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The 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Season began on Sunday February 9 and ended on Sunday November 16. Hendrick Motorsports
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Hendrick Motorsports is a stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. The team is principally owned by Rick Hendrick, but Jeff Gordon and Mary Hendrick are listed as the owners of the #48 and #5 respectively....
driver Jeff Gordon
Jeff Gordon
Jeffery Michael Gordon is a professional United States of America race car driver. He was born in Vallejo, California, raised in Pittsboro, Indiana, and currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina....
was crowned champion at season's end. It was Gordon's second championship in three years.It is marked the first year of a television contract that had CBS/TNN, ESPN/ABC, and TBS broadcasting all the races during the season.
1997 Season Schedule
| Date | Event | Venue | Time | TV | Spanish TV | Laps\Miles | Race Winner | 1996 Winner |
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| February 9 | Busch Clash | Daytona International Speedway Daytona International Speedway Daytona International Speedway is a race track in Daytona Beach, Florida, Florida, United States. Since opening in 1959, it has been the home to the most important race in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, the Daytona 500.... | 2:00 PM | CBS CBS CBS Broadcasting Inc. is an American radio network and television network. The name is derived from the initials of Columbia Broadcasting System, its former legal name.... | Television Espanola Televisión Española Televisi?n Espa?ola is the national state-owned public service broadcasting television broadcaster in Spain. TVE's activities are financed by a combination of advertising revenue and subsidies from the national government.... | 30 Laps(3 Segments)-75 Miles | Jeff Gordon Jeff Gordon Jeffery Michael Gordon is a professional United States of America race car driver. He was born in Vallejo, California, raised in Pittsboro, Indiana, and currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina.... | Dale Jarrett Dale Jarrett Dale Arnold Jarrett is a former United States Auto racing driver. He is the 1999 NASCAR NASCAR Championship and the son of two-time NASCAR Grand National Champion Ned Jarrett.... |
| February 13 | Gatorade 125s | Daytona International Speedway Daytona International Speedway Daytona International Speedway is a race track in Daytona Beach, Florida, Florida, United States. Since opening in 1959, it has been the home to the most important race in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, the Daytona 500.... | 3:00 PM | CBS CBS CBS Broadcasting Inc. is an American radio network and television network. The name is derived from the initials of Columbia Broadcasting System, its former legal name.... | Television Espanola Televisión Española Televisi?n Espa?ola is the national state-owned public service broadcasting television broadcaster in Spain. TVE's activities are financed by a combination of advertising revenue and subsidies from the national government.... | 40 Laps(2 Races)-125 Miles | Jeff Gordon Jeff Gordon Jeffery Michael Gordon is a professional United States of America race car driver. He was born in Vallejo, California, raised in Pittsboro, Indiana, and currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina.... \Dale Earnhardt Dale Earnhardt Ralph Dale Earnhardt, Sr. was an American race car driver, best known for his career driving stock cars in NASCAR's Winston Cup. Earnhardt had four children, Kerry Earnhardt, Kelley Earnhardt Elledge, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., and Taylor Earnhardt.... | Dale Earnhardt Dale Earnhardt Ralph Dale Earnhardt, Sr. was an American race car driver, best known for his career driving stock cars in NASCAR's Winston Cup. Earnhardt had four children, Kerry Earnhardt, Kelley Earnhardt Elledge, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., and Taylor Earnhardt.... \Ernie Irvan Ernie Irvan Virgil Earnest Irvan, more commonly known as Ernie Irvan, is a former race driver in NASCAR. He is best remembered for his comeback after a serious head injury at Michigan International Speedway which earned him numerous awards and respect from his fellow drivers.... |
| February 16 | Daytona 500 Daytona 500 The Daytona 500 is a 200-lap, -long NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held annually at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.... | Daytona International Speedway Daytona International Speedway Daytona International Speedway is a race track in Daytona Beach, Florida, Florida, United States. Since opening in 1959, it has been the home to the most important race in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, the Daytona 500.... | 2:00 PM | CBS CBS CBS Broadcasting Inc. is an American radio network and television network. The name is derived from the initials of Columbia Broadcasting System, its former legal name.... | Television Espanola Televisión Española Televisi?n Espa?ola is the national state-owned public service broadcasting television broadcaster in Spain. TVE's activities are financed by a combination of advertising revenue and subsidies from the national government.... | 200 Laps-500 Miles | Jeff Gordon Jeff Gordon Jeffery Michael Gordon is a professional United States of America race car driver. He was born in Vallejo, California, raised in Pittsboro, Indiana, and currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina.... | Dale Jarrett Dale Jarrett Dale Arnold Jarrett is a former United States Auto racing driver. He is the 1999 NASCAR NASCAR Championship and the son of two-time NASCAR Grand National Champion Ned Jarrett.... |
| February 23 | Goodwrench Service 400 | North Carolina Speedway North Carolina Speedway Rockingham Speedway, formerly North Carolina Motor Speedway and later North Carolina Speedway is a racetrack located in Rockingham, North Carolina.... | 1:00 PM | TNN TNN TNN may be:* The Nashville Network or The National Network, former names of Spike *Times News Network, Indian news agency*, UK Transport Industry News Website... | Television Espanola Televisión Española Televisi?n Espa?ola is the national state-owned public service broadcasting television broadcaster in Spain. TVE's activities are financed by a combination of advertising revenue and subsidies from the national government.... | 393 Laps-400 Miles | Jeff Gordon Jeff Gordon Jeffery Michael Gordon is a professional United States of America race car driver. He was born in Vallejo, California, raised in Pittsboro, Indiana, and currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina.... (2) | Dale Earnhardt Dale Earnhardt Ralph Dale Earnhardt, Sr. was an American race car driver, best known for his career driving stock cars in NASCAR's Winston Cup. Earnhardt had four children, Kerry Earnhardt, Kelley Earnhardt Elledge, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., and Taylor Earnhardt.... |
| March 2 | Pontiac Excitement 400 | Richmond International Raceway Richmond International Raceway Richmond International Raceway is a 3/4-mile , D-shaped, asphalt race track located just outside Richmond, Virginia in Henrico County, Virginia.... | 1:00 PM | ESPN ESPN ESPN is a United States cable television Television network dedicated to Broadcasting of sports events and producing sports-related programming 24 hours a day.... | Television Espanola Televisión Española Televisi?n Espa?ola is the national state-owned public service broadcasting television broadcaster in Spain. TVE's activities are financed by a combination of advertising revenue and subsidies from the national government.... | 400 Laps-400 Miles | Rusty Wallace Rusty Wallace Russell William "Rusty" Wallace is a former NASCAR champion, NASCAR Nationwide Series car owner, and television broadcaster with NASCAR on ESPN and ESPN on ABC and co-host of NASCAR Angels.... | Jeff Gordon Jeff Gordon Jeffery Michael Gordon is a professional United States of America race car driver. He was born in Vallejo, California, raised in Pittsboro, Indiana, and currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina.... |
| March 9 | Primestar 500 Primestar 500 At one time, two different NASCAR races were known as the Primestar 500:* Golden Corral 500, the race at Atlanta Motor Speedway in 1997 and 1998... | Atlanta Motor Speedway Atlanta Motor Speedway Atlanta Motor Speedway is a track in Hampton, Georgia, twenty miles south of Atlanta, Georgia. It is a 1.54-mile quad-oval track with a seating capacity of over 125,000.... | 1:00 PM | ABC | Cloud 9 | 328 Laps-503 Miles | Dale Jarrett Dale Jarrett Dale Arnold Jarrett is a former United States Auto racing driver. He is the 1999 NASCAR NASCAR Championship and the son of two-time NASCAR Grand National Champion Ned Jarrett.... | Dale Earnhardt Dale Earnhardt Ralph Dale Earnhardt, Sr. was an American race car driver, best known for his career driving stock cars in NASCAR's Winston Cup. Earnhardt had four children, Kerry Earnhardt, Kelley Earnhardt Elledge, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., and Taylor Earnhardt.... |
| March 23 | Transouth Financial 400 | Darlington Raceway Darlington Raceway Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina. It is nicknamed the "Lady in Black" and "The Track Too Tough to Tame" by many NASCAR fans and drivers and advertised as "A NASCAR Tradition".... | 2:30 PM | ESPN ESPN ESPN is a United States cable television Television network dedicated to Broadcasting of sports events and producing sports-related programming 24 hours a day.... | Television Espanola Televisión Española Televisi?n Espa?ola is the national state-owned public service broadcasting television broadcaster in Spain. TVE's activities are financed by a combination of advertising revenue and subsidies from the national government.... | 293 Laps-400 Miles | Dale Jarrett Dale Jarrett Dale Arnold Jarrett is a former United States Auto racing driver. He is the 1999 NASCAR NASCAR Championship and the son of two-time NASCAR Grand National Champion Ned Jarrett.... (2) | Jeff Gordon Jeff Gordon Jeffery Michael Gordon is a professional United States of America race car driver. He was born in Vallejo, California, raised in Pittsboro, Indiana, and currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina.... (2) |
| April 6 | Interstate Batteries 500 | Texas Motor Speedway Texas Motor Speedway Texas Motor Speedway is a Oval track racing located in the northernmost portion of the United States city of Fort Worth, Texas -- the portion located in Denton County, Texas.... | 1:30 PM | CBS CBS CBS Broadcasting Inc. is an American radio network and television network. The name is derived from the initials of Columbia Broadcasting System, its former legal name.... | Television Espanola Televisión Española Televisi?n Espa?ola is the national state-owned public service broadcasting television broadcaster in Spain. TVE's activities are financed by a combination of advertising revenue and subsidies from the national government.... | 334 Laps-500 Miles | Jeff Burton Jeff Burton Jeffrey Brian Burton also sometimes referred to as "JB" is a Sprint Cup Series driver. He drives the #31 Caterpillar Inc. Chevrolet Impala for Richard Childress Racing.... | Not Held |
| April 13 | Food City 500 Food City 500 The Food City 500 is a 500 lap race NASCAR Sprint Cup race held on the track at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee. This is one of two NASCAR races held at Bristol, the other being the Sharpie 500, and is considered one of NASCAR's best races.... | Bristol Motor Speedway Bristol Motor Speedway Bristol Motor Speedway, originally known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway is a NASCAR short track motor racing located in Bristol, Tennessee.... | 1:00 PM | ESPN ESPN ESPN is a United States cable television Television network dedicated to Broadcasting of sports events and producing sports-related programming 24 hours a day.... | Television Espanola Televisión Española Televisi?n Espa?ola is the national state-owned public service broadcasting television broadcaster in Spain. TVE's activities are financed by a combination of advertising revenue and subsidies from the national government.... | 500 Laps-266 Miles | Jeff Gordon Jeff Gordon Jeffery Michael Gordon is a professional United States of America race car driver. He was born in Vallejo, California, raised in Pittsboro, Indiana, and currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina.... (3) | Jeff Gordon Jeff Gordon Jeffery Michael Gordon is a professional United States of America race car driver. He was born in Vallejo, California, raised in Pittsboro, Indiana, and currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina.... (3) |
| April 20 | Goody's Cool Orange 500 | Martinsville Speedway Martinsville Speedway Martinsville Speedway is an International Speedway Corporation-owned NASCAR stock car racing track located in Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville, Virginia.... | 1:00 PM | ESPN ESPN ESPN is a United States cable television Television network dedicated to Broadcasting of sports events and producing sports-related programming 24 hours a day.... | Television Espanola Televisión Española Televisi?n Espa?ola is the national state-owned public service broadcasting television broadcaster in Spain. TVE's activities are financed by a combination of advertising revenue and subsidies from the national government.... | 500 Laps-266 Miles | Jeff Gordon Jeff Gordon Jeffery Michael Gordon is a professional United States of America race car driver. He was born in Vallejo, California, raised in Pittsboro, Indiana, and currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina.... (4) | Rusty Wallace Rusty Wallace Russell William "Rusty" Wallace is a former NASCAR champion, NASCAR Nationwide Series car owner, and television broadcaster with NASCAR on ESPN and ESPN on ABC and co-host of NASCAR Angels.... |
| May 5 | Save Mart Supermarkets 300 | Sears Point Raceway | 4:30 PM | ESPN ESPN ESPN is a United States cable television Television network dedicated to Broadcasting of sports events and producing sports-related programming 24 hours a day.... | Television Espanola Televisión Española Televisi?n Espa?ola is the national state-owned public service broadcasting television broadcaster in Spain. TVE's activities are financed by a combination of advertising revenue and subsidies from the national government.... | 74 Laps-300 Miles | Mark Martin Mark Martin (NASCAR) Mark Anthony Martin is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver for Hendrick Motorsports and drives the #5 Kellogg's/Carquest Chevrolet Impala SS, and is also a part-time driver in the Nationwide Series for JR Motorsports.... | Rusty Wallace Rusty Wallace Russell William "Rusty" Wallace is a former NASCAR champion, NASCAR Nationwide Series car owner, and television broadcaster with NASCAR on ESPN and ESPN on ABC and co-host of NASCAR Angels.... (2) |
| May 12 | Winston 500 Winston 500 At one time, two different NASCAR Sprint Cup races were known as the Winston 500:* For the race at Talladega Superspeedway, held in late April or early May, from 1971 to 1993 and in 1997, see Aaron's 499.... § | Talladega Superspeedway Talladega Superspeedway Talladega Superspeedway is a motorsports complex located in Talladega, Alabama, United States. It was constructed in the 1960s in place of abandoned airport runways by International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by NASCAR's founding France family along with Daytona International Speedway and several other racetracks.... | 2:30 PM | ESPN ESPN ESPN is a United States cable television Television network dedicated to Broadcasting of sports events and producing sports-related programming 24 hours a day.... | Cloud 9 | 188 Laps-500 Miles | Mark Martin | Sterling Marlin Sterling Marlin Sterling Marlin is a NASCAR Sprint Cup driver who drives the #09 Finch Racing car on a part time basis. He is the son of former NASCAR driver Coo Coo Marlin.... |
| May 17 | The Winston | Lowes Motor Speedway | 6:30 PM | TNN TNN TNN may be:* The Nashville Network or The National Network, former names of Spike *Times News Network, Indian news agency*, UK Transport Industry News Website... | Antena 3 Antena 3 Antena 3 can refer to two television channels and a radio station:*Antena 3 *Antena 3 *Antena 3 ... | 70 Laps-120 Miles | Jeff Gordon Jeff Gordon Jeffery Michael Gordon is a professional United States of America race car driver. He was born in Vallejo, California, raised in Pittsboro, Indiana, and currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina.... | Michael Waltrip Michael Waltrip Michael Curtis Waltrip is a professional race car driver and co owner of Michael Waltrip Racing. He is the younger brother of Darrell Waltrip, a three-time NASCAR champion .... |
| May 25 | Coca Cola 600§ | Lowes Motor Speedway | 7:00 PM | TBS TBS (TV network) TBS is an United States cable television TV network owned by media mogul Ted Turner that shows sports and a variety of programming, with a focus on comedy.... | Antena 3 Antena 3 Antena 3 can refer to two television channels and a radio station:*Antena 3 *Antena 3 *Antena 3 ... | 400 Laps-600 Miles | Jeff Gordon Jeff Gordon Jeffery Michael Gordon is a professional United States of America race car driver. He was born in Vallejo, California, raised in Pittsboro, Indiana, and currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina.... | Dale Jarrett Dale Jarrett Dale Arnold Jarrett is a former United States Auto racing driver. He is the 1999 NASCAR NASCAR Championship and the son of two-time NASCAR Grand National Champion Ned Jarrett.... |
| June 1 | Miller 500 Miller 500 At one time, two different races were known as the Miller 500:* For the race at Pocono Raceway in 1996, see Pennsylvania 500.* For the race at Dover International Speedway from 1996 to 1997, see MBNA RacePoints 400.... | Dover International Speedway Dover International Speedway Dover International Speedway is a NASCAR-sanctioned race track located in Dover, Delaware, owned by, and serving as the corporate headquarters of, Dover Motorsports, Inc.... | 1:00 PM | TNN TNN TNN may be:* The Nashville Network or The National Network, former names of Spike *Times News Network, Indian news agency*, UK Transport Industry News Website... | Television Espanola Televisión Española Televisi?n Espa?ola is the national state-owned public service broadcasting television broadcaster in Spain. TVE's activities are financed by a combination of advertising revenue and subsidies from the national government.... | 500 Laps-500 Miles | Jeff Gordon Jeff Gordon Jeffery Michael Gordon is a professional United States of America race car driver. He was born in Vallejo, California, raised in Pittsboro, Indiana, and currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina.... (4) | |
| June 8 | Pocono 500 Pocono 500 The Pocono 500 is the first of two stock car racing held at the Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, on the NASCAR Sprint Cup schedule in mid-June, the other being the Pennsylvania 500, usually held in July.... | Pocono Raceway Pocono Raceway Pocono Raceway is a superspeedway located in the The Poconos of Pennsylvania at Long Pond, Pennsylvania. It is the site of two annual NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races held just weeks apart in June and August.... | 2:00 PM | TNN TNN TNN may be:* The Nashville Network or The National Network, former names of Spike *Times News Network, Indian news agency*, UK Transport Industry News Website... | Television Espanola Televisión Española Televisi?n Espa?ola is the national state-owned public service broadcasting television broadcaster in Spain. TVE's activities are financed by a combination of advertising revenue and subsidies from the national government.... | 200 Laps-500 Miles | Jeff Gordon Jeff Gordon Jeffery Michael Gordon is a professional United States of America race car driver. He was born in Vallejo, California, raised in Pittsboro, Indiana, and currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina.... (5) | |
| June 15 | Miller 400 Miller 400 At one time, two different NASCAR races were known as the Miller 400:* For the race at Michigan International Speedway in 1985, 1996 and 1997, see 3M Performance 400... | Michigan International Speedway Michigan International Speedway Michigan International Speedway is a two-mile moderate-banked D-shaped superspeedway located off U.S. Highway 12 on more than near Brooklyn, Michigan, in the scenic Irish Hills area of southeastern Michigan.... | 2:30 PM | CBS CBS CBS Broadcasting Inc. is an American radio network and television network. The name is derived from the initials of Columbia Broadcasting System, its former legal name.... | Television Espanola Televisión Española Televisi?n Espa?ola is the national state-owned public service broadcasting television broadcaster in Spain. TVE's activities are financed by a combination of advertising revenue and subsidies from the national government.... | 200 Laps-400 Miles | Dale Jarrett Dale Jarrett Dale Arnold Jarrett is a former United States Auto racing driver. He is the 1999 NASCAR NASCAR Championship and the son of two-time NASCAR Grand National Champion Ned Jarrett.... (2) | |
| June 22 | California 500 California 500 Two races have been known as the California 500:*Auto Club 500 is a NASCAR race held at the California Speedway which was called the "California 500 presented by NAPA" from 1997 to 1999... | California Speedway California Speedway The Auto Club Speedway of Southern California is a two-mile , low-banked, D-shaped oval superspeedway in Fontana, California, similar to its "sister track" Michigan International Speedway.... | 2:30 PM | ABC | Antena 3 Antena 3 Antena 3 can refer to two television channels and a radio station:*Antena 3 *Antena 3 *Antena 3 ... | 250 Laps-500 Miles | Not Held | |
