Race: Interstate Batteries 500
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 6 of 32
Date: April 6, 1997
Track: Texas Motor Speedway
← TranSouth Financial 400 | 1997 Season Results | Food City 500 →
April 1997 Jayski News Archive
Interstate Batteries 500 Race Information
| Winner | Jeff Burton | Car | No. 99 Ford |
| Team / Owner | Jack Roush | Sponsor | Exide Batteries |
| Winner Start | 5th | Winner Laps Led | 60 |
| Started First | Dale Jarrett | Most Laps Led | Terry Labonte (104) |
| Race Distance | 501 miles (334 laps) | Track Length | 1.5 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 43 |
| Total Purse | $3,354,425 | Winner Earnings | $354,350 |
| Different Leaders | 10 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 8 |
| Points Leader After Race | Dale Jarrett | Season Race | 6 of 32 |
Interstate Batteries 500 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Sponsor | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Exide Batteries | Jack Roush | Ford | 334 | 60 | running | 180 | $354,350 |
| 2 | 1 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Quality Care / Ford Credit | Yates Racing | Ford | 334 | 42 | running | 175 | $232,800 |
| 3 | 4 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries 500 | Joe Gibbs | Pontiac | 334 | 2 | running | 170 | $174,500 |
| 4 | 3 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | Rick Hendrick | Chevrolet | 334 | 104 | running | 170 | $170,600 |
| 5 | 8 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Tide | Ricky Rudd | Ford | 334 | 26 | running | 160 | $118,775 |
| 6 | 15 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | 334 | 0 | running | 150 | $111,700 |
| 7 | 12 | 22 | Ward Burton | MBNA America | Bill Davis | Pontiac | 334 | 0 | running | 146 | $89,000 |
| 8 | 22 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Kodak Film | Larry McClure | Chevrolet | 334 | 2 | running | 147 | $93,000 |
| 9 | 21 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | Citgo | Wood Brothers | Ford | 333 | 0 | running | 138 | $87,000 |
| 10 | 35 | 41 | Steve Grissom | Kodiak | Larry Hedrick | Chevrolet | 332 | 0 | running | 134 | $89,800 |
| 11 | 16 | 94 | Bill Elliott | McDonald's | Bill Elliott | Ford | 332 | 0 | running | 130 | $82,400 |
| 12 | 30 | 98 | John Andretti | RCA | Cale Yarborough | Ford | 332 | 0 | running | 127 | $80,300 |
| 13 | 31 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Square D | Fil Martocci | Ford | 332 | 0 | running | 124 | $78,200 |
| 14 | 7 | 7 | Geoffrey Bodine | QVC | Geoffrey Bodine | Ford | 331 | 0 | running | 121 | $76,100 |
| 15 | 36 | 71 | Dave Marcis | RealTree Camouflage | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | 331 | 0 | running | 118 | $67,000 |
| 16 | 24 | 9 | Lake Speed | Ace Hardware | Harry Melling | Ford | 331 | 0 | running | 115 | $72,800 |
| 17 | 42 | 91 | Mike Wallace | Spam | Joe Falk | Chevrolet | 330 | 0 | running | 112 | $63,000 |
| 18 | 27 | 33 | Ken Schrader | Skoal Bandit | Andy Petree | Chevrolet | 330 | 0 | running | 109 | $70,700 |
| 19 | 26 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Close Call Phone Card | Brett Bodine | Ford | 327 | 0 | running | 106 | $69,600 |
| 20 | 17 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | STP | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 325 | 0 | running | 103 | $75,450 |
| 21 | 43 | 78 | Billy Standridge | Diamond Rio | Jim Wilson | Ford | 325 | 0 | running | 100 | $52,000 |
| 22 | 25 | 31 | Mike Skinner | Lowe's | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | 324 | 10 | running | 102 | $52,000 |
| 23 | 32 | 90 | Dick Trickle | Heilig-Meyers / Simmons | Junie Donlavey | Ford | 319 | 0 | running | 94 | $53,500 |
| 24 | 19 | 1 | Morgan Shepherd | Delco Remy America | Richard Jackson | Pontiac | 304 | 0 | running | 91 | $59,400 |
| 25 | 18 | 25 | Todd Bodine | Budweiser | Rick Hendrick | Chevrolet | 284 | 9 | running | 93 | $58,550 |
| 26 | 38 | 97 | Chad Little | John Deere | Greg Pollex | Pontiac | 283 | 0 | running | 85 | $47,000 |
| 27 | 23 | 44 | Kyle Petty | Hot Wheels | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | 266 | 0 | running | 82 | $46,000 |
| 28 | 13 | 30 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Pennzoil | Chuck Rider | Pontiac | 256 | 0 | crash | 79 | $55,200 |
| 29 | 40 | 42 | Joe Nemechek | BellSouth | Felix Sabates | Chevrolet | 255 | 0 | crash | 76 | $47,100 |
| 30 | 2 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Refinishes | Rick Hendrick | Chevrolet | 247 | 69 | running | 78 | $60,200 |
| 31 | 28 | 75 | Rick Mast | Remington Arms | Butch Mock | Ford | 246 | 0 | engine | 70 | $52,000 |
| 32 | 20 | 37 | Jeremy Mayfield | Kmart / RC Cola | Michael Kranefuss | Ford | 200 | 0 | handling | 67 | $44,000 |
| 33 | 34 | 8 | Hut Stricklin | Circuit City | Stavola Brothers | Ford | 192 | 0 | clutch | 64 | $47,000 |
| 34 | 29 | 40 | Robby Gordon | Coors Light | Felix Sabates | Chevrolet | 174 | 0 | running | 61 | $48,500 |
| 35 | 11 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | Family Channel / Primestar | Jack Roush | Ford | 167 | 0 | engine | 58 | $45,000 |
| 36 | 10 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Texaco / Havoline | Yates Racing | Ford | 161 | 0 | crash | 55 | $52,000 |
| 37 | 9 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite True to Texas | Roger Penske | Ford | 160 | 0 | crash | 52 | $53,000 |
| 38 | 6 | 6 | Mark Martin | Valvoline | Jack Roush | Ford | 143 | 10 | engine | 54 | $42,000 |
| 39 | 33 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Camel Cigarettes | Travis Carter | Ford | 95 | 0 | crash | 46 | $42,000 |
| 40 | 39 | 20 | Greg Sacks | Hardee's | Harry Ranier | Ford | 84 | 0 | crash | 43 | $35,000 |
| 41 | 37 | 36 | Derrike Cope | Skittles | Nelson Bowers | Pontiac | 21 | 0 | crash | 40 | $35,000 |
| 42 | 41 | 77 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Jasper Engines / Federal Mogul | Doug Bawel | Ford | 17 | 0 | crash | 37 | $35,000 |
| 43 | 14 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Parts America | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | crash | 34 | $35,900 |
Jayski Archives
April 1997 Jayski News Archive
1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Paint Schemes
1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results
← TranSouth Financial 400 | 1997 Season Results | Food City 500 →