| 1997 Coca-Cola 300 O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Race 8 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $696,350 | Race Date: | Apr 5, 1997 | Texas Motor Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1.570 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2Hr 27Min 3Sec. | Fort Worth, Texas | |
| Lead Changes: | 7 Among / 8 Drivers | Average Speed: | 122.993 MPH | 1.5 Mile Paved Quad-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 42 | No. of Cautions: | 8 For 45 Laps | texasmotorspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Mark Martin M. Martin | Driver: | Jeff Green J. Green | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #60 Ford | Car No.: | #8 Chevrolet | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Roush Racing | Team: | Diamond Ridge Motorsports | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Bobby Leslie | Crew Chief: | ||||||
| Laps Led: | 13 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 180.054 MPH | |||||
| Official 1997 Coca-Cola 300 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | 60 | Mark Martin | Winn-Dixie | Running |  | 180 | 200 | 13 |
| 2 | 24 | 20 | Jimmy Spencer | Zippo | Running |  | 170 | 200 | 27 |
| 3 | 14 | 9 | Jeff Burton | Track Gear | Running | | 165 | 200 | 19 |
| 4 | 17 | 36 | Todd Bodine | Stanley | Running |  | 160 | 200 | 0 |
| 5 | 11 | 34 | Mike McLaughlin | Royal Oak Charcoal | Running | | 155 | 200 | 67 |
| 6 | 8 | 10 | Phil Parsons | Channellock | Running | | 150 | 200 | 0 |
| 7 | 4 | 00 | Buckshot Jones | Aquafresh | Running | | 146 | 200 | 0 |
| 8 | 23 | 88 | Kevin Lepage | Hype | Running | | 142 | 200 | 0 |
| 9 | 21 | 74 | Randy LaJoie | Fina | Running | | 138 | 200 | 0 |
| 10 | 26 | 63 | Tracy Leslie | Lysol | Running | | 134 | 200 | 0 |
| 11 | 7 | 38 | Elton Sawyer | Barbasol | Running | | 130 | 200 | 14 |
| 12 | 27 | 57 | Jason Keller | Slim Jim | Running | | 127 | 200 | 0 |
| 13 | 18 | 72 | Mike Dillon | Detroit Gasket | Running | | 124 | 200 | 0 |
| 14 | 31 | 45 | Greg Sacks | Hunters Specialties | Running | | 121 | 200 | 0 |
| 15 | 1 | 8 | Jeff Green | Diamond Ridge Motorsports | Running | | 118 | 200 | 38 |
| 16 | 15 | 64 | Dick Trickle | Dura Lube | Running | | 115 | 200 | 0 |
| 17 | 13 | 17 | Tim Bender (R) | Kraft Singles | Running | | 112 | 200 | 0 |
| 18 | 5 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Alka-Seltzer / Bayer | Running | | 109 | 200 | 0 |
| 19 | 3 | 1 | Hermie Sadler | DeWalt Tools | Running | | 106 | 200 | 0 |
| 20 | 2 | 29 | Elliott Sadler | Phillips 66 | Running | | 103 | 200 | 0 |
| 21 | 22 | 4 | Tim Steele (R) | HS Die & Engineering | Running | | 100 | 200 | 0 |
| 22 | 25 | 85 | Shane Hall | Bama Jellies | Running | | 97 | 200 | 0 |
| 23 | 30 | 32 | Dale Jarrett | White Rain | Running | | 94 | 200 | 0 |
| 24 | 28 | 89 | Johnny Chapman (R) | Sherwin-Williams | Running | | 91 | 200 | 0 |
| 25 | 35 | 94 | Ron Barfield, Jr. | New Holland Tractors | Running | | 88 | 199 | 0 |
| 26 | 36 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | Band-Aid | Running | | 85 | 199 | 0 |
| 27 | 33 | 6 | Joe Bessey | Power Team | Running | | 82 | 198 | 0 |
| 28 | 9 | 44 | Bobby Labonte | Shell Oil | Running | | 79 | 198 | 0 |
| 29 | 34 | 43 | Dennis Setzer | Lance Snacks | Running | | 76 | 197 | 7 |
| 30 | 41 | 97 | Doug Reid (R) | MedPartners | Running | | 73 | 197 | 0 |
| 31 | 39 | 40 | Jerry Robertson | MHCO USA | Running | | 70 | 193 | 0 |
| 32 | 32 | 47 | Jeff Fuller | Sunoco | Engine | | 67 | 188 | 0 |
| 33 | 38 | 96 | Stevie Reeves | Big A Auto Parts | Running | | 64 | 164 | 0 |
| 34 | 29 | 37 | Mark Green | Timber Wolf | Engine | | 61 | 152 | 0 |
| 35 | 6 | 3 | Steve Park (R) | AC Delco | Accident | | 58 | 142 | 15 |
| 36 | 37 | 16 | Mark Day | 31-W Insulation | Accident | | 55 | 130 | 0 |
| 37 | 12 | 99 | Glenn Allen, Jr. | Luxaire Heating & Air Conditioning | Accident | | 52 | 105 | 0 |
| 38 | 10 | 33 | Tim Fedewa | Kleenex | Accident | | 49 | 76 | 0 |
| 39 | 40 | 48 | Randy Porter | Unifirst Uniforms | Accident | | 46 | 64 | 0 |
| 40 | 16 | 35 | Lyndon Amick (R) | Rockwell | Accident | | 43 | 27 | 0 |
| 41 | 19 | 11 | Jimmy Foster (R) | Speedvision / Outdoor Life | Accident | | 40 | 20 | 0 |
| 42 | 42 | 77 | Jeff McClure (R) | Lear Corporation | Accident | | 37 | 9 | 0 |
