| 1997 Hanes 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 27 of 32 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $991,315 | Race Date: | Sep 28, 1997 | Martinsville Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .778 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 35Min 57Sec. | Ridgeway, Virginia | |
| Lead Changes: | 15 Among / 7 Drivers | Average Speed: | 73.072 MPH | .526 Mile Paved Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 11 For 83 Laps | martinsvillespeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Jeff Burton J. Burton | Driver: | Ward Burton W. Burton | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #99 Ford | Car No.: | #22 Pontiac | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Roush Racing | Team: | Bill Davis Racing | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Buddy Parrott | Crew Chief: | Chris Hussey | |||||
| Laps Led: | 92 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 93.410 MPH | |||||
| Official 1997 Hanes 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Exide Batteries | Running |  | 180 | 500 | 92 |
| 2 | 13 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service | Running |  | 170 | 500 | 0 |
| 3 | 22 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | STP | Running |  | 170 | 500 | 65 |
| 4 | 11 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Running | | 165 | 500 | 21 |
| 5 | 16 | 94 | Bill Elliott | McDonald's | Running | | 155 | 500 | 0 |
| 6 | 6 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Square D | Running | | 150 | 500 | 0 |
| 7 | 1 | 22 | Ward Burton | MBNA America | Running | | 151 | 500 | 61 |
| 8 | 36 | 25 | Ricky Craven | Budweiser | Running | | 142 | 500 | 0 |
| 9 | 9 | 33 | Ken Schrader | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 138 | 500 | 0 |
| 10 | 30 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Texaco / Havoline | Running | | 134 | 500 | 0 |
| 11 | 2 | 6 | Mark Martin | Valvoline | Running | | 135 | 500 | 34 |
| 12 | 21 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Quality Care / Ford Credit | Running | | 127 | 500 | 0 |
| 13 | 5 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Tide | Running | | 124 | 500 | 0 |
| 14 | 24 | 9 | Lake Speed | Melling Auto Parts | Running | | 121 | 500 | 0 |
| 15 | 7 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite | Running | | 127 | 500 | 226 |
| 16 | 4 | 8 | Hut Stricklin | Circuit City | Engine | | 115 | 499 | 0 |
| 17 | 41 | 11 | Brett Bodine | BDR Motorsports | Running | | 112 | 499 | 0 |
| 18 | 39 | 37 | Jeremy Mayfield | Kmart / RC Cola | Running | | 109 | 499 | 0 |
| 19 | 26 | 30 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Pennzoil | Running | | 106 | 499 | 0 |
| 20 | 32 | 96 | David Green (R) | Caterpillar | Running | | 103 | 499 | 0 |
| 21 | 23 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | The Family Channel / PRIMESTAR | Running | | 100 | 499 | 0 |
| 22 | 25 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | Running | | 97 | 499 | 0 |
| 23 | 38 | 75 | Rick Mast | Remington Arms | Running | | 94 | 499 | 0 |
| 24 | 18 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Parts America | Running | | 91 | 498 | 0 |
| 25 | 8 | 73 | Joe Nemechek | BellSouth | Running | | 88 | 498 | 0 |
| 26 | 29 | 44 | Kyle Petty | Hot Wheels | Running | | 85 | 498 | 0 |
| 27 | 20 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Running | | 82 | 495 | 0 |
| 28 | 37 | 7 | Geoffrey Bodine | QVC | Running | | 79 | 490 | 0 |
| 29 | 15 | 98 | John Andretti | RCA | Running | | 76 | 489 | 0 |
| 30 | 33 | 29 | Jeff Green (R) | Cartoon Network | Running | | 73 | 464 | 0 |
| 31 | 19 | 31 | Mike Skinner (R) | Lowe's | Engine | | 70 | 453 | 0 |
| 32 | 27 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | CITGO | Accident | | 72 | 444 | 1 |
| 33 | 12 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Camel Cigarettes | Engine | | 64 | 428 | 0 |
| 34 | 35 | 46 | Wally Dallenbach, Jr. | First Union | Running | | 61 | 401 | 0 |
| 35 | 34 | 97 | Chad Little | John Deere | Running | | 58 | 394 | 0 |
| 36 | 42 | 36 | Derrike Cope | Skittles | Engine | | 55 | 289 | 0 |
| 37 | 3 | 27 | Kenny Irwin, Jr. | Tonka / Winners Circle | Fuel Pump | | 52 | 257 | 0 |
| 38 | 17 | 29 | Robert Pressley | Jasper Engines / Federal-Mogul | Engine | | 49 | 240 | 0 |
| 39 | 14 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Kodak Films | Accident | | 46 | 239 | 0 |
| 40 | 40 | 41 | Steve Grissom | Kodiak | Radiator | | 43 | 198 | 0 |
| 41 | 28 | 40 | Steve Park | Coors Light | Engine | | 40 | 198 | 0 |
| 42 | 31 | 90 | Dick Trickle | Heilig-Meyers / Simmons | Accident | | 37 | 145 | 0 |
