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1997 Goodwrench Service 400 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 2 of 32 Sunday, February 23, 1997 at North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham, NC 393 laps on a 1.017 mile paved track (399.681 miles) Time of race: 3:17:35 Average speed: 121.371 mph Pole speed: 157.885 mph Cautions: 7 for 47 laps Margin of victory: 2.692 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 9 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 393 93115 running 43 180 2 3 88   Dale Jarrett Quality Care / Ford Credit   (Yates Racing) Ford 393 68760 running 323 180 3 17 99   Jeff Burton Exide Batteries   (Jack Roush) Ford 393 42260 running 1 170 4 10 10   Ricky Rudd Tide   (Ricky Rudd) Ford 393 39210 running 0 160 5 8 25   Ricky Craven Budweiser   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 393 35050 running 0 155 6 23 2   Rusty Wallace Miller Lite   (Roger Penske) Ford 393 35325 running 0 150 7 15 5   Terry Labonte Kellogg's Corn Flakes   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 393 40525 running 0 146 8 5 7   Geoffrey Bodine QVC   (Geoffrey Bodine) Ford 393 32025 running 0 142 9 32 28   Ernie Irvan Texaco / Havoline   (Yates Racing) Ford 393 36325 running 3 143 10 16 1   Morgan Shepherd Delco Remy America   (Richard Jackson) Pontiac 393 31575 running 0 134 11 27 3   Dale Earnhardt GM Goodwrench Service   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 393 32000 running 0 130 12 28 16   Ted Musgrave Family Channel / Primestar   (Jack Roush) Ford 392 26600 running 0 127 13 1 6   Mark Martin Valvoline   (Jack Roush) Ford 392 31800 running 22 129 14 2 18   Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries   (Joe Gibbs) Pontiac 392 30150 running 0 121 15 22 9   Lake Speed Melling Engine Parts   (Harry Melling) Ford 392 27550 running 0 118 16 24 37   Jeremy Mayfield Kmart / RC Cola   (Michael Kranefuss) Ford 392 18500 running 0 115 17 9 11   Brett Bodine Close Call Phone Card   (Brett Bodine) Ford 392 25100 running 0 112 18 6 33   Ken Schrader Skoal Bandit   (Andy Petree) Chevrolet 392 24800 running 0 109 19 37 90   Dick Trickle Heilig-Meyers   (Junie Donlavey) Ford 392 17450 running 0 106 20 35 4   Sterling Marlin Kodak Film   (Larry McClure) Chevrolet 392 32150 running 0 103 21 38 75   Rick Mast Remington Arms   (Butch Mock) Ford 392 23900 running 0 100 22 43 94   Bill Elliott McDonald's   (Bill Elliott) Ford 392 25700 running 0 97 23 11 22   Ward Burton MBNA America   (Bill Davis) Pontiac 391 16450 running 0 94 24 7 41   Steve Grissom Kodiak   (Larry Hedrick) Chevrolet 391 23250 running 0 91 25 12 31   Mike Skinner Lowe's   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 391 14200 running 0 88 26 39 21   Michael Waltrip Citgo   (Wood Brothers) Ford 390 22940 running 0 85 27 21 30   Johnny Benson, Jr. Pennzoil   (Chuck Rider) Pontiac 390 22740 running 0 82 28 19 43   Bobby Hamilton STP   (Petty Enterprises) Pontiac 390 27690 running 0 79 29 20 44   Kyle Petty Hot Wheels   (Kyle Petty) Pontiac 389 12515 running 0 76 30 34 71   Dave Marcis RealTree Camouflage   (Dave Marcis) Chevrolet 389 15465 running 0 73 31 26 36   Derrike Cope Skittles   (Nelson Bowers) Pontiac 388 12265 running 0 70 32 30 17   Darrell Waltrip Parts America   (Darrell Waltrip) Chevrolet 388 14715 running 0 67 33 41 40   Robby Gordon Coors Light   (Felix Sabates) Chevrolet 388 19640 running 0 64 34 25 98   John Andretti RCA   (Cale Yarborough) Ford 388 19015 running 0 61 35 33 42   Joe Nemechek BellSouth   (Felix Sabates) Chevrolet 387 11915 running 0 58 36 29 8   Hut Stricklin Circuit City   (Stavola Brothers) Ford 379 18840 running 0 55 37 18 29   Robert Pressley Cartoon Network   (Gary Bechtel) Chevrolet 334 11800 crash 0 52 38 14 96   David Green Caterpillar   (Buz McCall) Chevrolet 303 11730 running 1 54 39 36 20   Greg Sacks Hardee's   (Harry Ranier) Ford 271 11730 engine 0 46 40 40 23   Jimmy Spencer Camel Cigarettes   (Travis Carter) Ford 264 19730 overheating 0 43 41 13 81   Kenny Wallace Square D   (Fil Martocci) Ford 180 18730 engine 0 40 42 31 77   Bobby Hillin, Jr. Jasper Engines / Federal Mogul   (Doug Bawel) Ford 136 11730 engine 0 37 43 42 19   Loy Allen, Jr. Child Support Recovery   (Mark Smith) Ford 68 11730 clutch 0 34

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 44 Chad Little 97 John Deere Greg Pollex Pontiac 45 Billy Standridge 78 Diamond Rio Jim Wilson Ford 46 Mike Wallace 91 Spam Joe Falk Chevrolet 47 Gary Bradberry 95 Feed the Children Sadler Brothers Chevrolet Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 45 45     46 50 5   #9 spun backstretch   51 184 134     185 190 6   #81 engine frontstretch   191 231 41     232 244 13   #90 spun turn 2   245 261 17     262 269 8   #96 hit wall turn 4   270 276 7     277 280 4   #20 engine turn 2   281 298 18     299 303 5   #31 spun turn 4   304 336 33     337 342 6   #29 hit wall turn 1   343 393 51       Percent of race run under caution: 12.0%             Average green flag run: 43.3 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Mark Martin 1 12 12   Dale Jarrett 13 46 34   Mark Martin 47 56 10   Dale Jarrett 57 126 70   Ernie Irvan 127 129 3   David Green 130 130 1   Dale Jarrett 131 303 173   Jeff Burton 304 304 1   Dale Jarrett 305 350 46   Jeff Gordon 351 393 43 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Jeff Gordon 360     2   Ricky Craven 320   -40   3   Terry Labonte 316   -44   4   Jeff Burton 300   -60   5   Ricky Rudd 298   -62   6   Mark Martin 285   -75   7   Dale Jarrett 274   -86   8   Jeremy Mayfield 265   -95   9   Sterling Marlin 263   -97   10   Bill Elliott 262   -98   11   Ernie Irvan 251   -109   11   Ted Musgrave 251   -109   13   Ward Burton 236   -124   14   Bobby Labonte 221   -139   14   Brett Bodine 221   -139   16   Mike Skinner 220   -140   17   Morgan Shepherd 210   -150   18   Lake Speed 209   -151   19   Dale Earnhardt 205   -155   20   Geoffrey Bodine 203   -157   21   Darrell Waltrip 201   -159