| July 5 | Pepsi 400 | Daytona International Speedway Daytona International Speedway Daytona International Speedway is a race track in Daytona Beach, Florida, Florida, United States. Since opening in 1959, it has been the home to the most important race in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, the Daytona 500.... | 7:00 PM | ESPN ESPN ESPN is a United States cable television Television network dedicated to Broadcasting of sports events and producing sports-related programming 24 hours a day.... | Television Espanola Televisión Española Televisi?n Espa?ola is the national state-owned public service broadcasting television broadcaster in Spain. TVE's activities are financed by a combination of advertising revenue and subsidies from the national government.... | 160 Laps-400 Miles | Sterling Marlin Sterling Marlin Sterling Marlin is a NASCAR Sprint Cup driver who drives the #09 Finch Racing car on a part time basis. He is the son of former NASCAR driver Coo Coo Marlin.... (2) | |
| July 12 | Jiffy Lube 300 | New Hampshire International Speedway New Hampshire International Speedway New Hampshire Motor Speedway is a Oval track racing located in Loudon, New Hampshire which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since the early 1990s, as well as open wheel car during the 1990s.... | 1:30 PM | ESPN ESPN ESPN is a United States cable television Television network dedicated to Broadcasting of sports events and producing sports-related programming 24 hours a day.... | Television Espanola Televisión Española Televisi?n Espa?ola is the national state-owned public service broadcasting television broadcaster in Spain. TVE's activities are financed by a combination of advertising revenue and subsidies from the national government.... | 300 Laps-300 Miles | Ernie Irvan Ernie Irvan Virgil Earnest Irvan, more commonly known as Ernie Irvan, is a former race driver in NASCAR. He is best remembered for his comeback after a serious head injury at Michigan International Speedway which earned him numerous awards and respect from his fellow drivers.... | |
| July 19 | Pennsylvania 500 Pennsylvania 500 The Sunoco Presents The American Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 is the second of two NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car racing held at the Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, the other being the Pocono 500.... | Pocono Raceway Pocono Raceway Pocono Raceway is a superspeedway located in the The Poconos of Pennsylvania at Long Pond, Pennsylvania. It is the site of two annual NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races held just weeks apart in June and August.... | 2:00 PM | TBS TBS (TV network) TBS is an United States cable television TV network owned by media mogul Ted Turner that shows sports and a variety of programming, with a focus on comedy.... | Antena 3 Antena 3 Antena 3 can refer to two television channels and a radio station:*Antena 3 *Antena 3 *Antena 3 ... | 200 Laps-500 Miles | Rusty Wallace Rusty Wallace Russell William "Rusty" Wallace is a former NASCAR champion, NASCAR Nationwide Series car owner, and television broadcaster with NASCAR on ESPN and ESPN on ABC and co-host of NASCAR Angels.... (3) | |
| August 3 | Brickyard 400 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway Indianapolis Motor Speedway The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana in the United States, is the home of the Indianapolis 500 race.It has existed since 1909, and is the original "Speedway," the first racing facility historically to incorporate the word.... | 3:30 PM | ABC | Television Espanola Televisión Española Televisi?n Espa?ola is the national state-owned public service broadcasting television broadcaster in Spain. TVE's activities are financed by a combination of advertising revenue and subsidies from the national government.... \TV3 (Catalonia) TV3 (Catalonia) TV3 is the name of Catalonia's first public broadcasting Television station. It belongs to Televisi? de Catalunya , a subsidiary of the Corporaci? Catalana de R?dio i Televisi?.... | 160 Laps-400 Miles | Dale Jarrett Dale Jarrett Dale Arnold Jarrett is a former United States Auto racing driver. He is the 1999 NASCAR NASCAR Championship and the son of two-time NASCAR Grand National Champion Ned Jarrett.... (3) | |
| August 10 | The Bud At The Glen | Watkins Glen International Watkins Glen International Watkins Glen International is an auto race track located near Watkins Glen, New York, at the southern tip of Seneca Lake . The facility is owned by International Speedway Corporation.... | 4:00 PM | ESPN ESPN ESPN is a United States cable television Television network dedicated to Broadcasting of sports events and producing sports-related programming 24 hours a day.... | Antena 3 Antena 3 Antena 3 can refer to two television channels and a radio station:*Antena 3 *Antena 3 *Antena 3 ... | 90 Laps-220.5 Miles | Geoffrey Bodine | |
| August 17 | DeVilbiss 400 | Michigan International Speedway Michigan International Speedway Michigan International Speedway is a two-mile moderate-banked D-shaped superspeedway located off U.S. Highway 12 on more than near Brooklyn, Michigan, in the scenic Irish Hills area of southeastern Michigan.... | 3:00 PM | ESPN ESPN ESPN is a United States cable television Television network dedicated to Broadcasting of sports events and producing sports-related programming 24 hours a day.... | Television Espanola Televisión Española Televisi?n Espa?ola is the national state-owned public service broadcasting television broadcaster in Spain. TVE's activities are financed by a combination of advertising revenue and subsidies from the national government.... | 200 Laps-400 Miles | Dale Jarrett Dale Jarrett Dale Arnold Jarrett is a former United States Auto racing driver. He is the 1999 NASCAR NASCAR Championship and the son of two-time NASCAR Grand National Champion Ned Jarrett.... | |
| August 23 | Goody's Headache Powder 500 Goody's Headache Powder 500 At one time, two different NASCAR races were known as the Goody's Headache Powder 500:* For the race at Martinsville Speedway from 1996 to 1998, see Goody's Cool Orange 500... | Bristol Motor Speedway Bristol Motor Speedway Bristol Motor Speedway, originally known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway is a NASCAR short track motor racing located in Bristol, Tennessee.... | 7:30 PM | ESPN ESPN ESPN is a United States cable television Television network dedicated to Broadcasting of sports events and producing sports-related programming 24 hours a day.... | Antena 3 Antena 3 Antena 3 can refer to two television channels and a radio station:*Antena 3 *Antena 3 *Antena 3 ... | 500 Miles-266 Miles | Rusty Wallace Rusty Wallace Russell William "Rusty" Wallace is a former NASCAR champion, NASCAR Nationwide Series car owner, and television broadcaster with NASCAR on ESPN and ESPN on ABC and co-host of NASCAR Angels.... (4) | |
| August 31(Race 1) | Mountain Dew Southern 500 Mountain Dew Southern 500 The Southern 500 is the annual spring NASCAR Sprint Cup race held at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina, USA, and is the second such event at Darlington to bear the name.... | Darlington Raceway Darlington Raceway Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina. It is nicknamed the "Lady in Black" and "The Track Too Tough to Tame" by many NASCAR fans and drivers and advertised as "A NASCAR Tradition".... | 1:30 PM | ESPN ESPN ESPN is a United States cable television Television network dedicated to Broadcasting of sports events and producing sports-related programming 24 hours a day.... | Television Espanola Televisión Española Televisi?n Espa?ola is the national state-owned public service broadcasting television broadcaster in Spain. TVE's activities are financed by a combination of advertising revenue and subsidies from the national government.... | 367 Laps-500 Miles | Jeff Gordon Jeff Gordon Jeffery Michael Gordon is a professional United States of America race car driver. He was born in Vallejo, California, raised in Pittsboro, Indiana, and currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina.... (6) | |
| September 6(Race 2) | Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400 | Richmond International Raceway Richmond International Raceway Richmond International Raceway is a 3/4-mile , D-shaped, asphalt race track located just outside Richmond, Virginia in Henrico County, Virginia.... | 7:00 PM | ESPN ESPN ESPN is a United States cable television Television network dedicated to Broadcasting of sports events and producing sports-related programming 24 hours a day.... | Antena 3 Antena 3 Antena 3 can refer to two television channels and a radio station:*Antena 3 *Antena 3 *Antena 3 ... | 400 Miles-400 Miles | Ernie Irvan Ernie Irvan Virgil Earnest Irvan, more commonly known as Ernie Irvan, is a former race driver in NASCAR. He is best remembered for his comeback after a serious head injury at Michigan International Speedway which earned him numerous awards and respect from his fellow drivers.... (2) | |
| September 13(Race 3) | CMT 300 | New Hampshire International Speedway New Hampshire International Speedway New Hampshire Motor Speedway is a Oval track racing located in Loudon, New Hampshire which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since the early 1990s, as well as open wheel car during the 1990s.... | 1:30 PM | TNN TNN TNN may be:* The Nashville Network or The National Network, former names of Spike *Times News Network, Indian news agency*, UK Transport Industry News Website... | Television Espanola Televisión Española Televisi?n Espa?ola is the national state-owned public service broadcasting television broadcaster in Spain. TVE's activities are financed by a combination of advertising revenue and subsidies from the national government.... \TV3 (Catalonia) TV3 (Catalonia) TV3 is the name of Catalonia's first public broadcasting Television station. It belongs to Televisi? de Catalunya , a subsidiary of the Corporaci? Catalana de R?dio i Televisi?.... | 300 Laps-300 Miles | Not Held | |
| September 21(Race 4) | MBNA 400 | Dover International Speedway Dover International Speedway Dover International Speedway is a NASCAR-sanctioned race track located in Dover, Delaware, owned by, and serving as the corporate headquarters of, Dover Motorsports, Inc.... | 1:00 PM | TNN TNN TNN may be:* The Nashville Network or The National Network, former names of Spike *Times News Network, Indian news agency*, UK Transport Industry News Website... | Television Espanola Televisión Española Televisi?n Espa?ola is the national state-owned public service broadcasting television broadcaster in Spain. TVE's activities are financed by a combination of advertising revenue and subsidies from the national government.... \TV3 (Catalonia) TV3 (Catalonia) TV3 is the name of Catalonia's first public broadcasting Television station. It belongs to Televisi? de Catalunya , a subsidiary of the Corporaci? Catalana de R?dio i Televisi?.... | 400 Laps-400 Miles | Jeff Gordon Jeff Gordon Jeffery Michael Gordon is a professional United States of America race car driver. He was born in Vallejo, California, raised in Pittsboro, Indiana, and currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina.... (7) | |
| September 29(Race 5) | Hanes 500 Hanes 500 At one time, two different NASCAR races were known as the Hanes 500:* For the race at Martinsville Speedway from 1991 to 1995, see Advance Auto Parts 500... | Martinsville Speedway Martinsville Speedway Martinsville Speedway is an International Speedway Corporation-owned NASCAR stock car racing track located in Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville, Virginia.... | 1:00 PM | ESPN ESPN ESPN is a United States cable television Television network dedicated to Broadcasting of sports events and producing sports-related programming 24 hours a day.... | Television Espanola Televisión Española Televisi?n Espa?ola is the national state-owned public service broadcasting television broadcaster in Spain. TVE's activities are financed by a combination of advertising revenue and subsidies from the national government.... \TV3 (Catalonia) TV3 (Catalonia) TV3 is the name of Catalonia's first public broadcasting Television station. It belongs to Televisi? de Catalunya , a subsidiary of the Corporaci? Catalana de R?dio i Televisi?.... | 500 Laps-266 Miles | Jeff Gordon Jeff Gordon Jeffery Michael Gordon is a professional United States of America race car driver. He was born in Vallejo, California, raised in Pittsboro, Indiana, and currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina.... (8) | |
| October 5(Race 6) | UAW-GM Quality 500 | Lowes Motor Speedway | 1:00 PM | TBS TBS (TV network) TBS is an United States cable television TV network owned by media mogul Ted Turner that shows sports and a variety of programming, with a focus on comedy.... | Television Espanola Televisión Española Televisi?n Espa?ola is the national state-owned public service broadcasting television broadcaster in Spain. TVE's activities are financed by a combination of advertising revenue and subsidies from the national government.... \TV3 (Catalonia) TV3 (Catalonia) TV3 is the name of Catalonia's first public broadcasting Television station. It belongs to Televisi? de Catalunya , a subsidiary of the Corporaci? Catalana de R?dio i Televisi?.... | 400 Laps-500 Miles | Terry Labonte Terry Labonte Terrance Lee Labonte is a semi-retired NASCAR driver who now races part-time in the Sprint Cup Series. Labonte was introduced to the sport through his father, who had worked on racecars as a hobby for his friends.... | |
| October 12(Race 7) | DieHard 500 DieHard 500 At one time, two different NASCAR races were known as the DieHard 500:* For the race at Talladega Superspeedway from 1990 to 1997, see AMP Energy 500... | Talladega Superspeedway Talladega Superspeedway Talladega Superspeedway is a motorsports complex located in Talladega, Alabama, United States. It was constructed in the 1960s in place of abandoned airport runways by International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by NASCAR's founding France family along with Daytona International Speedway and several other racetracks.... | 3:30 PM | CBS CBS CBS Broadcasting Inc. is an American radio network and television network. The name is derived from the initials of Columbia Broadcasting System, its former legal name.... | Television Espanola Televisión Española Televisi?n Espa?ola is the national state-owned public service broadcasting television broadcaster in Spain. TVE's activities are financed by a combination of advertising revenue and subsidies from the national government.... \TV3 (Catalonia) TV3 (Catalonia) TV3 is the name of Catalonia's first public broadcasting Television station. It belongs to Televisi? de Catalunya , a subsidiary of the Corporaci? Catalana de R?dio i Televisi?.... | 188 Laps-500 Miles | Jeff Gordon Jeff Gordon Jeffery Michael Gordon is a professional United States of America race car driver. He was born in Vallejo, California, raised in Pittsboro, Indiana, and currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina.... (9) | |
| October 27(Race 8) | AC Delco 400 | North Carolina Speedway North Carolina Speedway Rockingham Speedway, formerly North Carolina Motor Speedway and later North Carolina Speedway is a racetrack located in Rockingham, North Carolina.... | 1:00 PM | TNN TNN TNN may be:* The Nashville Network or The National Network, former names of Spike *Times News Network, Indian news agency*, UK Transport Industry News Website... | Television Espanola Televisión Española Televisi?n Espa?ola is the national state-owned public service broadcasting television broadcaster in Spain. TVE's activities are financed by a combination of advertising revenue and subsidies from the national government.... \TV3 (Catalonia) TV3 (Catalonia) TV3 is the name of Catalonia's first public broadcasting Television station. It belongs to Televisi? de Catalunya , a subsidiary of the Corporaci? Catalana de R?dio i Televisi?.... | 393 Laps-400 Miles | Ricky Rudd Ricky Rudd Ricky Rudd is a retired American NASCAR driver. He is the uncle of actor Skeet Ulrich and Nationwide Series driver Jason Rudd. Rudd is tied with Rusty Wallace for the longest streak of consecutive seasons with a victory, his lasting from 1983 to 1998.... (2) | |
| November 2(Race 9) | Dura Lube 500 | Phoenix International Raceway Phoenix International Raceway Phoenix International Raceway, or just PIR, is a one mile tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona. It opened in 1964, as the new home of major open-wheel racing in the Phoenix area, replacing the track at the Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum as an automobile racing venue.... | 1:00 PM | TNN TNN TNN may be:* The Nashville Network or The National Network, former names of Spike *Times News Network, Indian news agency*, UK Transport Industry News Website... | Television Espanola Televisión Española Televisi?n Espa?ola is the national state-owned public service broadcasting television broadcaster in Spain. TVE's activities are financed by a combination of advertising revenue and subsidies from the national government.... \TV3 (Catalonia) TV3 (Catalonia) TV3 is the name of Catalonia's first public broadcasting Television station. It belongs to Televisi? de Catalunya , a subsidiary of the Corporaci? Catalana de R?dio i Televisi?.... | 312 Laps-500 Miles | Bobby Hamilton Bobby Hamilton Charles Robert Hamilton, Sr. was a driver and owner in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series circuit and the winner of the 2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship.... | |
| November 16(Race 10 Final Race) | NAPA 500 | Atlanta Motor Speedway Atlanta Motor Speedway Atlanta Motor Speedway is a track in Hampton, Georgia, twenty miles south of Atlanta, Georgia. It is a 1.54-mile quad-oval track with a seating capacity of over 125,000.... | 1:00 PM | ESPN ESPN ESPN is a United States cable television Television network dedicated to Broadcasting of sports events and producing sports-related programming 24 hours a day.... | Television Espanola Televisión Española Televisi?n Espa?ola is the national state-owned public service broadcasting television broadcaster in Spain. TVE's activities are financed by a combination of advertising revenue and subsidies from the national government.... \TV3 (Catalonia) TV3 (Catalonia) TV3 is the name of Catalonia's first public broadcasting Television station. It belongs to Televisi? de Catalunya , a subsidiary of the Corporaci? Catalana de R?dio i Televisi?.... | 225 Laps-500 Miles | Bobby Labonte Bobby Labonte Robert Alan Labonte is an United States race car driver in the Nascar Sprint Cup Series. He currently drives the #96 Ask.com/Texas Instruments DLP/Academy Sports and Outdoors Ford Fusion for Hall of Fame Racing, in an association with Yates Racing.... | |
| NASCAR Winston Cup Champion: |
1997 IROC Schedule
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| November 23 | Daytona 100 Race 1 | Daytona International Speedway Daytona International Speedway Daytona International Speedway is a race track in Daytona Beach, Florida, Florida, United States. Since opening in 1959, it has been the home to the most important race in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, the Daytona 500.... | ESPN ESPN ESPN is a United States cable television Television network dedicated to Broadcasting of sports events and producing sports-related programming 24 hours a day.... | Television Espanola Televisión Española Televisi?n Espa?ola is the national state-owned public service broadcasting television broadcaster in Spain. TVE's activities are financed by a combination of advertising revenue and subsidies from the national government.... | 40 Laps-100 Miles | Dale Earnhardt Dale Earnhardt Ralph Dale Earnhardt, Sr. was an American race car driver, best known for his career driving stock cars in NASCAR's Winston Cup. Earnhardt had four children, Kerry Earnhardt, Kelley Earnhardt Elledge, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., and Taylor Earnhardt.... | |
| November 30 | Coca Cola 100 Race 2 | Lowes Motor Speedway | ESPN ESPN ESPN is a United States cable television Television network dedicated to Broadcasting of sports events and producing sports-related programming 24 hours a day.... | Television Espanola Televisión Española Televisi?n Espa?ola is the national state-owned public service broadcasting television broadcaster in Spain. TVE's activities are financed by a combination of advertising revenue and subsidies from the national government.... | 67 Laps-100 Miles | Mark Martin | |
| December 7 | California 100 Race 3 | California Speedway California Speedway The Auto Club Speedway of Southern California is a two-mile , low-banked, D-shaped oval superspeedway in Fontana, California, similar to its "sister track" Michigan International Speedway.... | ESPN ESPN ESPN is a United States cable television Television network dedicated to Broadcasting of sports events and producing sports-related programming 24 hours a day.... | Television Espanola Televisión Española Televisi?n Espa?ola is the national state-owned public service broadcasting television broadcaster in Spain. TVE's activities are financed by a combination of advertising revenue and subsidies from the national government.... | 50 Laps-100 Miles | Not Held | |
