Results

The 1997 Gargoyles 300 NASCAR XFINITY Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Daytona International Speedway race.

Gargoyles 300

Saturday, February 15th, 1997

Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL

  • 9 Ford
  • 32 Chevrolet
  • 4 Pontiac

  • Drivers Entered: 45 (7 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 120
  • Margin of Victory: 0.163 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 2 Hours 0 Minutes 15 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 149.688
  • Cautions: 4 for 17 laps
  • Lead Changes: 7
  • 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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Gargoyles 300 at Daytona International Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 14 74 Randy LaJoie Chevrolet 185 175 120 56 0 running
2 24 36 Todd Bodine Pontiac 170 170 120 0 0 running
3 18 21 Michael Waltrip Ford 170 165 120 3 0 running
4 3 87 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 160 160 120 0 0 running
5 7 63 Tracy Leslie Pontiac 160 155 120 3 0 running
6 30 45 Greg Sacks Chevrolet 150 150 120 0 0 running
7 20 3 Steve Park Chevrolet 146 146 120 0 0 running
8 44 37 Mark Green Chevrolet 142 142 120 0 0 running
9 26 4 Jeff Purvis Chevrolet 138 138 120 0 0 running
10 21 10 Phil Parsons Chevrolet 134 134 120 0 0 running
11 8 43 Rodney Combs Chevrolet 130 130 120 0 0 running
12 5 00 Buckshot Jones Pontiac 127 127 120 0 0 running
13 34 96 Stevie Reeves Ford 124 124 120 0 0 running
14 6 8 Jeff Green Chevrolet 126 121 120 5 0 running
15 1 29 Elliott Sadler Chevrolet 123 118 120 30 0 running
16 4 38 Elton Sawyer Ford 115 115 119 0 0 running
17 19 1 Hermie Sadler Chevrolet 112 112 119 0 0 running
18 28 72 Mike Dillon Chevrolet 109 109 119 0 0 running
19 10 64 Dick Trickle Chevrolet 111 106 119 17 0 running
20 41 5 Andy Hillenburg Chevrolet 103 103 119 0 0 running
21 42 40 Doug Heveron Ford 100 100 118 0 0 running
22 27 88 Kevin Lepage Chevrolet 97 97 118 0 0 running
23 43 89 Johnny Chapman Ford 94 94 117 0 0 fuel
24 29 49 Kyle Petty Chevrolet 91 91 117 0 0 running
25 40 68 Jamie Aube Chevrolet 88 88 117 0 0 running
26 32 47 Jeff Fuller Chevrolet 85 85 116 0 0 running
27 12 17 Tim Bender Chevrolet 82 82 112 0 0 running
28 23 97 Doug Reid III Chevrolet 79 79 109 0 0 running
29 9 6 Joe Bessey Chevrolet 76 76 98 0 0 running
30 45 48 Dale Shaw Ford 73 73 94 0 0 running
31 31 99 Glenn Allen Jr Chevrolet 70 70 93 0 0 running
32 13 70 Dale Fischlein Chevrolet 67 67 88 0 0 running
33 2 34 Mike McLaughlin Chevrolet 64 64 81 0 0 engine
34 16 33 Tim Fedewa Chevrolet 61 61 64 0 0 crash
35 25 60 Mark Martin Ford 58 58 63 0 0 crash
36 38 51 Jim Bown Chevrolet 55 55 58 0 0 radiator
37 36 57 Jason Keller Chevrolet 52 52 55 0 0 rear end
38 35 85 Shane Hall Chevrolet 49 49 51 0 0 running
39 15 20 Jimmy Spencer Chevrolet 51 46 45 6 0 crash
40 22 9 Jeff Burton Ford 43 43 44 0 0 crash
41 17 7 Mike Wallace Chevrolet 40 40 42 0 0 crash
42 33 24 David Hutto Chevrolet 37 37 28 0 0 crash
43 39 81 Stanton Barrett Chevrolet 34 34 28 0 0 crash
44 37 35 Lyndon Amick Pontiac 0 0 28 0 0 crash
45 11 32 Dale Jarrett Ford 0 0 11 0 0 crash

Race Infractions

Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.