1997 BellSouth Mobility/Opryland 320

Race 10 of 30

Nashville
320 laps
Time of race: 2:57:16
Average speed of winner: 64.554 mph
Margin of victory: 2.012 sec.
Lead changes: 9 among 7 drivers
Cautions: 14 for 89 laps
Lap leaders: McLaughlin pole, Lepage 1-49, J. Green 50-82, Lepage 83-90, Parsons 91-110, J. Green 111-181, Park 182-233, Fedewa 234, Purvis 235-249, Park 250-320

Video links: Entire race

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	18	Steve Park	3	ACDelco	Chevrolet			108.594	320	2	123	running	31885	180
2	9	Jeff Green	8	Diamond Ridge	Chevrolet			109.297	320	2	104	running	24610	170
3	5	Tim Fedewa	33	Kleenex	Chevrolet			109.615	320	1	1	running	14910	165
4	22	Jeff Purvis	28	Opryland/Georgia Boot	Chevrolet			108.369	320	1	15	running	8235	160
5	15	Todd Bodine	36	Stanley	Pontiac			108.732	320	0	0	running	11205	155
6	7	Randy LaJoie	74	FINA	Chevrolet			109.559	320	0	0	running	10810	150
7	4	Hermie Sadler	1	DeWalt Tools	Chevrolet			109.755	320	0	0	running	6560	146
8	2	Kevin Lepage	88	HYPE	Ford			109.783	320	2	57	running	8560	142
9	20	Dennis Setzer	43	Lance Snacks	Chevrolet			108.446	320	0	0	running	4010	138
10	16	Buckshot Jones	00	Aquafresh	Pontiac			108.654	320	0	0	running	8960	134
11	3	Matt Kenseth	17	Kraft Singles	Chevrolet			109.766	320	0	0	running	3325	130
12	29	Phil Parsons	10	ChannelLock	Chevrolet			108.053	320	1	20	running	4275	127
13	1	Mike McLaughlin	34	Royal Oak Charcoal	Chevrolet			109.935	320	0	0	running	7775	124
14	37	Stevie Reeves	96	Big A Auto Parts	Ford			107.792	319	0	0	running	4675	121
15	27	Dick Trickle	64	Dura Lube	Chevrolet			108.205	319	0	0	running	3550	118
16	33	Jason Keller	57	Slim Jim	Chevrolet			107.971	318	0	0	running	7075	115
17	11	Elton Sawyer	38	Barbasol	Ford			109.185	318	0	0	running	4525	112
18	26	Larry Pearson	45	Hunter's Specialties	Ford			108.222	318	0	0	running	2975	109
19	13	Chad Chaffin	87	BellSouth Mobility	Ford			108.831	315	0	0	running	2925	106
20	28	Lyndon Amick	35	Rockwell/Dodge	Pontiac			108.134	315	0	0	running	3325	103
21	31	Mark Green	37	Timber Wolf	Chevrolet			108.009	314	0	0	running	4375	100
22	35	Jimmy Foster	11	Speedvision/Outdoor Life	Ford			107.911	314	0	0	running	2860	97
23	25	Johnny Chapman	89	Sherwin-Williams	Chevrolet			108.243	312	0	0	running	4325	94
24	8	Shane Hall	85	Bama Jellies	Chevrolet			109.358	308	0	0	running	4315	91
25	39	Tracy Leslie	63	Lysol	Pontiac			provisional	307	0	0	accident	4505	88
26	6	Tim Steele	4	HS Die	Chevrolet			109.592	304	0	0	accident	6545	85
27	34	Jeff Krogh	56	Clearwater	Chevrolet			107.938	303	0	0	accident	2785	82
28	21	Rodney Combs	43	Mark III Financial	Chevrolet			108.418	302	0	0	accident	4275	79
29	41	Jeff McClure	77	Lear	Ford			provisional	299	0	0	running	2765	76
30	12	Elliott Sadler	29	Phillips 66	Chevrolet			109.102	286	0	0	running	3970	73
31	10	Jeff Fuller	47	Sunoco	Chevrolet			109.202	281	0	0	running	5985	70
32	40	Joe Bessey	6	Power Team	Chevrolet			provisional	259	0	0	running	3725	67
33	14	Chris Diamond	68	J&L Motors	Chevrolet			108.748	255	0	0	accident	2715	64
34	17	Mike Dillon	72	Detroit Gasket	Chevrolet			108.654	235	0	0	running	5955	61
35	24	Glenn Allen, Jr.	99	Luxaire	Chevrolet			108.320	229	0	0	accident	3695	58
36	38	Rick Wilson	75	Food Country USA	Ford			107.695	210	0	0	running	2685	55
37	30	Mark Krogh	80	Clearwater	Chevrolet			108.053	161	0	0	running	2675	52
38	42	Mark Day	67	31-W Insulation	Pontiac			provisional	123	0	0	running	2665	49
39	19	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	31	Gargoyles	Chevrolet			108.506	93	0	0	oil pump	2665	46
40	32	Randy Porter	48	Unifirst Uniforms	Ford			108.009	87	0	0	accident	2665	43
41	23	Nathan Buttke	66	Carquest	Chevrolet			108.347	32	0	0	accident	2865	40
42	36	Johnny Rumley	27	RGM Erectors	Pontiac			107.906	7	0	0	accident	2665	37

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Randy LaJoie	1481	10	0	2	5	8
2	Todd Bodine	1454	10	0	0	5	9
3	Phil Parsons	1422	10	0	0	3	8
4	Jeff Green	1379	10	2	1	4	5
5	Dick Trickle	1315	10	0	1	4	4
6	Buckshot Jones	1266	10	0	0	1	5
7	Tim Fedewa	1214	10	0	0	2	5
8	Elton Sawyer	1183	10	0	0	1	2
9	Mike McLaughlin	1138	10	1	0	2	4
10	Hermie Sadler	1136	10	1	0	0	1
11	Steve Park	1130	10	0	1	2	5
12	Elliott Sadler	1084	10	2	0	1	3
13	Mark Green	1050	10	0	0	0	2
14	Jason Keller	1046	10	0	0	1	3
15	Kevin Lepage	1033	10	0	0	0	2
16	Mark Martin	987	7	1	4	5	5
17	Mike Dillon	971	10	0	0	0	1
18	Stevie Reeves	967	10	0	0	0	0
19	Tracy Leslie	941	10	0	0	1	3
20	Jeff Fuller	923	10	0	0	0	1
21	Greg Sacks	906	8	0	0	0	2
22	Johnny Chapman	889	10	0	0	0	0
23	Glenn Allen, Jr.	881	10	0	0	0	2
24	Jeff Burton	829	6	0	1	3	4
25	Joe Bessey	775	10	0	0	0	0