| 1997 Stihl Power Tools 300 O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Race 4 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $382,695 | Race Date: | Mar 8, 1997 | EchoPark Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 3.536 Seconds | Race Duration: | 1Hr 58Min 55Sec. | Hampton, Georgia | |
| Lead Changes: | 11 Among / 8 Drivers | Average Speed: | 151.751 MPH | 1.54 Mile Paved Quad Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 42 | No. of Cautions: | 2 For 10 Laps | echoparkspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Mark Martin M. Martin | Driver: | Tim Bender T. Bender | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #60 Ford | Car No.: | #17 Chevrolet | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Roush Racing | Team: | Reiser Enterprises | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Bobby Leslie | Crew Chief: | Robbie Reiser | |||||
| Laps Led: | 135 of 197 | Pole Speed: | 179.835 MPH | |||||
| Official 1997 Stihl Power Tools 300 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 13 | 60 | Mark Martin | Winn-Dixie | Running |  | 180 | 197 | 135 |
| 2 | 3 | 38 | Elton Sawyer | Barbasol | Running | | 170 | 197 | 45 |
| 3 | 10 | 44 | Bobby Labonte | Shell Oil | Running |  | 165 | 197 | 1 |
| 4 | 16 | 00 | Buckshot Jones | Aquafresh | Running | | 160 | 197 | 0 |
| 5 | 8 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | BellSouth Mobility | Running |  | 155 | 197 | 0 |
| 6 | 9 | 36 | Todd Bodine | Stanley | Running | | 150 | 197 | 2 |
| 7 | 35 | 33 | Tim Fedewa | Kleenex | Running | | 146 | 197 | 0 |
| 8 | 26 | 10 | Phil Parsons | Channellock | Running | | 142 | 197 | 1 |
| 9 | 2 | 29 | Elliott Sadler | Diamond Ridge Racing | Running | | 138 | 196 | 1 |
| 10 | 36 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Alka-Seltzer / Bayer | Running | | 134 | 196 | 0 |
| 11 | 5 | 8 | Jeff Green | Diamond Ridge Motorsports | Running | | 130 | 196 | 0 |
| 12 | 20 | 47 | Jeff Fuller | Sunoco | Running | | 127 | 196 | 0 |
| 13 | 11 | 37 | Mark Green | Timber Wolf | Running | | 124 | 196 | 0 |
| 14 | 12 | 9 | Jeff Burton | Track Gear | Running | | 121 | 196 | 0 |
| 15 | 19 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | Band-Aid | Running | | 118 | 196 | 8 |
| 16 | 23 | 74 | Randy LaJoie | Fina | Running | | 115 | 196 | 0 |
| 17 | 25 | 34 | Mike McLaughlin | Royal Oak Charcoal | Running | | 112 | 196 | 4 |
| 18 | 4 | 64 | Dick Trickle | Dura Lube | Running | | 109 | 195 | 0 |
| 19 | 30 | 75 | Rick Wilson | Food Country USA | Running | | 106 | 195 | 0 |
| 20 | 6 | 94 | Ron Barfield, Jr. | New Holland Tractors | Running | | 103 | 195 | 0 |
| 21 | 32 | 88 | Kevin Lepage | Hype | Running | | 100 | 195 | 0 |
| 22 | 29 | 7 | Mike Wallace | Clabber Girl Baking Powder | Running | | 97 | 195 | 0 |
| 23 | 7 | 32 | Dale Jarrett | White Rain | Running | | 94 | 195 | 0 |
| 24 | 33 | 57 | Jason Keller | Slim Jim | Running | | 91 | 195 | 0 |
| 25 | 41 | 1 | Hermie Sadler | DeWalt Tools | Running | | 88 | 195 | 0 |
| 26 | 31 | 72 | Mike Dillon | Detroit Gasket | Running | | 85 | 195 | 0 |
| 27 | 15 | 89 | Johnny Chapman (R) | Sherwin-Williams | Running | | 82 | 193 | 0 |
| 28 | 28 | 96 | Stevie Reeves | Big A Auto Parts | Running | | 79 | 193 | 0 |
| 29 | 34 | 6 | Joe Bessey | Power Team | Running | | 76 | 193 | 0 |
| 30 | 18 | 11 | Jimmy Foster (R) | Speedvision / Outdoor Life | Running | | 73 | 191 | 0 |
| 31 | 27 | 78 | Dennis Setzer | Mark III Financial | Running | | 70 | 191 | 0 |
| 32 | 21 | 70 | Dale Fischlein (R) | Stihl Power Tools | Running | | 67 | 191 | 0 |
| 33 | 42 | 43 | Rodney Combs | Lance Snacks | Running | | 64 | 190 | 0 |
| 34 | 37 | 97 | Doug Reid (R) | MedPartners | Running | | 61 | 190 | 0 |
| 35 | 22 | 35 | Lyndon Amick (R) | Rockwell | Running | | 58 | 188 | 0 |
| 36 | 39 | 4 | Jeff Purvis | Phoenix Racing | Running | | 55 | 188 | 0 |
| 37 | 40 | 63 | Tracy Leslie | Lysol | Accident | | 52 | 159 | 0 |
| 38 | 24 | 85 | Shane Hall | Luck's / Bama Foods | Running | | 49 | 151 | 0 |
| 39 | 38 | 81 | Stanton Barrett (R) | Pro-Tech Motorsports | Accident | | 46 | 149 | 0 |
| 40 | 1 | 17 | Tim Bender (R) | Kraft Singles | Running | | 43 | 135 | 0 |
| 41 | 17 | 99 | Glenn Allen, Jr. | Luxaire Heating & Air Conditioning | Engine | | 40 | 114 | 0 |
| 42 | 14 | 3 | Steve Park (R) | GM Goodwrench | Engine | | 37 | 72 | 0 |
