| 1997 Diamond Hill Plywood 200 O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Race 6 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $239,315 | Race Date: | Mar 22, 1997 | Darlington Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .209 Seconds | Race Duration: | 1Hr 44Min 15Sec. | Darlington, South Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 5 Among / 5 Drivers | Average Speed: | 115.569 MPH | 1.366 Mile Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 40 | No. of Cautions: | 7 For 35 Laps | darlingtonraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Randy LaJoie R. LaJoie | Driver: | Elliott Sadler E. Sadler | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #74 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #29 Chevrolet | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | BACE Motorsports | Team: | Diamond Ridge Motorsports | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Steve Bird | Crew Chief: | Sandy Jones | |||||
| Laps Led: | 54 of 147 | Pole Speed: | 166.051 MPH | |||||
| Official 1997 Diamond Hill Plywood 200 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 74 | Randy LaJoie | Fina | Running |  | 180 | 147 | 54 |
| 2 | 5 | 9 | Jeff Burton | Track Gear | Running |  | 170 | 147 | 46 |
| 3 | 7 | 64 | Dick Trickle | Dura Lube | Running | | 165 | 147 | 0 |
| 4 | 4 | 60 | Mark Martin | Winn-Dixie | Running | | 160 | 147 | 17 |
| 5 | 15 | 10 | Phil Parsons | Channellock | Running | | 155 | 147 | 0 |
| 6 | 33 | 00 | Buckshot Jones | Aquafresh | Running |  | 150 | 147 | 0 |
| 7 | 20 | 47 | Jeff Fuller | Sunoco | Running | | 146 | 147 | 0 |
| 8 | 2 | 8 | Jeff Green | Diamond Ridge Motorsports | Running | | 142 | 147 | 29 |
| 9 | 24 | 63 | Tracy Leslie | Lysol | Running | | 138 | 147 | 0 |
| 10 | 9 | 36 | Todd Bodine | Stanley | Running | | 134 | 147 | 0 |
| 11 | 8 | 1 | Hermie Sadler | DeWalt Tools | Running | | 130 | 147 | 0 |
| 12 | 19 | 40 | Ted Musgrave | MHCO USA | Running | | 127 | 147 | 0 |
| 13 | 6 | 94 | Ron Barfield, Jr. | New Holland Tractors | Running | | 124 | 147 | 0 |
| 14 | 14 | 33 | Tim Fedewa | Kleenex | Running | | 121 | 147 | 0 |
| 15 | 3 | 2 | Ricky Craven | Raybestos | Running | | 118 | 147 | 0 |
| 16 | 29 | 45 | Greg Sacks | Hunters Specialties | Running | | 115 | 147 | 0 |
| 17 | 34 | 38 | Elton Sawyer | Barbasol | Running | | 112 | 146 | 0 |
| 18 | 13 | 57 | Jason Keller | Slim Jim | Running | | 109 | 146 | 0 |
| 19 | 10 | 37 | Mark Green | Timber Wolf | Running | | 106 | 146 | 0 |
| 20 | 36 | 66 | Nathan Buttke | Carquest Auto Parts | Running | | 103 | 146 | 0 |
| 21 | 18 | 88 | Kevin Lepage | Hype | Running | | 100 | 145 | 0 |
| 22 | 17 | 99 | Glenn Allen, Jr. | Luxaire Heating & Air Conditioning | Running | | 97 | 145 | 0 |
| 23 | 37 | 43 | Dennis Setzer | Lance Snacks | Running | | 94 | 145 | 0 |
| 24 | 35 | 24 | David Hutto (R) | Hutto Racing | Running | | 91 | 145 | 0 |
| 25 | 23 | 17 | Tim Bender (R) | Kraft Singles | Running | | 88 | 145 | 0 |
| 26 | 26 | 56 | Jeff Krogh (R) | Clearwater Forest Industries | Running | | 85 | 145 | 0 |
| 27 | 16 | 72 | Mike Dillon | Detroit Gasket | Running | | 82 | 144 | 0 |
| 28 | 30 | 6 | Joe Bessey | Power Team | Running | | 79 | 144 | 0 |
| 29 | 1 | 29 | Elliott Sadler | Diamond Ridge Racing | Running | | 76 | 144 | 1 |
| 30 | 38 | 96 | Stevie Reeves | Big A Auto Parts | Running | | 73 | 143 | 0 |
| 31 | 40 | 11 | Jimmy Foster (R) | Speedvision / Outdoor Life | Running | | 70 | 143 | 0 |
| 32 | 27 | 78 | Rodney Combs | Mark III Financial | Running | | 67 | 137 | 0 |
| 33 | 25 | 34 | Mike McLaughlin | Royal Oak Charcoal | Running | | 64 | 134 | 0 |
| 34 | 22 | 3 | Steve Park (R) | AC Delco | Running | | 61 | 113 | 0 |
| 35 | 32 | 80 | Mark Krogh (R) | Clearwater Forest Industries | Accident | | 58 | 110 | 0 |
| 36 | 31 | 75 | Rick Wilson | Food Country USA | Accident | | 55 | 102 | 0 |
| 37 | 21 | 4 | Tim Steele (R) | Phoenix Racing | Overheating | | 52 | 67 | 0 |
| 38 | 12 | 35 | Lyndon Amick (R) | Rockwell | Engine | | 49 | 59 | 0 |
| 39 | 39 | 89 | Johnny Chapman (R) | Sherwin-Williams | Electrical | | 46 | 14 | 0 |
| 40 | 28 | 85 | Shane Hall | Bama Foods | Accident | | 43 | 10 | 0 |
