Results

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

Hardees Fried Chicken Challenge 250

Saturday, March 1st, 1997

Richmond Raceway, Richmond, VA

  • 4 Pontiac
  • 29 Chevrolet
  • 10 Ford

  • Drivers Entered: 43 (5 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 250
  • Margin of Victory: 01.060 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 2 Hours 10 Minutes 8 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 86.450
  • Cautions: 7 for 54 laps
  • Lead Changes: 17
  • 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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Hardees Fried Chicken Challenge 250 at Richmond Raceway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 18 60 Mark Martin Ford 180 175 250 2 0 running
2 33 8 Jeff Green Chevrolet 170 170 250 0 0 running
3 2 3 Steve Park Chevrolet 170 165 250 2 0 running
4 6 10 Phil Parsons Chevrolet 160 160 250 0 0 running
5 4 57 Jason Keller Chevrolet 160 155 250 26 0 running
6 41 9 Jeff Burton Ford 160 150 250 179 0 running
7 30 36 Todd Bodine Pontiac 146 146 249 0 0 running
8 1 74 Randy LaJoie Chevrolet 147 142 249 35 0 running
9 31 94 Ron Barfield Jr Ford 138 138 249 0 0 running
10 14 44 Bobby Labonte Pontiac 134 134 248 0 0 running
11 19 38 Elton Sawyer Ford 130 130 248 0 0 running
12 37 37 Mark Green Chevrolet 127 127 248 0 0 running
13 22 00 Buckshot Jones Pontiac 124 124 248 0 0 running
14 21 72 Mike Dillon Chevrolet 121 121 248 0 0 running
15 24 20 Ed Spencer III Chevrolet 118 118 248 0 0 running
16 12 1 Hermie Sadler Chevrolet 120 115 247 6 0 running
17 40 13 Ted Christopher Chevrolet 112 112 247 0 0 running
18 43 33 Tim Fedewa Chevrolet 109 109 247 0 0 running
19 38 80 Mark Krogh Chevrolet 106 106 247 0 0 running
20 39 56 Jeff Krogh Chevrolet 103 103 247 0 0 running
21 36 89 Johnny Chapman Ford 100 100 247 0 0 running
22 26 6 Joe Bessey Chevrolet 97 97 247 0 0 running
23 13 88 Kevin Lepage Chevrolet 94 94 246 0 0 running
24 17 40 Doug Heveron Ford 91 91 246 0 0 running
25 11 99 Glenn Allen Jr Chevrolet 88 88 246 0 0 running
26 20 29 Elliott Sadler Chevrolet 85 85 246 0 0 running
27 7 34 Mike McLaughlin Chevrolet 82 82 245 0 0 running
28 3 81 Stanton Barrett Chevrolet 79 79 241 0 0 running
29 32 17 Tim Bender Chevrolet 76 76 240 0 0 running
30 27 45 Greg Sacks Chevrolet 73 73 239 0 0 running
31 16 43 Rodney Combs Chevrolet 70 70 226 0 0 running
32 8 64 Dick Trickle Chevrolet 67 67 223 0 0 engine
33 23 48 Randy Porter Ford 64 64 222 0 0 running
34 5 4 Jeff Purvis Chevrolet 61 61 201 0 0 handling
35 15 47 Jeff Fuller Chevrolet 58 58 193 0 0 engine
36 29 96 Stevie Reeves Ford 55 55 190 0 0 crash
37 42 97 Doug Reid III Chevrolet 52 52 189 0 0 crash
38 34 73 Brandon Butler Ford 49 49 182 0 0 crash
39 35 61 Mike Olsen Chevrolet 46 46 181 0 0 running
40 9 63 Tracy Leslie Pontiac 43 43 168 0 0 crash
41 28 11 Jimmy Foster Ford 40 40 163 0 0 axle
42 25 85 Shane Hall Chevrolet 37 37 156 0 0 crash
43 10 5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 34 34 11 0 0 engine

Race Infractions

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