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1997 Food City 500 |
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| Held on April 13, 1997 at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, TN | |
| 500 L, 266.5 M, 429 KM - Scheduled Distance |
| FEATURE RESULTS |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Refinishes | Chevy | 500 | 125 | running | 180 |
| 2 | 1 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite | Ford | 500 | 240 | running | 180 |
| 3 | 17 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | Chevy | 500 | 0 | running | 165 |
| 4 | 6 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Quality Care, Ford Credit | Ford | 500 | 0 | running | 160 |
| 5 | 23 | 6 | Mark Martin | Valvoline | Ford | 500 | 0 | running | 155 |
| 6 | 29 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service | Chevy | 500 | 0 | running | 150 |
| 7 | 18 | 94 | Bill Elliott | McDonald's | Ford | 500 | 90 | running | 151 |
| 8 | 21 | 97 | Chad Little | John Deere | Pontiac | 500 | 0 | running | 142 |
| 9 | 32 | 37 | Jeremy Mayfield | Kmart, RC Cola | Ford | 500 | 0 | running | 138 |
| 10 | 12 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Close Call Phone Card | Ford | 500 | 0 | running | 134 |
| 11 | 19 | 90 | Dick Trickle | Heilig-Meyers, Simmons | Ford | 500 | 0 | running | 130 |
| 12 | 16 | 33 | Ken Schrader | Skoal Bandit | Chevy | 500 | 0 | running | 127 |
| 13 | 34 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | STP | Pontiac | 500 | 0 | running | 124 |
| 14 | 15 | 29 | Robert Pressley | Cartoon Network | Chevy | 500 | 2 | running | 126 |
| 15 | 10 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Camel Cigarettes | Ford | 499 | 36 | running | 123 |
| 16 | 36 | 36 | Derrike Cope | Skittles | Pontiac | 499 | 0 | running | 115 |
| 17 | 25 | 75 | Rick Mast | Remington Arms | Ford | 499 | 0 | running | 112 |
| 18 | 35 | 22 | Ward Burton | MBNA America | Pontiac | 499 | 0 | running | 109 |
| 19 | 24 | 42 | Joe Nemechek | BellSouth | Chevy | 499 | 0 | running | 106 |
| 20 | 2 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Kodak Film | Chevy | 498 | 7 | running | 108 |
| 21 | 39 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | Citgo | Ford | 497 | 0 | running | 100 |
| 22 | 27 | 96 | David Green | Caterpillar | Chevy | 496 | 0 | running | 97 |
| 23 | 30 | 95 | Ed Berrier, III | Feed The Children | Chevy | 495 | 0 | running | 94 |
| 24 | 26 | 98 | John Andretti | RCA | Ford | 491 | 0 | running | 91 |
| 25 | 43 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Parts America Retro | Chevy | 485 | 0 | running | 88 |
| 26 | 7 | 8 | Hut Stricklin | Circuit City | Ford | 484 | 0 | running | 85 |
| 27 | 22 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Tide | Ford | 483 | 0 | running | 82 |
| 28 | 41 | 1 | Morgan Shepherd | Cruisin' America Phone Card | Pontiac | 479 | 0 | running | 79 |
| 29 | 14 | 44 | Kyle Petty | Hot Wheels | Pontiac | 477 | 0 | running | 76 |
| 30 | 42 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Realtree | Chevy | 468 | 0 | running | 73 |
| 31 | 33 | 30 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Pennzoil | Pontiac | 455 | 0 | running | 70 |
| 32 | 9 | 41 | Steve Grissom | Kodiak | Chevy | 441 | 0 | accident | 67 |
| 33 | 8 | 7 | Geoffrey Bodine | QVC, LA West | Ford | 432 | 0 | accident | 64 |
| 34 | 13 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Pontiac | 425 | 0 | running | 61 |
| 35 | 28 | 31 | Mike Skinner | Lowe's | Chevy | 365 | 0 | engine | 58 |
| 36 | 31 | 9 | Lake Speed | Melling Engine Parts | Ford | 325 | 0 | accident | 55 |
| 37 | 37 | 19 | Gary Bradberry | Child Support Recovery | Ford | 317 | 0 | running | 52 |
| 38 | 3 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | Family Channel, Primestar | Ford | 296 | 0 | accident | 49 |
| 39 | 38 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Texaco, Havoline | Ford | 281 | 0 | engine | 46 |
| 40 | 40 | 25 | Jack Sprague | Budweiser | Chevy | 256 | 0 | accident | 43 |
| 41 | 4 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Square D | Ford | 223 | 0 | accident | 40 |
| 42 | 11 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Exide Batteries | Ford | 157 | 0 | engine | 37 |
| 43 | 20 | 40 | Robby Gordon | Coors Light | Chevy | 91 | 0 | accident | 34 |
| DID NOT QUALIFY | |||||||||
| 77 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | Ford | DNQ | |||||
| 78 | Billy Standridge | Diamond Rio, Hanes | Ford | DNQ | |||||
| 91 | Mike Wallace | Spam | Chevy | DNQ | |||||
| 20 | Greg Sacks | Hardee's | Ford | DNQ | |||||
| RACE DATA | |||||||||
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| Time of Race: 3h:33:36 | |||||||||
| Starting Lineup Set By: Time Trials | |||||||||
| Fast Qualifier: Rusty Wallace - 15.526 sec. | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 0.499 seconds | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 75.035 mph | |||||||||
| Cautions: 20 for 132 laps - Laps 14-18 (#9,40,43,98 accident turn 3); Laps 49-53 (#10,97 accident backstretch); Laps 57-60 (#25,40 accident turn 1); Laps 70-75 (#6,19,81,99 accident backstretch); Laps 79-83 (#43,88 accident frontstretch); Laps 97-102 (#40 accident backstretch); Laps 111-118 (#31 debris backstretch); Laps 133-140 (#25,31 accident turn 4/#25,99 accident turn 2); Laps 150-155 (#30,71 accident turn 3); Laps 185-191 (#3,44 accident turn 3); Laps 197-201 (#11,28 accident turn 4); Laps 225-231 (#81 accident turn 3); Laps 236-238 (#29 debris frontstretch); Laps 259-264 (#18,22,28,31,98 accident turn 4); Laps 281-286 (#18,29 accident turn 2); Laps 289-305 (#16 accident frontstretch); Laps 312-320 (#9,25 accident frontstretch/#3,98 accident turn 3); Laps 409-414 (#1 stopped on track turn 3); Laps 424-428 (#7,11,23,71,75 accident turn 3); Laps 443-450 (#7,23,41 accident frontstretch/turn 1) | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: 13 among 6 drivers - Rusty Wallace (1-49); Jimmy Spencer (50-85); Rusty Wallace (86-134); Bill Elliott (135-157); Robert Pressley (158-159); Bill Elliott (160-162); Jeff Gordon (163-226); Sterling Marlin (227-233); Bill Elliott (234-238); Rusty Wallace (239-295); Bill Elliott (296-354); Jeff Gordon (355-414); Rusty Wallace (415-499); Jeff Gordon (500) | |||||||||
| Fastest Lap: Unknown/Unentered |
