1997 Food City 250

Race 23 of 30

Bristol
250 laps
Time of race: 2:02:02
Average speed of winner: 65.515 mph
Margin of victory: 0.139 sec.
Lead changes: 6 among 5 drivers
Cautions: 13 for 87 laps
Lap leaders: LaJoie 1-46, Earnhardt, Jr. 47-68, Fedewa 69-70, Spencer 71-131, LaJoie 132-141, Jones 142-157, Spencer 158-250

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 (Finish), Part 12 (Post-race)

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	14	Jimmy Spencer	20	Zippo	Chevrolet			119.507	250	2	154	running	25755	180
2	16	Steve Park	3	ACDelco	Chevrolet			119.440	250	0	0	running	22730	170
3	29	Robert Pressley	47	Sunoco/360	Chevrolet			118.804	250	0	0	running	12115	165
4	1	Randy LaJoie	74	FINA	Chevrolet			121.267	250	2	56	running	15840	160
5	23	Rick Wilson	75	Food Country USA	Ford			119.017	250	0	0	running	7415	155
6	11	Bobby Labonte	44	Shell	Chevrolet			119.671	250	0	0	running	5340	150
7	17	Stevie Reeves	96	Big A Auto Parts	Ford			119.373	250	0	0	running	8090	146
8	30	Todd Bodine	36	Stanley	Pontiac			118.723	250	0	0	running	7440	142
9	10	Jeff Fuller	45	Hunter's Specialties	Chevrolet			119.715	250	0	0	running	6890	138
10	24	Kevin Lepage	88	TBA 10/4/97	Ford			118.966	250	0	0	running	9540	134
11	7	Nathan Buttke	78	Carquest Auto Parts	Chevrolet			119.820	250	0	0	running	4640	130
12	37	Johnny Chapman	89	Alarm South	Chevrolet			117.129	250	0	0	running	6590	127
13	13	Mark Green	37	Timber Wolf	Chevrolet			119.522	250	0	0	running	6530	124
14	33	Jeff Krogh	56	CFI	Chevrolet			117.761	250	0	0	running	6510	121
15	5	Dick Trickle	64	Dura Lube	Chevrolet			120.143	249	0	0	running	4915	118
16	9	Mike McLaughlin	34	Royal Oak Charcoal	Chevrolet			119.738	249	0	0	running	8730	115
17	42	Joe Bessey	6	Power Team	Chevrolet			provisional	249	0	0	running	8730	112
18	41	Dennis Setzer	43	Lance Snacks	Chevrolet			provisional	249	0	0	running	5940	109
19	40	Tracy Leslie	63	Lysol	Pontiac			provisional	248	0	0	running	5930	106
20	20	Matt Kenseth	17	Kraft Singles	Chevrolet			119.195	248	0	0	running	6340	103
21	25	Brad Teague	77	Lear Corporation/UAW	Ford			118.958	247	0	0	running	4365	100
22	2	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	7	Church Brothers	Chevrolet			120.786	247	1	22	running	4355	97
23	35	Lyndon Amick	35	Team Amick	Pontiac			117.552	247	0	0	running	4345	94
24	28	Ron Barfield, Jr.	94	New Holland Tractors	Ford			118.811	247	0	0	running	4835	91
25	22	Randy Porter	48	Unifirst Uniforms	Ford			119.017	247	0	0	running	5025	88
26	3	Buckshot Jones	00	Aquafresh	Pontiac			120.497	238	1	16	parked	8065	35
27	4	Tim Fedewa	33	Kleenex	Chevrolet			120.143	237	1	2	running	5805	82
28	15	Hermie Sadler	1	DeWalt Tools	Chevrolet			119.499	211	0	0	accident	5795	79
29	21	Jason Keller	57	Slim Jim	Chevrolet			119.180	210	0	0	running	8035	76
30	31	Mike Dillon	72	Detroit Gasket	Chevrolet			118.606	185	0	0	running	7750	73
31	18	Terry Labonte	5	Alka-Seltzer/Bayer	Chevrolet			119.306	173	0	0	handling	4265	70
32	39	Phil Parsons	10	ChannelLock	Chevrolet			provisional	173	0	0	running	5255	67
33	27	Mark Krogh	80	CFI	Chevrolet			118.833	167	0	0	running	5245	64
34	8	Elton Sawyer	38	Barbasol	Ford			119.768	153	0	0	accident	5235	61
35	36	Mark Day	0	31-W Insulation	Pontiac			117.351	147	0	0	engine	4225	58
36	26	Chris Diamond	50	J&L Motors	Chevrolet			118.929	145	0	0	accident	4215	55
37	38	Glenn Allen, Jr.	99	Luxaire	Chevrolet			117.036	83	0	0	handling	5205	52
38	6	Shane Hall	85	Luck's Foods	Chevrolet			119.888	81	0	0	accident	5170	49
39	19	Dale Jarrett	32	White Rain	Ford			119.262	56	0	0	engine	4170	46
40	12	Michael Waltrip	21	Band-Aid	Ford			119.544	50	0	0	engine	4170	43
41	32	Elliott Sadler	29	Phillips 66	Chevrolet			118.554	43	0	0	radiator	7420	40
42	34	Dale Shaw	4	Piggly Wiggly	Ford			117.552	12	0	0	accident	4370	37

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Randy LaJoie	3407	23	2	5	12	17
2	Todd Bodine	3277	23	0	0	8	19
3	Steve Park	2993	23	0	2	8	14
4	Phil Parsons	2865	23	0	0	5	12
5	Elliott Sadler	2743	23	4	3	6	8
6	Buckshot Jones	2741	23	0	0	4	12
7	Mike McLaughlin	2738	23	1	2	6	10
8	Elton Sawyer	2713	23	0	0	6	9
9	Tim Fedewa	2635	23	1	0	4	9
10	Kevin Lepage	2620	23	0	0	3	6
11	Jason Keller	2593	23	0	0	2	8
12	Hermie Sadler	2571	23	2	0	1	4
13	Mark Green	2482	23	0	0	0	3
14	Dick Trickle	2356	21	1	1	4	5
15	Mike Dillon	2279	23	0	0	0	2
16	Tracy Leslie	2230	22	0	0	1	4
17	Glenn Allen, Jr.	2088	22	0	0	0	3
18	Joe Bessey	2065	23	1	0	0	3
19	Stevie Reeves	2051	22	0	0	0	1
20	Jeff Fuller	2028	21	0	0	1	4
21	Jeff Green	1898	14	2	1	6	7
22	Dennis Setzer	1886	19	0	0	0	3
23	Johnny Chapman	1866	21	0	0	0	0
24	Shane Hall	1803	23	1	0	0	1
25	Matt Kenseth	1528	14	0	0	0	4