| 1997 Interstate Batteries 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 6 of 32 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $3,354,425 | Race Date: | Apr 6, 1997 | Texas Motor Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 4.067 Seconds | Race Duration: | 4Hr 0Min 16Sec. | Fort Worth, Texas | |
| Lead Changes: | 19 Among / 10 Drivers | Average Speed: | 125.105 MPH | 1.5 Mile Paved Quad-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 10 For 73 Laps | texasmotorspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Jeff Burton J. Burton | Driver: | Dale Jarrett D. Jarrett | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #99 Ford | Car No.: | #88 Ford | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Roush Racing | Team: | Yates Racing | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Buddy Parrott | Crew Chief: | Todd Parrott | |||||
| Laps Led: | 60 of 334 | Pole Speed: | Qualifying Canceled Due to Inclement Weather | |||||
| Official 1997 Interstate Batteries 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Exide Batteries | Running |  | 185 | 334 | 60 |
| 2 | 1 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Quality Care / Ford Credit | Running | | 175 | 334 | 42 |
| 3 | 4 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Running |  | 170 | 334 | 2 |
| 4 | 3 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | Running |  | 170 | 334 | 104 |
| 5 | 8 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Tide | Running | | 16 | 334 | 26 |
| 6 | 15 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service | Running | | 150 | 334 | 0 |
| 7 | 12 | 22 | Ward Burton | MBNA America | Running | | 146 | 334 | 0 |
| 8 | 22 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Kodak Films | Running | | 147 | 334 | 2 |
| 9 | 21 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | CITGO | Running | | 138 | 333 | 0 |
| 10 | 35 | 41 | Steve Grissom | Kodiak | Running | | 134 | 332 | 0 |
| 11 | 16 | 94 | Bill Elliott | McDonald's | Running | | 130 | 332 | 0 |
| 12 | 30 | 98 | John Andretti | RCA | Running | | 127 | 332 | 0 |
| 13 | 31 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Square D | Running | | 124 | 332 | 0 |
| 14 | 7 | 7 | Geoffrey Bodine | QVC | Running | | 121 | 331 | 0 |
| 15 | 36 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Realtree Camouflage | Running | | 118 | 331 | 0 |
| 16 | 24 | 9 | Lake Speed | Melling Auto Parts | Running | | 115 | 331 | 0 |
| 17 | 42 | 91 | Mike Wallace | Spam | Running | | 112 | 330 | 0 |
| 18 | 27 | 33 | Ken Schrader | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 109 | 330 | 0 |
| 19 | 26 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Close Call Phone Card | Running | | 106 | 327 | 0 |
| 20 | 17 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | STP | Running | | 103 | 325 | 0 |
| 21 | 43 | 78 | Billy Standridge | NC Diamond Rio / Hanes | Running | | 100 | 325 | 0 |
| 22 | 25 | 31 | Mike Skinner (R) | Lowe's | Running | | 102 | 324 | 10 |
| 23 | 32 | 90 | Dick Trickle | Heilig-Meyers / Simmons | Running | | 94 | 319 | 0 |
| 24 | 19 | 1 | Morgan Shepherd | Delco Remy America | Running | | 91 | 304 | 0 |
| 25 | 18 | 25 | Todd Bodine | Budweiser | Running | | 93 | 284 | 9 |
| 26 | 38 | 97 | Chad Little | John Deere | Running | | 85 | 283 | 0 |
| 27 | 23 | 44 | Kyle Petty | Hot Wheels | Running | | 82 | 266 | 0 |
| 28 | 13 | 30 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Pennzoil | Accident | | 79 | 256 | 0 |
| 29 | 40 | 73 | Joe Nemechek | BellSouth | Accident | | 76 | 255 | 0 |
| 30 | 2 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Running | | 78 | 247 | 69 |
| 31 | 28 | 75 | Rick Mast | Remington Arms | Engine | | 70 | 246 | 0 |
| 32 | 20 | 37 | Jeremy Mayfield | Kmart / RC Cola | Handling | | 67 | 200 | 0 |
| 33 | 34 | 8 | Hut Stricklin | Circuit City | Running | | 64 | 192 | 0 |
| 34 | 29 | 40 | Robby Gordon (R) | Coors Light | Running | | 61 | 174 | 0 |
| 35 | 11 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | The Family Channel / PRIMESTAR | Engine | | 58 | 167 | 0 |
| 36 | 10 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Texaco / Havoline | Accident | | 55 | 161 | 0 |
| 37 | 9 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite | Accident | | 52 | 160 | 0 |
| 38 | 6 | 6 | Mark Martin | Valvoline | Engine | | 54 | 143 | 10 |
| 39 | 33 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Camel Cigarettes | Accident | | 46 | 95 | 0 |
| 40 | 39 | 20 | Greg Sacks | Hardee's | Accident | | 43 | 84 | 0 |
| 41 | 37 | 36 | Derrike Cope | Skittles | Accident | | 40 | 21 | 0 |
| 42 | 41 | 77 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Jasper Engines / Federal-Mogul | Accident | | 37 | 17 | 0 |
| 43 | 14 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Parts America | Accident | | 34 | 0 | 0 |
