Results

The 1997 Gateway 300 NASCAR XFINITY Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the World Wide Technology Raceway race.

Gateway 300

Saturday, July 26th, 1997

World Wide Technology Raceway, Madison, IL

  • 5 Pontiac
  • 32 Chevrolet
  • 5 Ford

  • Drivers Entered: 42 (4 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 240
  • Margin of Victory: 0.223 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 3 Hours 48 Minutes 25 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 78.803
  • Cautions: 14 for 81 laps
  • Lead Changes: 15
  • 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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Gateway 300 at World Wide Technology Raceway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 12 29 Elliott Sadler Chevrolet 180 175 240 33 0 running
2 34 57 Jason Keller Chevrolet 170 170 240 0 0 running
3 19 4 Dale Shaw Chevrolet 170 165 240 10 0 running
4 17 38 Elton Sawyer Ford 165 160 240 16 0 running
5 20 34 Mike McLaughlin Chevrolet 155 155 240 0 0 running
6 22 33 Tim Fedewa Chevrolet 150 150 240 0 0 running
7 15 45 Jeff Fuller Chevrolet 146 146 240 0 0 running
8 29 37 Mark Green Chevrolet 142 142 240 0 0 running
9 1 6 Joe Bessey Chevrolet 138 138 240 0 0 running
10 41 43 Dennis Setzer Chevrolet 134 134 240 0 0 running
11 40 1 Hermie Sadler Chevrolet 130 130 238 0 0 running
12 39 88 Kevin Lepage Chevrolet 127 127 235 0 0 fuel pump
13 27 77 Brad Teague Ford 124 124 235 0 0 running
14 3 99 Glenn Allen Jr Chevrolet 121 121 233 0 0 running
15 8 3 Steve Park Chevrolet 123 118 230 21 0 running
16 30 63 Tracy Leslie Pontiac 115 115 226 0 0 running
17 14 74 Randy LaJoie Chevrolet 112 112 224 0 0 ignition
18 6 85 Shane Hall Chevrolet 109 109 221 0 0 engine
19 7 72 Mike Dillon Chevrolet 111 106 215 21 0 crash
20 23 44 Bobby Labonte Pontiac 108 103 208 41 0 crash
21 5 64 Dick Trickle Chevrolet 100 100 208 0 0 running
22 36 89 Johnny Chapman Ford 97 97 205 0 0 crash
23 16 10 Phil Parsons Chevrolet 94 94 202 0 0 crash
24 24 36 Todd Bodine Pontiac 91 91 198 0 0 running
25 10 00 Buckshot Jones Pontiac 88 88 194 0 0 running
26 32 5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 85 85 192 0 0 crash
27 11 17 Matt Kenseth Chevrolet 82 82 164 0 0 engine
28 37 35 Lyndon Amick Pontiac 79 79 130 0 0 handling
29 4 87 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 86 76 128 74 0 crash
30 35 80 Mark Krogh Chevrolet 73 73 125 0 0 crash
31 31 68 Chris Diamond Chevrolet 70 70 109 0 0 oil leak
32 2 2 Ricky Craven Chevrolet 72 67 87 24 0 crash
33 21 78 Nathan Buttke Chevrolet 64 64 83 0 0 engine
34 27 22 Scott Lagasse Chevrolet 61 61 81 0 0 overheating
35 38 49 Kyle Petty Chevrolet 58 58 75 0 0 crash
36 26 70 Dale Fischlein Chevrolet 55 55 75 0 0 crash
37 13 47 Robert Pressley Chevrolet 52 52 61 0 0 crash
38 18 31 Dale Earnhardt Jr Chevrolet 49 49 61 0 0 crash
39 25 84 Randy Porter Ford 46 46 46 0 0 overheating
40 33 20 Jimmy Spencer Chevrolet 43 43 37 0 0 crash
41 9 7 Danny Edwards Jr Chevrolet 40 40 7 0 0 crash
42 42 96 Stevie Reeves Ford 37 37 7 0 0 crash

Race Infractions

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