| 1997 NAPA 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 32 of 32 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $1,607,905 | Race Date: | Nov 16, 1997 | EchoPark Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 3.801 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 7Min 48Sec. | Hampton, Georgia | |
| Lead Changes: | 24 Among / 11 Drivers | Average Speed: | 159.904 MPH | 1.54 Mile Paved Quad Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 4 For 25 Laps | echoparkspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Bobby Labonte B. Labonte | Driver: | Geoffrey Bodine G. Bodine | Pontiac: | 19 | |||
| Car No.: | #18 Pontiac | Car No.: | #7 Ford | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Team: | Joe Gibbs Racing | Team: | Geoff Bodine Racing | Chevrolet: | 5 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Jimmy Makar | Crew Chief: | Pat Tryson | |||||
| Laps Led: | 168 of 325 | Pole Speed: | 197.478 MPH | |||||
| Official 1997 NAPA 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Running |  | 185 | 325 | 168 |
| 2 | 3 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Quality Care / Ford Credit | Running |  | 175 | 325 | 5 |
| 3 | 9 | 6 | Mark Martin | Valvoline | Running | | 170 | 325 | 52 |
| 4 | 7 | 29 | Jeff Green (R) | Cartoon Network | Running |  | 160 | 325 | 0 |
| 5 | 14 | 36 | Derrike Cope | Skittles | Running | | 160 | 325 | 2 |
| 6 | 20 | 44 | Kyle Petty | Hot Tamales | Running | | 155 | 324 | 5 |
| 7 | 40 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | STP | Running | | 146 | 324 | 0 |
| 8 | 5 | 73 | Joe Nemechek | BellSouth | Running | | 147 | 324 | 41 |
| 9 | 2 | 22 | Ward Burton | MBNA America | Running | | 143 | 323 | 13 |
| 10 | 12 | 30 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Pennzoil | Running | | 134 | 323 | 0 |
| 11 | 27 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Kodak Films | Running | | 130 | 323 | 0 |
| 12 | 23 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Texaco / Havoline | Running | | 132 | 323 | 4 |
| 13 | 35 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | CITGO | Running | | 124 | 322 | 0 |
| 14 | 22 | 90 | Dick Trickle | Heilig-Meyers / Simmons | Running | | 121 | 322 | 0 |
| 15 | 25 | 14 | Steve Park | Burger King | Running | | 118 | 322 | 0 |
| 16 | 6 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service | Running | | 120 | 322 | 24 |
| 17 | 37 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Gumout | Running | | 112 | 322 | 0 |
| 18 | 24 | 97 | Chad Little | John Deere | Running | | 114 | 321 | 7 |
| 19 | 38 | 37 | Jeremy Mayfield | Kmart / RC Cola | Running | | 106 | 321 | 0 |
| 20 | 13 | 33 | Ken Schrader | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 103 | 321 | 0 |
| 21 | 4 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | Running | | 100 | 321 | 0 |
| 22 | 31 | 98 | John Andretti | RCA | Running | | 97 | 320 | 0 |
| 23 | 28 | 31 | Mike Skinner (R) | Lowe's | Running | | 94 | 320 | 0 |
| 24 | 42 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Camel Cigarettes | Running | | 91 | 320 | 0 |
| 25 | 8 | 27 | Kenny Irwin, Jr. | Winners Circle | Running | | 88 | 320 | 0 |
| 26 | 29 | 9 | Lake Speed | Melling Auto Parts | Running | | 85 | 317 | 0 |
| 27 | 36 | 1 | Morgan Shepherd | R+L Carriers | Running | | 82 | 317 | 0 |
| 28 | 15 | 41 | Steve Grissom | Kodiak | Running | | 79 | 317 | 0 |
| 29 | 26 | 91 | Kevin Lepage | Pionite | Running | | 76 | 317 | 0 |
| 30 | 19 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Square D | Running | | 73 | 317 | 0 |
| 31 | 34 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | The Family Channel / PRIMESTAR | Running | | 70 | 315 | 0 |
| 32 | 33 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite | Running | | 67 | 314 | 0 |
| 33 | 1 | 7 | Geoffrey Bodine | QVC | Running | | 69 | 314 | 4 |
| 34 | 39 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Exide Batteries | Running | | 61 | 313 | 0 |
| 35 | 16 | 75 | Rick Mast | Remington Arms | Running | | 58 | 302 | 0 |
| 36 | 10 | 94 | Bill Elliott | McDonald's | Clutch | | 55 | 274 | 0 |
| 37 | 11 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Tide | Handling | | 52 | 242 | 0 |
| 38 | 30 | 46 | Wally Dallenbach, Jr. | First Union | Running | | 49 | 231 | 0 |
| 39 | 41 | 25 | Ricky Craven | Budweiser | Handling | | 46 | 173 | 0 |
| 40 | 43 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Parts America | Ignition | | 43 | 114 | 0 |
| 41 | 18 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Scandia Bodine Racing | Handling | | 40 | 57 | 0 |
| 42 | 17 | 78 | Gary Bradberry | Hanes | Accident | | 37 | 50 | 0 |
| 43 | 32 | 00 | Buckshot Jones | Aquafresh | Accident | | 34 | 38 | 0 |
