1997 NAPA 500

Race 32 of 32

Atlanta
325 laps
Time of race: 3:07:48
Average speed of winner: 159.904 mph
Margin of victory: 3.801 sec.
Lead changes: 24 among 11 drivers
Cautions: 4 for 25 laps
Lap leaders: G. Bodine 1-4, W. Burton 5-10, Earnhardt 11-18, W. Burton 19-25, Earnhardt 26-27, Martin 28-34, Earnhardt 35-47, Nemechek 48-56, Earnhardt 57, Nemechek 58-89, Irvan 90-93, Jarrett 94, Petty 95-99, Little 100-106, B. Labonte 107-143, Jarrett 144-146, B. Labonte 147-182, Cope 183-184, Martin 185-194, B. Labonte 195-232, Martin 233-238, B. Labonte 239-284, Jarrett 285, Martin 286-314, B. Labonte 315-325

Race notes: Last pole for Geoff Bodine. Debut for Buckshot Jones.

Video links: Entire race

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	21	Bobby Labonte	18	Interstate Batteries	Pontiac	Gibbs	Makar	192.611	325	5	168	running	158600	185
2	3	Dale Jarrett	88	Quality Care/Ford Credit	Ford	Yates	Todd Parrott	195.115	325	3	5	running	79600	175
3	9	Mark Martin	6	Valvoline	Ford	Roush	Fennig	194.077	325	4	52	running	60300	170
4	7	Jeff Green	29	Cartoon Network	Chevrolet	Diamond Ridge		194.424	325	0	0	running	43475	160
5	14	Derrike Cope	36	Skittles	Pontiac	MB2	Ryan Pemberton	193.225	325	1	2	running	38100	160
6	20	Kyle Petty	44	Hot Wheels	Pontiac	Petty	Kennedy	192.848	324	1	5	running	34075	155
7	40	Bobby Hamilton	43	STP	Pontiac	Petty	Loomis	provisional	324	0	0	running	43030	146
8	5	Joe Nemechek	42	BellSouth	Chevrolet	SABCO	Hillman	195.019	324	2	41	running	35950	147
9	2	Ward Burton	22	MBNA America	Pontiac	Bill Davis	Hussey	195.452	323	2	13	running	39425	143
10	12	Johnny Benson, Jr.	30	Pennzoil	Pontiac	Bahari	Hewitt	193.535	323	0	0	running	38950	134
11	27	Sterling Marlin	4	Kodak Film	Chevrolet	Morgan-McClure	Brewer	192.093	323	0	0	running	41975	130
12	23	Ernie Irvan	28	Texaco/Havoline	Ford	Yates	Reno	192.553	323	1	4	running	41058	132
13	35	Michael Waltrip	21	CITGO	Ford	Wood Brothers	Eddie Wood	190.981	322	0	0	running	38425	124
14	22	Dick Trickle	90	Heilig-Meyers/Simmons	Ford	Donlavey	Bob Johnson	192.640	322	0	0	running	28975	121
15	25	Steve Park	14	Burger King	Chevrolet	DEI		192.333	322	0	0	running	25650	118
16	6	Dale Earnhardt	3	GM Goodwrench Service	Chevrolet	Childress	McReynolds	194.540	322	4	24	running	43075	120
17	37	Jeff Gordon	24	DuPont Automotive Finishes	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Evernham	190.673	322	0	0	running	41155	112
18	24	Chad Little	97	John Deere	Pontiac	ppc	Eyler	192.493	321	1	7	running	27440	114
19	38	Jeremy Mayfield	37	Kmart/RC Cola	Ford	Kranefuss	Andrews	190.607	321	0	0	running	27100	106
20	13	Ken Schrader	33	Skoal Bandit	Chevrolet	Petree	Petree	193.400	321	0	0	running	33685	103
21	4	Terry Labonte	5	Kellogg's Corn Flakes	Chevrolet	Hendrick	DeHart	195.074	321	0	0	running	44470	100
22	31	John Andretti	98	RCA	Ford	Yarborough	Furr	191.748	320	0	0	running	33055	97
23	28	Mike Skinner	31	Lowe's	Chevrolet	Childress	Hamlin	192.047	320	0	0	running	25740	94
24	42	Jimmy Spencer	23	Camel Cigarettes	Ford	Carter	Wingo	provisional	320	0	0	running	32425	91
25	8	Kenny Irwin, Jr.	27	Winner's Circle	Ford	David Blair		194.397	320	0	0	running	21910	88
26	29	Lake Speed	9	Melling Auto Parts	Ford	Melling	Buice	191.867	317	0	0	running	24995	85
27	36	Morgan Shepherd	1	R+L Carriers	Pontiac	Richard Jackson		190.889	317	0	0	running	31780	82
28	15	Steve Grissom	41	Kodiak	Chevrolet	Hedrick	Pressley	193.184	317	0	0	running	31565	79
29	26	Kevin Lepage	91	Pionite	Chevrolet	Falk	Richert	192.113	317	0	0	running	21505	76
30	19	Kenny Wallace	81	Square D	Ford	FilMar	Martin	192.922	317	0	0	running	31430	73
31	34	Ted Musgrave	16	The Family Channel/PrimeStar	Ford	Roush	Ince	191.054	315	0	0	running	30865	70
32	33	Rusty Wallace	2	Miller Lite	Ford	Penske	Pemberton	191.205	314	0	0	running	38300	67
33	1	Geoff Bodine	7	QVC	Ford	Geoff Bodine	Tryson	197.478	314	1	4	running	43735	69
34	39	Jeff Burton	99	Exide Batteries	Ford	Roush	Buddy Parrott	provisional	313	0	0	running	36170	61
35	16	Rick Mast	75	Remington Arms	Ford	Mock	Charpentier	193.110	302	0	0	running	28105	58
36	10	Bill Elliott	94	McDonald's	Ford	Elliott	Beam	193.758	274	0	0	clutch	28040	55
37	11	Ricky Rudd	10	Tide	Ford	Rudd	Long	193.657	242	0	0	handling	36030	52
38	30	Wally Dallenbach, Jr.	46	First Union	Chevrolet	SABCO		191.814	231	0	0	running	20875	49
39	41	Ricky Craven	25	Budweiser	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Graves	provisional	173	0	0	handling	27875	46
40	43	Darrell Waltrip	17	Parts America	Chevrolet	Waltrip	Hammond	provisional	114	0	0	ignition	27875	43
41	18	Brett Bodine	11	Scandia-Bodine Racing	Ford	Brett Bodine	Richeson	192.976	57	0	0	handling	29375	40
42	17	Gary Bradberry	78	Hanes	Ford	Triad		193.009	50	0	0	accident	20875	37
43	32	Buckshot Jones	00	Aquafresh	Pontiac	Billy Jones		191.245	38	0	0	accident	20875	34

