1997 Gargoyles 300

Race 1 of 30

Daytona
120 laps
Time of race: 2:00:15
Average speed of winner: 149.688 mph
Margin of victory: 0.163 sec.
Lead changes: 7 among 7 drivers
Cautions: 4 for 17 laps
Lap leaders: E. Sadler 1-30, Spencer 31-36, LaJoie 37-66, Leslie 67-69, Waltrip 70-72, J. Green 73-77, Trickle 78-94, LaJoie 95-120

Video links: Highlights

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	14	Randy LaJoie	74	FINA	Chevrolet			187.899	120	2	56	running	82337	180
2	24	Todd Bodine	36	Stanley	Pontiac			186.947	120	0	0	running	55162	170
3	18	Michael Waltrip	21	Band-Aid	Ford			187.453	120	1	3	running	34500	165
4	3	Joe Nemechek	87	BellSouth Mobility	Chevrolet			188.644	120	0	0	running	26825	160
5	7	Tracy Leslie	63	Lysol	Pontiac			188.225	120	1	3	running	28778	155
6	30	Greg Sacks	45	Hunter's Specialties	Chevrolet			186.548	120	0	0	running	23309	150
7	20	Steve Park	3	ACDelco	Chevrolet			187.320	120	0	0	running	19600	146
8	44	Mark Green	37	Timber Wolf	Chevrolet			provisional	120	0	0	running	17850	142
9	26	Jeff Purvis	4	Phoenix Construction	Chevrolet				120	0	0	running	27412	138
10	21	Phil Parsons	10	ChannelLock	Chevrolet			187.301	120	0	0	running	23562	134
11	8	Rodney Combs	43	Lance Snacks	Chevrolet			188.214	120	0	0	running	20203	130
12	5	Buckshot Jones	00	Aquafresh	Pontiac			188.537	120	0	0	running	21853	127
13	34	Stevie Reeves	96	Big A Auto Parts	Ford				120	0	0	running	15025	124
14	6	Jeff Green	8	Team Monte Carlo	Chevrolet			188.292	120	1	5	running	19937	121
15	1	Elliott Sadler	29	Team Monte Carlo	Chevrolet			190.508	120	1	30	running	20262	118
16	4	Elton Sawyer	38	Barbasol	Ford			188.620	119	0	0	running	14525	115
17	19	Hermie Sadler	1	DeWalt Tools	Chevrolet			187.367	119	0	0	running	19112	112
18	28	Mike Dillon	72	Detroit Gasket	Chevrolet			186.757	119	0	0	running	20062	109
19	10	Dick Trickle	64	Dura Lube	Chevrolet			188.084	119	1	17	running	14400	106
20	41	Andy Hillenburg	5	Alka-Seltzer/Bayer	Chevrolet			provisional	119	0	0	running	13325	103
21	42	Doug Heveron	40	Taylor Motorsports	Ford			provisional	118	0	0	running	14353	100
22	27	Kevin Lepage	88	HYPE	Ford				118	0	0	running	17837	97
23	43	Johnny Chapman	89	Sherwin-Williams	Chevrolet			provisional	117	0	0	gas	12100	94
24	29	Kyle Petty	49	nWo	Chevrolet				117	0	0	running	12050	91
25	40	Jamie Aube	68	Wegner Motorsports	Chevrolet			provisional	117	0	0	running	12700	0
26	32	Jeff Fuller	47	Sunoco	Chevrolet			186.351	116	0	0	running	18162	85
27	12	Tim Bender	17	Kraft Singles	Chevrolet			187.993	112	0	0	running	11750	82
28	23	Doug Reid	97	MedPartners	Chevrolet			187.188	109	0	0	running	11700	79
29	9	Joe Bessey	6	Power Team	Chevrolet			188.111	98	0	0	running	12184	76
30	45	Dale Shaw	48	Unifirst Uniforms	Ford			provisional	94	0	0	running	11875	0
31	31	Glenn Allen, Jr.	99	Luxaire	Chevrolet				93	0	0	running	14037	70
32	13	Dale Fischlein	70	Titan Wheel	Chevrolet			187.911	88	0	0	running	10875	67
33	2	Mike McLaughlin	34	Royal Oak Charcoal	Chevrolet			189.966	81	0	0	engine	16412	64
34	16	Tim Fedewa	33	Kleenex	Chevrolet			187.817	64	0	0	accident	13937	61
35	25	Mark Martin	60	Winn-Dixie	Ford			186.819	63	0	0	accident	11759	58
36	38	Jim Bown	51	Bown Racing	Chevrolet			185.808	58	0	0	radiator	12709	55
37	36	Jason Keller	57	Slim Jim	Chevrolet			186.043	55	0	0	rear end	15987	52
38	35	Shane Hall	85	Luck's/Bama Foods	Chevrolet			186.266	51	0	0	running	10500	49
39	15	Jimmy Spencer	20	Zippo	Chevrolet			187.821	45	1	6	accident	10500	46
40	22	Jeff Burton	9	Track Gear	Ford			187.211	44	0	0	accident	10500	43
41	17	Mike Wallace	7	Clabber Girl	Chevrolet			187.500	42	0	0	accident	10500	40
42	33	David Hutto	24	Gateway Shell	Chevrolet			186.339	28	0	0	accident	10500	37
43	39	Stanton Barrett	81	PowerBar	Chevrolet			provisional	28	0	0	accident	10500	34
44	37	Lyndon Amick	35	Rockwell/Dodge	Pontiac				28	0	0	accident	10500	31
45	11	Dale Jarrett	32	White Rain	Ford			188.064	11	0	0	accident	10800	28

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Randy LaJoie	180	1	0	1	1	1
2	Todd Bodine	170	1	0	0	1	1
3	Michael Waltrip	165	1	0	0	1	1
4	Joe Nemechek	160	1	0	0	1	1
5	Tracy Leslie	155	1	0	0	1	1
6	Greg Sacks	150	1	0	0	0	1
7	Steve Park	146	1	0	0	0	1
8	Mark Green	142	1	0	0	0	1
9	Jeff Purvis	138	1	0	0	0	1
10	Phil Parsons	134	1	0	0	0	1
11	Rodney Combs	130	1	0	0	0	0
12	Buckshot Jones	127	1	0	0	0	0
13	Stevie Reeves	124	1	0	0	0	0
14	Jeff Green	121	1	0	0	0	0
15	Elliott Sadler	118	1	1	0	0	0
16	Elton Sawyer	115	1	0	0	0	0
17	Hermie Sadler	112	1	0	0	0	0
18	Mike Dillon	109	1	0	0	0	0
19	Dick Trickle	106	1	0	0	0	0
20	Andy Hillenburg	103	1	0	0	0	0
21	Doug Heveron	100	1	0	0	0	0
22	Kevin Lepage	97	1	0	0	0	0
23	Johnny Chapman	94	1	0	0	0	0
24	Kyle Petty	91	1	0	0	0	0
25	Jeff Fuller	85	1	0	0	0	0