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Pontiac Excitement 400
NASCAR Winston Cup race
Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, VA
March 2, 1997
400 laps on 0.75 mile paved oval; 300 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 7
| Rusty Wallace
| 2
| Roger Penske
| Ford
| 400
| 86,775
| running
| 135 |
| 2
| 18
| Geoff Bodine
| 7
| Geoff Bodine
| Ford
| 400
| 56,875
| running
| 18 |
| 3
| 3
| Dale Jarrett
| 88
| Robert Yates
| RYR 10/Ford
| 400
| 50,750
| running
| 172 |
| 4
| 2
| Jeff Gordon
| 24
| Rick Hendrick
| HMS 24-21/Chevrolet
| 399
| 46,200
| running
| 65 |
| 5
| 9
| Bobby Hamilton
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| Pontiac
| 399
| 35,595
| running
| 1 |
| 6
| 6
| Ricky Rudd
| 10
| Ricky Rudd
| Ford
| 399
| 30,770
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 1
| Terry Labonte
| 5
| Rick Hendrick
| Chevrolet
| 399
| 35,845
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 11
| Bobby Labonte
| 18
| Joe Gibbs
| Pontiac
| 399
| 28,945
| running
| 1 |
| 9
| 23
| Johnny Benson Jr.
| 30
| Chuck Rider
| Pontiac
| 399
| 25,745
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 37
| Kyle Petty
| 44
| Petty Enterprises
| Pontiac
| 398
| 18,545
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 21
| Steve Grissom
| 41
| Larry Hedrick
| Chevrolet
| 398
| 24,345
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 26
| Lake Speed
| 9
| Harry Melling
| Ford
| 398
| 24,045
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 5
| Mark Martin
| 6
| Jack Roush
| Ford
| 398
| 23,870
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 12
| Ricky Craven
| 25
| Rick Hendrick
| Chevrolet
| 398
| 23,670
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 17
| Bill Elliott
| 94
| Bill Elliott
| Ford
| 398
| 25,330
| running
| 8 |
| 16
| 30
| Darrell Waltrip
| 17
| Darrell Waltrip
| Chevrolet
| 398
| 16,215
| running
| 0 |
| 17
| 33
| Jeremy Mayfield
| 37
| Michael Kranefuss
| Ford
| 398
| 15,415
| running
| 0 |
| 18
| 20
| Rick Mast
| 75
| Butch Mock
| Ford
| 398
| 22,265
| running
| 0 |
| 19
| 8
| Sterling Marlin
| 4
| Larry McClure
| Chevrolet
| 397
| 27,540
| running
| 0 |
| 20
| 16
| Ted Musgrave
| 16
| Jack Roush
| Ford
| 397
| 24,565
| running
| 0 |
| 21
| 39
| Robert Pressley
| 29
| Gary Bechtel
| Chevrolet
| 397
| 16,965
| running
| 0 |
| 22
| 15
| Jimmy Spencer
| 23
| Travis Carter
| Ford
| 397
| 21,840
| running
| 0 |
| 23
| 27
| Brett Bodine
| 11
| Brett Bodine
| Ford
| 397
| 21,665
| running
| 0 |
| 24
| 31
| Ward Burton
| 22
| Bill Davis
| Pontiac
| 397
| 14,540
| running
| 0 |
| 25
| 4
| Dale Earnhardt
| 3
| Richard Childress
| Chevrolet
| 397
| 27,940
| running
| 0 |
| 26
| 36
| Mike Skinner
| 31
| Richard Childress
| Chevrolet
| 397
| 12,265
| running
| 0 |
| 27
| 14
| Michael Waltrip
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| Ford
| 396
| 21,340
| running
| 0 |
| 28
| 24
| Robby Gordon
| 40
| Felix Sabates
| Chevrolet
| 396
| 21,215
| running
| 0 |
| 29
| 40
| Dick Trickle
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| Ford
| 395
| 14,190
| running
| 0 |
| 30
| 38
| Derrike Cope
| 36
| Nelson Bowers
| Pontiac
| 395
| 11,160
| running
| 0 |
| 31
| 22
| John Andretti
| 98
| Cale Yarborough
| Ford
| 395
| 20,615
| running
| 0 |
| 32
| 25
| Hut Stricklin
| 8
| Stavola Brothers
| Ford
| 395
| 18,090
| running
| 0 |
| 33
| 41
| David Green
| 96
| Buz McCall
| Chevrolet
| 395
| 11,075
| running
| 0 |
| 34
| 42
| Chad Little
| 97
| Greg Pollex
| Pontiac
| 395
| 11,065
| running
| 0 |
| 35
| 28
| Ken Schrader
| 33
| Andy Petree
| Chevrolet
| 393
| 18,065
| running
| 0 |
| 36
| 10
| Ernie Irvan
| 28
| Robert Yates
| Ford
| 391
| 26,065
| accident
| 0 |
| 37
| 34
| Dave Marcis
| 71
| Dave Marcis
| Chevrolet
| 391
| 11,065
| running
| 0 |
| 38
| 43
| Gary Bradberry
| 19
| Mark Smith
| Ford
| 389
| 11,065
| running
| 0 |
| 39
| 32
| Joe Nemechek
| 42
| Felix Sabates
| Chevrolet
| 380
| 11,065
| running
| 0 |
| 40
| 29
| Kenny Wallace
| 81
| Fil Martocci
| Ford
| 376
| 18,065
| engine
| 0 |
| 41
| 35
| Bobby Hillin
| 77
| Doug Bawel
| Ford
| 336
| 11,065
| rear end
| 0 |
| 42
| 13
| Jeff Burton
| 99
| Jack Roush
| Ford
| 248
| 19,065
| running
| 0 |
| 43
| 19
| Morgan Shepherd
| 1
| Richard Jackson
| Pontiac
| 131
| 11,965
| engine
| 0 |
|
|
| Mike Wallace
| 91
| Joe Falk
| Chevrolet
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
|
|
| Greg Sacks
| 20
| Harry Ranier
| Ford
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
|
|
| Billy Standridge
| 78
| Jim Wilson
| Ford
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
|
|
| Benny Parsons
|
| ESPN
|
|
| 0
| color commentary
| |
|
|
| Ned Jarrett
|
| ESPN
|
|
| 0
| color commentary
| |
|
|
| Bob Jenkins
|
| ESPN
|
|
| 0
| lead announcer
| |
|
|
| Jerry Punch
|
| ESPN
|
|
| 0
| pit reporter
| |
Notes: Qualifying rained out.
Time of race: 02:45:54
Average Speed: 108.499 MPH
3 cautions for 12 laps