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Results

The 1997 DieHard 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Talladega Superspeedway race.

DieHard 500

Sunday, October 12th, 1997

Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, AL

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  • 20 Ford
  • 7 Pontiac
  • 15 Chevrolet

  • Drivers Entered: 42 (2 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 188
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 156.601
  • Cautions: 4 for 22 laps
  • Lead Changes: 32
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Entry List
DieHard 500 at Talladega Superspeedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
13 10 94 Bill Elliott Ford 124 124 188 0 0 running
20 34 43 Bobby Hamilton Pontiac 103 103 187 0 0 running
2 7 18 Bobby Labonte Pontiac 175 170 188 5 0 running
21 18 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 105 100 187 13 0 running
18 5 36 Derrike Cope Pontiac 109 109 188 0 0 running
39 28 40 Greg Sacks Chevrolet 51 46 139 5 0 crash
14 4 99 Jeff Burton Ford 121 121 188 0 0 running
35 8 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 63 58 153 3 0 running
26 40 37 Jeremy Mayfield Ford 85 85 184 0 0 handling
24 3 23 Jimmy Spencer Ford 96 91 187 11 0 running
31 13 42 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 70 70 165 0 0 running
3 2 98 John Andretti Ford 170 165 188 1 0 running
19 19 30 Johnny Benson Jr Pontiac 106 106 187 0 0 running
4 14 33 Ken Schrader Chevrolet 165 160 188 6 0 running
15 35 81 Kenny Wallace Ford 118 118 188 0 0 running
17 38 91 Kevin Lepage Chevrolet 112 112 188 0 0 running
7 42 44 Kyle Petty Pontiac 146 146 188 0 0 running
30 31 6 Mark Martin Ford 78 73 167 5 0 running
28 27 21 Michael Waltrip Ford 79 79 172 0 0 running
33 16 31 Mike Skinner Chevrolet 69 64 159 1 0 running
12 29 1 Morgan Shepherd Pontiac 127 127 188 0 0 running
34 41 10 Ricky Rudd Ford 61 61 153 0 0 running
10 9 2 Rusty Wallace Ford 139 134 188 2 0 running
38 30 4 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet 54 49 139 27 0 crash
1 6 5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 185 175 188 70 0 running
42 26 47 Billy Standridge Ford 37 37 51 0 0 oil cooler
22 17 11 Brett Bodine Ford 97 97 187 0 0 running
40 36 97 Chad Little Pontiac 43 43 139 0 0 crash
29 12 3 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 81 76 167 25 0 running
37 33 17 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 52 52 147 0 0 crash
25 32 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 88 88 187 0 0 running
16 37 96 David Green Chevrolet 115 115 188 0 0 running
23 21 90 Dick Trickle Ford 94 94 187 0 0 running
5 1 28 Ernie Irvan Ford 160 155 188 11 0 running
8 25 7 Geoff Bodine Ford 147 142 188 2 0 running
36 20 9 Lake Speed Ford 55 55 153 0 0 running
9 23 75 Rick Mast Ford 138 138 188 0 0 running
6 15 25 Ricky Craven Chevrolet 150 150 188 0 0 running
27 11 77 Robert Pressley Ford 82 82 178 0 0 running
32 22 41 Steve Grissom Chevrolet 67 67 163 0 0 running
11 39 16 Ted Musgrave Ford 130 130 188 0 0 running
41 24 46 Wally Dallenbach Jr Chevrolet 45 40 99 1 0 crash

Race Infractions

Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.