1997 AC Delco 400

Race 30 of 32

Rockingham
393 laps
Time of race: 3:17:00
Average speed of winner: 121.730 mph
Margin of victory: 0.941 sec.
Lead changes: 20 among 9 drivers
Cautions: 5 for 40 laps
Lap leaders: B. Labonte pole, Jarrett 1-15, B. Labonte 16-74, Jarrett 75-79, Gordon 80, Bodine 81-83, Petty 84-85, Hamilton 86-88, B. Labonte 89-122, Craven 123-192, Jarrett 193-194, Bodine 195, Hamilton 196-213, J. Burton 214-234, Jarrett 235-249, T. Labonte 250, Gordon 251-272, Craven 273-339, Jarrett 340-375, Craven 376-377, Hamilton 378-393

Video links: J. Burton crash

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	28	Bobby Hamilton	43	STP	Pontiac	Petty	Loomis	154.572	393	3	37	running	89150	180
2	2	Dale Jarrett	88	Quality Care/Ford Credit	Ford	Yates	Todd Parrott	156.522	393	5	73	running	65175	175
3	9	Ricky Craven	25	Budweiser	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Graves	155.458	393	3	139	running	45625	175
4	5	Jeff Gordon	24	DuPont Automotive Finishes	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Evernham	155.538	393	2	23	running	41150	165
5	12	Dick Trickle	90	Heilig-Meyers/Simmons	Ford	Donlavey	Bob Johnson	155.300	393	0	0	running	30800	155
6	3	Mark Martin	6	Valvoline	Ford	Roush	Fennig	156.308	393	0	0	running	32400	150
7	33	Terry Labonte	5	Kellogg's Corn Flakes	Chevrolet	Hendrick	DeHart	154.182	393	1	1	running	38400	151
8	26	Dale Earnhardt	3	GM Goodwrench Service	Chevrolet	Childress	McReynolds	154.638	393	0	0	running	32800	142
9	35	Sterling Marlin	4	Kodak Film	Chevrolet	Morgan-McClure	Brewer	154.046	393	0	0	running	32200	138
10	19	Joe Nemechek	42	BellSouth	Chevrolet	SABCO	Hillman	155.017	393	0	0	running	22625	134
11	1	Bobby Labonte	18	Interstate Batteries	Pontiac	Gibbs	Makar	156.696	392	2	93	running	36875	135
12	8	Bill Elliott	94	McDonald's	Ford	Elliott	Beam	155.478	392	0	0	running	26575	127
13	27	Robert Pressley	77	Jasper Engines/Federal Mogul	Ford	Jasper		154.592	392	0	0	running	14975	124
14	17	Michael Waltrip	21	CITGO	Ford	Wood Brothers	Eddie Wood	155.063	392	0	0	running	26075	121
15	24	Jeremy Mayfield	37	Kmart/RC Cola	Ford	Kranefuss	Andrews	154.834	392	0	0	running	19675	118
16	16	Chad Little	97	John Deere	Pontiac	ppc	Eyler	155.096	391	0	0	running	18475	115
17	30	Lake Speed	9	Melling Auto Parts	Ford	Melling	Buice	154.481	391	0	0	running	18175	112
18	18	Rusty Wallace	2	Miller Lite	Ford	Penske	Pemberton	155.030	391	0	0	running	30975	109
19	7	Geoff Bodine	7	QVC	Ford	Geoff Bodine	Tryson	155.518	391	2	4	running	24575	111
20	14	Derrike Cope	36	Skittles	Pontiac	MB2	Ryan Pemberton	155.208	391	0	0	running	19175	103
21	29	Jeff Green	29	Cartoon Network	Chevrolet	Diamond Ridge		154.501	391	0	0	running	17775	100
22	5	Kyle Petty	44	Hot Wheels	Pontiac	Petty	Kennedy	155.538	391	1	2	running	16475	102
23	10	Mike Skinner	31	Lowe's	Chevrolet	Childress	Hamlin	155.445	391	0	0	running	16275	94
24	37	Steve Grissom	41	Kodiak	Chevrolet	Hedrick	Pressley	153.677	391	0	0	running	23075	91
25	23	Hut Stricklin	8	Circuit City	Ford	Stavola Brothers	Lopez	154.860	390	0	0	running	22875	88
26	4	Ward Burton	22	MBNA America	Pontiac	Bill Davis	Hussey	155.802	390	0	0	running	22675	85
27	15	David Green	96	Caterpillar	Chevrolet	Buz McCall	Johns	155.162	390	0	0	running	15475	82
28	39	Ernie Irvan	28	Texaco/Havoline	Ford	Yates	Reno	provisional	389	0	0	running	27375	79
29	43	Darrell Waltrip	17	Parts America	Chevrolet	Waltrip	Hammond	provisional	389	0	0	running	22275	76
30	38	Ken Schrader	33	Skoal Bandit	Chevrolet	Petree	Petree	153.381	389	0	0	running	21675	73
31	41	John Andretti	98	RCA	Ford	Yarborough	Furr	provisional	389	0	0	running	21050	70
32	34	Ted Musgrave	16	The Family Channel/PrimeStar	Ford	Roush	Ince	154.058	388	0	0	running	18950	67
33	32	Steve Park	14	Burger King	Chevrolet	DEI		154.325	387	0	0	running	11850	64
34	31	Morgan Shepherd	1	R+L Carriers	Pontiac	Richard Jackson		154.416	387	0	0	running	18750	61
35	21	Wally Dallenbach, Jr.	46	First Union	Chevrolet	SABCO		154.998	386	0	0	running	11650	58
36	20	Johnny Benson, Jr.	30	Pennzoil	Pontiac	Bahari	Hewitt	154.998	384	0	0	running	18625	55
37	25	Kenny Wallace	81	Square D	Ford	FilMar	Martin	154.808	379	0	0	handling	18600	52
38	11	Jeff Burton	99	Exide Batteries	Ford	Roush	Buddy Parrott	155.379	365	1	21	handling	30050	54
39	42	Greg Sacks	40	Coors Light	Chevrolet	SABCO	Glover	provisional	339	0	0	engine	18550	46
40	13	Ricky Rudd	10	Tide	Ford	Rudd	Long	155.234	241	0	0	accident	26550	43
41	36	Gary Bradberry	78	Hanes	Ford	Triad		153.741	239	0	0	accident	11550	40
42	22	Rick Mast	75	Remington Arms	Ford	Mock	Charpentier	154.991	178	0	0	camshaft	18550	37
43	40	Jimmy Spencer	23	Camel Cigarettes	Ford	Carter	Wingo	provisional	111	0	0	accident	18550	34

