| 1997 AutoLite Platinum 250 O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Race 25 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $303,200 | Race Date: | Sep 5, 1997 | Richmond Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1.432 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2Hr 24Min 42Sec. | Richmond, Virginia | |
| Lead Changes: | 4 Among / 4 Drivers | Average Speed: | 77.747 MPH | .750 Mile D-Shaped Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 42 | No. of Cautions: | 10 For 87 Laps | richmondraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Steve Park S. Park | Driver: | Michael Waltrip M. Waltrip | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #2 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #21 Ford | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Dale Earnhardt Inc. | Team: | Michael Waltrip | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | |||||||
| Laps Led: | 69 of 250 | Pole Speed: | 122.227 MPH | |||||
| Official 1997 AutoLite Platinum 250 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Steve Park (R) | AC Delco | Running |  | 180 | 250 | 69 |
| 2 | 9 | 74 | Randy LaJoie | Fina | Running | | 170 | 250 | 0 |
| 3 | 7 | 9 | Jeff Burton | Track Gear | Running |  | 165 | 250 | 89 |
| 4 | 3 | 64 | Dick Trickle | Dura Lube | Running | | 160 | 250 | 35 |
| 5 | 18 | 00 | Buckshot Jones | Aquafresh | Running |  | 155 | 250 | 0 |
| 6 | 11 | 4 | Dale Shaw | Phoenix Racing | Running | | 150 | 250 | 0 |
| 7 | 12 | 57 | Jason Keller | Slim Jim | Running | | 146 | 250 | 0 |
| 8 | 24 | 60 | Mark Martin | Winn-Dixie | Running | | 142 | 250 | 0 |
| 9 | 17 | 33 | Tim Fedewa | Kleenex | Running | | 138 | 250 | 0 |
| 10 | 14 | 1 | Hermie Sadler | DeWalt Tools | Running | | 134 | 250 | 0 |
| 11 | 5 | 20 | Jimmy Spencer | Zippo | Running | | 130 | 250 | 0 |
| 12 | 16 | 10 | Phil Parsons | Channellock | Running | | 127 | 250 | 0 |
| 13 | 15 | 28 | Jeff Purvis | Opryland | Running | | 124 | 250 | 0 |
| 14 | 20 | 20 | Curtis Markham | Peebles | Running | | 121 | 250 | 0 |
| 15 | 21 | 47 | Robert Pressley | Sunoco / 360 Communication | Running | | 118 | 249 | 37 |
| 16 | 4 | 72 | Mike Dillon | Detroit Gasket | Running | | 115 | 249 | 13 |
| 17 | 35 | 85 | Shane Hall | Luck's Foods | Running | | 112 | 249 | 0 |
| 18 | 25 | 77 | Ed Berrier | Lear Corporation / UAW | Running | | 109 | 249 | 0 |
| 19 | 34 | 37 | Mark Green | Timber Wolf | Running | | 106 | 249 | 0 |
| 20 | 36 | 32 | Dale Jarrett | White Rain | Running | | 103 | 249 | 0 |
| 21 | 19 | 29 | Elliott Sadler | Phillips 66 | Running | | 100 | 248 | 0 |
| 22 | 32 | 17 | Matt Kenseth (R) | Kraft Singles | Running | | 97 | 248 | 0 |
| 23 | 41 | 88 | Kevin Lepage | Ridling Motorsports | Running | | 94 | 248 | 0 |
| 24 | 22 | 99 | Glenn Allen, Jr. | Luxaire Heating & Air Conditioning | Running | | 91 | 248 | 0 |
| 25 | 10 | 36 | Todd Bodine | Stanley | Running | | 88 | 248 | 0 |
| 26 | 27 | 12 | Kenny Wallace | Graybar | Running | | 85 | 248 | 0 |
| 27 | 6 | 43 | Dennis Setzer | Lance Snacks | Running | | 82 | 248 | 0 |
| 28 | 1 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | Band-Aid | Running | | 79 | 247 | 7 |
| 29 | 37 | 16 | Mike Olsen | 31-W Insulation | Running | | 76 | 246 | 0 |
| 30 | 26 | 7 | Danny Edwards, Jr. | Llumar Window Film | Running | | 73 | 244 | 0 |
| 31 | 40 | 38 | Elton Sawyer | Barbasol | Running | | 70 | 244 | 0 |
| 32 | 39 | 34 | Mike McLaughlin | Royal Oak Charcoal | Running | | 67 | 234 | 0 |
| 33 | 28 | 49 | Kyle Petty | N.W.O. | Accident | | 64 | 227 | 0 |
| 34 | 29 | 45 | Jeff Fuller | Hunters Specialties | Running | | 61 | 221 | 0 |
| 35 | 38 | 89 | Johnny Chapman (R) | Northstar Water | Running | | 58 | 204 | 0 |
| 36 | 31 | 63 | Tracy Leslie | Lysol | Accident | | 55 | 201 | 0 |
| 37 | 23 | 13 | Ted Christopher | LesCare Kitchens | Accident | | 52 | 169 | 0 |
| 38 | 33 | 78 | Nathan Buttke | Mark III Financial | Brakes | | 49 | 134 | 0 |
| 39 | 43 | 5 | Steve Grissom | Bayer / Alka-Seltzer | Accident | | 46 | 60 | 0 |
| 40 | 8 | 44 | Tony Stewart | Shell Oil | Accident | | 43 | 56 | 0 |
| 41 | 30 | 58 | Michael Ritch | Kitty's Candy Kitchen | Accident | | 40 | 42 | 0 |
| 42 | 13 | 6 | Joe Bessey | Power Team | Accident | | 37 | 11 | 0 |
| 43 | 42 | 96 | Stevie Reeves | Big A Auto Parts | Accident | | 34 | 1 | 0 |
