1997 UAW-GM Quality 500

Race 28 of 32

Charlotte
334 laps
Time of race: 3:28:17
Average speed of winner: 144.323 mph
Margin of victory: 4.142 sec.
Lead changes: 20 among 9 drivers
Cautions: 4 for 33 laps
Lap leaders: G. Bodine 1-4, B. Labonte 5-66, Martin 67, Purvis 68, B. Labonte 69-102, Martin 103-117, Jarrett 118-125, Burton 126-139, Jarrett 140-143, Martin 144-152, Jarrett 153-164, Earnhardt 165-172, Jarrett 173-175, Earnhardt 176-195, Martin 196, Earnhardt 197-199, Martin 200-227, Benson 228-229, Grissom 230-231, B. Labonte 232-276, Jarrett 277-334

Race notes: Debut for Kevin Lepage. Finale for Rick Wilson.

Video links: First half, Second half

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	5	Dale Jarrett	88	Quality Care/Ford Credit	Ford	Yates	Todd Parrott	183.113	334	5	85	running	130000	180
2	2	Bobby Labonte	18	Interstate Batteries	Pontiac	Gibbs	Makar	183.742	334	3	141	running	110900	180
3	19	Dale Earnhardt	3	GM Goodwrench Service	Chevrolet	Childress	McReynolds	181.324	334	3	31	running	85650	170
4	3	Mark Martin	6	Valvoline	Ford	Roush	Fennig	183.673	334	5	54	running	66050	165
5	4	Jeff Gordon	24	DuPont Automotive Finishes	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Evernham	183.380	334	0	0	running	62200	155
6	29	Jeff Burton	99	Exide Batteries	Ford	Roush	Buddy Parrott	180.517	334	1	14	running	51700	155
7	33	Bill Elliott	94	McDonald's	Ford	Elliott	Beam	180.270	333	0	0	running	43700	146
8	7	Ward Burton	22	MBNA America	Pontiac	Bill Davis	Hussey	182.865	333	0	0	running	40600	142
9	40	Kyle Petty	44	Hot Wheels	Pontiac	Petty	Kennedy	provisional	333	0	0	running	30700	138
10	15	Johnny Benson, Jr.	30	Pennzoil	Pontiac	Bahari	Hewitt	181.476	333	1	2	running	38025	139
11	43	Terry Labonte	5	Kellogg's Corn Flakes	Chevrolet	Hendrick	DeHart	provisional	333	0	0	running	44900	130
12	25	Rusty Wallace	2	Miller Lite	Ford	Penske	Pemberton	180.935	332	0	0	running	39000	127
13	17	Steve Grissom	41	Kodiak	Chevrolet	Hedrick	Pressley	181.391	332	1	2	running	32100	129
14	6	Dick Trickle	90	Heilig-Meyers/Simmons	Ford	Donlavey	Bob Johnson	182.896	332	0	0	running	24500	121
15	11	Ken Schrader	33	Skoal Bandit	Chevrolet	Petree	Petree	181.788	332	0	0	running	31050	118
16	24	Joe Nemechek	42	BellSouth	Chevrolet	SABCO	Hillman	181.008	331	0	0	running	21200	115
17	14	Ted Musgrave	16	The Family Channel/PrimeStar	Ford	Roush	Ince	181.647	331	0	0	running	26800	112
18	35	Ernie Irvan	28	Texaco/Havoline	Ford	Yates	Reno	180.240	331	0	0	running	29800	109
19	34	Rick Wilson	27	David Blair Motorsports	Ford	David Blair		180.270	331	0	0	running	14435	106
20	21	Sterling Marlin	4	Kodak Film	Chevrolet	Morgan-McClure	Brewer	181.165	331	0	0	running	32040	103
21	41	Bobby Hamilton	43	STP	Pontiac	Petty	Loomis	provisional	331	0	0	running	28960	100
22	10	Morgan Shepherd	1	R+L Carriers	Pontiac	Richard Jackson		181.941	331	0	0	running	24775	97
23	31	Chad Little	97	John Deere	Pontiac	ppc	Eyler	180.403	331	0	0	running	17190	94
24	30	Michael Waltrip	21	CITGO	Ford	Wood Brothers	Eddie Wood	180.457	330	0	0	running	23915	91
25	42	Ricky Craven	25	Budweiser	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Graves	provisional	330	0	0	running	23930	88
26	36	Todd Bodine	35	Tabasco	Pontiac	ISM		180.108	330	0	0	running	13160	85
27	39	Jeremy Mayfield	37	Kmart/RC Cola	Ford	Kranefuss	Andrews	provisional	330	0	0	running	16355	82
28	26	Kenny Wallace	81	Square D	Ford	FilMar	Martin	181.580	330	0	0	running	23150	79
29	20	Jeff Green	29	Cartoon Network	Chevrolet	Diamond Ridge		181.208	328	0	0	running	13850	76
30	18	Brett Bodine	11	BDR Motorsports	Ford	Brett Bodine	Richeson	181.385	328	0	0	running	22850	73
31	27	David Green	96	Caterpillar	Chevrolet	Buz McCall	Johns	180.578	313	0	0	running	15655	70
32	23	John Andretti	98	RCA	Ford	Yarborough	Furr	181.074	300	0	0	running	22565	67
33	13	Derrike Cope	36	Skittles	Pontiac	MB2	Ryan Pemberton	181.690	291	0	0	engine	14995	64
34	38	Gary Bradberry	78	Hanes	Ford	Triad		180.024	263	0	0	running	12470	61
35	37	Hut Stricklin	8	Circuit City	Ford	Stavola Brothers	Lopez	180.048	247	0	0	handling	19445	58
36	28	Robert Pressley	77	Jasper Engines/Federal Mogul	Ford	Jasper		180.530	247	0	0	running	12425	55
37	16	Wally Dallenbach, Jr.	46	First Union	Chevrolet	SABCO		181.421	244	0	0	running	12410	52
38	32	Lake Speed	9	Melling Auto Parts	Ford	Melling	Buice	180.276	165	0	0	engine	12380	49
39	8	Jeff Purvis	12	Opryland USA	Chevrolet	Lockamy		182.408	150	1	1	accident	12380	51
40	12	Kevin Lepage	91	Pionite	Chevrolet	Falk	Richert	181.763	119	0	0	accident	12380	43
41	22	Ricky Rudd	10	Tide	Ford	Rudd	Long	181.111	102	0	0	accident	28880	40
42	9	Jimmy Spencer	23	Camel Cigarettes	Ford	Carter	Wingo	181.947	101	0	0	accident	19780	37
43	1	Geoff Bodine	7	QVC	Ford	Geoff Bodine	Tryson	184.256	100	1	4	accident	42880	39

