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CMT 300 1997 NASCAR Cup Series Race 25 of 32
Race Information				Track Information
Total Purse:	$1,830,310	Race Date:	Sep 14, 1997	New Hampshire Motor Speedway
Margin of Victory:	.209 Seconds	Race Duration:	3Hr 9Min 45Sec.	Loudon, New Hampshire
Lead Changes:	15 Among / 8 Drivers	Average Speed:	100.376 MPH	1.058 Mile Paved Oval
No. of Cars:	43	No. of Cautions:	8 For 49 Laps	nhms.com

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner Information	Pole Information	Manufacturer Points
Driver:	Jeff Gordon J. Gordon	Driver:	Ken Schrader K. Schrader	Chevrolet:	9
Car No.:	#24 Chevrolet	Car No.:	#33 Chevrolet	Ford:	0
Team:	Hendrick Motorsports	Team:	Andy Petree Racing	Pontiac:	0
Crew Chief:	Ray Evernham	Crew Chief:	Andy Petree
Laps Led:	137 of 300	Pole Speed:	129.182 MPH

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Official 1997 CMT 300 Results

Finish	Start	Num	Driver	Sponsor	Points	Laps	Led	Status
1	13	24	Jeff Gordon J. GordonJeff Gordon	DuPont	185	300	127	Running
2	40	28	Ernie Irvan E. IrvanErnie Irvan	Texaco / Havoline	175	300	5	Running
3	2	43	Bobby Hamilton B. HamiltonBobby Hamilton	STP	170	300	62	Running
4	23	41	Steve Grissom S. GrissomSteve Grissom	Kodiak	160	300	0	Running
5	6	25	Ricky Craven R. CravenRicky Craven	Budweiser	160	300	91	Running
6	19	88	Dale Jarrett D. JarrettDale Jarrett	Quality Care / Ford Credit	150	300	0	Running
7	16	23	Jimmy Spencer J. SpencerJimmy Spencer	Camel Cigarettes	151	300	1	Running
8	30	3	Dale Earnhardt D. EarnhardtDale Earnhardt	GM Goodwrench Service	142	300	0	Running
9	17	6	Mark Martin M. MartinMark Martin	Valvoline	143	300	1	Running
10	25	8	Hut Stricklin H. StricklinHut Stricklin	Circuit City	134	300	0	Running
11	10	94	Bill Elliott B. ElliottBill Elliott	McDonald's	130	300	0	Running
12	11	44	Kyle Petty K. PettyKyle Petty	Hot Wheels	127	300	0	Running
13	29	73	Joe Nemechek J. NemechekJoe Nemechek	BellSouth	124	300	0	Running
14	39	99	Jeff Burton J. BurtonJeff Burton	Exide Batteries	121	300	0	Running
15	12	18	Bobby Labonte B. LabonteBobby Labonte	Interstate Batteries	118	300	0	Running
16	14	7	Geoffrey Bodine G. BodineGeoffrey Bodine	QVC	115	300	0	Running
17	5	98	John Andretti J. AndrettiJohn Andretti	RCA	112	300	0	Running
18	9	9	Lake Speed L. SpeedLake Speed	Melling Auto Parts	109	300	0	Running
19	20	30	Johnny Benson, Jr. J. Benson, Jr.Johnny Benson, Jr.	Pennzoil	106	300	0	Running
20	7	75	Rick Mast R. MastRick Mast	Remington Arms	108	300	1	Running
21	33	2	Rusty Wallace R. WallaceRusty Wallace	Miller Lite	100	299	0	Accident
22	28	90	Dick Trickle D. TrickleDick Trickle	Heilig-Meyers / Simmons	97	299	0	Running
23	35	22	Ward Burton W. BurtonWard Burton	MBNA America	94	299	0	Running
24	26	40	Robby Gordon R. Gordon (R)Robby Gordon	Coors Light	91	299	0	Running
25	27	37	Jeremy Mayfield J. MayfieldJeremy Mayfield	Kmart / RC Cola	88	299	0	Running
26	24	36	Derrike Cope D. CopeDerrike Cope	Skittles	85	299	0	Running
27	34	81	Kenny Wallace K. WallaceKenny Wallace	Square D	82	298	0	Running
28	38	97	Chad Little C. LittleChad Little	John Deere	79	298	0	Running
29	32	71	Dave Marcis D. MarcisDave Marcis	Realtree Camouflage	76	298	0	Running
30	21	16	Ted Musgrave T. MusgraveTed Musgrave	The Family Channel / PRIMESTAR	73	297	0	Running
31	8	46	Wally Dallenbach, Jr. W. Dallenbach, Jr.Wally Dallenbach, Jr.	First Union	70	297	0	Running
32	15	17	Darrell Waltrip D. WaltripDarrell Waltrip	Parts America	67	297	0	Running
33	3	11	Brett Bodine B. BodineBrett Bodine	Close Call Phone Card	64	295	0	Running
34	31	78	Gary Bradberry G. BradberryGary Bradberry	Child Support Recovery International	61	295	0	Running
35	4	31	Mike Skinner M. Skinner (R)Mike Skinner	Lowe's	58	295	0	Running
36	22	21	Michael Waltrip M. WaltripMichael Waltrip	CITGO	55	292	0	Accident
37	1	33	Ken Schrader K. SchraderKen Schrader	Skoal Bandit	57	291	2	Running
38	36	29	Jeff Green J. Green (R)Jeff Green	Cartoon Network	49	287	0	Running
39	41	4	Sterling Marlin S. MarlinSterling Marlin	Kodak Films	46	282	0	Running
40	18	96	David Green D. Green (R)David Green	Caterpillar	43	274	0	Running
41	43	5	Terry Labonte T. LabonteTerry Labonte	Kellogg's Corn Flakes	40	264	0	Accident
42	37	10	Ricky Rudd R. RuddRicky Rudd	Tide	37	233	0	Accident
43	42	29	Robert Pressley R. PressleyRobert Pressley	Jasper Engines / Federal-Mogul	34	185	0	Accident
	(R) Denotes Rookie ◄► (I) Driver is Ineligible For Points Click on Driver's Name to View Driver's Statistics

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