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Food City 250
NASCAR Busch Grand National race
Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN
August 22, 1997
250 laps on 0.533 mile paved oval; 133.25 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 16
| Jimmy Spencer
| 20
| Allen Cretsinger
| Chevrolet
| 250
| 25,755
| running
| 154 |
| 2
| 14
| Steve Park
| 3
| Dale Earnhardt
| Chevrolet
| 250
| 22,730
| running
| 0 |
| 3
| 29
| Robert Pressley
| 47
| Tad Geschickter
| Chevrolet
| 250
| 12,115
| running
| 0 |
| 4
| 1
| Randy LaJoie
| 74
| Bill Baumgardner
| Chevrolet
| 250
| 15,840
| running
| 56 |
| 5
| 23
| Rick Wilson
| 75
| Charlie Henderson
| Chevrolet
| 250
| 7,415
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 11
| Bobby Labonte
| 44
| Bobby Labonte
| Pontiac
| 250
| 5,340
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 17
| Stevie Reeves
| 96
| Donald Laird
| Ford
| 250
| 8,090
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 30
| Todd Bodine
| 36
| Scott Welliver
| Pontiac
| 250
| 7,440
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 10
| Jeff Fuller
| 45
| Mike Laughlin
| Chevrolet
| 250
| 6,890
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 24
| Kevin Lepage
| 88
| David Ridling
| Chevrolet
| 250
| 9,540
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 7
| Nathan Buttke
| 78
| Dan Browder
| Chevrolet
| 250
| 4,640
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 37
| Johnny Chapman
| 89
| Meredith Ruark
| Ford
| 250
| 6,590
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 13
| Mark Green
| 37
| Clarence Brewer
| Chevrolet
| 250
| 6,530
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 33
| Jeff Krogh
| 56
| Jeff Krogh
| Chevrolet
| 250
| 6,510
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 5
| Dick Trickle
| 64
| Dennis Shoemaker
| Chevrolet
| 249
| 4,915
| running
| 0 |
| 16
| 9
| Mike McLaughlin
| 34
| Frank Cicci
| Chevrolet
| 249
| 8,730
| running
| 0 |
| 17
| 42
| Joe Bessey
| 6
| Joe Bessey
| Chevrolet
| 249
| 8,730
| running
| 0 |
| 18
| 41
| Dennis Setzer
| 43
| David Ridling
| Chevrolet
| 249
| 5,940
| running
| 0 |
| 19
| 40
| Tracy Leslie
| 63
| Hubert Hensley
| Pontiac
| 248
| 5,930
| running
| 0 |
| 20
| 20
| Matt Kenseth
| 17
| Robbie Reiser
| Chevrolet
| 248
| 6,340
| running
| 0 |
| 21
| 25
| Brad Teague
| 77
| John Walsh
| Ford
| 247
| 4,365
| running
| 0 |
| 22
| 2
| Dale Earnhardt Jr.
| 7
| Ed Whitaker
| Chevrolet
| 247
| 4,355
| running
| 22 |
| 23
| 35
| Lyndon Amick
| 35
| Bill Amick
| Pontiac
| 247
| 4,345
| running
| 0 |
| 24
| 28
| Ron Barfield
| 94
| Bill Elliott
| Ford
| 247
| 4,835
| running
| 0 |
| 25
| 22
| Randy Porter
| 48
| James Porter
| Ford
| 247
| 5,025
| running
| 0 |
| 26
| 3
| Buckshot Jones
| 00
| Billy Jones
| Pontiac
| 238
| 8,065
| penalty
| 16 |
| 27
| 4
| Tim Fedewa
| 33
| Bill Baumgardner
| Chevrolet
| 237
| 5,805
| running
| 2 |
| 28
| 15
| Hermie Sadler
| 1
| Gary Bechtel
| Chevrolet
| 211
| 5,795
| accident
| 0 |
| 29
| 21
| Jason Keller
| 57
| Joe Keller
| Chevrolet
| 210
| 8,035
| running
| 0 |
| 30
| 31
| Mike Dillon
| 72
| Ron Parker
| Chevrolet
| 185
| 7,750
| running
| 0 |
| 31
| 18
| Terry Labonte
| 5
| Terry Labonte
| Chevrolet
| 173
| 4,265
| handling
| 0 |
| 32
| 39
| Phil Parsons
| 10
| Phil Parsons
| Chevrolet
| 173
| 5,255
| running
| 0 |
| 33
| 27
| Mark Krogh
| 80
| Robert Krogh
| Chevrolet
| 167
| 5,245
| running
| 0 |
| 34
| 8
| Elton Sawyer
| 38
| Bob Sutton
| Ford
| 153
| 5,235
| accident
| 0 |
| 35
| 36
| Mark Day
| 16
| Wayne Day
| Pontiac
| 147
| 4,225
| engine
| 0 |
| 36
| 26
| Chris Diamond
| 50
| Jerry Francis
| Chevrolet
| 145
| 4,215
| accident
| 0 |
| 37
| 38
| Glenn Allen Jr.
| 99
| Bill Papke
| Chevrolet
| 83
| 5,205
| handling
| 0 |
| 38
| 6
| Shane Hall
| 85
| Don Stegall
| Chevrolet
| 81
| 5,170
| accident
| 0 |
| 39
| 19
| Dale Jarrett
| 32
| Dale Jarrett
| Ford
| 56
| 4,170
| radiator
| 0 |
| 40
| 12
| Michael Waltrip
| 21
| Michael Waltrip
| Ford
| 50
| 4,170
| rotor
| 0 |
| 41
| 32
| Elliott Sadler
| 29
| Gary Bechtel
| Chevrolet
| 43
| 7,420
| overheating
| 0 |
| 42
| 34
| Dale Shaw
| 4
| James Finch
| Chevrolet
| 12
| 4,370
| accident
| 0 |
| 43
| 43
| Chris Diamond
| 68
| Jerry Francis
| Chevrolet
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
|
| 26
| Larry Pearson
| 50
| Bobby Jones
| Pontiac
| 0
|
| qualified car
| 0 |
|
|
| Kyle Petty
|
| ESPN
|
|
| 0
| pit reporter
| |
|
|
| Benny Parsons
|
| ESPN
|
|
| 0
| color commentary
| |
|
|
| Ned Jarrett
|
| ESPN
|
|
| 0
| color commentary
| |
|
|
| Jerry Punch
|
| ESPN
|
|
| 0
| lead announcer
| |
Time of race: 02:02:02
Average Speed: 65.515 MPH
Pole Speed: 15.823 seconds
13 cautions for 87 laps