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 - DieHard 500 Race Results
Race Name - DieHard 500Date - 10/12/1997Race Track - Talladega SuperspeedwayTrack Length (Miles) - 2.66 milesRace Length (Miles) - 500 milesPole Speed - 193.271 mphNumber of Cautions - 4Caution Laps - 22Average Race Speed - 156.6 mphLead Changes - 32Total Race Purse - $1,544,500Race Number - 29 | More Races from 1997 |
Fin | St | Driver | # | Sponsor | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
1 | 6 | Terry Labonte | 5 | Kelloggs Corn Flakes (Rick Hendrick) | 188 | Chevrolet | 70 | $116,725 |
2 | 7 | Bobby Labonte | 18 | Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs) | 188 | Pontiac | 5 | $76,670 |
3 | 2 | John Andretti | 98 | RCA (Cale Yarborough) | 188 | Ford | 1 | $58,530 |
4 | 14 | Ken Schrader | 33 | Skoal Bandit (Andy Petree) | 188 | Chevrolet | 6 | $53,715 |
5 | 1 | Ernie Irvan | 28 | Texaco Havoline (Yates Racing) | 188 | Ford | 11 | $57,275 |
6 | 15 | Ricky Craven | 25 | Budweiser (Rick Hendrick) | 188 | Chevrolet | 0 | $41,500 |
7 | 42 | Kyle Petty | 44 | Hot Wheels (Kyle Petty) | 188 | Pontiac | 0 | $32,700 |
8 | 25 | Geoffrey Bodine | 7 | QVC (Geoffrey Bodine) | 188 | Ford | 2 | $38,050 |
9 | 23 | Rick Mast | 75 | Remington Arms (Butch Mock) | 188 | Ford | 0 | $36,920 |
10 | 9 | Rusty Wallace | 2 | Miller Lite (Roger Penske) | 188 | Ford | 2 | $42,900 |
11 | 39 | Ted Musgrave | 16 | Family Channel Primestar (Jack Roush) | 188 | Ford | 0 | $38,080 |
12 | 29 | Morgan Shepherd | 1 | RL Carriers (Richard Jackson) | 188 | Pontiac | 0 | $35,025 |
13 | 10 | Bill Elliott | 94 | McDonalds (Bill Elliott) | 188 | Ford | 0 | $35,280 |
14 | 4 | Jeff Burton | 99 | Exide Batteries (Jack Roush) | 188 | Ford | 0 | $39,410 |
15 | 35 | Kenny Wallace | 81 | Square D (Fil Martocci) | 188 | Ford | 0 | $36,760 |
16 | 37 | David Green | 96 | Caterpillar (Buz McCall) | 188 | Chevrolet | 0 | $28,600 |
17 | 38 | Kevin Lepage | 91 | Pionite (Joe Falk) | 188 | Chevrolet | 0 | $23,835 |
18 | 5 | Derrike Cope | 36 | Skittles (Nelson Bowers) | 188 | Pontiac | 0 | $27,280 |
19 | 19 | Johnny Benson Jr | 30 | Pennzoil (Chuck Rider) | 187 | Pontiac | 0 | $33,950 |
20 | 34 | Bobby Hamilton | 43 | STP (Petty Enterprises) | 187 | Pontiac | 0 | $39,460 |
21 | 18 | Dale Jarrett | 88 | Quality Care Ford Credit (Yates Racing) | 187 | Ford | 13 | $39,930 |
22 | 17 | Brett Bodine | 11 | Scandia Bodine (Brett Bodine) | 187 | Ford | 0 | $33,300 |
23 | 21 | Dick Trickle | 90 | HeiligMeyers Simmons (Junie Donlavey) | 187 | Ford | 0 | $26,290 |
24 | 3 | Jimmy Spencer | 23 | Camel Cigarettes (Travis Carter) | 187 | Ford | 11 | $32,940 |
25 | 32 | Dave Marcis | 71 | RealTree Camouflage (Dave Marcis) | 187 | Chevrolet | 0 | $22,460 |
26 | 40 | Jeremy Mayfield | 37 | Kmart RC Cola (Michael Kranefuss) | 184 | Ford | 0 | $25,360 |
27 | 11 | Robert Pressley | 77 | Jasper Engines Federal Mogul (Doug Bawel) | 178 | Ford | 0 | $22,240 |
28 | 27 | Michael Waltrip | 21 | Citgo (Wood Brothers) | 172 | Ford | 0 | $32,170 |
29 | 12 | Dale Earnhardt | 3 | GM Goodwrench Service Plus (Richard Childress) | 167 | Chevrolet | 25 | $48,500 |
30 | 31 | Mark Martin | 6 | Valvoline (Jack Roush) | 167 | Ford | 5 | $37,030 |
31 | 13 | Joe Nemechek | 42 | BellSouth (Felix Sabates) | 165 | Chevrolet | 0 | $24,440 |
32 | 22 | Steve Grissom | 41 | Kodiak (Larry Hedrick) | 163 | Chevrolet | 0 | $28,870 |
33 | 16 | Mike Skinner | 31 | Lowes (Richard Childress) | 159 | Chevrolet | 1 | $21,790 |
34 | 41 | Ricky Rudd | 10 | Tide (Ricky Rudd) | 153 | Ford | 0 | $36,745 |
35 | 8 | Jeff Gordon | 24 | DuPont Refinishes (Rick Hendrick) | 153 | Chevrolet | 3 | $38,915 |
36 | 20 | Lake Speed | 9 | Advantage Camo (Harry Melling) | 153 | Ford | 0 | $21,670 |
37 | 33 | Darrell Waltrip | 17 | Parts America (Darrell Waltrip) | 147 | Chevrolet | 0 | $28,660 |
38 | 30 | Sterling Marlin | 4 | Kodak Film (Larry McClure) | 139 | Chevrolet | 27 | $37,500 |
39 | 28 | Greg Sacks | 40 | Coors Light (Felix Sabates) | 139 | Chevrolet | 5 | $28,500 |
40 | 36 | Chad Little | 97 | John Deere (Jack Roush) | 139 | Pontiac | 0 | $21,525 |
41 | 24 | Wally Dallenbach Jr | 46 | First Union (Felix Sabates) | 99 | Chevrolet | 1 | $21,500 |
42 | 26 | Billy Standridge | 47 | Cofab Steel Jayskis (Billy Standridge) | 51 | Ford | 0 | $21,500 |