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1997 Coca-Cola 600

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 11 of 32
Sunday, May 25, 1997 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, NC
400 laps* on a 1.500 mile paved track (600.0 miles)

Time of race: 3:39:10
Average Speed: 136.745 mph
Pole Speed: 184.3 mph

Cautions: 7 for 50 laps
Margin of Victory: 0.468 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 27

Glossary 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1997 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
1	1	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont Refinishes (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	333	224,900	running	44	180
2	21	2	Rusty Wallace	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Ford	333	108,025	running	45	175
3	11	6	Mark Martin	Valvoline (Jack Roush)	Ford	333	77,500	running	0	165
4	10	94	Bill Elliott	McDonald's (Bill Elliott)	Ford	333	73,300	running	30	165
5	16	99	Jeff Burton	Exide Batteries (Jack Roush)	Ford	333	61,750	running	0	155
6	14	18	Bobby Labonte	Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs)	Pontiac	333	58,600	running	33	155
7	33	3	Dale Earnhardt	GM Goodwrench Service (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	333	54,400	running	2	151
8	9	5	Terry Labonte	Kellogg's Corn Flakes (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	333	71,600	running	29	147
9	25	1	Morgan Shepherd	Delco Remy America (Richard Jackson)	Pontiac	333	44,000	running	0	138
10	18	10	Ricky Rudd	Tide (Ricky Rudd)	Ford	333	50,050	running	0	134
11	27	41	Steve Grissom	Kodiak (Larry Hedrick)	Chevrolet	333	41,500	running	0	130
12	24	36	Derrike Cope	Skittles (Nelson Bowers)	Pontiac	333	33,400	running	0	127
13	13	28	Ernie Irvan	Texaco / Havoline (Yates Racing)	Ford	333	55,200	running	83	134
14	31	44	Kyle Petty	Hot Wheels (Kyle Petty)	Pontiac	333	31,300	running	0	121
15	40	30	Johnny Benson, Jr.	Pennzoil (Chuck Rider)	Pontiac	333	39,200	running	0	118
16	32	96	David Green	Caterpillar (Buz McCall)	Chevrolet	333	24,500	running	0	115
17	22	21	Michael Waltrip	Citgo (Wood Brothers)	Ford	333	33,600	running	0	112
18	19	23	Jimmy Spencer	Camel Cigarettes (Travis Carter)	Ford	332	32,700	running	0	109
19	5	42	Joe Nemechek	BellSouth (Felix Sabates)	Chevrolet	332	26,375	running	0	106
20	17	75	Rick Mast	Remington Arms (Butch Mock)	Ford	332	33,650	running	0	103
21	8	17	Darrell Waltrip	Parts America (Darrell Waltrip)	Chevrolet	332	30,525	running	1	105
22	4	29	Jeff Green	Cartoon Network (Gary Bechtel)	Chevrolet	332	26,175	running	3	102
23	37	16	Ted Musgrave	Family Channel / Primestar (Jack Roush)	Ford	332	29,600	running	0	94
24	30	9	Lake Speed	Melling Engine Parts (Harry Melling)	Ford	332	29,225	running	0	91
25	42	8	Hut Stricklin	Circuit City (Stavola Brothers)	Ford	332	29,175	running	0	88
26	36	11	Brett Bodine	Close Call Phone Card (Brett Bodine)	Ford	332	28,725	running	0	85
27	3	88	Dale Jarrett	Quality Care / Ford Credit (Yates Racing)	Ford	332	40,875	running	24	87
28	35	37	Jeremy Mayfield	Kmart / RC Cola (Michael Kranefuss)	Ford	331	21,525	running	0	79
29	7	43	Bobby Hamilton	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Pontiac	331	34,075	running	0	76
30	26	98	John Andretti	RCA (Cale Yarborough)	Ford	331	28,450	running	0	73
31	38	19	Gary Bradberry	Child Support Recovery (Mark Smith)	Ford	331	18,440	running	0	70
32	34	78	Billy Standridge	Hanes (Jim Wilson)	Ford	328	18,435	running	0	67
33	15	90	Dick Trickle	Heilig-Meyers / Simmons (Junie Donlavey)	Ford	323	20,930	running	0	64
34	12	31	Mike Skinner	Lowe's (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	292	18,425	running	0	61
35	20	46	Wally Dallenbach, Jr.	First Union (Felix Sabates)	Chevrolet	246	18,420	engine	0	58
36	39	22	Ward Burton	MBNA America (Bill Davis)	Pontiac	239	18,415	engine	0	55
37	2	25	Ricky Craven	Budweiser (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	233	36,710	rear end	24	57
38	6	33	Ken Schrader	Skoal Bandit (Andy Petree)	Chevrolet	231	29,100	running	15	54
39	23	81	Kenny Wallace	Square D (Fil Martocci)	Ford	192	25,400	crash	0	46
40	29	4	Sterling Marlin	Kodak Film (Larry McClure)	Chevrolet	188	34,400	crash	0	43
41	28	40	Robby Gordon	Coors Light (Felix Sabates)	Chevrolet	186	25,400	crash	0	40
42	41	7	Todd Bodine	QVC (Geoffrey Bodine)	Ford	47	25,400	engine	0	37

