| 1997 Winston Open NASCAR Cup Series | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $0 | Race Date: | May 17, 1997 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .529 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2Hr 60Min 2Sec. | Concord, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 2 Among / 3 Drivers | Average Speed: | 172.855 MPH | 1.5 Mile Paved Quad Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 30 | No. of Cautions: | TBA | charlottemotorspeedway.com | |
| Winner and Pole Information | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Ricky Craven R. Craven | Driver: | Chad Little C. Little | Non-Points Race | ||||
| Car No.: | #25 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #97 Pontiac | |||||
| Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Team: | ||||||
| Crew Chief: | Phil Hammer | Crew Chief: | ||||||
| Laps Led: | 22 of 50 | Pole Speed: | Pole set per NASCAR rules | |||||
| Official 1997 Winston Open Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 25 | Ricky Craven | Budweiser | Running |  | 0 | 50 | 22 |
| 2 | 8 | 41 | Steve Grissom | Kodiak | Running | | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| 3 | 2 | 9 | Lake Speed | Melling Engine Parts | Running |  | 0 | 50 | 8 |
| 4 | 1 | 97 | Chad Little | John Deere | Running |  | 0 | 50 | 20 |
| 5 | 16 | 8 | Hut Stricklin | Circuit City | Running | | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| 6 | 4 | 46 | Wally Dallenbach, Jr. | First Union | Running | | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| 7 | 13 | 30 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Pennzoil | Running | | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| 8 | 21 | 33 | Ken Schrader | Skoal Bandit Racing | Running | | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| 9 | 12 | 98 | John Andretti | RCA | Running | | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| 10 | 26 | 31 | Mike Skinner | Lowe's | Running | | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| 11 | 14 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | Family Channel / Primestar | Running | | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| 12 | 9 | 90 | Dick Trickle | Heilig-Meyers / Simmons | Running | | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| 13 | 24 | 27 | Rick Wilson | David Blair Motorsports | Running | | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| 14 | 20 | 77 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Jasper Engines / Federal Mogul | Running | | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| 15 | 22 | 1 | Morgan Shepherd | Delco Remy America | Running | | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| 16 | 18 | 37 | Jeremy Mayfield | Kmart / Kids Against Drugs | Running | | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| 17 | 6 | 75 | Rick Mast | Remington Arms | Running | | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| 18 | 15 | 36 | Derrike Cope | Skittles | Running | | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| 19 | 7 | 42 | Joe Nemechek | BellSouth | Running | | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| 20 | 17 | 96 | David Green | Caterpillar | Running | | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| 21 | 5 | 29 | Robert Pressley | Cartoon Network | Running | | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| 22 | 30 | 95 | Ed Berrier | Feed The Children | Running | | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| 23 | 23 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Square D | Running | | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| 24 | 27 | 78 | Billy Standridge | Diamond Rio / Hanes Activewear | Running | | 0 | 49 | 0 |
| 25 | 28 | 79 | Randy MacDonald | Southern Foods / Colony Apparel | Running | | 0 | 48 | 0 |
| 26 | 19 | 91 | Mike Wallace | Spam | Handling | | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| 27 | 25 | 71 | Dave Marcis | RealTree Camouflage | Accident | | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| 28 | 10 | 40 | Robby Gordon | Coors Light | Clutch | | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 29 | 11 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Close Call Calling Card | Handling | | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 30 | 29 | 19 | Gary Bradberry | Child Support Recovery International | Vibration | | 0 | 16 | 0 |
