| 1997 Food City 250 O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Race 23 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $303,330 | Race Date: | Aug 22, 1997 | Bristol Motor Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .139 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2Hr 2Min 2Sec. | Bristol, Tennessee | |
| Lead Changes: | 6 Among / 5 Drivers | Average Speed: | 65.515 MPH | .533 Mile Concrete Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 42 | No. of Cautions: | 13 For 87 Laps | bristolmotorspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Jimmy Spencer J. Spencer | Driver: | Randy LaJoie R. LaJoie | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #20 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #74 Chevrolet | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Keystone Motorsports | Team: | BACE Motorsports | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | Steve Bird | ||||||
| Laps Led: | 154 of 250 | Pole Speed: | 121.267 MPH | |||||
| Official 1997 Food City 250 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | 20 | Jimmy Spencer | Zippo | Running |  | 180 | 250 | 154 |
| 2 | 14 | 3 | Steve Park (R) | AC Delco | Running | | 170 | 250 | 0 |
| 3 | 29 | 47 | Robert Pressley | Sunoco / 360 Communication | Running | | 165 | 250 | 0 |
| 4 | 1 | 74 | Randy LaJoie | Fina | Running | | 160 | 250 | 56 |
| 5 | 23 | 75 | Rick Wilson | Food Country USA | Running | | 155 | 250 | 0 |
| 6 | 11 | 44 | Bobby Labonte | Shell Oil | Running |  | 150 | 250 | 0 |
| 7 | 17 | 96 | Stevie Reeves | Big A Auto Parts | Running |  | 146 | 250 | 0 |
| 8 | 30 | 36 | Todd Bodine | Stanley | Running | | 142 | 250 | 0 |
| 9 | 10 | 45 | Jeff Fuller | Hunters Specialties | Running | | 138 | 250 | 0 |
| 10 | 24 | 88 | Kevin Lepage | Ridling Motorsports | Running | | 134 | 250 | 0 |
| 11 | 7 | 78 | Nathan Buttke | Carquest Auto Parts | Running | | 130 | 250 | 0 |
| 12 | 37 | 89 | Johnny Chapman (R) | Alarm South | Running | | 127 | 250 | 0 |
| 13 | 13 | 37 | Mark Green | Timber Wolf | Running | | 124 | 250 | 0 |
| 14 | 33 | 56 | Jeff Krogh (R) | Clearwater Forest Industries | Running | | 121 | 250 | 0 |
| 15 | 5 | 64 | Dick Trickle | Dura Lube | Running | | 118 | 249 | 0 |
| 16 | 9 | 34 | Mike McLaughlin | Royal Oak Charcoal | Running | | 115 | 249 | 0 |
| 17 | 42 | 6 | Joe Bessey | Power Team | Running | | 112 | 249 | 0 |
| 18 | 41 | 43 | Dennis Setzer | Lance Snacks | Running | | 109 | 249 | 0 |
| 19 | 40 | 63 | Tracy Leslie | Lysol | Running | | 106 | 248 | 0 |
| 20 | 20 | 17 | Matt Kenseth (R) | Kraft Singles | Running | | 103 | 248 | 0 |
| 21 | 25 | 77 | Brad Teague | Lear Corporation / UAW | Running | | 100 | 247 | 0 |
| 22 | 2 | 7 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (R) | Church Brothers | Running | | 97 | 247 | 22 |
| 23 | 35 | 35 | Lyndon Amick (R) | Team Amick | Running | | 94 | 247 | 0 |
| 24 | 28 | 94 | Ron Barfield, Jr. | New Holland Tractors | Running | | 91 | 247 | 0 |
| 25 | 22 | 48 | Randy Porter | Unifirst Uniforms | Running | | 88 | 247 | 0 |
| 26 | 3 | 00 | Buckshot Jones | Aquafresh | Penalty | | 35 | 238 | 16 |
| 27 | 4 | 33 | Tim Fedewa | Kleenex | Running | | 82 | 237 | 2 |
| 28 | 15 | 1 | Hermie Sadler | DeWalt Tools | Accident | | 79 | 211 | 0 |
| 29 | 21 | 57 | Jason Keller | Slim Jim | Running | | 76 | 210 | 0 |
| 30 | 31 | 72 | Mike Dillon | Detroit Gasket | Running | | 73 | 185 | 0 |
| 31 | 18 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Alka-Seltzer / Bayer | Handling | | 70 | 173 | 0 |
| 32 | 39 | 10 | Phil Parsons | Channellock | Running | | 67 | 173 | 0 |
| 33 | 27 | 80 | Mark Krogh (R) | Clearwater Forest Industries | Running | | 64 | 167 | 0 |
| 34 | 8 | 38 | Elton Sawyer | Barbasol | Accident | | 61 | 153 | 0 |
| 35 | 36 | 16 | Mark Day | 31-W Insulation | Engine | | 58 | 147 | 0 |
| 36 | 26 | 50 | Chris Diamond (R) | J & L Motors | Accident | | 55 | 145 | 0 |
| 37 | 38 | 99 | Glenn Allen, Jr. | Luxaire Heating & Air Conditioning | Handling | | 52 | 83 | 0 |
| 38 | 6 | 85 | Shane Hall | Luck's Foods | Accident | | 49 | 81 | 0 |
| 39 | 19 | 32 | Dale Jarrett | White Rain | Radiator | | 46 | 56 | 0 |
| 40 | 12 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | Band-Aid | Brakes | | 43 | 50 | 0 |
| 41 | 32 | 29 | Elliott Sadler | Phillips 66 | Overheating | | 40 | 43 | 0 |
| 42 | 34 | 4 | Dale Shaw | Piggly Wiggly | Accident | | 37 | 12 | 0 |
