Results

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

Winston 500

Saturday, May 10th, 1997

Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, AL

  • 21 Ford
  • 8 Pontiac
  • 14 Chevrolet

  • Drivers Entered: 43 (3 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 188
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 188.354
  • Cautions: N/A
  • Lead Changes: 26
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Winston 500 at Talladega Superspeedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
18 10 94 Bill Elliott Ford 109 109 187 0 0 running
31 35 43 Bobby Hamilton Pontiac 70 70 186 0 0 running
3 8 18 Bobby Labonte Pontiac 165 165 188 0 0 running
35 9 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 58 58 184 0 0 running
13 12 36 Derrike Cope Pontiac 124 124 188 0 0 running
25 13 20 Greg Sacks Ford 88 88 187 0 0 running
8 39 99 Jeff Burton Ford 147 142 188 13 0 running
5 11 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 160 155 188 13 0 running
23 40 37 Jeremy Mayfield Ford 94 94 187 0 0 running
7 20 23 Jimmy Spencer Ford 146 146 188 0 0 running
19 32 40 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 106 106 187 0 0 running
4 1 98 John Andretti Ford 165 160 188 19 0 running
9 17 30 Johnny Benson Jr Pontiac 138 138 188 0 0 running
12 6 33 Ken Schrader Chevrolet 132 127 188 1 0 running
26 30 81 Kenny Wallace Ford 85 85 187 0 0 running
40 21 44 Kyle Petty Pontiac 43 43 109 0 0 running
1 18 6 Mark Martin Ford 180 175 188 47 0 running
14 28 21 Michael Waltrip Ford 126 121 188 1 0 running
16 5 31 Mike Skinner Chevrolet 120 115 187 2 0 running
28 41 1 Morgan Shepherd Pontiac 79 79 186 0 0 running
11 29 10 Ricky Rudd Ford 130 130 188 0 0 running
37 4 2 Rusty Wallace Ford 57 52 180 1 0 engine
39 16 4 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet 51 46 113 10 0 engine
6 36 5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 150 150 188 0 0 running
42 25 22 Ward Burton Pontiac 37 37 85 0 0 engine
20 2 77 Bobby Hillin Jr Ford 103 103 187 0 0 running
33 31 11 Brett Bodine Ford 64 64 186 0 0 running
34 42 97 Chad Little Pontiac 61 61 185 0 0 running
2 3 3 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 180 170 188 76 0 running
32 43 17 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 67 67 186 0 0 running
30 37 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 73 73 186 0 0 running
38 34 96 David Green Chevrolet 49 49 169 0 0 engine
15 26 90 Dick Trickle Ford 118 118 188 0 0 running
10 7 28 Ernie Irvan Ford 139 134 188 2 0 running
43 19 7 Geoff Bodine Ford 39 34 78 2 0 engine
36 23 8 Hut Stricklin Ford 55 55 183 0 0 running
21 14 9 Lake Speed Ford 100 100 187 0 0 running
22 15 75 Rick Mast Ford 97 97 187 0 0 running
27 33 25 Ricky Craven Chevrolet 82 82 186 0 0 running
29 22 29 Robert Pressley Chevrolet 76 76 186 0 0 running
41 24 41 Steve Grissom Chevrolet 40 40 93 0 0 engine
24 38 16 Ted Musgrave Ford 96 91 187 1 0 running
17 27 46 Wally Dallenbach Jr Chevrolet 112 112 187 0 0 running

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