| 1997 All Pro 300 O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Race 27 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $490,878 | Race Date: | Oct 4, 1997 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .231 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2Hr 21Min 38Sec. | Concord, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 16 Among / 5 Drivers | Average Speed: | 127.089 MPH | 1.5 Mile Paved Quad Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 7 For 38 Laps | charlottemotorspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Jimmy Spencer J. Spencer | Driver: | Joe Nemechek J. Nemechek | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #20 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #87 Chevrolet | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Keystone Motorsports | Team: | NEMCO Motorsports | : | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | |||||||
| Laps Led: | 124 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 176.378 MPH | |||||
| Official 1997 All Pro 300 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 20 | Jimmy Spencer | All Pro Bumper to Bumper | Running |  | 180 | 200 | 124 |
| 2 | 3 | 60 | Mark Martin | Winn-Dixie | Running |  | 170 | 200 | 54 |
| 3 | 13 | 44 | Tony Stewart | Shell Oil | Running |  | 165 | 200 | 0 |
| 4 | 5 | 9 | Jeff Burton | Track Gear | Running | | 160 | 200 | 12 |
| 5 | 36 | 37 | Mark Green | Timber Wolf | Running | | 155 | 200 | 0 |
| 6 | 19 | 3 | Steve Park (R) | AC Delco | Running | | 150 | 200 | 0 |
| 7 | 8 | 32 | Dale Jarrett | White Rain | Running | | 146 | 200 | 0 |
| 8 | 1 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | BellSouth Mobility | Running | | 142 | 200 | 9 |
| 9 | 11 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Shell Oil | Running | | 138 | 200 | 0 |
| 10 | 15 | 00 | Buckshot Jones | Aquafresh | Running | | 134 | 200 | 0 |
| 11 | 37 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Bayer / Alka-Seltzer | Running | | 130 | 200 | 0 |
| 12 | 38 | 17 | Matt Kenseth (R) | Kraft Singles | Running | | 127 | 200 | 0 |
| 13 | 21 | 34 | Mike McLaughlin | Royal Oak Charcoal | Running | | 124 | 200 | 0 |
| 14 | 18 | 29 | Elliott Sadler | Phillips 66 | Running | | 121 | 200 | 0 |
| 15 | 29 | 74 | Randy LaJoie | Fina | Running | | 118 | 200 | 0 |
| 16 | 39 | 47 | Robert Pressley | Sunoco / 360 Communication | Running | | 115 | 200 | 0 |
| 17 | 28 | 99 | Glenn Allen, Jr. | Luxaire Heating & Air Conditioning | Running | | 112 | 200 | 0 |
| 18 | 12 | 6 | Joe Bessey | Power Team | Running | | 109 | 200 | 0 |
| 19 | 40 | 76 | Robbie Faggart | Mark III Financial | Running | | 106 | 200 | 0 |
| 20 | 30 | 36 | Todd Bodine | Stanley | Running | | 103 | 200 | 0 |
| 21 | 42 | 57 | Jason Keller | Slim Jim | Running | | 100 | 199 | 0 |
| 22 | 22 | 38 | Elton Sawyer | Barbasol | Running | | 97 | 199 | 0 |
| 23 | 7 | 93 | Gary Laton | Tampico Citrus Punch | Running | | 94 | 199 | 0 |
| 24 | 17 | 96 | Stevie Reeves | Big A Auto Parts | Running | | 91 | 199 | 0 |
| 25 | 27 | 22 | Scott Lagasse (R) | Pest Offense | Running | | 88 | 199 | 0 |
| 26 | 23 | 10 | Phil Parsons | Channellock | Running | | 85 | 198 | 0 |
| 27 | 31 | 33 | Tim Fedewa | Kleenex | Running | | 82 | 198 | 0 |
| 28 | 32 | 1 | Hermie Sadler | DeWalt Tools | Running | | 79 | 196 | 0 |
| 29 | 9 | 65 | Kevin Schwantz | Box Burger | Running | | 76 | 195 | 0 |
| 30 | 25 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | Band-Aid | Accident | | 73 | 194 | 0 |
| 31 | 10 | 63 | Tracy Leslie | Lysol | Running | | 70 | 191 | 0 |
| 32 | 43 | 48 | Larry Pearson | Unifirst Uniforms | Steering | | 67 | 187 | 0 |
| 33 | 14 | 72 | Mike Dillon | Detroit Gasket | Running | | 64 | 187 | 0 |
| 34 | 34 | 88 | Kevin Lepage | Ryder | Accident | | 61 | 148 | 0 |
| 35 | 35 | 35 | Lyndon Amick (R) | Team Amick | Accident | | 58 | 103 | 0 |
| 36 | 24 | 75 | Rick Wilson | Consumer Products | Accident | | 55 | 82 | 0 |
| 37 | 41 | 43 | Dennis Setzer | Lance Snacks | Accident | | 52 | 77 | 0 |
| 38 | 20 | 78 | Nathan Buttke | Carquest Auto Parts | Running | | 49 | 77 | 0 |
| 39 | 2 | 64 | Dick Trickle | Dura Lube | Accident | | 46 | 67 | 1 |
| 40 | 6 | 51 | Jim Bown | Barefoots / Rose Auto Parts | Handling | | 43 | 67 | 0 |
| 41 | 16 | 2 | Ricky Craven | Raybestos | Rear Gear | | 40 | 55 | 0 |
| 42 | 33 | 49 | Greg Sacks | WCW | Accident | | 37 | 26 | 0 |
| 43 | 26 | 45 | Jeff Fuller | Hunters Specialties | Accident | | 34 | 18 | 0 |
