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Infineon Raceway
May 04, 1997 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 1.949-Mile Road Course 74 Laps/144 Miles |
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| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 6 | Mark Martin | Valvoline Ford | 74 | 185 | 113,995 | Running | |
| 2 | 3 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Refinishes Chevrolet | 74 | 170 | 66,065 | Running | |
| 3 | 4 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's Corn Flakes Chevrolet | 74 | 170 | 63,700 | Running | |
| 4 | 8 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Quality Care / Ford Credit Ford | 74 | 165 | 50,135 | Running | |
| 5 | 26 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Parts America Chevrolet | 74 | 155 | 35,920 | Running | |
| 6 | 5 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Close Call Phone Card Ford | 74 | 150 | 40,795 | Running | |
| 7 | 6 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | Citgo Ford | 74 | 146 | 37,345 | Running | |
| 8 | 24 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Texaco Havoline Ford | 74 | 142 | 40,145 | Running | |
| 9 | 20 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Exide Batteries Ford | 74 | 138 | 39,595 | Running | |
| 10 | 14 | 22 | Ward Burton | MBNA America Pontiac | 74 | 134 | 32,440 | Running | |
| 11 | 12 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | Family Channel / Primestar Ford | 74 | 130 | 34,880 | Running | |
| 12 | 32 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service Chevrolet | 74 | 127 | 39,580 | Running | |
| 13 | 11 | 44 | Kyle Petty | Hot Wheels Pontiac | 74 | 124 | 22,980 | Running | |
| 14 | 25 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Camel Cigarettes Ford | 74 | 121 | 33,680 | Running | |
| 15 | 9 | 46 | Wally Dallenbach Jr | First Union Chevrolet | 74 | 118 | 23,930 | Running | |
| 16 | 19 | 31 | Mike Skinner | Lowe's Chevrolet | 74 | 115 | 22,830 | Running | |
| 17 | 33 | 41 | Steve Grissom | Kodiak Chevrolet | 74 | 112 | 32,855 | Running | |
| 18 | 21 | 36 | Derrike Cope | Skittles Pontiac | 74 | 109 | 21,705 | Running | |
| 19 | 23 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | STP Pontiac | 74 | 106 | 36,680 | Running | |
| 20 | 29 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries Pontiac | 74 | 103 | 41,105 | Running | |
| 21 | 35 | 30 | Johnny Benson Jr | Pennzoil Pontiac | 74 | 100 | 32,555 | Running | |
| 22 | 34 | 91 | Mike Wallace | Spam Chevrolet | 74 | 97 | 23,505 | Running | |
| 23 | 41 | 1 | Morgan Shepherd | Cruisin' America Phone Card Pontiac | 74 | 94 | 32,280 | Running | |
| 24 | 28 | 38 | Butch Gilliland | Stroppe Motorsports Ford | 74 | 91 | 21,410 | Running | |
| 25 | 30 | 71 | Dave Marcis | RealTree Camouflage Chevrolet | 74 | 88 | 25,350 | Running | |
| 26 | 16 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Kodak Film Chevrolet | 74 | 85 | 37,380 | Running | |
| 27 | 39 | 37 | Jeremy Mayfield | Kmart / RC Cola Ford | 73 | 82 | 24,965 | Running | |
| 28 | 27 | 78 | Tom Hubert | Hanes / Diamond Rio Ford | 73 | 79 | 21,350 | Running | |
| 29 | 22 | 8 | Hut Stricklin | Circuit City Ford | 73 | 76 | 31,840 | Running | |
| 30 | 17 | 98 | John Andretti | RCA Ford | 73 | 73 | 31,710 | Running | |
| 31 | 15 | 33 | Ken Schrader | Skoal Bandit Chevrolet | 73 | 70 | 31,290 | Running | |
| 32 | 13 | 94 | Bill Elliott | McDonald's Ford | 70 | 67 | 31,140 | Running | |
| 33 | 43 | 07 | Sean Woodside | Cinema Vehicle Services Pontiac | 69 | 64 | 20,905 | Running | |
| 34 | 10 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Tide Ford | 66 | 61 | 45,890 | Running | |
| 35 | 31 | 77 | Bobby Hillin Jr | Jasper Engines / Federal Mogul Ford | 64 | 58 | 23,965 | Running | |
| 36 | 36 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Square D Ford | 61 | 55 | 30,850 | Accident | |
| 37 | 42 | 9 | Jeff Davis | Ultra Shield Ford | 60 | 52 | 30,745 | Accident | |
| 38 | 44 | 35 | Larry Gunselman | Caterpillar Ford | 60 | 49 | 20,720 | Rear End | |
| 39 | 40 | 25 | Ricky Craven | Budweiser Chevrolet | 58 | 46 | 30,220 | Running | |
| 40 | 2 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite Ford | 47 | 48 | 38,720 | Engine | |
| 41 | 18 | 40 | Robby Gordon | Coors Light Chevrolet | 43 | 40 | 27,720 | Engine | |
| 42 | 37 | 20 | Lance Hooper | Hardee's Ford | 40 | 37 | 21,820 | Engine | |
| 43 | 38 | 19 | Gary Bradberry | Child Support Recovery Ford | 31 | 34 | 20,720 | Engine | |
| 44 | 7 | 7 | Geoff Bodine | QVC Ford | 10 | 31 | 29,220 | Engine |
Time of Race .: 2 Hours 27 Minutes 38 Seconds
Average Speed .:75.788
Margin of Victory .: 0.563 Second