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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 Cup race number 9 of 32 Sunday, May 4, 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 Cup results   /   1997 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Pts 23 41 1   Morgan Shepherd Cruisin' America Phone Card   (Richard Jackson) Pontiac 74 32280 running 0 94 40 2 2   Rusty Wallace Miller Lite   (Roger Penske) Ford 47 38720 engine 2 48 12 32 3   Dale Earnhardt GM Goodwrench Service   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 74 39580 running 0 127 26 16 4   Sterling Marlin Kodak Film   (Larry McClure) Chevrolet 74 37380 running 0 85 3 4 5   Terry Labonte Kellogg's Corn Flakes   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 74 63700 running 1 170 1 1 6   Mark Martin Valvoline   (Jack Roush) Ford 74 113995 running 69 185 44 7 7   Geoffrey Bodine Dawn Gillis / QVC   (Geoffrey Bodine) Ford 10 29220 engine 0 31 33 43 07   Sean Woodside Cinema Vehicle Services   (Raymond Claridge) Pontiac 69 20905 running 0 64 29 22 8   Hut Stricklin Circuit City   (Stavola Brothers) Ford 73 31840 running 0 76 37 42 9   Jeff Davis Ultra Shield   (Harry Melling) Ford 60 30745 crash 0 52 34 10 10   Ricky Rudd Tide   (Ricky Rudd) Ford 66 45890 running 0 61 6 5 11   Brett Bodine Close Call Phone Card   (Brett Bodine) Ford 74 40795 running 0 150 11 12 16   Ted Musgrave Family Channel / Primestar   (Jack Roush) Ford 74 34880 running 0 130 5 26 17   Darrell Waltrip Parts America   (Darrell Waltrip) Chevrolet 74 35920 running 0 155 20 29 18   Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries   (Joe Gibbs) Pontiac 74 41105 running 0 103 43 38 19   Gary Bradberry Child Support Recovery   (Mark Smith) Ford 31 20720 engine 0 34 42 37 20   Lance Hooper Hardee's   (Harry Ranier) Ford 40 21820 engine 0 37 7 6 21   Michael Waltrip Citgo   (Wood Brothers) Ford 74 37345 running 0 146 10 14 22   Ward Burton MBNA America   (Bill Davis) Pontiac 74 32440 running 0 134 14 25 23   Jimmy Spencer Camel Cigarettes   (Travis Carter) Ford 74 33680 running 0 121 2 3 24   Jeff Gordon DuPont Refinishes   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 74 66065 running 0 170 39 40 25   Ricky Craven Budweiser   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 58 30220 running 0 46 8 24 28   Ernie Irvan Texaco / Havoline   (Yates Racing) Ford 74 40145 running 0 142 21 35 30   Johnny Benson, Jr. Pennzoil   (Chuck Rider) Pontiac 74 32555 running 0 100 16 19 31   Mike Skinner Lowe's   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 74 22830 running 0 115 31 15 33   Ken Schrader Skoal Bandit   (Andy Petree) Chevrolet 73 31290 running 0 70 38 44 35   Larry Gunselman Caterpillar / Race Stuff / Olson Tech.   (Tamara Turner) Ford 60 20720 rear end 0 49 18 21 36   Derrike Cope Skittles   (Nelson Bowers) Pontiac 74 21705 running 0 109 27 39 37   Jeremy Mayfield Kmart / RC Cola   (Michael Kranefuss) Ford 73 24965 running 0 82 24 28 38   Butch Gilliland Stroppe Motorsports   (Bill Stroppe) Ford 74 21410 running 0 91 41 18 40   Robby Gordon Coors Light   (Felix Sabates) Chevrolet 43 27720 engine 0 40 17 33 41   Steve Grissom Kodiak   (Larry Hedrick) Chevrolet 74 32855 running 0 112 19 23 43   Bobby Hamilton STP   (Petty Enterprises) Pontiac 74 36680 running 0 106 13 11 44   Kyle Petty Hot Wheels   (Kyle Petty) Pontiac 74 22980 running 0 124 15 9 46   Wally Dallenbach, Jr. First Union   (Felix Sabates) Chevrolet 74 23930 running 0 118 25 30 71   Dave Marcis RealTree Camouflage   (Dave Marcis) Chevrolet 74 25350 running 0 88 35 31 77   Bobby Hillin, Jr. Jasper Engines / Federal Mogul   (Doug Bawel) Ford 64 23965 running 0 58 28 27 78   Tom Hubert Hanes / Diamond Rio   (Jim Wilson) Ford 73 21350 running 0 79 36 36 81   Kenny Wallace Square D   (Fil Martocci) Ford 61 30850 crash 0 55 4 8 88   Dale Jarrett Quality Care / Ford Credit   (Yates Racing) Ford 74 50135 running 2 165 22 34 91   Mike Wallace Spam   (Joe Falk) Chevrolet 74 23505 running 0 97 32 13 94   Bill Elliott McDonald's   (Bill Elliott) Ford 70 31140 running 0 67 30 17 98   John Andretti RCA   (Cale Yarborough) Ford 73 31710 running 0 73 9 20 99   Jeff Burton Exide Batteries   (Jack Roush) Ford 74 39595 running 0 138

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 45 Rick Mast 75 Remington Arms Butch Mock Ford 46 Joe Nemechek 42 BellSouth Felix Sabates Chevrolet 47 R.K. Smith 09W Smith Racing Gary Smith / Dick Midgley Pontiac 48 Robert Pressley 29 Cartoon Network Gary Bechtel Chevrolet 49 Chad Little 97 John Deere Greg Pollex Pontiac 50 Gary Smith 45W Tootsie Toy Gary Smith / John Strauser Chevrolet 51 David Green 96 Caterpillar Buz McCall Chevrolet 52 Dick Trickle 90 Heilig-Meyers Junie Donlavey Ford 53 Chuck Pruett 78W Golden Gate Racing James Offenbach Chevrolet 54 Bill McAnally 16W NAPA / Martin Senour / Madcap Bill McAnally Chevrolet 55 Scott Gaylord 00W Oliver Gravity Seperators / Unitog Geoff Burney Chevrolet 56 Wayne Jacks 89W Las Vegas Motor Speedway Wayne Jacks Pontiac Rick Scribner 15W Chevrolet 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   Dale Jarrett 1434     2   Terry Labonte 1394   -40   3   Jeff Gordon 1345   -89   4   Mark Martin 1214   -220   5   Bobby Labonte 1164   -270   6   Jeff Burton 1130   -304   7   Dale Earnhardt 1107   -327   8   Ward Burton 1061   -373   9   Bobby Hamilton 1051   -383   10   Ricky Rudd 1042   -392   11   Rusty Wallace 1025   -409   12   Michael Waltrip 1000   -434   13   Darrell Waltrip 976   -458   14   Jeremy Mayfield 974   -460   15   Sterling Marlin 970   -464   16   Brett Bodine 954   -480   17   Bill Elliott 949   -485   18   Johnny Benson, Jr. 924   -510   19   Ted Musgrave 913   -521   20   Geoffrey Bodine 911   -523   21   Ken Schrader 901   -533