| 1997 MBNA 200 O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Race 26 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $328,060 | Race Date: | Sep 20, 1997 | Dover International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .495 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2Hr 6Min 26Sec. | Dover, Delaware | |
| Lead Changes: | 8 Among / 6 Drivers | Average Speed: | 94.912 MPH | 1 Mile Concrete Banked Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 7 For 41 Laps | doverspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Joe Bessey J. Bessey | Driver: | Dick Trickle D. Trickle | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #6 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #64 Chevrolet | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Joe Bessey Motorsports | Team: | Shoemaker Racing | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Harold Holly | Crew Chief: | Bryan Schaffer | |||||
| Laps Led: | 15 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 147.656 MPH | |||||
| Official 1997 MBNA 200 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 6 | Joe Bessey | Power Team | Running |  | 180 | 200 | 15 |
| 2 | 16 | 74 | Randy LaJoie | Fina | Running | | 170 | 200 | 99 |
| 3 | 15 | 17 | Matt Kenseth (R) | Kraft Singles | Running | | 165 | 200 | 0 |
| 4 | 11 | 72 | Mike Dillon | Detroit Gasket | Running | | 160 | 200 | 0 |
| 5 | 17 | 3 | Steve Park (R) | AC Delco | Running | | 155 | 200 | 0 |
| 6 | 8 | 29 | Elliott Sadler | Phillips 66 | Running | | 150 | 200 | 1 |
| 7 | 39 | 63 | Tracy Leslie | Lysol | Running | | 146 | 200 | 0 |
| 8 | 25 | 99 | Glenn Allen, Jr. | Luxaire Heating & Air Conditioning | Running | | 142 | 200 | 0 |
| 9 | 15 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Bayer / Alka-Seltzer | Running | | 138 | 200 | 0 |
| 10 | 13 | 34 | Mike McLaughlin | Royal Oak Charcoal | Running | | 134 | 200 | 0 |
| 11 | 18 | 37 | Mark Green | Timber Wolf | Running | | 130 | 200 | 6 |
| 12 | 22 | 77 | Ed Berrier | Lear Corporation / UAW | Running |  | 127 | 200 | 0 |
| 13 | 20 | 57 | Jason Keller | Slim Jim | Running | | 124 | 200 | 0 |
| 14 | 5 | 33 | Tim Fedewa | Kleenex | Running | | 121 | 200 | 0 |
| 15 | 30 | 36 | Todd Bodine | Stanley | Running |  | 118 | 200 | 0 |
| 16 | 24 | 38 | Elton Sawyer | Barbasol | Running | | 115 | 200 | 0 |
| 17 | 31 | 35 | Lyndon Amick (R) | Team Amick | Running | | 112 | 200 | 0 |
| 18 | 28 | 43 | Dennis Setzer | Lance Snacks | Running | | 109 | 199 | 0 |
| 19 | 32 | 85 | Shane Hall | Luck's Foods | Running | | 106 | 198 | 0 |
| 20 | 29 | 96 | Stevie Reeves | Big A Auto Parts | Running | | 103 | 197 | 0 |
| 21 | 38 | 82 | Kevin Grubb | Crestar Bank | Running | | 0 | 196 | 0 |
| 22 | 10 | 10 | Phil Parsons | Channellock | Running | | 97 | 196 | 0 |
| 23 | 7 | 00 | Buckshot Jones | Aquafresh | Accident | | 94 | 186 | 7 |
| 24 | 36 | 89 | John Preston | Northstar Water | Handling | | 91 | 182 | 0 |
| 25 | 37 | 46 | Hal Browning | Cypress Creek | Running | | 88 | 169 | 0 |
| 26 | 21 | 1 | Hermie Sadler | DeWalt Tools | Accident | | 85 | 160 | 0 |
| 27 | 12 | 47 | Robert Pressley | Sunoco / 360 Communication | Handling | | 82 | 142 | 0 |
| 28 | 2 | 2 | Ricky Craven | Raybestos | Engine | | 79 | 127 | 72 |
| 29 | 26 | 94 | Ron Barfield, Jr. | New Holland Tractors | Engine | | 76 | 116 | 0 |
| 30 | 9 | 22 | Scott Lagasse (R) | Pest Offense | Engine | | 73 | 98 | 0 |
| 31 | 3 | 44 | Bobby Labonte | Shell Oil | Accident | | 70 | 84 | 0 |
| 32 | 4 | 88 | Kevin Lepage | Northeastern Electric | Accident | | 67 | 83 | 0 |
| 33 | 34 | 80 | Mark Krogh (R) | Clearwater Forest Industries | Accident | | 64 | 82 | 0 |
| 34 | 33 | 4 | Dale Shaw | Phoenix Racing | Accident | | 61 | 71 | 0 |
| 35 | 19 | 45 | Jeff Fuller | Hunters Specialties | Accident | | 58 | 70 | 0 |
| 36 | 27 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | Band-Aid | Accident | | 55 | 70 | 0 |
| 37 | 35 | 95 | Tim Zock | Blair Menswear | Accident | | 52 | 69 | 0 |
| 38 | 1 | 64 | Dick Trickle | Dura Lube | Engine | | 49 | 46 | 0 |
| 39 | 41 | 7 | Danny Edwards, Jr. | Llumar Window Film | Handling | | 46 | 35 | 0 |
| 40 | 40 | 58 | Jeff Krogh (R) | Clearwater Forest Industries | Accident | | 43 | 27 | 0 |
| 41 | 23 | 48 | Randy Porter | Unifirst Uniforms | Accident | | 40 | 15 | 0 |
| 42 | 42 | 41 | Joey McCarthy | Rent-A-Wreck | Handling | | 37 | 2 | 0 |
