1997 Carquest Auto Parts 300

Race 14 of 30

Charlotte
200 laps
Time of race: 2:21:47
Average speed of winner: 126.954 mph
Margin of victory: 0.139 sec.
Lead changes: 10 among 5 drivers
Cautions: 6 for 39 laps
Lap leaders: Martin 1, Nemechek 2-42, Barfield 43-46, Martin 47-48, B. Labonte 49-86, Martin 87-90, B. Labonte 91-99, Nemechek 100-123, Pearson 124-126, B. Labonte 127-131, Nemechek 132-200

Race notes: Todd Bodine took the points lead from Randy LaJoie.

Video links: Bessey crash

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	2	Joe Nemechek	87	BellSouth Mobility	Chevrolet			174.859	200	3	134	running	43800	180
2	24	Kevin Lepage	88	HYPE/Lance Snacks	Ford			172.144	200	0	0	running	38392	170
3	1	Mark Martin	60	Winn-Dixie	Ford			175.012	200	3	7	running	25800	0
4	9	Jimmy Spencer	20	Zippo	Chevrolet			173.305	200	0	0	running	14325	160
5	21	Phil Parsons	10	ChannelLock	Chevrolet			172.232	200	0	0	running	19777	155
6	11	Buckshot Jones	00	Aquafresh	Pontiac			173.177	200	0	0	running	18067	150
7	29	Todd Bodine	36	Stanley	Pontiac			provisional	200	0	0	running	13867	146
8	7	Jason Keller	57	Slim Jim	Chevrolet			173.377	200	0	0	running	14267	142
9	15	Hermie Sadler	1	DeWalt Tools	Chevrolet			172.839	200	0	0	running	11182	138
10	18	Randy LaJoie	74	FINA	Chevrolet			172.436	200	0	0	running	14757	134
11	3	Dick Trickle	64	Dura Lube	Chevrolet			174.014	200	0	0	running	6790	130
12	20	Terry Labonte	5	Alka-Seltzer/Bayer	Chevrolet			172.243	200	0	0	running	6015	127
13	25	Jeff Burton	9	Track Gear	Ford			172.018	200	0	0	running	5400	124
14	26	Mike Dillon	72	Detroit Gasket	Chevrolet			171.838	200	0	0	running	10302	121
15	32	Greg Sacks	0	Hunter's Specialties	Chevrolet			provisional	200	0	0	running	8092	118
16	5	Steve Park	3	ACDelco	Chevrolet			173.444	200	0	0	running	8082	115
17	12	Sterling Marlin	92	Racing Milestones	Chevrolet			173.105	200	0	0	running	4140	112
18	36	Rick Wilson	75	Food Country USA	Ford			4th - qualifying race	200	0	0	running	4425	109
19	28	Mark Green	37	Timber Wolf	Chevrolet			171.767	200	0	0	running	5917	106
20	38	Dale Jarrett	32	White Rain	Ford			6th - qualifying race	200	0	0	running	4675	103
21	8	Elliott Sadler	29	Phillips 66	Chevrolet			173.338	199	0	0	running	5842	100
22	35	Matt Kenseth	17	Kraft Singles	Chevrolet			3rd - qualifying race	199	0	0	running	4180	97
23	40	Ron Barfield, Jr.	94	New Holland Tractors	Ford			8th - qualifying race	199	1	4	running	6122	94
24	43	Larry Pearson	63	Lysol	Ford			provisional	199	1	3	running	3605	91
25	17	Jeff Purvis	28	Opryland/Curb Records	Chevrolet			172.507	199	0	0	running	5807	88
26	41	Mark Krogh	80	Clearwater Forest Industries	Chevrolet			9th - qualifying race	198	0	0	running	5992	85
27	37	Stevie Reeves	96	Big A Auto Parts	Ford			5th - qualifying race	195	0	0	running	6007	82
28	33	Ernie Irvan	4	Phoenix	Chevrolet			1st - qualifying race	194	0	0	running	3995	79
29	22	Kevin Simmons	08	Hitachi	Chevrolet			172.210	189	0	0	running	3485	0
30	10	Bobby Labonte	44	Shell	Chevrolet			173.232	189	3	52	engine	4725	73
31	16	Jeff Green	8	Sandwich Construction Co.	Chevrolet			172.596	145	0	0	handling	6757	70
32	19	Shane Hall	85	Luck's Foods	Chevrolet			172.408	136	0	0	accident	4497	67
33	30	Mike McLaughlin	34	Royal Oak Charcoal	Chevrolet			provisional	131	0	0	running	6737	64
34	4	Jeff Fuller	47	Sunoco/360 Communications	Chevrolet			173.818	121	0	0	accident	6827	61
35	14	Tim Fedewa	33	Kleenex	Chevrolet			172.983	106	0	0	handling	4467	58
36	23	Joe Bessey	6	Power Team	Chevrolet			172.183	77	0	0	accident	4457	55
37	42	Mike Wallace	7	Clabber Girl	Chevrolet			10th - qualifying race	77	0	0	accident	3405	52
38	34	Kyle Petty	49	nWo	Chevrolet			2nd - qualifying race	77	0	0	accident	3890	49
39	6	Ricky Craven	2	Raybestos	Chevrolet			173.399	62	0	0	engine	3450	46
40	39	Morgan Shepherd	50	Rawlings/Biomet	Pontiac			7th - qualifying race	43	0	0	unknown	3840	43
41	27	Dale Fischlein	70	Clean Sweep Products	Chevrolet			171.816	39	0	0	accident	3400	40
42	13	Jimmy Foster	11	Outdoor Life/Speedvision	Ford			172.988	28	0	0	accident	4442	37
43	31	Elton Sawyer	38	Barbasol	Ford			provisional	4	0	0	accident	4642	34

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Todd Bodine	2062	14	0	0	6	13
2	Randy LaJoie	2053	14	0	2	6	11
3	Jeff Green	1898	14	2	1	6	7
4	Phil Parsons	1881	14	0	0	5	10
5	Steve Park	1661	14	0	1	4	7
6	Dick Trickle	1661	13	0	1	4	5
7	Buckshot Jones	1643	14	0	0	1	7
8	Tim Fedewa	1603	14	0	0	3	6
9	Mike McLaughlin	1582	14	1	1	3	6
10	Hermie Sadler	1571	14	1	0	0	2
11	Kevin Lepage	1551	14	0	0	1	3
12	Elliott Sadler	1540	14	3	1	2	4
13	Jason Keller	1534	14	0	0	1	5
14	Elton Sawyer	1508	14	0	0	2	3
15	Mark Green	1465	14	0	0	0	2
16	Mike Dillon	1368	14	0	0	0	1
17	Jeff Fuller	1304	14	0	0	1	2
18	Stevie Reeves	1304	14	0	0	0	0
19	Tracy Leslie	1262	13	0	0	1	3
20	Greg Sacks	1194	11	0	0	0	2
21	Mark Martin	1167	9	2	5	7	7
22	Joe Bessey	1159	14	0	0	0	1
23	Glenn Allen, Jr.	1148	13	0	0	0	2
24	Johnny Chapman	1135	13	0	0	0	0
25	Shane Hall	1049	14	0	0	0	0