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1997 Goody's Headache Powder 500

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 8 of 32
Sunday, April 20, 1997 at Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, VA
500 laps on a .526 mile paved track (263.0 miles)

Time of race: 3:44:19
Average Speed: 70.347 mph
Pole Speed: 93.961 mph

Cautions: 11 for 99 laps
Margin of Victory: 0.356 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 4

Glossary 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1997 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
1	4	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont Refinishes (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	500	99,225	running	431	185
2	8	43	Bobby Hamilton	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Pontiac	500	50,575	running	48	175
3	39	6	Mark Martin	Valvoline (Jack Roush)	Ford	500	42,375	running	0	165
4	7	5	Terry Labonte	Kellogg's Corn Flakes (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	500	42,925	running	0	160
5	15	2	Rusty Wallace	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Ford	500	33,875	running	0	155
6	1	81	Kenny Wallace	Square D (Fil Martocci)	Ford	500	35,375	running	0	150
7	29	37	Jeremy Mayfield	Kmart / RC Cola (Michael Kranefuss)	Ford	500	19,775	running	0	146
8	14	18	Bobby Labonte	Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs)	Pontiac	500	29,650	running	0	142
9	17	17	Darrell Waltrip	Parts America (Darrell Waltrip)	Chevrolet	500	25,445	running	0	138
10	26	33	Ken Schrader	Skoal Bandit (Andy Petree)	Chevrolet	500	30,945	running	0	134
11	11	23	Jimmy Spencer	Camel Cigarettes (Travis Carter)	Ford	500	23,685	running	0	130
12	25	3	Dale Earnhardt	GM Goodwrench Service (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	500	28,400	running	0	127
13	5	10	Ricky Rudd	Tide (Ricky Rudd)	Ford	500	27,065	running	0	124
14	6	8	Hut Stricklin	Circuit City (Stavola Brothers)	Ford	500	22,765	running	0	121
15	19	99	Jeff Burton	Exide Batteries (Jack Roush)	Ford	500	28,215	running	0	118
16	23	88	Dale Jarrett	Quality Care / Ford Credit (Yates Racing)	Ford	499	28,265	running	0	115
17	22	30	Johnny Benson, Jr.	Pennzoil (Chuck Rider)	Pontiac	499	22,365	running	0	112
18	18	22	Ward Burton	MBNA America (Bill Davis)	Pontiac	499	14,770	running	0	109
19	2	42	Joe Nemechek	BellSouth (Felix Sabates)	Chevrolet	499	15,865	running	21	111
20	28	41	Steve Grissom	Kodiak (Larry Hedrick)	Chevrolet	498	23,115	running	0	103
21	38	4	Sterling Marlin	Kodak Film (Larry McClure)	Chevrolet	498	25,965	running	0	100
22	35	25	Ricky Craven	Budweiser (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	498	20,415	running	0	97
23	13	29	Robert Pressley	Cartoon Network (Gary Bechtel)	Chevrolet	498	13,265	running	0	94
24	12	16	Ted Musgrave	Family Channel / Primestar (Jack Roush)	Ford	497	20,115	running	0	91
25	20	9	Lake Speed	Melling Engine Parts (Harry Melling)	Ford	497	20,215	running	0	88
26	34	21	Michael Waltrip	Citgo (Wood Brothers)	Ford	496	19,815	running	0	85
27	37	11	Brett Bodine	Close Call Phone Card (Brett Bodine)	Ford	496	19,665	running	0	82
28	27	98	John Andretti	RCA (Cale Yarborough)	Ford	496	19,615	running	0	79
29	3	7	Geoffrey Bodine	QVC (Geoffrey Bodine)	Ford	495	20,065	crash	0	76
30	31	90	Dick Trickle	Heilig-Meyers / Simmons (Junie Donlavey)	Ford	495	9,515	running	0	73
31	30	28	Ernie Irvan	Texaco / Havoline (Yates Racing)	Ford	494	24,465	running	0	70
32	16	31	Mike Skinner	Lowe's (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	490	10,440	running	0	67
33	42	77	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	Jasper Engines / Federal Mogul (Doug Bawel)	Ford	489	9,415	running	0	64
34	24	36	Derrike Cope	Skittles (Nelson Bowers)	Pontiac	481	11,140	running	0	61
35	21	1	Morgan Shepherd	Cruisin' America Phone Card (Richard Jackson)	Pontiac	479	16,365	running	0	58
36	32	75	Rick Mast	Remington Arms (Butch Mock)	Ford	477	16,340	running	0	55
37	9	94	Bill Elliott	McDonald's (Bill Elliott)	Ford	454	14,075	running	0	52
38	41	71	Dave Marcis	RealTree Camouflage (Dave Marcis)	Chevrolet	417	7,075	running	0	49
39	36	91	Mike Wallace	Spam (Joe Falk)	Chevrolet	414	7,075	running	0	46
40	10	44	Kyle Petty	Hot Wheels (Kyle Petty)	Pontiac	398	7,075	handling	0	43
41	40	40	Robby Gordon	Coors Light (Felix Sabates)	Chevrolet	395	7,075	crash	0	40
42	33	97	Chad Little	John Deere (Greg Pollex)	Pontiac	394	7,075	running	0	37

Failed to qualify: Randy MacDonald (#79), Billy Standridge (#78), David Green (#96), Lance Hooper (#20), Gary Bradberry (#19)

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	4	4
	5	9	5	#41 spun turn 2
	10	10	1
	11	19	9	#97,7 spun
	20	22	3
	23	30	8	#94 spun backstretch
	31	100	70
	101	111	11	debris
	112	196	85
	197	205	9	#7,91 accident turn 4
	206	223	18
	224	228	5	#36,42 accident turn 4
	229	328	100
	329	341	13	#23,43,24 accident turn 4
	342	346	5
	347	359	13	#90,36 accident turn 2
	360	395	36
	396	404	9	#77 spun turn 2
	405	413	9
	414	423	10	#36 spun turn 2
	424	475	52
	476	482	7	#29 spun turn 2
	483	500	18
Percent of race run under caution: 19.8% Average green flag run: 33.4 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Joe Nemechek	1	21	21
Jeff Gordon	22	327	306
Bobby Hamilton	328	375	48
Jeff Gordon	376	500	125

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Dale Jarrett	1269
2	Terry Labonte	1224	-45
3	Jeff Gordon	1175	-94
4	Bobby Labonte	1061	-208
5	Mark Martin	1029	-240
6	Jeff Burton	992	-277
7	Ricky Rudd	981	-288
8	Dale Earnhardt	980	-289
9	Rusty Wallace	977	-292
10	Bobby Hamilton	945	-324
11	Ward Burton	927	-342
12	Jeremy Mayfield	892	-377
13	Sterling Marlin	885	-384
14	Bill Elliott	882	-387
15	Geoffrey Bodine	880	-389
16	Michael Waltrip	854	-415
17	Ken Schrader	831	-438
18	Johnny Benson, Jr.	824	-445
19	Darrell Waltrip	821	-448
20	Brett Bodine	804	-465

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