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Bristol Motor Speedway
August 23, 1997 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 0.5-Mile Short Track 500 Laps/250 Miles |
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| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Quality Care / Ford Credit Ford | 500 | 185 | 101,550 | Running | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | Mark Martin | Valvoline Ford | 500 | 175 | 46,775 | Running | |
| 3 | 4 | 90 | Dick Trickle | Heilig-Meyers / Simmons Ford | 500 | 165 | 42,625 | Running | |
| 4 | 13 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Exide Batteries Ford | 500 | 165 | 40,875 | Running | |
| 5 | 35 | 41 | Steve Grissom | Kodiak Chevrolet | 500 | 155 | 37,125 | Running | |
| 6 | 6 | 33 | Ken Schrader | Skoal Bandit Chevrolet | 500 | 150 | 29,465 | Running | |
| 7 | 19 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's Corn Flakes Chevrolet | 500 | 146 | 39,440 | Running | |
| 8 | 38 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries Pontiac | 500 | 142 | 32,530 | Running | |
| 9 | 15 | 7 | Geoff Bodine | QVC Ford | 500 | 138 | 28,615 | Running | |
| 10 | 7 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Kodak Film Chevrolet | 498 | 134 | 37,665 | Running | |
| 11 | 20 | 98 | John Andretti | RCA Ford | 498 | 130 | 27,915 | Running | |
| 12 | 16 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite Ford | 498 | 127 | 33,415 | Running | |
| 13 | 14 | 25 | Ricky Craven | Budweiser Chevrolet | 497 | 124 | 27,465 | Running | |
| 14 | 34 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service Plus Chevrolet | 497 | 121 | 32,515 | Running | |
| 15 | 12 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | Family Channel / Primestar Ford | 497 | 118 | 28,710 | Running | |
| 16 | 36 | 94 | Bill Elliott | McDonald's Ford | 497 | 115 | 28,860 | Running | |
| 17 | 10 | 22 | Ward Burton | MBNA America Pontiac | 497 | 112 | 26,610 | Running | |
| 18 | 22 | 30 | Johnny Benson Jr | Pennzoil Pontiac | 496 | 109 | 26,460 | Running | |
| 19 | 39 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Tide Ford | 496 | 106 | 30,750 | Running | |
| 20 | 37 | 97 | Chad Little | John Deere Pontiac | 495 | 103 | 21,760 | Running | |
| 21 | 30 | 29 | Jeff Green | Cartoon Network Chevrolet | 493 | 100 | 19,985 | Running | |
| 22 | 29 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | STP Pontiac | 492 | 97 | 30,435 | Running | |
| 23 | 42 | 8 | Hut Stricklin | Circuit City Ford | 489 | 94 | 25,785 | Running | |
| 24 | 28 | 1 | Lance Hooper | R&L Carriers Pontiac | 483 | 91 | 25,610 | Running | |
| 25 | 33 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | Citgo Ford | 476 | 88 | 18,465 | Running | |
| 26 | 11 | 46 | Wally Dallenbach Jr | First Union Chevrolet | 475 | 85 | 14,840 | Running | |
| 27 | 17 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Camel Cigarettes Ford | 468 | 87 | 24,930 | Running | |
| 28 | 21 | 95 | Ed Berrier | Feed The Children Chevrolet | 465 | 79 | 14,820 | Rear End | |
| 29 | 25 | 9 | Lake Speed | Melling Engine Parts Ford | 465 | 76 | 17,810 | Running | |
| 30 | 18 | 37 | Jeremy Mayfield | Kmart / RC Cola Ford | 460 | 73 | 17,800 | Running | |
| 31 | 40 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Close Call Phone Card Ford | 457 | 70 | 24,290 | Running | |
| 32 | 9 | 36 | Derrike Cope | Skittles Pontiac | 440 | 67 | 14,780 | Running | |
| 33 | 41 | 75 | Rick Mast | Remington Arms Ford | 429 | 64 | 21,770 | Running | |
| 34 | 31 | 31 | Mike Skinner | Lowe's Chevrolet | 418 | 61 | 14,760 | Accident | |
| 35 | 2 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Refinishes Chevrolet | 365 | 63 | 33,955 | Accident | |
| 36 | 24 | 44 | Kyle Petty | Hot Wheels Pontiac | 362 | 55 | 14,735 | Running | |
| 37 | 26 | 78 | Gary Bradberry | Hanes Ford | 346 | 52 | 15,217 | Accident | |
| 38 | 27 | 42 | Joe Nemechek | BellSouth Chevrolet | 341 | 49 | 14,700 | Running | |
| 39 | 1 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Square D Ford | 277 | 46 | 26,700 | Accident | |
| 40 | 8 | 96 | David Green | Caterpillar Chevrolet | 256 | 43 | 14,700 | Accident | |
| 41 | 32 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Texaco Havoline Ford | 189 | 40 | 29,700 | Overheating | |
| 42 | 23 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Parts America Chevrolet | 115 | 37 | 21,700 | Accident |
Time of Race .: 3 Hours 19 Minutes 51 Seconds
Average Speed .:80.013
Margin of Victory .: 0.102 Second