| December 14 | DevilBiss 100 Race 4 | Michigan International Speedway Michigan International Speedway Michigan International Speedway is a two-mile moderate-banked D-shaped superspeedway located off U.S. Highway 12 on more than near Brooklyn, Michigan, in the scenic Irish Hills area of southeastern Michigan.... | ESPN ESPN ESPN is a United States cable television Television network dedicated to Broadcasting of sports events and producing sports-related programming 24 hours a day.... | Television Espanola Televisión Española Televisi?n Espa?ola is the national state-owned public service broadcasting television broadcaster in Spain. TVE's activities are financed by a combination of advertising revenue and subsidies from the national government.... | 50 Laps-100 Miles | Mark Martin | |
| IROC Winner: |
Standings By Race
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| Driver | Number | Daytona | North Carolina | Richmond | Atlanta | Darlington | Texas | Bristol | Martinsville | Sears Point | Talladega | Lowes | Dover | Pocono | Michigan | California | Daytona | New Hampshire | Pocono | Indianapolis | Watkins Glen | Michigan | Bristol | Darlington(Race 1) | Richmond (Race 2) | New Hampshire (Race 3) | Dover (Race 4) | Martinsville (Race 5) | Lowes (Race 6) | Talladega (Race 7) | North Carolina (Race 8) | Phoenix (Race 9) | Atlanta (Race 10) | Total Points |
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| Morgan Shepherd Morgan Shepherd Clay Morgan Shepherd has been a NASCAR Nextel Cup driver since 1977 in NASCAR. He has also raced in the Busch Series, and Craftsman Truck Series.... | 1 | 29th(Crash) | 10th | 43rd(Engine Failure) | 3rd | 12th | 24th | 28th | 35th | 23rd | 28th | 9th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rusty Wallace Rusty Wallace Russell William "Rusty" Wallace is a former NASCAR champion, NASCAR Nationwide Series car owner, and television broadcaster with NASCAR on ESPN and ESPN on ABC and co-host of NASCAR Angels.... | 2 | 41st(Engine Failure) | 6th | 1st | 31st(Crash) | 6th | 37th(Crash) | 2nd(Pole) | 5th | 40th(Engine Failure} | 37th(Engine Failure) | 2nd | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dale Earnhardt Dale Earnhardt Ralph Dale Earnhardt, Sr. was an American race car driver, best known for his career driving stock cars in NASCAR's Winston Cup. Earnhardt had four children, Kerry Earnhardt, Kelley Earnhardt Elledge, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., and Taylor Earnhardt.... | 3 | 31st | 11th | 25th | 8th | 15th | 6th | 6th | 12th | 12th | 2nd | 7th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sterling Marlin Sterling Marlin Sterling Marlin is a NASCAR Sprint Cup driver who drives the #09 Finch Racing car on a part time basis. He is the son of former NASCAR driver Coo Coo Marlin.... | 4 | 5th | 20th | 19th | 23rd | 32nd | 8th | 20th | 21st | 26th | 39th(Engine Failure) | 40th(Crash) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Terry Labonte Terry Labonte Terrance Lee Labonte is a semi-retired NASCAR driver who now races part-time in the Sprint Cup Series. Labonte was introduced to the sport through his father, who had worked on racecars as a hobby for his friends.... | 5 | 2nd | 7th | 7th(Pole) | 9th | 13th | 4th | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 6th | 8th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mark Martin | 6 | 7th | 13th(Pole) | 13th | 6th | 24th | 38th(Fire On Engine) | 5th | 3rd | 1st (Pole) | 1st | 3rd | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Geoffrey Bodine | 7 | 34th | 8th | 2nd | 20th | 9th | 14th | 33rd(Crash) | 29th(Crash) | 44th (Oil on engine) | 43rd(Engine Failure) | 42nd(Engine failure) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hut Stricklin Hut Stricklin Waymond Lane "Hut" Stricklin is a former NASCAR race car driver. He was born on June 24, 1961, in Calera, Alabama. He married Pam Allison, the daughter of NASCAR legend Donnie Allison after they were introduced by her cousin Davey.... | 8 | 19th | 36th | 32nd | 41st(Engine Failure) | 26th | 33rd(Clutch Failure) | 26th | 14th | 29th | 36th | 25th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lake Speed Lake Speed Lake Chambers Speed is a former NASCAR driver.... \ ?Jeff Davis Jeff Davis Jeffrey, Jeff or Geoff Davis may refer to:People*Jeff Davis *Jeff Davis , professional NFL football player, member of Clemson's 1981 national championship team... | 9 | 24th | 31st | 12th | 22nd | 36th(Transmission Failure) | 16th | 36th(Crash) | 25th | *37th(Crash) | 21st | 24th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ricky Rudd Ricky Rudd Ricky Rudd is a retired American NASCAR driver. He is the uncle of actor Skeet Ulrich and Nationwide Series driver Jason Rudd. Rudd is tied with Rusty Wallace for the longest streak of consecutive seasons with a victory, his lasting from 1983 to 1998.... | 10 | 9th | 4th | 6th | 30th | 23rd | 5th | 27th | 13th | 34th | 11th | 10th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Brett Bodine , is a former NASCAR Winston Cup driver and is the current driver of the Safety car in Sprint Cup events. Brett is employed by NASCAR as Director of Cost and Research.... | 11 | 18th | 17th | 23rd | 18th | 35th(Oil Leak) | 19th | 10th | 27th | 6th | 33rd | 26th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ted Musgrave Ted Musgrave Theodore Musgrave is a racecar driver. Previously driving in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, he is currently a free agent.... | 16 | 13th | 12th | 20th | 34th(Crash) | 2nd | 35th(Engine Failure) | 38th(Crash) | 24th | 11th | 24th | 23rd | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Darrell Lee Waltrip is a three-time former NASCAR Championship champion, the 1989 Daytona 500 winner, current television race commentator with Fox Broadcasting Company and columnist at Foxsports.com.... | 17 | 10th | 32nd | 16th | 16th | 11th | 43rd(Crash) | 25th | 9th | 5th | 32nd | 21st | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bobby Labonte Bobby Labonte Robert Alan Labonte is an United States race car driver in the Nascar Sprint Cup Series. He currently drives the #96 Ask.com/Texas Instruments DLP/Academy Sports and Outdoors Ford Fusion for Hall of Fame Racing, in an association with Yates Racing.... | 18 | 21st | 14th | 8th | 4th | 5th | 3rd | 34th | 8th | 20th | 3rd | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gary Bradberry Gary Bradberry Gary Bradberry is a race car driver. He raced in the NASCAR All-Pro Series, and had top-ten points finishes from 1990-1993. After that, Bradberry made the jump to major NASCAR leagues.... | 19 | Did Not Qualify | Did Not Qualify | 38th | 40th(Crash) | 38th | Did Not Qualify | 37th | Did Not Qualify | 43rd(engine) | Did Not Qualify | 31st | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Greg Sacks Greg Sacks Greg Sacks is a NASCAR Nextel Cup driver. He is married to his wife Vicky and lives in Ormond Beach, Florida. Together they had three children: Paul, Brian, and Rachel.... / Lance Hooper Lance Hooper Lance Hooper is a racecar driver in NASCAR as well as several touring divisions. Hooper attended his first race when he was just two weeks old, and also came from a long line of racing champions, including his uncle, father, and brother.... | 20 | 37th(Crash) | 39th(engine Failure) | Did Not Qualify | 27th | 29th | 40th(Crash) | Did Not Qualify | Did Not Qualify | 42nd(engine) | 25th | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michael Waltrip Michael Waltrip Michael Curtis Waltrip is a professional race car driver and co owner of Michael Waltrip Racing. He is the younger brother of Darrell Waltrip, a three-time NASCAR champion .... | 21 | 32nd | 26th | 27th | 7th | 7th | 9th | 21st | 26th | 7th | 14th | 17th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ward Burton Ward Burton John Edward Burton III is an American NASCAR auto racing, who has a total of five career Sprint Cup wins. He last drove the #4 State Water Heaters Chevrolet Impala SS for Morgan-McClure Motorsports in 2007.... | 22 | 8th | 23rd | 24th | 12th | 18th | 7th | 18th | 18th | 10th | 42nd(Engine Failure) | 36th(Engine failure) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jimmy Spencer Jimmy Spencer Jimmy Spencer is an United States NASCAR driver and commentator. During his days racing modifieds, he was nicknamed "Mr. Excitement" for his sometimes aggressive racing style.... | 23 | 35th | 40th(Overheating) | 22nd | 32nd(Crash) | 22nd | 39th(Crash) | 15th | 11th | 14th | 7th | 18th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jeff Gordon Jeff Gordon Jeffery Michael Gordon is a professional United States of America race car driver. He was born in Vallejo, California, raised in Pittsboro, Indiana, and currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina.... | 24 | 1st | 1st | 4th | 42nd(Engine Failure) | 3rd | 30th | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 5th | 1st (Pole) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ricky Craven Ricky Craven Richard Allen Craven is a former NASCAR driver. He last drove in the Sprint Cup in 2004 and raced in the Craftsman Truck Series in 2005. He does not have a racing job at this time.... \Todd Bodine Todd Bodine Todd Bodine is a stock car racer. Todd is the younger brother of former racers Geoff Bodine and Brett Bodine. Bodine is known for his aggressive driving style and bald head, which has given him the nickname The Onion.... \ Jack Sprague Jack Sprague Jack Sprague is a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver. He is currently a free agent. Sprague has finished in the top-ten in the points standings almost every year he has raced in the trucks, and won three championships in 1997, 1999, and 2001 while driving for Hendrick Motorsports.... | 25 | 3rd | 5th | 14th | 35th(Crash) | 40th(Crash) | 25th | 40th(Crash) | 22nd | 39th | 27th | 37th(Rear end) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ernie Irvan Ernie Irvan Virgil Earnest Irvan, more commonly known as Ernie Irvan, is a former race driver in NASCAR. He is best remembered for his comeback after a serious head injury at Michigan International Speedway which earned him numerous awards and respect from his fellow drivers.... | 28 | 20th | 9th | 36th(Crash) | 2nd | 21st | 36th(Crash) | 39th(Engine Failure) | 31st | 8th | 10th | 13th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Pressley Robert Pressley Robert Pressley is a former NASCAR driver. In a February 2006 Sportingnews.com article about the 2001 in NASCAR Daytona 500 field, Robert's current status was listed as "Opened Celebrity's Hotdogs in Asheville, N.C., about two years ago.... | 29 | 39th(Handling) | 37th(Crash) | 21st | Did Not Qualify | 39th(Crash) | Did Not Qualify | 14th | 23rd | Did Not Qualify | 29th | 22nd | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Johnny Benson Johnny Benson Jonathan Benson, Jr. is a NASCAR driver and the son of former Michigan modified racing driver John Benson, Sr. His career highlights include the 1993 American Speed Association AC-Delco Challenge series championship, the 1995 Busch Series championship, the 1996 Winston Cup NASCAR Rookie of the Year award, and the 2008 Craftsman Truck Series... | 30 | 28th(Crash) | 27th | 9th | 11th | 10th | 28th | 31st | 17th | 21st | 9th | 15th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mike Skinner Mike Skinner (NASCAR) Mike Skinner, born in Ontario, California, is a NASCAR driver from Susanville, California, California now living in Daytona Beach, Florida, Florida.... (R) | 31 | 12th(Pole) | 25th | 26th | 21st | 30th | 22nd | 35th(Engine Failure) | 32nd | 16th | 16th | 34th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ken Schrader Ken Schrader Kenneth Schrader is a second-generation race car driver. He is currently driving in the Sprint Cup series part time for Phoenix Racing. He occasionally appears as a television analyst on This Week In NASCAR on the Speed Channel.... | 33 | 33rd | 18th | 35th | 25th | 8th | 18th | 12th | 10th | 31st | 12th | 38th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Derrike Cope Derrike Cope Derrike Cope is a race-car driver in NASCAR, best known for his win at the 1990 Daytona 500. He currently drives the #31 car for Rick Ware. He is owner of the #73 and #78 teams in the Nationwide Series and the #73 and #74 trucks in the Camping World Truck Series.... | 36 | 36th(Handling) | 31st | 30th | Did Not Qualify | 20th | 41st(Crash) | 16th | 34th | 18th | 13th | 12th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jeremy Mayfield | 37 | 6th | 16th | 17th | 37th(Engine Failure) | 17th | 32nd(Handling) | 9th | 7th | 27th | 23rd | 28th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| ?Butch Gilliland Butch Gilliland Butch Gilliland is a former NASCAR Winston Cup and Craftsman Truck Series driver from California. He was the 1997 Winston West Series champion and based on the west coast.... | 38 | ?24th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robby Gordon Robby Gordon Robert W. Gordon is an American racing driver who currently competes in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, owning his #7 Toyota Camry, sponsored by Jim Beam, and also owning his #55 Jim Beam/Camping World ride which competes part-time in the Nationwide Series, he has also raced in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, Champ Car, the Indy Racing... (R) \ Joe Nemechek Joe Nemechek Joseph Frank Nemechek III is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver and owner of NEMCO Motorsports. He won the 1992 Busch Series championship. He currently is bringing his NEMCO team back to run the Nationwide and Sprint Cup Series in the #87 Chevy for 2009.... | 40 | 16th | 33rd | 28th | 14th(Pole) | 34th(Crash) | 34th | 43rd(Crash) | 41st(Crash) | 41st(engine) | 19th | 41st(Crash) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Steve Grissom Steve Grissom Steve Grissom is a NASCAR Busch Series driver. Grissom was the 1993 Busch Series champion and currently has eleven Busch wins. He turned down a scholarship to play quarterback at the University of Alabama to focus a career on racing.... | 41 | 40th(Crash) | 24th | 11th | 33rd(Crash) | Did Not Qualify | 10th | 32nd(Crash) | 20th | 17th | 41st(engine Failure) | 11th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Joe Nemechek Joe Nemechek Joseph Frank Nemechek III is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver and owner of NEMCO Motorsports. He won the 1992 Busch Series championship. He currently is bringing his NEMCO team back to run the Nationwide and Sprint Cup Series in the #87 Chevy for 2009.... \Phil Parsons Phil Parsons Phil Parsons , is a former NASCAR driver. He is also the younger brother of 1973 Winston Cup champion and former NBC/Turner Network Television commentator Benny Parsons.... | 42 | Did Not Qualify | 35th | 39th | 39th(Crash) | 31st | 29th | 19th | 19th | Did Not Qualify | Withdrew | 19th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bobby Hamilton Bobby Hamilton Charles Robert Hamilton, Sr. was a driver and owner in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series circuit and the winner of the 2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship.... | 43 | 15th | 28th | 5th | 10th | 37th(Oil Pump Failure) | 20th | 13th | 2nd | 19th | 31st | 29th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kyle Petty Kyle Petty Kyle Richard Petty is an American NASCAR driver, the son and grandson of racers Richard Petty and Lee Petty, respectively and father of the late Adam Petty.... | 44 | 14th | 29th | 10th | 13th | 33rd | 27th | 29th | 40th(Handling) | 13th | 40th | 14th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wally Dallenbach Jr. | 46 | 42nd(Engine Failure) | Did Not Qualify | Did Not Qualify | 15th | 17th | 35th(Engine failure) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dave Marcis Dave Marcis Dave Marcis was a driver on the NASCAR Winston Cup circuit from 1968 until 2002. Marcis won five times over this tenure, twice at Richmond International Raceway, including his final win in 1982.... | 71 | 17th | 30th | 37th | Did Not Qualify | 28th | 15th | 30th | 38th | 25th | 30th | Did Not Qualify | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Phil Barkdoll Phil Barkdoll Phil Barkdoll is a former NASCAR owner-driver from Phoenix, Arizona who only ran at two tracks in his entire career: Daytona International Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway.... | 73 | 27th | Did Not Qualify | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rick Mast Rick Mast Rick Mast is a former NASCAR driver. He competed in both the Winston Cup and Busch Series before retiring in 2002. Despite never winning in the Cup Series, he was still a fan favorite in the series.... | 75 | Did Not Qualify | 21st | 18th | 17th | 19th | 31st(Engine Failure) | 17th | 36th | Did Not Qualify | 22nd | 20th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bobby Hillin, Jr. Bobby Hillin, Jr. Bobby Hillin, Jr. , is an United States stock car racecar driver. He was the original "Young Gun" before the term was popular. Hillin's love for racing began when he was a young boy watching his father's USAC Sprint and Indy cars race across the Midwest.... | 77 | 38th(Engine Failure) | 42nd(Engine Failure) | 41st(Rear End) | Did Not Qualify | 42nd(Oil Leak) | 42nd(Crash) | Did Not Qualify | 33rd | 35th | 20th | Did Not Qualify | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Billy Standridge Billy Standridge Billy Standridge is a former NASCAR driver. He began running the NASCAR Busch Series in 1986, when he finished 14th at the All Pro 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in his own Pontiac.... / Tom Hubert Tom Hubert Tom Hubert is an American road course racer.Hubert was born in Cottonwood, California. He currently works as a rear tire changer and a mechanic for Bill Davis Racing's #22 Sprint Cup team and also occasionally races road courses for various teams.... | 78 | 21st | Did Not Qualify | Did Not Qualify | 28th | Did Not Qualify | 32nd | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kenny Wallace Kenny Wallace Kenny Wallace is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and Nationwide Series driver who currently drives the #28 United States Border Patrol Chevrolet in the Nationwide series.... | 81 | 22nd | 41st(Fire On Engine) | 40th(Oil On Engine) | 29th(Crash) | 14th | 13th | 41st(Crash) | 6th (Pole) | 36th(crash) | 26th | 39th(Crash) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dale Jarrett Dale Jarrett Dale Arnold Jarrett is a former United States Auto racing driver. He is the 1999 NASCAR NASCAR Championship and the son of two-time NASCAR Grand National Champion Ned Jarrett.... | 88 | 23rd | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 1st (Pole) | 2nd (Pole) | 4th | 16th | 4th | 35th | 27th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dick Trickle Dick Trickle Richard "Dick" Trickle is a retired American auto racing. He raced for decades around the Short track motor racing of Wisconsin, winning many championships along the way.... | 90 | 30th(Crash) | 19th | 29th | 28th(Engine Failure) | Did Not Qualify | 23rd | 11th | 30th | Did Not Qualify | 15th | 33rd | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mike Wallace Mike Wallace (NASCAR) Mike Wallace is a NASCAR race car driver. He is a younger brother to Rusty Wallace, older brother to Kenny Wallace, and uncle to Steve Wallace .... | 91 | Did Not Qualify | Did Not Qualify | Did Not Qualify | 26th | 43rd(Crash) | 17th | Did Not Qualify | 39th | 22nd | Did Not Qualify | Did Not Qualify | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bill Elliott Bill Elliott William Clyde Elliott is a part-time driver and former champion of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Elliott was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America on August 15, 2007.... | 94 | 4th | 22nd | 15th | 38th(Engine Failure) | 16th | 11th | 7th | 37th | 32nd | 18th | 4th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ed Berrier Ed Berrier Ed Berrier is a second-generation NASCAR driver. His father Max Berrier competed in seven Grand National races over four years, and won 125 feature races as a modified driver.... | 95 | 23rd | Did Not Qualify | Did Not Qualify | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| David Green David Green (NASCAR) David A. Green is a NASCAR driver. His two younger brothers, Jeff Green and Mark Green also compete on the NASCAR circuit. He currently drives the #07 SK Motorsports car in the Nationwide Series.... (R) | 96 | Did Not Qualify | 38th | 33rd | 24th | 41st(Crash) | Did Not Qualify | 22nd | Did Not Qualify | Did Not Qualify | 38th(Engine Failure) | 16th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chad Little Chad Little Chad Little is a former NASCAR driver. He holds a degree in marketing from Washington State University, and a law degree from Gonzaga University.... | 97 | Did Not Qualify | Did Not Qualify | 34th | 19th | 27th | 26th | 8th | 42nd | Did Not Qualify | 34th | Did Not Qualify | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Andretti John Andretti John Andretti , is an United States race car driver. He currently drives the #34 Window World.Com car in the Nascar Sprint Cup Series for Earnhardt Ganassi Racing.... | 98 | 25th | 34th | 31st | 15th | 25th | 12th | 24th | 28th | 30th | 4th (Pole) | 30th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jeff Burton Jeff Burton Jeffrey Brian Burton also sometimes referred to as "JB" is a Sprint Cup Series driver. He drives the #31 Caterpillar Inc. Chevrolet Impala for Richard Childress Racing.... | 99 | 11th | 3rd | 42nd | 5th | 4th | 1st | 42nd(Engine Failure) | 15th | 9th | 8th | 5th |
? - Following a lack of sponsorship prior to the Save Mart Supermarkets 300. Jeff Davis
Jeff Davis
Jeffrey, Jeff or Geoff Davis may refer to:People*Jeff Davis *Jeff Davis , professional NFL football player, member of Clemson's 1981 national championship team...
took over and he ran only one road course.
