1997 Winston 500

Race 10 of 32

Talladega
188 laps
Time of race: 2:39:18
Average speed of winner: 188.354 mph
Margin of victory: 0.146 sec.
Lead changes: 26 among 13 drivers
Cautions: 0 for 0 laps
Lap leaders: Andretti 1-18, Earnhardt 19-26, Martin 27, Gordon 28-30, Earnhardt 31-38, Andretti 39, Earnhardt 40, Gordon 41, Marlin 42-49, Skinner 50-51, Musgrave 52, G. Bodine 53-54, Earnhardt 55-89, R. Wallace 90, Earnhardt 91-104, M. Waltrip 105, Marlin 106-107, J. Burton 108-117, Schrader 118, Gordon 119-126, Earnhardt 127-128, J. Burton 129-131, Earnhardt 132-139, Martin 140-154, Irvan 155-156, Gordon 157, Martin 158-188

Race notes: Terry Labonte took the points lead from Dale Jarrett.

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	Mark Martin	6	Valvoline	Ford	Roush	Fennig	190.291	188	3	47	running	92220	180
2	3	Dale Earnhardt	3	GM Goodwrench Service	Chevrolet	Childress	McReynolds	192.699	188	7	76	running	85445	180
3	8	Bobby Labonte	18	Interstate Batteries	Pontiac	Gibbs	Makar	191.704	188	0	0	running	61845	165
4	1	John Andretti	98	RCA	Ford	Yarborough	Furr	193.627	188	2	19	running	57920	165
5	11	Jeff Gordon	24	DuPont Automotive Finishes	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Evernham	191.302	188	4	13	running	54440	160
6	36	Terry Labonte	5	Kellogg's Corn Flakes	Chevrolet	Hendrick	DeHart	188.947	188	0	0	running	52655	150
7	20	Jimmy Spencer	23	Camel Cigarettes	Ford	Carter	Wingo	190.181	188	0	0	running	36550	146
8	39	Jeff Burton	99	Exide Batteries	Ford	Roush	Buddy Parrott	provisional	188	2	13	running	38100	147
9	17	Johnny Benson, Jr.	30	Pennzoil	Pontiac	Bahari	Hewitt	190.692	188	0	0	running	33300	138
10	7	Ernie Irvan	28	Texaco/Havoline	Ford	Yates	Reno	192.023	188	1	2	running	40800	139
11	29	Ricky Rudd	10	Tide	Ford	Rudd	Long	189.178	188	0	0	running	34295	130
12	6	Ken Schrader	33	Skoal Bandit	Chevrolet	Petree	Petree	192.293	188	1	1	running	30215	132
13	12	Derrike Cope	36	Skittles	Pontiac	MB2	Ryan Pemberton	191.260	188	0	0	running	18385	124
14	28	Michael Waltrip	21	CITGO	Ford	Wood Brothers	Eddie Wood	189.238	188	1	1	running	29305	126
15	26	Dick Trickle	90	Heilig-Meyers/Simmons	Ford	Donlavey	Bob Johnson	189.410	188	0	0	running	23625	118
16	5	Mike Skinner	31	Lowe's	Chevrolet	Childress	Hamlin	192.343	187	1	2	running	18335	120
17	27	Wally Dallenbach, Jr.	46	First Union	Chevrolet	SABCO		189.309	187	0	0	running	16620	112
18	10	Bill Elliott	94	McDonald's	Ford	Elliott	Beam	191.489	187	0	0	running	27480	109
19	32	Joe Nemechek	42	BellSouth	Chevrolet	SABCO	Hillman	189.088	187	0	0	running	20190	106
20	2	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	77	Jasper Engines/Federal Mogul	Ford	Jasper		193.271	187	0	0	running	22730	103
21	14	Lake Speed	9	Melling Auto Parts	Ford	Melling	Buice	191.058	187	0	0	running	26410	100
22	15	Rick Mast	75	Remington Arms	Ford	Mock	Charpentier	190.924	187	0	0	running	26090	97
23	40	Jeremy Mayfield	37	Kmart/RC Cola	Ford	Kranefuss	Andrews	provisional	187	0	0	running	25880	94
24	38	Ted Musgrave	16	The Family Channel/PrimeStar	Ford	Roush	Ince	188.656	187	1	1	running	25675	96
25	13	Greg Sacks	20	Hardee's	Ford	Ranier		191.184	187	0	0	running	15420	88
26	30	Kenny Wallace	81	Square D	Ford	FilMar	Martin	189.148	187	0	0	running	25390	85
27	33	Ricky Craven	25	Budweiser	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Graves	189.077	186	0	0	running	25235	82
28	41	Morgan Shepherd	1	Cruisin' America Phone Card	Pontiac	Richard Jackson		provisional	186	0	0	running	25080	79
29	22	Robert Pressley	29	Cartoon Network	Chevrolet	Diamond Ridge		189.819	186	0	0	running	17925	76
30	37	Dave Marcis	71	Realtree Camouflage	Chevrolet	Marcis	Marcis	188.768	186	0	0	running	17870	73
31	35	Bobby Hamilton	43	STP	Pontiac	Petty	Loomis	188.980	186	0	0	running	29710	70
32	43	Darrell Waltrip	17	Parts America	Chevrolet	Waltrip	Hammond	provisional	186	0	0	running	24155	67
33	31	Brett Bodine	11	Close Call Phone Card	Ford	Brett Bodine	Richeson	189.141	186	0	0	running	21625	64
34	42	Chad Little	97	John Deere	Pontiac	ppc	Holly	provisional	185	0	0	running	14595	61
35	9	Dale Jarrett	88	Quality Care/Ford Credit	Ford	Yates	Todd Parrott	191.574	184	0	0	running	31365	58
36	23	Hut Stricklin	8	Circuit City	Ford	Stavola Brothers	Lopez	189.767	183	0	0	running	21535	55
37	4	Rusty Wallace	2	Miller Lite	Ford	Penske	Pemberton	192.397	180	1	1	engine	31571	57
38	34	David Green	96	Caterpillar	Chevrolet	Buz McCall	Johns	189.036	169	0	0	engine	14335	49
39	16	Sterling Marlin	4	Kodak Film	Chevrolet	Morgan-McClure	Brewer	190.810	113	2	10	engine	31835	51
40	21	Kyle Petty	44	Hot Wheels	Pontiac	Petty	Kennedy	189.898	109	0	0	running	14335	43
41	24	Steve Grissom	41	Kodiak	Chevrolet	Hedrick	Pressley	189.665	93	0	0	engine	21335	40
42	25	Ward Burton	22	MBNA America	Pontiac	Bill Davis	Hussey	189.451	85	0	0	engine	14335	37
43	19	Geoff Bodine	7	QVC	Ford	Geoff Bodine	Tryson	190.257	78	1	2	engine	21335	39

