1997 DieHard 500

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1997 DieHard 500
Race details
Race 29 of 32 in the 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
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The 1997 DieHard 500 program cover, featuring Jeff Gordon.
DateOctober 12, 1997
Official name 29th Annual DieHard 500
Location Lincoln, Alabama, Talladega Superspeedway
Course Permanent racing facility
2.66 mi (4.28 km)
Distance 188 laps, 500.08 mi (804.8 km)
Scheduled Distance 188 laps, 500.08 mi (804.8 km)
Average speed 156.601 miles per hour (252.025 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Robert Yates Racing
Time 49.547
Most laps led
Driver Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports
Laps 70
Winner
No. 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network CBS
Announcers Mike Joy, Ned Jarrett, Buddy Baker
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

The 1997 DieHard 500 was the 29th stock car race of the 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 38th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, October 12, 1997, in Lincoln, Alabama at Talladega Superspeedway, a 2.66 miles (4.28 km) permanent triangle-shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 188 laps to complete. In the final three laps of the race, with help from brother Bobby Labonte, Hendrick Motorsports driver Terry Labonte would make a late-race charge through the field to take his 19th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his only victory of the season. [1] [2] To fill out the top three, the aforementioned Joe Gibbs Racing driver Bobby Labonte and Cale Yarborough Motorsports driver John Andretti would finish second and third, respectively.

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Background

The layout of Talladega Superspeedway, the venue where the race was held. Talladega Superspeedway.svg
The layout of Talladega Superspeedway, the venue where the race was held.

Talladega Superspeedway, originally known as Alabama International Motor Superspeedway (AIMS), is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama. It is located on the former Anniston Air Force Base in the small city of Lincoln. The track is a tri-oval and was constructed in the 1960s by the International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by the France family. Talladega is most known for its steep banking and the unique location of the start/finish line that's located just past the exit to pit road. The track currently hosts the NASCAR series such as the NASCAR Cup Series, Xfinity Series and the Camping World Truck Series. Talladega is the longest NASCAR oval with a length of 2.66-mile-long (4.28 km) tri-oval like the Daytona International Speedway, which also is a 2.5-mile-long (4 km) tri-oval.

Entry list

#DriverTeamMakeSponsor
1 Morgan Shepherd Precision Products Racing Pontiac R+L Carriers
2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford Miller Lite
3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet GM Goodwrench Service Plus
4 Sterling Marlin Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet Kodak
5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kellogg's Frosted Flakes
6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford Valvoline
7 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford QVC
8 Hut Stricklin Stavola Brothers Racing Ford Circuit City
9 Lake Speed Melling Racing Ford Advantage Camo
10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford Tide
11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford Brett Bodine Racing
16 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford PrimeStar, The Family Channel
17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet Parts America
18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac Interstate Batteries
21 Michael Waltrip Wood Brothers Racing Ford Citgo
22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac MBNA
23 Jimmy Spencer Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford Camel Cigarettes
24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet DuPont
25 Ricky Craven Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Budweiser
28 Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Racing Ford Texaco, Havoline 10th Anniversary
29 Jeff Green (R) Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet Cartoon Network, Tom and Jerry, Dexter's Laboratory, Cow and Chicken
30 Johnny Benson Jr. Bahari Racing Pontiac Pennzoil
31 Mike Skinner (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Lowe's
33 Ken Schrader Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet Skoal
36 Derrike Cope MB2 Motorsports Pontiac Skittles
37 Jeremy Mayfield Kranefuss-Haas Racing Ford Kmart, RC Cola
40 Elliott Sadler Team SABCO Chevrolet Coors Light
41 Steve Grissom Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kodiak
42 Joe Nemechek Team SABCO Chevrolet BellSouth
43 Bobby Hamilton Petty Enterprises Pontiac STP
44 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac Hot Wheels
46 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Team SABCO Chevrolet First Union
47 Billy Standridge Standridge Motorsports Ford Cofab Steel Corporation
71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Realtree
75 Rick Mast Butch Mock Motorsports Ford Remington Arms
77 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford Jasper Engines & Transmissions, Federal-Mogul
78 Gary Bradberry Triad Motorsports Ford Hanes
81 Kenny Wallace FILMAR Racing Ford Square D
88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford Quality Care Service, Ford Credit
90 Dick Trickle Donlavey Racing Ford Heilig-Meyers
91 Kevin Lepage LJ Racing Chevrolet LJ Racing
94 Bill Elliott Bill Elliott Racing Ford McDonald's
95 Ed Berrier Sadler Brothers Racing Chevrolet Feed the Children
96 David Green (R) American Equipment Racing Chevrolet Caterpillar
97 Chad Little Roush Racing Pontiac John Deere
98 John Andretti Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford RCA
99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford Exide

