1997 Stihl Power Tools 300

Race 4 of 30

Atlanta
197 laps
Time of race: 1:58:55
Average speed of winner: 151.751 mph
Margin of victory: 3.536 sec.
Lead changes: 11 among 9 drivers
Cautions: 2 for 10 laps
Lap leaders: Bender pole, Sawyer 1-45, Martin 46-65, B. Labonte 66, Parsons 67, McLaughlin 68-71, Martin 72-119, Waltrip 120-127, Martin 128-158, Bodine 159-160, E. Sadler 161, Martin 162-197

Race notes: Todd Bodine took the points lead from Randy LaJoie.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	13	Mark Martin	60	Winn-Dixie	Ford			177.902	197	4	135	running	42700	180
2	3	Elton Sawyer	38	Barbasol	Ford			179.681	197	1	45	running	27190	170
3	10	Bobby Labonte	44	Shell Oil	Chevrolet			177.994	197	1	1	running	13400	165
4	16	Buckshot Jones	00	Aquafresh	Pontiac			177.614	197	0	0	running	20180	160
5	8	Joe Nemechek	87	BellSouth Mobility	Chevrolet			178.697	197	0	0	running	10890	155
6	9	Todd Bodine	36	Stanley	Pontiac			178.383	197	1	2	running	16105	150
7	35	Tim Fedewa	33	Kleenex	Chevrolet			175.875	197	0	0	running	13855	146
8	26	Phil Parsons	10	ChannelLock	Chevrolet			178.627	197	1	1	running	12605	142
9	2	Elliott Sadler	29	Diamond Ridge	Chevrolet			179.705	196	1	1	running	11355	138
10	36	Terry Labonte	5	Alka-Seltzer/Bayer	Chevrolet			175.835	196	0	0	running	8465	134
11	5	Jeff Green	8	Diamond Ridge	Chevrolet			179.000	196	0	0	running	9855	130
12	20	Jeff Fuller	47	Sunoco	Chevrolet			177.005	196	0	0	running	11880	127
13	11	Mark Green	37	Timber Wolf	Chevrolet			177.937	196	0	0	running	5615	124
14	12	Jeff Burton	9	Track Gear	Ford			177.925	196	0	0	running	5115	121
15	19	Michael Waltrip	21	Band-Aid	Ford			177.011	196	1	8	running	5390	118
16	23	Randy LaJoie	74	FINA	Chevrolet			176.589	196	0	0	running	11405	115
17	25	Mike McLaughlin	34	Royal Oak Charcoal	Chevrolet			176.464	196	1	4	running	10355	112
18	4	Dick Trickle	64	Dura Lube	Chevrolet			179.299	195	0	0	running	8055	109
19	30	Rick Wilson	75	Food Country USA	Ford			176.362	195	0	0	running	4765	106
20	6	Ron Barfield, Jr.	94	New Holland	Ford			178.989	195	0	0	running	5140	103
21	32	Kevin Lepage	88	HYPE	Ford			176.203	195	0	0	running	9155	100
22	29	Mike Wallace	7	Clabber Girl	Chevrolet			176.851	195	0	0	running	6845	97
23	7	Dale Jarrett	32	White Rain	Ford			178.965	195	0	0	running	4555	94
24	33	Jason Keller	57	Slim Jim	Chevrolet			176.039	195	0	0	running	8995	91
25	41	Hermie Sadler	1	DeWalt	Chevrolet			provisional	195	0	0	running	6920	88
26	31	Mike Dillon	72	Detroit Gasket	Chevrolet			176.259	195	0	0	running	6650	85
27	15	Johnny Chapman	89	Sherwin-Williams	Chevrolet			177.677	193	0	0	running	5030	82
28	28	Stevie Reeves	96	Big A Auto Parts	Ford			176.960	193	0	0	running	5770	79
29	34	Joe Bessey	6	Power Team	Chevrolet			175.880	193	0	0	running	4380	76
30	18	Jimmy Foster	11	Speedvision/Outdoor Life	Ford			177.171	191	0	0	running	4580	73
31	27	Dennis Setzer	77	Mark III Financial	Chevrolet			177.758	191	0	0	running	6795	70
32	21	Dale Fischlein	70	Stihl Power Tools	Chevrolet			176.800	191	0	0	running	4305	67
33	42	Rodney Combs	43	Lance Snacks	Chevrolet			provisional	190	0	0	running	6520	64
34	37	Doug Reid	97	MedPartners	Chevrolet			175.767	190	0	0	running	4255	61
35	22	Lyndon Amick	35	Dodge/Rockwell	Pontiac			176.726	188	0	0	running	4230	58
36	39	Jeff Purvis	4	Phoenix Racing	Chevrolet			provisional	188	0	0	running	8695	55
37	40	Tracy Leslie	63	Lysol	Pontiac			provisional	159	0	0	accident	4180	52
38	24	Shane Hall	85	Luck's/Bama Foods	Chevrolet			176.469	151	0	0	running	4105	49
39	38	Stanton Barrett	81	Pro-Tech Motorsports	Chevrolet			175.189	149	0	0	accident	6355	46
40	1	Tim Bender	17	Kraft Singles	Chevrolet			179.835	135	0	0	running	5405	43
41	17	Glenn Allen, Jr.	99	Luxaire	Chevrolet			177.223	114	0	0	engine	6545	40
42	14	Steve Park	3	ACDelco	Chevrolet			177.717	72	0	0	engine	4105	37

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Todd Bodine	612	4	0	0	1	4
2	Randy LaJoie	602	4	0	1	2	3
3	Mark Martin	598	4	1	3	3	3
4	Phil Parsons	596	4	0	0	2	4
5	Elton Sawyer	542	4	0	0	1	1
6	Buckshot Jones	535	4	0	0	1	1
7	Mark Green	514	4	0	0	0	1
8	Elliott Sadler	496	4	1	0	1	2
9	Jeff Green	482	4	0	0	1	1
10	Tim Fedewa	450	4	0	0	0	2
11	Hermie Sadler	424	4	0	0	0	0
12	Steve Park	415	4	0	0	1	2
13	Dick Trickle	412	4	0	0	0	0
14	Mike McLaughlin	400	4	0	0	0	1
15	Mike Dillon	385	4	0	0	0	0
16	Rodney Combs	382	4	0	0	0	0
17	Jeff Fuller	382	4	0	0	0	0
18	Stevie Reeves	358	4	0	0	0	0
19	Johnny Chapman	358	4	0	0	0	0
20	Ron Barfield, Jr.	347	3	0	0	0	1
21	Jason Keller	344	4	0	0	1	1
22	Kevin Lepage	343	4	0	0	0	0
23	Joe Bessey	343	4	0	0	0	0
24	Bobby Labonte	339	3	0	0	1	2
25	Greg Sacks	338	3	0	0	0	1