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NASCAR: Results Winston Cup Save Mart 300

05/04/97


SONOMA, CA - Provisional results for the NASCAR Winston Cup Series,
Save Mart Supermarkets 300, May 4, 1997 at Sears Point Raceway:

           
Ps.Ql.No.  Driver                 Sponsor                   Make Laps  Notes
-- -- ---- ----------------------------------------------------- ----- ------- 
 1  1   6  Mark Martin            Valvoline                 Ford  74   Running
 2  3  24  Jeff Gordon            DuPont Automotive Refin   Chev  74   Running
 3  4   5  Terry Labonte          Kellogg's Corn Flakes     Chev  74   Running
 4  8  88  Dale Jarrett           Quality Care/Ford Credit  Ford  74   Running
 5 26  17  Darrell Waltrip        Western Auto              Chev  74   Running
 6  5  11  Brett Bodine           Close Call                Ford  74   Running
 7  6  21  Michael Waltrip        Citgo                     Ford  74   Running
 8 24  28  Ernie Irvan            Texaco Havoline           Ford  74   Running
 9 20  99  Jeff Burton            Exide Batteries           Ford  74   Running
10 14  22  Ward Burton            MBNA America              Pont  74   Running
11 12  16  Ted Musgrave           Family Channel/Primestar  Ford  74   Running
12 32   3  Dale Earnhardt         GM Goodwrench Service     Chev  74   Running
13 11  44  Kyle Petty             Hot Wheels                Pont  74   Running
14 25  23  Jimmy Spencer          Camel Cigarettes          Ford  74   Running
15  9  46  Wally Dallenbach, Jr.  First Union               Chev  74   Running
16 19  31  * Mike Skinner         Lowe's                    Chev  74   Running
17 33  41  Steve Grissom          Kodiak                    Chev  74   Running
18 21  36  Derrike Cope           Skittles                  Pont  74   Running
19 23  43  Bobby Hamilton         STP                       Pont  74   Running
20 29  18  Bobby Labonte          Interstate Batteries      Pont  74   Running
21 35  30  Johnny Benson          Pennzoil                  Pont  74   Running
22 34  91  Mike Wallace           Spam/Hormel Foods         Chev  74   Running
23 41   1  Morgan Shepherd        Delco-Remy/Cruisin Amer   Pont  74   Running
24 28  38w Butch Gilliland        Stroppe Motorsports       Ford  74   Running
25 30  71  Dave Marcis            RealTree                  Chev  74   Running
26 16   4  Sterling Marlin        Kodak                     Chev  74   Running
27 39  37  Jeremy Mayfield        KMart/RC Cola             Ford  73   Running
28 27  78  Mike Chase             Hanes                     Ford  73   Running
29 22   8  Hut Stricklin          Circuit City              Ford  73   Running
30 17  98  John Andretti          RCA                       Ford  73   Running
31 15  33  Ken Schrader           Skoal                     Chev  73   Running
32 13  94  Bill Elliott           McDonald's                Ford  70   Running
33 43  07w Sean Woodside          Cinema Vehicle Service    Pont  69   Engine
34 10  10  Ricky Rudd             Tide                      Ford  66   Running
35 31  77  Bobby Hillin, Jr.      Jasper Engines            Ford  64   Running
36 36  81  Kenny Wallace          Square D                  Ford  61   Running
37 42   9  Jeff Davis             Ultra Shield              Ford  60   Wreck
38 44  35w Larry Gunselman        Olson Tech                Ford  60   Engine
39 40  25  Ricky Craven           Budweiser                 Chev  58   Running
40  2   2  Rusty Wallace          Miller Lite               Ford  47   Engine
41 18  40  * Robby Gordon         Coors Light               Chev  43   Engine
42 37  20  Lance Hooper           Hardee's                  Ford  40   Engine
43 38  19  Gary Bradberry         Child Support Recovery    Ford  31   Engine
44  7   7  Geoff Bodine           QVC                       Ford  10   Engine
    
* Rookie of the Year Contender
    
Time of Race      : 2 hours 29 minutes 26 seconds
Lap Leaders       : 4 lead changes among 3 drivers
Track Length      :  2.5200 Miles