Entry List

The official 1997 Food City 250 NASCAR XFINITY Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Bristol Motor Speedway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.

Food City 250

Friday, August 22nd, 1997

Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN

  • 7 Pontiac
  • 27 Chevrolet
  • 8 Ford

  • Drivers Entered: 42 (4 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 250
  • Margin of Victory: 0.139 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 2 Hours 2 Minutes 2 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 65.515
  • Cautions: 13 for 87 laps
  • Lead Changes: 6
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
Cole Custer celebrates in victory lane
Avondale, Arizona - November 4, 2023 : Cole Custer, driver of the #00 Haas Automation Ford, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship at Phoenix Raceway.
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ENTRY
#
DRIVER
HOMETOWN
DOB
AGE
MAKE
SPONSOR
TEAM

1
44
Corpus Christi, TX
May 8, 1964
33
Pontiac
Shell Oil
2
7
Kannapolis, NC
Oct 10, 1974
22
Chevrolet
Church Brothers
3
32
Hickory, NC
Nov 26, 1956
40
Ford
White Rain
4
29
Emporia, VA
Apr 30, 1975
22
Chevrolet
Phillips 66
5
1
Emporia, VA
Apr 24, 1969
28
Chevrolet
DeWalt Tools
6
45
Auburn, MA
Mar 27, 1957
40
Chevrolet
Hunters Specialties
7
20
Berwick, PA
Feb 15, 1957
40
Chevrolet
Zippo
8
88
Shelburne, VT
Jun 26, 1962
35
Chevrolet
TBA 10/4/97
9
17
Cambridge, WI
Mar 10, 1972
25
Chevrolet
Kraft Singles
10
21
Owensboro, KY
Apr 30, 1963
34
Ford
Band-Aid
11
74
Norwalk, CT
Aug 28, 1961
35
Chevrolet
Fina
12
5
Corpus Christi, TX
Nov 16, 1956
40
Chevrolet
Alka-Seltzer / Bayer
13
36
Chemung, NY
Feb 27, 1964
33
Pontiac
Stanley
14
77
 
 
Ford
Lear Corporation / UAW
15
00
Monticello, GA
Jul 23, 1970
27
Pontiac
Aquafresh
16
43
Newton, NC
Feb 27, 1960
37
Chevrolet
Lance Snacks
17
64
Wisconsin Rapids, WI
Oct 27, 1941
55
Chevrolet
Dura Lube
18
38
 
 
Ford
Barbasol
19
57
Greenville, SC
May 23, 1970
27
Chevrolet
Slim Jim
20
56
 
 
Chevrolet
Clearwater Forest Industries
21
6
Scarborough, ME
Jun 25, 1961
36
Chevrolet
Power Team
22
89
 
 
Ford
Alarm South
23
72
Lexington, NC
Feb 1, 1965
32
Chevrolet
Detroit Gasket
24
34
Waterloo, NY
Oct 6, 1956
40
Chevrolet
Royal Oak Charcoal
25
10
Denver, NC
Jun 21, 1957
40
Chevrolet
Channellock
26
48
 
 
Ford
Unifirst Uniforms
27
75
Bartow, FL
Jan 31, 1953
44
Chevrolet
Food Country USA
28
47
Asheville, NC
Apr 8, 1959
38
Chevrolet
Sunoco / 360 Communication
29
94
 
 
Ford
New Holland Tractors
30
85
 
 
Chevrolet
Luck's Foods
31
3
East Northport, NY
Aug 23, 1967
29
Chevrolet
AC Delco
32
33
 
 
Chevrolet
Kleenex
34
37
Owensboro, KY
Apr 8, 1959
38
Chevrolet
Timber Wolf
35
50
 
 
Pontiac
J & L Motors
36
4
 
 
Chevrolet
Piggly Wiggly
37
99
 
 
Chevrolet
Luxaire
38
35
 
 
Pontiac
Team Amick
39
16
 
 
Pontiac
31-W Insulation
40
80
 
 
Chevrolet
Clearwater Forest Industries
41
78
 
 
Chevrolet
Carquest Auto Parts
42
96
 
 
Ford
Big A Auto Parts