Results

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

Las Vegas 300

Sunday, March 16th, 1997

Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, NV

  • 4 Pontiac
  • 11 Ford
  • 27 Chevrolet

  • Drivers Entered: 42 (4 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Margin of Victory: 02.800 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 2 Hours 37 Minutes 41 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 114.153
  • Cautions: 8 for 47 laps
  • Lead Changes: 25
  • 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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Las Vegas 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 1 8 Jeff Green Chevrolet 185 175 200 71 0 running
2 23 64 Dick Trickle Chevrolet 175 170 200 15 0 running
3 9 36 Todd Bodine Pontiac 170 165 200 20 0 running
4 35 21 Michael Waltrip Ford 165 160 200 4 0 running
5 12 4 Tim Steele Chevrolet 160 155 200 24 0 running
6 27 45 Greg Sacks Chevrolet 155 150 200 2 0 running
7 17 10 Phil Parsons Chevrolet 151 146 200 6 0 running
8 28 3 Steve Park Chevrolet 147 142 200 4 0 running
9 10 99 Glenn Allen Jr Chevrolet 138 138 200 0 0 running
10 15 72 Mike Dillon Chevrolet 139 134 200 1 0 running
11 31 32 Dale Jarrett Ford 130 130 200 0 0 running
12 25 44 Bobby Labonte Pontiac 127 127 200 0 0 running
13 20 88 Kevin Lepage Chevrolet 124 124 200 0 0 running
14 24 85 Shane Hall Chevrolet 121 121 200 0 0 running
15 8 33 Tim Fedewa Chevrolet 118 118 200 0 0 running
16 37 96 Stevie Reeves Chevrolet 120 115 199 1 0 running
17 18 43 Rodney Combs Chevrolet 112 112 199 0 0 running
18 21 63 Tracy Leslie Pontiac 109 109 199 0 0 running
19 36 48 Randy Porter Ford 106 106 199 0 0 running
20 39 89 Johnny Chapman Ford 103 103 199 0 0 running
21 4 1 Hermie Sadler Chevrolet 100 100 199 0 0 running
22 19 40 Jerry Robertson Ford 102 97 197 3 0 running
23 40 77 Jeff McClure Ford 94 94 197 0 0 running
24 14 34 Mike McLaughlin Chevrolet 91 91 194 0 0 running
25 7 37 Mark Green Chevrolet 88 88 188 0 0 running
26 42 79 Brad Payne Ford 85 85 185 0 0 running
27 34 20 Jimmy Spencer Chevrolet 82 82 170 0 0 running
28 22 5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 79 79 164 0 0 running
29 32 74 Randy LaJoie Chevrolet 76 76 161 0 0 running
30 2 29 Elliott Sadler Chevrolet 73 73 140 0 0 crash
31 6 38 Elton Sawyer Ford 70 70 125 0 0 handling
32 13 57 Jason Keller Chevrolet 67 67 122 0 0 crash
33 3 87 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 69 64 122 49 0 crash
34 38 17 Tim Bender Chevrolet 61 61 122 0 0 crash
35 30 7 Mike Wallace Chevrolet 58 58 121 0 0 crash
36 16 47 Jeff Fuller Chevrolet 55 55 97 0 0 engine
37 26 6 Joe Bessey Chevrolet 52 52 84 0 0 engine
38 11 94 Ron Barfield Jr Ford 49 49 58 0 0 crash
39 5 00 Buckshot Jones Pontiac 46 46 57 0 0 crash
40 33 11 Jimmy Foster Ford 43 43 35 0 0 crash
41 29 0 Doug Taylor Ford 40 40 30 0 0 brakes
42 41 2 Ed Spencer III Chevrolet 37 37 2 0 0 transmission

Race Infractions

Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.