RESULTS

1997 Official Race Results : Birmingham 500K

Birmingham 500K | April 26, 1997 | Race 11 of 30

FIN	ST	CAR	DRIVER	MAKE	SPONSOR	PTS/BNS	LAPS	STATUS	WINNINGS

1	23	60	Mark Martin	Ford	Winn-Dixie	180/0	117	Running	37,685
2	12	3	Steve Park	Chevrolet	ACDelco	170/0	117	Running	29,525
3	9	8	Jeff Green	Chevrolet	Diamond Ridge	165/0	117	Running	24,225
4	24	49	Kyle Petty	Chevrolet	N. W. O.	160/0	117	Running	13,650
5	28	33	Tim Fedewa	Chevrolet	Kleenex	155/0	117	Running	18,425
6	2	4	Tim Steele	Chevrolet	Phoenix Construction	150/0	117	Running	17,950
7	20	17	Matt Kenseth	Chevrolet	Kraft Singles	146/0	117	Running	10,125
8	4	36	Todd Bodine	Pontiac	Stanley	142/0	117	Running	12,625
9	25	94	Ron Barfield	Ford	New Holland	138/0	117	Running	12,125
10	6	64	Dick Trickle	Chevrolet	DuraLube	134/0	117	Running	12,980
11	14	57	Jason Keller	Chevrolet	Slim Jim	130/0	117	Running	14,030
12	18	74	Randy LaJoie	Chevrolet	FINA	127/0	117	Running	14,930
13	15	88	Kevin Lepage	Ford	HYPE	124/0	117	Running	13,830
14	16	21	Michael Waltrip	Ford	Band-Aid	121/0	117	Running	10,480
15	10	72	Mike Dillon	Chevrolet	Detroit Gasket	118/0	117	Running	14,055
16	7	29	Elliott Sadler	Chevrolet	Phillips 66	115/0	116	Running	10,280
17	8	63	Tracy Leslie	Pontiac	Lysol	112/0	116	Running	10,180
18	30	92	Sterling Marlin	Chevrolet	Racing Milestones	109/0	116	Running	8,080
19	19	1	Hermie Sadler	Chevrolet	DEWALT Power Tools	106/0	116	Running	9,980
20	26	96	Stevie Reeves	Ford	Big A Auto Parts	103/0	116	Running	10,305
21	33	20	Jimmy Spencer	Chevrolet	Zippo	100/0	116	Running	7,730
22	31	85	Shane Hall	Chevrolet	Luck's-Bama Food	97/0	115	Running	8,630
23	27	7	Mike Wallace	Chevrolet	Clabber Girl	94/0	115	Running	7,530
24	17	37	Mark Green	Chevrolet	Timber Wolf	91/0	115	Running	9,430
25	22	70	Dale Fischlein	Chevrolet	STG	88/0	115	Running	7,505
26	36	47	Jeff Fuller	Chevrolet	Sunoco	85/0	115	Running	11,455
27	35	97	Doug Reid III	Chevrolet	MedPartners	82/0	114	Running	7,105
28	32	6	Joe Bessey	Chevrolet	Power Team	79/0	114	Running	9,005
29	40	89	Johnny Chapman	Chevrolet	NorthStar Motorsports	76/0	114	Running	7,905
30	42	77	Jeff McClure	Ford	Lear Corporation	PE	112	Running	7,105
31	38	16	Mark Day	Pontiac	31-W Insulation	70/0	112	Running	6,880
32	41	48	Randy Porter	Ford	UniFirst Uniforms	67/0	111	Running	6,630
33	29	99	Glenn Allen	Chevrolet	Luxaire	64/0	84	Running	8,605
34	39	45	Greg Sacks	Chevrolet	Hunters Specialties	61/0	75	Engine	6,555
35	5	34	Mike McLaughlin	Chevrolet	Royal Oak Charcoal	58/0	57	Running	9,780
36	21	9	Ted Musgrave	Unknown	Track Gear	55/0	49	Transmission	6,505
37	37	43	Dennis Setzer	Chevrolet	Lance Snacks	52/0	46	Handling	7,730
38	11	00	Buckshot Jones	Pontiac	Aquafresh	49/0	46	Handling	9,670
39	3	10	Phil Parsons	Chevrolet	Channellock	46/0	35	Engine	7,770
40	34	11	Jimmy Foster	Ford	Key Motorsports	43/0	9	Accident	7,420
41	1	87	Joe Nemechek	Chevrolet	BellSouth Mobility	40/0	8	Accident	7,670
42	13	38	Elton Sawyer	Ford	Barbasol	37/0	8	Accident	7,420

* Denotes Rookie

RACE FACTS

Average Speed: 168.937 mph
Margin of Victory: 0.100 second
Time of Race: 1 hour, 50 minutes, 32 seconds
Lead Changes: 11
Cautions:

CONTINGENCY AWARDS

Bud Pole: Joe Nemechek,#87, BellSouth Mobility, Chevrolet
Gatorade Front Runner: Michael Waltrip,#21, Band-Aid, Ford
Goody's Headache Powder Extra Strength: Steve Park,#3, ACDelco, Chevrolet
MCI Worldcom Fast Pace: Dick Trickle,#64, DuraLube, Chevrolet
Raybestos Rookie of the Race: Steve Park,#3, ACDelco, Chevrolet