| 1997 Gargoyles 300 O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Race 1 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $832,760 | Race Date: | Feb 15, 1997 | Daytona International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .163 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2Hr 0Min 15Sec. | Daytona Beach, Florida | |
| Lead Changes: | 7 Among / 7 Drivers | Average Speed: | 149.688 MPH | 2.5 Mile Paved Banked Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 45 | No. of Cautions: | 4 For 17 Laps | daytonainternationalspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Randy LaJoie R. LaJoie | Driver: | Elliott Sadler E. Sadler | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #74 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #29 Chevrolet | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Team: | BACE Motorsports | Team: | Diamond Ridge Motorsports | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Steve Bird | Crew Chief: | Sandy Jones | |||||
| Laps Led: | 56 of 120 | Pole Speed: | 190.508 MPH | |||||
| Official 1997 Gargoyles 300 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 14 | 74 | Randy LaJoie | Fina | Running |  | 180 | 120 | 56 |
| 2 | 24 | 36 | Todd Bodine | Stanley | Running |  | 170 | 120 | 0 |
| 3 | 18 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | Band-Aid | Running |  | 165 | 120 | 3 |
| 4 | 3 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | BellSouth Mobility | Running | | 160 | 120 | 0 |
| 5 | 7 | 63 | Tracy Leslie | Lysol | Running | | 155 | 120 | 3 |
| 6 | 30 | 45 | Greg Sacks | Hunters Specialties | Running | | 150 | 120 | 0 |
| 7 | 20 | 3 | Steve Park (R) | AC Delco | Running | | 146 | 120 | 0 |
| 8 | 44 | 37 | Mark Green | Timber Wolf | Running | | 142 | 120 | 0 |
| 9 | 26 | 4 | Jeff Purvis | Phoenix Construction | Running | | 138 | 120 | 0 |
| 10 | 21 | 10 | Phil Parsons | Channellock | Running | | 134 | 120 | 0 |
| 11 | 8 | 43 | Rodney Combs | Lance Snacks | Running | | 130 | 120 | 0 |
| 12 | 5 | 00 | Buckshot Jones | Aquafresh | Running | | 127 | 120 | 0 |
| 13 | 34 | 96 | Stevie Reeves | Big A Auto Parts | Running | | 124 | 120 | 0 |
| 14 | 6 | 8 | Jeff Green | Team Monte Carlo | Running | | 121 | 120 | 5 |
| 15 | 1 | 29 | Elliott Sadler | Team Monte Carlo | Running | | 118 | 120 | 30 |
| 16 | 4 | 38 | Elton Sawyer | Barbasol | Running | | 115 | 119 | 0 |
| 17 | 19 | 1 | Hermie Sadler | DeWalt Tools | Running | | 112 | 119 | 0 |
| 18 | 28 | 72 | Mike Dillon | Detroit Gasket | Running | | 109 | 119 | 0 |
| 19 | 10 | 64 | Dick Trickle | Dura Lube | Running | | 106 | 119 | 17 |
| 20 | 41 | 5 | Andy Hillenburg | Alka-Seltzer / Bayer | Running | | 103 | 119 | 0 |
| 21 | 42 | 40 | Doug Heveron | Taylor Motorsports | Running | | 100 | 118 | 0 |
| 22 | 27 | 88 | Kevin Lepage | Hype | Running | | 97 | 118 | 0 |
| 23 | 43 | 89 | Johnny Chapman (R) | Sherwin-Williams | Out of Fuel | | 94 | 117 | 0 |
| 24 | 29 | 49 | Kyle Petty | N.W.O. | Running | | 91 | 117 | 0 |
| 25 | 40 | 68 | Jamie Aube | Wegner Racing | Running | | 88 | 117 | 0 |
| 26 | 32 | 47 | Jeff Fuller | Sunoco | Running | | 85 | 116 | 0 |
| 27 | 12 | 17 | Tim Bender (R) | Lycos.com | Running | | 82 | 112 | 0 |
| 28 | 23 | 97 | Doug Reid (R) | MedPartners | Running | | 79 | 109 | 0 |
| 29 | 9 | 6 | Joe Bessey | Power Team | Running | | 76 | 98 | 0 |
| 30 | 45 | 48 | Dale Shaw | Unifirst Uniforms | Running | | 73 | 94 | 0 |
| 31 | 31 | 99 | Glenn Allen, Jr. | Luxaire Heating & Air Conditioning | Running | | 70 | 93 | 0 |
| 32 | 13 | 70 | Dale Fischlein (R) | Titan Wheel | Running | | 67 | 88 | 0 |
| 33 | 2 | 34 | Mike McLaughlin | Royal Oak Charcoal | Engine | | 64 | 81 | 0 |
| 34 | 16 | 33 | Tim Fedewa | Kleenex | Accident | | 61 | 64 | 0 |
| 35 | 25 | 60 | Mark Martin | Winn-Dixie | Accident | | 58 | 63 | 0 |
| 36 | 38 | 51 | Jim Bown | Bown Racing | Radiator | | 55 | 58 | 0 |
| 37 | 36 | 57 | Jason Keller | Slim Jim | Rear Gear | | 52 | 55 | 0 |
| 38 | 35 | 85 | Shane Hall | Luck's / Bama Foods | Running | | 49 | 51 | 0 |
| 39 | 15 | 20 | Jimmy Spencer | Zippo | Accident | | 46 | 45 | 6 |
| 40 | 22 | 9 | Jeff Burton | Track Gear | Accident | | 43 | 44 | 0 |
| 41 | 17 | 7 | Mike Wallace | Clabber Girl Baking Powder | Accident | | 40 | 42 | 0 |
| 42 | 33 | 24 | David Hutto (R) | Gateway Shell | Accident | | 37 | 28 | 0 |
| 43 | 39 | 81 | Stanton Barrett (R) | Power Bar | Accident | | 34 | 28 | 0 |
| 44 | 37 | 35 | Lyndon Amick (R) | Rockwell | Accident | | 31 | 28 | 0 |
| 45 | 11 | 32 | Dale Jarrett | White Rain | Accident | | 28 | 11 | 0 |
