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Richmond International Raceway
September 06, 1997 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 0.75-Mile Short Track 400 Laps/300 Miles |
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| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Quality Care / Ford Credit Ford | 400 | 180 | 91,490 | Running | |
| 2 | 11 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Exide Batteries Ford | 400 | 180 | 70,240 | Running | |
| 3 | 10 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Refinishes Chevrolet | 400 | 165 | 52,355 | Running | |
| 4 | 31 | 7 | Geoff Bodine | QVC Ford | 400 | 160 | 40,005 | Running | |
| 5 | 14 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite Ford | 400 | 160 | 39,050 | Running | |
| 6 | 7 | 42 | Joe Nemechek | BellSouth Chevrolet | 400 | 155 | 29,325 | Running | |
| 7 | 12 | 22 | Ward Burton | MBNA America Pontiac | 399 | 146 | 29,325 | Running | |
| 8 | 2 | 27 | Kenny Irwin Jr | Hasbro / Action Performance Ford | 399 | 147 | 17,825 | Running | |
| 9 | 38 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | Family Channel / Primestar Ford | 399 | 138 | 30,725 | Running | |
| 10 | 16 | 37 | Jeremy Mayfield | Kmart / RC Cola Ford | 399 | 134 | 24,125 | Running | |
| 11 | 27 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Camel Cigarettes Ford | 398 | 130 | 27,625 | Running | |
| 12 | 33 | 41 | Steve Grissom | Kodiak Chevrolet | 398 | 127 | 27,325 | Running | |
| 13 | 37 | 30 | Johnny Benson Jr | Pennzoil Pontiac | 398 | 124 | 27,125 | Running | |
| 14 | 9 | 33 | Ken Schrader | Skoal Bandit Chevrolet | 398 | 121 | 26,825 | Running | |
| 15 | 22 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service Plus Chevrolet | 398 | 118 | 33,775 | Running | |
| 16 | 19 | 36 | Derrike Cope | Skittles Pontiac | 398 | 115 | 19,520 | Running | |
| 17 | 24 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's Corn Flakes Chevrolet | 398 | 112 | 37,320 | Running | |
| 18 | 21 | 25 | Ricky Craven | Budweiser Chevrolet | 397 | 109 | 26,270 | Running | |
| 19 | 6 | 90 | Dick Trickle | Heilig-Meyers / Simmons Ford | 397 | 106 | 19,145 | Running | |
| 20 | 17 | 44 | Kyle Petty | Hot Wheels Pontiac | 397 | 103 | 20,870 | Running | |
| 21 | 39 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Close Call Phone Card Ford | 397 | 100 | 25,870 | Running | |
| 22 | 32 | 98 | John Andretti | RCA Ford | 397 | 97 | 25,745 | Running | |
| 23 | 20 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Texaco Havoline Ford | 397 | 94 | 30,470 | Running | |
| 24 | 5 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Square D Ford | 396 | 91 | 25,545 | Running | |
| 25 | 13 | 6 | Mark Martin | Valvoline Ford | 396 | 93 | 30,395 | Running | |
| 26 | 30 | 75 | Rick Mast | Remington Arms Ford | 396 | 85 | 25,370 | Running | |
| 27 | 15 | 8 | Hut Stricklin | Circuit City Ford | 395 | 82 | 25,345 | Running | |
| 28 | 35 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Tide Ford | 395 | 79 | 30,320 | Running | |
| 29 | 40 | 31 | Mike Skinner | Lowe's Chevrolet | 395 | 76 | 17,800 | Running | |
| 30 | 1 | 94 | Bill Elliott | McDonald's Ford | 395 | 78 | 32,290 | Running | |
| 31 | 25 | 29 | Jeff Green | Cartoon Network Chevrolet | 394 | 70 | 15,280 | Running | |
| 32 | 18 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Parts America Chevrolet | 394 | 67 | 22,270 | Running | |
| 33 | 41 | 1 | Lance Hooper | R&L Carriers Pontiac | 394 | 64 | 22,260 | Running | |
| 34 | 34 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries Pontiac | 393 | 61 | 30,225 | Running | |
| 35 | 29 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | Citgo Ford | 393 | 58 | 22,215 | Running | |
| 36 | 26 | 9 | Lake Speed | Melling Engine Parts Ford | 393 | 60 | 15,205 | Running | |
| 37 | 8 | 96 | David Green | Caterpillar Chevrolet | 392 | 52 | 15,195 | Running | |
| 38 | 3 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | STP Pontiac | 347 | 54 | 31,685 | Rear End | |
| 39 | 36 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Kodak Film Chevrolet | 335 | 46 | 31,185 | Running | |
| 40 | 42 | 97 | Chad Little | John Deere Pontiac | 309 | 43 | 15,185 | Running | |
| 41 | 28 | 46 | Wally Dallenbach Jr | First Union Chevrolet | 224 | 40 | 15,185 | Brakes | |
| 42 | 4 | 40 | Robby Gordon | Coors Light Chevrolet | 7 | 37 | 22,185 | Engine |
Time of Race .: 2 Hours 45 Minutes 4 Seconds
Average Speed .:109.047
Margin of Victory .: 1.802 Seconds