1997 TranSouth Financial 400

Race 5 of 32

Darlington
293 laps
Time of race: 3:18:12
Average speed of winner: 121.162 mph
Margin of victory: 0.169 sec.
Lead changes: 15 among 7 drivers
Cautions: 10 for 60 laps
Lap leaders: Jarrett 1-28, Pressley 29-35, J. Gordon 36-41, Jarrett 42-55, J. Burton 56-63, Stricklin 64-67, Jarrett 68, Stricklin 69-70, J. Burton 71-79, Irvan 80-104, Skinner 105-112, J. Burton 113-140, J. Gordon 141-150, J. Burton 151-154, Irvan 155-164, Jarrett 165-293

Race notes: Finale for Phil Parsons.

Video links: Intro, Start/1st caution, Green/Petty crash, Pressley spin, Pressley/Craven crash, Finish/Post-race

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	1	Dale Jarrett	88	Quality Care/Ford Credit	Ford	Yates	Todd Parrott	171.095	293	4	172	running	142860	185
2	21	Ted Musgrave	16	The Family Channel/PrimeStar	Ford	Roush	Ince	168.746	293	0	0	running	54330	170
3	10	Jeff Gordon	24	DuPont Automotive Finishes	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Evernham	169.801	293	2	16	running	56240	170
4	6	Jeff Burton	99	Exide Batteries	Ford	Roush	Buddy Parrott	170.177	293	4	49	running	34420	165
5	3	Bobby Labonte	18	Interstate Batteries	Pontiac	Gibbs	Makar	170.910	293	0	0	running	38275	155
6	15	Rusty Wallace	2	Miller Lite	Ford	Penske	Pemberton	169.205	293	0	0	running	32825	150
7	27	Michael Waltrip	21	CITGO	Ford	Wood Brothers	Eddie Wood	168.463	293	0	0	running	26545	146
8	13	Ken Schrader	33	Skoal Bandit	Chevrolet	Petree	Petree	169.561	293	0	0	running	26815	142
9	4	Geoff Bodine	7	QVC	Ford	Geoff Bodine	Tryson	170.744	293	0	0	running	25210	138
10	36	Johnny Benson, Jr.	30	Pennzoil	Pontiac	Bahari	Hewitt	167.899	293	0	0	running	28805	134
11	41	Darrell Waltrip	17	Parts America	Chevrolet	Waltrip	Hammond	provisional	293	0	0	running	24150	130
12	23	Morgan Shepherd	1	Delco Remy America	Pontiac	Richard Jackson		168.671	293	0	0	running	23820	127
13	12	Terry Labonte	5	Kellogg's Corn Flakes	Chevrolet	Hendrick	DeHart	169.613	292	0	0	running	34235	124
14	30	Kenny Wallace	81	Square D	Ford	FilMar	Martin	168.215	292	0	0	running	23230	121
15	43	Dale Earnhardt	3	GM Goodwrench Service	Chevrolet	Childress	McReynolds	provisional	292	0	0	running	28625	118
16	18	Bill Elliott	94	McDonald's	Ford	Elliott	Beam	168.792	292	0	0	running	22755	115
17	19	Jeremy Mayfield	37	Kmart/RC Cola	Ford	Kranefuss	Andrews	168.787	292	0	0	running	15500	112
18	40	Ward Burton	22	MBNA America	Pontiac	Bill Davis	Hussey	provisional	292	0	0	running	15265	109
19	42	Rick Mast	75	Remington Arms	Ford	Mock	Charpentier	provisional	292	0	0	running	22020	106
20	25	Derrike Cope	36	Skittles	Pontiac	MB2	Ryan Pemberton	168.654	292	0	0	running	13890	103
21	8	Ernie Irvan	28	Texaco/Havoline	Ford	Yates	Reno	169.889	291	2	35	running	28070	105
22	26	Jimmy Spencer	23	Camel Cigarettes	Ford	Carter	Wingo	168.549	291	0	0	running	21500	97
23	16	Ricky Rudd	10	Tide	Ford	Rudd	Long	169.025	291	0	0	running	26055	94
24	5	Mark Martin	6	Valvoline	Ford	Roush	Fennig	170.566	291	0	0	running	21135	91
25	33	John Andretti	98	RCA	Ford	Yarborough	Furr	168.020	291	0	0	running	21165	88
26	7	Hut Stricklin	8	Circuit City	Ford	Stavola Brothers	Lopez	169.994	291	2	6	running	20700	90
27	32	Chad Little	97	John Deere	Pontiac	ppc	Holly	168.117	290	0	0	running	10610	82
28	20	Dave Marcis	71	Realtree Camouflage	Chevrolet	Marcis	Marcis	168.758	290	0	0	running	13550	79
29	24	Greg Sacks	20	Hardee's	Ford	Ranier		168.671	289	0	0	running	10440	76
30	34	Mike Skinner	31	Lowe's	Chevrolet	Childress	Hamlin	167.974	289	1	8	running	10405	78
31	29	Phil Parsons	42	BellSouth	Chevrolet	SABCO		168.348	289	0	0	running	12845	70
32	9	Sterling Marlin	4	Kodak Film	Chevrolet	Morgan-McClure	Brewer	169.871	278	0	0	running	26310	67
33	28	Kyle Petty	44	Hot Wheels	Pontiac	Petty	Kennedy	168.353	264	0	0	running	10220	64
34	38	Robby Gordon	40	Coors Light	Chevrolet	SABCO	Glover	167.590	232	0	0	accident	17185	61
35	31	Brett Bodine	11	Close Call Phone Card	Ford	Brett Bodine	Richeson	168.186	224	0	0	oil leak	17150	58
36	11	Lake Speed	9	Melling Auto Parts	Ford	Melling	Buice	169.689	188	0	0	transmission	17115	55
37	39	Bobby Hamilton	43	STP	Pontiac	Petty	Loomis	provisional	183	0	0	oil pump	25101	52
38	14	Gary Bradberry	19	Child Support Recovery International	Ford	Mark Smith		169.327	169	0	0	running	9954	49
39	35	Robert Pressley	29	Cartoon Network	Chevrolet	Diamond Ridge		167.911	161	1	7	accident	9954	51
40	2	Ricky Craven	25	Budweiser	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Graves	171.047	160	0	0	accident	17100	43
41	22	David Green	96	Caterpillar	Chevrolet	Buz McCall	Johns	168.729	69	0	0	accident	9954	40
42	37	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	77	Jasper Engines/Federal Mogul	Ford	Jasper		167.665	62	0	0	oil leak	9954	37
43	17	Mike Wallace	91	Spam	Chevrolet	Falk	Richert	168.816	26	0	0	accident	9954	34