Qualifying

Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, October 10, at 3:00 PM EST. Each driver would have one lap to set a time. During the first round, the top 25 drivers in the round would be guaranteed a starting spot in the race. If a driver was not able to guarantee a spot in the first round, they had the option to scrub their time from the first round and try and run a faster lap time in a second round qualifying run, held on Saturday, October 11, at 10:45 AM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. [3] Positions 26-38 would be decided on time, and depending on who needed it, the 39th thru either the 42nd, 43rd, or 44th position would be based on provisionals. Four spots are awarded by the use of provisionals based on owner's points. The fifth is awarded to a past champion who has not otherwise qualified for the race. If no past champion needs the provisional, the field would be limited to 42 cars. If a champion needed it, the field would expand to 43 cars. If the race was a companion race with the NASCAR Winston West Series, four spots would be determined by NASCAR Winston Cup Series provisionals, while the final two spots would be given to teams in the Winston West Series, leaving the field at 44 cars.

Ernie Irvan, driving for Robert Yates Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 49.547 and an average speed of 193.271 miles per hour (311.040 km/h). [4]

Five drivers would fail to qualify: Ward Burton, Hut Stricklin, Gary Bradberry, Jeff Green, and Ed Berrier.

Full qualifying results

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
128 Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Racing Ford 49.547193.271
298 John Andretti Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 49.574193.166
323 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Ford 49.674192.777
499 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 49.690192.715
536 Derrike Cope MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 49.691192.711
65 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 49.716192.614
718 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 49.755192.463
824 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 49.771192.401
92 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford 49.773192.393
1094 Bill Elliott Bill Elliott Racing Ford 49.783192.355
1177 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford 49.787192.339
123 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 49.820192.212
1342 Joe Nemechek Team SABCO Chevrolet 49.834192.158
1433 Ken Schrader Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 49.848192.104
1525 Ricky Craven Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 49.870192.019
1631 Mike Skinner (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 49.922191.819
1711 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 49.932191.781
1888 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 49.959191.677
1930 Johnny Benson Jr. Bahari Racing Pontiac 50.009191.486
209 Lake Speed Melling Racing Ford 50.040191.367
2190 Dick Trickle Donlavey Racing Ford 50.065191.271
2241 Steve Grissom Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 50.077191.226
2375 Rick Mast Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 50.080191.214
2446 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Team SABCO Chevrolet 50.115191.081
257 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford 50.118191.069
2647 Billy Standridge Standridge Motorsports Ford 50.070191.252
2721 Michael Waltrip Wood Brothers Racing Ford 50.170190.871
2840 Greg Sacks Team SABCO Chevrolet 50.232190.635
291 Morgan Shepherd Precision Products Racing Pontiac 50.249190.571
304 Sterling Marlin Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 50.253190.556
316 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 50.283190.442
3271 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 50.291190.412
3317 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 50.361190.147
3443 Bobby Hamilton Petty Enterprises Pontiac 50.385190.057
3581 Kenny Wallace FILMAR Racing Ford 50.397190.011
3697 Chad Little Roush Racing Pontiac 50.401189.996
3796 David Green (R) American Equipment Racing Chevrolet 50.402189.992
3891 Kevin Lepage LJ Racing Chevrolet 50.417189.936
Provisionals
3916 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford -*-*
4037 Jeremy Mayfield Kranefuss-Haas Racing Ford -*-*
4110 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford -*-*
4244 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac -*-*
Failed to qualify
4322 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac -*-*
448 Hut Stricklin Stavola Brothers Racing Ford -*-*
4578 Gary Bradberry Triad Motorsports Ford -*-*
4629 Jeff Green (R) Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet -*-*
4795 Ed Berrier Sadler Brothers Racing Chevrolet -*-*
Official qualifying results

