1997 Autolite Platinum 250

Race 25 of 30

Richmond
250 laps
Time of race: 2:24:39
Average speed of winner: 77.774 mph
Margin of victory: 1.432 sec.
Lead changes: 8 among 6 drivers
Cautions: 10 for 87 laps
Lap leaders: Waltrip 1-7, Park 8-26, Dillon 27-39, Trickle 40-74, Park 75-82, Burton 83-87, Pressley 88-124, Burton 125-208, Park 209-250

Video links: Entire race

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	2	Steve Park	3	ACDelco	Chevrolet			122.216	250	3	69	running	32625	180
2	9	Randy LaJoie	74	FINA	Chevrolet			121.561	250	0	0	running	19875	170
3	7	Jeff Burton	9	Track Gear	Ford			121.622	250	2	89	running	13550	165
4	3	Dick Trickle	64	Dura Lube	Chevrolet			122.161	250	1	35	running	8175	160
5	18	Buckshot Jones	00	Aquafresh	Pontiac			120.919	250	0	0	running	12025	155
6	11	Dale Shaw	48	Phoenix Racing	Ford			121.479	250	0	0	running	7375	150
7	12	Jason Keller	57	Slim Jim	Chevrolet			121.419	250	0	0	running	10675	146
8	24	Mark Martin	60	Winn-Dixie	Ford			120.681	250	0	0	running	5725	142
9	17	Tim Fedewa	33	Kleenex	Chevrolet			120.951	250	0	0	running	7625	138
10	14	Hermie Sadler	1	DeWalt Tools	Chevrolet			121.207	250	0	0	running	8700	134
11	5	Jimmy Spencer	20	Zippo	Chevrolet			121.726	250	0	0	running	5575	130
12	16	Phil Parsons	10	ChannelLock	Chevrolet			121.022	250	0	0	running	7550	127
13	15	Jeff Purvis	28	Opryland	Chevrolet			121.131	250	0	0	running	5525	124
14	20	Curtis Markham	26	Peebles	Chevrolet			120.789	250	0	0	running	5500	121
15	21	Robert Pressley	47	Sunoco/360	Chevrolet			120.784	249	1	37	running	7900	118
16	4	Mike Dillon	72	Detroit Gasket	Chevrolet			121.781	249	1	13	running	9675	115
17	35	Shane Hall	85	Luck's Foods	Chevrolet			120.182	249	0	0	running	6400	112
18	25	Ed Berrier	77	Lear/UAW	Ford			120.595	249	0	0	running	5375	109
19	34	Mark Green	37	Timber Wolf	Chevrolet			120.214	249	0	0	running	7370	106
20	36	Dale Jarrett	32	White Rain	Ford			120.123	249	0	0	running	5675	103
21	19	Elliott Sadler	29	Phillips 66	Chevrolet			120.870	248	0	0	running	9075	100
22	32	Matt Kenseth	17	Kraft Singles	Chevrolet			120.224	248	0	0	running	6800	97
23	41	Kevin Lepage	88	TBA 10/4/97	Ford			provisional	248	0	0	running	8950	94
24	22	Glenn Allen, Jr.	99	Luxaire	Chevrolet			120.730	248	0	0	running	6625	91
25	10	Todd Bodine	36	Stanley	Pontiac			121.496	248	0	0	running	6725	88
26	27	Kenny Wallace	12	Graybar	Ford			120.520	248	0	0	running	4950	85
27	6	Dennis Setzer	43	Lance Snacks	Chevrolet			121.709	248	0	0	running	6425	82
28	1	Michael Waltrip	21	Band-Aid	Ford			122.227	247	1	7	running	5650	79
29	37	Mike Olsen	16	Little Trees	Chevrolet			120.096	246	0	0	running	4825	76
30	26	Danny Edwards, Jr.	7	Llumar	Chevrolet			120.525	244	0	0	running	4975	73
31	40	Elton Sawyer	38	Barbasol	Ford			provisional	244	0	0	running	6225	70
32	39	Mike McLaughlin	34	Royal Oak Charcoal	Chevrolet			provisional	234	0	0	running	8425	67
33	28	Kyle Petty	49	nWo	Chevrolet			120.471	227	0	0	accident	4625	64
34	29	Jeff Fuller	45	Hunter's Specialties	Chevrolet			120.412	221	0	0	running	6100	61
35	38	Johnny Chapman	89	Northstar Water	Chevrolet			120.059	204	0	0	running	5045	58
36	31	Tracy Leslie	63	Lysol	Pontiac			120.278	201	0	0	accident	5525	55
37	23	Ted Christopher	13	LesCare Kitchens	Chevrolet			120.687	169	0	0	accident	4470	52
38	33	Nathan Buttke	78	Mark III Financial	Chevrolet			120.224	134	0	0	brakes	5425	49
39	43	Steve Grissom	5	Bayer/Alka-Seltzer	Ford			provisional	60	0	0	accident	4425	46
40	8	Tony Stewart	44	Shell	Pontiac			121.567	56	0	0	accident	4425	43
41	30	Michael Ritch	58	Kitty's Candy Kitchen	Chevrolet			120.342	42	0	0	accident	4425	40
42	13	Joe Bessey	6	Power Team	Chevrolet			121.419	11	0	0	accident	5425	37
43	42	Stevie Reeves	96	Big A Auto Parts	Ford			provisional	1	0	0	accident	5625	34

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Randy LaJoie	3686	25	2	5	13	18
2	Todd Bodine	3507	25	0	0	8	20
3	Steve Park	3328	25	0	3	10	16
4	Phil Parsons	3071	25	0	0	5	12
5	Elliott Sadler	2981	25	4	3	6	9
6	Mike McLaughlin	2975	25	1	2	7	11
7	Buckshot Jones	2963	25	0	0	5	13
8	Elton Sawyer	2907	25	0	0	6	9
9	Tim Fedewa	2891	25	1	0	4	10
10	Hermie Sadler	2851	25	2	0	1	6
11	Kevin Lepage	2817	25	0	0	3	6
12	Jason Keller	2739	25	0	0	2	9
13	Mark Green	2685	25	0	0	0	3
14	Dick Trickle	2681	23	1	1	6	7
15	Mike Dillon	2440	25	0	0	0	2
16	Tracy Leslie	2391	24	0	0	1	4
17	Glenn Allen, Jr.	2309	24	0	0	0	3
18	Stevie Reeves	2197	24	0	0	0	1
19	Joe Bessey	2196	25	1	0	0	3
20	Jeff Fuller	2129	23	0	0	1	4
21	Dennis Setzer	2026	21	0	0	0	3
22	Shane Hall	2000	25	1	0	0	1
23	Johnny Chapman	1979	23	0	0	0	0
24	Jeff Green	1898	14	2	1	6	7
25	Matt Kenseth	1752	16	0	0	0	4