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Jeff Gordon	4710	32	1	10	22	23
2	Dale Jarrett	4696	32	2	7	20	23
3	Mark Martin	4681	32	3	4	16	24
4	Jeff Burton	4285	32	0	3	13	18
5	Dale Earnhardt	4216	32	0	0	7	16
6	Terry Labonte	4177	32	0	1	8	20
7	Bobby Labonte	4101	32	3	1	9	18
8	Bill Elliott	3836	32	1	0	5	14
9	Rusty Wallace	3598	32	1	1	8	12
10	Ken Schrader	3576	32	2	0	2	8
11	Johnny Benson, Jr.	3575	32	1	0	0	8
12	Ted Musgrave	3556	32	0	0	5	8
13	Jeremy Mayfield	3547	32	0	0	3	8
14	Ernie Irvan	3534	32	2	1	5	13
15	Kyle Petty	3455	32	0	0	2	9
16	Bobby Hamilton	3450	32	2	1	6	8
17	Ricky Rudd	3335	32	0	2	6	11
18	Michael Waltrip	3173	32	0	0	0	6
19	Ricky Craven	3108	30	0	0	4	7
20	Jimmy Spencer	3079	32	0	0	1	4
21	Steve Grissom	3061	31	0	0	3	6
22	Geoff Bodine	3046	29	2	0	3	10
23	John Andretti	3019	32	1	1	3	3
24	Ward Burton	2987	31	1	0	0	7
25	Sterling Marlin	2954	32	0	0	2	6