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Lowe's Motor Speedway
May 25, 1997 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 1.5-Mile Superspeedway 400 Laps/600 Miles |
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| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Refinishes Chevrolet | 333 | 180 | 224,900 | Running | |
| 2 | 21 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite Ford | 333 | 175 | 108,025 | Running | |
| 3 | 11 | 6 | Mark Martin | Valvoline Ford | 333 | 165 | 77,500 | Running | |
| 4 | 10 | 94 | Bill Elliott | McDonald's Ford | 333 | 165 | 73,300 | Running | |
| 5 | 16 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Exide Batteries Ford | 333 | 155 | 61,750 | Running | |
| 6 | 14 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries Pontiac | 333 | 155 | 58,600 | Running | |
| 7 | 33 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service Chevrolet | 333 | 151 | 54,400 | Running | |
| 8 | 9 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's Corn Flakes Chevrolet | 333 | 147 | 71,600 | Running | |
| 9 | 25 | 1 | Morgan Shepherd | Delco Remy America Pontiac | 333 | 138 | 44,000 | Running | |
| 10 | 18 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Tide Ford | 333 | 134 | 50,050 | Running | |
| 11 | 27 | 41 | Steve Grissom | Kodiak Chevrolet | 333 | 130 | 41,500 | Running | |
| 12 | 24 | 36 | Derrike Cope | Skittles Pontiac | 333 | 127 | 33,400 | Running | |
| 13 | 13 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Texaco Havoline Ford | 333 | 134 | 55,200 | Running | |
| 14 | 31 | 44 | Kyle Petty | Hot Wheels Pontiac | 333 | 121 | 31,300 | Running | |
| 15 | 40 | 30 | Johnny Benson Jr | Pennzoil Pontiac | 333 | 118 | 39,200 | Running | |
| 16 | 32 | 96 | David Green | Caterpillar Chevrolet | 333 | 115 | 24,500 | Running | |
| 17 | 22 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | Citgo Ford | 333 | 112 | 33,600 | Running | |
| 18 | 19 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Camel Cigarettes Ford | 332 | 109 | 32,700 | Running | |
| 19 | 5 | 42 | Joe Nemechek | BellSouth Chevrolet | 332 | 106 | 26,375 | Running | |
| 20 | 17 | 75 | Rick Mast | Remington Arms Ford | 332 | 103 | 33,650 | Running | |
| 21 | 8 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Parts America Chevrolet | 332 | 105 | 30,525 | Running | |
| 22 | 4 | 29 | Jeff Green | Cartoon Network Chevrolet | 332 | 102 | 26,175 | Running | |
| 23 | 37 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | Family Channel / Primestar Ford | 332 | 94 | 29,600 | Running | |
| 24 | 30 | 9 | Lake Speed | Melling Engine Parts Ford | 332 | 91 | 29,225 | Running | |
| 25 | 42 | 8 | Hut Stricklin | Circuit City Ford | 332 | 88 | 29,175 | Running | |
| 26 | 36 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Close Call Phone Card Ford | 332 | 85 | 28,725 | Running | |
| 27 | 3 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Quality Care / Ford Credit Ford | 332 | 87 | 40,875 | Running | |
| 28 | 35 | 37 | Jeremy Mayfield | Kmart / RC Cola Ford | 331 | 79 | 21,525 | Running | |
| 29 | 7 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | STP Pontiac | 331 | 76 | 34,075 | Running | |
| 30 | 26 | 98 | John Andretti | RCA Ford | 331 | 73 | 28,450 | Running | |
| 31 | 38 | 19 | Gary Bradberry | Child Support Recovery Ford | 331 | 70 | 18,440 | Running | |
| 32 | 34 | 78 | Billy Standridge | Hanes Ford | 328 | 67 | 18,435 | Running | |
| 33 | 15 | 90 | Dick Trickle | Heilig-Meyers / Simmons Ford | 323 | 64 | 20,930 | Running | |
| 34 | 12 | 31 | Mike Skinner | Lowe's Chevrolet | 292 | 61 | 18,425 | Running | |
| 35 | 20 | 46 | Wally Dallenbach Jr | First Union Chevrolet | 246 | 58 | 18,420 | Engine | |
| 36 | 39 | 22 | Ward Burton | MBNA America Pontiac | 239 | 55 | 18,415 | Engine | |
| 37 | 2 | 25 | Ricky Craven | Budweiser Chevrolet | 233 | 57 | 36,710 | Rear End | |
| 38 | 6 | 33 | Ken Schrader | Skoal Bandit Chevrolet | 231 | 54 | 29,100 | Running | |
| 39 | 23 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Square D Ford | 192 | 46 | 25,400 | Accident | |
| 40 | 29 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Kodak Film Chevrolet | 188 | 43 | 34,400 | Accident | |
| 41 | 28 | 40 | Robby Gordon | Coors Light Chevrolet | 186 | 40 | 25,400 | Accident | |
| 42 | 41 | 7 | Todd Bodine | QVC Ford | 47 | 37 | 25,400 | Engine |
Time of Race .: 3 Hours 39 Minutes 10 Seconds
Average Speed .:136.745
Margin of Victory .: 0.468 Second