1997 Gateway 300

Race 20 of 30

Gateway
240 laps
Time of race: 3:48:25
Average speed of winner: 78.803 mph
Margin of victory: 0.223 sec.
Lead changes: 15 among 9 drivers
Cautions: 14 for 81 laps
Lap leaders: Bessey pole, Craven 1-22, Nemechek 23-41, Shaw 42-45, Nemechek 46-70, Craven 71-72, Dillon 73-93, Nemechek 94-123, Sawyer 124-139, Park 140, E. Sadler 141, Park 142-156, Shaw 157-162, Park 163-167, B. Labonte 168-208, E. Sadler 209-240

Video links: Entire race

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	12	Elliott Sadler	29	Phillips 66	Chevrolet			129.627	240	2	33	running	48925	180
2	34	Jason Keller	57	Slim Jim	Chevrolet			127.965	240	0	0	running	32900	170
3	19	Dale Shaw	48	Graybar/Buss Fuse	Ford			129.091	240	2	10	running	19750	165
4	17	Elton Sawyer	38	Barbasol	Ford			129.381	240	1	16	running	22825	160
5	20	Mike McLaughlin	34	Royal Oak Charcoal	Chevrolet			128.984	240	0	0	running	24150	155
6	22	Tim Fedewa	33	Kleenex	Chevrolet			128.977	240	0	0	running	19125	150
7	15	Jeff Fuller	45	Hunter's Specialties	Chevrolet			129.534	240	0	0	running	18425	146
8	29	Mark Green	37	Timber Wolf	Chevrolet			128.289	240	0	0	running	17725	142
9	1	Joe Bessey	6	Power Team	Chevrolet			130.993	240	0	0	running	19840	138
10	41	Dennis Setzer	43	Lance Snacks	Chevrolet			provisional	240	0	0	running	18280	134
11	40	Hermie Sadler	1	DeWalt Tools	Chevrolet			provisional	238	0	0	running	17370	130
12	39	Kevin Lepage	88	HYPE	Ford			provisional	235	0	0	running	18510	127
13	28	Brad Teague	77	Lear/UAW	Ford			128.300	235	0	0	running	14150	124
14	3	Glenn Allen, Jr.	99	Luxaire	Chevrolet			130.651	233	0	0	running	17040	121
15	8	Steve Park	3	ACDelco	Chevrolet			129.934	230	3	21	running	19105	118
16	30	Tracy Leslie	63	Lysol	Pontiac			128.128	226	0	0	running	15820	115
17	14	Randy LaJoie	74	FINA	Chevrolet			129.616	224	0	0	engine	18960	112
18	6	Shane Hall	85	Luck's Foods	Chevrolet			130.284	221	0	0	engine	15600	109
19	7	Mike Dillon	72	Detroit Gasket	Chevrolet			130.031	215	1	21	accident	17740	106
20	23	Bobby Labonte	44	Shell	Chevrolet			128.766	208	1	41	accident	13605	103
21	5	Dick Trickle	64	Dura Lube	Chevrolet			130.291	208	0	0	running	13570	100
22	36	Johnny Chapman	89	Alarm South	Chevrolet			127.903	205	0	0	accident	15160	97
23	16	Phil Parsons	10	ChannelLock	Chevrolet			129.433	202	0	0	accident	15050	94
24	24	Todd Bodine	36	Stanley	Pontiac			128.627	198	0	0	running	14940	91
25	10	Buckshot Jones	00	Aquafresh	Pontiac			129.799	194	0	0	running	16180	88
26	32	Terry Labonte	5	Bayer	Chevrolet			127.975	192	0	0	accident	12720	85
27	11	Matt Kenseth	17	Kraft Singles	Chevrolet			129.720	164	0	0	engine	13610	82
28	37	Lyndon Amick	35	Team Amick	Pontiac			127.892	130	0	0	handling	12500	79
29	4	Joe Nemechek	87	BellSouth Mobility	Chevrolet			130.526	128	3	74	accident	14890	76
30	35	Mark Krogh	80	CFI	Chevrolet			127.939	125	0	0	accident	13505	73
31	31	Chris Diamond	68	J&L Motors	Chevrolet			128.052	109	0	0	oil pump	12170	70
32	2	Ricky Craven	2	Raybestos	Chevrolet			130.890	87	2	24	accident	14810	67
33	21	Nathan Buttke	78	Carquest Auto Parts	Chevrolet			128.980	83	0	0	engine	11950	64
34	27	Scott Lagasse	22	Pest Offense	Chevrolet			128.362	81	0	0	engine	11840	61
35	38	Kyle Petty	49	nWo	Chevrolet			127.885	75	0	0	accident	11730	58
36	26	Dale Fischlein	70	Patriot Seeds	Chevrolet			128.472	75	0	0	accident	11620	55
37	13	Robert Pressley	47	Sunoco/360 Communications	Chevrolet			129.619	61	0	0	accident	13760	52
38	18	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	31	Sikkens Car Refinishes	Chevrolet			129.229	61	0	0	accident	11400	49
39	25	Randy Porter	84	Sammy Kershaw/84 Lumber	Ford			128.509	46	0	0	radiator	12400	46
40	33	Jimmy Spencer	20	Zippo	Chevrolet			127.975	37	0	0	accident	11400	43
41	9	Danny Edwards, Jr.	7	Clabber Girl	Chevrolet			129.904	7	0	0	accident	11400	40
42	42	Stevie Reeves	96	Big A Auto Parts	Ford			provisional	7	0	0	accident	12600	37

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Randy LaJoie	2955	20	0	4	10	15
2	Todd Bodine	2897	20	0	0	8	17
3	Phil Parsons	2581	20	0	0	5	11
4	Steve Park	2501	20	0	1	6	11
5	Mike McLaughlin	2447	20	1	2	6	10
6	Elliott Sadler	2424	20	4	3	5	7
7	Buckshot Jones	2405	20	0	0	3	10
8	Elton Sawyer	2372	20	0	0	5	8
9	Kevin Lepage	2340	20	0	0	3	5
10	Hermie Sadler	2313	20	1	0	1	4
11	Tim Fedewa	2305	20	1	0	3	8
12	Jason Keller	2283	20	0	0	2	7
13	Mark Green	2146	20	0	0	0	3
14	Dick Trickle	2119	18	1	1	4	5
15	Mike Dillon	2027	20	0	0	0	2
16	Tracy Leslie	1951	19	0	0	1	4
17	Jeff Green	1898	14	2	1	6	7
18	Joe Bessey	1807	20	1	0	0	3
19	Glenn Allen, Jr.	1794	19	0	0	0	3
20	Stevie Reeves	1729	19	0	0	0	0
21	Jeff Fuller	1672	18	0	0	1	3
22	Johnny Chapman	1657	19	0	0	0	0
23	Shane Hall	1632	20	1	0	0	1
24	Dennis Setzer	1604	16	0	0	0	3
25	Greg Sacks	1243	12	0	0	0	2