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DieHard 500
NASCAR Winston Cup race
Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, AL
October 12, 1997
188 laps on 2.66 mile paved oval; 500.08 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 6
| Terry Labonte
| 5
| Rick Hendrick
| Chevrolet
| 188
| 116,725
| running
| 70 |
| 2
| 7
| Bobby Labonte
| 18
| Joe Gibbs
| Pontiac
| 188
| 76,670
| running
| 5 |
| 3
| 2
| John Andretti
| 98
| Cale Yarborough
| Ford
| 188
| 58,530
| running
| 1 |
| 4
| 14
| Ken Schrader
| 33
| Andy Petree
| Butch Cassidy/Chevrolet
| 188
| 53,715
| running
| 6 |
| 5
| 1
| Ernie Irvan
| 28
| Robert Yates
| Ford
| 188
| 57,275
| running
| 11 |
| 6
| 15
| Ricky Craven
| 25
| Rick Hendrick
| Chevrolet
| 188
| 41,500
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 42
| Kyle Petty
| 44
| Petty Enterprises
| Pontiac
| 188
| 32,700
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 25
| Geoff Bodine
| 7
| Geoff Bodine
| Ford
| 188
| 38,050
| running
| 2 |
| 9
| 23
| Rick Mast
| 75
| Butch Mock
| Ford
| 188
| 36,920
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 9
| Rusty Wallace
| 2
| Roger Penske
| Ford
| 188
| 42,900
| running
| 2 |
| 11
| 39
| Ted Musgrave
| 16
| Jack Roush
| Ford
| 188
| 38,080
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 29
| Morgan Shepherd
| 1
| Richard Jackson
| Pontiac
| 188
| 35,025
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 10
| Bill Elliott
| 94
| Bill Elliott
| Ford
| 188
| 35,280
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 4
| Jeff Burton
| 99
| Jack Roush
| Ford
| 188
| 39,410
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 35
| Kenny Wallace
| 81
| Fil Martocci
| Ford
| 188
| 36,760
| running
| 0 |
| 16
| 37
| David Green
| 96
| Buz McCall
| Chevrolet
| 188
| 28,600
| running
| 0 |
| 17
| 38
| Kevin Lepage
| 91
| Joe Falk
| Chevrolet
| 188
| 23,835
| running
| 0 |
| 18
| 5
| Derrike Cope
| 36
| Nelson Bowers
| Pontiac
| 188
| 27,280
| running
| 0 |
| 19
| 19
| Johnny Benson Jr.
| 30
| Chuck Rider
| Pontiac
| 187
| 33,950
| running
| 0 |
| 20
| 34
| Bobby Hamilton
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| Pontiac
| 187
| 39,460
| running
| 0 |
| 21
| 18
| Dale Jarrett
| 88
| Robert Yates
| Ford
| 187
| 39,930
| running
| 13 |
| 22
| 17
| Brett Bodine
| 11
| Brett Bodine
| Ford
| 187
| 33,300
| running
| 0 |
| 23
| 21
| Dick Trickle
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| Ford
| 187
| 26,290
| running
| 0 |
| 24
| 3
| Jimmy Spencer
| 23
| Travis Carter
| Ford
| 187
| 32,940
| running
| 11 |
| 25
| 32
| Dave Marcis
| 71
| Dave Marcis
| Chevrolet
| 184
| 22,460
| handling
| 0 |
| 26
| 40
| Jeremy Mayfield
| 37
| Michael Kranefuss
| Ford
| 178
| 25,360
| running
| 0 |
| 27
| 11
| Robert Pressley
| 77
| Doug Bawel
| Ford
| 172
| 22,240
| running
| 0 |
| 28
| 27
| Michael Waltrip
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| Ford
| 167
| 32,170
| running
| 0 |
| 29
| 12
| Dale Earnhardt
| 3
| Richard Childress
| Chevrolet
| 167
| 48,500
| running
| 25 |
| 30
| 31
| Mark Martin
| 6
| Jack Roush
| Ford
| 165
| 37,030
| running
| 5 |
| 31
| 13
| Joe Nemechek
| 42
| Felix Sabates
| Chevrolet
| 163
| 24,440
| running
| 0 |
| 32
| 22
| Steve Grissom
| 41
| Larry Hedrick
| Chevrolet
| 159
| 28,870
| running
| 0 |
| 33
| 16
| Mike Skinner
| 31
| Richard Childress
| Chevrolet
| 153
| 21,790
| running
| 1 |
| 34
| 41
| Ricky Rudd
| 10
| Ricky Rudd
| Ford
| 153
| 36,745
| running
| 0 |
| 35
| 8
| Jeff Gordon
| 24
| Rick Hendrick
| Chevrolet
| 153
| 38,915
| running
| 3 |
| 36
| 20
| Lake Speed
| 9
| Harry Melling
| Ford
| 153
| 21,670
| running
| 0 |
| 37
| 33
| Darrell Waltrip
| 17
| Darrell Waltrip
| Chevrolet
| 147
| 28,660
| accident
| 0 |
| 38
| 30
| Sterling Marlin
| 4
| Larry McClure
| Chevrolet
| 139
| 37,500
| accident
| 27 |
| 39
| 28
| Greg Sacks
| 40
| Felix Sabates
| Chevrolet
| 139
| 28,500
| accident
| 5 |
| 40
| 36
| Chad Little
| 97
| Jack Roush
| Pontiac
| 139
| 21,525
| accident
| 0 |
| 41
| 24
| Wally Dallenbach Jr.
| 46
| Felix Sabates
| Chevrolet
| 99
| 21,500
| accident
| 1 |
| 42
| 26
| Billy Standridge
| 47
| Billy Standridge
| Ford
| 51
| 21,500
| oil cooler
| 0 |
|
|
| Gary Bradberry
| 78
| Jim Wilson
| Ford
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
|
|
| Ward Burton
| 22
| Bill Davis
| Pontiac
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
|
|
| Hut Stricklin
| 8
| Stavola Brothers
| Ford
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
|
|
| Jeff Green
| 29
| Gary Bechtel
| Chevrolet Nova
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
|
|
| Ed Berrier
| 95
| Earl Sadler
| Chevrolet
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
|
|
| Buddy Baker
|
| CBS
|
|
| 0
| color commentary
| |
|
|
| Ken Squier
|
| CBS
|
|
| 0
| host
| |
|
|
| Ned Jarrett
|
| CBS
|
|
| 0
| color commentary
| |
|
|
| Mike Joy
|
| CBS
|
|
| 0
| lead announcer
| |
Time of race: 03:11:36
Average Speed: 156.601 MPH
Pole Speed: 49.547 seconds
4 cautions for 22 laps