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Martinsville Speedway
April 20, 1997 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 0.526-Mile Short Track 500 Laps/263 Miles |
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| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Refinishes Chevrolet | 500 | 185 | 99,225 | Running | |
| 2 | 8 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | STP Pontiac | 500 | 175 | 50,575 | Running | |
| 3 | 39 | 6 | Mark Martin | Valvoline Ford | 500 | 165 | 42,375 | Running | |
| 4 | 7 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's Corn Flakes Chevrolet | 500 | 160 | 42,925 | Running | |
| 5 | 15 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite Ford | 500 | 155 | 33,875 | Running | |
| 6 | 1 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Square D Ford | 500 | 150 | 35,375 | Running | |
| 7 | 29 | 37 | Jeremy Mayfield | Kmart / RC Cola Ford | 500 | 146 | 19,775 | Running | |
| 8 | 14 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries Pontiac | 500 | 142 | 29,650 | Running | |
| 9 | 17 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Parts America Chevrolet | 500 | 138 | 25,445 | Running | |
| 10 | 26 | 33 | Ken Schrader | Skoal Bandit Chevrolet | 500 | 134 | 30,945 | Running | |
| 11 | 11 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Camel Cigarettes Ford | 500 | 130 | 23,685 | Running | |
| 12 | 25 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service Chevrolet | 500 | 127 | 28,400 | Running | |
| 13 | 5 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Tide Ford | 500 | 124 | 27,065 | Running | |
| 14 | 6 | 8 | Hut Stricklin | Circuit City Ford | 500 | 121 | 22,765 | Running | |
| 15 | 19 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Exide Batteries Ford | 500 | 118 | 28,215 | Running | |
| 16 | 23 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Quality Care / Ford Credit Ford | 499 | 115 | 28,265 | Running | |
| 17 | 22 | 30 | Johnny Benson Jr | Pennzoil Pontiac | 499 | 112 | 22,365 | Running | |
| 18 | 18 | 22 | Ward Burton | MBNA America Pontiac | 499 | 109 | 14,770 | Running | |
| 19 | 2 | 42 | Joe Nemechek | BellSouth Chevrolet | 499 | 111 | 15,865 | Running | |
| 20 | 28 | 41 | Steve Grissom | Kodiak Chevrolet | 498 | 103 | 23,115 | Running | |
| 21 | 38 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Kodak Film Chevrolet | 498 | 100 | 25,965 | Running | |
| 22 | 35 | 25 | Ricky Craven | Budweiser Chevrolet | 498 | 97 | 20,415 | Running | |
| 23 | 13 | 29 | Robert Pressley | Cartoon Network Chevrolet | 498 | 94 | 13,265 | Running | |
| 24 | 12 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | Family Channel / Primestar Ford | 497 | 91 | 20,115 | Running | |
| 25 | 20 | 9 | Lake Speed | Melling Engine Parts Ford | 497 | 88 | 20,215 | Running | |
| 26 | 34 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | Citgo Ford | 496 | 85 | 19,815 | Running | |
| 27 | 37 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Close Call Phone Card Ford | 496 | 82 | 19,665 | Running | |
| 28 | 27 | 98 | John Andretti | RCA Ford | 496 | 79 | 19,615 | Running | |
| 29 | 3 | 7 | Geoff Bodine | QVC Ford | 495 | 76 | 20,065 | Accident | |
| 30 | 31 | 90 | Dick Trickle | Heilig-Meyers / Simmons Ford | 495 | 73 | 9,515 | Running | |
| 31 | 30 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Texaco Havoline Ford | 494 | 70 | 24,465 | Running | |
| 32 | 16 | 31 | Mike Skinner | Lowe's Chevrolet | 490 | 67 | 10,440 | Running | |
| 33 | 42 | 77 | Bobby Hillin Jr | Jasper Engines / Federal Mogul Ford | 489 | 64 | 9,415 | Running | |
| 34 | 24 | 36 | Derrike Cope | Skittles Pontiac | 481 | 61 | 11,140 | Running | |
| 35 | 21 | 1 | Morgan Shepherd | Cruisin' America Phone Card Pontiac | 479 | 58 | 16,365 | Running | |
| 36 | 32 | 75 | Rick Mast | Remington Arms Ford | 477 | 55 | 16,340 | Running | |
| 37 | 9 | 94 | Bill Elliott | McDonald's Ford | 454 | 52 | 14,075 | Running | |
| 38 | 41 | 71 | Dave Marcis | RealTree Camouflage Chevrolet | 417 | 49 | 7,075 | Running | |
| 39 | 36 | 91 | Mike Wallace | Spam Chevrolet | 414 | 46 | 7,075 | Running | |
| 40 | 10 | 44 | Kyle Petty | Hot Wheels Pontiac | 398 | 43 | 7,075 | Handling | |
| 41 | 40 | 40 | Robby Gordon | Coors Light Chevrolet | 395 | 40 | 7,075 | Accident | |
| 42 | 33 | 97 | Chad Little | John Deere Pontiac | 394 | 37 | 7,075 | Running |
Time of Race .: 3 Hours 44 Minutes 19 Seconds
Average Speed .:70.347
Margin of Victory .: 0.356 Second