1997 Team Chart
Full TimeThe following is a list of teams that would run the full 32 race schedule in 1997.
| Number | Driver | Make | Sponsor(s) | Team | 1996 Owners Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morgan Shepherd Morgan Shepherd Clay Morgan Shepherd has been a NASCAR Nextel Cup driver since 1977 in NASCAR. He has also raced in the Busch Series, and Craftsman Truck Series.... | Pontiac | Delco Remy America | Precision Products Racing | 19th |
| 2 | Rusty Wallace Rusty Wallace Russell William "Rusty" Wallace is a former NASCAR champion, NASCAR Nationwide Series car owner, and television broadcaster with NASCAR on ESPN and ESPN on ABC and co-host of NASCAR Angels.... | Ford | Miller Lite Miller Lite Miller Lite is a popular pilsner-style beer with a 4.2% Alcohol by volume sold by Miller Brewing Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States.... | Penske Racing South | 7th |
| 3 | Dale Earnhardt Dale Earnhardt Ralph Dale Earnhardt, Sr. was an American race car driver, best known for his career driving stock cars in NASCAR's Winston Cup. Earnhardt had four children, Kerry Earnhardt, Kelley Earnhardt Elledge, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., and Taylor Earnhardt.... | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench GM Goodwrench GM Goodwrench is an auto repair service for General Motors.Goodwrench took to the national airwaves in 1977 as a way to market General Motors franchised dealers' service departments, replacing a patchwork of separate GM-divisional offerings.... | Richard Childress Racing Richard Childress Racing RCR Enterprises, LLC, doing business as Richard Childress Racing, is a NASCAR team based in Welcome, North Carolina. The team currently fields the #07 Jack Daniels Chevrolet Impala for Casey Mears, the #29 Royal Dutch Shell/Pennzoil Chevrolet for Kevin Harvick, the #31 Caterpillar Inc.... | 4th |
| 4 | Sterling Marlin Sterling Marlin Sterling Marlin is a NASCAR Sprint Cup driver who drives the #09 Finch Racing car on a part time basis. He is the son of former NASCAR driver Coo Coo Marlin.... | Chevrolet | Kodak | Morgan-McClure Motorsports Morgan-McClure Motorsports Morgan-McClure Motorsports was an United States auto racing team that competed in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. It ran for 25 years, starting in 1982 and ending in 2007.... | 8th |
| 5 | Terry Labonte Terry Labonte Terrance Lee Labonte is a semi-retired NASCAR driver who now races part-time in the Sprint Cup Series. Labonte was introduced to the sport through his father, who had worked on racecars as a hobby for his friends.... § | Chevrolet | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | Hendrick Motorsports Hendrick Motorsports Hendrick Motorsports is a stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. The team is principally owned by Rick Hendrick, but Jeff Gordon and Mary Hendrick are listed as the owners of the #48 and #5 respectively.... | 1st |
| 6 | Mark Martin Mark Martin (NASCAR) Mark Anthony Martin is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver for Hendrick Motorsports and drives the #5 Kellogg's/Carquest Chevrolet Impala SS, and is also a part-time driver in the Nationwide Series for JR Motorsports.... | Ford | Valvoline | Roush Racing Roush Racing Roush Fenway Racing is a racing team competing in NASCAR racing. As one of NASCAR's largest premier racing teams, Roush runs teams in the Sprint Cup, Nationwide Series, and Camping World Truck Series, as well as the ARCA RE/MAX Series.... | 5th |
| 7 | Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Geoffrey Bodine is the oldest of the three Bodine brothers who are all NASCAR drivers. Bodine currently lives in Cornelius, North Carolina, North Carolina.... | Ford | QVC QVC QVC is a West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America, multinational corporation, specializing in televised Shopping channel. Founded in 1986 in television by Joseph Segel, QVC broadcasts in four major countries to 141 million consumers.... | Geoff Bodine Racing Geoff Bodine Racing Geoff Bodine Racing is a former NASCAR Winston Cup and Craftsman Truck Series team. It was owned and operated by former NASCAR driver Geoffrey Bodine following his purchase of the estate of Alan Kulwicki.... | 18th |
| 8 | Hut Stricklin Hut Stricklin Waymond Lane "Hut" Stricklin is a former NASCAR race car driver. He was born on June 24, 1961, in Calera, Alabama. He married Pam Allison, the daughter of NASCAR legend Donnie Allison after they were introduced by her cousin Davey.... | Ford | Circuit City Circuit City Circuit City Stores, Inc. is a Canada dealer and retailer in brand-name consumer electronics, personal computers, and entertainment software. The company also did business in the United States, but those stores were liquidated following a November 2008 bankruptcy filing with the stores shutting their doors permanently on March 8, 2009.... | Stavola Brothers Racing Stavola Brothers Racing Stavola Brothers Racing was a NASCAR racing team, owned by Bill and Mickey Stavola, and operating NASCAR Winston Cup and Busch Series teams from 1984 through 1998.... | 25th |
| 9 | Lake Speed Lake Speed Lake Chambers Speed is a former NASCAR driver.... / Jeff Davis Jeff Davis Jeffrey, Jeff or Geoff Davis may refer to:People*Jeff Davis *Jeff Davis , professional NFL football player, member of Clemson's 1981 national championship team... | Ford | Melling Engine Parts | Melling Racing Melling Racing Melling Racing was a NASCAR team from 1982 to 2002. The team won the 1988 championship with driver Bill Elliott.... | 26th |
| 10 | Ricky Rudd Ricky Rudd Ricky Rudd is a retired American NASCAR driver. He is the uncle of actor Skeet Ulrich and Nationwide Series driver Jason Rudd. Rudd is tied with Rusty Wallace for the longest streak of consecutive seasons with a victory, his lasting from 1983 to 1998.... | Ford | Tide Tide (detergent) Tide is the name of a popular laundry detergent on the market in Canada, the United States and other countries. It is manufactured by Procter & Gamble.... | Rudd Performance Motorsports | 6th |
| 11 | Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Brett Bodine , is a former NASCAR Winston Cup driver and is the current driver of the Safety car in Sprint Cup events. Brett is employed by NASCAR as Director of Cost and Research.... | Ford | Close Call Phone Card | Brett Bodine Racing Brett Bodine Racing Brett Bodine Racing was a NASCAR racing team from 1996 until 2003. It was owned by former Nascar driver Brett Bodine and his wife of 23 years Diane Bodine .... | New Team |
| 16 | Ted Musgrave Ted Musgrave Theodore Musgrave is a racecar driver. Previously driving in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, he is currently a free agent.... | Ford | Family/Primestar PrimeStar PrimeStar was a U.S. direct_broadcast_satellite broadcasting company formed in 1991 by a consortium of cable television system operators. PrimeStar was the first medium-powered DBS system in the United States but slowly declined in popularity with the arrival of DirecTV in 1994 and Dish Network in 1996.... | Roush Racing Roush Racing Roush Fenway Racing is a racing team competing in NASCAR racing. As one of NASCAR's largest premier racing teams, Roush runs teams in the Sprint Cup, Nationwide Series, and Camping World Truck Series, as well as the ARCA RE/MAX Series.... | 16th |
| 17 | Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Darrell Lee Waltrip is a three-time former NASCAR Championship champion, the 1989 Daytona 500 winner, current television race commentator with Fox Broadcasting Company and columnist at Foxsports.com.... | Chevrolet | Parts America | Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Darrell Waltrip Motorsports was a NASCAR team owned by three-time Winston Cup champion Darrell Waltrip. It was formed in 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series when Waltrip resigned from Hendrick Motorsports to start his own team.... | 29th |
| 18 | Bobby Labonte Bobby Labonte Robert Alan Labonte is an United States race car driver in the Nascar Sprint Cup Series. He currently drives the #96 Ask.com/Texas Instruments DLP/Academy Sports and Outdoors Ford Fusion for Hall of Fame Racing, in an association with Yates Racing.... | Pontiac | Interstate Batteries Interstate Batteries Interstate Battery System of America, Inc., a.k.a. Interstate Batteries, is a privately-owned company that markets car battery manufactured by Johnson Controls through nearly 300 independent distributors.... | Joe Gibbs Racing Joe Gibbs Racing Joe Gibbs Racing is a group of NASCAR racing teams owned and operated by former Washington Redskins coach Joe Gibbs, who first started racing on the NASCAR circuit in 1991 in NASCAR, and J.D.... | 11th |
| 19 | Gary Bradberry Gary Bradberry Gary Bradberry is a race car driver. He raced in the NASCAR All-Pro Series, and had top-ten points finishes from 1990-1993. After that, Bradberry made the jump to major NASCAR leagues.... | Ford | Child Support Recovery | Tri-Star Motorsports Tri-Star Motorsports Tri-Star Motorsports was a racing team that competed in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup series primarily during the early to mid '90s. During its time of competition, Tri-Star's drivers achieved no wins or top-5 finishes but did get some top-10 finishes at the top-level series.... | 37th |
| 20 | Greg Sacks Greg Sacks Greg Sacks is a NASCAR Nextel Cup driver. He is married to his wife Vicky and lives in Ormond Beach, Florida. Together they had three children: Paul, Brian, and Rachel.... | Ford | Hardee's Hardee's Hardee's is a restaurant chain, located mostly in the Midwest United States and Southeast regions. It has evolved through several corporate ownerships since being established in 1960.... | Harry Ranier Motorsports | 48th |
| 21 | Michael Waltrip Michael Waltrip Michael Curtis Waltrip is a professional race car driver and co owner of Michael Waltrip Racing. He is the younger brother of Darrell Waltrip, a three-time NASCAR champion .... | Ford | Citgo Citgo Citgo Petroleum Corporation is a United States-incorporated, Venezuela-owned refiner and marketer of gasoline, lubricants, petrochemicals, and other petroleum products.... | Wood Brothers Racing Wood Brothers Racing Wood Brothers Racing is a United States auto racing team that competes in the NASCAR Sprint Cup, Nationwide Series, and Camping World Truck Series.... | 14th |
| 22 | Ward Burton Ward Burton John Edward Burton III is an American NASCAR auto racing, who has a total of five career Sprint Cup wins. He last drove the #4 State Water Heaters Chevrolet Impala SS for Morgan-McClure Motorsports in 2007.... | Pontiac | MBNA MBNA MBNA Corporation was a bank holding company and parent company of wholly owned subsidiary MBNA America Bank, N.A., headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, prior to being acquired by Bank of America in 2005.... | Bill Davis Racing Bill Davis Racing Triad Racing Technologies was a racing team that participated in all three of NASCAR's top divisions until 2009.The team had run Toyota-branded stock cars and trucks in both the Camping World Truck Series and Sprint Cup Series since 2007.... | 30th |
| 23 | Jimmy Spencer Jimmy Spencer Jimmy Spencer is an United States NASCAR driver and commentator. During his days racing modifieds, he was nicknamed "Mr. Excitement" for his sometimes aggressive racing style.... | Ford | Camel Cigarettes | Travis Carter Motorsports Travis Carter Motorsports Carl A. Haas Motorsports is a former NASCAR and USAR Pro Cup team. It was mostly owned by former crew chief Travis Carter and Carl Haas. The team previously fielded entries in the Winston Cup Series before closing.... | 15th |
| 24 | Jeff Gordon Jeff Gordon Jeffery Michael Gordon is a professional United States of America race car driver. He was born in Vallejo, California, raised in Pittsboro, Indiana, and currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina.... | Chevrolet | DuPont DuPont E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company is an United States chemical industry that was founded in July 1802 as a gunpowder mill by Eleuth?re Ir?n?e du Pont.... | Hendrick Motorsports Hendrick Motorsports Hendrick Motorsports is a stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. The team is principally owned by Rick Hendrick, but Jeff Gordon and Mary Hendrick are listed as the owners of the #48 and #5 respectively.... | 2nd |
| 25 | Ricky Craven Ricky Craven Richard Allen Craven is a former NASCAR driver. He last drove in the Sprint Cup in 2004 and raced in the Craftsman Truck Series in 2005. He does not have a racing job at this time.... \Todd Bodine Todd Bodine Todd Bodine is a stock car racer. Todd is the younger brother of former racers Geoff Bodine and Brett Bodine. Bodine is known for his aggressive driving style and bald head, which has given him the nickname The Onion.... \Jack Sprague Jack Sprague Jack Sprague is a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver. He is currently a free agent. Sprague has finished in the top-ten in the points standings almost every year he has raced in the trucks, and won three championships in 1997, 1999, and 2001 while driving for Hendrick Motorsports.... | Chevrolet | Budweiser Budweiser (Anheuser-Busch) Budweiser is an American-style lager and is one of the most popular beers in the United States. Budweiser is made with a proportion of rice in addition to hops and barley malt, for which it has received some criticism, though the company takes the position that the rice gives the beer a lighter taste.... | Hendrick Motorsports Hendrick Motorsports Hendrick Motorsports is a stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. The team is principally owned by Rick Hendrick, but Jeff Gordon and Mary Hendrick are listed as the owners of the #48 and #5 respectively.... | 12th |
| 28 | Ernie Irvan Ernie Irvan Virgil Earnest Irvan, more commonly known as Ernie Irvan, is a former race driver in NASCAR. He is best remembered for his comeback after a serious head injury at Michigan International Speedway which earned him numerous awards and respect from his fellow drivers.... | Ford | Texaco Texaco Texaco is the name of an United States petroleum retail brand. Its flagship product is its fuel,"Texaco with Techron". It also owns the Havoline motor oil brand.... /Havoline Havoline Havoline is a motor oil brand of Texaco, a former major oil company based in the United States that is now merged with the Chevron Corporation.... | Robert Yates Racing | 10th |
| 29 | Robert Pressley Robert Pressley Robert Pressley is a former NASCAR driver. In a February 2006 Sportingnews.com article about the 2001 in NASCAR Daytona 500 field, Robert's current status was listed as "Opened Celebrity's Hotdogs in Asheville, N.C., about two years ago.... | Chevrolet | Cartoon Network | Diamond Ridge Motorsports Diamond Ridge Motorsports Diamond Ridge Motorsports is a former NASCAR team that competed in the Winston Cup and Busch Series from 1990 to 1999. It was owned and operated by Gary Bechtel.... | 33rd |
| 30 | Johnny Benson Johnny Benson Jonathan Benson, Jr. is a NASCAR driver and the son of former Michigan modified racing driver John Benson, Sr. His career highlights include the 1993 American Speed Association AC-Delco Challenge series championship, the 1995 Busch Series championship, the 1996 Winston Cup NASCAR Rookie of the Year award, and the 2008 Craftsman Truck Series... | Pontiac | Pennzoil Pennzoil Pennzoil is an oil company originally founded in Oil City, Pennsylvania. In 1963, South Penn Oil merged with Zapata Corporation to become Pennzoil.... | Bahari Racing | 23rd |
| 31 | Mike Skinner Mike Skinner (NASCAR) Mike Skinner, born in Ontario, California, is a NASCAR driver from Susanville, California, California now living in Daytona Beach, Florida, Florida.... (R) | Chevrolet | Lowe's Lowe's Lowe's Companies, Inc. is a United States-based chain of retail home improvement and major appliance stores. Founded in 1946 in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, the chain now serves over 14+ million customers a week in its 1,616 stores in every state and Canada.... | Richard Childress Racing Richard Childress Racing RCR Enterprises, LLC, doing business as Richard Childress Racing, is a NASCAR team based in Welcome, North Carolina. The team currently fields the #07 Jack Daniels Chevrolet Impala for Casey Mears, the #29 Royal Dutch Shell/Pennzoil Chevrolet for Kevin Harvick, the #31 Caterpillar Inc.... | 40th |
| 33 | Ken Schrader Ken Schrader Kenneth Schrader is a second-generation race car driver. He is currently driving in the Sprint Cup series part time for Phoenix Racing. He occasionally appears as a television analyst on This Week In NASCAR on the Speed Channel.... | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | Andy Petree Racing Andy Petree Racing Andy Petree Racing is a former NASCAR team. Its ownership changed hands several times over the years, with three different owners from its beginning to its close in 2004 in NASCAR.... | |
| 36 | Derrike Cope Derrike Cope Derrike Cope is a race-car driver in NASCAR, best known for his win at the 1990 Daytona 500. He currently drives the #31 car for Rick Ware. He is owner of the #73 and #78 teams in the Nationwide Series and the #73 and #74 trucks in the Camping World Truck Series.... | Pontiac | Skittles | MB2 Motorsports MB2 Motorsports Ginn Racing was a NASCAR NASCAR Championship team based in Mooresville, North Carolina, which is near Charlotte, North Carolina. Its principal owners in its final season, 2007, were 80% Bobby Ginn and 20% Jay Frye.... | New Team |
| 37 | Jeremy Mayfield | Ford | Kmart Kmart Kmart is a chain of discount department stores in the United States, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Guam. The chain merged with Sears, Roebuck and Company in 2005, creating the Sears Holdings Corporation.... /RC Cola | Kranefuss-Haas Racing | 32nd |
| 40 | Robby Gordon Robby Gordon Robert W. Gordon is an American racing driver who currently competes in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, owning his #7 Toyota Camry, sponsored by Jim Beam, and also owning his #55 Jim Beam/Camping World ride which competes part-time in the Nationwide Series, he has also raced in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, Champ Car, the Indy Racing... (R) | Chevrolet | Coors Light Coors Brewing Company The Coors Brewing Company is a regional division of the world's fifth-largest brewery, the Molson Coors Brewing Company. According to the Molson-Coors website, the division is the third-largest brewer in the U.S.... | SABCO Racing | |
| 41 | Steve Grissom Steve Grissom Steve Grissom is a NASCAR Busch Series driver. Grissom was the 1993 Busch Series champion and currently has eleven Busch wins. He turned down a scholarship to play quarterback at the University of Alabama to focus a career on racing.... | Chevrolet | Kodiak Kodiak Not to be confused wih Kodak.Kodiak may refer to:Places:*Kodiak, Alaska, a city located on Kodiak island*Kodiak Archipelago, in southern Alaska... | Larry Hedrick Motorsports Larry Hedrick Motorsports Larry Hedrick Motorsports is a former NASCAR team. It was owned by businessman Larry Hedrick and always fielded the #41 Chevrolet in both the Winston Cup and the Busch Series.... | 21st |
