| 1997 Detroit Gasket 200 O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Race 22 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $359,695 | Race Date: | Aug 16, 1997 | Michigan International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .682 Seconds | Race Duration: | 1Hr 15Min 15Sec. | Brooklyn, Michigan | |
| Lead Changes: | 6 Among / 5 Drivers | Average Speed: | 159.681 MPH | 2 Mile Paved D-Shaped Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 42 | No. of Cautions: | 1 For 4 Laps | mispeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Steve Park S. Park | Driver: | Hermie Sadler H. Sadler | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #3 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #1 Chevrolet | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Dale Earnhardt Inc. | Team: | Diamond Ridge Motorsports | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | Bob Gulbranson | ||||||
| Laps Led: | 14 of 100 | Pole Speed: | 175.511 MPH | |||||
| Official 1997 Detroit Gasket 200 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 4 | 3 | Steve Park (R) | AC Delco | Running |  | 180 | 100 | 14 |
| 2 | 16 | 20 | Jimmy Spencer | Zippo | Running | | 170 | 100 | 0 |
| 3 | 3 | 44 | Bobby Labonte | Shell Oil | Running |  | 165 | 100 | 8 |
| 4 | 13 | 9 | Jeff Burton | Track Gear | Running |  | 160 | 100 | 0 |
| 5 | 10 | 00 | Buckshot Jones | Aquafresh | Running | | 155 | 100 | 0 |
| 6 | 30 | 36 | Todd Bodine | Stanley | Running | | 150 | 100 | 0 |
| 7 | 18 | 31 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (R) | Sikken's Car Refinishes | Running | | 146 | 100 | 0 |
| 8 | 27 | 17 | Matt Kenseth (R) | Kraft Singles | Running | | 142 | 100 | 0 |
| 9 | 14 | 10 | Phil Parsons | Channellock | Running | | 138 | 100 | 0 |
| 10 | 15 | 4 | Dale Shaw | Phoenix Racing | Running | | 134 | 100 | 0 |
| 11 | 9 | 60 | Mark Martin | Winn-Dixie | Running | | 130 | 100 | 74 |
| 12 | 36 | 37 | Mark Green | Timber Wolf | Running | | 127 | 100 | 0 |
| 13 | 34 | 34 | Mike McLaughlin | Royal Oak Charcoal | Running | | 124 | 100 | 0 |
| 14 | 11 | 45 | Jeff Fuller | Hunters Specialties | Running | | 121 | 100 | 0 |
| 15 | 29 | 99 | Glenn Allen, Jr. | Luxaire Heating & Air Conditioning | Running | | 118 | 100 | 0 |
| 16 | 6 | 38 | Elton Sawyer | Barbasol | Running | | 115 | 100 | 2 |
| 17 | 25 | 74 | Randy LaJoie | Fina | Running | | 112 | 100 | 0 |
| 18 | 39 | 29 | Elliott Sadler | Phillips 66 | Running | | 109 | 99 | 0 |
| 19 | 5 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Alka-Seltzer / Bayer | Running | | 106 | 99 | 0 |
| 20 | 1 | 1 | Hermie Sadler | DeWalt Tools | Running | | 103 | 99 | 0 |
| 21 | 19 | 57 | Jason Keller | Slim Jim | Running | | 100 | 99 | 0 |
| 22 | 23 | 2 | Ricky Craven | Raybestos | Running | | 97 | 99 | 0 |
| 23 | 32 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | Band-Aid | Running | | 94 | 99 | 0 |
| 24 | 21 | 80 | Mark Krogh (R) | Clearwater Forest Industries | Running | | 91 | 99 | 0 |
| 25 | 17 | 33 | Tim Fedewa | Kleenex | Running | | 88 | 99 | 0 |
| 26 | 33 | 77 | Ed Berrier | Lear Corporation / UAW | Running | | 85 | 99 | 0 |
| 27 | 26 | 89 | Johnny Chapman (R) | Alarm South | Running | | 82 | 98 | 0 |
| 28 | 7 | 88 | Kevin Lepage | Ridling Motorsports | Out of Fuel | | 79 | 98 | 0 |
| 29 | 31 | 96 | Stevie Reeves | Big A Auto Parts | Running | | 76 | 98 | 0 |
| 30 | 22 | 56 | Jeff Krogh (R) | Clearwater Forest Industries | Running | | 73 | 98 | 0 |
| 31 | 37 | 22 | Scott Lagasse (R) | Pest Offense | Running | | 70 | 98 | 0 |
| 32 | 38 | 07 | Morgan Shepherd | Jasper | Running | | 67 | 98 | 0 |
| 33 | 42 | 85 | Shane Hall | Luck's Foods | Running | | 64 | 97 | 0 |
| 34 | 40 | 63 | Tracy Leslie | Lysol | Running | | 61 | 97 | 0 |
| 35 | 29 | 47 | Robert Pressley | Sunoco / 360 Communication | Running | | 58 | 97 | 0 |
| 36 | 24 | 70 | Dale Fischlein (R) | Adrian Carriers | Running | | 55 | 97 | 0 |
| 37 | 41 | 43 | Dennis Setzer | Lance Snacks | Running | | 52 | 96 | 0 |
| 38 | 8 | 72 | Mike Dillon | Detroit Gasket | Running | | 49 | 90 | 0 |
| 39 | 35 | 40 | David Bonnett | Dunlop Golf | Running | | 46 | 88 | 0 |
| 40 | 30 | 32 | Dale Jarrett | White Rain | Rear Gear | | 43 | 71 | 0 |
| 41 | 12 | 6 | Joe Bessey | Power Team | Rear Gear | | 40 | 59 | 0 |
| 42 | 2 | 64 | Dick Trickle | Dura Lube | Engine | | 37 | 44 | 2 |
