1997 Winston 300

Race 16 of 30

South Boston
300 laps
Time of race: 1:56:44
Average speed of winner: 61.679 mph
Margin of victory: 0.048 sec.
Lead changes: 8 among 6 drivers
Cautions: 8 for 64 laps
Lap leaders: Hall pole, LaJoie 1, Hall 2-13, Setzer 14-31, LaJoie 32-95, Kenseth 96-100, Parsons 101-121, Bodine 122-136, LaJoie 137-300

Video links: Part 1 (Start), Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, Part 11, Part 12 (Finish/Post-race)

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	2	Randy LaJoie	74	FINA	Chevrolet			90.401	300	3	229	running	31890	180
2	16	Dale Shaw	48	Phoenix Racing	Ford			89.563	300	0	0	running	12875	170
3	4	Buckshot Jones	00	Aquafresh	Pontiac			90.322	300	0	0	running	13015	165
4	8	Kevin Lepage	88	HYPE	Ford			89.899	300	0	0	running	10840	160
5	13	Elton Sawyer	38	Barbasol	Ford			89.619	300	0	0	running	8315	155
6	5	Matt Kenseth	17	Kraft Singles	Chevrolet			90.322	300	1	5	running	5790	150
7	23	Jason Keller	57	Slim Jim	Chevrolet			89.230	300	0	0	running	8190	146
8	15	Mike McLaughlin	34	Royal Oak	Chevrolet			89.575	300	0	0	running	8090	142
9	12	Todd Bodine	36	Stanley	Pontiac			89.669	300	1	15	running	5740	138
10	19	Joe Bessey	6	Power Team	Chevrolet			89.447	300	0	0	running	6640	134
11	11	Johnny Chapman	89	Alarm South	Chevrolet			89.692	300	0	0	running	5490	130
12	9	Dennis Setzer	77	Lance Snacks	Chevrolet			89.882	300	1	18	running	6440	127
13	20	Steve Park	3	ACDelco	Chevrolet			89.419	299	0	0	running	7140	124
14	22	Nathan Buttke	78	Carquest Auto Parts	Chevrolet			89.264	299	0	0	running	3150	121
15	31	Mike Dillon	72	Detroit Gasket	Chevrolet			provisional	299	0	0	running	7465	118
16	29	Phil Parsons	10	ChannelLock	Chevrolet			provisional	298	1	21	running	4690	115
17	25	Dick Trickle	64	Dura Lube	Chevrolet			89.170	297	0	0	running	2975	112
18	32	Tracy Leslie	63	Lysol	Pontiac			provisional	287	0	0	running	4640	109
19	7	Tim Fedewa	33	Kleenex	Chevrolet			90.118	280	0	0	running	4615	106
20	26	Chris Diamond	68	J&L Motors	Chevrolet			89.164	273	0	0	running	3325	103
21	18	Glenn Allen, Jr.	99	Luxaire	Chevrolet			89.485	270	0	0	running	4565	100
22	24	Elliott Sadler	29	Phillips 66	Chevrolet			89.175	238	0	0	running	6790	97
23	10	Mark Green	37	Timber Wolf	Chevrolet			89.708	237	0	0	engine	4515	94
24	21	Jeff Purvis	28	Opryland/Curb Records	Chevrolet			89.347	208	0	0	engine	2800	91
25	14	Wayne Grubb	83	Link-Belt	Chevrolet			89.602	189	0	0	engine	2975	88
26	17	Stacy Puryear	51	BLC Building/AJL Manufacturing	Chevrolet			89.508	171	0	0	running	2700	0
27	3	Hermie Sadler	1	DeWalt Tools	Chevrolet			90.344	152	0	0	accident	4365	82
28	1	Shane Hall	85	Luck's Foods	Chevrolet			90.714	150	1	12	accident	5140	79
29	30	Brad Loney	45	Hunter's Specialties	Chevrolet			provisional	108	0	0	accident	2650	76
30	28	Johnny Rumley	27	RGM Erectors	Pontiac			89.092	101	0	0	rear end	2875	73
31	27	Robert Pressley	47	Sunoco/360 Communications	Chevrolet			89.120	92	0	0	engine	4900	70
32	6	Kevin Grubb	82	Virginia Is For Lovers	Chevrolet			90.152	60	0	0	accident	2850	67

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Randy LaJoie	2398	16	0	3	8	13
2	Todd Bodine	2346	16	0	0	6	15
3	Phil Parsons	2105	16	0	0	5	10
4	Steve Park	1940	16	0	1	5	8
5	Buckshot Jones	1920	16	0	0	2	8
6	Jeff Green	1898	14	2	1	6	7
7	Kevin Lepage	1871	16	0	0	3	5
8	Tim Fedewa	1827	16	0	0	3	6
9	Dick Trickle	1825	15	1	1	4	5
10	Mike McLaughlin	1818	16	1	1	3	7
11	Jason Keller	1804	16	0	0	1	6
12	Elton Sawyer	1801	16	0	0	3	5
13	Hermie Sadler	1774	16	1	0	0	2
14	Elliott Sadler	1764	16	3	1	2	4
15	Mark Green	1650	16	0	0	0	2
16	Mike Dillon	1592	16	0	0	0	1
17	Tracy Leslie	1453	15	0	0	1	3
18	Stevie Reeves	1404	15	0	0	0	0
19	Joe Bessey	1396	16	0	0	0	2
20	Jeff Fuller	1389	15	0	0	1	2
21	Glenn Allen, Jr.	1336	15	0	0	0	2
22	Johnny Chapman	1323	15	0	0	0	0
23	Greg Sacks	1243	12	0	0	0	2
24	Dennis Setzer	1206	12	0	0	0	2
25	Shane Hall	1198	16	1	0	0	0