| 42 | Joe Nemechek Joe Nemechek Joseph Frank Nemechek III is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver and owner of NEMCO Motorsports. He won the 1992 Busch Series championship. He currently is bringing his NEMCO team back to run the Nationwide and Sprint Cup Series in the #87 Chevy for 2009.... \Phil Parsons Phil Parsons Phil Parsons , is a former NASCAR driver. He is also the younger brother of 1973 Winston Cup champion and former NBC/Turner Network Television commentator Benny Parsons.... | Chevrolet | BellSouth BellSouth BellSouth Corporation is an United States telecommunications holding company based in Atlanta, Georgia. BellSouth was one of the seven original Regional Bell operating company after the United States Department of Justice forced the American Telephone & Telegraph Company to divest itself of its regional telephone companies on January 1, 1984.... | SABCO Racing | 24th |
| 43 | Bobby Hamilton Bobby Hamilton Charles Robert Hamilton, Sr. was a driver and owner in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series circuit and the winner of the 2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship.... | Pontiac | STP STP (motor oil company) STP is a brand name and trade name for the automotive additives and performance division of the Clorox Corporation.Founded in 1953 in Saint Joseph, Missouri, the company?s name, STP, was derived from ?Scientifically Treated Petroleum?.... | Petty Enterprises Petty Enterprises Petty Enterprises was a NASCAR racing team based in Mooresville, North Carolina. The team was owned by Richard Petty, his son Kyle Petty, and Boston Ventures.... | 9th |
| 44 | Kyle Petty Kyle Petty Kyle Richard Petty is an American NASCAR driver, the son and grandson of racers Richard Petty and Lee Petty, respectively and father of the late Adam Petty.... | Pontiac | Hot Wheels Hot Wheels Hot Wheels is a brand of die cast toy car, introduced by United States toymaker Mattel on September 7, 1968. It was the primary competitor of Johnny Lightning and Matchbox until 1996, when Mattel acquired rights to the Matchbox brand from Tyco Toys.... | PE2 Motorsports | New Team |
| 71 | Dave Marcis Dave Marcis Dave Marcis was a driver on the NASCAR Winston Cup circuit from 1968 until 2002. Marcis won five times over this tenure, twice at Richmond International Raceway, including his final win in 1982.... | Chevrolet | RealTree | Marcis Auto Racing | 34th |
| 75 | Rick Mast Rick Mast Rick Mast is a former NASCAR driver. He competed in both the Winston Cup and Busch Series before retiring in 2002. Despite never winning in the Cup Series, he was still a fan favorite in the series.... | Ford | Remington Arms Remington Arms Remington Arms is a major American manufacturer of rifles, shotguns, other firearms, revolvers and ammunition. They also license the Remington name to hunting apparel, Arctic Cat ATV's, and other hunting and shooting products manufactured by other companies.... | Butch Mock Motorsports | 20th |
| 77 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. Bobby Hillin, Jr. Bobby Hillin, Jr. , is an United States stock car racecar driver. He was the original "Young Gun" before the term was popular. Hillin's love for racing began when he was a young boy watching his father's USAC Sprint and Indy cars race across the Midwest.... | Ford | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | Jasper Motorsports Jasper Motorsports Jasper Motorsports is a former NASCAR Winston Cup/NEXTEL Cup team. It was owned by a variety of owners including D.K. Ulrich and Doug Bawel.... | 36th |
| 81 | Kenny Wallace Kenny Wallace Kenny Wallace is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and Nationwide Series driver who currently drives the #28 United States Border Patrol Chevrolet in the Nationwide series.... | Ford | Square D Square D Square D is an United States manufacturer of equipment used to control and distribute Electricity headquartered in Palatine, Illinois.First formed in 1903 as the McBride Manufacturing Company, they subsequently changed their name to the Detroit Fuse and Manufacturing Company with their logo being a "D" enclosed in a square.... | FILMAR Racing FILMAR Racing FILMAR Racing is a former NASCAR Winston Cup and Busch Series team. It was owned by Fil Martocci and crew chief Gil Martin. The team was sold in 1999 in NASCAR to the Pinnacle Motorsports Group and then to Davis & Weight Motorsports.... | 28th |
| 88 | Dale Jarrett Dale Jarrett Dale Arnold Jarrett is a former United States Auto racing driver. He is the 1999 NASCAR NASCAR Championship and the son of two-time NASCAR Grand National Champion Ned Jarrett.... | Ford | Quality Care/Ford Credit | Robert Yates Racing | 3rd |
| 90 | Dick Trickle Dick Trickle Richard "Dick" Trickle is a retired American auto racing. He raced for decades around the Short track motor racing of Wisconsin, winning many championships along the way.... | Ford | Heilig-Meyers Heilig-Meyers Heilig-Meyers was a furniture store that was founded in 1913 by two Lithuanian immigrants who named the store after their surnames. Their headquarters were in Richmond, Virginia, and the store became the largest furniture retailer in United States by the 1980s.... | Donlavey Racing | 35th |
| 91 | Mike Wallace Mike Wallace (NASCAR) Mike Wallace is a NASCAR race car driver. He is a younger brother to Rusty Wallace, older brother to Kenny Wallace, and uncle to Steve Wallace .... | Chevrolet | Spam Spam (food) Spam is a canning precooked meat product made by the Hormel. The labeled ingredients in the classic variety of Spam are: chopped pork shoulder meat with ham meat added, salt, water, sugar, and sodium nitrite to help keep its color.... | Pro Tech Motorsports | New Team |
| 94 | Bill Elliott Bill Elliott William Clyde Elliott is a part-time driver and former champion of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Elliott was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America on August 15, 2007.... | Ford | McDonald's McDonald's McDonald's Corporation is the world's largest chain of fast food restaurants, serving nearly 58 million customers daily. McDonald's primarily sells hamburgers, cheeseburgers, chicken products, French fries, breakfast items, soft drinks, milkshakes, and desserts.... | Bill Elliott Racing Bill Elliott Racing Bill Elliott Racing is a former NASCAR Winston Cup, Busch Series and Craftsman Truck Series team. It was owned and operated by 1988 NASCAR champion Bill Elliott from 1995 until 2000, when it was sold to Evernham Motorsports.... | 17th |
| 96 | David Green David Green (NASCAR) David A. Green is a NASCAR driver. His two younger brothers, Jeff Green and Mark Green also compete on the NASCAR circuit. He currently drives the #07 SK Motorsports car in the Nationwide Series.... (R) | Chevrolet | Caterpillar, Inc. | American Equipment Racing | New Team |
| 97 | Chad Little Chad Little Chad Little is a former NASCAR driver. He holds a degree in marketing from Washington State University, and a law degree from Gonzaga University.... | Pontiac | John Deere John Deere John Deere was an American blacksmith and manufacturer who founded Deere & Company— the largest agricultural and construction equipment manufacturers in the world.... | Progressive Motorsports | 42nd |
| 98 | John Andretti John Andretti John Andretti , is an United States race car driver. He currently drives the #34 Window World.Com car in the Nascar Sprint Cup Series for Earnhardt Ganassi Racing.... | Ford | RCA RCA RCA Corporation, founded as Radio Corporation of America, was an electronics company in existence from 1919 to 1986. Today, the RCA is owned by the France conglomerate Thomson SA through RCA Trademark Management S.A., a company owned by Thomson.... | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | 22nd |
| 99 | Jeff Burton Jeff Burton Jeffrey Brian Burton also sometimes referred to as "JB" is a Sprint Cup Series driver. He drives the #31 Caterpillar Inc. Chevrolet Impala for Richard Childress Racing.... | Ford | Exide Batteries Exide Batteries Exide Technologies is the world's second-largest producer of automotive lead-acid battery for automotive and industrial applications. The Company?s four global business groups ? Transportation Americas, Transportation Europe and Rest of World, Industrial Energy Americas and Industrial Energy Europe and Rest of World ? provide a comprehensive... | Roush Racing Roush Racing Roush Fenway Racing is a racing team competing in NASCAR racing. As one of NASCAR's largest premier racing teams, Roush runs teams in the Sprint Cup, Nationwide Series, and Camping World Truck Series, as well as the ARCA RE/MAX Series.... | 13th |
Part Time
The following is a list of teams that would run a part time schedule.| Number | Driver | Make | Sponsor(s) | Team | Current Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | Mike Bliss Mike Bliss Michael Bliss is a NASCAR driver. He currently drives the #1 Miccosukee Indian Gaming Chevrolet for Phoenix Racing in the Nationwide Series. He began racing at age 10.... | Ford | Team ASE Racing | Phoenix Racing Phoenix Racing Phoenix Racing is a NASCAR team owned by James Finch. It currently fields the #09 Miccosukee Indian Gaming Chevy for Brad Keselowski and Dodge for Sterling Marlin and several others in the Sprint Cup Series and the #1 Miccosukee Indian Gaming Chevy in the Nationwide Series, driven by Mike Bliss.... | 45th |
| 07 | Sean Woodside | Pontiac | Cinema Vehicle Services | Mike Stegall Racing | New Team |
| 09 | R.K Smith | Chevrolet | Quaker State Quaker State Quaker State may refer to:*The United States Pennsylvania, which is colloquially known as the Quaker State*The Quaker State Corporation, a manufacturer of motor oil and other lubricants as of 2006 known as SOPUS Products and owned by the Royal Dutch Shell... | PE2 Racing | 63rd |
| 35 | Larry Gunselman Larry Gunselman Larry Gunselman is an United States racecar driver. He has made a total over eighty starts in all three of NASCAR's top divisions.Gunselman began racing in various West Coast series before moving to the Winston West Series, where he won the Most Popular Driver award in 1996.... | Ford | Caterpillar Caterpillar Caterpillars are the larval form of a member of the order Lepidoptera . They are mostly phytophagous in food habit, with some species being entomophagous.... / Race Stuff / Olson Tech | ISM Racing ISM Racing ISM Racing is a former autoracing team owned by Bob Hancher. The team fielded entries in the Indy Racing League and the NASCAR Winston Cup Series.... | 62nd |
| 38 | Butch Gilliland Butch Gilliland Butch Gilliland is a former NASCAR Winston Cup and Craftsman Truck Series driver from California. He was the 1997 Winston West Series champion and based on the west coast.... | Ford | Stroppe Motorsports | Bill Stroppe Motorsports | 56th |
| 46 | Wally Dallenbach Wally Dallenbach Wally Dallenbach can refer to:* Wally Dallenbach, Sr., a long-time participant in CART as a driver and then as an administrator* Wally Dallenbach, Jr., his son, a driver in NASCAR and later a commentator for NBC and TNT... | Chevrolet | First Union | SABCO Racing | 46th |
| 66 | H. B. Bailey H. B. Bailey Herring "H. B." Bailey was a NASCAR driver. He raced his #36 Pontiac part-time as an independent driver in the Grand National/Winston Cup series from 1962 to 1993 making 85 races over his career.... | Pontiac | Unsponsored | Bill Bahari Racing | 59th |
| 73 | Phil Barkdoll Phil Barkdoll Phil Barkdoll is a former NASCAR owner-driver from Phoenix, Arizona who only ran at two tracks in his entire career: Daytona International Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway.... | Chevrolet | Bell South | SABCO Racing | 54th |
| 74 | Randy LaJoie Randy LaJoie Randall LaJoie is a driver in the NASCAR Busch Series , where he is a two-time champion. Presently, he does not have a full-time ride. He is the father of racers Casey LaJoie and Corey LaJoie.... | Chevrolet | Fina Fina Fina may refer to:*Fina, a software system for financial analysis*Skies_of_Arcadia#Main_player_characters, a character in the Skies of Arcadia video game... | BACE Motorsports BACE Motorsports BACE Motorsports is a former championship-winning NASCAR team. It was owned by entrepreneur Bill Baumgardner, who also founded Staff America. Baumgardner was inspired to start his own team after Staff America was a sponsor in the Busch Series for two years.... | 47th |
| 78 | Billy Standridge Billy Standridge Billy Standridge is a former NASCAR driver. He began running the NASCAR Busch Series in 1986, when he finished 14th at the All Pro 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in his own Pontiac.... / Tom Hubert Tom Hubert Tom Hubert is an American road course racer.Hubert was born in Cottonwood, California. He currently works as a rear tire changer and a mechanic for Bill Davis Racing's #22 Sprint Cup team and also occasionally races road courses for various teams.... | Chevrolet | Diamond Rio Diamond Rio Diamond Rio is an United States country music band formed in 1984 in Nashville, Tennessee. Since its foundation, the group has comprised the same six members: Gene Johnson , Jimmy Olander , Brian Prout , Marty Roe , Dan Truman , and Dana Williams .... \Hanes Hanes Hanes and Hanes Her Way are brands of apparel currently owned by the Hanesbrands, Inc Corporation . The Hanes brand is used by the company for marketing a broad range of apparel essentials:... | Sadler Brothers Racing | 51st |
| 79 | Randy MacDonald Randy MacDonald Randy MacDonald , is a driver in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, as well as the car owner of the full-time #81 MacDonald Motorsports car in the Nationwide Series.... | Chevrolet | T.R.I.X. Harris Racing | Harris Motorsports | 49th |
| 95 | Ed Berrier Ed Berrier Ed Berrier is a second-generation NASCAR driver. His father Max Berrier competed in seven Grand National races over four years, and won 125 feature races as a modified driver.... | Chevrolet | Feed The Children Feed The Children Feed The Children founded in 1979 is a Christian, international, non-profit relief organization, whose stated mission is "to deliver food, medicine, clothing and other necessities to individuals, children and families who lack these essentials due to famine, war, poverty or natural disaster".... | Sadler Brothers Racing | 58th |
Test Cars
The following Is a list of cars that will test to become full time teams in 1998| Number | Driver | Make | Sponsor(s) | Team | Test Schedule | Signing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Park Steve Park (NASCAR) Stephen Park is a professional Auto racing driver. Park is currently racing in the #35 Waste Management Inc. Recycle America Monte Carlo in the NASCAR Camping World East Series 2008 in NASCAR.... | Chevrolet | Pennzoil Pennzoil Pennzoil is an oil company originally founded in Oil City, Pennsylvania. In 1963, South Penn Oil merged with Zapata Corporation to become Pennzoil.... | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Earnhardt Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates is a NASCAR team based in Concord, North Carolina. Originally formed in 1980, the team was owned by seven-time Winston Cup champion Dale Earnhardt, before his Death of Dale Earnhardt on the closing lap of the 2001 Daytona 500.... | Infineon Raceway Infineon Raceway Infineon Raceway, formerly Sears Point Raceway, is a road course and drag strip located on the landform known as Sears Point in the southern Sonoma Mountains near Sonoma, California, USA.... | November 23 |
| 7 | Test Car | Ford | Phillips Phillips Phillips may refer to:... | Mattei Motorsports | Watkins Glen International Watkins Glen International Watkins Glen International is an auto race track located near Watkins Glen, New York, at the southern tip of Seneca Lake . The facility is owned by International Speedway Corporation.... | November 26 |
| 12 | Jeremy Mayfield | Ford | Mobil 1 Mobil 1 Mobil 1 is a brand name developed by the Mobil oil company and now marketed by ExxonMobil.It was introduced in 1974 as a 5w-20 viscosity Fully Synthetic motor oil advertised for use up to 25,000 miles.... | Penske-Kranefuss Racing | Bristol Motor Speedway Bristol Motor Speedway Bristol Motor Speedway, originally known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway is a NASCAR short track motor racing located in Bristol, Tennessee.... | December 6 |
| 13 | Test Car | Ford | First Plus Financial Services | Elliott-Marino Racing | Pocono Raceway Pocono Raceway Pocono Raceway is a superspeedway located in the The Poconos of Pennsylvania at Long Pond, Pennsylvania. It is the site of two annual NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races held just weeks apart in June and August.... | December 14 |
| 26 | Test Car | Ford | General Mills General Mills General Mills is a Fortune 500 corporation, mainly concerned with food products, which is headquartered in Golden Valley, Minnesota, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis, Minnesota.... | Roush Racing Roush Racing Roush Fenway Racing is a racing team competing in NASCAR racing. As one of NASCAR's largest premier racing teams, Roush runs teams in the Sprint Cup, Nationwide Series, and Camping World Truck Series, as well as the ARCA RE/MAX Series.... | Michigan International Speedway Michigan International Speedway Michigan International Speedway is a two-mile moderate-banked D-shaped superspeedway located off U.S. Highway 12 on more than near Brooklyn, Michigan, in the scenic Irish Hills area of southeastern Michigan.... | December 19 |
| 35 | Test Car | Pontiac | Tabasco Sauce Tabasco sauce Tabasco sauce is a brand of hot sauce made from tabasco peppers , vinegar, and salt, and aged in white oak barrels for three years. It has a hot, spicy flavor and is popular in many parts of the world.... | ISM Racing ISM Racing ISM Racing is a former autoracing team owned by Bob Hancher. The team fielded entries in the Indy Racing League and the NASCAR Winston Cup Series.... | New Hampshire International Speedway New Hampshire International Speedway New Hampshire Motor Speedway is a Oval track racing located in Loudon, New Hampshire which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since the early 1990s, as well as open wheel car during the 1990s.... | December 24 |
| 50 | Test Car | Chevrolet | Budweiser | Hendrick Motorsports Hendrick Motorsports Hendrick Motorsports is a stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. The team is principally owned by Rick Hendrick, but Jeff Gordon and Mary Hendrick are listed as the owners of the #48 and #5 respectively.... | Dover International Speedway Dover International Speedway Dover International Speedway is a NASCAR-sanctioned race track located in Dover, Delaware, owned by, and serving as the corporate headquarters of, Dover Motorsports, Inc.... | December 29 |
| 91 | Test Car | Chevrolet | Little Joes Auto | LJ Racing | California Speedway California Speedway The Auto Club Speedway of Southern California is a two-mile , low-banked, D-shaped oval superspeedway in Fontana, California, similar to its "sister track" Michigan International Speedway.... | November 24 |
Busch Clash
The Busch Clash, a race for polewinners from the previous season, and drivers who have won the event before, was run on February 9 in Daytona Beach, FloridaDaytona Beach, Florida
Daytona Beach is a city in Volusia County, Florida, Florida, United States. According to 2006 U.S. Census Bureau estimates, the city has a population of 64,421....
