Southern 500
1997 NASCAR Cup Series Race 23 of 32
Race InformationTrack Information
Total Purse:$1,202,356Race Date:Aug 30, 1997Darlington Raceway
Margin of Victory:.144 SecondsRace Duration:4Hr 8Min 17Sec.Darlington, South Carolina
Lead Changes:9 Among / 7 DriversAverage Speed:121.149 MPH1.366 Mile Oval
No. of Cars:43No. of Cautions:11 For 67 Lapsdarlingtonraceway.com

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner InformationPole InformationManufacturer Points
Driver: Jeff Gordon J. GordonDriver: Bobby Labonte B. LabonteChevrolet:9
Car No.:#24 ChevroletCar No.:#18 PontiacFord:0
Team:Hendrick MotorsportsTeam:Joe Gibbs RacingPontiac:0
Crew Chief:Ray EvernhamCrew Chief:Jimmy Makar 
Laps Led:116 of 367Pole Speed:170.661 MPH
Official 1997 Southern 500 Results
FinishStartNumDriverSponsorMfgPointsLapsLedStatus
1724 Jeff Gordon J. GordonJeff GordonDuPont180367116Running
21699 Jeff Burton J. BurtonJeff BurtonExide Batteries17536724Running
3388 Dale Jarrett D. JarrettDale JarrettQuality Care / Ford Credit17036738Running
4294 Bill Elliott B. ElliottBill ElliottMcDonald's170367127Running
52110 Ricky Rudd R. RuddRicky RuddTide1553670Running
6175 Terry Labonte T. LabonteTerry LabonteKellogg's Corn Flakes1503670Running
7118 Bobby Labonte B. LabonteBobby LabonteInterstate Batteries1513672Running
846 Mark Martin M. MartinMark MartinValvoline1423670Running
91421 Michael Waltrip M. WaltripMichael WaltripCITGO1433672Running
10533 Ken Schrader K. SchraderKen SchraderSkoal Bandit1343660Running
113797 Chad Little C. LittleChad LittleJohn Deere1303660Running
12127 Geoffrey Bodine G. BodineGeoffrey BodineQVC1273660Running
13890 Dick Trickle D. TrickleDick TrickleHeilig-Meyers / Simmons1243660Running
142436 Derrike Cope D. CopeDerrike CopeSkittles1213650Running
151111 Brett Bodine B. BodineBrett BodineClose Call Phone Card1183650Running
161937 Jeremy Mayfield J. MayfieldJeremy MayfieldKmart / RC Cola1153650Running
1768 Hut Stricklin H. StricklinHut StricklinCircuit City1123650Running
18239 Lake Speed L. SpeedLake SpeedMelling Auto Parts1093650Running
191830 Johnny Benson, Jr. J. Benson, Jr.Johnny Benson, Jr.Pennzoil1063650Running
204043 Bobby Hamilton B. HamiltonBobby HamiltonSTP1033650Running
212941 Steve Grissom S. GrissomSteve GrissomKodiak1003650Running
223440 Robby Gordon R. Gordon (R)Robby GordonCoors Light973630Running
232073 Joe Nemechek J. NemechekJoe NemechekBellSouth943590Running
242581 Kenny Wallace K. WallaceKenny WallaceSquare D913540Running
252778 Gary Bradberry G. BradberryGary BradberryChild Support Recovery International883540Running
263817 Darrell Waltrip D. WaltripDarrell WaltripParts America853530Handling
271322 Ward Burton W. BurtonWard BurtonMBNA America823500Handling
283023 Jimmy Spencer J. SpencerJimmy SpencerCamel Cigarettes793410Running
291516 Ted Musgrave T. MusgraveTed MusgraveThe Family Channel / PRIMESTAR812964Handling
30363 Dale Earnhardt D. EarnhardtDale EarnhardtGM Goodwrench Service732820Running
313125 Ricky Craven R. CravenRicky CravenBudweiser702360Engine
323944 Kyle Petty K. PettyKyle PettyHot Wheels672020Engine
331028 Ernie Irvan E. IrvanErnie IrvanTexaco / Havoline641830Engine
342875 Rick Mast R. MastRick MastRemington Arms611770Accident
35411 Lance Hooper L. Hooper (R)Lance HooperR+L Carriers581750Accident
363331 Mike Skinner M. Skinner (R)Mike SkinnerLowe's551300Accident
373298 John Andretti J. AndrettiJohn AndrettiRCA521170Accident
382212 Jeff Purvis J. PurvisJeff PurvisOpryland USA491140Accident
394229 Jeff Green J. Green (R)Jeff GreenCartoon Network461040Electrical
4094 Sterling Marlin S. MarlinSterling MarlinKodak Films431020Engine
412646 Wally Dallenbach, Jr. W. Dallenbach, Jr.Wally Dallenbach, Jr.First Union40850Radiator
423596 Todd Bodine T. BodineTodd BodineCaterpillar3750Accident
43432 Rusty Wallace R. WallaceRusty WallaceMiller Lite3450Accident

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