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1997 DieHard 500

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 29 of 32
Sunday, October 12, 1997 at Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, AL
188 laps on a 2.660 mile paved track (500.1 miles)

Time of race: 3:11:36
Average Speed: 156.601 mph
Pole Speed: 193.271 mph

Cautions: 4 for 22 laps
Margin of Victory: 0.146 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 32

Glossary 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1997 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
37	33	17	Darrell Waltrip	Parts America (Darrell Waltrip)	Chevrolet	147	28,660	crash	0	52
38	30	4	Sterling Marlin	Kodak Film (Larry McClure)	Chevrolet	139	37,500	crash	27	54
39	28	40	Greg Sacks	Coors Light (Felix Sabates)	Chevrolet	139	28,500	crash	5	51
40	36	97	Chad Little	John Deere (Jack Roush)	Pontiac	139	21,525	crash	0	43
41	24	46	Wally Dallenbach, Jr.	First Union (Felix Sabates)	Chevrolet	99	21,500	crash	1	45
26	40	37	Jeremy Mayfield	Kmart / RC Cola (Michael Kranefuss)	Ford	184	25,360	handling	0	85
42	26	47	Billy Standridge	Cofab Steel / Jayski's (Billy Standridge)	Ford	51	21,500	oil cooler	0	37
1	6	5	Terry Labonte	Kellogg's Corn Flakes (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	188	116,725	running	70	185
2	7	18	Bobby Labonte	Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs)	Pontiac	188	76,670	running	5	175
3	2	98	John Andretti	RCA (Cale Yarborough)	Ford	188	58,530	running	1	170
4	14	33	Ken Schrader	Skoal Bandit (Andy Petree)	Chevrolet	188	53,715	running	6	165
5	1	28	Ernie Irvan	Texaco / Havoline (Yates Racing)	Ford	188	57,275	running	11	160
6	15	25	Ricky Craven	Budweiser (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	188	41,500	running	0	150
7	42	44	Kyle Petty	Hot Wheels (Kyle Petty)	Pontiac	188	32,700	running	0	146
8	25	7	Geoffrey Bodine	QVC (Geoffrey Bodine)	Ford	188	38,050	running	2	147
9	23	75	Rick Mast	Remington Arms (Butch Mock)	Ford	188	36,920	running	0	138
10	9	2	Rusty Wallace	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Ford	188	42,900	running	2	139
11	39	16	Ted Musgrave	Family Channel / Primestar (Jack Roush)	Ford	188	38,080	running	0	130
12	29	1	Morgan Shepherd	R&L Carriers (Richard Jackson)	Pontiac	188	35,025	running	0	127
13	10	94	Bill Elliott	McDonald's (Bill Elliott)	Ford	188	35,280	running	0	124
14	4	99	Jeff Burton	Exide Batteries (Jack Roush)	Ford	188	39,410	running	0	121
15	35	81	Kenny Wallace	Square D (Fil Martocci)	Ford	188	36,760	running	0	118
16	37	96	David Green	Caterpillar (Buz McCall)	Chevrolet	188	28,600	running	0	115
17	38	91	Kevin Lepage	Pionite (Joe Falk)	Chevrolet	188	23,835	running	0	112
18	5	36	Derrike Cope	Skittles (Nelson Bowers)	Pontiac	188	27,280	running	0	109
19	19	30	Johnny Benson, Jr.	Pennzoil (Chuck Rider)	Pontiac	187	33,950	running	0	106
20	34	43	Bobby Hamilton	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Pontiac	187	39,460	running	0	103
21	18	88	Dale Jarrett	Quality Care / Ford Credit (Yates Racing)	Ford	187	39,930	running	13	105
22	17	11	Brett Bodine	Scandia / Bodine (Brett Bodine)	Ford	187	33,300	running	0	97
23	21	90	Dick Trickle	Heilig-Meyers / Simmons (Junie Donlavey)	Ford	187	26,290	running	0	94
24	3	23	Jimmy Spencer	Camel Cigarettes (Travis Carter)	Ford	187	32,940	running	11	96
25	32	71	Dave Marcis	RealTree Camouflage (Dave Marcis)	Chevrolet	187	22,460	running	0	88
27	11	77	Robert Pressley	Jasper Engines / Federal Mogul (Doug Bawel)	Ford	178	22,240	running	0	82
28	27	21	Michael Waltrip	Citgo (Wood Brothers)	Ford	172	32,170	running	0	79
29	12	3	Dale Earnhardt	GM Goodwrench Service Plus (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	167	48,500	running	25	81
30	31	6	Mark Martin	Valvoline (Jack Roush)	Ford	167	37,030	running	5	78
31	13	42	Joe Nemechek	BellSouth (Felix Sabates)	Chevrolet	165	24,440	running	0	70
32	22	41	Steve Grissom	Kodiak (Larry Hedrick)	Chevrolet	163	28,870	running	0	67
33	16	31	Mike Skinner	Lowe's (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	159	21,790	running	1	69
34	41	10	Ricky Rudd	Tide (Ricky Rudd)	Ford	153	36,745	running	0	61
35	8	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont Refinishes (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	153	38,915	running	3	63
36	20	9	Lake Speed	Advantage Camo (Harry Melling)	Ford	153	21,670	running	0	55