. Terry Labonte
Terry Labonte
Terrance Lee Labonte is a semi-retired NASCAR driver who now races part-time in the Sprint Cup Series. Labonte was introduced to the sport through his father, who had worked on racecars as a hobby for his friends....
drew the pole. The race was broadcast on CBS
NASCAR on CBS
NASCAR on CBS was a series of NASCAR races airing on CBS Sports from 1979 in NASCAR-2000 in NASCAR....
.
Top Ten Results
- Jeff GordonJeff Gordon
Jeffery Michael Gordon is a professional United States of America race car driver. He was born in Vallejo, California, raised in Pittsboro, Indiana, and currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina.... - Rusty WallaceRusty Wallace
Russell William "Rusty" Wallace is a former NASCAR champion, NASCAR Nationwide Series car owner, and television broadcaster with NASCAR on ESPN and ESPN on ABC and co-host of NASCAR Angels.... - Dale EarnhardtDale Earnhardt
Ralph Dale Earnhardt, Sr. was an American race car driver, best known for his career driving stock cars in NASCAR's Winston Cup. Earnhardt had four children, Kerry Earnhardt, Kelley Earnhardt Elledge, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., and Taylor Earnhardt.... - Ward BurtonWard Burton
John Edward Burton III is an American NASCAR auto racing, who has a total of five career Sprint Cup wins. He last drove the #4 State Water Heaters Chevrolet Impala SS for Morgan-McClure Motorsports in 2007.... - Ernie IrvanErnie Irvan
Virgil Earnest Irvan, more commonly known as Ernie Irvan, is a former race driver in NASCAR. He is best remembered for his comeback after a serious head injury at Michigan International Speedway which earned him numerous awards and respect from his fellow drivers.... - Mark Martin
- Dale JarrettDale Jarrett
Dale Arnold Jarrett is a former United States Auto racing driver. He is the 1999 NASCAR NASCAR Championship and the son of two-time NASCAR Grand National Champion Ned Jarrett.... - Ricky CravenRicky Craven
Richard Allen Craven is a former NASCAR driver. He last drove in the Sprint Cup in 2004 and raced in the Craftsman Truck Series in 2005. He does not have a racing job at this time.... - Johnny BensonJohnny Benson
Jonathan Benson, Jr. is a NASCAR driver and the son of former Michigan modified racing driver John Benson, Sr. His career highlights include the 1993 American Speed Association AC-Delco Challenge series championship, the 1995 Busch Series championship, the 1996 Winston Cup NASCAR Rookie of the Year award, and the 2008 Craftsman Truck Series...
Gatorade 125s
The Gatorade Twin 125s were run on February 13 in Daytona Beach, FloridaDaytona Beach, Florida
Daytona Beach is a city in Volusia County, Florida, Florida, United States. According to 2006 U.S. Census Bureau estimates, the city has a population of 64,421....
. Mike Skinner
Mike Skinner (NASCAR)
Mike Skinner, born in Ontario, California, is a NASCAR driver from Susanville, California, California now living in Daytona Beach, Florida, Florida....
and Steve Grissom
Steve Grissom
Steve Grissom is a NASCAR Busch Series driver. Grissom was the 1993 Busch Series champion and currently has eleven Busch wins. He turned down a scholarship to play quarterback at the University of Alabama to focus a career on racing....
were the polesitters for races one and two, respectively. The races were broadcast tape-delayed on CBS
NASCAR on CBS
NASCAR on CBS was a series of NASCAR races airing on CBS Sports from 1979 in NASCAR-2000 in NASCAR....
just prior to the Daytona 500.
Race One Results
- 88-Dale JarrettDale Jarrett
Dale Arnold Jarrett is a former United States Auto racing driver. He is the 1999 NASCAR NASCAR Championship and the son of two-time NASCAR Grand National Champion Ned Jarrett.... - 31-Mike SkinnerMike Skinner (NASCAR)
Mike Skinner, born in Ontario, California, is a NASCAR driver from Susanville, California, California now living in Daytona Beach, Florida, Florida.... - 28-Ernie IrvanErnie Irvan
Virgil Earnest Irvan, more commonly known as Ernie Irvan, is a former race driver in NASCAR. He is best remembered for his comeback after a serious head injury at Michigan International Speedway which earned him numerous awards and respect from his fellow drivers.... - 23-Jimmy SpencerJimmy Spencer
Jimmy Spencer is an United States NASCAR driver and commentator. During his days racing modifieds, he was nicknamed "Mr. Excitement" for his sometimes aggressive racing style.... - 4-Sterling MarlinSterling Marlin
Sterling Marlin is a NASCAR Sprint Cup driver who drives the #09 Finch Racing car on a part time basis. He is the son of former NASCAR driver Coo Coo Marlin.... - 6-Mark MartinMark Martin (NASCAR)
Mark Anthony Martin is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver for Hendrick Motorsports and drives the #5 Kellogg's/Carquest Chevrolet Impala SS, and is also a part-time driver in the Nationwide Series for JR Motorsports.... - 10-Ricky RuddRicky Rudd
Ricky Rudd is a retired American NASCAR driver. He is the uncle of actor Skeet Ulrich and Nationwide Series driver Jason Rudd. Rudd is tied with Rusty Wallace for the longest streak of consecutive seasons with a victory, his lasting from 1983 to 1998.... - 18-Bobby LabonteBobby Labonte
Robert Alan Labonte is an United States race car driver in the Nascar Sprint Cup Series. He currently drives the #96 Ask.com/Texas Instruments DLP/Academy Sports and Outdoors Ford Fusion for Hall of Fame Racing, in an association with Yates Racing.... - 22-Ward BurtonWard Burton
John Edward Burton III is an American NASCAR auto racing, who has a total of five career Sprint Cup wins. He last drove the #4 State Water Heaters Chevrolet Impala SS for Morgan-McClure Motorsports in 2007.... - 29-Robert PressleyRobert Pressley
Robert Pressley is a former NASCAR driver. In a February 2006 Sportingnews.com article about the 2001 in NASCAR Daytona 500 field, Robert's current status was listed as "Opened Celebrity's Hotdogs in Asheville, N.C., about two years ago....
Race Two Results
- 3-Dale EarnhardtDale Earnhardt
Ralph Dale Earnhardt, Sr. was an American race car driver, best known for his career driving stock cars in NASCAR's Winston Cup. Earnhardt had four children, Kerry Earnhardt, Kelley Earnhardt Elledge, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., and Taylor Earnhardt.... - 24-Jeff GordonJeff Gordon
Jeffery Michael Gordon is a professional United States of America race car driver. He was born in Vallejo, California, raised in Pittsboro, Indiana, and currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina.... - 94-Bill ElliottBill Elliott
William Clyde Elliott is a part-time driver and former champion of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Elliott was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America on August 15, 2007.... - 33-Ken SchraderKen Schrader
Kenneth Schrader is a second-generation race car driver. He is currently driving in the Sprint Cup series part time for Phoenix Racing. He occasionally appears as a television analyst on This Week In NASCAR on the Speed Channel.... - 21-Michael WaltripMichael Waltrip
Michael Curtis Waltrip is a professional race car driver and co owner of Michael Waltrip Racing. He is the younger brother of Darrell Waltrip, a three-time NASCAR champion .... - 2-Rusty WallaceRusty Wallace
Russell William "Rusty" Wallace is a former NASCAR champion, NASCAR Nationwide Series car owner, and television broadcaster with NASCAR on ESPN and ESPN on ABC and co-host of NASCAR Angels.... - 30-Johnny BensonJohnny Benson
Jonathan Benson, Jr. is a NASCAR driver and the son of former Michigan modified racing driver John Benson, Sr. His career highlights include the 1993 American Speed Association AC-Delco Challenge series championship, the 1995 Busch Series championship, the 1996 Winston Cup NASCAR Rookie of the Year award, and the 2008 Craftsman Truck Series... - 5-Terry LabonteTerry Labonte
Terrance Lee Labonte is a semi-retired NASCAR driver who now races part-time in the Sprint Cup Series. Labonte was introduced to the sport through his father, who had worked on racecars as a hobby for his friends.... - 40-Robby GordonRobby Gordon
Robert W. Gordon is an American racing driver who currently competes in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, owning his #7 Toyota Camry, sponsored by Jim Beam, and also owning his #55 Jim Beam/Camping World ride which competes part-time in the Nationwide Series, he has also raced in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, Champ Car, the Indy Racing... - 17-Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip
Darrell Lee Waltrip is a three-time former NASCAR Championship champion, the 1989 Daytona 500 winner, current television race commentator with Fox Broadcasting Company and columnist at Foxsports.com....
Daytona 500
The 1997 Daytona 500
1997 Daytona 500
The 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Daytona 500 was run on February 16 at Daytona International Speedway. The Richard Childress Racing of Mike Skinner won the pole....
was run on February 16 at Daytona International Speedway
Daytona International Speedway
Daytona International Speedway is a race track in Daytona Beach, Florida, Florida, United States. Since opening in 1959, it has been the home to the most important race in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, the Daytona 500....
. The #31 of Mike Skinner
Mike Skinner (NASCAR)
Mike Skinner, born in Ontario, California, is a NASCAR driver from Susanville, California, California now living in Daytona Beach, Florida, Florida....
won the pole. The race ended under caution after a big crash with 5 laps remaining involved several cars. The race was broadcast on CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is an American radio network and television network. The name is derived from the initials of Columbia Broadcasting System, its former legal name....
.
- 24Hendrick Motorsports
Hendrick Motorsports is a stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. The team is principally owned by Rick Hendrick, but Jeff Gordon and Mary Hendrick are listed as the owners of the #48 and #5 respectively....
-Jeff GordonJeff Gordon
Jeffery Michael Gordon is a professional United States of America race car driver. He was born in Vallejo, California, raised in Pittsboro, Indiana, and currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina.... - 5Hendrick Motorsports
Hendrick Motorsports is a stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. The team is principally owned by Rick Hendrick, but Jeff Gordon and Mary Hendrick are listed as the owners of the #48 and #5 respectively....
-Terry LabonteTerry Labonte
Terrance Lee Labonte is a semi-retired NASCAR driver who now races part-time in the Sprint Cup Series. Labonte was introduced to the sport through his father, who had worked on racecars as a hobby for his friends.... - 25Hendrick Motorsports
Hendrick Motorsports is a stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. The team is principally owned by Rick Hendrick, but Jeff Gordon and Mary Hendrick are listed as the owners of the #48 and #5 respectively....
-Ricky CravenRicky Craven
Richard Allen Craven is a former NASCAR driver. He last drove in the Sprint Cup in 2004 and raced in the Craftsman Truck Series in 2005. He does not have a racing job at this time.... - 94Bill Elliott Racing
Bill Elliott Racing is a former NASCAR Winston Cup, Busch Series and Craftsman Truck Series team. It was owned and operated by 1988 NASCAR champion Bill Elliott from 1995 until 2000, when it was sold to Evernham Motorsports....
-Bill ElliottBill Elliott
William Clyde Elliott is a part-time driver and former champion of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Elliott was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America on August 15, 2007.... - 4Morgan-McClure Motorsports
Morgan-McClure Motorsports was an United States auto racing team that competed in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. It ran for 25 years, starting in 1982 and ending in 2007....
-Sterling MarlinSterling Marlin
Sterling Marlin is a NASCAR Sprint Cup driver who drives the #09 Finch Racing car on a part time basis. He is the son of former NASCAR driver Coo Coo Marlin.... - 37Michael Kranefuss
Michael Kranefuss is a former NASCAR team owner.His original driver was John Andretti, who drove for the team in 1995 and most of 1996. Jeremy Mayfield took over driving for the team in late '96, and would drive for the team until the end of 2000....
-Jeremy Mayfield - 6Roush Racing
Roush Fenway Racing is a racing team competing in NASCAR racing. As one of NASCAR's largest premier racing teams, Roush runs teams in the Sprint Cup, Nationwide Series, and Camping World Truck Series, as well as the ARCA RE/MAX Series....
-Mark MartinMark Martin (NASCAR)
Mark Anthony Martin is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver for Hendrick Motorsports and drives the #5 Kellogg's/Carquest Chevrolet Impala SS, and is also a part-time driver in the Nationwide Series for JR Motorsports.... - 22Bill Davis Racing
Triad Racing Technologies was a racing team that participated in all three of NASCAR's top divisions until 2009.The team had run Toyota-branded stock cars and trucks in both the Camping World Truck Series and Sprint Cup Series since 2007....
-Ward BurtonWard Burton
John Edward Burton III is an American NASCAR auto racing, who has a total of five career Sprint Cup wins. He last drove the #4 State Water Heaters Chevrolet Impala SS for Morgan-McClure Motorsports in 2007.... - 10Ricky Rudd
Ricky Rudd is a retired American NASCAR driver. He is the uncle of actor Skeet Ulrich and Nationwide Series driver Jason Rudd. Rudd is tied with Rusty Wallace for the longest streak of consecutive seasons with a victory, his lasting from 1983 to 1998....
-Ricky RuddRicky Rudd
Ricky Rudd is a retired American NASCAR driver. He is the uncle of actor Skeet Ulrich and Nationwide Series driver Jason Rudd. Rudd is tied with Rusty Wallace for the longest streak of consecutive seasons with a victory, his lasting from 1983 to 1998.... - 17Darrell Waltrip Motorsports
Darrell Waltrip Motorsports was a NASCAR team owned by three-time Winston Cup champion Darrell Waltrip. It was formed in 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series when Waltrip resigned from Hendrick Motorsports to start his own team....
-Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip
Darrell Lee Waltrip is a three-time former NASCAR Championship champion, the 1989 Daytona 500 winner, current television race commentator with Fox Broadcasting Company and columnist at Foxsports.com....
Failed to qualify: 91-Mike Wallace
Mike Wallace (NASCAR)
Mike Wallace is a NASCAR race car driver. He is a younger brother to Rusty Wallace, older brother to Kenny Wallace, and uncle to Steve Wallace ....
, 95-Gary Bradberry
Gary Bradberry
Gary Bradberry is a race car driver. He raced in the NASCAR All-Pro Series, and had top-ten points finishes from 1990-1993. After that, Bradberry made the jump to major NASCAR leagues....
, 78-Billy Standridge
Billy Standridge
Billy Standridge is a former NASCAR driver. He began running the NASCAR Busch Series in 1986, when he finished 14th at the All Pro 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in his own Pontiac....
, 15
Bud Moore Engineering
Bud Moore Engineering was a championship-winning NASCAR team. It was owned and operated by mechanic Bud Moore and ran out of Spartanburg, South Carolina....
-Larry Pearson
Larry Pearson
Larry Pearson is a former NASCAR driver and the son of three-time NEXTEL Cup champion David Pearson. He won the Busch Series championship in 1986 and 1987, but struggled during his brief tenure in Winston Cup....
, 42
Felix Sabates
Felix Sabates is a Cuban entrepreneur and philanthropist living in the United States....
-Joe Nemechek
Joe Nemechek
Joseph Frank Nemechek III is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver and owner of NEMCO Motorsports. He won the 1992 Busch Series championship. He currently is bringing his NEMCO team back to run the Nationwide and Sprint Cup Series in the #87 Chevy for 2009....
, 97
Ppc Racing
ppc Racing was a NASCAR racing team based in Mooresville, North Carolina. The team was owned by Greg Pollex. ppc Racing came about from a merger of Pollex's Busch Series team with a car owned by Steve DeSouza and Ted Campbell in 1999 in NASCAR Busch Series....
-Chad Little
Chad Little
Chad Little is a former NASCAR driver. He holds a degree in marketing from Washington State University, and a law degree from Gonzaga University....
, 75
RahMoc Enterprises
Rahmoc Enterprises is a former NASCAR Winston Cup team and a current engine building company, known as RAHMOC Racing Engines. The racing team was owned by long-time engine builder Bob Rahilly and Butch Mock....
-Rick Mast
Rick Mast
Rick Mast is a former NASCAR driver. He competed in both the Winston Cup and Busch Series before retiring in 2002. Despite never winning in the Cup Series, he was still a fan favorite in the series....
, 96-David Green
David Green (NASCAR)
David A. Green is a NASCAR driver. His two younger brothers, Jeff Green and Mark Green also compete on the NASCAR circuit. He currently drives the #07 SK Motorsports car in the Nationwide Series....
*, 0-Delma Cowart, and 84-Norm Benning
Norm Benning
Norm Benning, Jr. is a full-time self-owned Auto Racing Club of America driver in the #84 Chevrolet. He has also competed in the three top touring series of NASCAR....
.
- Robert PressleyRobert Pressley
Robert Pressley is a former NASCAR driver. In a February 2006 Sportingnews.com article about the 2001 in NASCAR Daytona 500 field, Robert's current status was listed as "Opened Celebrity's Hotdogs in Asheville, N.C., about two years ago....
's car caught air after he spun on Lap 10. The rear of the car lifted so much, the car was temporarily sliding across the track on its nose. The landing was quite hard, so after the crewDiamond Ridge Motorsports
Diamond Ridge Motorsports is a former NASCAR team that competed in the Winston Cup and Busch Series from 1990 to 1999. It was owned and operated by Gary Bechtel....
repaired the car, Busch Series compeitor Todd BodineTodd Bodine
Todd Bodine is a stock car racer. Todd is the younger brother of former racers Geoff Bodine and Brett Bodine. Bodine is known for his aggressive driving style and bald head, which has given him the nickname The Onion....
hopped in to complete more laps.