*Time not available.

Race results

FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings
165 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 18870running185$116,725
2718 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 1885running175$76,670
3298 John Andretti Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 1881running170$58,530
41433 Ken Schrader Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 1886running165$53,715
5128 Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Racing Ford 18811running160$57,275
61525 Ricky Craven Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1880running150$41,500
74244 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 1880running146$32,700
8257 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford 1882running147$38,050
92375 Rick Mast Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 1880running138$36,920
1092 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford 1882running139$42,900
113916 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford 1880running130$38,080
12291 Morgan Shepherd Precision Products Racing Pontiac 1880running127$35,025
131094 Bill Elliott Bill Elliott Racing Ford 1880running124$35,280
14499 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 1880running121$39,410
153581 Kenny Wallace FILMAR Racing Ford 1880running118$36,760
163796 David Green (R) American Equipment Racing Chevrolet 1880running115$28,600
173891 Kevin Lepage LJ Racing Chevrolet 1880running112$23,835
18536 Derrike Cope MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 1880running109$27,280
191930 Johnny Benson Jr. Bahari Racing Pontiac 1870running106$33,950
203443 Bobby Hamilton Petty Enterprises Pontiac 1870running103$39,460
211888 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 18713running105$39,930
221711 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 1870running97$33,300
232190 Dick Trickle Donlavey Racing Ford 1870running94$26,290
24323 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Ford 18711running96$32,940
253271 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 1870running88$22,460
264037 Jeremy Mayfield Kranefuss-Haas Racing Ford 1840handling85$25,360
271177 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford 1780running82$22,240
282721 Michael Waltrip Wood Brothers Racing Ford 1720running79$32,170
29123 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 16725running81$48,500
30316 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 1675running78$37,030
311342 Joe Nemechek Team SABCO Chevrolet 1650running70$24,440
322241 Steve Grissom Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1630running67$28,870
331631 Mike Skinner (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1591running69$21,790
344110 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 1530running61$36,745
35824 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1533running63$38,915
36209 Lake Speed Melling Racing Ford 1530running55$21,670
373317 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 1470crash52$28,660
38304 Sterling Marlin Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 13927crash54$37,500
392840 Greg Sacks Team SABCO Chevrolet 1395crash51$28,500
403697 Chad Little Roush Racing Pontiac 1390crash43$21,525
412446 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Team SABCO Chevrolet 991crash45$21,500
422647 Billy Standridge Standridge Motorsports Ford 510oil cooler37$21,500
Failed to qualify
4322 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac
448 Hut Stricklin Stavola Brothers Racing Ford
4578 Gary Bradberry Triad Motorsports Ford
4629 Jeff Green (R) Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet
4795 Ed Berrier Sadler Brothers Racing Chevrolet
Official race results

Media

Television

The Diehard 500 was covered by CBS in the United States for the twenty third and final time. Mike Joy, two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Ned Jarrett and 1975 race winner Buddy Baker called the race from the broadcast booth. Dick Berggren, Ralph Sheheen and Bill Stephens handled pit road for the television side. Joy replaced Ken Squier in the booth because Squier would serve as host which he would continue till the end of 2000.

CBS
HostBooth announcersPit reporters
Lap-by-lapColor-commentators
Ken Squier Mike Joy Ned Jarrett
Buddy Baker
Dick Berggren
Ralph Sheheen
Bill Stephens

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