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1997 California 500 Presented by NAPA Previous race results / Next race results                     Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 15 of 32 Sunday, June 22, 1997 at California Speedway, Fontana, CA 250 laps on a 2.000 mile paved track (500.000 miles) Time of race: 3:13:32 Average speed: 155.012 mph Pole speed: 183.015 mph Cautions: 4 for 22 laps Margin of victory: 1.074 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 21 Glossary    1997 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1997 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 3 24   Jeff Gordon DuPont Refinishes   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 250 144600 running 113 185 2 10 5   Terry Labonte Kellogg's Frosted Flakes   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 250 100825 running 41 175 3 39 10   Ricky Rudd Tide   (Ricky Rudd) Ford 250 78525 running 0 165 4 20 16   Ted Musgrave Family Channel / Primestar   (Jack Roush) Ford 250 64975 running 0 160 5 19 23   Jimmy Spencer Camel Cigarettes   (Travis Carter) Ford 250 54775 running 4 160 6 15 18   Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries   (Joe Gibbs) Pontiac 250 48950 running 0 150 7 7 29   Jeff Green Cartoon Network   (Gary Bechtel) Chevrolet 250 38450 running 0 146 8 9 88   Dale Jarrett Quality Care / Ford Credit   (Yates Racing) Ford 250 58750 running 49 147 9 11 25   Ricky Craven Budweiser   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 250 42350 running 8 143 10 12 6   Mark Martin Valvoline   (Jack Roush) Ford 249 48450 out of gas 11 139 11 18 21   Michael Waltrip Citgo   (Wood Brothers) Ford 249 40275 running 0 130 12 21 37   Jeremy Mayfield Kmart / RC Cola   (Michael Kranefuss) Ford 249 32175 running 0 127 13 13 30   Johnny Benson, Jr. Pennzoil   (Chuck Rider) Pontiac 249 38075 running 0 124 14 16 2   Rusty Wallace Miller Lite   (Roger Penske) Ford 249 42975 running 0 121 15 8 17   Darrell Waltrip Parts America   (Darrell Waltrip) Chevrolet 249 37725 running 2 123 16 14 3   Dale Earnhardt GM Goodwrench Service Plus   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 249 41975 running 0 115 17 41 41   Steve Grissom Kodiak   (Larry Hedrick) Chevrolet 249 36175 running 0 112 18 1 42   Joe Nemechek BellSouth   (Felix Sabates) Chevrolet 248 40375 running 1 114 19 24 97   Chad Little John Deere   (Greg Pollex) Pontiac 248 28575 running 0 106 20 22 9   Lake Speed Melling Engine Parts   (Harry Melling) Ford 248 29325 running 0 103 21 35 98   John Andretti RCA   (Cale Yarborough) Ford 248 34975 running 0 100 22 42 90   Dick Trickle Heilig-Meyers / Simmons   (Junie Donlavey) Ford 248 27675 running 0 97 23 30 43   Bobby Hamilton STP   (Petty Enterprises) Pontiac 247 39175 running 0 94 24 31 77   Morgan Shepherd Jasper Engines / Federal Mogul   (Doug Bawel) Ford 247 23975 running 0 91 25 34 96   David Green Caterpillar   (Buz McCall) Chevrolet 247 23775 running 0 88 26 36 11   Brett Bodine Close Call Phone Card   (Brett Bodine) Ford 247 33775 running 1 90 27 26 40   Greg Sacks Coors   (Felix Sabates) Chevrolet 246 33975 running 0 82 28 40 22   Ward Burton MBNA America   (Bill Davis) Pontiac 246 33175 running 0 79 29 23 36   Derrike Cope Skittles   (Nelson Bowers) Pontiac 245 25975 running 0 76 30 25 99   Jeff Burton Exide Batteries   (Jack Roush) Ford 244 37775 running 0 73 31 38 44   Kyle Petty Hot Wheels   (Kyle Petty) Pontiac 243 25100 running 0 70 32 17 94   Bill Elliott McDonald's   (Bill Elliott) Ford 241 29400 out of gas 0 67 33 28 31   Mike Skinner Lowe's   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 225 22200 running 0 64 34 5 33   Ken Schrader Skoal Bandit   (Andy Petree) Chevrolet 219 29000 engine 8 66 35 6 7   Geoffrey Bodine QVC   (Geoffrey Bodine) Ford 215 28800 engine 0 58 36 29 4   Sterling Marlin Kodak Film   (Larry McClure) Chevrolet 206 37700 engine 0 55 37 2 28   Ernie Irvan Texaco / Havoline   (Yates Racing) Ford 202 36500 engine 6 57 38 33 1   Jerry Nadeau R&L Carriers / Cruisin' America   (Richard Jackson) Pontiac 174 28000 running 0 49 39 4 46   Wally Dallenbach, Jr. First Union   (Felix Sabates) Chevrolet 173 21000 electrical 6 51 40 32 71   Dave Marcis RealTree Camouflage   (Dave Marcis) Chevrolet 146 21000 engine 0 43 41 37 75   Rick Mast Remington Arms   (Butch Mock) Ford 94 28000 engine 0 40 42 27 8   Hut Stricklin Circuit City   (Stavola Brothers) Ford 28 28000 crash 0 37

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 43 Kenny Wallace 81 Square D Fil Martocci Ford 44 Mike Wallace 91 Spam Joe Falk Chevrolet 45 Billy Standridge 78 Diamond Rio / Hanes Jim Wilson Ford DC Robby Gordon 40 Coors Felix Sabates Chevrolet Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 30 30     31 34 4   #8 accident turn 4   35 95 61     96 104 9   oil on track   105 140 36     141 146 6   #40 spun turn 2   147 148 2     149 151 3   #1 accident turn 4   152 250 99       Percent of race run under caution: 8.8%             Average green flag run: 45.6 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Joe Nemechek 1 1 1   Wally Dallenbach, Jr. 2 7 6   Jeff Gordon 8 31 24   Brett Bodine 32 32 1   Ken Schrader 33 40 8   Jeff Gordon 41 70 30   Mark Martin 71 72 2   Jeff Gordon 73 77 5   Mark Martin 78 80 3   Jimmy Spencer 81 81 1   Ricky Craven 82 84 3   Jeff Gordon 85 96 12   Dale Jarrett 97 141 45   Ricky Craven 142 146 5   Ernie Irvan 147 152 6   Dale Jarrett 153 156 4   Terry Labonte 157 197 41   Jimmy Spencer 198 200 3   Darrell Waltrip 201 202 2   Jeff Gordon 203 233 31   Mark Martin 234 239 6   Jeff Gordon 240 250 11 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Jeff Gordon 2295     2   Mark Martin 2203   -92   3   Terry Labonte 2176   -119   4   Dale Jarrett 2123   -172   5   Jeff Burton 1971   -324   6   Dale Earnhardt 1948   -347   7   Bobby Labonte 1895   -400   8   Ricky Rudd 1875   -420   9   Michael Waltrip 1753   -542   10   Jeremy Mayfield 1726   -569   11   Ted Musgrave 1718   -577   12   Bill Elliott 1679   -616   13   Johnny Benson, Jr. 1625   -670   14   Rusty Wallace 1602   -693   14   Darrell Waltrip 1602   -693   16   Ernie Irvan 1563   -732   17   Bobby Hamilton 1521   -774   18   Jimmy Spencer 1518   -777   19   Sterling Marlin 1488   -807   20   Ken Schrader 1484   -811   21   Brett Bodine 1456   -839