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1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series

Unofficial Race Results Food City 500 Bristol Motor Speedway Race No. 7 / April 13, 1997

Ps Car Name           Sponsor             Make Pts Bs Winnings Status
 1 24 Jeff Gordon     DuPont Refinishes    Chv 180  5 83,640 Running
 2  2 Rusty Wallace   Miller Lite          Frd 180 10 64,090 Running
 3  5 Terry Labonte   Kellogg's Corn Flake Chv 165    51,490 Running
 4 88 Dale Jarrett    Frd Quality Care     Frd 160    39,625 Running
 5  6 Mark Martin     Valvoline            Frd 155    37,520 Running
 6  3 Dale Earnhardt  GM Goodwrench        Chv 150    32,970 Running
 7 94 Bill Elliott    McDonalds            Frd 151  5 27,770 Running
 8 97 Chad Little     John Deere           Pon 142    18,370 Running
 9 37 Jeremy Mayfield Kmart/RC Cola        Frd 138    21,565 Running
10 11 Brett Bodine    Close Call Phone Crd Frd 134    28,215 Running
11 90 Dick Trickle    Heilig-Meyers        Frd 130    18,745 Running
12 33 Kenny Schrader  Skoal                Chv 127    25,390 Running
13 43 Bobby Hamilton  STP                  Pon 124    29,015 Running
14 29 Robert Pressley Cartoon Network      Chv 126  5 17,965 Running
15 23 Jimmy Spencer   Camel Cigarettes     Frd 123  5 25,965 Running
16 36 Derrike Cope    Skittles             Pon 115    13,640 Running
17 75 Rick Mast       Remington Arms       Frd 112    24,390 Running
18 22 Ward Burton     MBNA America         Pon 109    17,240 Running
19 42 Joe Nemechek    BellSouth            Chv 106    17,130 Running
20  4 Sterling Marlin Kodak Film           Chv 108  5 32,421 Running
21 21 Michael Waltrip Citgo                Frd 100    23,765 Running
22 96 David Green     Caterpillar          Chv  97    14,215 Running
23 95 Ed Berrier      Feed The Children    Chv  94    13,165 Running
24 98 John Andretti   RCA                  Frd  91    23,490 Running
25 17 Darrell Waltrip Parts America        Chv  88    23,595 Running
26  8 Hut Stricklin   Circuit City         Frd  85    23,215 Running
27 10 Ricky Rudd      Tide                 Frd  82    27,991 Running
28  1 Morgan Shepherd Crusin America Phone Pon  79    23,040 Running
29 44 Kyle Petty      Hot Wheels           Pon  76    12,910 Running
30 71 Dave Marcis     Realtree             Chv  73    15,585 Running
31 30 Johnny Benson   Pennzoil             Pon  70    21,815 Running
32 41 Steve Grissom   Kodiak               Chv  67    22,795 Accident
33  7 Geoff Bodine    QVC                  Frd  67    22,795 Parked/NASCAR
34 18 Bobby Labonte   Interstate Batteries Pon  61    26,735 Running
35 31 Mike Skinner    Lowes                Chv  58    11,715 Engine
36  9 Lake Speed      Melling Engine Parts Frd  55    18,695 Accident
37 19 Gary Bradberry  Chld Support Recovry Frd  52    11,675 Running
38 16 Ted Musgrave    Family Channel/PRIME Frd  49    18,950 Accident
39 28 Ernie Irvan     Texaco-Havoline      Frd  46    26,650 Accident
40 25 Jack Sprague    Budweiser            Chv  43    18,650 Accident
41 81 Kenny Wallace   Square D             Frd  40    18,750 Accident
42 99 Jeff Burton     Exide Batteries      Frd  37    26,650 Engine
43 40 Robby Gordon    Coors Light          Chv  34    18,650 Accident

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