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Food City 500 1997
Food City 500 1997
Bristol Motor Speedway
· 1997 · NASCAR Cup Series
Finishing order
Fin
Driver
Team
Make
Laps
Pts
1
Jeff Gordon
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
500
180
2
Rusty Wallace
Penske Racing South
Ford
500
180
3
Terry Labonte
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
500
165
4
Dale Jarrett
Robert Yates Racing
Ford
500
160
5
Mark Martin
Roush Racing
Ford
500
155
6
Dale Earnhardt
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
500
150
7
Bill Elliott
Bill Elliott Racing
Ford
500
151
8
Chad Little
Mark Rypien Motorsports
Pontiac
500
142
9
Jeremy Mayfield
Kranefuss-Haas Racing
Pontiac
500
138
10
Brett Bodine
Brett Bodine Racing
Ford
500
134
11
Dick Trickle
Donlavey Racing
Ford
500
130
12
Ken Schrader
Andy Petree Racing
Chevrolet
500
127
13
Bobby Hamilton
Petty Enterprises
Pontiac
500
124
14
Robert Pressley
Diamond Ridge Motorsports
Chevrolet
500
126
15
Jimmy Spencer
Travis Carter Motorsports
Ford
499
123
16
Derrike Cope
MB2 Motorsports
Pontiac
499
115
17
Rick Mast
Butch Mock Motorsports
Ford
499
112
18
Ward Burton
Bill Davis Racing
Pontiac
499
109
19
Joe Nemechek
Team SABCO
Chevrolet
499
106
20
Sterling Marlin
Morgan-McClure Motorsports
Chevrolet
498
108
21
Michael Waltrip
Wood Brothers Racing
Ford
497
100
22
David Green
American Equipment Motorsports
Chevrolet
496
97
23
Ed Berrier
Sadler Racing
Chevrolet
495
94
24
John Andretti
Cale Yarborough Motorsports
Ford
491
91
25
Darrell Waltrip
DarWal Inc.
Chevrolet
485
88
26
Hut Stricklin
Stavola Brothers Racing
Ford
484
85
27
Ricky Rudd
Rudd Performance Motorsports
Ford
483
82
28
Morgan Shepherd
Precision Products Racing
Pontiac
479
79
29
Kyle Petty
Petty Enterprises
Pontiac
477
76
30
Dave Marcis
Marcis Auto Racing
Chevrolet
468
73
31
Johnny Benson Jr.
Bahari' Racing
Pontiac
455
70
32
Steve Grissom
Larry Hedrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
441
67
33
Geoff Bodine
Geoff Bodine Racing
Ford
432
64
34
Bobby Labonte
Joe Gibbs Racing
Pontiac
425
61
35
Mike Skinner
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
365
58
36
Lake Speed
Melling Racing
Ford
325
55
37
Gary Bradberry
TriStar Motorsports
Ford
317
52
38
Ted Musgrave
Roush Racing
Ford
296
49
39
Ernie Irvan
Robert Yates Racing
Ford
281
46
40
Jack Sprague
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
256
43
41
Kenny Wallace
Filmar Racing
Ford
223
40
42
Jeff Burton
Roush Racing
Ford
157
37
43
Robby Gordon
Team SABCO
Chevrolet
91
34
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Hendrick Motorsports
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