Winston Cup Series Series by Race
The NASCAR Cup Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR (the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing). NASCAR’s premier series had been known as the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series since Jan. 1, 2017, rebranded in 2020. It holds races over the season at tracks located in the United States both road courses and ovals. Although the roots of the series was in the use of "stock" manufacturers vehicles, todays cars are custom built automobiles powered by custom built V8 engines.
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1997 - Winston 500 Race Results
Race Name - Winston 500Date - 5/10/1997Race Track - Talladega SuperspeedwayTrack Length (Miles) - 2.66 milesRace Length (Miles) - 500 milesPole Speed - 193.627 mphNumber of Cautions - 0Caution Laps - 0Average Race Speed - 188.35 mphLead Changes - 26Total Race Purse - $1,317,496Race Number - 10 | More Races from 1997 |
Fin | St | Driver | # | Sponsor | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
1 | 18 | Mark Martin | 6 | Valvoline (Jack Roush) | 188 | Ford | 47 | $92,220 |
2 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | 3 | GM Goodwrench Service (Richard Childress) | 188 | Chevrolet | 76 | $85,445 |
3 | 8 | Bobby Labonte | 18 | Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs) | 188 | Pontiac | 0 | $61,845 |
4 | 1 | John Andretti | 98 | RCA (Cale Yarborough) | 188 | Ford | 19 | $57,920 |
5 | 11 | Jeff Gordon | 24 | DuPont Refinishes (Rick Hendrick) | 188 | Chevrolet | 13 | $54,440 |
6 | 36 | Terry Labonte | 5 | Kelloggs Corn Flakes (Rick Hendrick) | 188 | Chevrolet | 0 | $52,655 |
7 | 20 | Jimmy Spencer | 23 | Camel Cigarettes (Travis Carter) | 188 | Ford | 0 | $36,550 |
8 | 39 | Jeff Burton | 99 | Exide Batteries (Jack Roush) | 188 | Ford | 13 | $38,100 |
9 | 17 | Johnny Benson Jr | 30 | Pennzoil (Chuck Rider) | 188 | Pontiac | 0 | $33,300 |
10 | 7 | Ernie Irvan | 28 | Texaco Havoline (Yates Racing) | 188 | Ford | 2 | $40,800 |
11 | 29 | Ricky Rudd | 10 | Tide (Ricky Rudd) | 188 | Ford | 0 | $34,295 |
12 | 6 | Ken Schrader | 33 | Skoal Bandit (Andy Petree) | 188 | Chevrolet | 1 | $30,215 |
13 | 12 | Derrike Cope | 36 | Skittles (Nelson Bowers) | 188 | Pontiac | 0 | $18,385 |
14 | 28 | Michael Waltrip | 21 | Citgo (Wood Brothers) | 188 | Ford | 1 | $29,305 |
15 | 26 | Dick Trickle | 90 | HeiligMeyers (Junie Donlavey) | 188 | Ford | 0 | $23,625 |
16 | 5 | Mike Skinner | 31 | Lowes (Richard Childress) | 187 | Chevrolet | 2 | $18,335 |
17 | 27 | Wally Dallenbach Jr | 46 | First Union (Felix Sabates) | 187 | Chevrolet | 0 | $16,620 |
18 | 10 | Bill Elliott | 94 | McDonalds (Bill Elliott) | 187 | Ford | 0 | $27,480 |
19 | 32 | Joe Nemechek | 40 | Coors Light (Felix Sabates) | 187 | Chevrolet | 0 | $20,190 |
20 | 2 | Bobby Hillin Jr | 77 | Jasper Engines Federal Mogul (Doug Bawel) | 187 | Ford | 0 | $22,730 |
21 | 14 | Lake Speed | 9 | Ace Hardware (Harry Melling) | 187 | Ford | 0 | $26,410 |
22 | 15 | Rick Mast | 75 | Remington Arms (Butch Mock) | 187 | Ford | 0 | $26,090 |
23 | 40 | Jeremy Mayfield | 37 | Kmart RC Cola (Michael Kranefuss) | 187 | Ford | 0 | $25,880 |
24 | 38 | Ted Musgrave | 16 | Family Channel Primestar (Jack Roush) | 187 | Ford | 1 | $25,675 |
25 | 13 | Greg Sacks | 20 | Hardees (Harry Ranier) | 187 | Ford | 0 | $15,420 |
26 | 30 | Kenny Wallace | 81 | Square D (Fil Martocci) | 187 | Ford | 0 | $25,390 |
27 | 33 | Ricky Craven | 25 | Budweiser (Rick Hendrick) | 186 | Chevrolet | 0 | $25,235 |
28 | 41 | Morgan Shepherd | 1 | Cruisin America Phone Card (Richard Jackson) | 186 | Pontiac | 0 | $25,080 |
29 | 22 | Robert Pressley | 29 | Cartoon Network (Gary Bechtel) | 186 | Chevrolet | 0 | $17,925 |
30 | 37 | Dave Marcis | 71 | RealTree Camouflage (Dave Marcis) | 186 | Chevrolet | 0 | $17,870 |
31 | 35 | Bobby Hamilton | 43 | STP (Petty Enterprises) | 186 | Pontiac | 0 | $29,710 |
32 | 43 | Darrell Waltrip | 17 | Parts America (Darrell Waltrip) | 186 | Chevrolet | 0 | $24,155 |
33 | 31 | Brett Bodine | 11 | Close Call Phone Card (Brett Bodine) | 186 | Ford | 0 | $21,625 |
34 | 42 | Chad Little | 97 | John Deere (Greg Pollex) | 185 | Pontiac | 0 | $14,595 |
35 | 9 | Dale Jarrett | 88 | Quality Care Ford Credit (Yates Racing) | 184 | Ford | 0 | $31,365 |
36 | 23 | Hut Stricklin | 8 | Circuit City (Stavola Brothers) | 183 | Ford | 0 | $21,535 |
37 | 4 | Rusty Wallace | 2 | Miller Lite (Roger Penske) | 180 | Ford | 1 | $31,571 |
38 | 34 | David Green | 96 | Caterpillar (Buz McCall) | 169 | Chevrolet | 0 | $14,335 |
39 | 16 | Sterling Marlin | 4 | Kodak Film (Larry McClure) | 113 | Chevrolet | 10 | $31,835 |
40 | 21 | Kyle Petty | 44 | Hot Wheels (Kyle Petty) | 109 | Pontiac | 0 | $14,335 |
41 | 24 | Steve Grissom | 41 | Kodiak (Larry Hedrick) | 93 | Chevrolet | 0 | $21,335 |
42 | 25 | Ward Burton | 22 | MBNA America (Bill Davis) | 85 | Pontiac | 0 | $14,335 |
43 | 19 | Geoffrey Bodine | 7 | QVC (Geoffrey Bodine) | 78 | Ford | 2 | $21,335 |