Results

The 1997 Birmingham Auto Dealers Easycare 500K NASCAR XFINITY Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Talladega Superspeedway race.

Birmingham Auto Dealers Easycare 500K

Saturday, April 26th, 1997

Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, AL

  • 28 Chevrolet
  • 10 Ford
  • 4 Pontiac

  • Drivers Entered: 42 (4 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 117
  • Margin of Victory: 0.100 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 1 Hours 50 Minutes 32 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 168.937
  • Cautions: 1 for 7 laps
  • Lead Changes: 11
  • 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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Birmingham Auto Dealers Easycare 500K at Talladega Superspeedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 23 60 Mark Martin Ford 185 175 117 62 0 running
2 12 3 Steve Park Chevrolet 175 170 117 6 0 running
3 9 8 Jeff Green Chevrolet 165 165 117 0 0 running
4 24 49 Kyle Petty Chevrolet 160 160 117 0 0 running
5 28 33 Tim Fedewa Chevrolet 155 155 117 0 0 running
6 2 4 Tim Steele Chevrolet 155 150 117 2 0 running
7 20 17 Matt Kenseth Chevrolet 146 146 117 0 0 running
8 4 36 Todd Bodine Pontiac 147 142 117 6 0 running
9 25 94 Ron Barfield Jr Ford 138 138 117 0 0 running
10 6 64 Dick Trickle Chevrolet 139 134 117 2 0 running
11 14 57 Jason Keller Chevrolet 130 130 117 0 0 running
12 18 74 Randy LaJoie Chevrolet 127 127 117 0 0 running
13 15 88 Kevin Lepage Chevrolet 124 124 117 0 0 running
14 16 21 Michael Waltrip Ford 126 121 117 14 0 running
15 10 72 Mike Dillon Chevrolet 118 118 117 0 0 running
16 7 29 Elliott Sadler Chevrolet 115 115 116 0 0 running
17 8 63 Tracy Leslie Pontiac 117 112 116 1 0 running
18 30 92 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet 109 109 116 0 0 running
19 19 1 Hermie Sadler Chevrolet 106 106 116 0 0 running
20 26 96 Stevie Reeves Ford 103 103 116 0 0 running
21 33 20 Jimmy Spencer Chevrolet 100 100 116 0 0 running
22 31 85 Shane Hall Chevrolet 97 97 115 0 0 running
23 27 7 Mike Wallace Chevrolet 94 94 115 0 0 running
24 17 37 Mark Green Chevrolet 91 91 115 0 0 running
25 22 70 Dale Fischlein Chevrolet 88 88 115 0 0 running
26 36 47 Jeff Fuller Chevrolet 85 85 115 0 0 running
27 35 97 Doug Reid III Chevrolet 82 82 114 0 0 running
28 32 6 Joe Bessey Chevrolet 79 79 114 0 0 running
29 40 89 Johnny Chapman Ford 76 76 114 0 0 running
30 42 77 Jeff McClure Ford 73 73 112 0 0 running
31 38 16 Mark Day Pontiac 70 70 112 0 0 running
32 41 48 Randy Porter Ford 67 67 111 0 0 running
33 29 99 Glenn Allen Jr Chevrolet 64 64 84 0 0 running
34 39 45 Greg Sacks Chevrolet 61 61 75 0 0 engine
35 5 34 Mike McLaughlin Chevrolet 58 58 57 0 0 running
36 21 9 Ted Musgrave Ford 55 55 49 0 0 transmission
37 37 43 Dennis Setzer Chevrolet 52 52 46 0 0 handling
38 11 00 Buckshot Jones Pontiac 49 49 46 0 0 handling
39 3 10 Phil Parsons Chevrolet 51 46 35 24 0 engine
40 34 11 Jimmy Foster Ford 43 43 9 0 0 crash
41 1 87 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 40 40 8 0 0 crash
42 13 38 Elton Sawyer Ford 37 37 8 0 0 crash

Race Infractions

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