| 1997 Pontiac Excitement 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 3 of 32 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $1,024,755 | Race Date: | Mar 2, 1997 | Richmond Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .453 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2Hr 45Min 54Sec. | Richmond, Virginia | |
| Lead Changes: | 15 Among / 7 Drivers | Average Speed: | 108.499 MPH | .750 Mile D-Shaped Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 3 For 12 Laps | richmondraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Rusty Wallace R. Wallace | Driver: | Terry Labonte T. Labonte | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #2 Ford | Car No.: | #5 Chevrolet | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Team Penske | Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Robin Pemberton | Crew Chief: | Andy Graves | |||||
| Laps Led: | 135 of 400 | Pole Speed: | Qualifying Canceled Due to Inclement Weather | |||||
| Official 1997 Pontiac Excitement 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 7 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite | Running |  | 180 | 400 | 135 |
| 2 | 18 | 7 | Geoffrey Bodine | QVC | Running |  | 175 | 400 | 18 |
| 3 | 3 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Quality Care / Ford Credit | Running | | 175 | 400 | 172 |
| 4 | 2 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Running | | 165 | 399 | 65 |
| 5 | 9 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | STP | Running |  | 160 | 399 | 1 |
| 6 | 6 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Tide | Running | | 150 | 399 | 0 |
| 7 | 1 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | Running | | 146 | 399 | 0 |
| 8 | 11 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Running | | 147 | 399 | 1 |
| 9 | 23 | 30 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Pennzoil | Running | | 138 | 399 | 0 |
| 10 | 37 | 44 | Kyle Petty | Hot Wheels | Running | | 134 | 398 | 0 |
| 11 | 21 | 41 | Steve Grissom | Kodiak | Running | | 130 | 398 | 0 |
| 12 | 26 | 9 | Lake Speed | Melling Auto Parts | Running | | 127 | 398 | 0 |
| 13 | 5 | 6 | Mark Martin | Valvoline | Running | | 124 | 398 | 0 |
| 14 | 12 | 25 | Ricky Craven | Budweiser | Running | | 121 | 398 | 0 |
| 15 | 17 | 94 | Bill Elliott | McDonald's | Running | | 123 | 398 | 8 |
| 16 | 30 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Parts America | Running | | 115 | 398 | 0 |
| 17 | 33 | 37 | Jeremy Mayfield | Kmart / RC Cola | Running | | 112 | 398 | 0 |
| 18 | 20 | 75 | Rick Mast | Remington Arms | Running | | 109 | 398 | 0 |
| 19 | 8 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Kodak Films | Running | | 106 | 397 | 0 |
| 20 | 16 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | The Family Channel / PRIMESTAR | Running | | 103 | 397 | 0 |
| 21 | 39 | 29 | Robert Pressley | Cartoon Network | Running | | 100 | 397 | 0 |
| 22 | 15 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Camel Cigarettes | Running | | 97 | 397 | 0 |
| 23 | 27 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Close Call Phone Card | Running | | 94 | 397 | 0 |
| 24 | 31 | 22 | Ward Burton | MBNA America | Running | | 91 | 397 | 0 |
| 25 | 4 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service | Running | | 88 | 397 | 0 |
| 26 | 36 | 31 | Mike Skinner (R) | Lowe's | Running | | 85 | 397 | 0 |
| 27 | 14 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | CITGO | Running | | 82 | 396 | 0 |
| 28 | 24 | 40 | Robby Gordon (R) | Coors Light | Running | | 79 | 396 | 0 |
| 29 | 40 | 90 | Dick Trickle | Heilig-Meyers | Running | | 76 | 395 | 0 |
| 30 | 38 | 36 | Derrike Cope | Skittles | Running | | 73 | 395 | 0 |
| 31 | 22 | 98 | John Andretti | RCA | Running | | 70 | 395 | 0 |
| 32 | 25 | 8 | Hut Stricklin | Circuit City | Running | | 67 | 395 | 0 |
| 33 | 41 | 96 | David Green (R) | Caterpillar | Running | | 64 | 395 | 0 |
| 34 | 42 | 97 | Chad Little | John Deere | Running | | 61 | 395 | 0 |
| 35 | 28 | 33 | Ken Schrader | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 58 | 393 | 0 |
| 36 | 10 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Texaco / Havoline | Accident | | 55 | 391 | 0 |
| 37 | 34 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Realtree Camouflage | Running | | 52 | 391 | 0 |
| 38 | 43 | 19 | Gary Bradberry | Child Support Recovery International | Running | | 49 | 389 | 0 |
| 39 | 32 | 42 | Joe Nemechek | BellSouth | Running | | 46 | 380 | 0 |
| 40 | 29 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Square D | Engine | | 43 | 376 | 0 |
| 41 | 35 | 77 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | Rear Gear | | 40 | 336 | 0 |
| 42 | 13 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Exide Batteries | Running | | 37 | 248 | 0 |
| 43 | 19 | 1 | Morgan Shepherd | Delco Remy America | Engine | | 34 | 131 | 0 |
