| 1997 BellSouth Mobility/Opryland 320 O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Race 10 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $255,850 | Race Date: | Apr 19, 1997 | Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville | |
| Margin of Victory: | 2.012 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2Hr 57Min 16Sec. | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Lead Changes: | 9 Among / 6 Drivers | Average Speed: | 64.554 MPH | .5 Mile Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 42 | No. of Cautions: | 14 For 89 Laps | http | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Steve Park S. Park | Driver: | Mike McLaughlin M. McLaughlin | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #3 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #34 Chevrolet | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Dale Earnhardt Inc. | Team: | Ford: | 0 | ||||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | Clyde McLeod | ||||||
| Laps Led: | 123 of 320 | Pole Speed: | 109.935 MPH | |||||
| Official 1997 BellSouth Mobility/Opryland 320 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | 3 | Steve Park (R) | AC Delco | Running |  | 180 | 320 | 123 |
| 2 | 9 | 8 | Jeff Green | Diamond Ridge Motorsports | Running | | 170 | 320 | 104 |
| 3 | 5 | 33 | Tim Fedewa | Kleenex | Running | | 165 | 320 | 1 |
| 4 | 22 | 28 | Jeff Purvis | Opryland / Curb Records | Running | | 160 | 320 | 15 |
| 5 | 15 | 36 | Todd Bodine | Stanley | Running |  | 155 | 320 | 0 |
| 6 | 7 | 74 | Randy LaJoie | Fina | Running | | 150 | 320 | 0 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Hermie Sadler | DeWalt Tools | Running | | 146 | 320 | 0 |
| 8 | 2 | 88 | Kevin Lepage | Hype | Running | | 142 | 320 | 57 |
| 9 | 20 | 43 | Dennis Setzer | Lance Snacks | Running | | 138 | 320 | 0 |
| 10 | 16 | 00 | Buckshot Jones | Aquafresh | Running | | 134 | 320 | 0 |
| 11 | 3 | 17 | Matt Kenseth (R) | Kraft Singles | Running | | 130 | 320 | 0 |
| 12 | 29 | 10 | Phil Parsons | Channellock | Running | | 127 | 320 | 20 |
| 13 | 1 | 34 | Mike McLaughlin | Royal Oak Charcoal | Running | | 124 | 320 | 0 |
| 14 | 37 | 96 | Stevie Reeves | Big A Auto Parts | Running |  | 121 | 319 | 0 |
| 15 | 27 | 64 | Dick Trickle | Dura Lube | Running | | 118 | 319 | 0 |
| 16 | 33 | 57 | Jason Keller | Slim Jim | Running | | 115 | 318 | 0 |
| 17 | 11 | 38 | Elton Sawyer | Barbasol | Running | | 112 | 318 | 0 |
| 18 | 26 | 45 | Larry Pearson | Hunters Specialties | Running | | 109 | 318 | 0 |
| 19 | 13 | 87 | Chad Chaffin | BellSouth Mobility | Running | | 106 | 315 | 0 |
| 20 | 28 | 35 | Lyndon Amick (R) | Rockwell | Running | | 103 | 315 | 0 |
| 21 | 31 | 37 | Mark Green | Timber Wolf | Running | | 100 | 314 | 0 |
| 22 | 35 | 11 | Jimmy Foster (R) | Speedvision / Outdoor Life | Running | | 97 | 314 | 0 |
| 23 | 25 | 89 | Johnny Chapman (R) | Sherwin-Williams | Running | | 94 | 312 | 0 |
| 24 | 8 | 85 | Shane Hall | Bama Jellies | Running | | 91 | 308 | 0 |
| 25 | 39 | 63 | Tracy Leslie | Lysol | Accident | | 88 | 307 | 0 |
| 26 | 6 | 4 | Tim Steele (R) | HS Die & Engineering | Accident | | 85 | 304 | 0 |
| 27 | 34 | 56 | Jeff Krogh (R) | Clearwater Forest Industries | Accident | | 82 | 303 | 0 |
| 28 | 21 | 78 | Rodney Combs | Mark III Financial | Accident | | 79 | 302 | 0 |
| 29 | 41 | 77 | Jeff McClure (R) | Lear Corporation | Running | | 76 | 299 | 0 |
| 30 | 12 | 29 | Elliott Sadler | Phillips 66 | Running | | 73 | 286 | 0 |
| 31 | 10 | 47 | Jeff Fuller | Sunoco | Running | | 70 | 281 | 0 |
| 32 | 40 | 6 | Joe Bessey | Power Team | Running | | 67 | 259 | 0 |
| 33 | 14 | 68 | Chris Diamond (R) | J & L Motors | Accident | | 64 | 255 | 0 |
| 34 | 17 | 72 | Mike Dillon | Detroit Gasket | Accident | | 61 | 235 | 0 |
| 35 | 24 | 99 | Glenn Allen, Jr. | Luxaire Heating & Air Conditioning | Accident | | 58 | 229 | 0 |
| 36 | 38 | 75 | Rick Wilson | Food Country USA | Accident | | 55 | 210 | 0 |
| 37 | 30 | 80 | Mark Krogh (R) | Clearwater Forest Industries | Accident | | 52 | 161 | 0 |
| 38 | 42 | 16 | Mark Day | 31-W Insulation | Running | | 49 | 123 | 0 |
| 39 | 19 | 31 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (R) | Gargoyles | Fuel Pump | | 46 | 93 | 0 |
| 40 | 32 | 48 | Randy Porter | Unifirst Uniforms | Accident | | 43 | 87 | 0 |
| 41 | 23 | 66 | Nathan Buttke | Carquest Auto Parts | Accident | | 40 | 32 | 0 |
| 42 | 36 | 27 | Johnny Rumley | RGM Erectors | Accident | | 37 | 7 | 0 |
