The 1997 DieHard 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Talladega Superspeedway race.
Sunday, October 12th, 1997
Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, AL
FIN | ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | TOT PTS | FIN PTS | LAPS | LED | X LED | STATUS |
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1 | 6 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | 185 | 175 | 188 | 70 | 0 | running |
2 | 7 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Pontiac | 175 | 170 | 188 | 5 | 0 | running |
3 | 2 | 98 | John Andretti | Ford | 170 | 165 | 188 | 1 | 0 | running |
4 | 14 | 33 | Ken Schrader | Chevrolet | 165 | 160 | 188 | 6 | 0 | running |
5 | 1 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Ford | 160 | 155 | 188 | 11 | 0 | running |
6 | 15 | 25 | Ricky Craven | Chevrolet | 150 | 150 | 188 | 0 | 0 | running |
7 | 42 | 44 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | 146 | 146 | 188 | 0 | 0 | running |
8 | 25 | 7 | Geoff Bodine | Ford | 147 | 142 | 188 | 2 | 0 | running |
9 | 23 | 75 | Rick Mast | Ford | 138 | 138 | 188 | 0 | 0 | running |
10 | 9 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Ford | 139 | 134 | 188 | 2 | 0 | running |
11 | 39 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | Ford | 130 | 130 | 188 | 0 | 0 | running |
12 | 29 | 1 | Morgan Shepherd | Pontiac | 127 | 127 | 188 | 0 | 0 | running |
13 | 10 | 94 | Bill Elliott | Ford | 124 | 124 | 188 | 0 | 0 | running |
14 | 4 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | 121 | 121 | 188 | 0 | 0 | running |
15 | 35 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Ford | 118 | 118 | 188 | 0 | 0 | running |
16 | 37 | 96 | David Green | Chevrolet | 115 | 115 | 188 | 0 | 0 | running |
17 | 38 | 91 | Kevin Lepage | Chevrolet | 112 | 112 | 188 | 0 | 0 | running |
18 | 5 | 36 | Derrike Cope | Pontiac | 109 | 109 | 188 | 0 | 0 | running |
19 | 19 | 30 | Johnny Benson Jr | Pontiac | 106 | 106 | 187 | 0 | 0 | running |
20 | 34 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | Pontiac | 103 | 103 | 187 | 0 | 0 | running |
21 | 18 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | 105 | 100 | 187 | 13 | 0 | running |
22 | 17 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Ford | 97 | 97 | 187 | 0 | 0 | running |
23 | 21 | 90 | Dick Trickle | Ford | 94 | 94 | 187 | 0 | 0 | running |
24 | 3 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Ford | 96 | 91 | 187 | 11 | 0 | running |
25 | 32 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | 88 | 88 | 187 | 0 | 0 | running |
26 | 40 | 37 | Jeremy Mayfield | Ford | 85 | 85 | 184 | 0 | 0 | handling |
27 | 11 | 77 | Robert Pressley | Ford | 82 | 82 | 178 | 0 | 0 | running |
28 | 27 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | Ford | 79 | 79 | 172 | 0 | 0 | running |
29 | 12 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | 81 | 76 | 167 | 25 | 0 | running |
30 | 31 | 6 | Mark Martin | Ford | 78 | 73 | 167 | 5 | 0 | running |
31 | 13 | 42 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | 70 | 70 | 165 | 0 | 0 | running |
32 | 22 | 41 | Steve Grissom | Chevrolet | 67 | 67 | 163 | 0 | 0 | running |
33 | 16 | 31 | Mike Skinner | Chevrolet | 69 | 64 | 159 | 1 | 0 | running |
34 | 41 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | 61 | 61 | 153 | 0 | 0 | running |
35 | 8 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 63 | 58 | 153 | 3 | 0 | running |
36 | 20 | 9 | Lake Speed | Ford | 55 | 55 | 153 | 0 | 0 | running |
37 | 33 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | 52 | 52 | 147 | 0 | 0 | crash |
38 | 30 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | 54 | 49 | 139 | 27 | 0 | crash |
39 | 28 | 40 | Greg Sacks | Chevrolet | 51 | 46 | 139 | 5 | 0 | crash |
40 | 36 | 97 | Chad Little | Pontiac | 43 | 43 | 139 | 0 | 0 | crash |
41 | 24 | 46 | Wally Dallenbach Jr | Chevrolet | 45 | 40 | 99 | 1 | 0 | crash |
42 | 26 | 47 | Billy Standridge | Ford | 37 | 37 | 51 | 0 | 0 | oil cooler |
Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.