1997 Coca-Cola 300

Race 8 of 30

Texas
200 laps
Time of race: 2:26:21
Average speed of winner: 122.993 mph
Margin of victory: 1.57 sec.
Lead changes: 7 among 8 drivers
Cautions: 8 for 45 laps
Lap leaders: J. Green 1-38, Sawyer 39-52, Park 53-67, Setzer 68-74, Burton 75-93, McLaughlin 94-160, Spencer 161-187, Martin 188-200

Video links: Entire race

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	20	Mark Martin	60	Winn-Dixie	Ford			176.754	200	1	13	running	61450	180
2	24	Jimmy Spencer	20	Zippo	Chevrolet			175.901	200	1	27	running	39875	170
3	14	Jeff Burton	9	Track Gear	Ford			177.363	200	1	19	running	31525	165
4	17	Todd Bodine	36	Stanley	Pontiac			177.043	200	0	0	running	32750	160
5	11	Mike McLaughlin	34	Royal Oak Charcoal	Chevrolet			177.971	200	1	67	running	32025	155
6	8	Phil Parsons	10	ChannelLock	Chevrolet			178.259	200	0	0	running	23500	150
7	4	Buckshot Jones	00	Aquafresh	Pontiac			179.063	200	0	0	running	22250	146
8	23	Kevin Lepage	88	HYPE	Ford			176.005	200	0	0	running	19700	142
9	21	Randy LaJoie	74	FINA	Chevrolet			176.338	200	0	0	running	20250	138
10	26	Tracy Leslie	63	Lysol	Pontiac			175.816	200	0	0	running	17600	134
11	7	Elton Sawyer	38	Barbasol	Ford			178.477	200	1	14	running	16250	130
12	27	Jason Keller	57	Slim Jim	Chevrolet			175.735	200	0	0	running	18300	127
13	18	Mike Dillon	72	Detroit Gasket	Chevrolet			176.933	200	0	0	running	18100	124
14	31	Greg Sacks	45	Hunter's Specialties	Chevrolet			175.069	200	0	0	running	12500	121
15	1	Jeff Green	8	Diamond Ridge	Chevrolet			180.054	200	1	38	running	18725	118
16	15	Dick Trickle	64	Dura Lube	Chevrolet			177.130	200	0	0	running	12050	115
17	13	Tim Bender	17	Kraft Singles	Chevrolet			177.895	200	0	0	running	13850	112
18	5	Terry Labonte	5	Alka-Seltzer	Chevrolet			178.909	200	0	0	running	11500	109
19	3	Hermie Sadler	1	DeWalt Tools	Chevrolet			179.146	200	0	0	running	13400	106
20	2	Elliott Sadler	29	Phillips 66	Chevrolet			180.054	200	0	0	running	13725	103
21	22	Tim Steele	4	HS Die	Chevrolet			176.079	200	0	0	running	14050	100
22	25	Shane Hall	85	Bama Jellies	Chevrolet			175.838	200	0	0	running	13100	97
23	30	Dale Jarrett	32	White Rain	Ford			175.256	200	0	0	running	11000	94
24	28	Johnny Chapman	89	Sherwin-Williams	Chevrolet			175.735	200	0	0	running	12900	91
25	35	Ron Barfield, Jr.	94	New Holland Tractors	Ford			174.385	199	0	0	running	13000	88
26	36	Michael Waltrip	21	Band-Aid	Ford			174.115	199	0	0	running	10700	85
27	33	Joe Bessey	6	Power Team	Chevrolet			174.622	198	0	0	running	12600	82
28	9	Bobby Labonte	44	Shell	Chevrolet			178.141	198	0	0	running	10500	79
29	34	Dennis Setzer	43	Lance Snacks	Chevrolet			174.576	197	1	7	running	12400	76
30	41	Doug Reid	97	MedPartners	Chevrolet			provisional	197	0	0	running	10525	73
31	39	Jerry Robertson	40	MHCO USA	Chevrolet			provisional	193	0	0	running	10200	70
32	32	Jeff Fuller	47	Sunoco	Chevrolet			174.916	188	0	0	engine	14350	67
33	38	Stevie Reeves	96	Big A Auto Parts	Ford			173.383	164	0	0	running	11000	64
34	29	Mark Green	37	Timber Wolf	Chevrolet			175.518	152	0	0	engine	10900	61
35	6	Steve Park	3	ACDelco	Chevrolet			178.891	142	1	15	accident	10800	58
36	37	Mark Day	16	31-W Insulation	Pontiac			173.433	130	0	0	accident	9700	55
37	12	Glenn Allen, Jr.	99	Luxaire	Chevrolet			177.907	105	0	0	accident	10600	52
38	10	Tim Fedewa	33	Kleenex	Chevrolet			178.036	76	0	0	accident	10500	49
39	40	Randy Porter	48	Unifirst Uniforms	Ford			provisional	64	0	0	accident	9500	46
40	16	Lyndon Amick	35	Rockwell/Dodge	Pontiac			177.061	27	0	0	accident	9500	43
41	19	Jimmy Foster	11	Speedvision/Outdoor Life	Ford			176.916	20	0	0	accident	9500	40
42	42	Jeff McClure	77	Lear Corporation	Ford			provisional	9	0	0	accident	9700	37

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Todd Bodine	1226	8	0	0	4	8
2	Randy LaJoie	1166	8	0	2	4	6
3	Phil Parsons	1153	8	0	0	3	7
4	Jeff Green	1082	8	2	1	3	4
5	Dick Trickle	1042	8	0	1	3	3
6	Elton Sawyer	1004	8	0	0	1	2
7	Buckshot Jones	998	8	0	0	1	3
8	Mark Martin	938	6	1	4	5	5
9	Mark Green	907	8	0	0	0	2
10	Tim Fedewa	903	8	0	0	1	3
11	Elliott Sadler	890	8	2	0	1	3
12	Hermie Sadler	890	8	0	0	0	0
13	Mike McLaughlin	844	8	0	0	1	3
14	Greg Sacks	842	7	0	0	0	2
15	Mike Dillon	840	8	0	0	0	1
16	Kevin Lepage	812	8	0	0	0	1
17	Steve Park	800	8	0	0	1	3
18	Tracy Leslie	795	8	0	0	1	3
19	Jason Keller	793	8	0	0	1	2
20	Jeff Fuller	777	8	0	0	0	1
21	Stevie Reeves	722	8	0	0	0	0
22	Glenn Allen, Jr.	714	8	0	0	0	2
23	Johnny Chapman	677	8	0	0	0	0
24	Joe Bessey	653	8	0	0	0	0
25	Jeff Burton	649	5	0	0	2	3