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NASCAR Winston Cup Goody's Headache Powders 500: Results

24 August 1997

BRISTOL, TN - Provisional results for the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Goody's 
Headache Powders 500 held August 23, 1997 at Bristol Motor Speedway:
          
Ps.Ql.No.  Driver                 Sponsor                   Make Laps  Notes
-- -- ---- ----------------------------------------------------- ----- -------
 1  3  88  Dale Jarrett           Quality Care/Ford Credit  Ford 500   Running
 2  5   6  Mark Martin            Valvoline                 Ford 500   Running
 3  4  90  Dick Trickle           Heilig-Meyers/Simmons     Ford 500   Running
 4 13  99  Jeff Burton            Exide Batteries           Ford 500   Running
 5 35  41  Steve Grissom          Kodiak                    Chev 500   Running
 6  6  33  Ken Schrader           Skoal                     Chev 500   Running
 7 19   5  Terry Labonte          Kellogg's Corn Flakes     Chev 500   Running
 8 38  18  Bobby Labonte          Interstate Batteries      Pont 500   Running
 9 15   7  Geoff Bodine           QVC                       Ford 500   Running
10  7   4  Sterling Marlin        Kodak Gold Film           Chev 498   Running
11 20  98  John Andretti          RCA                       Ford 498   Running
12 16   2  Rusty Wallace          Miller Lite               Ford 498   Running
13 14  25  Ricky Craven           Budweiser                 Chev 497   Running
14 34   3  Dale Earnhardt         GM Goodwrench Serv Plus   Chev 497   Running
15 12  16  Ted Musgrave           Family Channel/Primestar  Ford 497   Running
16 36  94  Bill Elliott           McDonald's                Ford 497   Running
17 10  22  Ward Burton            MBNA                      Pont 497   Running
18 22  30  Johnny Benson          Pennzoil                  Pont 496   Running
19 39  10  Ricky Rudd             Tide                      Ford 496   Running
20 37  97  Chad Little            John Deere                Pont 496   Running
21 30  29  * Jeff Green           Cartoon Network           Chev 493   Running
22 29  43  Bobby Hamilton         STP                       Pont 492   Running
23 42   8  Hut Stricklin          Circuit City              Ford 489   Running
24 28   1  Lance Hooper           R&L Carriers              Pont 483   Running
25 33  21  Michael Waltrip        CITGO                     Ford 476   Running
26 11  46  Wally Dallenbach, Jr.  First Union               Chev 475   Running
27 17  23  Jimmy Spencer          Camel Cigarettes          Ford 468   Running
28 21  95  Ed Berrier             Feed the Children         Ford 465   Out
29 25   9  Lake Speed             Melling Engine Parts      Ford 465   Running
30 18  37  Jeremy Mayfield        KMart/RCA Cola            Ford 460   Running
31 40  11  Brett Bodine           Close Call                Ford 457   Running
32  9  36  Derrike Cope           Skittles                  Pont 440   Running
33 41  75  Rick Mast              Remington Arms            Ford 429   Running
34 31  31  * Mike Skinner         Lowe's                    Chev 418   Wreck
35  2  24  Jeff Gordon            DuPont Automotive Refin   Chev 365   OilLeak
36 24  44  Kyle Petty             Hot Wheels                Pont 362   Running
37 26  78  Gary Bradberry         Hanes                     Ford 346   Wreck
38 27  42  Joe Nemechek           BellSouth                 Chev 341   Running
39  1  81  Kenny Wallace          Square D                  Ford 277   Running
40  8  96  * David Green          Caterpillar               Chev 256   Wreck
41 32  28  Ernie Irvan            Texaco Havoline           Ford 189   OvrHeat
42 23  17  Darrell Waltrip        Western Auto              Chev 115   Wreck
    
* Rookie of the Year Contender
     
Time of Race      : 3 hours, 19 minutes, 51 seconds
Average Speed     : 80.010 mph
Margin of Victory : 0.102-second
Lap Leaders       : 12 lead changes among five drivers
                    Jarrett (1-13), Gordon (14-38), Jarrett (39-53),
                    Gordon (54-61), JBurton (62-68), Spencer (69-79),
                    Gordon (80-208), Martin (209-218), Gordon (219-244),
                    Jarrett (245-395), Martin (396-469), Jarrett (470-500)
Cautions          : 12 cautions for 97 laps
                    Lap 17-21: #95, #21 spin turn 4
                    Lap 68-75: Debris
                    Lap 84-87: #42 spin turn 3
                    Lap 91-96: #81, #17 accident frontstretch
                    Lap 217-223: #90 spin turn 4
                    Lap 238-243: Debris on the track
                    Lap 246-251: #24, #37 spin backstretch
                    Lap 259-278: #96, #36, #21, #11, #3, #43, #29 accident
                                   frontstretch
                          Red Flag
                    Lap 295-302: #78, #25, #9, #31 spin turn 4
                    Lap 409-416: #78 hit wall turn 4
                    Lap 425-435: #1, #94, #95, #8, #46, #37, #31, #18
                                  accident turn 1
                    Lap 471-478: Oil on the track 
Track Length      : 0.5330 Miles