1997 GM Goodwrench/Delco Battery 200

Race 15 of 30

Dover
200 laps
Time of race: 1:44:56
Average speed of winner: 114.358 mph
Margin of victory: 0.596 sec.
Lead changes: 12 among 7 drivers
Cautions: 4 for 21 laps
Lap leaders: Trickle 1-13, B. Labonte 14-80, LaJoie 81-95, Burton 96-97, LaJoie 98-106, Burton 107-111, LaJoie 112-128, Burton 129-148, LaJoie 149-151, Park 152-153, Bodine 154-162, Parsons 163-170, B. Labonte 171-200

Race notes: Randy LaJoie took the points lead from Todd Bodine.

Video links: Most of race (missing finish)

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	2	Bobby Labonte	44	Shell	Chevrolet			148.908	200	2	97	running	28410	180
2	14	Jeff Burton	9	Track Gear	Ford			145.832	200	3	27	running	18350	170
3	9	Randy LaJoie	74	FINA	Chevrolet			146.330	200	4	44	running	26025	165
4	19	Kevin Lepage	88	HYPE	Ford			145.390	200	0	0	running	13925	160
5	13	Steve Park	3	ACDelco	Chevrolet			145.838	200	1	2	running	14250	155
6	18	Dale Jarrett	32	White Rain	Ford			145.572	200	0	0	running	6825	150
7	8	Todd Bodine	36	Stanley	Pontiac			146.455	200	1	9	running	9025	146
8	3	Terry Labonte	5	Alka-Seltzer	Chevrolet			148.118	199	0	0	running	6325	142
9	4	Elton Sawyer	38	Barbasol	Ford			147.529	199	0	0	running	8620	138
10	29	Michael Waltrip	21	Band-Aid	Ford			143.227	199	0	0	running	7020	134
11	32	Matt Kenseth	17	Kraft Singles	Chevrolet			142.625	199	0	0	running	5635	130
12	7	Elliott Sadler	29	Phillips 66	Chevrolet			146.789	199	0	0	running	10310	127
13	23	Jason Keller	57	Slim Jim	Chevrolet			144.712	199	0	0	running	10235	124
14	38	Hermie Sadler	1	DeWalt Tools	Chevrolet			no speed	199	0	0	running	8825	121
15	11	Tim Fedewa	33	Kleenex	Chevrolet			145.979	198	0	0	running	8260	118
16	21	Ricky Craven	2	Raybestos	Chevrolet			145.349	198	0	0	running	5285	115
17	17	Buckshot Jones	00	Aquafresh	Pontiac			145.696	198	0	0	running	10010	112
18	6	Phil Parsons	10	ChannelLock	Chevrolet			146.807	198	1	8	running	6735	109
19	27	Mike Dillon	72	Detroit Gasket	Chevrolet			144.543	197	0	0	running	8960	106
20	15	Joe Bessey	6	Power Team	Chevrolet			145.784	197	0	0	running	7110	103
21	5	Stevie Reeves	96	Big A Auto Parts	Ford			147.137	197	0	0	running	6660	100
22	16	Ron Barfield, Jr.	94	New Holland Tractors	Ford			145.708	197	0	0	running	6575	97
23	22	Mike McLaughlin	34	Royal Oak Charcoal	Chevrolet			145.038	197	0	0	running	8800	94
24	12	Mark Green	37	Timber Wolf	Chevrolet			145.855	197	0	0	running	6525	91
25	20	Glenn Allen, Jr.	99	Luxaire	Chevrolet			145.355	196	0	0	running	6700	88
26	37	Jeff Fuller	47	Sunoco/360	Chevrolet			127.773	195	0	0	running	8725	85
27	28	Tracy Leslie	63	Lysol	Pontiac			144.271	194	0	0	running	6450	82
28	31	Dennis Setzer	43	Lance Snacks	Chevrolet			142.914	194	0	0	running	5925	79
29	10	Randy Porter	48	Unifirst Uniforms	Ford			146.003	191	0	0	running	5900	76
30	26	Jeff Krogh	56	Clearwater Forest	Chevrolet			144.573	189	0	0	running	5100	73
31	24	Shane Hall	85	Luck's Foods	Chevrolet			144.695	183	0	0	running	5850	70
32	30	Mark Krogh	80	Clearwater Forest	Chevrolet			143.153	174	0	0	running	5825	67
33	39	Sterling Marlin	4	Northeastern Supply Co.	Chevrolet			provisional	119	0	0	handling	4800	64
34	36	Andy Hillenburg	25	Fast Track Driving School	Chevrolet			135.333	108	0	0	vibration	4775	61
35	34	Johnny Chapman	89	Northstar Motorsports	Chevrolet			139.443	99	0	0	engine	5750	58
36	35	Jeff McClure	77	Lear/UAW	Ford			135.410	92	0	0	engine	4725	55
37	1	Dick Trickle	64	Dura Lube	Chevrolet			148.926	72	1	13	accident	5500	52
38	25	Greg Sacks	0	Hunter's Specialties	Chevrolet			144.613	71	0	0	accident	4675	49
39	33	Patty Moise	14	Pure Silk	Ford			141.738	5	0	0	accident	4675	46

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Randy LaJoie	2218	15	0	2	7	12
2	Todd Bodine	2208	15	0	0	6	14
3	Phil Parsons	1990	15	0	0	5	10
4	Jeff Green	1898	14	2	1	6	7
5	Steve Park	1816	15	0	1	5	8
6	Buckshot Jones	1755	15	0	0	1	7
7	Tim Fedewa	1721	15	0	0	3	6
8	Dick Trickle	1713	14	1	1	4	5
9	Kevin Lepage	1711	15	0	0	2	4
10	Hermie Sadler	1692	15	1	0	0	2
11	Mike McLaughlin	1676	15	1	1	3	6
12	Elliott Sadler	1667	15	3	1	2	4
13	Jason Keller	1658	15	0	0	1	5
14	Elton Sawyer	1646	15	0	0	2	4
15	Mark Green	1556	15	0	0	0	2
16	Mike Dillon	1474	15	0	0	0	1
17	Stevie Reeves	1404	15	0	0	0	0
18	Jeff Fuller	1389	15	0	0	1	2
19	Tracy Leslie	1344	14	0	0	1	3
20	Joe Bessey	1262	15	0	0	0	1
21	Greg Sacks	1243	12	0	0	0	2
22	Glenn Allen, Jr.	1236	14	0	0	0	2
23	Johnny Chapman	1193	14	0	0	0	0
24	Mark Martin	1167	9	2	5	7	7
25	Jeff Burton	1123	8	0	1	4	5