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Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

PRIMESTAR 500

Atlanta Motor Speedway

March 9th, 1997

Race #4 of the 1997 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 328
  • Miles: 505.1
  • Average Speed: 132.731 mph
  • Cautions: 7
  • Caution Laps: 45
  • Lead Changes: 16
NASCAR NEXT GEN Car
Concord, North Carolina - January 15th, 2020: NASCAR Cup Series Next Gen car to debut in the 2022 NASCAR season. Photo by Michael Reaves | Getty Images
FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 9 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 185 175 10 328 253 Running
2 17 28 Ernie Irvan Ford 175 170 5 328 10 Running
3 21 1 Morgan Shepherd Pontiac 170 165 5 328 10 Running
4 29 18 Bobby Labonte Pontiac 165 160 5 328 3 Running
5 27 99 Jeff Burton Ford 155 155 0 328 0 Running
6 2 6 Mark Martin Ford 155 150 5 328 9 Running
7 31 21 Michael Waltrip Ford 146 146 0 328 0 Running
8 26 3 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 142 142 0 328 0 Running
9 22 5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 143 138 5 328 1 Running
10 18 43 Bobby Hamilton Pontiac 134 134 0 328 0 Running
11 40 30 Johnny Benson Jr Pontiac 130 130 0 328 0 Running
12 36 22 Ward Burton Pontiac 127 127 0 327 0 Running
13 30 44 Kyle Petty Pontiac 124 124 0 327 0 Running
14 1 40 Robby Gordon Chevrolet 126 121 5 327 42 Running
15 33 98 John Andretti Ford 118 118 0 327 0 Running
16 3 17 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 115 115 0 327 0 Running
17 16 75 Rick Mast Ford 112 112 0 327 0 Running
18 41 11 Brett Bodine Ford 109 109 0 326 0 Running
19 32 97 Chad Little Pontiac 106 106 0 324 0 Running
20 8 7 Geoff Bodine Ford 103 103 0 324 0 Running
21 24 31 Mike Skinner Chevrolet 100 100 0 323 0 Running
22 6 9 Lake Speed Ford 97 97 0 323 0 Running
23 20 4 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet 94 94 0 323 0 Running
24 19 96 David Green Chevrolet 91 91 0 323 0 Running
25 35 33 Ken Schrader Chevrolet 88 88 0 321 0 Running
26 37 91 Mike Wallace Chevrolet 85 85 0 311 0 Running
27 28 20 Greg Sacks Ford 82 82 0 305 0 Running
28 4 90 Dick Trickle Ford 79 79 0 304 0 Engine
29 10 81 Kenny Wallace Ford 76 76 0 299 0 Crash
30 25 10 Ricky Rudd Ford 73 73 0 293 0 Running
31 38 2 Rusty Wallace Ford 70 70 0 284 0 Crash
32 12 23 Jimmy Spencer Ford 67 67 0 282 0 Crash
33 39 41 Steve Grissom Chevrolet 64 64 0 281 0 Crash
34 7 16 Ted Musgrave Ford 61 61 0 267 0 Crash
35 13 25 Ricky Craven Chevrolet 58 58 0 266 0 Crash
36 11 78 Billy Standridge Ford 55 55 0 261 0 Engine
37 14 37 Jeremy Mayfield Ford 52 52 0 260 0 Engine
38 15 94 Bill Elliott Ford 49 49 0 253 0 Engine
39 42 42 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 46 46 0 252 0 Crash
40 34 19 Gary Bradberry Ford 43 43 0 252 0 Crash
41 5 8 Hut Stricklin Ford 40 40 0 226 0 Engine
42 23 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 37 37 0 59 0 Engine