1997 Interstate Batteries 500

Race 6 of 32

Texas
334 laps
Time of race: 4:00:16
Average speed of winner: 125.111 mph
Margin of victory: 4.067 sec.
Lead changes: 19 among 10 drivers
Cautions: 10 for 73 laps
Lap leaders: Jarrett 1-13, J. Gordon 14-66, T. Labonte 67-69, Martin 70, B. Labonte 71-72, Skinner 73-82, J. Gordon 83-98, T. Labonte 99-107, Jarrett 108-134, Martin 135-143, Jarrett 144-145, Rudd 146-154, T. Labonte 155-233, J. Burton 234-235, T. Bodine 236, Marlin 237-238, T. Labonte 239-251, Rudd 252-268, T. Bodine 269-276, J. Burton 277-334

Race notes: First win for Jeff Burton.

Video links: Entire race

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	5	Jeff Burton	99	Exide Batteries	Ford	Roush	Buddy Parrott		334	2	60	running	354350	180
2	1	Dale Jarrett	88	Quality Care/Ford Credit	Ford	Yates	Todd Parrott		334	3	42	running	212800	175
3	4	Bobby Labonte	18	Interstate Batteries	Pontiac	Gibbs	Makar		334	1	2	running	174500	170
4	3	Terry Labonte	5	Kellogg's Corn Flakes	Chevrolet	Hendrick	DeHart		334	4	104	running	170600	170
5	8	Ricky Rudd	10	Tide	Ford	Rudd	Long		334	2	26	running	118775	160
6	15	Dale Earnhardt	3	GM Goodwrench Service	Chevrolet	Childress	McReynolds		334	0	0	running	111700	150
7	12	Ward Burton	22	MBNA America	Pontiac	Bill Davis	Hussey		334	0	0	running	89000	146
8	22	Sterling Marlin	4	Kodak Film	Chevrolet	Morgan-McClure	Brewer		334	1	2	running	93000	147
9	21	Michael Waltrip	21	CITGO	Ford	Wood Brothers	Eddie Wood		333	0	0	running	87000	138
10	35	Steve Grissom	41	Kodiak	Chevrolet	Hedrick	Pressley		332	0	0	running	89800	134
11	16	Bill Elliott	94	McDonald's	Ford	Elliott	Beam		332	0	0	running	82400	130
12	30	John Andretti	98	RCA	Ford	Yarborough	Furr		332	0	0	running	80300	127
13	31	Kenny Wallace	81	Square D	Ford	FilMar	Martin		332	0	0	running	78200	124
14	7	Geoff Bodine	7	QVC	Ford	Geoff Bodine	Tryson		331	0	0	running	76100	121
15	36	Dave Marcis	71	Realtree Camouflage	Chevrolet	Marcis	Marcis		331	0	0	running	67000	118
16	24	Lake Speed	9	Melling Auto Parts	Ford	Melling	Buice		331	0	0	running	72800	115
17	42	Mike Wallace	91	Spam	Chevrolet	Falk	Richert		330	0	0	running	63000	112
18	27	Ken Schrader	33	Skoal Bandit	Chevrolet	Petree	Petree		330	0	0	running	70700	109
19	26	Brett Bodine	11	Close Call Phone Card	Ford	Brett Bodine	Richeson		327	0	0	running	69600	106
20	17	Bobby Hamilton	43	STP	Pontiac	Petty	Loomis		325	0	0	running	75450	103
21	43	Billy Standridge	78	NC Diamond Rio/Hanes	Ford	Triad			325	0	0	running	52000	100
22	25	Mike Skinner	31	Lowe's	Chevrolet	Childress	Hamlin		324	1	10	running	52000	102
23	32	Dick Trickle	90	Heilig-Meyers/Simmons	Ford	Donlavey	Bob Johnson		319	0	0	running	53500	94
24	19	Morgan Shepherd	1	Delco Remy America	Pontiac	Richard Jackson			304	0	0	running	59400	91
25	18	Todd Bodine	25	Budweiser	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Graves		284	2	9	running	58550	93
26	38	Chad Little	97	John Deere	Pontiac	ppc	Holly		283	0	0	running	47000	85
27	23	Kyle Petty	44	Hot Wheels	Pontiac	Petty	Kennedy		266	0	0	running	46000	82
28	13	Johnny Benson, Jr.	30	Pennzoil	Pontiac	Bahari	Hewitt		256	0	0	accident	55200	79
29	40	Joe Nemechek	42	BellSouth	Chevrolet	SABCO	Hillman		255	0	0	accident	47100	76
30	2	Jeff Gordon	24	DuPont Automotive Finishes	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Evernham		247	2	69	running	60200	78
31	28	Rick Mast	75	Remington Arms	Ford	Mock	Charpentier		246	0	0	engine	52000	70
32	20	Jeremy Mayfield	37	Kmart/RC Cola	Ford	Kranefuss	Andrews		200	0	0	handling	44000	67
33	34	Hut Stricklin	8	Circuit City	Ford	Stavola Brothers	Lopez		192	0	0	running	47000	64
34	29	Robby Gordon	40	Coors Light	Chevrolet	SABCO	Glover		174	0	0	running	48500	61
35	11	Ted Musgrave	16	The Family Channel/PrimeStar	Ford	Roush	Ince		167	0	0	engine	45000	58
36	10	Ernie Irvan	28	Texaco/Havoline	Ford	Yates	Reno		161	0	0	accident	52000	55
37	9	Rusty Wallace	2	Miller Lite	Ford	Penske	Pemberton		160	0	0	accident	53000	52
38	6	Mark Martin	6	Valvoline	Ford	Roush	Fennig		143	2	10	engine	42000	54
39	33	Jimmy Spencer	23	Camel Cigarettes	Ford	Carter	Wingo		95	0	0	accident	42000	46
40	39	Greg Sacks	20	Hardee's	Ford	Ranier			84	0	0	accident	35000	43
41	37	Derrike Cope	36	Skittles	Pontiac	MB2	Ryan Pemberton		21	0	0	running	35000	40
42	41	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	77	Jasper Engines/Federal Mogul	Ford	Jasper			17	0	0	accident	35000	37
43	14	Darrell Waltrip	17	Parts America	Chevrolet	Waltrip	Hammond		0	0	0	accident	35000	34

