1997 Advance Auto Parts 250

Race 19 of 30

Myrtle Beach
250 laps
Time of race: 1:39:07
Average speed of winner: 81.419 mph
Margin of victory: under caution
Lead changes: 7 among 5 drivers
Cautions: 6 for 30 laps
Lap leaders: E. Sadler 1-47, Buttke 48-88, Fedewa 89-102, E. Sadler 103-106, McLaughlin 107-110, Fedewa 111-179, Kenseth 180-203, E. Sadler 204-250

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

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	1	Elliott Sadler	29	Phillips 66	Chevrolet			99.196	250	3	98	running	30750	180
2	17	Mike McLaughlin	34	Royal Oak Charcoal	Chevrolet			97.405	250	1	4	running	17325	170
3	5	Randy LaJoie	74	FINA	Chevrolet			98.305	250	0	0	running	14500	165
4	15	Todd Bodine	36	Stanley	Pontiac			97.567	250	0	0	running	8675	160
5	26	Elton Sawyer	38	Barbasol	Ford			96.903	250	0	0	running	7600	155
6	20	Mike Dillon	72	Detroit Gasket	Chevrolet			97.092	250	0	0	running	8825	150
7	13	Glenn Allen, Jr.	99	Luxaire	Chevrolet			97.853	250	0	0	running	5975	146
8	2	Jeff Purvis	28	Opryland/Curb Records	Chevrolet			98.862	250	0	0	running	4175	142
9	27	Steve Park	3	ACDelco	Chevrolet			96.859	250	0	0	running	8425	138
10	10	Buckshot Jones	00	Aquafresh	Pontiac			98.091	250	0	0	running	7875	134
11	30	Kevin Lepage	88	HYPE	Ford			96.714	250	0	0	running	7675	130
12	6	Tim Fedewa	33	Kleenex	Chevrolet			98.235	250	2	83	running	6900	127
13	28	Phil Parsons	10	ChannelLock	Chevrolet			96.792	250	0	0	running	4880	124
14	29	Tracy Leslie	63	Lysol	Pontiac			96.772	250	0	0	running	4855	121
15	7	Mark Green	37	Timber Wolf	Chevrolet			98.195	250	0	0	running	5255	118
16	31	Jim Sauter	64	Dura Lube	Chevrolet			provisional	250	0	0	running	3315	115
17	9	Matt Kenseth	17	Kraft Singles	Chevrolet			98.130	250	1	24	running	4805	112
18	3	Nathan Buttke	78	Carquest Auto Parts	Chevrolet			98.465	250	1	41	running	3580	109
19	22	Hermie Sadler	1	DeWalt Tools	Chevrolet			97.019	250	0	0	running	4730	106
20	18	Dennis Setzer	43	Lance Snacks	Chevrolet			97.376	250	0	0	running	4945	103
21	4	Shane Hall	85	Luck's Foods	Chevrolet			98.445	250	0	0	running	4905	100
22	24	Jason Jarrett	32	White Rain	Pontiac			96.981	249	0	0	running	3155	97
23	19	Randy Porter	48	Unifirst Uniforms	Ford			97.317	248	0	0	running	4130	94
24	32	Stevie Reeves	96	Big A Auto Parts	Ford			provisional	247	0	0	running	4605	91
25	35	Larry Pearson	11	Speedvision/Outdoor Life	Ford			provisional	246	0	0	running	3280	88
26	33	Mark Krogh	80	CFI	Chevrolet			provisional	242	0	0	running	4535	85
27	11	Joe Bessey	6	Power Team	Chevrolet			98.011	242	0	0	running	4025	82
28	16	Johnny Chapman	89	Alarm South	Chevrolet			97.425	235	0	0	running	4000	79
29	12	Jason Keller	57	Slim Jim	Chevrolet			97.967	215	0	0	running	6225	76
30	8	Danny Edwards, Jr.	7	Llumar	Chevrolet			98.140	170	0	0	running	3170	73
31	23	Jeff Krogh	56	CFI	Chevrolet			97.005	144	0	0	fuel pump	2945	70
32	14	Robert Pressley	47	Sunoco/360 Communications	Chevrolet			97.759	144	0	0	rear end	5195	67
33	25	Jeff Fuller	45	Hunter's Specialties	Chevrolet			96.922	144	0	0	rear end	3945	64
34	34	Brad Teague	77	Lear/UAW	Ford			provisional	117	0	0	accident	2945	61
35	21	Dale Shaw	4	Phoenix Racing	Ford			97.039	7	0	0	engine	3145	58

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Randy LaJoie	2843	19	0	4	10	15
2	Todd Bodine	2806	19	0	0	8	17
3	Phil Parsons	2487	19	0	0	5	11
4	Steve Park	2383	19	0	1	6	11
5	Buckshot Jones	2317	19	0	0	3	10
6	Mike McLaughlin	2292	19	1	2	5	9
7	Elliott Sadler	2244	19	4	2	4	6
8	Kevin Lepage	2213	19	0	0	3	5
9	Elton Sawyer	2212	19	0	0	4	7
10	Hermie Sadler	2183	19	1	0	1	4
11	Tim Fedewa	2155	19	1	0	3	7
12	Jason Keller	2113	19	0	0	1	6
13	Dick Trickle	2019	17	1	1	4	5
14	Mark Green	2004	19	0	0	0	2
15	Mike Dillon	1921	19	0	0	0	2
16	Jeff Green	1898	14	2	1	6	7
17	Tracy Leslie	1836	18	0	0	1	4
18	Stevie Reeves	1692	18	0	0	0	0
19	Glenn Allen, Jr.	1673	18	0	0	0	3
20	Joe Bessey	1669	19	0	0	0	2
21	Johnny Chapman	1560	18	0	0	0	0
22	Jeff Fuller	1526	17	0	0	1	2
23	Shane Hall	1523	19	1	0	0	1
24	Dennis Setzer	1470	15	0	0	0	2
25	Greg Sacks	1243	12	0	0	0	2