![]() |
Martinsville Speedway
September 28, 1997 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 0.526-Mile Short Track 500 Laps/263 Miles |
![]() |
| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Exide Batteries Ford | 500 | 180 | 78,675 | Running | |
| 2 | 13 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service Plus Chevrolet | 500 | 170 | 65,800 | Running | |
| 3 | 22 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | STP Pontiac | 500 | 170 | 40,075 | Running | |
| 4 | 11 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Refinishes Chevrolet | 500 | 165 | 40,225 | Running | |
| 5 | 16 | 94 | Bill Elliott | McDonald's Ford | 500 | 155 | 34,775 | Running | |
| 6 | 6 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Square D Ford | 500 | 150 | 27,875 | Running | |
| 7 | 1 | 22 | Ward Burton | MBNA America Pontiac | 500 | 151 | 35,275 | Running | |
| 8 | 36 | 25 | Ricky Craven | Budweiser Chevrolet | 500 | 142 | 26,050 | Running | |
| 9 | 9 | 33 | Ken Schrader | Skoal Bandit Chevrolet | 500 | 138 | 25,345 | Running | |
| 10 | 30 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Texaco Havoline Ford | 500 | 134 | 33,345 | Running | |
| 11 | 2 | 6 | Mark Martin | Valvoline Ford | 500 | 135 | 34,485 | Running | |
| 12 | 21 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Quality Care / Ford Credit Ford | 500 | 127 | 28,800 | Running | |
| 13 | 5 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Tide Ford | 500 | 124 | 27,065 | Running | |
| 14 | 24 | 9 | Lake Speed | Melling Engine Parts Ford | 500 | 121 | 15,865 | Running | |
| 15 | 7 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite Ford | 500 | 128 | 39,065 | Running | |
| 16 | 4 | 8 | Hut Stricklin | Circuit City Ford | 499 | 115 | 23,065 | Running | |
| 17 | 41 | 11 | Brett Bodine | BDR Motorsports Ford | 499 | 112 | 22,365 | Running | |
| 18 | 39 | 37 | Jeremy Mayfield | Kmart / RC Cola Ford | 499 | 109 | 16,770 | Running | |
| 19 | 26 | 30 | Johnny Benson Jr | Pennzoil Pontiac | 499 | 106 | 21,365 | Running | |
| 20 | 32 | 96 | David Green | Caterpillar Chevrolet | 499 | 103 | 15,915 | Running | |
| 21 | 23 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | Family Channel / Primestar Ford | 499 | 100 | 20,465 | Running | |
| 22 | 25 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's Corn Flakes Chevrolet | 499 | 97 | 31,515 | Running | |
| 23 | 38 | 75 | Rick Mast | Remington Arms Ford | 499 | 94 | 20,265 | Running | |
| 24 | 18 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Parts America Chevrolet | 498 | 91 | 20,115 | Running | |
| 25 | 8 | 42 | Joe Nemechek | BellSouth Chevrolet | 498 | 88 | 12,965 | Running | |
| 26 | 29 | 44 | Kyle Petty | Hot Wheels Pontiac | 498 | 85 | 12,815 | Running | |
| 27 | 20 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries Pontiac | 495 | 82 | 24,665 | Running | |
| 28 | 37 | 7 | Geoff Bodine | QVC Ford | 490 | 79 | 19,615 | Running | |
| 29 | 15 | 98 | John Andretti | RCA Ford | 489 | 76 | 19,565 | Running | |
| 30 | 33 | 29 | Jeff Green | Cartoon Network Chevrolet | 464 | 73 | 12,015 | Running | |
| 31 | 19 | 31 | Mike Skinner | Lowe's Chevrolet | 453 | 70 | 9,465 | Suspension | |
| 32 | 27 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | Citgo Ford | 444 | 72 | 16,440 | Accident | |
| 33 | 12 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Camel Cigarettes Ford | 428 | 64 | 16,415 | Rear End | |
| 34 | 35 | 46 | Wally Dallenbach Jr | First Union Chevrolet | 401 | 61 | 9,390 | Running | |
| 35 | 34 | 97 | Chad Little | John Deere Pontiac | 394 | 58 | 9,365 | Running | |
| 36 | 42 | 36 | Derrike Cope | Skittles Pontiac | 289 | 55 | 9,340 | Engine | |
| 37 | 3 | 27 | Kenny Irwin Jr | Tonka / Winners Circle Ford | 257 | 52 | 9,325 | Fuel Pump | |
| 38 | 17 | 77 | Robert Pressley | Jasper Engines / Federal Mogul Ford | 240 | 49 | 7,075 | Engine | |
| 39 | 14 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Kodak Film Chevrolet | 239 | 46 | 23,075 | Accident | |
| 40 | 40 | 41 | Steve Grissom | Kodiak Chevrolet | 198 | 43 | 14,075 | Overheating | |
| 41 | 28 | 40 | Steve Park | Coors Light Chevrolet | 198 | 40 | 14,075 | Engine | |
| 42 | 31 | 90 | Dick Trickle | Heilig-Meyers / Simmons Ford | 145 | 37 | 7,075 | Accident |
Time of Race .: 3 Hours 35 Minutes 57 Seconds
Average Speed .:73.072
Margin of Victory .: 0.778 Second