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Terry Labonte	1544	10	0	0	5	9
2	Jeff Gordon	1505	10	0	4	8	8
3	Dale Jarrett	1492	10	1	2	7	7
4	Mark Martin	1394	10	2	2	4	6
5	Bobby Labonte	1329	10	0	0	4	6
6	Dale Earnhardt	1287	10	0	0	1	4
7	Jeff Burton	1277	10	0	1	4	6
8	Ricky Rudd	1172	10	0	0	2	4
9	Michael Waltrip	1126	10	0	0	0	4
10	Bobby Hamilton	1121	10	0	0	2	3
11	Ward Burton	1098	10	0	0	0	3
12	Rusty Wallace	1082	10	1	1	3	5
13	Jeremy Mayfield	1068	10	0	0	0	3
14	Johnny Benson, Jr.	1062	10	0	0	0	3
15	Bill Elliott	1058	10	0	0	1	2
16	Darrell Waltrip	1043	10	0	0	1	3
17	Ernie Irvan	1038	10	0	0	1	4
18	Ken Schrader	1033	10	0	0	0	2
19	Sterling Marlin	1021	10	0	0	1	2
20	Brett Bodine	1018	10	0	0	0	2
21	Ted Musgrave	1009	10	0	0	1	1
22	John Andretti	960	10	1	0	1	1
23	Geoff Bodine	950	10	0	0	1	3
24	Mike Skinner	945	10	1	0	0	0
25	Morgan Shepherd	942	10	0	0	1	2