NASCAR Winston Cup Series Mountain Dew 500: Miscellaneous Awards
1 September 1997
DARLINGTON, SC - Unofficial winners in the various NASCAR Winston Cup programs for which awards were posted in the Mountain Dew Southern 500 on August 31, 1997 at Darlington Raceway: UNOCAL 76 Challenge ($91,200) : Rolls over to $98,800 at Richmond International Raceway NASCAR Winston Cup Leader Bonus ($30,000) : Jeff Gordon #24 DuPont Automotive Refinishes Chevrolet Gatorade Front Runner Award ($10,000) : Bill Eliott #94 McDonald's Ford MCI Fast Pace Award ($5,000) : Jeff Gordon Lap 304 29.828 seconds/164.865 mph RCA Pit Strategy Award ($5,000) : Ray Evernham #24 DuPont Automotive Refinishes Chevrolet Opryland Great Entertainment Award ($4,000) : Jeff Gordon/Jeff Burton True Value Man of the Race ($2,000) : Jeff Gordon Plasti-Kote Winning Finish ($2,000) : Ray Evernham Western Auto Mechanic of the Race ($2,000) : Brian Whitesell #24 DuPont Automotive Refinishes Chevrolet Raybestos Top Stopper Award ($2,000) : Jeff Gordon Exide All Charged Up Award ($2,000) : Chad Little #97 John Deere Pontiac Goody's Headache Award ($1,750) : Dale Earnhardt #3 GM Goodwrench Service Plus Chevrolet NASCAR Winston Cup Rookie of the Race ($1,000) : Robby Gordon #40 Coors Light Chevrolet ###