoal Bandit   (Andy Petree) Chevrolet 73 31290 running 0 0 32 13 94   Bill Elliott   (Cup) McDonald's   (Bill Elliott) Ford 70 31140 running 0 0 33 43 07   Sean Woodside Cinema Vehicle Services   (Raymond Claridge) Pontiac 69 20905 running 0 170 34 10 10   Ricky Rudd   (Cup) Tide   (Ricky Rudd) Ford 66 45890 running 0 0 35 31 77   Bobby Hillin, Jr.   (Cup) Jasper Engines / Federal Mogul   (Doug Bawel) Ford 64 23965 running 0 0 36 36 81   Kenny Wallace   (Cup) Square D   (Fil Martocci) Ford 61 30850 crash 0 0 37 42 9   Jeff Davis   (Cup) Ultra Shield   (Harry Melling) Ford 60 30745 crash 0 0 38 44 35   Larry Gunselman Caterpillar / Race Stuff / Olson Tech.   (Tamara Turner) Ford 60 20720 rear end 0 165 39 40 25   Ricky Craven   (Cup) Budweiser   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 58 30220 running 0 0 40 2 2   Rusty Wallace   (Cup) Miller Lite   (Roger Penske) Ford 47 38720 engine 2 0 41 18 40   Robby Gordon   (Cup) Coors Light   (Felix Sabates) Chevrolet 43 27720 engine 0 0 42 37 20   Lance Hooper   (Cup) Hardee's   (Harry Ranier) Ford 40 21820 engine 0 0 43 38 19   Gary Bradberry   (Cup) Child Support Recovery   (Mark Smith) Ford 31 20720 engine 0 0 44 7 7   Geoffrey Bodine   (Cup) QVC   (Geoffrey Bodine) Ford 10 29220 engine 0 0

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car Scott Gaylord 00 Oliver Gravity Separators / Unitog Geoff Burney Chevrolet R.K. Smith 09 RK Sports Dick Midgley Pontiac Bill McAnally 16W NAPA / Martin Senour / Madcap Bill McAnally Chevrolet Gary Smith 45 Tootsie Toy / Rabanco John Strauser Chevrolet Chuck Pruett 78 Golden Gate Racing Team James Offenbach Chevrolet Wayne Jacks 89 Las Vegas Motor Speedway Wayne Jacks Pontiac Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 42 42     43 46 4   #20 oil on track   47 54 8     55 57 3   #81 accident turn 6   58 63 6     64 65 2   #9,98 accident turn 11   66 74 9       Percent of race run under caution: 12.2%             Average green flag run: 16.3 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Mark Martin 1 3 3   Rusty Wallace 4 5 2   Mark Martin 6 23 18   Dale Jarrett 24 25 2   Mark Martin 26 43 18   Terry Labonte 44 44 1   Mark Martin 45 74 30 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Butch Gilliland 483     2   Sean Woodside 466   -17   3   Larry Gunselman 450   -33   4   Wayne Jacks 330   -153   5   Kevin Culver 320   -163   6   Gary Collins 319   -164   7   Gary Smith 316   -167   8   Dan Obrist 289   -194   9   Chuck Pruett 280   -203   10   Scott Gaylord 265   -218   11   Bill McAnally 258   -225   12   Lew Miller 257   -226   13   Kenny Smith 253   -230   14   Bill Sedgwick 226   -257   15   Tim McCauley 197   -286   16   St. James Davis 194   -289   17   John Kinder 142   -341   18   Billy Kann 138   -345   19   Ron Burns 127   -356   20   Ron Esau 124   -359   20   Brandon Ash 124   -359