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Jeff Gordon	4258	28	1	10	21	22
2	Mark Martin	4133	28	3	4	15	21
3	Dale Jarrett	4061	28	2	6	17	20
4	Jeff Burton	3920	28	0	3	13	18
5	Dale Earnhardt	3713	28	0	0	6	14
6	Terry Labonte	3611	28	0	0	7	18
7	Bobby Labonte	3512	28	2	0	7	16
8	Bill Elliott	3412	28	1	0	5	14
9	Ted Musgrave	3192	28	0	0	5	8
10	Jeremy Mayfield	3132	28	0	0	3	8
11	Johnny Benson, Jr.	3129	28	1	0	0	6
12	Ricky Rudd	3124	28	0	2	6	11
13	Rusty Wallace	3103	28	1	1	7	10
14	Ken Schrader	3075	28	2	0	0	6
15	Ernie Irvan	3054	28	1	1	4	12
16	Kyle Petty	2914	28	0	0	2	6
17	Bobby Hamilton	2851	28	1	0	4	5
18	Michael Waltrip	2764	28	0	0	0	6
19	Jimmy Spencer	2732	28	0	0	1	4
20	Ward Burton	2722	28	1	0	0	6
21	Ricky Craven	2703	26	0	0	3	5
22	Steve Grissom	2682	27	0	0	3	5
23	Darrell Waltrip	2644	27	0	0	1	4
24	John Andretti	2636	28	1	1	2	2
25	Geoff Bodine	2580	25	1	0	3	8