1997 PRIMESTAR 500

Race #4 of 32 in the 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Season

1997 PRIMESTAR 500
*Held on March 9, 1997 at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, GA (Classic Oval configuration)*
328 L, 499.216 M, 803.408 KM - Scheduled Distance

FEATURE RESULTS

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Pts
1	9	88	Dale Jarrett	Quality Care, Ford Credit	Ford	328	253	running	185
2	17	28	Ernie Irvan	Texaco, Havoline	Ford	328	10	running	175
3	21	1	Morgan Shepherd	Delco Remy America	Pontiac	328	10	running	170
4	29	18	Bobby Labonte	Interstate Batteries	Pontiac	328	3	running	165
5	27	99	Jeff Burton	Exide Batteries	Ford	328	0	running	155
6	2	6	Mark Martin	Valvoline	Ford	328	9	running	155
7	31	21	Michael Waltrip	Citgo	Ford	328	0	running	146
8	26	3	Dale Earnhardt	GM Goodwrench Service	Chevy	328	0	running	142
9	22	5	Terry Labonte	Kellogg's Corn Flakes	Chevy	328	1	running	143
10	18	43	Bobby Hamilton	STP	Pontiac	328	0	running	134
11	40	30	Johnny Benson, Jr.	Pennzoil	Pontiac	328	0	running	130
12	36	22	Ward Burton	MBNA America	Pontiac	327	0	running	127
13	30	44	Kyle Petty	Hot Wheels	Pontiac	327	0	running	124
14	1	40	Robby Gordon	Coors Light	Chevy	327	42	running	126
15	33	98	John Andretti	RCA	Ford	327	0	running	118
16	3	17	Darrell Waltrip	Parts America	Chevy	327	0	running	115
17	16	75	Rick Mast	Remington Arms	Ford	327	0	running	112
18	41	11	Brett Bodine	Close Call Phone Card	Ford	326	0	running	109
19	32	97	Chad Little	John Deere	Pontiac	324	0	running	106
20	8	7	Geoffrey Bodine	QVC	Ford	324	0	running	103
21	24	31	Mike Skinner	Lowe's	Chevy	323	0	running	100
22	6	9	Lake Speed	Melling Engine Parts	Ford	323	0	running	97
23	20	4	Sterling Marlin	Kodak Film	Chevy	323	0	running	94
24	19	96	David Green	Caterpillar	Chevy	323	0	running	91
25	35	33	Ken Schrader	Skoal Bandit	Chevy	321	0	running	88
26	37	91	Mike Wallace	Spam	Chevy	311	0	running	85
27	28	20	Greg Sacks	Hardee's	Ford	305	0	running	82
28	4	90	Dick Trickle	Heilig-Meyers	Ford	304	0	engine	79
29	10	81	Kenny Wallace	Square D	Ford	299	0	accident	76
30	25	10	Ricky Rudd	Tide	Ford	293	0	running	73
31	38	2	Rusty Wallace	Miller Lite	Ford	284	0	accident	70
32	12	23	Jimmy Spencer	Camel Cigarettes	Ford	282	0	accident	67
33	39	41	Steve Grissom	Kodiak, Manheim Auctions, Okuma, Alydaar Software, Year 2000	Chevy	281	0	accident	64
34	7	16	Ted Musgrave	Family Channel, Primestar	Ford	267	0	accident	61
35	13	25	Ricky Craven	Budweiser	Chevy	266	0	accident	58
36	11	78	Billy Standridge	Diamond Rio, Hanes	Ford	261	0	engine	55
37	14	37	Jeremy Mayfield	Kmart, RC Cola	Ford	260	0	engine	52
38	15	94	Bill Elliott	McDonald's	Ford	253	0	engine	49
39	42	42	Joe Nemechek	BellSouth	Chevy	252	0	accident	46
40	34	19	Gary Bradberry	Child Support Recovery	Ford	252	0	accident	43
41	5	8	Hut Stricklin	Circuit City	Ford	226	0	engine	40
42	23	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont Refinishes	Chevy	59	0	engine	37
DID NOT QUALIFY
		29	Robert Pressley	Cartoon Network	Chevy			DNQ
		36	Derrike Cope	Skittles	Pontiac			DNQ
		77	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	Jasper Engines & Transmissions, Federal Mogul	Ford			DNQ
		46	Wally Dallenbach, Jr.	First Union	Chevy			DNQ
		95	Ed Berrier, III	FTC	Chevy			DNQ
		71	Dave Marcis	Realtree Camouflage	Chevy			DNQ
		08	Mike Miller	Uniseal	Chevy			DNQ

RACE DATA
Did not start:
Did not qualify:
Time of Race: ???
Starting Lineup Set By: Unknown Methods
Fast Qualifier:
Preliminary Feature Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{PrelimWinners}}}\|{{{PrelimWinners}}}]]
Heat Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{HeatWinners}}}\|{{{HeatWinners}}}]]
Qualifier Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{QualWinners}}}\|{{{QualWinners}}}]]
Dash Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{DashWinners}}}\|{{{DashWinners}}}]]
Scramble Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{ScrambleWinners}}}\|{{{ScrambleWinners}}}]]
Consi Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{ConsiWinners}}}\|{{{ConsiWinners}}}]]
Non-Qualifiers Race Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{NonQualWinners}}}\|{{{NonQualWinners}}}]]
Margin of Victory:
Average Speed: ??? mph
Cautions: ?? for ?? laps - not available
Lead Changes: ?? among ?? drivers - not available
Fastest Lap: Unknown/Unentered