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Talladega Superspeedway
October 12, 1997 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 0-Mile 188 Laps/0 Miles |
| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's Corn Flakes Chevrolet | 188 | 185 | 116,725 | Running | |
| 2 | 7 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries Pontiac | 188 | 175 | 76,670 | Running | |
| 3 | 2 | 98 | John Andretti | RCA Ford | 188 | 170 | 58,530 | Running | |
| 4 | 14 | 33 | Ken Schrader | Skoal Bandit Chevrolet | 188 | 165 | 53,715 | Running | |
| 5 | 1 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Texaco Havoline Ford | 188 | 160 | 57,275 | Running | |
| 6 | 15 | 25 | Ricky Craven | Budweiser Chevrolet | 188 | 150 | 41,500 | Running | |
| 7 | 42 | 44 | Kyle Petty | Hot Wheels Pontiac | 188 | 146 | 32,700 | Running | |
| 8 | 25 | 7 | Geoff Bodine | QVC Ford | 188 | 147 | 38,050 | Running | |
| 9 | 23 | 75 | Rick Mast | Remington Arms Ford | 188 | 138 | 36,920 | Running | |
| 10 | 9 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite Ford | 188 | 139 | 42,900 | Running | |
| 11 | 39 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | Family Channel / Primestar Ford | 188 | 130 | 38,080 | Running | |
| 12 | 29 | 1 | Morgan Shepherd | R&L Carriers Pontiac | 188 | 127 | 35,025 | Running | |
| 13 | 10 | 94 | Bill Elliott | McDonald's Ford | 188 | 124 | 35,280 | Running | |
| 14 | 4 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Exide Batteries Ford | 188 | 121 | 39,410 | Running | |
| 15 | 35 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Square D Ford | 188 | 118 | 36,760 | Running | |
| 16 | 37 | 96 | David Green | Caterpillar Chevrolet | 188 | 115 | 28,600 | Running | |
| 17 | 38 | 91 | Kevin Lepage | Pionite Chevrolet | 188 | 112 | 23,835 | Running | |
| 18 | 5 | 36 | Derrike Cope | Skittles Pontiac | 188 | 109 | 27,280 | Running | |
| 19 | 19 | 30 | Johnny Benson Jr | Pennzoil Pontiac | 187 | 106 | 33,950 | Running | |
| 20 | 34 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | STP Pontiac | 187 | 103 | 39,460 | Running | |
| 21 | 18 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Quality Care / Ford Credit Ford | 187 | 105 | 39,930 | Running | |
| 22 | 17 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Scandia / Bodine Ford | 187 | 97 | 33,300 | Running | |
| 23 | 21 | 90 | Dick Trickle | Heilig-Meyers / Simmons Ford | 187 | 94 | 26,290 | Running | |
| 24 | 3 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Camel Cigarettes Ford | 187 | 96 | 32,940 | Running | |
| 25 | 32 | 71 | Dave Marcis | RealTree Camouflage Chevrolet | 187 | 88 | 22,460 | Running | |
| 26 | 40 | 37 | Jeremy Mayfield | Kmart / RC Cola Ford | 184 | 85 | 25,360 | Handling | |
| 27 | 11 | 77 | Robert Pressley | Jasper Engines / Federal Mogul Ford | 178 | 82 | 22,240 | Running | |
| 28 | 27 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | Citgo Ford | 172 | 79 | 32,170 | Running | |
| 29 | 12 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service Plus Chevrolet | 167 | 81 | 48,500 | Running | |
| 30 | 31 | 6 | Mark Martin | Valvoline Ford | 167 | 78 | 37,030 | Running | |
| 31 | 13 | 42 | Joe Nemechek | BellSouth Chevrolet | 165 | 70 | 24,440 | Running | |
| 32 | 22 | 41 | Steve Grissom | Kodiak Chevrolet | 163 | 67 | 28,870 | Running | |
| 33 | 16 | 31 | Mike Skinner | Lowe's Chevrolet | 159 | 69 | 21,790 | Running | |
| 34 | 41 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Tide Ford | 153 | 61 | 36,745 | Running | |
| 35 | 8 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Refinishes Chevrolet | 153 | 63 | 38,915 | Running | |
| 36 | 20 | 9 | Lake Speed | Advantage Camo Ford | 153 | 55 | 21,670 | Running | |
| 37 | 33 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Parts America Chevrolet | 147 | 52 | 28,660 | Accident | |
| 38 | 30 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Kodak Film Chevrolet | 139 | 54 | 37,500 | Accident | |
| 39 | 28 | 40 | Greg Sacks | Coors Light Chevrolet | 139 | 51 | 28,500 | Accident | |
| 40 | 36 | 97 | Chad Little | John Deere Pontiac | 139 | 43 | 21,525 | Accident | |
| 41 | 24 | 46 | Wally Dallenbach Jr | First Union Chevrolet | 99 | 45 | 21,500 | Accident | |
| 42 | 26 | 47 | Billy Standridge | Jayski's Ford | 51 | 37 | 21,500 | Oil Cooler |
Time of Race .: 3 Hours 11 Minutes 36 Seconds
Average Speed .:156.601
Margin of Victory .: 0.146 Second