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1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Unofficial Race Results UAW/GM Quality 500 Charlotte Motor Speedway
Race No. 28/October 5
Pos Car Name Sponsor Make Lap Pts Bs Money Status 1 88 Dale Jarrett Quality Care/Ford Cd Frd 334 180 5 130,000 Running 2 18 Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries Pon 334 180 10 110,900 Running 3 3 Dale Earnhardt GM Goodwrench Svc Pl Chv 334 170 5 85,650 Running 4 6 Mark Martin Valvoline Frd 334 165 5 66,050 Running 5 24 Jeff Gordon Dupont Auto Refinish Chv 334 155 62,200 Running 6 99 Jeff Burton Exide Batteries Frd 334 155 5 51,700 Running 7 94 Bill Elliott McDonalds Frd 333 146 43,700 Running 8 22 Ward Burton MBNA America Pon 333 142 40,600 Running 9 44 Kyle Petty Hot Wheels Pon 333 138 30,700 Running 10 30 Johnny Benson Pennzoil Pon 333 139 5 38,025 Running 11 5 Terry Labonte Kellogg's Chv 333 130 44,900 Running 12 2 Rusty Wallace Miller Lite Frd 332 127 39,000 Running 13 41 Steve Grissom Kodiak Chv 332 129 5 32,100 Running 14 90 Dick Trickle Heilig-Meyers/Simmon Frd 332 121 24,500 Running 15 33 Ken Schrader Skoal Bandit Chv 332 118 31,050 Running 16 42 Joe Nemechek BellSouth Chv 331 115 21,200 Running 17 16 Ted Musgrave Family Channel/PRIME Frd 331 112 26,800 Running 18 28 Ernie Irvan Texaco Havoline Frd 331 109 29,800 Running 19 27 Rick Wilson DBMS Frd 331 106 14,435 Running 20 4 Sterling Marlin Kodak Film Chv 331 103 32,040 Running 21 43 Bobby Hamilton STP Pon 331 100 28,960 Running 22 1 Morgan Shepherd R+L Carriers Pon 331 97 24,775 Running 23 97 Chad Little John Deere Pon 331 94 17,190 Running 24 21 Michael Waltrip Citgo Frd 330 91 23,915 Running 25 25 Ricky Craven Budweiser Chv 330 88 23,930 Running 26 35 Todd Bodine Tabasco Pon 330 85 13,160 Running 27 37 Jeremy Mayfield Kmart/RC Cola Frd 330 82 16,355 Running 28 81 Kenny Wallace Square D Frd 330 79 23,150 Running 29 29 Jeff Green Cartoon Network Chv 328 76 13,850 Running 30 11 Brett Bodine BDR Motorsports Frd 328 73 22,850 Running 31 96 David Green Caterpillar Chv 313 70 15,655 Running 32 98 John Andretti RCA Frd 300 67 22,565 Running 33 36 Derrike Cope Skittles Pon 291 64 14,995 Engine 34 78 Gary Bradberry Hanes Frd 263 61 12,470 Running 35 8 Hut Stricklin Circuit City Frd 247 58 19,445 Handling 36 77 Robert Pressley Jasper Eng/Fed Mogul Frd 247 55 12,425 Running 37 46 Wally Dallenbach First Union Chv 244 52 12,410 Running 38 9 Lake Speed Melling Engines Frd 165 49 12,380 Engine 39 12 Jeff Purvis Opryland USA Chv 150 51 5 12,380 Accident 40 91 Kevin Lepage Pionite Chv 119 43 12,380 Accident 41 10 Ricky Rudd Tide Frd 102 40 28,880 Accident 42 23 Jimmy Spencer Camel Frd 101 37 19,780 Accident 43 7 Geoff Bodine QVC Frd 100 39 5 42,880 Accident
Margin of Victory: 4.142 seconds Time of Race: 3 hours: 28 minutes: 17 seconds Average Speed: 144.323 mph Lead Changes: 20 among 9 drivers Cautions: 4 for 33 laps Unocal 76 Challenge ($15,200): Unclaimed $22,800 at Talladega Superspeedway, Oct. 12 NASCAR Winston Cup Leader Bonus (30,000): Unclaimed $40,000 at Talladega Gatorade Front Runner ($10,000): Dale Earnhardt GM Goodwrench Service Plus Chevrolet MCI Fast Pace Award ($5,000): Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries Pontiac Lap 8 30.505 seconds 177.020 mph RCA Pit Strategy Award ($5,000): Jimmy Makar, crew chief Interstate Batteries Pontiac Opryland Great Entertainment Award ($4,000): Dale Earnhardt and Dale Jarrett Plasti-Kote Winning Finish Award ($3,000): Todd Parrott, crew chief Ford Quality Care/Ford Credit Ford True Value Man of the Race ($2,000): Dale Jarrett Ford Quality Care/Ford Credit Ford Western Auto Mechanic of the Race ($2,000): Jimmy Makar Exide All Charged Up Award ($2,000): Jeff Burton Exide Batteries Ford Raybestos Top-Stopper Award ($2,000): Dale Jarrett Goody's Headache Award ($1,500): Ricky Rudd Tide Ford NASCAR Winston Cup Series Rookie-of-the-Race ($1,000): Jeff Green Cartoon Network Chevrolet Unofficial NASCAR Winston Cup Series Rookie-of-the-Year Standings: Mike Skinner 213 Robby Gordon 181 David Green 177 Jeff Green 160
