Official NASCAR Race Results
Mark Martin won the 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Save Mart Supermarkets 300 at Infineon Raceway.
05-05-1997 | Save Mart Supermarkets 300 | Infineon Raceway
Table initially ordered on Finish Position. Click a column header to re-sort by that value.
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts | Laps | Led | Status | Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Valvoline | 185 | 74 | 69 | Running | 113,995 |
| 2 | 3 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont Refinishes | 170 | 74 | 0 | Running | 66,065 |
| 3 | 4 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | 170 | 74 | 1 | Running | 63,700 |
| 4 | 8 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | Quality Care / Ford Credit | 165 | 74 | 2 | Running | 50,135 |
| 5 | 26 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Parts America | 155 | 74 | 0 | Running | 35,920 |
| 6 | 5 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Ford | Close Call Phone Card | 150 | 74 | 0 | Running | 40,795 |
| 7 | 6 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | Ford | Citgo | 146 | 74 | 0 | Running | 37,345 |
| 8 | 24 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Ford | Texaco / Havoline | 142 | 74 | 0 | Running | 40,145 |
| 9 | 20 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | Exide Batteries | 138 | 74 | 0 | Running | 39,595 |
| 10 | 14 | 22 | Ward Burton | Pontiac | MBNA America | 134 | 74 | 0 | Running | 32,440 |
| 11 | 12 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | Ford | Family Channel / Primestar | 130 | 74 | 0 | Running | 34,880 |
| 12 | 32 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench Service | 127 | 74 | 0 | Running | 39,580 |
| 13 | 11 | 44 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | Hot Wheels | 124 | 74 | 0 | Running | 22,980 |
| 14 | 25 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Ford | Camel Cigarettes | 121 | 74 | 0 | Running | 33,680 |
| 15 | 9 | 46 | Wally Dallenbach, Jr. | Chevrolet | First Union | 118 | 74 | 0 | Running | 23,930 |
| 16 | 19 | 31 | Mike Skinner | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 115 | 74 | 0 | Running | 22,830 |
| 17 | 33 | 41 | Steve Grissom | Chevrolet | Kodiak | 112 | 74 | 0 | Running | 32,855 |
| 18 | 21 | 36 | Derrike Cope | Pontiac | Skittles | 109 | 74 | 0 | Running | 21,705 |
| 19 | 23 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | Pontiac | STP | 106 | 74 | 0 | Running | 36,680 |
| 20 | 29 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Pontiac | Interstate Batteries | 103 | 74 | 0 | Running | 41,105 |
| 21 | 35 | 30 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Pontiac | Pennzoil | 100 | 74 | 0 | Running | 32,555 |
| 22 | 34 | 91 | Mike Wallace | Chevrolet | Spam | 97 | 74 | 0 | Running | 23,505 |
| 23 | 41 | 1 | Morgan Shepherd | Pontiac | Cruisin' America Phone Card | 94 | 74 | 0 | Running | 32,280 |
| 24 | 28 | 38 | Butch Gilliland | Ford | Stroppe Motorsports | 91 | 74 | 0 | Running | 21,410 |
| 25 | 30 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | RealTree Camouflage | 88 | 74 | 0 | Running | 25,350 |
| 26 | 16 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Kodak Film | 85 | 74 | 0 | Running | 37,380 |
| 27 | 39 | 37 | Jeremy Mayfield | Ford | Kmart / RC Cola | 82 | 73 | 0 | Running | 24,965 |
| 28 | 27 | 78 | Tom Hubert | Ford | Hanes / Diamond Rio | 79 | 73 | 0 | Running | 21,350 |
| 29 | 22 | 8 | Hut Stricklin | Ford | Circuit City | 76 | 73 | 0 | Running | 31,840 |
| 30 | 17 | 98 | John Andretti | Ford | RCA | 73 | 73 | 0 | Running | 31,710 |
| 31 | 15 | 33 | Ken Schrader | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 70 | 73 | 0 | Running | 31,290 |
| 32 | 13 | 94 | Bill Elliott | Ford | McDonald's | 67 | 70 | 0 | Running | 31,140 |
| 33 | 43 | 07 | Sean Woodside | Pontiac | Cinema Vehicle Services | 64 | 69 | 0 | Running | 20,905 |
| 34 | 10 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Tide | 61 | 66 | 0 | Running | 45,890 |
| 35 | 31 | 77 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Ford | Jasper Engines / Federal Mogul | 58 | 64 | 0 | Running | 23,965 |
| 36 | 36 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Ford | Square D | 55 | 61 | 0 | Crash | 30,850 |
| 37 | 42 | 9 | Jeff Davis | Ford | Ultra Shield | 52 | 60 | 0 | Crash | 30,745 |
| 38 | 44 | 35 | Larry Gunselman | Ford | Caterpillar / Race Stuff / Olson Tech. | 49 | 60 | 0 | Rear end | 20,720 |
| 39 | 40 | 25 | Ricky Craven | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 46 | 58 | 0 | Running | 30,220 |
| 40 | 2 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Ford | Miller Lite | 48 | 47 | 2 | Engine | 38,720 |
| 41 | 18 | 40 | Robby Gordon | Chevrolet | Coors Light | 40 | 43 | 0 | Engine | 27,720 |
| 42 | 37 | 20 | Lance Hooper | Ford | Hardee's | 37 | 40 | 0 | Engine | 21,820 |
| 43 | 38 | 19 | Gary Bradberry | Ford | Child Support Recovery | 34 | 31 | 0 | Engine | 20,720 |
| 44 | 7 | 7 | Geoffrey Bodine | Ford | QVC | 31 | 10 | 0 | Engine | 29,220 |
Race Recap
- Date: 05-05-1997
- Track: Infineon Raceway
- Race: Save Mart Supermarkets 300
- Race #: 9
- Cars: 44
- Winner: Mark Martin
- Start Position: 1st
- Car Make: Ford
- Avg Speed: 75.788 mph
- Distance: 186 miles
- Purse: $1,516,630
- Cautions: 3
- Caution Laps: 9
- Lead Changes: 6
- Pole: 92.807 mph


