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Race Entry List

NASCAR Cup Series

DieHard 500

Talladega Superspeedway

October 12th, 1997

Race #29 of the 1997 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps Scheduled: 188
  • Drivers Entered: 42
  • Makes
    • Chevrolet (15)
    • Ford (20)
    • Pontiac (7)
  • Last Talladega Superspeedway race (Winston 500)
    • Pole: (-- mph)
    • Winner:
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Car # Driver Hometown Make Sponsor Team Crew Chief
1 Morgan Shepherd Conover, NC Pontiac R&L Carriers Richard Jackson
10 Ricky Rudd Chesapeake, VA Ford Tide Ricky Rudd
11 Brett Bodine Chemung, NY Ford Scandia / Bodine Brett Bodine
16 Ted Musgrave Franklin, WI Ford Family Channel / Primestar Jack Roush
17 Darrell Waltrip Franklin, TN Chevrolet Parts America Darrell Waltrip
18 Bobby Labonte Corpus Christi, TX Pontiac Interstate Batteries Joe Gibbs
2 Rusty Wallace St. Louis, MO Ford Miller Lite Roger Penske
21 Michael Waltrip Owensboro, KY Ford Citgo Wood Brothers
23 Jimmy Spencer Berwick, PA Ford Camel Cigarettes Travis Carter
24 Jeff Gordon Vallejo, CA Chevrolet DuPont Refinishes Rick Hendrick
25 Ricky Craven Newburgh, ME Chevrolet Budweiser Rick Hendrick
28 Ernie Irvan Modesto, CA Ford Texaco / Havoline Yates Racing
3 Dale Earnhardt Kannapolis, NC Chevrolet GM Goodwrench Service Plus Richard Childress
30 Johnny Benson Jr Grand Rapids, MI Pontiac Pennzoil Chuck Rider
31 Mike Skinner Ontario, CA Chevrolet Lowe's Richard Childress
33 Ken Schrader Fenton, MO Chevrolet Skoal Bandit Andy Petree
36 Derrike Cope Spanaway, WA Pontiac Skittles Nelson Bowers
37 Jeremy Mayfield Owensboro, KY Ford Kmart / RC Cola Michael Kranefuss
4 Sterling Marlin Columbia, TN Chevrolet Kodak Film Larry McClure
40 Greg Sacks Mattituck, NY Chevrolet Coors Light Felix Sabates
41 Steve Grissom Gasden, AL Chevrolet Kodiak Larry Hedrick
42 Joe Nemechek Lakeland, FL Chevrolet BellSouth Felix Sabates
43 Bobby Hamilton Nashville, TN Pontiac STP Petty Enterprises
44 Kyle Petty Trinity, NC Pontiac Hot Wheels Kyle Petty
46 Wally Dallenbach Jr Chevrolet First Union Felix Sabates
47 Billy Standridge Shelby, NC Ford Jayski's Billy Standridge
5 Terry Labonte Corpus Christi, TX Chevrolet Kellogg's Corn Flakes Rick Hendrick
6 Mark Martin Batesville, AR Ford Valvoline Jack Roush
7 Geoff Bodine Chemung, NY Ford QVC Geoffrey Bodine
71 Dave Marcis Wausau, WI Chevrolet RealTree Camouflage Dave Marcis
75 Rick Mast Rockbridge Baths, VA Ford Remington Arms Butch Mock
77 Robert Pressley Asheville, NC Ford Jasper Engines / Federal Mogul Doug Bawel
81 Kenny Wallace St. Louis, MO Ford Square D Fil Martocci
88 Dale Jarrett Hickory, NC Ford Quality Care / Ford Credit Yates Racing
9 Lake Speed Jackson, MS Ford Advantage Camo Harry Melling
90 Dick Trickle Wisconsin Rapids, WI Ford Heilig-Meyers / Simmons Junie Donlavey
91 Kevin Lepage Shelburne, VT Chevrolet Pionite Joe Falk
94 Bill Elliott Dawsonville, GA Ford McDonald's Bill Elliott
96 David Green Owensboro, KY Chevrolet Caterpillar Buz McCall
97 Chad Little Spokane, WA Pontiac John Deere Jack Roush
98 John Andretti Bethlehem, PA Ford RCA Cale Yarborough
99 Jeff Burton South Boston, VA Ford Exide Batteries Jack Roush