1997 Moore's Snacks 250

Race 9 of 30

Bristol
250 laps
Time of race: 1:46:58
Average speed of winner: 74.743 mph
Margin of victory: under caution
Lead changes: 6 among 5 drivers
Cautions: 9 for 67 laps
Lap leaders: H. Sadler 1-14, Burton 15-105, McLaughlin 106-187, Pearson 188-201, Burton 202-211, LaJoie 212, Burton 213-250

Race notes: Randy LaJoie took the points lead from Todd Bodine.

Video links: Entire race

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	3	Jeff Burton	9	Track Gear	Ford			120.626	250	3	139	running	30735	180
2	2	Mike McLaughlin	34	Royal Oak Charcoal	Chevrolet			120.732	250	1	82	running	25010	170
3	8	Randy LaJoie	74	FINA	Chevrolet			120.053	250	1	1	running	16860	165
4	31	Michael Waltrip	21	Band-Aid	Ford			118.073	250	0	0	running	7385	160
5	4	Dick Trickle	64	Dura Lube	Chevrolet			120.603	250	0	0	running	7360	155
6	15	Steve Park	3	ACDelco	Chevrolet			119.783	250	0	0	running	8885	150
7	23	Tim Fedewa	33	Kleenex	Chevrolet			119.062	250	0	0	running	7535	146
8	21	Phil Parsons	10	ChannelLock	Chevrolet			119.351	250	0	0	running	6935	142
9	19	Jason Keller	57	Slim Jim	Chevrolet			119.484	250	0	0	running	9090	138
10	35	Buckshot Jones	00	Aquafresh	Pontiac			117.711	250	0	0	running	10090	134
11	13	Larry Pearson	48	Unifirst Uniforms	Ford			119.820	250	1	14	running	4590	130
12	5	Jeff Green	8	Diamond Ridge	Chevrolet			120.399	250	0	0	running	8795	127
13	9	Stevie Reeves	96	Big A Auto Parts	Ford			119.955	249	0	0	running	6490	124
14	27	Elliott Sadler	29	Phillips 66	Chevrolet			118.716	249	0	0	running	6455	121
15	34	Johnny Chapman	89	Sherwin-Williams	Chevrolet			117.841	248	0	0	running	6340	118
16	11	Morgan Shepherd	50	Biomet	Pontiac			119.865	248	0	0	running	4395	0
17	7	Mike Wallace	7	Piggly Wiggly	Chevrolet			120.135	248	0	0	running	4375	112
18	20	Glenn Allen, Jr.	99	Luxaire	Chevrolet			119.477	247	0	0	running	5850	109
19	18	Tim Steele	4	HS Die	Chevrolet			119.566	247	0	0	running	8035	106
20	33	Rodney Combs	43	Mark III Financial	Chevrolet			118.029	246	0	0	running	4690	103
21	1	Hermie Sadler	1	DeWalt Tools	Chevrolet			120.938	245	1	14	oil pump	7515	100
22	32	Brad Teague	15	Food Country USA	Ford			118.073	243	0	0	running	4205	97
23	29	Dennis Setzer	43	Lance Snacks	Chevrolet			118.686	240	0	0	running	5680	94
24	6	Shane Hall	85	Bama Jellies	Chevrolet			120.256	237	0	0	accident	5655	91
25	26	Nathan Buttke	66	Carquest	Chevrolet			118.789	229	0	0	radiator	4345	88
26	42	Jeff Krogh	56	Clearwater	Chevrolet			provisional	228	0	0	running	4115	85
27	16	Rick Wilson	75	Food Country USA	Ford			119.730	227	0	0	engine	4105	82
28	12	Kevin Lepage	88	HYPE	Ford			119.843	225	0	0	running	7830	79
29	24	Jeff Fuller	47	Sunoco	Chevrolet			119.025	223	0	0	accident	7805	76
30	25	Todd Bodine	36	Stanley	Pontiac			119.003	223	0	0	accident	5160	73
31	10	Mike Dillon	72	Detroit Gasket	Chevrolet			119.918	217	0	0	running	7085	70
32	30	Elton Sawyer	38	Barbasol	Ford			118.496	205	0	0	running	4235	67
33	37	Greg Sacks	45	Hunter's Specialties	Chevrolet			117.057	204	0	0	accident	3135	64
34	36	Mark Krogh	80	Clearwater	Chevrolet			117.559	199	0	0	running	3095	61
35	38	Tracy Leslie	63	Lysol	Pontiac			116.936	163	0	0	engine	4075	58
36	28	Joe Bessey	6	Power Team	Chevrolet			118.701	141	0	0	handling	4055	55
37	41	Jeff McClure	77	Lear	Ford			provisional	105	0	0	handling	3035	52
38	17	Mark Martin	60	Winn-Dixie	Ford			119.708	103	0	0	accident	3000	49
39	22	Ron Barfield, Jr.	94	New Holland	Ford			119.158	102	0	0	accident	4000	46
40	14	Mark Green	37	Timber Wolf	Chevrolet			119.798	49	0	0	accident	4000	43
41	40	Robbie Reiser	17	Kraft Singles	Chevrolet			provisional	24	0	0	engine	3000	40
42	39	Curtis Markham	40	MHCO USA	Chevrolet			provisional	14	0	0	accident	3000	37

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Randy LaJoie	1331	9	0	2	5	7
2	Todd Bodine	1299	9	0	0	4	8
3	Phil Parsons	1295	9	0	0	3	8
4	Jeff Green	1209	9	2	1	3	4
5	Dick Trickle	1197	9	0	1	4	4
6	Buckshot Jones	1132	9	0	0	1	4
7	Elton Sawyer	1071	9	0	0	1	2
8	Tim Fedewa	1049	9	0	0	1	4
9	Mike McLaughlin	1014	9	0	0	2	4
10	Elliott Sadler	1011	9	2	0	1	3
11	Hermie Sadler	990	9	1	0	0	0
12	Mark Martin	987	7	1	4	5	5
13	Steve Park	950	9	0	0	1	4
14	Mark Green	950	9	0	0	0	2
15	Jason Keller	931	9	0	0	1	3
16	Mike Dillon	910	9	0	0	0	1
17	Greg Sacks	906	8	0	0	0	2
18	Kevin Lepage	891	9	0	0	0	1
19	Tracy Leslie	853	9	0	0	1	3
20	Jeff Fuller	853	9	0	0	0	1
21	Stevie Reeves	846	9	0	0	0	0
22	Jeff Burton	829	6	0	1	3	4
23	Glenn Allen, Jr.	823	9	0	0	0	2
24	Johnny Chapman	795	9	0	0	0	0
25	Joe Bessey	708	9	0	0	0	0