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Dale Jarrett	994	6	1	2	5	5
2	Terry Labonte	899	6	0	0	2	5
3	Bobby Labonte	858	6	0	0	3	4
4	Jeff Burton	837	6	0	1	4	4
5	Jeff Gordon	810	6	0	2	4	4
6	Ricky Rudd	775	6	0	0	2	4
7	Geoff Bodine	740	6	0	0	1	3
8	Mark Martin	709	6	1	0	0	2
9	Ward Burton	709	6	0	0	0	2
10	Dale Earnhardt	703	6	0	0	0	2
11	Bill Elliott	679	6	0	0	1	1
12	Sterling Marlin	677	6	0	0	1	2
13	Michael Waltrip	669	6	0	0	0	3
14	Bobby Hamilton	646	6	0	0	1	2
15	Ted Musgrave	643	6	0	0	1	1
16	Rusty Wallace	642	6	0	1	1	3
17	Johnny Benson, Jr.	642	6	0	0	0	2
18	Ernie Irvan	641	6	0	0	1	2
19	Morgan Shepherd	632	6	0	0	1	2
20	Jeremy Mayfield	608	6	0	0	0	1
21	Lake Speed	603	6	0	0	0	0
22	Kyle Petty	601	6	0	0	0	1
23	Darrell Waltrip	595	6	0	0	0	1
24	Brett Bodine	588	6	0	0	0	0
25	Mike Skinner	585	6	1	0	0	0