1997 MBNA 200

Race 26 of 30

Dover
200 laps
Time of race: 2:06:26
Average speed of winner: 94.912 mph
Margin of victory: 0.405 sec.
Lead changes: 8 among 7 drivers
Cautions: 7 for 41 laps
Lap leaders: Trickle pole, Craven 1-72, LaJoie 73-138, Green 139-144, LaJoie 145-149, E. Sadler 150, LaJoie 151-178, Jones 179-185, Bessey 186-200

Video links: Entire race

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	6	Joe Bessey	6	Power Team	Chevrolet			146.604	200	1	15	running	30260	180
2	16	Randy LaJoie	74	FINA	Chevrolet			145.472	200	3	99	running	25700	170
3	14	Matt Kenseth	17	Kraft Singles	Chevrolet			145.572	200	0	0	running	15125	165
4	11	Mike Dillon	72	Detroit Gasket	Chevrolet			145.802	200	0	0	running	12925	160
5	17	Steve Park	3	ACDelco	Chevrolet			145.431	200	0	0	running	12750	155
6	8	Elliott Sadler	29	Phillips 66	Chevrolet			146.151	200	1	1	running	10990	150
7	39	Tracy Leslie	63	Lysol	Pontiac			provisional	200	0	0	running	8690	146
8	25	Glenn Allen, Jr.	99	Luxaire	Chevrolet			144.683	200	0	0	running	8240	142
9	15	Terry Labonte	5	Bayer/Alka-Seltzer	Chevrolet			145.525	200	0	0	running	6035	138
10	13	Mike McLaughlin	34	Royal Oak Charcoal	Chevrolet			145.649	200	0	0	running	11185	134
11	18	Mark Green	37	Timber Wolf	Chevrolet			145.431	200	1	6	running	7635	130
12	22	Ed Berrier	77	Lear/UAW	Ford			144.869	200	0	0	running	5560	127
13	20	Jason Keller	57	Slim Jim	Chevrolet			145.027	200	0	0	running	9235	124
14	5	Tim Fedewa	33	Kleenex	Chevrolet			146.628	200	0	0	running	6885	121
15	30	Todd Bodine	36	Stanley	Pontiac			143.295	200	0	0	running	7160	118
16	24	Elton Sawyer	38	Barbasol	Ford			144.724	200	0	0	running	6785	115
17	31	Lyndon Amick	35	Team Amick	Pontiac			143.232	200	0	0	running	5260	112
18	28	Dennis Setzer	43	Lance Snacks	Chevrolet			144.075	199	0	0	running	6735	109
19	32	Shane Hall	85	Luck's Foods	Chevrolet			143.158	198	0	0	running	6710	106
20	29	Stevie Reeves	96	Big A Auto Parts	Ford			143.581	197	0	0	running	7110	103
21	38	Kevin Grubb	82	Crestar Bank	Chevrolet			140.225	196	0	0	running	5160	0
22	10	Phil Parsons	10	ChannelLock	Chevrolet			145.861	196	0	0	running	6575	97
23	7	Buckshot Jones	00	Aquafresh	Pontiac			146.544	186	1	7	accident	8800	94
24	36	John Preston	89	Northstar Water	Ford			140.718	182	0	0	handling	5025	91
25	37	Hal Browning	46	Cypress Creek	Chevrolet			140.658	169	0	0	running	5200	88
26	21	Hermie Sadler	1	DeWalt Tools	Chevrolet			144.904	160	0	0	accident	6475	85
27	12	Robert Pressley	47	Sunoco/360	Chevrolet			145.725	142	0	0	handling	7200	82
28	2	Ricky Craven	2	Raybestos	Chevrolet			147.077	127	1	72	engine	4925	79
29	26	Ron Barfield, Jr.	94	New Holland Tractors	Ford			144.532	116	0	0	engine	5900	76
30	9	Scott Lagasse	22	Pest Offense	Chevrolet			146.039	98	0	0	engine	5100	73
31	3	Bobby Labonte	44	Shell	Chevrolet			146.939	84	0	0	accident	4850	70
32	4	Kevin Lepage	88	Northeastern Electric	Ford			146.825	83	0	0	accident	8075	67
33	34	Mark Krogh	80	CFI	Chevrolet			141.398	82	0	0	accident	5800	64
34	33	Dale Shaw	4	Phoenix Racing	Ford			143.135	71	0	0	accident	4775	61
35	19	Jeff Fuller	45	Hunter's Specialties	Chevrolet			145.296	70	0	0	accident	5750	58
36	27	Michael Waltrip	21	Band-Aid	Ford			144.341	70	0	0	accident	4725	55
37	35	Tim Zock	95	Blair Menswear	Ford			141.188	69	0	0	accident	4700	52
38	1	Dick Trickle	64	Dura Lube	Chevrolet			147.656	46	0	0	engine	5475	49
39	41	Danny Edwards, Jr.	7	Llumar	Chevrolet			provisional	35	0	0	handling	4675	46
40	40	Jeff Krogh	56	CFI	Chevrolet			provisional	27	0	0	handling	5675	43
41	23	Randy Porter	48	Unifirst Uniforms	Ford			144.863	15	0	0	accident	4675	40
42	42	Joey McCarthy	41	Rent-A-Wreck	Chevrolet			provisional	2	0	0	handling	4875	37

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Randy LaJoie	3856	26	2	5	14	19
2	Todd Bodine	3625	26	0	0	8	20
3	Steve Park	3483	26	0	3	11	17
4	Phil Parsons	3168	26	0	0	5	12
5	Elliott Sadler	3131	26	4	3	6	10
6	Mike McLaughlin	3109	26	1	2	7	12
7	Buckshot Jones	3057	26	0	0	5	13
8	Elton Sawyer	3022	26	0	0	6	9
9	Tim Fedewa	3012	26	1	0	4	10
10	Hermie Sadler	2936	26	2	0	1	6
11	Kevin Lepage	2884	26	0	0	3	6
12	Jason Keller	2863	26	0	0	2	9
13	Mark Green	2815	26	0	0	0	3
14	Dick Trickle	2730	24	2	1	6	7
15	Mike Dillon	2600	26	0	0	1	3
16	Tracy Leslie	2537	25	0	0	1	5
17	Glenn Allen, Jr.	2451	25	0	0	0	4
18	Joe Bessey	2376	26	1	1	1	4
19	Stevie Reeves	2300	25	0	0	0	1
20	Jeff Fuller	2187	24	0	0	1	4
21	Dennis Setzer	2135	22	0	0	0	3
22	Shane Hall	2106	26	1	0	0	1
23	Johnny Chapman	1979	23	0	0	0	0
24	Matt Kenseth	1917	17	0	0	1	5
25	Jeff Green	1898	14	2	1	6	7