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1997 PRIMESTAR 500

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 4 of 32
Sunday, March 9, 1997 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA
328 laps on a 1.522 mile paved track (499.216 miles)

Time of race: 3:45:40
Average speed: 132.731 mph
Pole speed: 186.507 mph

Cautions: 7 for 45 laps
Margin of victory: 1.38 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 16

Glossary 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1997 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	9	88	Dale Jarrett	Quality Care / Ford Credit (Yates Racing)	Ford	328	137650	running	253	185
2	17	28	Ernie Irvan	Texaco / Havoline (Yates Racing)	Ford	328	73000	running	10	175
3	21	1	Morgan Shepherd	Delco Remy America (Richard Jackson)	Pontiac	328	59400	running	10	170
4	29	18	Bobby Labonte	Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs)	Pontiac	328	46000	running	3	165
5	27	99	Jeff Burton	Exide Batteries (Jack Roush)	Ford	328	41000	running	0	155
6	2	6	Mark Martin	Valvoline (Jack Roush)	Ford	328	45900	running	9	155
7	31	21	Michael Waltrip	Citgo (Wood Brothers)	Ford	328	34825	running	0	146
8	26	3	Dale Earnhardt	GM Goodwrench Service (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	328	40975	running	0	142
9	22	5	Terry Labonte	Kellogg's Corn Flakes (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	328	43275	running	1	143
10	18	43	Bobby Hamilton	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Pontiac	328	41375	running	0	134
11	40	30	Johnny Benson, Jr.	Pennzoil (Chuck Rider)	Pontiac	328	33925	running	0	130
12	36	22	Ward Burton	MBNA America (Bill Davis)	Pontiac	327	24425	running	0	127
13	30	44	Kyle Petty	Hot Wheels (Kyle Petty)	Pontiac	327	19905	running	0	124
14	1	40	Robby Gordon	Coors Light (Felix Sabates)	Chevrolet	327	42935	running	42	126
15	33	98	John Andretti	RCA (Cale Yarborough)	Ford	327	31805	running	0	118
16	3	17	Darrell Waltrip	Parts America (Darrell Waltrip)	Chevrolet	327	30495	running	0	115
17	16	75	Rick Mast	Remington Arms (Butch Mock)	Ford	327	30185	running	0	112
18	41	11	Brett Bodine	Close Call Phone Card (Brett Bodine)	Ford	326	29965	running	0	109
19	32	97	Chad Little	John Deere (Greg Pollex)	Pontiac	324	18435	running	0	106
20	8	7	Geoffrey Bodine	QVC (Geoffrey Bodine)	Ford	324	32035	running	0	103
21	24	31	Mike Skinner	Lowe's (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	323	18925	running	0	100
22	6	9	Lake Speed	Melling Engine Parts (Harry Melling)	Ford	323	29365	running	0	97
23	20	4	Sterling Marlin	Kodak Film (Larry McClure)	Chevrolet	323	34755	running	0	94
24	19	96	David Green	Caterpillar (Buz McCall)	Chevrolet	323	18620	running	0	91
25	35	33	Ken Schrader	Skoal Bandit (Andy Petree)	Chevrolet	321	29165	running	0	88
26	37	91	Mike Wallace	Spam (Joe Falk)	Chevrolet	311	18460	running	0	85
27	28	20	Greg Sacks	Hardee's (Harry Ranier)	Ford	305	18350	running	0	82
28	4	90	Dick Trickle	Heilig-Meyers (Junie Donlavey)	Ford	304	21575	engine	0	79
29	10	81	Kenny Wallace	Square D (Fil Martocci)	Ford	299	28335	crash	0	76
30	25	10	Ricky Rudd	Tide (Ricky Rudd)	Ford	293	32975	running	0	73
31	38	2	Rusty Wallace	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Ford	284	34915	crash	0	70
32	12	23	Jimmy Spencer	Camel Cigarettes (Travis Carter)	Ford	282	27955	crash	0	67
33	39	41	Steve Grissom	Kodiak (Larry Hedrick)	Chevrolet	281	28760	crash	0	64
34	7	16	Ted Musgrave	Family Channel / Primestar (Jack Roush)	Ford	267	27725	crash	0	61
35	13	25	Ricky Craven	Budweiser (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	266	27190	crash	0	58
36	11	78	Billy Standridge	Diamond Rio / Hanes (Jim Wilson)	Ford	261	17665	engine	0	55
37	14	37	Jeremy Mayfield	Kmart / RC Cola (Michael Kranefuss)	Ford	260	17650	engine	0	52
38	15	94	Bill Elliott	McDonald's (Bill Elliott)	Ford	253	24570	engine	0	49
39	42	42	Joe Nemechek	BellSouth (Felix Sabates)	Chevrolet	252	17570	crash	0	46
40	34	19	Gary Bradberry	Child Support Recovery (Mark Smith)	Ford	252	17570	crash	0	43
41	5	8	Hut Stricklin	Circuit City (Stavola Brothers)	Ford	226	24570	engine	0	40
42	23	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont Refinishes (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	59	34770	engine	0	37

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
43	Robert Pressley	29	Cartoon Network	Gary Bechtel	Chevrolet
44	Derrike Cope	36	Skittles	Nelson Bowers	Pontiac
45	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	77	Jasper Engines / Federal Mogul	Doug Bawel	Ford
46	Wally Dallenbach, Jr.	46	First Union	Felix Sabates	Chevrolet
47	Ed Berrier	95	FTC	Sadler Brothers	Chevrolet
48	Dave Marcis	71	RealTree Camouflage	Dave Marcis	Chevrolet
49	Mike Miller	08	UniSeal	Mike Miller / Frank Keziah	Chevrolet

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	46	46
	47	50	4	debris
	51	102	52
	103	107	5	#20 spun turn 2
	108	236	129
	237	240	4	#33 spun frontstretch
	241	244	4
	245	250	6	#10 spun backstretch
	251	255	5
	256	262	7	#19,42 accident frontstretch
	263	268	6
	269	282	14	#16,25,2,99 accident backstretch
	283	284	2
	285	289	5	#41,23,31,81 accident backstretch
	290	328	39
Percent of race run under caution: 13.7% Average green flag run: 35.4 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Robby Gordon	1	1	1
Mark Martin	2	9	8
Robby Gordon	10	50	41
Dale Jarrett	51	133	83
Ernie Irvan	134	138	5
Dale Jarrett	139	164	26
Ernie Irvan	165	165	1
Terry Labonte	166	166	1
Bobby Labonte	167	167	1
Mark Martin	168	168	1
Dale Jarrett	169	190	22
Ernie Irvan	191	194	4
Dale Jarrett	195	229	35
Bobby Labonte	230	231	2
Dale Jarrett	232	259	28
Morgan Shepherd	260	269	10
Dale Jarrett	270	328	59

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Dale Jarrett	634
2	Terry Labonte	605	-29
3	Mark Martin	564	-70
4	Jeff Gordon	562	-72
5	Bobby Labonte	533	-101
6	Ricky Rudd	521	-113
7	Ricky Craven	499	-135
8	Jeff Burton	492	-142
9	Bobby Hamilton	491	-143
10	Ernie Irvan	481	-153
10	Geoffrey Bodine	481	-153
12	Sterling Marlin	463	-171
13	Kyle Petty	455	-179
14	Ward Burton	454	-180
15	Rusty Wallace	440	-194
16	Dale Earnhardt	435	-199
17	Bill Elliott	434	-200
18	Lake Speed	433	-201
19	Darrell Waltrip	431	-203
20	Jeremy Mayfield	429	-205
20	Johnny Benson, Jr.	429	-205