Results

The 1997 Autolite Platinum 250 NASCAR XFINITY Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Richmond Raceway race.

Autolite Platinum 250

Friday, September 5th, 1997

Richmond Raceway, Richmond, VA

  • 8 Ford
  • 31 Chevrolet
  • 4 Pontiac

  • Drivers Entered: 43 (5 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 250
  • Margin of Victory: 01.432 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 2 Hours 24 Minutes 42 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 77.747
  • Cautions: 10 for 87 laps
  • Lead Changes: 8
  • 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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Autolite Platinum 250 at Richmond Raceway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 2 3 Steve Park Chevrolet 180 175 250 69 0 running
2 9 74 Randy LaJoie Chevrolet 170 170 250 0 0 running
3 7 9 Jeff Burton Ford 175 165 250 89 0 running
4 3 64 Dick Trickle Chevrolet 165 160 250 35 0 running
5 18 00 Buckshot Jones Pontiac 155 155 250 0 0 running
6 11 4 Dale Shaw Chevrolet 150 150 250 0 0 running
7 12 57 Jason Keller Chevrolet 146 146 250 0 0 running
8 24 60 Mark Martin Ford 142 142 250 0 0 running
9 17 33 Tim Fedewa Chevrolet 138 138 250 0 0 running
10 14 1 Hermie Sadler Chevrolet 134 134 250 0 0 running
11 5 20 Jimmy Spencer Chevrolet 130 130 250 0 0 running
12 16 10 Phil Parsons Chevrolet 127 127 250 0 0 running
13 15 28 Jeff Purvis Chevrolet 124 124 250 0 0 running
14 20 26 Curtis Markham Chevrolet 121 121 250 0 0 running
15 21 47 Robert Pressley Chevrolet 123 118 249 37 0 running
16 4 72 Mike Dillon Chevrolet 120 115 249 13 0 running
17 35 85 Shane Hall Chevrolet 112 112 249 0 0 running
18 25 77 Ed Berrier Ford 109 109 249 0 0 running
19 34 37 Mark Green Chevrolet 106 106 249 0 0 running
20 36 32 Dale Jarrett Ford 103 103 249 0 0 running
21 19 29 Elliott Sadler Chevrolet 100 100 248 0 0 running
22 32 17 Matt Kenseth Chevrolet 97 97 248 0 0 running
23 41 88 Kevin Lepage Chevrolet 94 94 248 0 0 running
24 22 99 Glenn Allen Jr Chevrolet 91 91 248 0 0 running
25 10 36 Todd Bodine Pontiac 88 88 248 0 0 running
26 27 12 Kenny Wallace Ford 85 85 248 0 0 running
27 6 43 Dennis Setzer Chevrolet 82 82 248 0 0 running
28 1 21 Michael Waltrip Ford 84 79 247 7 0 running
29 37 16 Mike Olsen Chevrolet 76 76 246 0 0 running
30 26 7 Danny Edwards Jr Chevrolet 73 73 244 0 0 running
31 40 38 Elton Sawyer Ford 70 70 244 0 0 running
32 39 34 Mike McLaughlin Chevrolet 67 67 234 0 0 running
33 28 49 Kyle Petty Chevrolet 64 64 227 0 0 crash
34 29 45 Jeff Fuller Chevrolet 61 61 221 0 0 running
35 38 89 Johnny Chapman Ford 58 58 204 0 0 running
36 31 63 Tracy Leslie Pontiac 55 55 201 0 0 crash
37 23 13 Ted Christopher Chevrolet 52 52 169 0 0 crash
38 33 78 Nathan Buttke Chevrolet 49 49 134 0 0 brakes
39 43 5 Steve Grissom Chevrolet 46 46 60 0 0 crash
40 8 44 Tony Stewart Pontiac 43 43 56 0 0 crash
41 30 58 Michael Ritch Chevrolet 40 40 42 0 0 crash
42 13 6 Joe Bessey Chevrolet 37 37 11 0 0 crash
43 42 96 Stevie Reeves Chevrolet 34 34 1 0 0 crash

Race Infractions

Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.