| 1997 UAW-GM Quality 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 28 of 32 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $1,402,130 | Race Date: | Oct 5, 1997 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 4.142 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 28Min 17Sec. | Concord, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 20 Among / 9 Drivers | Average Speed: | 144.323 MPH | 1.5 Mile Paved Quad Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 4 For 33 Laps | charlottemotorspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Dale Jarrett D. Jarrett | Driver: | Geoffrey Bodine G. Bodine | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #88 Ford | Car No.: | #7 Ford | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Yates Racing | Team: | Geoff Bodine Racing | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Todd Parrott | Crew Chief: | Pat Tryson | |||||
| Laps Led: | 85 of 334 | Pole Speed: | 184.256 MPH | |||||
| Official 1997 UAW-GM Quality 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Quality Care / Ford Credit | Running |  | 180 | 334 | 85 |
| 2 | 2 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Running |  | 180 | 334 | 141 |
| 3 | 19 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GMGoodwrench Service | Running |  | 170 | 334 | 31 |
| 4 | 3 | 6 | Mark Martin | Valvoline | Running | | 165 | 334 | 54 |
| 5 | 4 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Running | | 155 | 334 | 0 |
| 6 | 29 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Exide Batteries | Running | | 155 | 334 | 14 |
| 7 | 33 | 94 | Bill Elliott | McDonald's | Running | | 146 | 333 | 0 |
| 8 | 7 | 22 | Ward Burton | MBNA America | Running | | 142 | 333 | 0 |
| 9 | 40 | 44 | Kyle Petty | Hot Wheels | Running | | 138 | 333 | 0 |
| 10 | 15 | 30 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Pennzoil | Running | | 139 | 333 | 2 |
| 11 | 43 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | Running | | 130 | 333 | 0 |
| 12 | 25 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite | Running | | 127 | 332 | 0 |
| 13 | 17 | 41 | Steve Grissom | Kodiak | Running | | 129 | 332 | 2 |
| 14 | 6 | 90 | Dick Trickle | Heilig-Meyers / Simmons | Running | | 121 | 332 | 0 |
| 15 | 11 | 33 | Ken Schrader | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 118 | 332 | 0 |
| 16 | 24 | 73 | Joe Nemechek | BellSouth | Running | | 115 | 331 | 0 |
| 17 | 14 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | The Family Channel / PRIMESTAR | Running | | 112 | 331 | 0 |
| 18 | 35 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Texaco / Havoline | Running | | 109 | 331 | 0 |
| 19 | 34 | 27 | Rick Wilson | David Blair Motorsports | Running | | 106 | 331 | 0 |
| 20 | 21 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Kodak Films | Running | | 103 | 331 | 0 |
| 21 | 41 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | STP | Running | | 100 | 331 | 0 |
| 22 | 10 | 1 | Morgan Shepherd | R+L Carriers | Running | | 97 | 331 | 0 |
| 23 | 31 | 97 | Chad Little | John Deere | Running | | 94 | 331 | 0 |
| 24 | 30 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | CITGO | Running | | 91 | 330 | 0 |
| 25 | 42 | 25 | Ricky Craven | Budweiser | Running | | 88 | 330 | 0 |
| 26 | 36 | 35 | Todd Bodine | Tabasco | Running | | 85 | 330 | 0 |
| 27 | 39 | 37 | Jeremy Mayfield | Kmart / RC Cola | Running | | 82 | 330 | 0 |
| 28 | 26 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Square D | Running | | 79 | 330 | 0 |
| 29 | 20 | 29 | Jeff Green (R) | Cartoon Network | Running | | 76 | 328 | 0 |
| 30 | 18 | 11 | Brett Bodine | BDR Motorsports | Running | | 73 | 328 | 0 |
| 31 | 27 | 96 | David Green (R) | Caterpillar | Running | | 70 | 313 | 0 |
| 32 | 23 | 98 | John Andretti | RCA | Running | | 67 | 300 | 0 |
| 33 | 13 | 36 | Derrike Cope | Skittles | Engine | | 64 | 291 | 0 |
| 34 | 38 | 78 | Gary Bradberry | Hanes | Running | | 61 | 263 | 0 |
| 35 | 37 | 8 | Hut Stricklin | Circuit City | Handling | | 58 | 247 | 0 |
| 36 | 28 | 29 | Robert Pressley | Jasper Engines / Federal-Mogul | Running | | 55 | 247 | 0 |
| 37 | 16 | 46 | Wally Dallenbach, Jr. | First Union | Running | | 52 | 244 | 0 |
| 38 | 32 | 9 | Lake Speed | Melling Auto Parts | Engine | | 49 | 165 | 0 |
| 39 | 8 | 12 | Jeff Purvis | Opryland USA | Accident | | 51 | 150 | 1 |
| 40 | 12 | 91 | Kevin Lepage | Pionite | Accident | | 43 | 119 | 0 |
| 41 | 22 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Tide | Accident | | 40 | 102 | 0 |
| 42 | 9 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Camel Cigarettes | Accident | | 37 | 101 | 0 |
| 43 | 1 | 7 | Geoffrey Bodine | QVC | Accident | | 39 | 100 | 4 |