Failed to qualify: Ward Burton (#22), Hut Stricklin (#8), Gary Bradberry (#78), Jeff Green (#29), Ed Berrier (#95)

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	52	52
	53	59	7	#47 spun turn 2
	60	99	40
	100	104	5	#46 spun backstretch
	105	140	36
	141	147	7	#21,24,42,16,6,37,3,9,90,23,91,31,17,77,40,4,88,10,97,99,98,41,36 accident backstretch
	148	154	7
	155	157	3	#11 spun backstretch
	158	188	31
Percent of race run under caution: 11.7% Average green flag run: 33.2 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Ernie Irvan	1	8	8
Terry Labonte	9	20	12
Bobby Labonte	21	25	5
Terry Labonte	26	26	1
Jeff Gordon	27	29	3
Dale Earnhardt	30	41	12
Wally Dallenbach, Jr.	42	42	1
Dale Earnhardt	43	49	7
Sterling Marlin	50	50	1
Dale Earnhardt	51	51	1
Mike Skinner	52	52	1
Sterling Marlin	53	65	13
Mark Martin	66	70	5
Greg Sacks	71	74	4
Dale Jarrett	75	75	1
Dale Earnhardt	76	76	1
Rusty Wallace	77	77	1
Dale Earnhardt	78	79	2
Rusty Wallace	80	80	1
Dale Jarrett	81	86	6
Greg Sacks	87	87	1
Dale Jarrett	88	93	6
Dale Earnhardt	94	95	2
Ernie Irvan	96	98	3
John Andretti	99	99	1
Jimmy Spencer	100	107	8
Sterling Marlin	108	120	13
Jimmy Spencer	121	123	3
Terry Labonte	124	140	17
Geoffrey Bodine	141	142	2
Terry Labonte	143	180	38
Ken Schrader	181	186	6
Terry Labonte	187	188	2

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Jeff Gordon	4321
2	Mark Martin	4211	-110
3	Dale Jarrett	4166	-155
4	Jeff Burton	4041	-280
5	Terry Labonte	3796	-525
6	Dale Earnhardt	3794	-527
7	Bobby Labonte	3687	-634
8	Bill Elliott	3536	-785
9	Ted Musgrave	3322	-999
10	Rusty Wallace	3242	-1079
11	Ken Schrader	3240	-1081
12	Johnny Benson, Jr.	3235	-1086
13	Jeremy Mayfield	3217	-1104
14	Ernie Irvan	3214	-1107
15	Ricky Rudd	3180	-1141
16	Kyle Petty	3060	-1261
17	Bobby Hamilton	2954	-1367
18	Ricky Craven	2853	-1468
19	Michael Waltrip	2843	-1478
20	Jimmy Spencer	2828	-1493

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