| 1997 Dura Lube 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 31 of 32 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $1,080,318 | Race Date: | Nov 2, 1997 | Phoenix Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 2.105 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2Hr 48Min 55Sec. | Avondale, Arizona | |
| Lead Changes: | 13 Among / 9 Drivers | Average Speed: | 110.824 MPH | 1 Mile Paved Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 4 For 23 Laps | phoenixraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Dale Jarrett D. Jarrett | Driver: | Bobby Hamilton B. Hamilton | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #88 Ford | Car No.: | #43 Pontiac | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Yates Racing | Team: | Petty Enterprises | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Todd Parrott | Crew Chief: | Robbie Loomis | |||||
| Laps Led: | 73 of 312 | Pole Speed: | 130.933 MPH | |||||
| Official 1997 Dura Lube 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Quality Care / Ford Credit | Running |  | 180 | 312 | 73 |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite | Running | | 180 | 312 | 117 |
| 3 | 1 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | STP | Running |  | 170 | 312 | 91 |
| 4 | 6 | 33 | Ken Schrader | Skoal Bandit | Running |  | 160 | 312 | 0 |
| 5 | 7 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service | Running | | 160 | 312 | 1 |
| 6 | 14 | 6 | Mark Martin | Valvoline | Running | | 150 | 312 | 0 |
| 7 | 8 | 30 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Pennzoil | Running | | 151 | 312 | 3 |
| 8 | 20 | 41 | Steve Grissom | Kodiak | Running | | 142 | 311 | 0 |
| 9 | 34 | 44 | Kyle Petty | Hot Wheels | Running | | 138 | 311 | 0 |
| 10 | 17 | 7 | Geoffrey Bodine | QVC | Running | | 139 | 311 | 2 |
| 11 | 29 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | Running | | 130 | 311 | 0 |
| 12 | 19 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Parts America | Running | | 127 | 311 | 0 |
| 13 | 37 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Exide Batteries | Running | | 129 | 311 | 7 |
| 14 | 2 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Camel Cigarettes | Running | | 126 | 311 | 3 |
| 15 | 36 | 94 | Bill Elliott | McDonald's | Running | | 118 | 311 | 0 |
| 16 | 16 | 36 | Derrike Cope | Skittles | Running | | 115 | 311 | 0 |
| 17 | 12 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Running | | 112 | 310 | 0 |
| 18 | 25 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Texaco / Havoline | Running | | 109 | 310 | 0 |
| 19 | 22 | 37 | Jeremy Mayfield | Kmart / RC Cola | Running | | 106 | 310 | 0 |
| 20 | 11 | 27 | Kenny Irwin, Jr. | Action Performance | Running | | 103 | 310 | 0 |
| 21 | 28 | 20 | Greg Sacks | Coors Light | Running | | 100 | 310 | 0 |
| 22 | 23 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | The Family Channel / PRIMESTAR | Running | | 97 | 310 | 0 |
| 23 | 4 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Running | | 94 | 310 | 0 |
| 24 | 18 | 73 | Joe Nemechek | BellSouth | Running | | 91 | 310 | 0 |
| 25 | 42 | 97 | Chad Little | John Deere | Running | | 88 | 310 | 0 |
| 26 | 30 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | CITGO | Running | | 85 | 310 | 0 |
| 27 | 26 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Kodak MAX Film | Running | | 87 | 310 | 15 |
| 28 | 32 | 31 | Mike Skinner (R) | Lowe's | Running | | 79 | 309 | 0 |
| 29 | 41 | 96 | David Green (R) | Caterpillar | Running | | 76 | 309 | 0 |
| 30 | 33 | 8 | Hut Stricklin | Circuit City | Running | | 73 | 309 | 0 |
| 31 | 5 | 75 | Rick Mast | Remington Arms | Running | | 70 | 309 | 0 |
| 32 | 40 | 29 | Jeff Green (R) | Cartoon Network | Running | | 67 | 309 | 0 |
| 33 | 15 | 11 | Brett Bodine | BDR Motorsports | Running | | 64 | 309 | 0 |
| 34 | 38 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Team Realtree | Running | | 61 | 309 | 0 |
| 35 | 21 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Square D | Running | | 58 | 308 | 0 |
| 36 | 39 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Tide | Running | | 55 | 308 | 0 |
| 37 | 10 | 9 | Lake Speed | Melling Auto Parts | Running | | 52 | 307 | 0 |
| 38 | 24 | 29 | Robert Pressley | Jasper Engines / Federal-Mogul | Running | | 49 | 302 | 0 |
| 39 | 35 | 98 | John Andretti | RCA | Running | | 46 | 299 | 0 |
| 40 | 13 | 90 | Dick Trickle | Heilig-Meyers / Simmons | Ignition | | 43 | 294 | 0 |
| 41 | 31 | 14 | Steve Park | Burger King | Engine | | 40 | 240 | 0 |
| 42 | 27 | 22 | Ward Burton | MBNA America | Accident | | 37 | 128 | 0 |
| 43 | 43 | 25 | Ricky Craven | Budweiser | Accident | | 34 | 39 | 0 |
