CUP Series Bristol Motor Speedway

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Food City 500

Sunday, April 13th, 1997

Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN

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  • 20 Ford
  • 8 Pontiac
  • 15 Chevrolet

  • Drivers Entered: 43 (3 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 75.035
  • Cautions: 20 for 132 laps
  • Lead Changes: 13
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
The NASCAR Garage 56 car during the Rolex 24
Daytona Beach, Florida - January 29, 2023 : The NASCAR Garage 56 car is seen on display during the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.
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Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS STG PTS PO PTS LAPS LED X LED S1 S2 STATUS
7 18 94 Bill Elliott Ford 151 146 5 0 500 90 0 0 0 running
13 34 43 Bobby Hamilton Pontiac 124 124 0 0 500 0 0 0 0 running
34 13 18 Bobby Labonte Pontiac 61 61 0 0 425 0 0 0 0 running
4 6 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 160 160 0 0 500 0 0 0 0 running
16 36 36 Derrike Cope Pontiac 115 115 0 0 499 0 0 0 0 running
42 11 99 Jeff Burton Ford 37 37 0 0 157 0 0 0 0 engine
1 5 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 180 175 5 0 500 125 0 0 0 running
9 32 37 Jeremy Mayfield Ford 138 138 0 0 500 0 0 0 0 running
15 10 23 Jimmy Spencer Ford 123 118 5 0 499 36 0 0 0 running
19 24 42 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 106 106 0 0 499 0 0 0 0 running
24 26 98 John Andretti Ford 91 91 0 0 491 0 0 0 0 running
31 33 30 Johnny Benson Jr Pontiac 70 70 0 0 455 0 0 0 0 running
12 16 33 Ken Schrader Chevrolet 127 127 0 0 500 0 0 0 0 running
41 4 81 Kenny Wallace Ford 40 40 0 0 223 0 0 0 0 crash
29 14 44 Kyle Petty Pontiac 76 76 0 0 477 0 0 0 0 running
5 23 6 Mark Martin Ford 155 155 0 0 500 0 0 0 0 running
21 39 21 Michael Waltrip Ford 100 100 0 0 497 0 0 0 0 running
35 28 31 Mike Skinner Chevrolet 58 58 0 0 365 0 0 0 0 engine
28 41 1 Morgan Shepherd Pontiac 79 79 0 0 479 0 0 0 0 running
27 22 10 Ricky Rudd Ford 82 82 0 0 483 0 0 0 0 running
43 20 40 Robby Gordon Chevrolet 34 34 0 0 91 0 0 0 0 crash
2 1 2 Rusty Wallace Ford 180 170 10 0 500 240 0 0 0 running
20 2 4 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet 108 103 5 0 498 7 0 0 0 running
3 17 5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 165 165 0 0 500 0 0 0 0 running
18 35 22 Ward Burton Pontiac 109 109 0 0 499 0 0 0 0 running
10 12 11 Brett Bodine Ford 134 134 0 0 500 0 0 0 0 running
8 21 97 Chad Little Pontiac 142 142 0 0 500 0 0 0 0 running
6 29 3 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 150 150 0 0 500 0 0 0 0 running
25 43 17 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 88 88 0 0 485 0 0 0 0 running
30 42 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 73 73 0 0 468 0 0 0 0 running
22 27 96 David Green Chevrolet 97 97 0 0 496 0 0 0 0 running
11 19 90 Dick Trickle Ford 130 130 0 0 500 0 0 0 0 running
23 30 95 Ed Berrier Chevrolet 94 94 0 0 495 0 0 0 0 running
39 38 28 Ernie Irvan Ford 46 46 0 0 281 0 0 0 0 engine
37 37 19 Gary Bradberry Ford 52 52 0 0 317 0 0 0 0 running
33 8 7 Geoff Bodine Ford 64 64 0 0 432 0 0 0 0 crash
26 7 8 Hut Stricklin Ford 85 85 0 0 484 0 0 0 0 running
40 40 25 Jack Sprague Chevrolet 43 43 0 0 256 0 0 0 0 crash
36 31 9 Lake Speed Ford 55 55 0 0 325 0 0 0 0 crash
17 25 75 Rick Mast Ford 112 112 0 0 499 0 0 0 0 running
14 15 29 Robert Pressley Chevrolet 126 121 5 0 500 2 0 0 0 running
32 9 41 Steve Grissom Chevrolet 67 67 0 0 441 0 0 0 0 crash
38 3 16 Ted Musgrave Ford 49 49 0 0 296 0 0 0 0 crash

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