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Results

The 1997 NAPA 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Atlanta Motor Speedway race.

NAPA 500

Sunday, November 16th, 1997

Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA

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  • 20 Ford
  • 9 Pontiac
  • 14 Chevrolet

  • Drivers Entered: 43 (3 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 325
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 159.904
  • Cautions: 4 for 25 laps
  • Lead Changes: 24
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Entry List
NAPA 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
36 10 94 Bill Elliott Ford 55 55 274 0 0 clutch
7 40 43 Bobby Hamilton Pontiac 146 146 324 0 0 running
1 21 18 Bobby Labonte Pontiac 185 175 325 168 0 running
2 3 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 175 170 325 5 0 running
5 14 36 Derrike Cope Pontiac 160 155 325 2 0 running
34 39 99 Jeff Burton Ford 61 61 313 0 0 running
17 37 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 112 112 322 0 0 running
4 7 29 Jeff Green Chevrolet 160 160 325 0 0 running
19 38 37 Jeremy Mayfield Ford 106 106 321 0 0 running
24 42 23 Jimmy Spencer Ford 91 91 320 0 0 running
8 5 42 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 147 142 324 41 0 running
22 31 98 John Andretti Ford 97 97 320 0 0 running
10 12 30 Johnny Benson Jr Pontiac 134 134 323 0 0 running
20 13 33 Ken Schrader Chevrolet 103 103 321 0 0 running
30 19 81 Kenny Wallace Ford 73 73 317 0 0 running
29 26 91 Kevin Lepage Chevrolet 76 76 317 0 0 running
6 20 44 Kyle Petty Pontiac 155 150 324 5 0 running
3 9 6 Mark Martin Ford 170 165 325 52 0 running
13 35 21 Michael Waltrip Ford 124 124 322 0 0 running
23 28 31 Mike Skinner Chevrolet 94 94 320 0 0 running
27 36 1 Morgan Shepherd Pontiac 82 82 317 0 0 running
37 11 10 Ricky Rudd Ford 52 52 242 0 0 handling
32 33 2 Rusty Wallace Ford 67 67 314 0 0 running
11 27 4 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet 130 130 323 0 0 running
21 4 5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 100 100 321 0 0 running
9 2 22 Ward Burton Pontiac 143 138 323 13 0 running
41 18 11 Brett Bodine Ford 40 40 57 0 0 handling
43 32 00 Buckshot Jones Pontiac 34 34 38 0 0 crash
18 24 97 Chad Little Pontiac 114 109 321 7 0 running
16 6 3 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 120 115 322 24 0 running
40 43 17 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 43 43 114 0 0 ignition
14 22 90 Dick Trickle Ford 121 121 322 0 0 running
12 23 28 Ernie Irvan Ford 132 127 323 4 0 running
42 17 78 Gary Bradberry Ford 37 37 50 0 0 crash
33 1 7 Geoff Bodine Ford 69 64 314 4 0 running
25 8 27 Kenny Irwin Jr Ford 88 88 320 0 0 running
26 29 9 Lake Speed Ford 85 85 317 0 0 running
35 16 75 Rick Mast Ford 58 58 302 0 0 running
39 41 25 Ricky Craven Chevrolet 46 46 173 0 0 handling
28 15 41 Steve Grissom Chevrolet 79 79 317 0 0 running
15 25 14 Steve Park Chevrolet 118 118 322 0 0 running
31 34 16 Ted Musgrave Ford 70 70 315 0 0 running
38 30 46 Wally Dallenbach Jr Chevrolet 49 49 231 0 0 running

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