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NASCAR Winston Cup CMT 300: Results

15 September 1997

LOUDON, NH - Provisional results for the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, CMT 300 
held September 14, 1997 at New Hampshire International Speedway:           

Ps.Ql.No.  Driver                 Sponsor                   Make Laps  Notes
-- -- ---- ----------------------------------------------------- ----- -------
 1 13  24  Jeff Gordon            DuPont Automotive Refin   Chev 300  $188,625
 2 40  28  Ernie Irvan            Texaco Havoline           Ford 300   Running
 3  2  43  Bobby Hamilton         STP                       Pont 300   Running
 4 23  41  Steve Grissom          Kodiak                    Chev 300   Running
 5  6  25  Ricky Craven           Budweiser                 Chev 300   Running
 6 19  88  Dale Jarrett           Quality Care/Ford Credit  Ford 300   Running
 7 16  23  Jimmy Spencer          Camel Cigarettes          Ford 300   Running
 8 30   3  Dale Earnhardt         GM Goodwrench Serv Plus   Chev 300   Running
 9 17   6  Mark Martin            Valvoline                 Ford 300   Running
10 25   8  Hut Stricklin          Circuit City              Ford 300   Running
11 10  94  Bill Elliott           McDonald's                Ford 300   Running
12 11  44  Kyle Petty             Hot Wheels                Pont 300   Running
13 29  42  Joe Nemechek           BellSouth                 Chev 300   Running
14 39  99  Jeff Burton            Exide Batteries           Ford 300   Running
15 12  18  Bobby Labonte          Interstate Batteries      Pont 300   Running
16 14   7  Geoff Bodine           QVC                       Ford 300   Running
17  5  98  John Andretti          RCA                       Ford 300   Running
18  9   9  Lake Speed             Melling Engine Parts      Ford 300   Running
19 20  30  Johnny Benson          Pennzoil                  Pont 300   Running
20  7  75  Rick Mast              Remington Arms            Ford 300   Running
21 33   2  Rusty Wallace          Miller Lite               Ford 299   Running
22 28  90  Dick Trickle           Heilig-Meyers/Simmons     Ford 299   Running
23 35  22  Ward Burton            MBNA                      Pont 299   Running
24 26  40  * Robby Gordon         Coors Light               Chev 299   Running
25 27  37  Jeremy Mayfield        KMart/RCA Cola            Ford 299   Running
26 24  36  Derrike Cope           Skittles                  Pont 299   Running
27 34  81  Kenny Wallace          Square D                  Ford 298   Running
28 38  97  Chad Little            John Deere                Pont 298   Running
29 32  71  Dave Marcis            RealTree                  Chev 298   Running
30 21  16  Ted Musgrave           Family Channel/Primestar  Ford 297   Running
31  8  46  Wally Dallenbach, Jr.  First Union               Chev 297   Running
32 15  17  Darrell Waltrip        Western Auto              Chev 297   Running
33  3  11  Brett Bodine           Close Call                Ford 295   Running
34 31  78  Gary Bradberry         Hanes                     Ford 295   Running
35  4  31  * Mike Skinner         Lowe's                    Chev 295   Running
36 22  21  Michael Waltrip        CITGO                     Ford 292   Wreck
37  1  33  Ken Schrader           Skoal                     Chev 291   Running
38 36  29  * Jeff Green           Cartoon Network           Chev 287   Running
39 41   4  Sterling Marlin        Kodak Gold Film           Chev 282   Running
40 18  96  David Green            Caterpillar               Chev 274   Running
41 43   5  Terry Labonte          Kellogg's Corn Flakes     Chev 264   Wreck
42 37  10  Ricky Rudd             Tide                      Ford 233   Wreck
43 42  77  Robert Pressley        Jasper Engines            Ford 185   Wreck
    
* Rookie of the Year Contender
    
Time of Race      : 3 hours, 9 minutes, 44 secons
Margin of Victory : 0.209-second
Average Speed     : 100.376 mph
Lap Leaders       : 15 lead changes among 8 drivers
Cautions          : 8 cautions for 49 laps
Track Length      : 1.0580 Miles