| 1997 PRIMESTAR 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 4 of 32 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $1,408,945 | Race Date: | Mar 9, 1997 | EchoPark Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1.380 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 45Min 40Sec. | Hampton, Georgia | |
| Lead Changes: | 16 Among / 7 Drivers | Average Speed: | 132.731 MPH | 1.54 Mile Paved Quad Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 42 | No. of Cautions: | 7 For 45 Laps | echoparkspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Dale Jarrett D. Jarrett | Driver: | Robby Gordon R. Gordon | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #88 Ford | Car No.: | #40 Chevrolet | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Yates Racing | Team: | Team Sabco | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Todd Parrott | Crew Chief: | Buddy Barnes | |||||
| Laps Led: | 253 of 328 | Pole Speed: | 186.507 MPH | |||||
| Official 1997 PRIMESTAR 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Quality Care / Ford Credit | Running |  | 185 | 328 | 253 |
| 2 | 17 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Texaco / Havoline | Running | | 175 | 328 | 10 |
| 3 | 21 | 1 | Morgan Shepherd | Delco Remy America | Running |  | 170 | 328 | 10 |
| 4 | 29 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Running | | 165 | 328 | 3 |
| 5 | 27 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Exide Batteries | Running | | 155 | 328 | 0 |
| 6 | 2 | 6 | Mark Martin | Valvoline | Running | | 155 | 328 | 9 |
| 7 | 31 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | CITGO | Running | | 146 | 328 | 0 |
| 8 | 26 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service | Running |  | 142 | 328 | 0 |
| 9 | 22 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | Running | | 143 | 328 | 1 |
| 10 | 18 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | STP | Running | | 134 | 328 | 0 |
| 11 | 40 | 30 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Pennzoil | Running | | 130 | 328 | 0 |
| 12 | 36 | 22 | Ward Burton | MBNA America | Running | | 127 | 327 | 0 |
| 13 | 30 | 44 | Kyle Petty | Hot Wheels | Running | | 124 | 327 | 0 |
| 14 | 1 | 40 | Robby Gordon (R) | Coors Light | Running | | 126 | 327 | 42 |
| 15 | 33 | 98 | John Andretti | RCA | Running | | 118 | 327 | 0 |
| 16 | 3 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Parts America | Running | | 115 | 327 | 0 |
| 17 | 16 | 0 | Rick Mast | Remington Arms | Running | | 112 | 327 | 0 |
| 18 | 41 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Close Call Phone Card | Running | | 109 | 326 | 0 |
| 19 | 32 | 97 | Chad Little | John Deere | Running | | 106 | 324 | 0 |
| 20 | 8 | 7 | Geoffrey Bodine | QVC | Running | | 103 | 324 | 0 |
| 21 | 24 | 31 | Mike Skinner (R) | Lowe's | Running | | 100 | 323 | 0 |
| 22 | 6 | 9 | Lake Speed | Melling Auto Parts | Running | | 97 | 323 | 0 |
| 23 | 20 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Kodak Films | Running | | 94 | 323 | 0 |
| 24 | 19 | 96 | David Green (R) | Caterpillar | Running | | 91 | 323 | 0 |
| 25 | 35 | 33 | Ken Schrader | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 88 | 321 | 0 |
| 26 | 37 | 91 | Mike Wallace | Spam | Running | | 85 | 311 | 0 |
| 27 | 28 | 20 | Greg Sacks | Hardee's | Running | | 82 | 305 | 0 |
| 28 | 40 | 90 | Dick Trickle | Heilig-Meyers | Engine | | 79 | 304 | 0 |
| 29 | 10 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Square D | Accident | | 76 | 299 | 0 |
| 30 | 25 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Tide | Running | | 73 | 293 | 0 |
| 31 | 38 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite | Accident | | 70 | 284 | 0 |
| 32 | 12 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Camel Cigarettes | Accident | | 67 | 282 | 0 |
| 33 | 39 | 41 | Steve Grissom | Kodiak | Accident | | 64 | 281 | 0 |
| 34 | 7 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | The Family Channel / PRIMESTAR | Accident | | 61 | 267 | 0 |
| 35 | 13 | 25 | Ricky Craven | Budweiser | Accident | | 58 | 266 | 0 |
| 36 | 11 | 78 | Billy Standridge | NC Diamond Rio / Hanes | Engine | | 55 | 261 | 0 |
| 37 | 14 | 37 | Jeremy Mayfield | Kmart / RC Cola | Engine | | 52 | 260 | 0 |
| 38 | 15 | 94 | Bill Elliott | McDonald's | Engine | | 49 | 253 | 0 |
| 39 | 42 | 73 | Joe Nemechek | BellSouth | Accident | | 46 | 252 | 0 |
| 40 | 34 | 19 | Gary Bradberry | Child Support Recovery International | Accident | | 43 | 252 | 0 |
| 41 | 5 | 8 | Hut Stricklin | Circuit City | Engine | | 40 | 226 | 0 |
| 42 | 23 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Engine | | 37 | 59 | 0 |
