NASCAR NAPA 500 STARTING LINEUP

 1. Geoff Bodine (7), Ford, 197.478 miles per hour
 2. Ward Burton (22), Pontiac, 195.452 mph

 3. Dale Jarrett (88), Ford, 195.115 mph
 4. Terry Labonte (5), Chevrolet, 195.074 mph

 5. Joe Nemechek (42), Chevrolet, 195.019 mph
 6. Dale Earnhardt (3), Chevrolet, 194.540 mph

 7. Jeff Green (29), Chevrolet, 194.424 mph
 8. Kenny Irwin Jr. (27), Ford, 194.397 mph

 9. Mark Martin (6), Ford, 194.077 mph
10. Bill Elliott (94), Ford, 193.758 mph

11. Ricky Rudd (10), Ford, 193.657 mph
12. Johnny Benson (30), Pontiac, 193.535 mph

13. Ken Schrader (33), Chevrolet, 193.400 mph
14. Derrike Cope (36), Pontiac, 193.225 mph

15. Steve Grissom (41), Chevrolet, 193.184 mph
16. Rick Mast (75), Ford, 193.110 mph

17. Gary Bradberry (78), Ford, 193.009 mph
18. Brett Bodine (11), Ford, 192.976 mph

19. Kenny Wallace (81), Ford, 192.922 mph
20. Kyle Petty (44), Pontiac, 192.848 mph

21. Bobby Labonte (18), Pontiac, 192.661 mph
22. Dick Trickle (90), Ford, 192.640 mph

23. Ernie Irvan (28), Ford, 192.553 mph
24. Chad Little (97), Pontiac, 192.493 mph

25. Steve Park (14), Chevrolet, 192.333 mph
26. Kevin Lepage (91), Chevrolet, 192.113 mph

27. Sterling Marlin (4), Chevrolet, 192.093 mph
28. Mike Skinner (31), Chevrolet, 192.047 mph

29. Lake Speed (9) Ford, 191.867 mph
30. Wally Dallenbach (46), Chevrolet, 191.814 mph

31. John Andretti (98), Ford, 191.748 mph
32. Buckshot Jones (00), Pontiac, 191.245 mph

33. Rusty Wallace (2), Ford, 191.205 mph
34. Ted Musgrave (16), Ford, 191.054 mph

35. Michael Waltrip (21), Ford, 190.981 mph
36. Morgan Shepherd (1), Pontiac, 190.889 mph

37. Jeff Gordon (24), Chevrolet, 190.673 mph
38. Jeremy Mayfield (37), Ford, 190.607 mph

39. Jeff Burton (99), Ford, provisional
40. Bobby Hamilton (43), Pontiac, provisional

41. Ricky Craven (25), Chevrolet, provisional
42. Jimmy Spencer (23), Ford, provisional

43. Darrell Waltrip (17), Chevrolet, provisional





NASCAR NAPA 500 RESULT

 1. Bobby Labonte (18), Pontiac, 325 laps, 159.904 mph
 2. Dale Jarrett (88), Ford, 325, running
 3. Mark Martin (6), Ford, 325, running
 4. Jeff Green (29), Chevrolet, 325, running
 5. Derrike Cope (36), Pontiac, 325, running
 6. Kyle Petty (44), Pontiac, 324, running
 7. Bobby Hamilton (43), Pontiac, 324, running
 8. Joe Nemechek (42), Chevrolet, 324, running
 9. Ward Burton (22), Pontiac, 323, running
10. Johnny Benson (30), Pontiac, 323, running
11. Sterling Marlin (4), Chevrolet, 323, running
12. Ernie Irvan (28), Ford, 323, running
13. Michael Waltrip (21), Ford, 322, running
14. Dick Trickle (90), Ford, 322, running
15. Steve Park (14), Chevrolet, 322, running
16. Dale Earnhardt (3), Chevrolet, 322, running
17. x-Jeff Gordon (24), Chevrolet, 322, running
18. Chad Little (97), Pontiac, 321, running
19. Jeremy Mayfield (37), Ford, 321, running
20. Ken Schrader (33), Chevrolet, 321, running
21. Terry Labonte (5), Chevrolet, 321, running
22. John Andretti (98), Ford, 320, running
23. Mike Skinner (31), Chevrolet, 320, running
24. Jimmy Spencer (23), Ford, 320, running
25. Kenny Irwin Jr. (27), Ford, 320, running
26. Lake Speed (9) Ford, 317, running
27. Morgan Shepherd (1), Pontiac, 317, running
28. Steve Grissom (41), Chevrolet, 317, running
29. Kevin Lepage (91), Chevrolet, 317, running
30. Kenny Wallace (81), Ford, 317, running
31. Ted Musgrave (16), Ford, 315, running
32. Rusty Wallace (2), Ford, 314, running
33. Geoff Bodine (7), Ford, 314, running
34. Jeff Burton (99), Ford, 313, running
35. Rick Mast (75), Ford, 302, running
36. Bill Elliott (94), Ford, 274, clutch
37. Ricky Rudd (10), Ford, 242, handling
38. Wally Dalenbach (46), Chevrolet, 231, running
39. Ricky Craven (25), Chevrolet, 173, handling
40. Darrell Waltrip (17), Chevrolet, 114, ignition
41. Brett Bodine (11), Ford, 57, accident
42. Gary Bradberry (78), Ford, 50, accident
43. Buckshot Jones (00), Pontiac, 38, accident

x-Jeff Gordon won the 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup championship.

Time of Race: 3 hrs, 7 minutes, 48 seconds
Average Speed: 159.904
Margin of Victory: 3.801 seconds
Lead Changes: 24 among 11 drivers
Caution Flags: 4 for 25 laps