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Jeff Gordon	4486	30	1	10	22	23
2	Mark Martin	4361	30	3	4	15	22
3	Dale Jarrett	4341	30	2	6	18	21
4	Jeff Burton	4095	30	0	3	13	18
5	Terry Labonte	3947	30	0	1	8	20
6	Dale Earnhardt	3936	30	0	0	6	15
7	Bobby Labonte	3822	30	3	0	8	17
8	Bill Elliott	3663	30	1	0	5	14
9	Ted Musgrave	3389	30	0	0	5	8
10	Rusty Wallace	3351	30	1	1	7	11
11	Jeremy Mayfield	3335	30	0	0	3	8
12	Ken Schrader	3313	30	2	0	1	7
13	Ernie Irvan	3293	30	2	1	5	13
14	Johnny Benson, Jr.	3290	30	1	0	0	6
15	Ricky Rudd	3228	30	0	2	6	11
16	Kyle Petty	3162	30	0	0	2	7
17	Bobby Hamilton	3134	30	1	1	5	6
18	Ricky Craven	3028	28	0	0	4	7
19	Michael Waltrip	2964	30	0	0	0	6
20	John Andretti	2876	30	1	1	3	3
21	Jimmy Spencer	2862	30	0	0	1	4
22	Steve Grissom	2840	29	0	0	3	5
23	Geoff Bodine	2838	27	1	0	3	9
24	Ward Burton	2807	29	1	0	0	6
25	Darrell Waltrip	2772	29	0	0	1	4