1997 Hardee's Fried Chicken Challenge 250

Race 3 of 30

Richmond
250 laps
Time of race: 2:10:08
Average speed of winner: 86.450 mph
Margin of victory: 1.060 sec.
Lead changes: 17 among 6 drivers
Cautions: 7 for 54 laps
Lap leaders: LaJoie started pole, Park 1-2, Keller 3-17, LaJoie 18-30, Keller 31, LaJoie 32-34, Keller 35-42, LaJoie 43-60, Burton 61-62, LaJoie 63, H. Sadler 64-69, Burton 70-167, Martin 168, Burton 169-238, Keller 239, Burton 240-248, Keller 249, Martin 250

Video links: Finish

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	18	Mark Martin	60	Winn-Dixie	Ford				250	2	2	running	28475	180
2	33	Jeff Green	8	Diamond Ridge	Chevrolet				250	0	0	running	19791	170
3	2	Steve Park	3	ACDelco	Chevrolet				250	1	2	running	10790	165
4	6	Phil Parsons	10	ChannelLock	Chevrolet				250	0	0	running	11056	160
5	4	Jason Keller	57	Slim Jim	Chevrolet				250	5	26	running	12776	155
6	41	Jeff Burton	9	Track Gear	Ford				250	4	179	running	7580	150
7	30	Todd Bodine	36	Stanley	Pontiac				249	0	0	running	8226	146
8	1	Randy LaJoie	74	FINA	Chevrolet				249	4	35	running	10926	142
9	31	Ron Barfield, Jr.	94	New Holland	Ford				249	0	0	running	5055	138
10	14	Bobby Labonte	44	Shell Oil	Chevrolet				248	0	0	running	6125	134
11	19	Elton Sawyer	38	Barbasol	Ford				248	0	0	running	6035	130
12	37	Mark Green	37	Timber Wolf	Chevrolet				248	0	0	running	4820	127
13	22	Buckshot Jones	00	Aquafresh	Pontiac				248	0	0	running	9251	124
14	21	Mike Dillon	72	Detroit Gasket	Chevrolet				248	0	0	running	9221	121
15	24	Ed Spencer III	20	Spencer Motor Ventures	Chevrolet				248	0	0	running	5095	118
16	12	Hermie Sadler	1	DeWalt	Chevrolet				247	1	6	running	6896	115
17	40	Ted Christopher	13	LesCare Kitchens	Chevrolet				247	0	0	running	4475	112
18	43	Tim Fedewa	33	Kleenex	Chevrolet				247	0	0	running	6661	109
19	38	Mark Krogh	80	Clearwater Forest	Chevrolet				247	0	0	running	4375	106
20	39	Jeff Krogh	56	Clearwater Forest	Chevrolet				247	0	0	running	4765	103
21	36	Johnny Chapman	89	Sherwin-Williams	Chevrolet				247	0	0	running	4310	100
22	36	Joe Bessey	6	Power Team	Chevrolet				247	0	0	running	4285	97
23	13	Kevin Lepage	88	HYPE	Ford				246	0	0	running	8771	94
24	17	Doug Heveron	40	MHCO	Ford				246	0	0	running	5996	91
25	11	Glenn Allen, Jr.	99	Luxaire	Chevrolet				246	0	0	running	6121	88
26	30	Elliott Sadler	29	Diamond Ridge	Chevrolet				246	0	0	running	5901	85
27	7	Mike McLaughlin	34	Royal Oak Charcoal	Chevrolet				245	0	0	running	8126	82
28	3	Stanton Barrett	81	Memorex	Chevrolet				241	0	0	running	4105	79
29	32	Tim Bender	17	Kraft Singles	Chevrolet				240	0	0	running	4100	76
30	27	Greg Sacks	45	Hunter's Specialties	Chevrolet				239	0	0	running	4240	73
31	16	Rodney Combs	43	Lance Snacks	Chevrolet				226	0	0	running	5751	70
32	8	Dick Trickle	64	Dura Lube	Chevrolet				223	0	0	engine	5746	67
33	23	Randy Porter	48	Unifirst Uniforms	Ford				222	0	0	running	5190	64
34	5	Jeff Purvis	4	Phoenix Construction	Chevrolet				201	0	0	unknown	7996	61
35	15	Jeff Fuller	47	Sunoco	Chevrolet				193	0	0	engine	7996	58
36	29	Stevie Reeves	96	Big A Auto Parts	Ford				190	0	0	accident	5190	55
37	42	Doug Reid	97	MedPartners	Chevrolet				189	0	0	accident	4000	52
38	34	Brandon Butler	73	Ashland Ford-Mercury	Ford				182	0	0	accident	4000	49
39	35	Mike Olsen	61	Little Trees	Chevrolet				181	0	0	running	4000	46
40	9	Tracy Leslie	63	Lysol	Pontiac				168	0	0	accident	4000	43
41	28	Jimmy Foster	11	Speedvision/Outdoor Life	Ford				163	0	0	axle	4000	40
42	25	Shane Hall	85	Luck's/Bama Foods	Chevrolet				156	0	0	accident	4000	37
43	10	Terry Labonte	5	Alka-Seltzer/Bayer	Chevrolet				11	0	0	engine	4200	34

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Randy LaJoie	487	3	0	1	2	3
2	Todd Bodine	462	3	0	0	1	3
3	Phil Parsons	454	3	0	0	2	3
4	Mark Martin	418	3	1	2	2	2
5	Mark Green	390	3	0	0	0	1
6	Steve Park	378	3	0	0	1	2
7	Buckshot Jones	375	3	0	0	0	0
8	Elton Sawyer	372	3	0	0	0	0
9	Elliott Sadler	358	3	1	0	1	1
10	Jeff Green	352	3	0	0	1	1
11	Greg Sacks	338	3	0	0	0	1
12	Hermie Sadler	336	3	0	0	0	0
13	Rodney Combs	318	3	0	0	0	0
14	Tim Fedewa	304	3	0	0	0	1
15	Dick Trickle	303	3	0	0	0	0
16	Mike Dillon	300	3	0	0	0	0
17	Glenn Allen, Jr.	296	3	0	0	0	1
18	Mike McLaughlin	288	3	0	0	0	1
19	Doug Heveron	288	3	0	0	0	0
20	Stevie Reeves	279	3	0	0	0	0
21	Tracy Leslie	277	3	0	0	1	1
22	Johnny Chapman	276	3	0	0	0	0
23	Joe Bessey	267	3	0	0	0	0
24	Jeff Purvis	263	3	0	0	0	1
25	Jeff Fuller	255	3	0	0	0	0