| 1997 TranSouth Financial 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 5 of 32 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $1,066,241 | Race Date: | Mar 23, 1997 | Darlington Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .169 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 18Min 12Sec. | Darlington, South Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 15 Among / 7 Drivers | Average Speed: | 141.410 MPH | 1.366 Mile Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 10 For 60 Laps | darlingtonraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Dale Jarrett D. Jarrett | Driver: | Dale Jarrett D. Jarrett | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #88 Ford | Car No.: | #88 Ford | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Yates Racing | Team: | Yates Racing | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Todd Parrott | Crew Chief: | Todd Parrott | |||||
| Laps Led: | 171 of 293 | Pole Speed: | 171.095 MPH | |||||
| Official 1997 TranSouth Financial 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Quality Care / Ford Credit | Running |  | 180 | 293 | 171 |
| 2 | 21 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | The Family Channel / PRIMESTAR | Running | | 170 | 293 | 0 |
| 3 | 10 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Running |  | 170 | 293 | 16 |
| 4 | 6 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Exide Batteries | Running | | 165 | 293 | 49 |
| 5 | 3 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Running |  | 155 | 293 | 0 |
| 6 | 15 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite | Running | | 150 | 293 | 0 |
| 7 | 27 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | CITGO | Running | | 146 | 293 | 0 |
| 8 | 13 | 33 | Ken Schrader | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 142 | 293 | 0 |
| 9 | 4 | 7 | Geoffrey Bodine | QVC | Running | | 138 | 293 | 0 |
| 10 | 36 | 30 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Pennzoil | Running | | 134 | 293 | 0 |
| 11 | 41 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Parts America | Running | | 130 | 293 | 0 |
| 12 | 23 | 1 | Morgan Shepherd | Delco Remy America | Running | | 127 | 293 | 0 |
| 13 | 12 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | Running | | 124 | 292 | 0 |
| 14 | 30 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Square D | Running | | 121 | 292 | 0 |
| 15 | 43 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service | Running | | 118 | 292 | 0 |
| 16 | 18 | 94 | Bill Elliott | McDonald's | Running | | 115 | 292 | 0 |
| 17 | 19 | 37 | Jeremy Mayfield | Kmart / RC Cola | Running | | 112 | 292 | 0 |
| 18 | 40 | 22 | Ward Burton | MBNA America | Running | | 109 | 292 | 0 |
| 19 | 42 | 75 | Rick Mast | Remington Arms | Running | | 106 | 292 | 0 |
| 20 | 25 | 36 | Derrike Cope | Skittles | Running | | 103 | 292 | 0 |
| 21 | 8 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Texaco / Havoline | Running | | 105 | 291 | 36 |
| 22 | 26 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Camel Cigarettes | Running | | 97 | 291 | 0 |
| 23 | 16 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Tide | Running | | 94 | 291 | 0 |
| 24 | 5 | 6 | Mark Martin | Valvoline | Running | | 91 | 291 | 0 |
| 25 | 33 | 98 | John Andretti | RCA | Running | | 88 | 291 | 0 |
| 26 | 7 | 8 | Hut Stricklin | Circuit City | Running | | 90 | 291 | 6 |
| 27 | 32 | 97 | Chad Little | John Deere | Running | | 82 | 290 | 0 |
| 28 | 20 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Realtree Camouflage | Running | | 79 | 290 | 0 |
| 29 | 24 | 20 | Greg Sacks | Hardee's | Running | | 76 | 289 | 0 |
| 30 | 34 | 31 | Mike Skinner (R) | Lowe's | Running | | 78 | 289 | 8 |
| 31 | 39 | 42 | Phil Parsons | BellSouth | Running | | 70 | 289 | 0 |
| 32 | 9 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Kodak Films | Running | | 67 | 278 | 0 |
| 33 | 28 | 44 | Kyle Petty | Hot Wheels | Running | | 64 | 264 | 0 |
| 34 | 38 | 40 | Robby Gordon (R) | Coors Light | Accident | | 61 | 232 | 0 |
| 35 | 31 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Close Call Phone Card | | 58 | 224 | 0 | |
| 36 | 11 | 9 | Lake Speed | Melling Auto Parts | Transmission | | 55 | 188 | 0 |
| 37 | 39 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | STP | Oil Pump | | 52 | 183 | 0 |
| 38 | 14 | 19 | Gary Bradberry | Child Support Recovery International | Running | | 49 | 169 | 0 |
| 39 | 35 | 29 | Robert Pressley | Cartoon Network | Accident | | 51 | 161 | 7 |
| 40 | 2 | 25 | Ricky Craven | Budweiser | Accident | | 43 | 160 | 0 |
| 41 | 22 | 96 | David Green (R) | Caterpillar | Accident | | 40 | 69 | 0 |
| 42 | 37 | 77 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | | 37 | 62 | 0 | |
| 43 | 17 | 91 | Mike Wallace | Spam | Accident | | 34 | 26 | 0 |
