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Lowe's Motor Speedway
October 05, 1997 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 1.5-Mile Superspeedway 334 Laps/501 Miles |
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| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Quality Care / Ford Credit Ford | 334 | 180 | 130,000 | Running | |
| 2 | 2 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries Pontiac | 334 | 180 | 110,900 | Running | |
| 3 | 19 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service Plus Chevrolet | 334 | 170 | 85,650 | Running | |
| 4 | 3 | 6 | Mark Martin | Valvoline Ford | 334 | 165 | 66,050 | Running | |
| 5 | 4 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Refinishes Chevrolet | 334 | 155 | 62,200 | Running | |
| 6 | 29 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Exide Batteries Ford | 334 | 155 | 51,700 | Running | |
| 7 | 33 | 94 | Bill Elliott | McDonald's Ford | 333 | 146 | 43,700 | Running | |
| 8 | 7 | 22 | Ward Burton | MBNA America Pontiac | 333 | 142 | 40,600 | Running | |
| 9 | 40 | 44 | Kyle Petty | Hot Wheels Pontiac | 333 | 138 | 30,700 | Running | |
| 10 | 15 | 30 | Johnny Benson Jr | Pennzoil Pontiac | 333 | 139 | 38,025 | Running | |
| 11 | 43 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's Corn Flakes Chevrolet | 333 | 130 | 44,900 | Running | |
| 12 | 25 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite Ford | 332 | 127 | 39,000 | Running | |
| 13 | 17 | 41 | Steve Grissom | Kodiak Chevrolet | 332 | 129 | 32,100 | Running | |
| 14 | 6 | 90 | Dick Trickle | Heilig-Meyers / Simmons Ford | 332 | 121 | 24,500 | Running | |
| 15 | 11 | 33 | Ken Schrader | Skoal Bandit Chevrolet | 332 | 118 | 31,050 | Running | |
| 16 | 24 | 42 | Joe Nemechek | BellSouth Chevrolet | 331 | 115 | 21,200 | Running | |
| 17 | 14 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | Family Channel / Primestar Ford | 331 | 112 | 26,800 | Running | |
| 18 | 35 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Texaco Havoline Ford | 331 | 109 | 29,800 | Running | |
| 19 | 34 | 27 | Rick Wilson | Blair Motorsports Ford | 331 | 106 | 14,435 | Running | |
| 20 | 21 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Kodak Film Chevrolet | 331 | 103 | 32,040 | Running | |
| 21 | 41 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | STP Pontiac | 331 | 100 | 28,960 | Running | |
| 22 | 10 | 1 | Morgan Shepherd | R&L Carriers Pontiac | 331 | 97 | 24,775 | Running | |
| 23 | 31 | 97 | Chad Little | John Deere Pontiac | 331 | 94 | 17,190 | Running | |
| 24 | 30 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | Citgo Ford | 330 | 91 | 23,915 | Running | |
| 25 | 42 | 25 | Ricky Craven | Budweiser Chevrolet | 330 | 88 | 23,930 | Running | |
| 26 | 36 | 35 | Todd Bodine | Tabasco Pontiac | 330 | 85 | 13,160 | Running | |
| 27 | 39 | 37 | Jeremy Mayfield | Kmart / RC Cola Ford | 330 | 82 | 16,355 | Running | |
| 28 | 26 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Square D Ford | 330 | 79 | 23,150 | Running | |
| 29 | 20 | 29 | Jeff Green | Cartoon Network Chevrolet | 328 | 76 | 13,850 | Running | |
| 30 | 18 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Scandia / Bodine Ford | 328 | 73 | 22,850 | Running | |
| 31 | 27 | 96 | David Green | Caterpillar Chevrolet | 313 | 70 | 15,655 | Running | |
| 32 | 23 | 98 | John Andretti | RCA Ford | 300 | 67 | 22,565 | Running | |
| 33 | 13 | 36 | Derrike Cope | Skittles Pontiac | 291 | 64 | 14,995 | Engine | |
| 34 | 38 | 78 | Gary Bradberry | Hanes Ford | 263 | 61 | 12,470 | Running | |
| 35 | 37 | 8 | Hut Stricklin | Circuit City Ford | 247 | 58 | 19,445 | Overheating | |
| 36 | 28 | 77 | Robert Pressley | Jasper Engines / Federal Mogul Ford | 247 | 55 | 12,425 | Running | |
| 37 | 16 | 46 | Wally Dallenbach Jr | First Union Chevrolet | 244 | 52 | 12,410 | Running | |
| 38 | 32 | 9 | Lake Speed | Melling Engine Parts Ford | 165 | 49 | 12,380 | Engine | |
| 39 | 8 | 12 | Jeff Purvis | Opryland USA Chevrolet | 150 | 51 | 12,380 | Accident | |
| 40 | 12 | 91 | Kevin Lepage | Pionite Chevrolet | 119 | 43 | 12,380 | Accident | |
| 41 | 22 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Tide Ford | 102 | 40 | 28,880 | Accident | |
| 42 | 9 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Camel Cigarettes Ford | 101 | 37 | 19,780 | Accident | |
| 43 | 1 | 7 | Geoff Bodine | QVC Ford | 100 | 39 | 42,880 | Accident |
Time of Race .: 3 Hours 28 Minutes 17 Seconds
Average Speed .:144.323
Margin of Victory .: 4.142 Seconds