Results

The 1997 TranSouth Financial 400 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Darlington Raceway race.

TranSouth Financial 400

Sunday, March 23rd, 1997

Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC

  • 21 Ford
  • 8 Pontiac
  • 14 Chevrolet

  • Drivers Entered: 43 (3 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 293
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 121.162
  • Cautions: 10 for 60 laps
  • Lead Changes: 15
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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TranSouth Financial 400 at Darlington Raceway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
16 18 94 Bill Elliott Ford 115 115 292 0 0 running
37 39 43 Bobby Hamilton Pontiac 52 52 183 0 0 oil pump
5 3 18 Bobby Labonte Pontiac 155 155 293 0 0 running
1 1 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 185 175 293 171 0 running
20 25 36 Derrike Cope Pontiac 103 103 292 0 0 running
29 24 20 Greg Sacks Ford 76 76 289 0 0 running
4 6 99 Jeff Burton Ford 165 160 293 49 0 running
3 10 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 170 165 293 16 0 running
17 19 37 Jeremy Mayfield Ford 112 112 292 0 0 running
22 26 23 Jimmy Spencer Ford 97 97 291 0 0 running
25 33 98 John Andretti Ford 88 88 291 0 0 running
10 36 30 Johnny Benson Jr Pontiac 134 134 293 0 0 running
8 13 33 Ken Schrader Chevrolet 142 142 293 0 0 running
14 30 81 Kenny Wallace Ford 121 121 292 0 0 running
33 28 44 Kyle Petty Pontiac 64 64 264 0 0 running
24 5 6 Mark Martin Ford 91 91 291 0 0 running
7 27 21 Michael Waltrip Ford 146 146 293 0 0 running
30 34 31 Mike Skinner Chevrolet 78 73 289 8 0 running
43 17 91 Mike Wallace Chevrolet 34 34 26 0 0 crash
12 23 1 Morgan Shepherd Pontiac 127 127 293 0 0 running
23 16 10 Ricky Rudd Ford 94 94 291 0 0 running
34 38 40 Robby Gordon Chevrolet 61 61 232 0 0 crash
6 15 2 Rusty Wallace Ford 150 150 293 0 0 running
32 9 4 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet 67 67 278 0 0 running
13 12 5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 124 124 292 0 0 running
18 40 22 Ward Burton Pontiac 109 109 292 0 0 running
42 37 77 Bobby Hillin Jr Ford 37 37 62 0 0 oil leak
35 31 11 Brett Bodine Ford 58 58 224 0 0 oil leak
27 32 97 Chad Little Pontiac 82 82 290 0 0 running
15 43 3 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 118 118 292 0 0 running
11 41 17 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 130 130 293 0 0 running
28 20 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 79 79 290 0 0 running
41 22 96 David Green Chevrolet 40 40 69 0 0 crash
21 8 28 Ernie Irvan Ford 105 100 291 36 0 running
38 14 19 Gary Bradberry Ford 49 49 169 0 0 running
9 4 7 Geoff Bodine Ford 138 138 293 0 0 running
26 7 8 Hut Stricklin Ford 90 85 291 6 0 running
36 11 9 Lake Speed Ford 55 55 188 0 0 transmission
31 29 42 Phil Parsons Chevrolet 70 70 289 0 0 running
19 42 75 Rick Mast Ford 106 106 292 0 0 running
40 2 25 Ricky Craven Chevrolet 43 43 160 0 0 crash
39 35 29 Robert Pressley Chevrolet 51 46 161 7 0 crash
2 21 16 Ted Musgrave Ford 170 170 293 0 0 running

Race Infractions

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