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1997 Winston 500

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 10 of 32
Saturday, May 10, 1997 at Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, AL
188 laps on a 2.660 mile paved track (500.080 miles)

Time of race: 2:39:18
Average speed: 188.354 mph
Pole speed: 193.627 mph

Cautions: none
Margin of victory: .146 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 26

Glossary 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1997 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	18	6	Mark Martin	Valvoline (Jack Roush)	Ford	188	92220	running	47	180
2	3	3	Dale Earnhardt	GM Goodwrench Service (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	188	85445	running	76	180
3	8	18	Bobby Labonte	Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs)	Pontiac	188	61845	running	0	165
4	1	98	John Andretti	RCA (Cale Yarborough)	Ford	188	57920	running	19	165
5	11	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont Refinishes (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	188	54440	running	13	160
6	36	5	Terry Labonte	Kellogg's Corn Flakes (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	188	52655	running	0	150
7	20	23	Jimmy Spencer	Camel Cigarettes (Travis Carter)	Ford	188	36550	running	0	146
8	39	99	Jeff Burton	Exide Batteries (Jack Roush)	Ford	188	38100	running	13	147
9	17	30	Johnny Benson, Jr.	Pennzoil (Chuck Rider)	Pontiac	188	33300	running	0	138
10	7	28	Ernie Irvan	Texaco / Havoline (Yates Racing)	Ford	188	40800	running	2	139
11	29	10	Ricky Rudd	Tide (Ricky Rudd)	Ford	188	34295	running	0	130
12	6	33	Ken Schrader	Skoal Bandit (Andy Petree)	Chevrolet	188	30215	running	1	132
13	12	36	Derrike Cope	Skittles (Nelson Bowers)	Pontiac	188	18385	running	0	124
14	28	21	Michael Waltrip	Citgo (Wood Brothers)	Ford	188	29305	running	1	126
15	26	90	Dick Trickle	Heilig-Meyers (Junie Donlavey)	Ford	188	23625	running	0	118
16	5	31	Mike Skinner	Lowe's (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	187	18335	running	2	120
17	27	46	Wally Dallenbach, Jr.	First Union (Felix Sabates)	Chevrolet	187	16620	running	0	112
18	10	94	Bill Elliott	McDonald's (Bill Elliott)	Ford	187	27480	running	0	109
19	32	40	Joe Nemechek	Coors Light (Felix Sabates)	Chevrolet	187	20190	running	0	106
20	2	77	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	Jasper Engines / Federal Mogul (Doug Bawel)	Ford	187	22730	running	0	103
21	14	9	Lake Speed	Ace Hardware (Harry Melling)	Ford	187	26410	running	0	100
22	15	75	Rick Mast	Remington Arms (Butch Mock)	Ford	187	26090	running	0	97
23	40	37	Jeremy Mayfield	Kmart / RC Cola (Michael Kranefuss)	Ford	187	25880	running	0	94
24	38	16	Ted Musgrave	Family Channel / Primestar (Jack Roush)	Ford	187	25675	running	1	96
25	13	20	Greg Sacks	Hardee's (Harry Ranier)	Ford	187	15420	running	0	88
26	30	81	Kenny Wallace	Square D (Fil Martocci)	Ford	187	25390	running	0	85
27	33	25	Ricky Craven	Budweiser (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	186	25235	running	0	82
28	41	1	Morgan Shepherd	Cruisin' America Phone Card (Richard Jackson)	Pontiac	186	25080	running	0	79
29	22	29	Robert Pressley	Cartoon Network (Gary Bechtel)	Chevrolet	186	17925	running	0	76
30	37	71	Dave Marcis	RealTree Camouflage (Dave Marcis)	Chevrolet	186	17870	running	0	73
31	35	43	Bobby Hamilton	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Pontiac	186	29710	running	0	70
32	43	17	Darrell Waltrip	Parts America (Darrell Waltrip)	Chevrolet	186	24155	running	0	67
33	31	11	Brett Bodine	Close Call Phone Card (Brett Bodine)	Ford	186	21625	running	0	64
34	42	97	Chad Little	John Deere (Greg Pollex)	Pontiac	185	14595	running	0	61
35	9	88	Dale Jarrett	Quality Care / Ford Credit (Yates Racing)	Ford	184	31365	running	0	58
36	23	8	Hut Stricklin	Circuit City (Stavola Brothers)	Ford	183	21535	running	0	55
37	4	2	Rusty Wallace	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Ford	180	31571	engine	1	57
38	34	96	David Green	Caterpillar (Buz McCall)	Chevrolet	169	14335	engine	0	49
39	16	4	Sterling Marlin	Kodak Film (Larry McClure)	Chevrolet	113	31835	engine	10	51
40	21	44	Kyle Petty	Hot Wheels (Kyle Petty)	Pontiac	109	14335	running	0	43
41	24	41	Steve Grissom	Kodiak (Larry Hedrick)	Chevrolet	93	21335	engine	0	40
42	25	22	Ward Burton	MBNA America (Bill Davis)	Pontiac	85	14335	engine	0	37
43	19	7	Geoffrey Bodine	QVC (Geoffrey Bodine)	Ford	78	21335	engine	2	39

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
44	Gary Bradberry	19	Child Support Recovery	Mark Smith	Ford
45	Joe Nemechek	42	BellSouth	Felix Sabates	Chevrolet
46	Phil Barkdoll	73	X-1R	Phil Barkdoll	Chevrolet
47	Billy Standridge	78	Hanes / Diamond Rio	Jim Wilson	Ford
48	Ed Berrier	95	Shoney's Inn / Feed the Children	Sadler Brothers	Ford
49	Mike Wallace	91	Spam	Joe Falk	Chevrolet
DC	Robby Gordon	40	Coors Light	Felix Sabates	Chevrolet

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
John Andretti	1	18	18
Dale Earnhardt	19	26	8
Mark Martin	27	27	1
Jeff Gordon	28	30	3
Dale Earnhardt	31	38	8
John Andretti	39	39	1
Dale Earnhardt	40	40	1
Jeff Gordon	41	41	1
Sterling Marlin	42	49	8
Mike Skinner	50	51	2
Ted Musgrave	52	52	1
Geoffrey Bodine	53	54	2
Dale Earnhardt	55	89	35
Rusty Wallace	90	90	1
Dale Earnhardt	91	104	14
Michael Waltrip	105	105	1
Sterling Marlin	106	107	2
Jeff Burton	108	117	10
Ken Schrader	118	118	1
Jeff Gordon	119	126	8
Dale Earnhardt	127	128	2
Jeff Burton	129	131	3
Dale Earnhardt	132	139	8
Mark Martin	140	154	15
Ernie Irvan	155	156	2
Jeff Gordon	157	157	1
Mark Martin	158	188	31

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Terry Labonte	1544
2	Jeff Gordon	1505	-39
3	Dale Jarrett	1492	-52
4	Mark Martin	1394	-150
5	Bobby Labonte	1329	-215
6	Dale Earnhardt	1287	-257
7	Jeff Burton	1277	-267
8	Ricky Rudd	1172	-372
9	Michael Waltrip	1126	-418
10	Bobby Hamilton	1121	-423
11	Ward Burton	1098	-446
12	Rusty Wallace	1082	-462
13	Jeremy Mayfield	1068	-476
14	Johnny Benson, Jr.	1062	-482
15	Bill Elliott	1058	-486
16	Darrell Waltrip	1043	-501
17	Ernie Irvan	1038	-506
18	Ken Schrader	1033	-511
19	Sterling Marlin	1021	-523
20	Brett Bodine	1018	-526
21	Ted Musgrave	1009	-535