Race: NAPA 500
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 32 of 32
Date: November 16, 1997
Track: Atlanta Motor Speedway
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NAPA 500 Race Information
| Winner | Bobby Labonte | Car | No. 18 Pontiac |
| Team / Owner | Joe Gibbs | Sponsor | Interstate Batteries |
| Winner Start | 21st | Winner Laps Led | 168 |
| Started First | Geoffrey Bodine | Most Laps Led | Bobby Labonte (168) |
| Race Distance | 500.5 miles (325 laps) | Track Length | 1.54 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 43 |
| Total Purse | $1,607,905 | Winner Earnings | $158,600 |
| Different Leaders | 11 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 5 |
| Points Leader After Race | Jeff Gordon | Season Race | 32 of 32 |
NAPA 500 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Sponsor | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Joe Gibbs | Pontiac | 325 | 168 | running | 185 | $158,600 |
| 2 | 3 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Quality Care / Ford Credit | Yates Racing | Ford | 325 | 5 | running | 175 | $79,600 |
| 3 | 9 | 6 | Mark Martin | Valvoline | Jack Roush | Ford | 325 | 52 | running | 170 | $60,300 |
| 4 | 7 | 29 | Jeff Green | Cartoon Network | Gary Bechtel | Chevrolet | 325 | 0 | running | 160 | $43,475 |
| 5 | 14 | 36 | Derrike Cope | Skittles | Nelson Bowers | Pontiac | 325 | 2 | running | 160 | $38,100 |
| 6 | 20 | 44 | Kyle Petty | Hot Wheels | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | 324 | 5 | running | 155 | $34,075 |
| 7 | 40 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | STP | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 324 | 0 | running | 146 | $43,030 |
| 8 | 5 | 42 | Joe Nemechek | BellSouth | Felix Sabates | Chevrolet | 324 | 41 | running | 147 | $35,950 |
| 9 | 2 | 22 | Ward Burton | MBNA America | Bill Davis | Pontiac | 323 | 13 | running | 143 | $39,425 |
| 10 | 12 | 30 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Pennzoil | Chuck Rider | Pontiac | 323 | 0 | running | 134 | $38,950 |
| 11 | 27 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Kodak Film | Larry McClure | Chevrolet | 323 | 0 | running | 130 | $41,975 |
| 12 | 23 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Texaco / Havoline | Yates Racing | Ford | 323 | 4 | running | 132 | $41,050 |
| 13 | 35 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | Citgo | Wood Brothers | Ford | 322 | 0 | running | 124 | $38,425 |
| 14 | 22 | 90 | Dick Trickle | Heilig-Meyers | Junie Donlavey | Ford | 322 | 0 | running | 121 | $28,975 |
| 15 | 25 | 14 | Steve Park | Burger King | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | Chevrolet | 322 | 0 | running | 118 | $25,650 |
| 16 | 6 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service Plus | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | 322 | 24 | running | 120 | $43,075 |
| 17 | 37 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Refinishes | Rick Hendrick | Chevrolet | 322 | 0 | running | 112 | $41,155 |
| 18 | 24 | 97 | Chad Little | John Deere | Jack Roush | Pontiac | 321 | 7 | running | 114 | $27,440 |
| 19 | 38 | 37 | Jeremy Mayfield | Kmart / RC Cola | Michael Kranefuss | Ford | 321 | 0 | running | 106 | $27,100 |
| 20 | 13 | 33 | Ken Schrader | Skoal Bandit | Andy Petree | Chevrolet | 321 | 0 | running | 103 | $33,685 |
| 21 | 4 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | Rick Hendrick | Chevrolet | 321 | 0 | running | 100 | $44,470 |
| 22 | 31 | 98 | John Andretti | RCA | Cale Yarborough | Ford | 320 | 0 | running | 97 | $33,055 |
| 23 | 28 | 31 | Mike Skinner | Lowe's | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | 320 | 0 | running | 94 | $25,740 |
| 24 | 42 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Winston / No Bull | Travis Carter | Ford | 320 | 0 | running | 91 | $32,425 |
| 25 | 8 | 27 | Kenny Irwin, Jr. | G.I. Joe / Winner's Circle | David Blair | Ford | 320 | 0 | running | 88 | $21,910 |
| 26 | 29 | 9 | Lake Speed | Advantage Camo | Harry Melling | Ford | 317 | 0 | running | 85 | $24,995 |
| 27 | 36 | 1 | Morgan Shepherd | R&L Carriers | Richard Jackson | Pontiac | 317 | 0 | running | 82 | $31,780 |
| 28 | 15 | 41 | Steve Grissom | Kodiak | Larry Hedrick | Chevrolet | 317 | 0 | running | 79 | $31,565 |
| 29 | 26 | 91 | Kevin Lepage | Pionite | Joe Falk | Chevrolet | 317 | 0 | running | 76 | $21,505 |
| 30 | 19 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Square D | Fil Martocci | Ford | 317 | 0 | running | 73 | $31,430 |
| 31 | 34 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | Family Channel / Primestar | Jack Roush | Ford | 315 | 0 | running | 70 | $30,865 |
| 32 | 33 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite | Roger Penske | Ford | 314 | 0 | running | 67 | $38,300 |
| 33 | 1 | 7 | Geoffrey Bodine | QVC | Geoffrey Bodine | Ford | 314 | 4 | running | 69 | $43,735 |
| 34 | 39 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Exide Batteries | Jack Roush | Ford | 313 | 0 | running | 61 | $36,170 |
| 35 | 16 | 75 | Rick Mast | Remington Arms | Butch Mock | Ford | 302 | 0 | running | 58 | $28,105 |
| 36 | 10 | 94 | Bill Elliott | McDonald's | Bill Elliott | Ford | 274 | 0 | clutch | 55 | $28,040 |
| 37 | 11 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Tide | Ricky Rudd | Ford | 242 | 0 | handling | 52 | $36,030 |
| 38 | 30 | 46 | Wally Dallenbach, Jr. | First Union | Felix Sabates | Chevrolet | 231 | 0 | running | 49 | $20,875 |
| 39 | 41 | 25 | Ricky Craven | Budweiser | Rick Hendrick | Chevrolet | 173 | 0 | handling | 46 | $27,875 |
| 40 | 43 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Parts America | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | 114 | 0 | ignition | 43 | $27,875 |
| 41 | 18 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Scandia / Bodine | Brett Bodine | Ford | 57 | 0 | handling | 40 | $29,375 |
| 42 | 17 | 78 | Gary Bradberry | Hanes | Jim Wilson | Ford | 50 | 0 | crash | 37 | $20,875 |
| 43 | 32 | 0 | Buckshot Jones | Aquafresh | Billy Jones | Pontiac | 38 | 0 | crash | 34 | $20,875 |
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