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Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Mountain Dew Southern 500

Darlington Raceway

August 31st, 1997

Race #23 of the 1997 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 367
  • Miles: 501.3
  • Average Speed: 121.149 mph
  • Cautions: 11
  • Caution Laps: 67
  • Lead Changes: 9
Kyle Larson his wife, son and daughter
Nashville, Tennessee - December 1st, 2021: The 2021 NASCAR Cup Series championship driver, Kyle Larson his wife, Katelyn, son, Owen and daughter Audrey for pose for photos on Broadway December 01, 2021 in Nashville, Tennessee. Photo by Jared C Tilton | Getty Images
FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 7 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 180 175 5 367 116 Running
2 16 99 Jeff Burton Ford 175 170 5 367 24 Running
3 3 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 170 165 5 367 38 Running
4 2 94 Bill Elliott Ford 170 160 10 367 181 Running
5 21 10 Ricky Rudd Ford 155 155 0 367 0 Running
6 17 5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 150 150 0 367 0 Running
7 1 18 Bobby Labonte Pontiac 151 146 5 367 2 Running
8 4 6 Mark Martin Ford 142 142 0 367 0 Running
9 14 21 Michael Waltrip Ford 143 138 5 367 2 Running
10 5 33 Ken Schrader Chevrolet 134 134 0 366 0 Running
11 37 97 Chad Little Pontiac 130 130 0 366 0 Running
12 12 7 Geoff Bodine Ford 127 127 0 366 0 Running
13 8 90 Dick Trickle Ford 124 124 0 366 0 Running
14 24 36 Derrike Cope Pontiac 121 121 0 365 0 Running
15 11 11 Brett Bodine Ford 118 118 0 365 0 Running
16 19 37 Jeremy Mayfield Ford 115 115 0 365 0 Running
17 6 8 Hut Stricklin Ford 112 112 0 365 0 Running
18 23 9 Lake Speed Ford 109 109 0 365 0 Running
19 18 30 Johnny Benson Jr Pontiac 106 106 0 365 0 Running
20 40 43 Bobby Hamilton Pontiac 103 103 0 365 0 Running
21 29 41 Steve Grissom Chevrolet 100 100 0 365 0 Running
22 34 40 Robby Gordon Chevrolet 97 97 0 363 0 Running
23 20 42 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 94 94 0 359 0 Running
24 25 81 Kenny Wallace Ford 91 91 0 354 0 Running
25 27 78 Gary Bradberry Ford 88 88 0 354 0 Running
26 38 17 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 85 85 0 353 0 Handling
27 13 22 Ward Burton Pontiac 82 82 0 350 0 Handling
28 30 23 Jimmy Spencer Ford 79 79 0 341 0 Running
29 15 16 Ted Musgrave Ford 81 76 5 296 4 Handling
30 36 3 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 73 73 0 282 0 Running
31 31 25 Ricky Craven Chevrolet 70 70 0 236 0 Engine
32 39 44 Kyle Petty Pontiac 67 67 0 202 0 Engine
33 10 28 Ernie Irvan Ford 64 64 0 183 0 Engine
34 28 75 Rick Mast Ford 61 61 0 177 0 Crash
35 41 1 Lance Hooper Pontiac 58 58 0 175 0 Crash
36 33 31 Mike Skinner Chevrolet 55 55 0 130 0 Crash
37 32 98 John Andretti Ford 52 52 0 117 0 Crash
38 22 12 Jeff Purvis Chevrolet 49 49 0 114 0 Crash
39 42 29 Jeff Green Chevrolet 46 46 0 104 0 Electrical
40 9 4 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet 43 43 0 102 0 Engine
41 26 46 Wally Dallenbach Jr Chevrolet 40 40 0 85 0 Radiator
42 35 96 Todd Bodine Chevrolet 37 37 0 5 0 Crash
43 43 2 Rusty Wallace Ford 34 34 0 5 0 Crash