| 1997 Food City 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 7 of 32 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $1,088,272 | Race Date: | Apr 13, 1997 | Bristol Motor Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .499 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 33Min 6Sec. | Bristol, Tennessee | |
| Lead Changes: | 13 Among / 6 Drivers | Average Speed: | 75.035 MPH | .533 Mile Concrete Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 20 For 127 Laps | bristolmotorspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Jeff Gordon J. Gordon | Driver: | Rusty Wallace R. Wallace | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #24 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #2 Ford | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Team: | Team Penske | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Ray Evernham | Crew Chief: | Robin Pemberton | |||||
| Laps Led: | 125 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 123.586 MPH | |||||
| Official 1997 Food City 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Running |  | 180 | 500 | 125 |
| 2 | 1 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite | Running |  | 180 | 500 | 240 |
| 3 | 17 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | Running | | 165 | 500 | 0 |
| 4 | 6 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Quality Care / Ford Credit | Running | | 160 | 500 | 0 |
| 5 | 23 | 6 | Mark Martin | Valvoline | Running | | 155 | 500 | 0 |
| 6 | 29 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service | Running | | 150 | 500 | 0 |
| 7 | 18 | 94 | Bill Elliott | McDonald's | Running | | 141 | 500 | 90 |
| 8 | 21 | 97 | Chad Little | John Deere | Running | | 142 | 500 | 0 |
| 9 | 32 | 37 | Jeremy Mayfield | Kmart / RC Cola | Running | | 138 | 500 | 0 |
| 10 | 12 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Close Call Phone Card | Running | | 134 | 500 | 0 |
| 11 | 19 | 90 | Dick Trickle | Heilig-Meyers / Simmons | Running | | 130 | 500 | 0 |
| 12 | 16 | 33 | Ken Schrader | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 127 | 500 | 0 |
| 13 | 34 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | STP | Running |  | 124 | 500 | 0 |
| 14 | 15 | 29 | Robert Pressley | Cartoon Network | Running | | 126 | 500 | 2 |
| 15 | 10 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Camel Cigarettes | Running | | 123 | 499 | 36 |
| 16 | 36 | 36 | Derrike Cope | Skittles | Running | | 115 | 499 | 0 |
| 17 | 25 | 75 | Rick Mast | Remington Arms | Running | | 112 | 499 | 0 |
| 18 | 35 | 22 | Ward Burton | MBNA America | Running | | 109 | 499 | 0 |
| 19 | 24 | 73 | Joe Nemechek | BellSouth | Running | | 106 | 499 | 0 |
| 20 | 2 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Kodak Films | Running | | 108 | 498 | 7 |
| 21 | 39 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | CITGO | Running | | 100 | 497 | 0 |
| 22 | 27 | 96 | David Green (R) | Caterpillar | Running | | 97 | 496 | 0 |
| 23 | 30 | 95 | Ed Berrier | Feed the Children | Running | | 94 | 495 | 0 |
| 24 | 26 | 98 | John Andretti | RCA | Running | | 91 | 491 | 0 |
| 25 | 43 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Parts America | Running | | 88 | 485 | 0 |
| 26 | 7 | 8 | Hut Stricklin | Circuit City | Running | | 85 | 484 | 0 |
| 27 | 22 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Tide | Running | | 82 | 483 | 0 |
| 28 | 41 | 1 | Morgan Shepherd | Cruisin' America Phone Card | Running | | 79 | 479 | 0 |
| 29 | 14 | 44 | Kyle Petty | Hot Wheels | Running | | 76 | 477 | 0 |
| 30 | 42 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Realtree Camouflage | Running | | 73 | 468 | 0 |
| 31 | 33 | 30 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Pennzoil | Running | | 70 | 455 | 0 |
| 32 | 9 | 41 | Steve Grissom | Kodiak | Accident | | 67 | 441 | 0 |
| 33 | 8 | 7 | Geoffrey Bodine | QVC | Accident | | 64 | 432 | 0 |
| 34 | 13 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Running | | 61 | 425 | 0 |
| 35 | 28 | 31 | Mike Skinner (R) | Lowe's | Engine | | 58 | 365 | 0 |
| 36 | 31 | 9 | Lake Speed | Melling Auto Parts | Accident | | 55 | 325 | 0 |
| 37 | 37 | 19 | Gary Bradberry | Child Support Recovery International | Running | | 52 | 317 | 0 |
| 38 | 3 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | The Family Channel / PRIMESTAR | Accident | | 49 | 296 | 0 |
| 39 | 38 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Texaco / Havoline | Engine | | 46 | 281 | 0 |
| 40 | 40 | 25 | Jack Sprague | Budweiser | Accident | | 43 | 256 | 0 |
| 41 | 4 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Square D | Accident | | 40 | 223 | 0 |
| 42 | 11 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Exide Batteries | Engine | | 37 | 157 | 0 |
| 43 | 20 | 40 | Robby Gordon (R) | Coors Light | Accident | | 34 | 91 | 0 |
