| 1997 Advance Auto Parts 250 O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Race 19 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $225,270 | Race Date: | Jul 12, 1997 | Myrtle Beach Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | Concluded Under Caution | Race Duration: | 1Hr 39Min 7Sec. | Myrtle Beach, South Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 7 Among / 5 Drivers | Average Speed: | 81.419 MPH | .538 Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 35 | No. of Cautions: | 6 For 30 Laps | myrtlebeachspeedway.com/ | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Elliott Sadler E. Sadler | Driver: | Elliott Sadler E. Sadler | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #29 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #29 Chevrolet | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Diamond Ridge Motorsports | Team: | Diamond Ridge Motorsports | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Sandy Jones | Crew Chief: | Sandy Jones | |||||
| Laps Led: | 98 of 250 | Pole Speed: | 99.196 MPH | |||||
| Official 1997 Advance Auto Parts 250 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 1 | 29 | Elliott Sadler | Phillips 66 | Running |  | 180 | 250 | 98 |
| 2 | 17 | 34 | Mike McLaughlin | Royal Oak Charcoal | Running | | 170 | 250 | 4 |
| 3 | 5 | 74 | Randy LaJoie | Fina | Running | | 165 | 250 | 0 |
| 4 | 15 | 36 | Todd Bodine | Stanley | Running |  | 160 | 250 | 0 |
| 5 | 26 | 38 | Elton Sawyer | Barbasol | Running |  | 155 | 250 | 0 |
| 6 | 20 | 72 | Mike Dillon | Detroit Gasket | Running | | 150 | 250 | 0 |
| 7 | 13 | 99 | Glenn Allen, Jr. | Luxaire Heating & Air Conditioning | Running | | 146 | 250 | 0 |
| 8 | 2 | 28 | Jeff Purvis | Opryland / Curb Records | Running | | 142 | 250 | 0 |
| 9 | 27 | 3 | Steve Park (R) | AC Delco | Running | | 138 | 250 | 0 |
| 10 | 10 | 00 | Buckshot Jones | Aquafresh | Running | | 134 | 250 | 0 |
| 11 | 30 | 88 | Kevin Lepage | Hype | Running | | 130 | 250 | 0 |
| 12 | 6 | 33 | Tim Fedewa | Kleenex | Running | | 127 | 250 | 83 |
| 13 | 28 | 10 | Phil Parsons | Channellock | Running | | 124 | 250 | 0 |
| 14 | 29 | 63 | Tracy Leslie | Lysol | Running | | 121 | 250 | 0 |
| 15 | 7 | 37 | Mark Green | Timber Wolf | Running | | 118 | 250 | 0 |
| 16 | 31 | 64 | Jim Sauter | Dura Lube | Running | | 115 | 250 | 0 |
| 17 | 9 | 17 | Matt Kenseth (R) | Kraft Singles | Running | | 112 | 250 | 24 |
| 18 | 3 | 78 | Nathan Buttke | Carquest Auto Parts | Running | | 109 | 250 | 41 |
| 19 | 22 | 1 | Hermie Sadler | DeWalt Tools | Running | | 106 | 250 | 0 |
| 20 | 18 | 43 | Dennis Setzer | Lance Snacks | Running | | 103 | 250 | 0 |
| 21 | 4 | 85 | Shane Hall | Luck's Foods | Running | | 100 | 250 | 0 |
| 22 | 24 | 32 | Jason Jarrett | White Rain | Running | | 97 | 249 | 0 |
| 23 | 19 | 48 | Randy Porter | Unifirst Uniforms | Running | | 94 | 248 | 0 |
| 24 | 32 | 96 | Stevie Reeves | Big A Auto Parts | Running | | 91 | 247 | 0 |
| 25 | 35 | 11 | Larry Pearson | Speedvision / Outdoor Life | Running | | 88 | 246 | 0 |
| 26 | 33 | 80 | Mark Krogh (R) | Clearwater Forest Industries | Running | | 85 | 242 | 0 |
| 27 | 11 | 6 | Joe Bessey | Power Team | Running | | 82 | 242 | 0 |
| 28 | 16 | 89 | Johnny Chapman (R) | Alarm South | Running | | 79 | 235 | 0 |
| 29 | 12 | 57 | Jason Keller | Slim Jim | Running | | 76 | 215 | 0 |
| 30 | 8 | 7 | Danny Edwards, Jr. | Llumar Window Film | Running | | 73 | 170 | 0 |
| 31 | 23 | 56 | Jeff Krogh (R) | Clearwater Forest Industries | Fuel Pump | | 70 | 144 | 0 |
| 32 | 14 | 47 | Robert Pressley | Sunoco / 360 Communication | Rear Gear | | 67 | 144 | 0 |
| 33 | 25 | 45 | Jeff Fuller | Hunters Specialties | Rear Gear | | 64 | 144 | 0 |
| 34 | 34 | 77 | Brad Teague | Lear Corporation / UAW | Accident | | 61 | 117 | 0 |
| 35 | 21 | 4 | Dale Shaw | Phoenix Racing | Engine | | 58 | 7 | 0 |
