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1997 Pontiac Excitement 400 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 3 of 32 Sunday, March 2, 1997 at Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, VA 400 laps on a 0.750 mile paved track (300.000 miles) Time of race: 2:45:54 Average speed: 108.499 mph Pole speed: no time trials Cautions: 3 for 12 laps Margin of victory: .453 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 15 Glossary    1997 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1997 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Pts 31 22 98   John Andretti RCA   (Cale Yarborough) Ford 395 20615 running 0 70 9 23 30   Johnny Benson, Jr. Pennzoil   (Chuck Rider) Pontiac 399 25745 running 0 138 23 27 11   Brett Bodine Close Call Phone Card   (Brett Bodine) Ford 397 21665 running 0 94 2 18 7   Geoffrey Bodine QVC   (Geoffrey Bodine) Ford 400 56875 running 18 175 38 43 19   Gary Bradberry Child Support Recovery   (Mark Smith) Ford 389 11065 running 0 49 42 13 99   Jeff Burton Exide Batteries   (Jack Roush) Ford 248 19065 running 0 37 24 31 22   Ward Burton MBNA America   (Bill Davis) Pontiac 397 14540 running 0 91 30 38 36   Derrike Cope Skittles   (Nelson Bowers) Pontiac 395 11160 running 0 73 14 12 25   Ricky Craven Budweiser   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 398 23670 running 0 121 25 4 3   Dale Earnhardt GM Goodwrench Service   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 397 27940 running 0 88 15 17 94   Bill Elliott McDonald's   (Bill Elliott) Ford 398 25330 running 8 123 4 2 24   Jeff Gordon DuPont Refinishes   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 399 46200 running 65 165 28 24 40   Robby Gordon Coors Light   (Felix Sabates) Chevrolet 396 21215 running 0 79 33 41 96   David Green Caterpillar   (Buz McCall) Chevrolet 395 11075 running 0 64 11 21 41   Steve Grissom Kodiak   (Larry Hedrick) Chevrolet 398 24345 running 0 130 5 9 43   Bobby Hamilton STP   (Petty Enterprises) Pontiac 399 35595 running 1 160 41 35 77   Bobby Hillin, Jr. Jasper Engines / Federal Mogul   (Doug Bawel) Ford 336 11065 rear end 0 40 36 10 28   Ernie Irvan Texaco / Havoline   (Yates Racing) Ford 391 26065 crash 0 55 3 3 88   Dale Jarrett Quality Care / Ford Credit   (Yates Racing) Ford 400 50750 running 172 175 8 11 18   Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries   (Joe Gibbs) Pontiac 399 28945 running 1 147 7 1 5   Terry Labonte Kellogg's Corn Flakes   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 399 35845 running 0 146 34 42 97   Chad Little John Deere   (Greg Pollex) Pontiac 395 11065 running 0 61 37 34 71   Dave Marcis RealTree Camouflage   (Dave Marcis) Chevrolet 391 11065 running 0 52 19 8 4   Sterling Marlin Kodak Film   (Larry McClure) Chevrolet 397 27540 running 0 106 13 5 6   Mark Martin Valvoline   (Jack Roush) Ford 398 23870 running 0 124 18 20 75   Rick Mast Remington Arms   (Butch Mock) Ford 398 22265 running 0 109 17 33 37   Jeremy Mayfield Kmart / RC Cola   (Michael Kranefuss) Ford 398 15415 running 0 112 20 16 16   Ted Musgrave Family Channel / Primestar   (Jack Roush) Ford 397 24565 running 0 103 39 32 42   Joe Nemechek BellSouth   (Felix Sabates) Chevrolet 380 11065 running 0 46 10 37 44   Kyle Petty Hot Wheels   (Kyle Petty) Pontiac 398 18545 running 0 134 21 39 29   Robert Pressley Cartoon Network   (Gary Bechtel) Chevrolet 397 16965 running 0 100 6 6 10   Ricky Rudd Tide   (Ricky Rudd) Ford 399 30770 running 0 150 35 28 33   Ken Schrader Skoal Bandit   (Andy Petree) Chevrolet 393 18065 running 0 58 43 19 1   Morgan Shepherd Delco Remy America   (Richard Jackson) Pontiac 131 11965 engine 0 34 26 36 31   Mike Skinner Lowe's   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 397 12265 running 0 85 12 26 9   Lake Speed Melling Engine Parts   (Harry Melling) Ford 398 24045 running 0 127 22 15 23   Jimmy Spencer Camel Cigarettes   (Travis Carter) Ford 397 21840 running 0 97 32 25 8   Hut Stricklin Circuit City   (Stavola Brothers) Ford 395 18090 running 0 67 29 40 90   Dick Trickle Heilig-Meyers   (Junie Donlavey) Ford 395 14190 running 0 76 40 29 81   Kenny Wallace Square D   (Fil Martocci) Ford 376 18065 engine 0 43 1 7 2   Rusty Wallace Miller Lite   (Roger Penske) Ford 400 86775 running 135 180 16 30 17   Darrell Waltrip Parts America   (Darrell Waltrip) Chevrolet 398 16215 running 0 115 27 14 21   Michael Waltrip Citgo   (Wood Brothers) Ford 396 21340 running 0 82

To the back: Name Nbr Reason Ricky Craven 25 backup car Johnny Benson, Jr. 30 backup car Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 44 Billy Standridge 78 Diamond Rio Jim Wilson Ford 45 Greg Sacks 20 Hardee's Harry Ranier Ford 46 Mike Wallace 91 Spam Joe Falk Chevrolet Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 6 6     7 9 3   #2,10 spun turn 2   10 380 371     381 385 5   #81 engine turn 2   386 393 8     394 397 4   #28 accident turn 3   398 400 3       Percent of race run under caution: 3.0%             Average green flag run: 97.0 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Jeff Gordon 1 65 65   Dale Jarrett 66 104 39   Bobby Labonte 105 105 1   Dale Jarrett 106 119 14   Geoffrey Bodine 120 137 18   Dale Jarrett 138 158 21   Rusty Wallace 159 201 43   Dale Jarrett 202 203 2   Bobby Hamilton 204 204 1   Bill Elliott 205 209 5   Dale Jarrett 210 300 91   Bill Elliott 301 303 3   Rusty Wallace 304 392 89   Dale Jarrett 393 397 5   Rusty Wallace 398 400 3 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Jeff Gordon 525     2   Terry Labonte 462   -63   3   Dale Jarrett 449   -76   4   Ricky Rudd 448   -77   5   Ricky Craven 441   -84   6   Mark Martin 409   -116   7   Bill Elliott 385   -140   8   Geoffrey Bodine 378   -147   9   Jeremy Mayfield 377   -148   10   Rusty Wallace 370   -155   11   Sterling Marlin 369   -156   12   Bobby Labonte 368   -157   13   Bobby Hamilton 357   -168   14   Ted Musgrave 354   -171   15   Jeff Burton 337   -188   16   Lake Speed 336   -189   17   Kyle Petty 331   -194   18   Ward Burton 327   -198   19   Darrell Waltrip 316   -209   20   Brett Bodine 315   -210   21   Ernie Irvan 306   -219