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Food City 500
NASCAR Winston Cup race
Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN
April 13, 1997
500 laps on 0.533 mile paved oval; 266.5 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 5
| Jeff Gordon
| 24
| Rick Hendrick
| HMS-043/Chevrolet
| 500
| 83,640
| running
| 125 |
| 2
| 1
| Rusty Wallace
| 2
| Roger Penske
| Ford
| 500
| 64,090
| running
| 240 |
| 3
| 17
| Terry Labonte
| 5
| Rick Hendrick
| Chevrolet
| 500
| 51,490
| running
| 0 |
| 4
| 6
| Dale Jarrett
| 88
| Robert Yates
| Ford
| 500
| 39,265
| running
| 0 |
| 5
| 23
| Mark Martin
| 6
| Jack Roush
| Ford
| 500
| 37,520
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 29
| Dale Earnhardt
| 3
| Richard Childress
| RCR-22/Chevrolet
| 500
| 32,970
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 18
| Bill Elliott
| 94
| Bill Elliott
| Ford
| 500
| 27,770
| running
| 90 |
| 8
| 21
| Chad Little
| 97
| Greg Pollex
| Pontiac
| 500
| 18,370
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 32
| Jeremy Mayfield
| 37
| Michael Kranefuss
| Ford
| 500
| 21,565
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 12
| Brett Bodine
| 11
| Brett Bodine
| Ford
| 500
| 28,215
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 19
| Dick Trickle
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| Ford
| 500
| 18,745
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 16
| Ken Schrader
| 33
| Andy Petree
| Chevrolet
| 500
| 25,390
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 34
| Bobby Hamilton
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| Pontiac
| 500
| 29,015
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 15
| Robert Pressley
| 29
| Gary Bechtel
| Chevrolet
| 500
| 17,965
| running
| 2 |
| 15
| 10
| Jimmy Spencer
| 23
| Travis Carter
| Ford
| 499
| 25,965
| running
| 36 |
| 16
| 36
| Derrike Cope
| 36
| Nelson Bowers
| Pontiac
| 499
| 13,640
| running
| 0 |
| 17
| 25
| Rick Mast
| 75
| Butch Mock
| Ford
| 499
| 24,390
| running
| 0 |
| 18
| 35
| Ward Burton
| 22
| Bill Davis
| Pontiac
| 499
| 17,240
| running
| 0 |
| 19
| 24
| Joe Nemechek
| 42
| Felix Sabates
| Chevrolet
| 499
| 17,130
| running
| 0 |
| 20
| 2
| Sterling Marlin
| 4
| Larry McClure
| Chevrolet
| 498
| 32,421
| running
| 7 |
| 21
| 39
| Michael Waltrip
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| Ford
| 497
| 23,765
| running
| 0 |
| 22
| 27
| David Green
| 96
| Buz McCall
| Chevrolet
| 496
| 14,215
| running
| 0 |
| 23
| 30
| Ed Berrier
| 95
| Sadler Brothers
| Chevrolet
| 495
| 13,165
| running
| 0 |
| 24
| 26
| John Andretti
| 98
| Cale Yarborough
| Ford
| 491
| 23,490
| running
| 0 |
| 25
| 43
| Darrell Waltrip
| 17
| Darrell Waltrip
| Chevrolet
| 485
| 23,595
| running
| 0 |
| 26
| 7
| Hut Stricklin
| 8
| Stavola Brothers
| Ford
| 484
| 23,215
| running
| 0 |
| 27
| 22
| Ricky Rudd
| 10
| Ricky Rudd
| Ford
| 483
| 27,991
| running
| 0 |
| 28
| 41
| Morgan Shepherd
| 1
| Richard Jackson
| Pontiac
| 479
| 23,040
| running
| 0 |
| 29
| 14
| Kyle Petty
| 44
| Petty Enterprises
| Pontiac
| 477
| 12,910
| running
| 0 |
| 30
| 42
| Dave Marcis
| 71
| Dave Marcis
| Chevrolet
| 468
| 15,585
| running
| 0 |
| 31
| 33
| Johnny Benson Jr.
| 30
| Chuck Rider
| Pontiac
| 455
| 21,815
| running
| 0 |
| 32
| 9
| Steve Grissom
| 41
| Larry Hedrick
| Chevrolet
| 441
| 22,795
| accident
| 0 |
| 33
| 8
| Geoff Bodine
| 7
| Geoff Bodine
| Ford
| 432
| 18,775
| accident
| 0 |
| 34
| 13
| Bobby Labonte
| 18
| Joe Gibbs
| Pontiac
| 425
| 26,735
| running
| 0 |
| 35
| 28
| Mike Skinner
| 31
| Richard Childress
| Chevrolet
| 365
| 11,715
| engine
| 0 |
| 36
| 31
| Lake Speed
| 9
| Harry Melling
| Ford
| 325
| 18,695
| accident
| 0 |
| 37
| 37
| Gary Bradberry
| 19
| Mark Smith
| Ford
| 317
| 11,675
| running
| 0 |
| 38
| 3
| Ted Musgrave
| 16
| Jack Roush
| Ford
| 296
| 18,950
| accident
| 0 |
| 39
| 38
| Ernie Irvan
| 28
| Robert Yates
| Ford
| 281
| 26,650
| engine
| 0 |
| 40
| 40
| Jack Sprague
| 25
| Rick Hendrick
| Chevrolet
| 256
| 18,650
| accident
| 0 |
| 41
| 4
| Kenny Wallace
| 81
| Fil Martocci
| Ford
| 223
| 18,750
| accident
| 0 |
| 42
| 11
| Jeff Burton
| 99
| Jack Roush
| Ford
| 157
| 26,650
| engine
| 0 |
| 43
| 20
| Robby Gordon
| 40
| Felix Sabates
| Chevrolet
| 91
| 18,650
| accident
| 0 |
| 44
| 44
| Bobby Hillin
| 77
| Doug Bawel
| Ford
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
| 45
| 45
| Billy Standridge
| 78
| Jim Wilson
| Ford
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
| 46
| 46
| Mike Wallace
| 91
| Joe Falk
| Chevrolet
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
| 47
| 47
| Greg Sacks
| 20
| Harry Ranier
| Ford
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
|
|
| Benny Parsons
|
| ESPN
|
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| 0
| color commentary
| |
|
|
| Ned Jarrett
|
| ESPN
|
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| 0
| color commentary
| |
|
|
| Jerry Punch
|
| ESPN
|
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| 0
| lead announcer
| |
Time of race: 03:33:06
Average Speed: 75.035 MPH
Pole Speed: 15.526 seconds
20 cautions for 132 laps