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Richmond International Raceway
March 02, 1997 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 0.75-Mile Short Track 400 Laps/300 Miles |
| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite Ford | 400 | 180 | 86,775 | Running | |
| 2 | 18 | 7 | Geoff Bodine | QVC Ford | 400 | 175 | 56,875 | Running | |
| 3 | 3 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Quality Care / Ford Credit Ford | 400 | 175 | 50,750 | Running | |
| 4 | 2 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Refinishes Chevrolet | 399 | 165 | 46,200 | Running | |
| 5 | 9 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | STP Pontiac | 399 | 160 | 35,595 | Running | |
| 6 | 6 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Tide Ford | 399 | 150 | 30,770 | Running | |
| 7 | 1 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's Corn Flakes Chevrolet | 399 | 146 | 35,845 | Running | |
| 8 | 11 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries Pontiac | 399 | 147 | 28,945 | Running | |
| 9 | 23 | 30 | Johnny Benson Jr | Pennzoil Pontiac | 399 | 138 | 25,745 | Running | |
| 10 | 37 | 44 | Kyle Petty | Hot Wheels Pontiac | 398 | 134 | 18,545 | Running | |
| 11 | 21 | 41 | Steve Grissom | Kodiak Chevrolet | 398 | 130 | 24,345 | Running | |
| 12 | 26 | 9 | Lake Speed | Melling Engine Parts Ford | 398 | 127 | 24,045 | Running | |
| 13 | 5 | 6 | Mark Martin | Valvoline Ford | 398 | 124 | 23,870 | Running | |
| 14 | 12 | 25 | Ricky Craven | Budweiser Chevrolet | 398 | 121 | 23,670 | Running | |
| 15 | 17 | 94 | Bill Elliott | McDonald's Ford | 398 | 123 | 25,330 | Running | |
| 16 | 30 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Parts America Chevrolet | 398 | 115 | 16,215 | Running | |
| 17 | 33 | 37 | Jeremy Mayfield | Kmart / RC Cola Ford | 398 | 112 | 15,415 | Running | |
| 18 | 20 | 75 | Rick Mast | Remington Arms Ford | 398 | 109 | 22,265 | Running | |
| 19 | 8 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Kodak Film Chevrolet | 397 | 106 | 27,540 | Running | |
| 20 | 16 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | Family Channel / Primestar Ford | 397 | 103 | 24,565 | Running | |
| 21 | 39 | 29 | Robert Pressley | Cartoon Network Chevrolet | 397 | 100 | 16,965 | Running | |
| 22 | 15 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Camel Cigarettes Ford | 397 | 97 | 21,840 | Running | |
| 23 | 27 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Close Call Phone Card Ford | 397 | 94 | 21,665 | Running | |
| 24 | 31 | 22 | Ward Burton | MBNA America Pontiac | 397 | 91 | 14,540 | Running | |
| 25 | 4 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service Chevrolet | 397 | 88 | 27,940 | Running | |
| 26 | 36 | 31 | Mike Skinner | Lowe's Chevrolet | 397 | 85 | 12,265 | Running | |
| 27 | 14 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | Citgo Ford | 396 | 82 | 21,340 | Running | |
| 28 | 24 | 40 | Robby Gordon | Coors Light Chevrolet | 396 | 79 | 21,215 | Running | |
| 29 | 40 | 90 | Dick Trickle | Heilig-Meyers Ford | 395 | 76 | 14,190 | Running | |
| 30 | 38 | 36 | Derrike Cope | Skittles Pontiac | 395 | 73 | 11,160 | Running | |
| 31 | 22 | 98 | John Andretti | RCA Ford | 395 | 70 | 20,615 | Running | |
| 32 | 25 | 8 | Hut Stricklin | Circuit City Ford | 395 | 67 | 18,090 | Running | |
| 33 | 41 | 96 | David Green | Caterpillar Chevrolet | 395 | 64 | 11,075 | Running | |
| 34 | 42 | 97 | Chad Little | John Deere Pontiac | 395 | 61 | 11,065 | Running | |
| 35 | 28 | 33 | Ken Schrader | Skoal Bandit Chevrolet | 393 | 58 | 18,065 | Running | |
| 36 | 10 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Texaco Havoline Ford | 391 | 55 | 26,065 | Accident | |
| 37 | 34 | 71 | Dave Marcis | RealTree Camouflage Chevrolet | 391 | 52 | 11,065 | Running | |
| 38 | 43 | 19 | Gary Bradberry | Child Support Recovery Ford | 389 | 49 | 11,065 | Running | |
| 39 | 32 | 42 | Joe Nemechek | BellSouth Chevrolet | 380 | 46 | 11,065 | Running | |
| 40 | 29 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Square D Ford | 376 | 43 | 18,065 | Engine | |
| 41 | 35 | 77 | Bobby Hillin Jr | Jasper Engines / Federal Mogul Ford | 336 | 40 | 11,065 | Rear End | |
| 42 | 13 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Exide Batteries Ford | 248 | 37 | 19,065 | Running | |
| 43 | 19 | 1 | Morgan Shepherd | Delco Remy America Pontiac | 131 | 34 | 11,965 | Engine |
Time of Race .: 2 Hours 45 Minutes 54 Seconds
Average Speed .:108.499
Margin of Victory .: 0.453 Second