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Bristol Motor Speedway
April 13, 1997 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 0.5-Mile Short Track 500 Laps/250 Miles |
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| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Refinishes Chevrolet | 500 | 180 | 83,640 | Running | |
| 2 | 1 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite Ford | 500 | 180 | 64,090 | Running | |
| 3 | 17 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's Corn Flakes Chevrolet | 500 | 165 | 51,490 | Running | |
| 4 | 6 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Quality Care / Ford Credit Ford | 500 | 160 | 39,265 | Running | |
| 5 | 23 | 6 | Mark Martin | Valvoline Ford | 500 | 155 | 37,520 | Running | |
| 6 | 29 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service Chevrolet | 500 | 150 | 32,970 | Running | |
| 7 | 18 | 94 | Bill Elliott | McDonald's Ford | 500 | 151 | 27,770 | Running | |
| 8 | 21 | 97 | Chad Little | John Deere Pontiac | 500 | 142 | 18,370 | Running | |
| 9 | 32 | 37 | Jeremy Mayfield | Kmart / RC Cola Ford | 500 | 138 | 21,565 | Running | |
| 10 | 12 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Close Call Phone Card Ford | 500 | 134 | 28,215 | Running | |
| 11 | 19 | 90 | Dick Trickle | Heilig-Meyers / Simmons Ford | 500 | 130 | 18,745 | Running | |
| 12 | 16 | 33 | Ken Schrader | Skoal Bandit Chevrolet | 500 | 127 | 25,390 | Running | |
| 13 | 34 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | STP Pontiac | 500 | 124 | 29,015 | Running | |
| 14 | 15 | 29 | Robert Pressley | Cartoon Network Chevrolet | 500 | 126 | 17,965 | Running | |
| 15 | 10 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Camel Cigarettes Ford | 499 | 123 | 25,965 | Running | |
| 16 | 36 | 36 | Derrike Cope | Skittles Pontiac | 499 | 115 | 13,640 | Running | |
| 17 | 25 | 75 | Rick Mast | Remington Arms Ford | 499 | 112 | 24,390 | Running | |
| 18 | 35 | 22 | Ward Burton | MBNA America Pontiac | 499 | 109 | 17,240 | Running | |
| 19 | 24 | 42 | Joe Nemechek | BellSouth Chevrolet | 499 | 106 | 17,130 | Running | |
| 20 | 2 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Kodak Film Chevrolet | 498 | 108 | 32,421 | Running | |
| 21 | 39 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | Citgo Ford | 497 | 100 | 23,765 | Running | |
| 22 | 27 | 96 | David Green | Caterpillar Chevrolet | 496 | 97 | 14,215 | Running | |
| 23 | 30 | 95 | Ed Berrier | Feed The Children Chevrolet | 495 | 94 | 13,165 | Running | |
| 24 | 26 | 98 | John Andretti | RCA Ford | 491 | 91 | 23,490 | Running | |
| 25 | 43 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Parts America Chevrolet | 485 | 88 | 23,595 | Running | |
| 26 | 7 | 8 | Hut Stricklin | Circuit City Ford | 484 | 85 | 23,215 | Running | |
| 27 | 22 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Tide Ford | 483 | 82 | 27,991 | Running | |
| 28 | 41 | 1 | Morgan Shepherd | Cruisin' America Phone Card Pontiac | 479 | 79 | 23,040 | Running | |
| 29 | 14 | 44 | Kyle Petty | Hot Wheels Pontiac | 477 | 76 | 12,910 | Running | |
| 30 | 42 | 71 | Dave Marcis | RealTree Camouflage Chevrolet | 468 | 73 | 15,585 | Running | |
| 31 | 33 | 30 | Johnny Benson Jr | Pennzoil Pontiac | 455 | 70 | 21,815 | Running | |
| 32 | 9 | 41 | Steve Grissom | Kodiak Chevrolet | 441 | 67 | 22,795 | Accident | |
| 33 | 8 | 7 | Geoff Bodine | QVC Ford | 432 | 64 | 18,775 | Accident | |
| 34 | 13 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries Pontiac | 425 | 61 | 26,735 | Running | |
| 35 | 28 | 31 | Mike Skinner | Lowe's Chevrolet | 365 | 58 | 11,715 | Engine | |
| 36 | 31 | 9 | Lake Speed | Melling Engine Parts Ford | 325 | 55 | 18,695 | Accident | |
| 37 | 37 | 19 | Gary Bradberry | Child Support Recovery Ford | 317 | 52 | 11,675 | Running | |
| 38 | 3 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | Family Channel / Primestar Ford | 296 | 49 | 18,950 | Accident | |
| 39 | 38 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Texaco Havoline Ford | 281 | 46 | 26,650 | Engine | |
| 40 | 40 | 25 | Jack Sprague | Budweiser Chevrolet | 256 | 43 | 18,650 | Accident | |
| 41 | 4 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Square D Ford | 223 | 40 | 18,750 | Accident | |
| 42 | 11 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Exide Batteries Ford | 157 | 37 | 26,650 | Engine | |
| 43 | 20 | 40 | Robby Gordon | Coors Light Chevrolet | 91 | 34 | 18,650 | Accident |
Time of Race .: 3 Hours 33 Minutes 6 Seconds
Average Speed .:75.035
Margin of Victory .: 0.499 Second