1997 Galaxy Foods 300

Race 7 of 30

Hickory
300 laps
Time of race: 1:50:40
Average speed of winner: 59.042 mph
Margin of victory: 0.77 sec.
Lead changes: 8 among 4 drivers
Cautions: 14 for 80 laps
Lap leaders: Bodine 1-18, LaJoie 19-105, J. Green 106, LaJoie 107-116, J. Green 117, LaJoie 118-199, Trickle 200-202, LaJoie 203-278, Trickle 279-300

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	5	Dick Trickle	64	Dura Lube	Chevrolet				300	2	25	running	21130	180
2	3	Randy LaJoie	74	FINA	Chevrolet				300	4	255	running	23505	170
3	9	Tim Fedewa	33	Kleenex	Chevrolet				300	0	0	running	11230	165
4	4	Jeff Green	8	Diamond Ridge	Chevrolet				300	2	2	running	10705	160
5	1	Todd Bodine	36	Stanley	Pontiac				300	1	18	running	8555	155
6	7	Elton Sawyer	38	Barbasol	Ford				300	0	0	running	6145	150
7	24	Jason Keller	57	Slim Jim	Chevrolet				300	0	0	running	8195	146
8	11	Elliott Sadler	29	Diamond Ridge	Chevrolet				300	0	0	running	5795	142
9	8	Mark Green	37	Timber Wolf	Chevrolet				300	0	0	running	5645	138
10	20	Mike McLaughlin	34	Royal Oak Charcoal	Chevrolet				300	0	0	running	8945	134
11	10	Hermie Sadler	1	DeWalt Tools	Chevrolet				300	0	0	running	5520	130
12	16	Jeff Fuller	47	Sunoco	Chevrolet				300	0	0	running	7745	127
13	13	Steve Park	3	ACDelco	Chevrolet				300	0	0	running	6070	124
14	6	Buckshot Jones	00	Aquafresh	Pontiac				300	0	0	running	7695	121
15	12	Greg Sacks	45	Hunter's Specialties	Chevrolet				300	0	0	running	5820	118
16	14	Mike Dillon	72	Detroit Gasket	Chevrolet				299	0	0	running	7570	115
17	22	Stevie Reeves	96	Big A Auto Parts	Ford				299	0	0	running	5295	112
18	15	Dennis Setzer	77	Lance Snacks	Chevrolet				298	0	0	running	4270	109
19	2	Phil Parsons	10	ChannelLock	Chevrolet				298	0	0	running	4245	106
20	19	Kevin Lepage	88	HYPE	Ford				297	0	0	running	7870	103
21	28	Jason Jarrett	32	Hudson Technologies	Pontiac				296	0	0	running	3045	100
22	26	Joe Bessey	6	Power Team	Chevrolet				295	0	0	running	5020	97
23	30	Shane Hall	85	Luck's/Bama Foods	Chevrolet				293	0	0	running	4995	94
24	18	Glenn Allen, Jr.	99	Luxaire	Chevrolet				291	0	0	running	3945	91
25	23	Tim Steele	4	Phoenix Racing	Chevrolet				279	0	0	overheating	5395	88
26	17	Tracy Leslie	63	Lysol	Pontiac				275	0	0	running	3945	85
27	31	Randy Porter	48	Unifirst Uniforms	Ford				270	0	0	engine	2945	82
28	25	Johnny Chapman	89	Sherwin-Williams	Chevrolet				226	0	0	overheating	3945	79
29	21	Jerry Robertson	40	Doug Taylor Motorsports	Chevrolet				157	0	0	overheating	2945	76
30	27	Tim Bender	17	Kraft Singles	Chevrolet				76	0	0	accident	3945	73
31	29	Mike Olsen	61	Little Trees	Chevrolet				62	0	0	overheating	3145	70

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Todd Bodine	1066	7	0	0	3	7
2	Randy LaJoie	1028	7	0	2	4	5
3	Phil Parsons	1003	7	0	0	3	6
4	Jeff Green	964	7	1	1	3	4
5	Dick Trickle	927	7	0	1	3	3
6	Elton Sawyer	874	7	0	0	1	2
7	Tim Fedewa	854	7	0	0	1	3
8	Buckshot Jones	852	7	0	0	1	2
9	Mark Green	846	7	0	0	0	2
10	Elliott Sadler	787	7	2	0	1	3
11	Hermie Sadler	784	7	0	0	0	0
12	Mark Martin	758	5	1	3	4	4
13	Steve Park	742	7	0	0	1	3
14	Greg Sacks	721	6	0	0	0	2
15	Mike Dillon	716	7	0	0	0	1
16	Jeff Fuller	710	7	0	0	0	1
17	Mike McLaughlin	689	7	0	0	0	2
18	Kevin Lepage	670	7	0	0	0	0
19	Jason Keller	666	7	0	0	1	2
20	Glenn Allen, Jr.	662	7	0	0	0	2
21	Tracy Leslie	661	7	0	0	1	2
22	Stevie Reeves	658	7	0	0	0	0
23	Johnny Chapman	586	7	0	0	0	0
24	Joe Bessey	571	7	0	0	0	0
25	Rodney Combs	561	6	0	0	0	0