RESULTS

1997 Official Race Results : AutoLite Platinum 250

AutoLite Platinum 250 | September 05, 1997 | Race 25 of 30

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

1	2	3	Steve Park	Chevrolet	ACDelco	180/0	250	Running	32,625
2	9	74	Randy LaJoie	Chevrolet	FINA	170/0	250	Running	19,875
3	7	9	Jeff Burton	Ford	Track Gear	165/0	250	Running	13,550
4	3	64	Dick Trickle	Chevrolet	DuraLube	160/0	250	Running	8,175
5	18	00	Buckshot Jones	Pontiac	Aquafresh	155/0	250	Running	12,025
6	11	48	Dale Shaw	Ford	Phoenix Racing	150/0	250	Running	7,375
7	12	57	Jason Keller	Chevrolet	Slim Jim	146/0	250	Running	10,675
8	24	60	Mark Martin	Ford	Winn-Dixie	142/0	250	Running	5,725
9	17	33	Tim Fedewa	Chevrolet	Kleenex	138/0	250	Running	7,625
10	14	1	Hermie Sadler	Chevrolet	DEWALT Power Tools	134/0	250	Running	8,700
11	5	20	Jimmy Spencer	Chevrolet	Zippo	130/0	250	Running	5,575
12	16	10	Phil Parsons	Chevrolet	Channellock	127/0	250	Running	7,550
13	15	4	Jeff Purvis	Chevrolet	TBA	124/0	250	Running	5,525
14	20	26	Curtis Markham	Chevrolet	Peebles	121/0	250	Running	5,500
15	21	47	Robert Pressley	Chevrolet	Sunoco	118/0	249	Running	7,900
16	4	72	Mike Dillon	Chevrolet	Detroit Gasket	115/0	249	Running	9,675
17	35	85	Shane Hall	Chevrolet	Luck's-Bama Food	112/0	249	Running	6,400
18	25	77	Ed Berrier	Ford	Lear / UAW	109/0	249	Running	5,375
19	34	37	Mark Green	Chevrolet	Timber Wolf	106/0	249	Running	7,370
20	36	32	Dale Jarrett	Ford	White Rain	103/0	249	Running	5,675
21	19	29	Elliott Sadler	Chevrolet	Phillips 66	100/0	248	Running	9,075
22	32	17	Matt Kenseth	Chevrolet	Kraft	97/0	248	Running	6,800
23	41	88	Kevin Lepage	Ford	HYPE	94/0	248	Running	8,950
24	22	99	Glenn Allen	Chevrolet	Luxaire	91/0	248	Running	6,625
25	10	36	Todd Bodine	Pontiac	Stanley	88/0	248	Running	6,725
26	27	12	Kenny Wallace	Ford	Graybar Electric Co.	85/0	248	Running	4,950
27	6	43	Dennis Setzer	Chevrolet	Lance Snacks	82/0	248	Running	6,425
28	1	21	Michael Waltrip	Ford	Band-Aid	79/0	247	Running	5,650
29	37	16	Mike Olsen	Chevrolet	Little Trees	76/0	246	Running	4,825
30	26	7	Danny Edwards	Chevrolet	Llumar Window Film	73/0	244	Running	4,975
31	40	38	Elton Sawyer	Ford	Barbasol	70/0	244	Running	6,225
32	39	34	Mike McLaughlin	Chevrolet	Royal Oak Charcoal	67/0	234	Running	8,425
33	28	49	Kyle Petty	Chevrolet	N. W. O.	64/0	227	Accident	4,625
34	29	45	Jeff Fuller	Chevrolet	Sunoco	61/0	221	Running	6,100
35	38	89	Johnny Chapman	Chevrolet	NorthStar Motorsports	58/0	204	Running	5,045
36	31	63	Tracy Leslie	Pontiac	Lysol	55/0	201	Accident	5,525
37	23	13	Ted Christopher	Chevrolet	LesCare Kitchens	52/0	169	Accident	4,470
38	33	78	Nathan Buttke	Chevrolet	CARQUEST	49/0	134	Brakes	5,425
39	43	5	Steve Grissom	Ford	Bayer / Alka-Seltzer	46/0	60	Accident	4,425
40	8	44	Tony Stewart	Pontiac	Shell	43/0	56	Accident	4,425
41	30	58	Michael Ritch	Chevrolet	Kitty's Candy Kitchen	40/0	42	Accident	4,425
42	13	6	Joe Bessey	Chevrolet	Power Team	37/0	11	Accident	5,425
43	42	96	Stevie Reeves	Ford	Big A Auto Parts	34/0	1	Accident	5,625

* Denotes Rookie

RACE FACTS

Average Speed: 77.774 mph
Margin of Victory: 1.432 seconds
Time of Race: 2 hours, 24 minutes, 39 seconds
Lead Changes: 8
Cautions:

CONTINGENCY AWARDS

Bud Pole: Michael Waltrip,#21, Band-Aid, Ford
Gatorade Front Runner: Jeff Burton,#9, Track Gear, Ford
Goody's Headache Powder Extra Strength: Steve Park,#3, ACDelco, Chevrolet
MCI Worldcom Fast Pace: Steve Park,#3, ACDelco, Chevrolet
Raybestos Rookie of the Race: Steve Park,#3, ACDelco, Chevrolet