1997 Birmingham Auto Dealers/Easy Care 500K

Race 11 of 30

Talladega
117 laps
Time of race: 1:50:32
Average speed of winner: 168.937 mph
Margin of victory: 0.100 sec.
Lead changes: 11 among 9 drivers
Cautions: 1 for 7 laps
Lap leaders: Nemechek pole, Steele 1-2, Parsons 3-26, Bodine 27-29, Leslie 30, Park 31-36, Martin 37-51, Waltrip 52-65, Trickle 66-67, Martin 68-98, Bodine 99-101, Martin 102-117

Video links: Entire race

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	23	Mark Martin	60	Winn-Dixie	Ford			189.440	117	3	62	running	37685	180
2	12	Steve Park	3	ACDelco	Chevrolet			190.382	117	1	6	running	29525	170
3	9	Jeff Green	8	Diamond Ridge	Chevrolet			191.608	117	0	0	running	24225	165
4	24	Kyle Petty	49	nWo	Chevrolet			189.421	117	0	0	running	13650	160
5	28	Tim Fedewa	33	Kleenex	Chevrolet			188.552	117	0	0	running	18425	155
6	2	Tim Steele	4	HS Die	Chevrolet			192.789	117	1	2	running	17950	150
7	20	Matt Kenseth	17	Kraft Singles	Chevrolet			189.628	117	0	0	running	10125	146
8	4	Todd Bodine	36	Stanley	Pontiac			192.657	117	2	6	running	12625	142
9	25	Ron Barfield, Jr.	94	New Holland Tractors	Ford			189.417	117	0	0	running	12125	138
10	6	Dick Trickle	64	Dura Lube	Chevrolet			192.085	117	1	2	running	12980	134
11	14	Jason Keller	57	Slim Jim	Chevrolet			190.060	117	0	0	running	14030	130
12	18	Randy LaJoie	74	FINA	Chevrolet			189.977	117	0	0	running	14930	127
13	15	Kevin Lepage	88	HYPE	Ford			190.060	117	0	0	running	13830	124
14	16	Michael Waltrip	21	Band-Aid	Ford			190.049	117	1	14	running	10480	121
15	10	Mike Dillon	72	Detroit Gasket	Chevrolet			190.932	117	0	0	running	14055	118
16	7	Elliott Sadler	29	Phillips 66	Chevrolet			191.785	116	0	0	running	10280	115
17	8	Tracy Leslie	63	Lysol	Pontiac			191.708	116	1	1	running	10180	112
18	30	Sterling Marlin	92	Racing Milestones	Chevrolet			188.311	116	0	0	running	8080	109
19	19	Hermie Sadler	1	DeWalt Tools	Chevrolet			189.782	116	0	0	running	9980	106
20	26	Stevie Reeves	96	Big A Auto Parts	Ford			189.021	116	0	0	running	10305	103
21	33	Jimmy Spencer	20	Zippo	Chevrolet			187.776	116	0	0	running	7730	100
22	31	Shane Hall	85	Bama Jellies	Chevrolet			188.108	115	0	0	running	8630	97
23	27	Mike Wallace	7	Clabber Girl	Chevrolet			188.894	115	0	0	running	7530	94
24	17	Mark Green	37	Timber Wolf	Chevrolet			190.004	115	0	0	running	9430	91
25	22	Dale Fischlein	70	STG	Chevrolet			189.444	115	0	0	running	7505	88
26	36	Jeff Fuller	47	Sunoco	Chevrolet			187.258	115	0	0	running	11455	85
27	35	Doug Reid	97	MedPartners	Chevrolet			187.533	114	0	0	running	7105	82
28	32	Joe Bessey	6	Power Team	Chevrolet			187.949	114	0	0	running	9005	79
29	40	Johnny Chapman	89	Sherwin-Williams	Chevrolet			provisional	114	0	0	running	7905	76
30	42	Jeff McClure	77	UAW/Lear	Ford			provisional	112	0	0	running	7105	0
31	38	Mark Day	16	31-W Insulation	Pontiac			187.185	112	0	0	running	6880	70
32	41	Randy Porter	48	Unifirst Uniforms	Ford			provisional	111	0	0	running	6630	67
33	29	Glenn Allen, Jr.	99	Luxaire	Chevrolet			188.459	84	0	0	running	8605	64
34	39	Greg Sacks	45	Hunter's Specialties	Chevrolet			provisional	75	0	0	engine	6555	61
35	5	Mike McLaughlin	34	Royal Oak Charcoal	Chevrolet			192.351	57	0	0	running	9780	58
36	21	Ted Musgrave	9	Track Gear	Ford			189.552	49	0	0	transmission	6505	55
37	37	Dennis Setzer	43	Lance Snacks	Chevrolet			187.192	46	0	0	handling	7730	52
38	11	Buckshot Jones	00	Aquafresh	Pontiac			190.711	46	0	0	handling	9670	49
39	3	Phil Parsons	10	ChannelLock	Chevrolet			192.723	35	1	24	engine	7770	46
40	34	Jimmy Foster	11	Outdoor Life/Speedvision	Ford			187.695	9	0	0	accident	7420	43
41	1	Joe Nemechek	87	BellSouth Mobility	Chevrolet			193.517	8	0	0	accident	7670	40
42	13	Elton Sawyer	38	Barbasol	Ford			190.140	8	0	0	accident	7420	37

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Randy LaJoie	1608	11	0	2	5	8
2	Todd Bodine	1596	11	0	0	5	10
3	Jeff Green	1544	11	2	1	5	6
4	Phil Parsons	1468	11	0	0	3	8
5	Dick Trickle	1449	11	0	1	4	5
6	Tim Fedewa	1369	11	0	0	3	6
7	Buckshot Jones	1315	11	0	0	1	5
8	Steve Park	1300	11	0	1	3	6
9	Hermie Sadler	1242	11	1	0	0	1
10	Elton Sawyer	1220	11	0	0	1	2
11	Elliott Sadler	1199	11	2	0	1	3
12	Mike McLaughlin	1196	11	1	0	2	4
13	Jason Keller	1176	11	0	0	1	3
14	Mark Martin	1167	8	1	5	6	6
15	Kevin Lepage	1157	11	0	0	0	2
16	Mark Green	1141	11	0	0	0	2
17	Mike Dillon	1089	11	0	0	0	1
18	Stevie Reeves	1070	11	0	0	0	0
19	Tracy Leslie	1053	11	0	0	1	3
20	Jeff Fuller	1008	11	0	0	0	1
21	Greg Sacks	967	9	0	0	0	2
22	Johnny Chapman	965	11	0	0	0	0
23	Glenn Allen, Jr.	945	11	0	0	0	2
24	Joe Bessey	854	11	0	0	0	0
25	Jeff Burton	829	6	0	1	3	4