* Race shortened to 333 laps due to rain.

Failed to qualify: Chad Little (#97), Mike Wallace (#91), Ed Berrier (#95), Bobby Hillin, Jr. (#77), Dave Marcis (#71)

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	54	54
	55	59	5	debris turn 4
	60	112	53
	113	116	4	#81 accident turn 4
	117	148	32
	149	153	5	#4 accident backstretch
	154	183	30
	184	187	4	#40 accident turn 4
	188	193	6
	194	215	22	rain
	216	219	4
	220	225	6	#25 rear end frontstretch
	226	239	14
	240	243	4	#22 engine turn 2
	244	333	90
Percent of race run under caution: 15.0% Average green flag run: 35.4 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Dale Jarrett	1	1	1
Ricky Craven	2	4	3
Jeff Gordon	5	17	13
Dale Jarrett	18	23	6
Jeff Gordon	24	27	4
Ken Schrader	28	42	15
Bill Elliott	43	62	20
Dale Jarrett	63	67	5
Ricky Craven	68	77	10
Ernie Irvan	78	113	36
Darrell Waltrip	114	114	1
Ricky Craven	115	122	8
Ernie Irvan	123	138	16
Dale Jarrett	139	150	12
Jeff Green	151	153	3
Ricky Craven	154	156	3
Ernie Irvan	157	184	28
Bobby Labonte	185	217	33
Ernie Irvan	218	220	3
Terry Labonte	221	240	20
Rusty Wallace	241	275	35
Bill Elliott	276	285	10
Jeff Gordon	286	295	10
Dale Earnhardt	296	297	2
Terry Labonte	298	306	9
Rusty Wallace	307	316	10
Jeff Gordon	317	333	17

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Terry Labonte	1691
2	Jeff Gordon	1685	-6
3	Dale Jarrett	1579	-112
4	Mark Martin	1559	-132
5	Bobby Labonte	1484	-207
6	Dale Earnhardt	1438	-253
7	Jeff Burton	1432	-259
8	Ricky Rudd	1306	-385
9	Rusty Wallace	1257	-434
10	Michael Waltrip	1238	-453
11	Bill Elliott	1223	-468
12	Bobby Hamilton	1197	-494
13	Johnny Benson, Jr.	1180	-511
14	Ernie Irvan	1172	-519
15	Ward Burton	1153	-538
16	Darrell Waltrip	1148	-543
17	Jeremy Mayfield	1147	-544
18	Ted Musgrave	1103	-588
19	Brett Bodine	1103	-588
20	Ken Schrader	1087	-604

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