| 1997 Goodys 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 22 of 32 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $1,178,612 | Race Date: | Aug 23, 1997 | Bristol Motor Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .102 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 19Min 51Sec. | Bristol, Tennessee | |
| Lead Changes: | 12 Among / 5 Drivers | Average Speed: | 80.010 MPH | .533 Mile Concrete Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 42 | No. of Cautions: | 12 For 97 Laps | bristolmotorspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Dale Jarrett D. Jarrett | Driver: | Kenny Wallace K. Wallace | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #88 Ford | Car No.: | #81 Ford | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Yates Racing | Team: | FILMAR Racing | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Todd Parrott | Crew Chief: | Newt Moore | |||||
| Laps Led: | 210 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 123.039 MPH | |||||
| Official 1997 Goodys 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Quality Care / Ford Credit | Running |  | 185 | 500 | 210 |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | Mark Martin | Valvoline | Running | | 175 | 500 | 84 |
| 3 | 4 | 90 | Dick Trickle | Heilig-Meyers / Simmons | Running |  | 165 | 500 | 0 |
| 4 | 13 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Exide Batteries | Running | | 165 | 500 | 7 |
| 5 | 35 | 41 | Steve Grissom | Kodiak | Running | | 155 | 500 | 0 |
| 6 | 6 | 33 | Ken Schrader | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 150 | 500 | 0 |
| 7 | 19 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | Running | | 146 | 500 | 0 |
| 8 | 38 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Running |  | 142 | 500 | 0 |
| 9 | 15 | 7 | Geoffrey Bodine | QVC | Running | | 138 | 500 | 0 |
| 10 | 7 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Kodak Films | Running | | 134 | 498 | 0 |
| 11 | 20 | 98 | John Andretti | RCA | Running | | 130 | 498 | 0 |
| 12 | 16 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite | Running | | 127 | 498 | 0 |
| 13 | 14 | 25 | Ricky Craven | Budweiser | Running | | 124 | 497 | 0 |
| 14 | 34 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service | Running | | 121 | 497 | 0 |
| 15 | 12 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | The Family Channel / PRIMESTAR | Running | | 118 | 497 | 0 |
| 16 | 36 | 94 | Bill Elliott | McDonald's | Running | | 115 | 497 | 0 |
| 17 | 10 | 22 | Ward Burton | MBNA America | Running | | 112 | 497 | 0 |
| 18 | 22 | 30 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Pennzoil | Running | | 109 | 496 | 0 |
| 19 | 39 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Tide | Running | | 106 | 496 | 0 |
| 20 | 37 | 97 | Chad Little | John Deere | Running | | 103 | 495 | 0 |
| 21 | 30 | 29 | Jeff Green (R) | Cartoon Network | Running | | 100 | 493 | 0 |
| 22 | 29 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | STP | Running | | 97 | 492 | 0 |
| 23 | 42 | 8 | Hut Stricklin | Circuit City | Running | | 94 | 489 | 0 |
| 24 | 28 | 1 | Lance Hooper (R) | R+L Carriers | Running | | 91 | 483 | 0 |
| 25 | 33 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | CITGO | Running | | 88 | 476 | 0 |
| 26 | 11 | 46 | Wally Dallenbach, Jr. | First Union | Running | | 88 | 475 | 0 |
| 27 | 17 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Camel Cigarettes | Running | | 87 | 468 | 11 |
| 28 | 21 | 95 | Ed Berrier | Feed the Children | Rear Gear | | 79 | 465 | 0 |
| 29 | 25 | 9 | Lake Speed | Melling Auto Parts | Running | | 76 | 465 | 0 |
| 30 | 18 | 37 | Jeremy Mayfield | Kmart / RC Cola | Running | | 73 | 460 | 0 |
| 31 | 40 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Close Call Phone Card | Running | | 70 | 457 | 0 |
| 32 | 9 | 36 | Derrike Cope | Skittles | Running | | 67 | 440 | 0 |
| 33 | 41 | 75 | Rick Mast | Remington Arms | Running | | 64 | 429 | 0 |
| 34 | 31 | 31 | Mike Skinner (R) | Lowe's | Accident | | 61 | 418 | 0 |
| 35 | 2 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Accident | | 63 | 365 | 188 |
| 36 | 24 | 44 | Kyle Petty | Hot Wheels | Running | | 55 | 362 | 0 |
| 37 | 26 | 78 | Gary Bradberry | Hanes | Accident | | 52 | 346 | 0 |
| 38 | 27 | 73 | Joe Nemechek | BellSouth | Running | | 49 | 341 | 0 |
| 39 | 1 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Square D | Accident | | 46 | 277 | 0 |
| 40 | 8 | 96 | David Green (R) | Caterpillar | Running | | 43 | 256 | 0 |
| 41 | 32 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Texaco / Havoline | Overheating | | 40 | 189 | 0 |
| 42 | 23 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Parts America | Accident | | 37 | 115 | 0 |
