1997 Goody's Headache Powder 500

Race 22 of 32

Bristol
500 laps
Time of race: 3:19:51
Average speed of winner: 80.013 mph
Margin of victory: 0.102 sec.
Lead changes: 12 among 6 drivers
Cautions: 12 for 97 laps
Lap leaders: K. Wallace pole, Jarrett 1-13, Gordon 14-38, Jarrett 39-53, Gordon 54-61, J. Burton 62-68, Spencer 69-79, Gordon 80-208, Martin 209-218, Gordon 219-244, Jarrett 245-395, Martin 396-469, Jarrett 470-500

Race notes: Mark Martin took the points lead from Jeff Gordon.

Video links: D. Green flip

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	3	Dale Jarrett	88	Quality Care/Ford Credit	Ford	Yates	Todd Parrott	122.733	500	4	210	running	101550	185
2	5	Mark Martin	6	Valvoline	Ford	Roush	Fennig	122.685	500	2	84	running	46775	175
3	4	Dick Trickle	90	Heilig-Meyers/Simmons	Ford	Donlavey	Bob Johnson	122.733	500	0	0	running	42625	165
4	13	Jeff Burton	99	Exide Batteries	Ford	Roush	Buddy Parrott	122.240	500	1	7	running	40875	165
5	35	Steve Grissom	41	Kodiak	Chevrolet	Hedrick	Pressley	121.474	500	0	0	running	37125	155
6	6	Ken Schrader	33	Skoal Bandit	Chevrolet	Petree	Petree	122.646	500	0	0	running	29465	150
7	19	Terry Labonte	5	Kellogg's Corn Flakes	Chevrolet	Hendrick	DeHart	122.046	500	0	0	running	39440	146
8	38	Bobby Labonte	18	Interstate Batteries	Pontiac	Gibbs	Makar	121.336	500	0	0	running	32530	142
9	15	Geoff Bodine	7	QVC	Ford	Geoff Bodine	Tryson	122.217	500	0	0	running	28615	138
10	7	Sterling Marlin	4	Kodak Film	Chevrolet	Morgan-McClure	Brewer	122.552	498	0	0	running	37665	134
11	20	John Andretti	98	RCA	Ford	Yarborough	Furr	122.030	498	0	0	running	27915	130
12	16	Rusty Wallace	2	Miller Lite	Ford	Penske	Pemberton	122.185	498	0	0	running	33415	127
13	14	Ricky Craven	25	Budweiser	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Graves	122.217	497	0	0	running	27465	124
14	34	Dale Earnhardt	3	GM Goodwrench Service	Chevrolet	Childress	McReynolds	121.489	497	0	0	running	32515	121
15	12	Ted Musgrave	16	The Family Channel/PrimeStar	Ford	Roush	Ince	122.318	497	0	0	running	28710	118
16	36	Bill Elliott	94	McDonald's	Ford	Elliott	Beam	121.420	497	0	0	running	28860	115
17	10	Ward Burton	22	MBNA America	Pontiac	Bill Davis	Hussey	122.458	497	0	0	running	26610	112
18	22	Johnny Benson, Jr.	30	Pennzoil	Pontiac	Bahari	Hewitt	121.898	496	0	0	running	26460	109
19	39	Ricky Rudd	10	Tide	Ford	Rudd	Long	provisional	496	0	0	running	30750	106
20	37	Chad Little	97	John Deere	Pontiac	ppc	Holly	121.351	495	0	0	running	21760	103
21	30	Jeff Green	29	Cartoon Network	Chevrolet	Diamond Ridge		121.566	493	0	0	running	19985	100
22	29	Bobby Hamilton	43	STP	Pontiac	Petty	Loomis	121.589	492	0	0	running	30435	97
23	42	Hut Stricklin	8	Circuit City	Ford	Stavola Brothers	Lopez	provisional	489	0	0	running	25785	94
24	28	Lance Hooper	1	R+L Carriers	Pontiac	Richard Jackson		121.597	483	0	0	running	25610	91
25	33	Michael Waltrip	21	CITGO	Ford	Wood Brothers	Eddie Wood	121.497	476	0	0	running	18465	88
26	11	Wally Dallenbach, Jr.	46	First Union	Chevrolet	SABCO		122.419	475	0	0	running	14840	85
27	17	Jimmy Spencer	23	Camel Cigarettes	Ford	Carter	Wingo	122.092	468	1	11	running	24930	87
28	21	Ed Berrier	95	Feed the Children	Chevrolet	Sadler Brothers		122.007	465	0	0	rear end	14820	79
29	25	Lake Speed	9	Melling Auto Parts	Ford	Melling	Buice	121.651	465	0	0	running	17810	76
30	18	Jeremy Mayfield	37	Kmart/RC Cola	Ford	Kranefuss	Andrews	122.069	460	0	0	running	17800	73
31	40	Brett Bodine	11	Close Call Phone Card	Ford	Brett Bodine	Richeson	provisional	440	0	0	running	14780	70
32	9	Derrike Cope	36	Skittles	Pontiac	MB2	Ryan Pemberton	122.497	440	0	0	running	14780	67
33	41	Rick Mast	75	Remington Arms	Ford	Mock	Charpentier	provisional	429	0	0	running	21770	64
34	31	Mike Skinner	31	Lowe's	Chevrolet	Childress	Hamlin	121.520	418	0	0	accident	14760	61
35	2	Jeff Gordon	24	DuPont Automotive Finishes	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Evernham	122.874	365	4	188	accident	33955	63
36	24	Kyle Petty	44	Hot Wheels	Pontiac	Petty	Kennedy	121.774	362	0	0	running	14735	55
37	26	Gary Bradberry	78	Hanes	Ford	Triad		122.131	346	0	0	accident	15217	52
38	27	Joe Nemechek	42	BellSouth	Chevrolet	SABCO	Hillman	121.620	341	0	0	running	14700	49
39	1	Kenny Wallace	81	Square D	Ford	FilMar	Martin	123.039	277	0	0	accident	26700	46
40	8	David Green	96	Caterpillar	Chevrolet	Buz McCall	Johns	122.537	256	0	0	accident	14700	43
41	32	Ernie Irvan	28	Texaco/Havoline	Ford	Yates	Reno	121.505	189	0	0	overheating	29700	40
42	23	Darrell Waltrip	17	Parts America	Chevrolet	Waltrip	Hammond	121.890	115	0	0	accident	21700	37

