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NASCAR Winston Cup Series DieHard 500: Miscellaneous Awards

12 October 1997

TALLADEGA, AL - Unofficial winners in the various NASCAR Winston Cup programs
for which awards were posted in the DieHard 500 held on October 12, 1997 at
Talladega Superspeedway:
 
 UNOCAL 76 Challenge ($22,800) : Rolls over to $30,400 at
                                   North Carolina Motor Speedway
                                   October 26, 1997
 
 NASCAR Winston Cup Leader Bonus
                     ($40,000) : Rolls over to $50,000 at
                                   North Carolina Motor Speedway
 
 Gatorade Front Runner Award ($10,000) : Dale Earnhardt
                                         #3 GM Goodwrench Service Plus
 
 MCI Fast Pace Award ($5,000) : Ernie Irvan
                                #28 Texaco Havoline Ford
                                Lap #5
                                49.408 seconds/193.815 mph
 
 RCA Pit Strategy Award ($5,000) : Randy Dorton
                                   #5 Kellogg's Chevrolet
 
 Opryland Great Entertainment Award ($4,000) : Terry Labonte/Bobby Labonte
 
 True Value Man of the Race ($2,000) : Terry Labonte
                                       #5 Kellogg's Chevrolet
 
 Plasti-Kote Winning Finish ($2,000) : Randy Dorton
 
 Western Auto Mechanic of the Race ($2,000) : Andy Petree
                                              #33 Skoal Bandit Chevrolet
 
 Raybestos Top Stopper Award ($2,000) : Terry Labonte
 
 Exide All Charged Up Award ($2,000) : Ted Musgrave
                                       #16 Family Channel/Primestar Ford
 
 Goody's Headache Award ($1,750) : Sterling Marlin
                                   #4 Kodak Gold Film Chevrolet
 
 NASCAR Winston Cup Rookie of the Race ($1,000) : David Green
                                                  #96 Caterpillar Chevrolet
 

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