Results

The 1997 Carquest Auto Parts 300 NASCAR XFINITY Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Charlotte Motor Speedway race.

Carquest Auto Parts 300

Saturday, May 24th, 1997

Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, NC

  • 5 Pontiac
  • 7 Ford
  • 31 Chevrolet

  • Drivers Entered: 43 (5 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Margin of Victory: 01.640 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 2 Hours 21 Minutes 47 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 126.954
  • Cautions: 6 for 39 laps
  • Lead Changes: 10
  • 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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Carquest Auto Parts 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 2 87 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 185 175 200 134 0 running
2 24 88 Kevin Lepage Chevrolet 170 170 200 0 0 running
3 1 60 Mark Martin Ford 170 165 200 7 0 running
4 9 20 Jimmy Spencer Chevrolet 160 160 200 0 0 running
5 21 10 Phil Parsons Chevrolet 155 155 200 0 0 running
6 11 00 Buckshot Jones Pontiac 150 150 200 0 0 running
7 29 36 Todd Bodine Pontiac 146 146 200 0 0 running
8 7 57 Jason Keller Chevrolet 142 142 200 0 0 running
9 15 1 Hermie Sadler Chevrolet 138 138 200 0 0 running
10 18 74 Randy LaJoie Chevrolet 134 134 200 0 0 running
11 3 64 Dick Trickle Chevrolet 130 130 200 0 0 running
12 20 5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 127 127 200 0 0 running
13 25 9 Jeff Burton Ford 124 124 200 0 0 running
14 26 72 Mike Dillon Chevrolet 121 121 200 0 0 running
15 32 45 Greg Sacks Chevrolet 118 118 200 0 0 running
16 5 3 Steve Park Chevrolet 115 115 200 0 0 running
17 12 92 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet 112 112 200 0 0 running
18 36 75 Rick Wilson Chevrolet 109 109 200 0 0 running
19 28 37 Mark Green Chevrolet 106 106 200 0 0 running
20 38 32 Dale Jarrett Ford 103 103 200 0 0 running
21 8 29 Elliott Sadler Chevrolet 100 100 199 0 0 running
22 35 17 Matt Kenseth Chevrolet 97 97 199 0 0 running
23 40 94 Ron Barfield Jr Ford 99 94 199 4 0 running
24 43 63 Larry Pearson Pontiac 96 91 199 3 0 running
25 17 28 Jeff Purvis Chevrolet 88 88 199 0 0 running
26 41 80 Mark Krogh Chevrolet 85 85 198 0 0 running
27 37 96 Stevie Reeves Ford 82 82 195 0 0 running
28 33 4 Ernie Irvan Chevrolet 79 79 194 0 0 running
29 22 08 Kevin Simmons Chevrolet 76 76 189 0 0 running
30 10 44 Bobby Labonte Pontiac 78 73 181 52 0 engine
31 16 8 Jeff Green Chevrolet 70 70 145 0 0 overheating
32 19 85 Shane Hall Chevrolet 67 67 136 0 0 crash
33 30 34 Mike McLaughlin Chevrolet 64 64 131 0 0 running
34 4 47 Jeff Fuller Chevrolet 61 61 121 0 0 crash
35 14 33 Tim Fedewa Chevrolet 58 58 106 0 0 crash
36 23 6 Joe Bessey Chevrolet 55 55 77 0 0 crash
37 42 7 Mike Wallace Chevrolet 52 52 77 0 0 crash
38 34 49 Kyle Petty Chevrolet 49 49 77 0 0 crash
39 6 2 Ricky Craven Chevrolet 46 46 62 0 0 engine
40 39 50 Morgan Shepherd Pontiac 43 43 43 0 0 brakes
41 27 70 Dale Fischlein Chevrolet 40 40 39 0 0 crash
42 13 11 Jimmy Foster Ford 37 37 28 0 0 crash
43 31 38 Elton Sawyer Ford 34 34 4 0 0 crash

Race Infractions

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