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Held on May 10, 1997 at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, AL
188 L, 500.08 M, 804.828 KM - Scheduled Distance

FEATURE RESULTS
Fin St # Driver Sponsor Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 18 6 Mark Martin Valvoline Ford 188 47 running 180
2 3 3 Dale Earnhardt GM Goodwrench Service Chevy 188 76 running 180
3 8 18 Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries Pontiac 188 0 running 165
4 1 98 John Andretti RCA Ford 188 19 running 165
5 11 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Refinishes Chevy 188 13 running 160
6 36 5 Terry Labonte Kellogg's Corn Flakes Chevy 188 0 running 150
7 20 23 Jimmy Spencer Camel Cigarettes Ford 188 0 running 146
8 39 99 Jeff Burton Exide Batteries Ford 188 13 running 147
9 17 30 Johnny Benson, Jr. Pennzoil Pontiac 188 0 running 138
10 7 28 Ernie Irvan Texaco, Havoline Ford 188 2 running 139
11 29 10 Ricky Rudd Tide Ford 188 0 running 130
12 6 33 Ken Schrader Skoal Bandit Chevy 188 1 running 132
13 12 36 Derrike Cope Skittles Pontiac 188 0 running 124
14 28 21 Michael Waltrip Citgo Ford 188 1 running 126
15 26 90 Dick Trickle Heilig-Meyers Ford 188 0 running 118
16 5 31 Mike Skinner Lowe's Chevy 187 2 running 120
17 27 46 Wally Dallenbach, Jr. First Union Chevy 187 0 running 112
18 10 94 Bill Elliott McDonald's Ford 187 0 running 109
19 32 40 Joe Nemechek Coors Light Chevy 187 0 running 106
20 2 77 Bobby Hillin, Jr. Jasper Engines & Transmissions, Federal Mogul Ford 187 0 running 103
21 14 9 Lake Speed Ace Hardware Ford 187 0 running 100
22 15 75 Rick Mast Remington Arms Ford 187 0 running 97
23 40 37 Jeremy Mayfield Kmart, RC Cola Ford 187 0 running 94
24 38 16 Ted Musgrave Family Channel, Primestar Ford 187 1 running 96
25 13 20 Greg Sacks Hardee's Ford 187 0 running 88
26 30 81 Kenny Wallace Square D Ford 187 0 running 85
27 33 25 Ricky Craven Budweiser Chevy 186 0 running 82
28 41 1 Morgan Shepherd Cruisin' America Pontiac 186 0 running 79
29 22 29 Robert Pressley Cartoon Network Chevy 186 0 running 76
30 37 71 Dave Marcis Realtree Chevy 186 0 running 73
31 35 43 Bobby Hamilton STP Pontiac 186 0 running 70
32 43 17 Darrell Waltrip Parts America Chevy 186 0 running 67
33 31 11 Brett Bodine Close Call Phone Card Ford 186 0 running 64
34 42 97 Chad Little John Deere Pontiac 185 0 running 61
35 9 88 Dale Jarrett Quality Care, Ford Credit Ford 184 0 running 58
36 23 8 Hut Stricklin Circuit City Ford 183 0 running 55
37 4 2 Rusty Wallace Miller Lite Ford 180 1 engine 57
38 34 96 David Green Caterpillar Chevy 169 0 engine 49
39 16 4 Sterling Marlin Kodak Film Chevy 113 10 engine 51
40 21 44 Kyle Petty Hot Wheels Pontiac 109 0 running 43
41 24 41 Steve Grissom Kodiak, Manheim Auctions, Okuma, Alydaar Software, Year 2000 Chevy 93 0 engine 40
42 25 22 Ward Burton MBNA America Pontiac 85 0 engine 37
43 19 7 Geoffrey Bodine QVC Ford 78 2 engine 39
DID NOT QUALIFY

19 Gary Bradberry Child Support Recovery Ford DNQ
42 Joe Nemechek BellSouth Chevy DNQ
73 Phil Barkdoll X-1R Chevy DNQ
78 Billy Standridge Diamond Rio, Hanes Ford DNQ
95 Ed Berrier, III Shoney's Inn, Feed the Children Chevy DNQ
91 Mike Wallace Spam Chevy DNQ
QUALIFIED CAR

40 Robby Gordon Coors Light Chevy qualified car
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
STATISTICALLY SPEAKING
Joe Nemechek failed to qualify the #42 car, but drove the #40 car in the race as Robby Gordon was qualifying for the Indianapolis 500.