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Results

The 1997 Pontiac Excitement 400 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Richmond Raceway race.

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
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Entry List
Pontiac Excitement 400 at Richmond Raceway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
15 17 94 Bill Elliott Ford 123 118 398 8 0 running
5 9 43 Bobby Hamilton Pontiac 160 155 399 1 0 running
8 11 18 Bobby Labonte Pontiac 147 142 399 1 0 running
3 3 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 175 165 400 172 0 running
30 38 36 Derrike Cope Pontiac 73 73 395 0 0 running
42 13 99 Jeff Burton Ford 37 37 248 0 0 running
4 2 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 165 160 399 65 0 running
17 33 37 Jeremy Mayfield Ford 112 112 398 0 0 running
22 15 23 Jimmy Spencer Ford 97 97 397 0 0 running
39 32 42 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 46 46 380 0 0 running
31 22 98 John Andretti Ford 70 70 395 0 0 running
9 23 30 Johnny Benson Jr Pontiac 138 138 399 0 0 running
35 28 33 Ken Schrader Chevrolet 58 58 393 0 0 running
40 29 81 Kenny Wallace Ford 43 43 376 0 0 engine
10 37 44 Kyle Petty Pontiac 134 134 398 0 0 running
13 5 6 Mark Martin Ford 124 124 398 0 0 running
27 14 21 Michael Waltrip Ford 82 82 396 0 0 running
26 36 31 Mike Skinner Chevrolet 85 85 397 0 0 running
43 19 1 Morgan Shepherd Pontiac 34 34 131 0 0 engine
6 6 10 Ricky Rudd Ford 150 150 399 0 0 running
28 24 40 Robby Gordon Chevrolet 79 79 396 0 0 running
1 7 2 Rusty Wallace Ford 180 175 400 135 0 running
19 8 4 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet 106 106 397 0 0 running
7 1 5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 146 146 399 0 0 running
24 31 22 Ward Burton Pontiac 91 91 397 0 0 running
41 35 77 Bobby Hillin Jr Ford 40 40 336 0 0 rear end
23 27 11 Brett Bodine Ford 94 94 397 0 0 running
34 42 97 Chad Little Pontiac 61 61 395 0 0 running
25 4 3 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 88 88 397 0 0 running
16 30 17 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 115 115 398 0 0 running
37 34 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 52 52 391 0 0 running
33 41 96 David Green Chevrolet 64 64 395 0 0 running
29 40 90 Dick Trickle Ford 76 76 395 0 0 running
36 10 28 Ernie Irvan Ford 55 55 391 0 0 crash
38 43 19 Gary Bradberry Ford 49 49 389 0 0 running
2 18 7 Geoff Bodine Ford 175 170 400 18 0 running
32 25 8 Hut Stricklin Ford 67 67 395 0 0 running
12 26 9 Lake Speed Ford 127 127 398 0 0 running
18 20 75 Rick Mast Ford 109 109 398 0 0 running
14 12 25 Ricky Craven Chevrolet 121 121 398 0 0 running
21 39 29 Robert Pressley Chevrolet 100 100 397 0 0 running
11 21 41 Steve Grissom Chevrolet 130 130 398 0 0 running
20 16 16 Ted Musgrave Ford 103 103 397 0 0 running

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