| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 9 of 32 in the 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
 The 1997 Save Mart Supermarkets 300 program cover, featuring Rusty Wallace. | |||
| Date | May 4, 1997 | ||
| Official name | 9th Annual Save Mart Supermarkets 300 | ||
| Location | Sonoma, California, Sears Point Raceway | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 4.06 km (2.52 miles) | ||
| Distance | 74 laps, 186.48 mi (300.11 km) | ||
| Scheduled distance | 74 laps, 186.48 mi (300.11 km) | ||
| Average speed | 75.788 miles per hour (121.969 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Roush Racing | ||
| Time | 1:37.751 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | |
| Laps | 69 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | ESPN | ||
| Announcers | Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | Motor Racing Network | ||
The 1997 Save Mart Supermarkets 300 was the ninth stock car race of the 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, the third race of the 1997 NASCAR Winston West Series, and the ninth iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, May 4, 1997, in Sonoma, California, at the Grand Prix layout of Sears Point Raceway, a 2.52 miles (4.06 km) permanent road course layout. The race took the scheduled 74 laps to complete. At race's end, Roush Racing driver Mark Martin would dominate the majority of the race to take his 19th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his first victory of the season. [1] [2] To fill out the top three, Jeff Gordon and Terry Labonte, both driving for Hendrick Motorsports, would finish second and third, respectively.