- Joe NemechekJoe Nemechek
Joseph Frank Nemechek III is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver and owner of NEMCO Motorsports. He won the 1992 Busch Series championship. He currently is bringing his NEMCO team back to run the Nationwide and Sprint Cup Series in the #87 Chevy for 2009....
's car ownerFelix Sabates
Felix Sabates is a Cuban entrepreneur and philanthropist living in the United States....
Felix SabatesFelix Sabates
Felix Sabates is a Cuban entrepreneur and philanthropist living in the United States....
bought the #73 entry of Phil BarkdollPhil Barkdoll
Phil Barkdoll is a former NASCAR owner-driver from Phoenix, Arizona who only ran at two tracks in his entire career: Daytona International Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway....
, who had qualified 38th. Both Nemechek and his new sponsor BellsouthBellSouth
BellSouth Corporation is an United States telecommunications holding company based in Atlanta, Georgia. BellSouth was one of the seven original Regional Bell operating company after the United States Department of Justice forced the American Telephone & Telegraph Company to divest itself of its regional telephone companies on January 1, 1984....
went to the #73 for the 500.
- Remington ArmsRemington Arms
Remington Arms is a major American manufacturer of rifles, shotguns, other firearms, revolvers and ammunition. They also license the Remington name to hunting apparel, Arctic Cat ATV's, and other hunting and shooting products manufactured by other companies....
placed their sponsor logos on the #19 Ford driven by Loy Allen Jr.Loy Allen Jr.
Loy Allen Jr. , is a former NASCAR Winston Cup and Busch Series driver. He found his best results however in the Auto Racing Club of America series, with a win at Atlanta Motor Speedway in 1992 and two second place finishes at Talladega and Daytona in 1993....
for Tri-Star MotorsportsTri-Star Motorsports
Tri-Star Motorsports was a racing team that competed in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup series primarily during the early to mid '90s. During its time of competition, Tri-Star's drivers achieved no wins or top-5 finishes but did get some top-10 finishes at the top-level series....
after Rick MastRick Mast
Rick Mast is a former NASCAR driver. He competed in both the Winston Cup and Busch Series before retiring in 2002. Despite never winning in the Cup Series, he was still a fan favorite in the series....
failed to qualify the RahMocRahMoc Enterprises
Rahmoc Enterprises is a former NASCAR Winston Cup team and a current engine building company, known as RAHMOC Racing Engines. The racing team was owned by long-time engine builder Bob Rahilly and Butch Mock....
car.
- Dale EarnhardtDale Earnhardt
Ralph Dale Earnhardt, Sr. was an American race car driver, best known for his career driving stock cars in NASCAR's Winston Cup. Earnhardt had four children, Kerry Earnhardt, Kelley Earnhardt Elledge, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., and Taylor Earnhardt....
rolled his #3Richard Childress Racing
RCR Enterprises, LLC, doing business as Richard Childress Racing, is a NASCAR team based in Welcome, North Carolina. The team currently fields the #07 Jack Daniels Chevrolet Impala for Casey Mears, the #29 Royal Dutch Shell/Pennzoil Chevrolet for Kevin Harvick, the #31 Caterpillar Inc....
Goodwrench ChevroletChevrolet
Chevrolet is a brand of automobile, produced by General Motors . It is the top selling GM marque, with "Chevrolet" or "Chevy" being at times synonymous with GM....
in a crash with the #28 TexacoTexaco
Texaco is the name of an United States petroleum retail brand. Its flagship product is its fuel,"Texaco with Techron". It also owns the Havoline motor oil brand....
-HavolineHavoline
Havoline is a motor oil brand of Texaco, a former major oil company based in the United States that is now merged with the Chevron Corporation....
Ford of Ernie IrvanErnie Irvan
Virgil Earnest Irvan, more commonly known as Ernie Irvan, is a former race driver in NASCAR. He is best remembered for his comeback after a serious head injury at Michigan International Speedway which earned him numerous awards and respect from his fellow drivers....
while in a four-way battle for the lead with 12 laps to go. During the crash, the hood of Irvan's car flew into the backstretch grandstand, injuring some fans. Earnhardt famously noticed that his tires were still on the car after the roll, had his car taken off the hook, and drove it back to pit road. The car was repaired and Earnhardt finished the race, 5 laps down in 31st.
- At age 25, Jeff Gordon became the youngest Daytona 500Daytona 500
The Daytona 500 is a 200-lap, -long NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held annually at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida....
winner ever. Richard PettyRichard Petty
Richard Lee Petty is a former NASCAR driver who raced in the Strictly Stock/Grand National Era and the Winston Cup Series. "The King", as he is nicknamed, is most well-known for winning the Nascar Championship seven times , winning a record 200 races during his career, winning the Daytona 500 a record seven times, and winning a record 27 rac...
had previously been the youngest winner in 1964, when he won the 500 at age 26.
- Hendrick MotorsportsHendrick Motorsports
Hendrick Motorsports is a stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. The team is principally owned by Rick Hendrick, but Jeff Gordon and Mary Hendrick are listed as the owners of the #48 and #5 respectively....
posted a 1-2-3 finish with Gordon winning the race, Terry LabonteTerry Labonte
Terrance Lee Labonte is a semi-retired NASCAR driver who now races part-time in the Sprint Cup Series. Labonte was introduced to the sport through his father, who had worked on racecars as a hobby for his friends....
finishing second, and Ricky CravenRicky Craven
Richard Allen Craven is a former NASCAR driver. He last drove in the Sprint Cup in 2004 and raced in the Craftsman Truck Series in 2005. He does not have a racing job at this time....
finishing in third.
Goodwrench Service 400
The Goodwrench Service 400 was run on February 23 at North Carolina Speedway
North Carolina Speedway
Rockingham Speedway, formerly North Carolina Motor Speedway and later North Carolina Speedway is a racetrack located in Rockingham, North Carolina....
. The #6 of Mark Martin
Mark Martin (NASCAR)
Mark Anthony Martin is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver for Hendrick Motorsports and drives the #5 Kellogg's/Carquest Chevrolet Impala SS, and is also a part-time driver in the Nationwide Series for JR Motorsports....
won the pole. The race was broadcast on TNN.
Top Ten Results
- 24-Jeff GordonJeff Gordon
Jeffery Michael Gordon is a professional United States of America race car driver. He was born in Vallejo, California, raised in Pittsboro, Indiana, and currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina.... - 88-Dale JarrettDale Jarrett
Dale Arnold Jarrett is a former United States Auto racing driver. He is the 1999 NASCAR NASCAR Championship and the son of two-time NASCAR Grand National Champion Ned Jarrett.... - 99-Jeff BurtonJeff Burton
Jeffrey Brian Burton also sometimes referred to as "JB" is a Sprint Cup Series driver. He drives the #31 Caterpillar Inc. Chevrolet Impala for Richard Childress Racing.... - 10-Ricky RuddRicky Rudd
Ricky Rudd is a retired American NASCAR driver. He is the uncle of actor Skeet Ulrich and Nationwide Series driver Jason Rudd. Rudd is tied with Rusty Wallace for the longest streak of consecutive seasons with a victory, his lasting from 1983 to 1998.... - 25-Ricky CravenRicky Craven
Richard Allen Craven is a former NASCAR driver. He last drove in the Sprint Cup in 2004 and raced in the Craftsman Truck Series in 2005. He does not have a racing job at this time.... - 2-Rusty WallaceRusty Wallace
Russell William "Rusty" Wallace is a former NASCAR champion, NASCAR Nationwide Series car owner, and television broadcaster with NASCAR on ESPN and ESPN on ABC and co-host of NASCAR Angels.... - 5-Terry LabonteTerry Labonte
Terrance Lee Labonte is a semi-retired NASCAR driver who now races part-time in the Sprint Cup Series. Labonte was introduced to the sport through his father, who had worked on racecars as a hobby for his friends.... - 7-Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine
Geoffrey Bodine is the oldest of the three Bodine brothers who are all NASCAR drivers. Bodine currently lives in Cornelius, North Carolina, North Carolina.... - 28-Ernie IrvanErnie Irvan
Virgil Earnest Irvan, more commonly known as Ernie Irvan, is a former race driver in NASCAR. He is best remembered for his comeback after a serious head injury at Michigan International Speedway which earned him numerous awards and respect from his fellow drivers.... - 1-Morgan ShepherdMorgan Shepherd
Clay Morgan Shepherd has been a NASCAR Nextel Cup driver since 1977 in NASCAR. He has also raced in the Busch Series, and Craftsman Truck Series....
- With this victory, Jeff GordonJeff Gordon
Jeffery Michael Gordon is a professional United States of America race car driver. He was born in Vallejo, California, raised in Pittsboro, Indiana, and currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina....
became the fourth driver to win the Daytona 500Daytona 500
The Daytona 500 is a 200-lap, -long NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held annually at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida....
and the second race of the season.
Pontiac Excitement 400
The Pontiac Excitement 400 was held March 2 at Richmond International Raceway
Richmond International Raceway
Richmond International Raceway is a 3/4-mile , D-shaped, asphalt race track located just outside Richmond, Virginia in Henrico County, Virginia....
. Terry Labonte
Terry Labonte
Terrance Lee Labonte is a semi-retired NASCAR driver who now races part-time in the Sprint Cup Series. Labonte was introduced to the sport through his father, who had worked on racecars as a hobby for his friends....
won the pole. The race was broadcast on ESPN.
Top Ten Results
- 2-Rusty WallaceRusty Wallace
Russell William "Rusty" Wallace is a former NASCAR champion, NASCAR Nationwide Series car owner, and television broadcaster with NASCAR on ESPN and ESPN on ABC and co-host of NASCAR Angels.... - 7-Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine
Geoffrey Bodine is the oldest of the three Bodine brothers who are all NASCAR drivers. Bodine currently lives in Cornelius, North Carolina, North Carolina.... - 88-Dale JarrettDale Jarrett
Dale Arnold Jarrett is a former United States Auto racing driver. He is the 1999 NASCAR NASCAR Championship and the son of two-time NASCAR Grand National Champion Ned Jarrett.... - 24-Jeff GordonJeff Gordon
Jeffery Michael Gordon is a professional United States of America race car driver. He was born in Vallejo, California, raised in Pittsboro, Indiana, and currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina.... - 43-Bobby HamiltonBobby Hamilton
Charles Robert Hamilton, Sr. was a driver and owner in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series circuit and the winner of the 2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship.... - 10-Ricky RuddRicky Rudd
Ricky Rudd is a retired American NASCAR driver. He is the uncle of actor Skeet Ulrich and Nationwide Series driver Jason Rudd. Rudd is tied with Rusty Wallace for the longest streak of consecutive seasons with a victory, his lasting from 1983 to 1998.... - 5-Terry LabonteTerry Labonte
Terrance Lee Labonte is a semi-retired NASCAR driver who now races part-time in the Sprint Cup Series. Labonte was introduced to the sport through his father, who had worked on racecars as a hobby for his friends.... - 18-Bobby LabonteBobby Labonte
Robert Alan Labonte is an United States race car driver in the Nascar Sprint Cup Series. He currently drives the #96 Ask.com/Texas Instruments DLP/Academy Sports and Outdoors Ford Fusion for Hall of Fame Racing, in an association with Yates Racing.... - 30-Johnny BensonJohnny Benson
Jonathan Benson, Jr. is a NASCAR driver and the son of former Michigan modified racing driver John Benson, Sr. His career highlights include the 1993 American Speed Association AC-Delco Challenge series championship, the 1995 Busch Series championship, the 1996 Winston Cup NASCAR Rookie of the Year award, and the 2008 Craftsman Truck Series... - 44-Kyle PettyKyle Petty
Kyle Richard Petty is an American NASCAR driver, the son and grandson of racers Richard Petty and Lee Petty, respectively and father of the late Adam Petty....
- This was the last Winston CupNEXTEL Cup
The Sprint Cup Series is the top racing series of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing . It was formerly known as the Strictly Stock Series and Grand National Series ....
race at Richmond International RacewayRichmond International Raceway
Richmond International Raceway is a 3/4-mile , D-shaped, asphalt race track located just outside Richmond, Virginia in Henrico County, Virginia....
scheduled for the daytime (excluding two races that were rain-delayed from Saturday night), and the last time that the first Richmond race of the season was held in March, due to the cold, wet weather that is often seen at Richmond in late winter.
Primestar 500
The Primestar 500 was run on March 9 in Hampton, Georgia
Hampton, Georgia
Hampton is a city in western Henry County, Georgia, Georgia , United States. As of the United States Census, 2000, the city had a total population of 3,857....
. The #40 of Robby Gordon
Robby Gordon
Robert W. Gordon is an American racing driver who currently competes in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, owning his #7 Toyota Camry, sponsored by Jim Beam, and also owning his #55 Jim Beam/Camping World ride which competes part-time in the Nationwide Series, he has also raced in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, Champ Car, the Indy Racing...
won the pole. The race was broadcast on ABC.
Top Ten Results
- 88-Dale JarrettDale Jarrett
Dale Arnold Jarrett is a former United States Auto racing driver. He is the 1999 NASCAR NASCAR Championship and the son of two-time NASCAR Grand National Champion Ned Jarrett.... - 28-Ernie IrvanErnie Irvan
Virgil Earnest Irvan, more commonly known as Ernie Irvan, is a former race driver in NASCAR. He is best remembered for his comeback after a serious head injury at Michigan International Speedway which earned him numerous awards and respect from his fellow drivers.... - 1-Morgan ShepherdMorgan Shepherd
Clay Morgan Shepherd has been a NASCAR Nextel Cup driver since 1977 in NASCAR. He has also raced in the Busch Series, and Craftsman Truck Series.... - 18-Bobby LabonteBobby Labonte
Robert Alan Labonte is an United States race car driver in the Nascar Sprint Cup Series. He currently drives the #96 Ask.com/Texas Instruments DLP/Academy Sports and Outdoors Ford Fusion for Hall of Fame Racing, in an association with Yates Racing.... - 99-Jeff BurtonJeff Burton
Jeffrey Brian Burton also sometimes referred to as "JB" is a Sprint Cup Series driver. He drives the #31 Caterpillar Inc. Chevrolet Impala for Richard Childress Racing.... - 6-Mark MartinMark Martin (NASCAR)
Mark Anthony Martin is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver for Hendrick Motorsports and drives the #5 Kellogg's/Carquest Chevrolet Impala SS, and is also a part-time driver in the Nationwide Series for JR Motorsports.... - 21-Michael WaltripMichael Waltrip
Michael Curtis Waltrip is a professional race car driver and co owner of Michael Waltrip Racing. He is the younger brother of Darrell Waltrip, a three-time NASCAR champion .... - 3-Dale EarnhardtDale Earnhardt
Ralph Dale Earnhardt, Sr. was an American race car driver, best known for his career driving stock cars in NASCAR's Winston Cup. Earnhardt had four children, Kerry Earnhardt, Kelley Earnhardt Elledge, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., and Taylor Earnhardt.... - 5-Terry LabonteTerry Labonte
Terrance Lee Labonte is a semi-retired NASCAR driver who now races part-time in the Sprint Cup Series. Labonte was introduced to the sport through his father, who had worked on racecars as a hobby for his friends.... - 43-Bobby HamiltonBobby Hamilton
Charles Robert Hamilton, Sr. was a driver and owner in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series circuit and the winner of the 2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship....
Failed to qualify: 36-Derrike Cope
Derrike Cope
Derrike Cope is a race-car driver in NASCAR, best known for his win at the 1990 Daytona 500. He currently drives the #31 car for Rick Ware. He is owner of the #73 and #78 teams in the Nationwide Series and the #73 and #74 trucks in the Camping World Truck Series....
, 46-Wally Dallenbach, Jr.
Wally Dallenbach, Jr.
Wally Dallenbach, Jr. is an American former NASCAR NEXTEL Cup driver. He competed in 226 Winston Cup races from 1991 to 2001 and had 23 top 10 finishes....
, 71-Dave Marcis
Dave Marcis
Dave Marcis was a driver on the NASCAR Winston Cup circuit from 1968 until 2002. Marcis won five times over this tenure, twice at Richmond International Raceway, including his final win in 1982....
, 77-Bobby Hillin, Jr.
Bobby Hillin, Jr.
Bobby Hillin, Jr. , is an United States stock car racecar driver. He was the original "Young Gun" before the term was popular. Hillin's love for racing began when he was a young boy watching his father's USAC Sprint and Indy cars race across the Midwest....
, 95-Ed Berrier
Ed Berrier
Ed Berrier is a second-generation NASCAR driver. His father Max Berrier competed in seven Grand National races over four years, and won 125 feature races as a modified driver....
, 08-Mike Miller
- This was the final race held on the 1.522 mile configuration of Atlanta Motor SpeedwayAtlanta Motor Speedway
Atlanta Motor Speedway is a track in Hampton, Georgia, twenty miles south of Atlanta, Georgia. It is a 1.54-mile quad-oval track with a seating capacity of over 125,000....
. Renovations had already started that would turn the racetrack into a 1.54 mile quad-oval.
- This race was red flagged on lap 282 due to a crash involving the #41 of Steve GrissomSteve Grissom
Steve Grissom is a NASCAR Busch Series driver. Grissom was the 1993 Busch Series champion and currently has eleven Busch wins. He turned down a scholarship to play quarterback at the University of Alabama to focus a career on racing....
. The #23 of Jimmy SpencerJimmy Spencer
Jimmy Spencer is an United States NASCAR driver and commentator. During his days racing modifieds, he was nicknamed "Mr. Excitement" for his sometimes aggressive racing style....
had spun out off Turn 2 and was hit by the #31 of Mike SkinnerMike Skinner (NASCAR)
Mike Skinner, born in Ontario, California, is a NASCAR driver from Susanville, California, California now living in Daytona Beach, Florida, Florida....
. Grissom spun to avoid this wreck and hit the inside wall near where there was a gate allowing infield access for motorhomes. Because of this, the car hit the wall tail first, breaking the wall, shearing the fuel cell out of the car and putting Grissom on his roof. The #91 of Mike WallaceMike Wallace (NASCAR)
Mike Wallace is a NASCAR race car driver. He is a younger brother to Rusty Wallace, older brother to Kenny Wallace, and uncle to Steve Wallace ....
then ran over the fuel cell (which was sitting along the outside wall at the end of the backstretch). This caused a significant fire. Grissom was not seriously injured.
TranSouth Financial 400
The TranSouth Financial 400 was held March 23 at Darlington Raceway
Darlington Raceway
Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina. It is nicknamed the "Lady in Black" and "The Track Too Tough to Tame" by many NASCAR fans and drivers and advertised as "A NASCAR Tradition"....
. Dale Jarrett
Dale Jarrett
Dale Arnold Jarrett is a former United States Auto racing driver. He is the 1999 NASCAR NASCAR Championship and the son of two-time NASCAR Grand National Champion Ned Jarrett....
won the pole. The race was broadcast on ESPN.
