| 1997 Save Mart 300 NASCAR Cup Series Race 9 of 32 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $1,516,630 | Race Date: | May 4, 1997 | Sonoma Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .563 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2Hr 27Min 38Sec. | Sonoma, California | |
| Lead Changes: | 6 Among / 4 Drivers | Average Speed: | 75.788 MPH | 1.99 Mile 12-Turn Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 44 | No. of Cautions: | 3 For 9 Laps | racesonoma.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Mark Martin M. Martin | Driver: | Mark Martin M. Martin | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #6 Ford | Car No.: | #6 Ford | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Roush Racing | Team: | Roush Racing | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Jimmy Fennig | Crew Chief: | ||||||
| Laps Led: | 69 of 74 | Pole Speed: | 92.807 MPH | |||||
| Official 1997 Save Mart 300 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 6 | Mark Martin | Valvoline | Running |  | 185 | 74 | 69 |
| 2 | 3 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Running |  | 170 | 74 | 0 |
| 3 | 4 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | Running | | 170 | 74 | 1 |
| 4 | 8 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Quality Care / Ford Credit | Running | | 165 | 74 | 2 |
| 5 | 26 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Parts America | Running | | 155 | 74 | 0 |
| 6 | 5 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Close Call Phone Card | Running | | 150 | 74 | 0 |
| 7 | 6 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | CITGO | Running | | 146 | 74 | 0 |
| 8 | 24 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Texaco / Havoline | Running | | 142 | 74 | 0 |
| 9 | 20 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Exide Batteries | Running | | 138 | 74 | 0 |
| 10 | 14 | 22 | Ward Burton | MBNA America | Running |  | 134 | 74 | 0 |
| 11 | 12 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | The Family Channel / PRIMESTAR | Running | | 130 | 74 | 0 |
| 12 | 32 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service | Running | | 127 | 74 | 0 |
| 13 | 11 | 44 | Kyle Petty | Hot Wheels | Running | | 124 | 74 | 0 |
| 14 | 25 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Camel Cigarettes | Running | | 121 | 74 | 0 |
| 15 | 9 | 46 | Wally Dallenbach, Jr. | First Union | Running | | 118 | 74 | 0 |
| 16 | 19 | 31 | Mike Skinner (R) | Lowe's | Running | | 115 | 74 | 0 |
| 17 | 33 | 41 | Steve Grissom | Kodiak | Running | | 112 | 74 | 0 |
| 18 | 21 | 36 | Derrike Cope | Skittles | Running | | 109 | 74 | 0 |
| 19 | 23 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | STP | Running | | 106 | 74 | 0 |
| 20 | 29 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Running | | 103 | 74 | 0 |
| 21 | 35 | 30 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Pennzoil | Running | | 100 | 74 | 0 |
| 22 | 34 | 91 | Mike Wallace | Spam | Running | | 97 | 74 | 0 |
| 23 | 41 | 1 | Morgan Shepherd | Cruisin' America Phone Card | Running | | 94 | 74 | 0 |
| 24 | 28 | 38 | Butch Gilliland | Stroppe Motorsports | Running | | 91 | 74 | 0 |
| 25 | 30 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Team Realtree | Running | | 88 | 74 | 0 |
| 26 | 16 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Kodak Films | Running | | 85 | 74 | 0 |
| 27 | 39 | 37 | Jeremy Mayfield | Kmart / RC Cola | Running | | 82 | 73 | 0 |
| 28 | 27 | 78 | Tom Hubert | Diamond Rio / Hanes | Running | | 79 | 73 | 0 |
| 29 | 22 | 8 | Hut Stricklin | Circuit City | Running | | 76 | 73 | 0 |
| 30 | 17 | 98 | John Andretti | RCA | Running | | 73 | 73 | 0 |
| 31 | 15 | 33 | Ken Schrader | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 70 | 73 | 0 |
| 32 | 13 | 94 | Bill Elliott | McDonald's | Running | | 67 | 70 | 0 |
| 33 | 43 | 7 | Sean Woodside | Cinema Vehicle Services | Running | | 64 | 69 | 0 |
| 34 | 10 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Tide | Running | | 61 | 66 | 0 |
| 35 | 31 | 77 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Jasper Engines / Federal-Mogul | Running | | 58 | 64 | 0 |
| 36 | 36 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Square D | Accident | | 55 | 61 | 0 |
| 37 | 42 | 9 | Jeff Davis | Ultra Shield | Accident | | 52 | 60 | 0 |
| 38 | 44 | 35 | Larry Gunselman | Caterpillar | | 49 | 60 | 0 | |
| 39 | 40 | 25 | Ricky Craven | Budweiser | Running | | 46 | 58 | 0 |
| 40 | 2 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite | Engine | | 48 | 47 | 2 |
| 41 | 18 | 40 | Robby Gordon (R) | Coors Light | Engine | | 40 | 43 | 0 |
| 42 | 37 | 20 | Lance Hooper (R) | Hardee's | Engine | | 37 | 40 | 0 |
| 43 | 38 | 19 | Gary Bradberry | Child Support Recovery International | Engine | | 34 | 31 | 0 |
| 44 | 7 | 7 | Geoffrey Bodine | QVC | Engine | | 31 | 10 | 0 |