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Mark Martin	3270	22	2	3	13	17
2	Jeff Gordon	3257	22	1	8	16	16
3	Dale Jarrett	3099	22	2	4	13	15
4	Terry Labonte	3030	22	0	0	7	17
5	Jeff Burton	2979	22	0	2	10	14
6	Dale Earnhardt	2865	22	0	0	3	10
7	Bobby Labonte	2760	22	1	0	5	13
8	Ted Musgrave	2597	22	0	0	5	7
9	Bill Elliott	2591	22	0	0	3	10
10	Ricky Rudd	2539	22	0	2	5	9
11	Jeremy Mayfield	2510	22	0	0	3	7
12	Johnny Benson, Jr.	2469	22	1	0	0	5
13	Rusty Wallace	2439	22	1	1	6	9
14	Ken Schrader	2380	22	1	0	0	4
15	Ernie Irvan	2340	22	1	1	3	9
16	Michael Waltrip	2308	22	0	0	0	5
17	Darrell Waltrip	2267	22	0	0	1	4
18	Kyle Petty	2224	22	0	0	1	4
19	Jimmy Spencer	2216	22	0	0	1	3
20	Sterling Marlin	2179	22	0	0	2	5
21	Bobby Hamilton	2130	22	1	0	2	3
22	John Andretti	2114	22	1	1	2	2
23	Ricky Craven	2094	20	0	0	2	3
24	Steve Grissom	2023	21	0	0	2	4
25	Ward Burton	2010	22	0	0	0	3