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Dale Jarrett	819	5	1	2	4	4
2	Jeff Gordon	732	5	0	2	4	4
3	Terry Labonte	729	5	0	0	1	4
4	Bobby Labonte	688	5	0	0	2	3
5	Jeff Burton	657	5	0	0	3	3
6	Mark Martin	655	5	1	0	0	2
7	Geoff Bodine	619	5	0	0	1	3
8	Ricky Rudd	615	5	0	0	1	3
9	Rusty Wallace	590	5	0	1	1	3
10	Ernie Irvan	586	5	0	0	1	2
11	Ted Musgrave	585	5	0	0	1	1
12	Ward Burton	563	5	0	0	0	1
13	Johnny Benson, Jr.	563	5	0	0	0	2
14	Darrell Waltrip	561	5	0	0	0	1
15	Dale Earnhardt	553	5	0	0	0	1
16	Bill Elliott	549	5	0	0	1	1
17	Bobby Hamilton	543	5	0	0	1	2
18	Ricky Craven	542	5	0	0	2	2
19	Morgan Shepherd	541	5	0	0	1	2
20	Jeremy Mayfield	541	5	0	0	0	1
21	Michael Waltrip	531	5	0	0	0	2
22	Sterling Marlin	530	5	0	0	1	1
23	Kyle Petty	519	5	0	0	0	1
24	Lake Speed	488	5	0	0	0	0
25	Mike Skinner	483	5	1	0	0	0