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Pontiac Excitement 400

Sunday, March 2nd, 1997

Richmond Raceway, Richmond, VA

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  • 21 Ford
  • 8 Pontiac
  • 14 Chevrolet

  • Drivers Entered: 43 (3 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 400
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 108.499
  • Cautions: 3 for 12 laps
  • Lead Changes: 15
  • 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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Pontiac Excitement 400 at Richmond Raceway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS STG PTS PO PTS LAPS LED X LED S1 S2 STATUS
15 17 94 Bill Elliott Ford 123 118 5 0 398 8 0 0 0 running
5 9 43 Bobby Hamilton Pontiac 160 155 5 0 399 1 0 0 0 running
8 11 18 Bobby Labonte Pontiac 147 142 5 0 399 1 0 0 0 running
3 3 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 175 165 10 0 400 172 0 0 0 running
30 38 36 Derrike Cope Pontiac 73 73 0 0 395 0 0 0 0 running
42 13 99 Jeff Burton Ford 37 37 0 0 248 0 0 0 0 running
4 2 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 165 160 5 0 399 65 0 0 0 running
17 33 37 Jeremy Mayfield Ford 112 112 0 0 398 0 0 0 0 running
22 15 23 Jimmy Spencer Ford 97 97 0 0 397 0 0 0 0 running
39 32 42 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 46 46 0 0 380 0 0 0 0 running
31 22 98 John Andretti Ford 70 70 0 0 395 0 0 0 0 running
9 23 30 Johnny Benson Jr Pontiac 138 138 0 0 399 0 0 0 0 running
35 28 33 Ken Schrader Chevrolet 58 58 0 0 393 0 0 0 0 running
40 29 81 Kenny Wallace Ford 43 43 0 0 376 0 0 0 0 engine
10 37 44 Kyle Petty Pontiac 134 134 0 0 398 0 0 0 0 running
13 5 6 Mark Martin Ford 124 124 0 0 398 0 0 0 0 running
27 14 21 Michael Waltrip Ford 82 82 0 0 396 0 0 0 0 running
26 36 31 Mike Skinner Chevrolet 85 85 0 0 397 0 0 0 0 running
43 19 1 Morgan Shepherd Pontiac 34 34 0 0 131 0 0 0 0 engine
6 6 10 Ricky Rudd Ford 150 150 0 0 399 0 0 0 0 running
28 24 40 Robby Gordon Chevrolet 79 79 0 0 396 0 0 0 0 running
1 7 2 Rusty Wallace Ford 180 175 5 0 400 135 0 0 0 running
19 8 4 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet 106 106 0 0 397 0 0 0 0 running
7 1 5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 146 146 0 0 399 0 0 0 0 running
24 31 22 Ward Burton Pontiac 91 91 0 0 397 0 0 0 0 running
41 35 77 Bobby Hillin Jr Ford 40 40 0 0 336 0 0 0 0 rear end
23 27 11 Brett Bodine Ford 94 94 0 0 397 0 0 0 0 running
34 42 97 Chad Little Pontiac 61 61 0 0 395 0 0 0 0 running
25 4 3 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 88 88 0 0 397 0 0 0 0 running
16 30 17 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 115 115 0 0 398 0 0 0 0 running
37 34 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 52 52 0 0 391 0 0 0 0 running
33 41 96 David Green Chevrolet 64 64 0 0 395 0 0 0 0 running
29 40 90 Dick Trickle Ford 76 76 0 0 395 0 0 0 0 running
36 10 28 Ernie Irvan Ford 55 55 0 0 391 0 0 0 0 crash
38 43 19 Gary Bradberry Ford 49 49 0 0 389 0 0 0 0 running
2 18 7 Geoff Bodine Ford 175 170 5 0 400 18 0 0 0 running
32 25 8 Hut Stricklin Ford 67 67 0 0 395 0 0 0 0 running
12 26 9 Lake Speed Ford 127 127 0 0 398 0 0 0 0 running
18 20 75 Rick Mast Ford 109 109 0 0 398 0 0 0 0 running
14 12 25 Ricky Craven Chevrolet 121 121 0 0 398 0 0 0 0 running
21 39 29 Robert Pressley Chevrolet 100 100 0 0 397 0 0 0 0 running
11 21 41 Steve Grissom Chevrolet 130 130 0 0 398 0 0 0 0 running
20 16 16 Ted Musgrave Ford 103 103 0 0 397 0 0 0 0 running

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