| 1997 DieHard 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 29 of 32 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $1,544,500 | Race Date: | Oct 12, 1997 | Talladega Superspeedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .146 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 11Min 36Sec. | Lincoln, Alabama | |
| Lead Changes: | 32 Among / 16 Drivers | Average Speed: | 156.601 MPH | 2.66 Mile Paved Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 42 | No. of Cautions: | 4 For 22 Laps | talladegasuperspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Terry Labonte T. Labonte | Driver: | Ernie Irvan E. Irvan | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #5 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #28 Ford | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Team: | Yates Racing | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Randy Dorton | Crew Chief: | Marc Reno | |||||
| Laps Led: | 70 of 188 | Pole Speed: | 193.271 MPH | |||||
| Official 1997 DieHard 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | Running |  | 185 | 188 | 70 |
| 2 | 7 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Running |  | 175 | 188 | 5 |
| 3 | 2 | 98 | John Andretti | RCA | Running | | 170 | 188 | 1 |
| 4 | 14 | 33 | Ken Schrader | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 165 | 188 | 6 |
| 5 | 1 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Texaco / Havoline | Running |  | 160 | 188 | 11 |
| 6 | 15 | 25 | Ricky Craven | Budweiser | Running | | 150 | 188 | 0 |
| 7 | 42 | 44 | Kyle Petty | Hot Wheels | Running | | 146 | 188 | 0 |
| 8 | 25 | 7 | Geoffrey Bodine | QVC | Running | | 147 | 188 | 2 |
| 9 | 23 | 75 | Rick Mast | Remington Arms | Running | | 138 | 188 | 0 |
| 10 | 9 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite | Running | | 139 | 188 | 2 |
| 11 | 39 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | The Family Channel / PRIMESTAR | Running | | 130 | 188 | 0 |
| 12 | 29 | 1 | Morgan Shepherd | R+L Carriers | Running | | 127 | 188 | 0 |
| 13 | 10 | 94 | Bill Elliott | McDonald's | Running | | 124 | 188 | 0 |
| 14 | 4 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Exide Batteries | Running | | 121 | 188 | 0 |
| 15 | 35 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Square D | Running | | 118 | 188 | 0 |
| 16 | 37 | 96 | David Green (R) | Caterpillar | Running | | 115 | 188 | 0 |
| 17 | 38 | 91 | Kevin Lepage | Pionite | Running | | 112 | 188 | 0 |
| 18 | 5 | 36 | Derrike Cope | Skittles | Running | | 109 | 188 | 0 |
| 19 | 19 | 30 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Pennzoil | Running | | 106 | 187 | 0 |
| 20 | 34 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | STP | Running | | 103 | 187 | 0 |
| 21 | 18 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Quality Care / Ford Credit | Running | | 105 | 187 | 13 |
| 22 | 17 | 11 | Brett Bodine | R+L Carriers | Running | | 97 | 187 | 0 |
| 23 | 21 | 90 | Dick Trickle | Heilig-Meyers / Simmons | Running | | 94 | 187 | 0 |
| 24 | 3 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Camel Cigarettes | Running | | 96 | 187 | 11 |
| 25 | 32 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Realtree Camouflage | Running | | 88 | 187 | 0 |
| 26 | 40 | 37 | Jeremy Mayfield | Kmart / RC Cola | Running | | 85 | 184 | 0 |
| 27 | 11 | 29 | Robert Pressley | Jasper Engines / Federal-Mogul | Running | | 82 | 178 | 0 |
| 28 | 27 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | CITGO | Running | | 79 | 172 | 0 |
| 29 | 12 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service | Running | | 81 | 167 | 25 |
| 30 | 31 | 6 | Mark Martin | Valvoline | Running | | 78 | 167 | 5 |
| 31 | 13 | 73 | Joe Nemechek | BellSouth | Running | | 70 | 165 | 0 |
| 32 | 22 | 41 | Steve Grissom | Kodiak | Running | | 67 | 163 | 0 |
| 33 | 16 | 31 | Mike Skinner (R) | Lowe's | Running | | 69 | 159 | 1 |
| 34 | 41 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Tide | Running | | 61 | 153 | 0 |
| 35 | 8 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Running | | 63 | 153 | 3 |
| 36 | 20 | 9 | Lake Speed | Melling Auto Parts | Running | | 55 | 153 | 0 |
| 37 | 33 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Parts America | Accident | | 52 | 147 | 0 |
| 38 | 30 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Kodak Films | Accident | | 54 | 139 | 27 |
| 39 | 28 | 20 | Greg Sacks | Kodak Films | Accident | | 51 | 139 | 5 |
| 40 | 36 | 97 | Chad Little | John Deere | Accident | | 43 | 139 | 0 |
| 41 | 24 | 46 | Wally Dallenbach, Jr. | Juba Glass | Accident | | 45 | 99 | 1 |
| 42 | 26 | 47 | Billy Standridge | Jayski's | Oil Pump | | 37 | 51 | 0 |