Top Ten Results
- 88-Dale JarrettDale Jarrett
Dale Arnold Jarrett is a former United States Auto racing driver. He is the 1999 NASCAR NASCAR Championship and the son of two-time NASCAR Grand National Champion Ned Jarrett.... - 16-Ted MusgraveTed Musgrave
Theodore Musgrave is a racecar driver. Previously driving in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, he is currently a free agent.... - 24-Jeff GordonJeff Gordon
Jeffery Michael Gordon is a professional United States of America race car driver. He was born in Vallejo, California, raised in Pittsboro, Indiana, and currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina.... - 99-Jeff BurtonJeff Burton
Jeffrey Brian Burton also sometimes referred to as "JB" is a Sprint Cup Series driver. He drives the #31 Caterpillar Inc. Chevrolet Impala for Richard Childress Racing.... - 18-Bobby LabonteBobby Labonte
Robert Alan Labonte is an United States race car driver in the Nascar Sprint Cup Series. He currently drives the #96 Ask.com/Texas Instruments DLP/Academy Sports and Outdoors Ford Fusion for Hall of Fame Racing, in an association with Yates Racing.... - 2-Rusty WallaceRusty Wallace
Russell William "Rusty" Wallace is a former NASCAR champion, NASCAR Nationwide Series car owner, and television broadcaster with NASCAR on ESPN and ESPN on ABC and co-host of NASCAR Angels.... - 21-Michael WaltripMichael Waltrip
Michael Curtis Waltrip is a professional race car driver and co owner of Michael Waltrip Racing. He is the younger brother of Darrell Waltrip, a three-time NASCAR champion .... - 33-Ken SchraderKen Schrader
Kenneth Schrader is a second-generation race car driver. He is currently driving in the Sprint Cup series part time for Phoenix Racing. He occasionally appears as a television analyst on This Week In NASCAR on the Speed Channel.... - 7-Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine
Geoffrey Bodine is the oldest of the three Bodine brothers who are all NASCAR drivers. Bodine currently lives in Cornelius, North Carolina, North Carolina.... - 30-Johnny BensonJohnny Benson
Jonathan Benson, Jr. is a NASCAR driver and the son of former Michigan modified racing driver John Benson, Sr. His career highlights include the 1993 American Speed Association AC-Delco Challenge series championship, the 1995 Busch Series championship, the 1996 Winston Cup NASCAR Rookie of the Year award, and the 2008 Craftsman Truck Series...
Failed to qualify: 41-Steve Grissom
Steve Grissom
Steve Grissom is a NASCAR Busch Series driver. Grissom was the 1993 Busch Series champion and currently has eleven Busch wins. He turned down a scholarship to play quarterback at the University of Alabama to focus a career on racing....
, 78-Billy Standridge
Billy Standridge
Billy Standridge is a former NASCAR driver. He began running the NASCAR Busch Series in 1986, when he finished 14th at the All Pro 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in his own Pontiac....
, 90-Dick Trickle
Dick Trickle
Richard "Dick" Trickle is a retired American auto racing. He raced for decades around the Short track motor racing of Wisconsin, winning many championships along the way....
Interstate Batteries 500
The inaugural Interstate Batteries 500 was held April 6 at Texas Motor Speedway
Texas Motor Speedway
Texas Motor Speedway is a Oval track racing located in the northernmost portion of the United States city of Fort Worth, Texas -- the portion located in Denton County, Texas....
. Dale Jarrett
Dale Jarrett
Dale Arnold Jarrett is a former United States Auto racing driver. He is the 1999 NASCAR NASCAR Championship and the son of two-time NASCAR Grand National Champion Ned Jarrett....
won the pole. This was the first race held at the track. The race was broadcast on CBS
NASCAR on CBS
NASCAR on CBS was a series of NASCAR races airing on CBS Sports from 1979 in NASCAR-2000 in NASCAR....
.
Top Ten Results
- 99-Jeff BurtonJeff Burton
Jeffrey Brian Burton also sometimes referred to as "JB" is a Sprint Cup Series driver. He drives the #31 Caterpillar Inc. Chevrolet Impala for Richard Childress Racing....
* - 88-Dale JarrettDale Jarrett
Dale Arnold Jarrett is a former United States Auto racing driver. He is the 1999 NASCAR NASCAR Championship and the son of two-time NASCAR Grand National Champion Ned Jarrett.... - 18-Bobby LabonteBobby Labonte
Robert Alan Labonte is an United States race car driver in the Nascar Sprint Cup Series. He currently drives the #96 Ask.com/Texas Instruments DLP/Academy Sports and Outdoors Ford Fusion for Hall of Fame Racing, in an association with Yates Racing.... - 5-Terry LabonteTerry Labonte
Terrance Lee Labonte is a semi-retired NASCAR driver who now races part-time in the Sprint Cup Series. Labonte was introduced to the sport through his father, who had worked on racecars as a hobby for his friends.... - 10-Ricky RuddRicky Rudd
Ricky Rudd is a retired American NASCAR driver. He is the uncle of actor Skeet Ulrich and Nationwide Series driver Jason Rudd. Rudd is tied with Rusty Wallace for the longest streak of consecutive seasons with a victory, his lasting from 1983 to 1998.... - 3-Dale EarnhardtDale Earnhardt
Ralph Dale Earnhardt, Sr. was an American race car driver, best known for his career driving stock cars in NASCAR's Winston Cup. Earnhardt had four children, Kerry Earnhardt, Kelley Earnhardt Elledge, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., and Taylor Earnhardt.... - 22-Ward BurtonWard Burton
John Edward Burton III is an American NASCAR auto racing, who has a total of five career Sprint Cup wins. He last drove the #4 State Water Heaters Chevrolet Impala SS for Morgan-McClure Motorsports in 2007.... - 4-Sterling MarlinSterling Marlin
Sterling Marlin is a NASCAR Sprint Cup driver who drives the #09 Finch Racing car on a part time basis. He is the son of former NASCAR driver Coo Coo Marlin.... - 21-Michael WaltripMichael Waltrip
Michael Curtis Waltrip is a professional race car driver and co owner of Michael Waltrip Racing. He is the younger brother of Darrell Waltrip, a three-time NASCAR champion .... - 41-Steve GrissomSteve Grissom
Steve Grissom is a NASCAR Busch Series driver. Grissom was the 1993 Busch Series champion and currently has eleven Busch wins. He turned down a scholarship to play quarterback at the University of Alabama to focus a career on racing....
Failed to Qualify: 19-Gary Bradberry
Gary Bradberry
Gary Bradberry is a race car driver. He raced in the NASCAR All-Pro Series, and had top-ten points finishes from 1990-1993. After that, Bradberry made the jump to major NASCAR leagues....
, 27-Rick Wilson
Rick Wilson (NASCAR)
Rick Wilson is a former NASCAR Winston Cup driver. He began racing in 1980, and posted 23 top-ten finishes over his career. His most successful reign came from 1986-1989, driving the #4 car for Morgan-McClure Motorsports, when he was a consistent top-20 driver and won his only pole position at Bristol Motor Speedway....
, 29-Robert Pressley
Robert Pressley
Robert Pressley is a former NASCAR driver. In a February 2006 Sportingnews.com article about the 2001 in NASCAR Daytona 500 field, Robert's current status was listed as "Opened Celebrity's Hotdogs in Asheville, N.C., about two years ago....
, 46-Wally Dallenbach Jr., 66-H. B. Bailey
H. B. Bailey
Herring "H. B." Bailey was a NASCAR driver. He raced his #36 Pontiac part-time as an independent driver in the Grand National/Winston Cup series from 1962 to 1993 making 85 races over his career....
, 74-Randy LaJoie
Randy LaJoie
Randall LaJoie is a driver in the NASCAR Busch Series , where he is a two-time champion. Presently, he does not have a full-time ride. He is the father of racers Casey LaJoie and Corey LaJoie....
, 95-Ed Berrier
Ed Berrier
Ed Berrier is a second-generation NASCAR driver. His father Max Berrier competed in seven Grand National races over four years, and won 125 feature races as a modified driver....
, 96-David Green
David Green (NASCAR)
David A. Green is a NASCAR driver. His two younger brothers, Jeff Green and Mark Green also compete on the NASCAR circuit. He currently drives the #07 SK Motorsports car in the Nationwide Series....
, 02-Mike Bliss
Mike Bliss
Michael Bliss is a NASCAR driver. He currently drives the #1 Miccosukee Indian Gaming Chevrolet for Phoenix Racing in the Nationwide Series. He began racing at age 10....
- This was Jeff BurtonJeff Burton
Jeffrey Brian Burton also sometimes referred to as "JB" is a Sprint Cup Series driver. He drives the #31 Caterpillar Inc. Chevrolet Impala for Richard Childress Racing....
's first career Winston Cup victory.
- This race was marred by a big car pileup on lap 1 exiting turn 2 involving at least 15 cars.
- Ricky CravenRicky Craven
Richard Allen Craven is a former NASCAR driver. He last drove in the Sprint Cup in 2004 and raced in the Craftsman Truck Series in 2005. He does not have a racing job at this time....
suffered a concussion in a practice crash and was forced to sit out. This was the beginning of a series of injuries that adversely affected Craven's career over the next 4 years. Todd BodineTodd Bodine
Todd Bodine is a stock car racer. Todd is the younger brother of former racers Geoff Bodine and Brett Bodine. Bodine is known for his aggressive driving style and bald head, which has given him the nickname The Onion....
subbed for Craven in this race and ran very well until he crashed out of the lead.
Food City 500
The Food City 500
Food City 500
The Food City 500 is a 500 lap race NASCAR Sprint Cup race held on the track at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee. This is one of two NASCAR races held at Bristol, the other being the Sharpie 500, and is considered one of NASCAR's best races....
was held April 13 at Bristol Motor Speedway
Bristol Motor Speedway
Bristol Motor Speedway, originally known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway is a NASCAR short track motor racing located in Bristol, Tennessee....
. Rusty Wallace
Rusty Wallace
Russell William "Rusty" Wallace is a former NASCAR champion, NASCAR Nationwide Series car owner, and television broadcaster with NASCAR on ESPN and ESPN on ABC and co-host of NASCAR Angels....
won the pole. the race had 20 cautions for 132 laps to set a bristol record for the first time since 1989. The race was broadcast on ESPN.
Top Ten Results
- 24-Jeff GordonJeff Gordon
Jeffery Michael Gordon is a professional United States of America race car driver. He was born in Vallejo, California, raised in Pittsboro, Indiana, and currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina.... - 2-Rusty WallaceRusty Wallace
Russell William "Rusty" Wallace is a former NASCAR champion, NASCAR Nationwide Series car owner, and television broadcaster with NASCAR on ESPN and ESPN on ABC and co-host of NASCAR Angels.... - 5-Terry LabonteTerry Labonte
Terrance Lee Labonte is a semi-retired NASCAR driver who now races part-time in the Sprint Cup Series. Labonte was introduced to the sport through his father, who had worked on racecars as a hobby for his friends.... - 88-Dale JarrettDale Jarrett
Dale Arnold Jarrett is a former United States Auto racing driver. He is the 1999 NASCAR NASCAR Championship and the son of two-time NASCAR Grand National Champion Ned Jarrett.... - 6-Mark MartinMark Martin (NASCAR)
Mark Anthony Martin is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver for Hendrick Motorsports and drives the #5 Kellogg's/Carquest Chevrolet Impala SS, and is also a part-time driver in the Nationwide Series for JR Motorsports.... - 3-Dale EarnhardtDale Earnhardt
Ralph Dale Earnhardt, Sr. was an American race car driver, best known for his career driving stock cars in NASCAR's Winston Cup. Earnhardt had four children, Kerry Earnhardt, Kelley Earnhardt Elledge, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., and Taylor Earnhardt.... - 94-Bill ElliottBill Elliott
William Clyde Elliott is a part-time driver and former champion of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Elliott was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America on August 15, 2007.... - 97-Chad LittleChad Little
Chad Little is a former NASCAR driver. He holds a degree in marketing from Washington State University, and a law degree from Gonzaga University.... - 37-Jeremy Mayfield
- 11-Brett BodineBrett Bodine
Brett Bodine , is a former NASCAR Winston Cup driver and is the current driver of the Safety car in Sprint Cup events. Brett is employed by NASCAR as Director of Cost and Research....
Failed to qualify: 20-Greg Sacks
Greg Sacks
Greg Sacks is a NASCAR Nextel Cup driver. He is married to his wife Vicky and lives in Ormond Beach, Florida. Together they had three children: Paul, Brian, and Rachel....
, 77-Bobby Hillin, Jr.
Bobby Hillin, Jr.
Bobby Hillin, Jr. , is an United States stock car racecar driver. He was the original "Young Gun" before the term was popular. Hillin's love for racing began when he was a young boy watching his father's USAC Sprint and Indy cars race across the Midwest....
, 78-Billy Standridge
Billy Standridge
Billy Standridge is a former NASCAR driver. He began running the NASCAR Busch Series in 1986, when he finished 14th at the All Pro 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in his own Pontiac....
, 91-Mike Wallace
Mike Wallace (NASCAR)
Mike Wallace is a NASCAR race car driver. He is a younger brother to Rusty Wallace, older brother to Kenny Wallace, and uncle to Steve Wallace ....
- This race had 20 cautions for 132 laps. The 20 cautions at the time tied a record for most cautions with the 1989 spring event at Bristol. However, this race had an additional 34 laps run under caution compared to the 1989 event.
- On the last lap, Jeff GordonJeff Gordon
Jeffery Michael Gordon is a professional United States of America race car driver. He was born in Vallejo, California, raised in Pittsboro, Indiana, and currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina....
rooted Rusty WallaceRusty Wallace
Russell William "Rusty" Wallace is a former NASCAR champion, NASCAR Nationwide Series car owner, and television broadcaster with NASCAR on ESPN and ESPN on ABC and co-host of NASCAR Angels....
out of the way in Turn 4 to win the race. Wallace barely was able to hold off Terry LabonteTerry Labonte
Terrance Lee Labonte is a semi-retired NASCAR driver who now races part-time in the Sprint Cup Series. Labonte was introduced to the sport through his father, who had worked on racecars as a hobby for his friends....
for 2nd.
Goody's Headache Powder 500
The Goody's Headache Powder 500
Goody's Headache Powder 500
At one time, two different NASCAR races were known as the Goody's Headache Powder 500:* For the race at Martinsville Speedway from 1996 to 1998, see Goody's Cool Orange 500...
was held April 20 at Martinsville Speedway
Martinsville Speedway
Martinsville Speedway is an International Speedway Corporation-owned NASCAR stock car racing track located in Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville, Virginia....
. Kenny Wallace
Kenny Wallace
Kenny Wallace is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and Nationwide Series driver who currently drives the #28 United States Border Patrol Chevrolet in the Nationwide series....
won the pole. It was FILMAR Racing
FILMAR Racing
FILMAR Racing is a former NASCAR Winston Cup and Busch Series team. It was owned by Fil Martocci and crew chief Gil Martin. The team was sold in 1999 in NASCAR to the Pinnacle Motorsports Group and then to Davis & Weight Motorsports....
's first career pole of the season. The race was broadcast on ESPN.
Top Ten Results
- 24-Jeff GordonJeff Gordon
Jeffery Michael Gordon is a professional United States of America race car driver. He was born in Vallejo, California, raised in Pittsboro, Indiana, and currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina.... - 43-Bobby HamiltonBobby Hamilton
Charles Robert Hamilton, Sr. was a driver and owner in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series circuit and the winner of the 2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship.... - 6-Mark MartinMark Martin (NASCAR)
Mark Anthony Martin is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver for Hendrick Motorsports and drives the #5 Kellogg's/Carquest Chevrolet Impala SS, and is also a part-time driver in the Nationwide Series for JR Motorsports.... - 5-Terry LabonteTerry Labonte
Terrance Lee Labonte is a semi-retired NASCAR driver who now races part-time in the Sprint Cup Series. Labonte was introduced to the sport through his father, who had worked on racecars as a hobby for his friends.... - 2-Rusty WallaceRusty Wallace
Russell William "Rusty" Wallace is a former NASCAR champion, NASCAR Nationwide Series car owner, and television broadcaster with NASCAR on ESPN and ESPN on ABC and co-host of NASCAR Angels.... - 81-Kenny WallaceKenny Wallace
Kenny Wallace is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and Nationwide Series driver who currently drives the #28 United States Border Patrol Chevrolet in the Nationwide series.... - 37-Jeremy Mayfield
- 18-Bobby LabonteBobby Labonte
Robert Alan Labonte is an United States race car driver in the Nascar Sprint Cup Series. He currently drives the #96 Ask.com/Texas Instruments DLP/Academy Sports and Outdoors Ford Fusion for Hall of Fame Racing, in an association with Yates Racing.... - 17-Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip
Darrell Lee Waltrip is a three-time former NASCAR Championship champion, the 1989 Daytona 500 winner, current television race commentator with Fox Broadcasting Company and columnist at Foxsports.com.... - 33-Ken SchraderKen Schrader
Kenneth Schrader is a second-generation race car driver. He is currently driving in the Sprint Cup series part time for Phoenix Racing. He occasionally appears as a television analyst on This Week In NASCAR on the Speed Channel....
Failed to qualify: 19-Gary Bradberry
Gary Bradberry
Gary Bradberry is a race car driver. He raced in the NASCAR All-Pro Series, and had top-ten points finishes from 1990-1993. After that, Bradberry made the jump to major NASCAR leagues....
, 20-Lance Hooper
Lance Hooper
Lance Hooper is a racecar driver in NASCAR as well as several touring divisions. Hooper attended his first race when he was just two weeks old, and also came from a long line of racing champions, including his uncle, father, and brother....
, 78-Billy Standridge
Billy Standridge
Billy Standridge is a former NASCAR driver. He began running the NASCAR Busch Series in 1986, when he finished 14th at the All Pro 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in his own Pontiac....
, 79-Randy MacDonald
Randy MacDonald
Randy MacDonald , is a driver in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, as well as the car owner of the full-time #81 MacDonald Motorsports car in the Nationwide Series....
, 96-David Green
David Green (NASCAR)
David A. Green is a NASCAR driver. His two younger brothers, Jeff Green and Mark Green also compete on the NASCAR circuit. He currently drives the #07 SK Motorsports car in the Nationwide Series....
- Winner Jeff GordonJeff Gordon
Jeffery Michael Gordon is a professional United States of America race car driver. He was born in Vallejo, California, raised in Pittsboro, Indiana, and currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina....
was spun out at one point of the race by Jimmy SpencerJimmy Spencer
Jimmy Spencer is an United States NASCAR driver and commentator. During his days racing modifieds, he was nicknamed "Mr. Excitement" for his sometimes aggressive racing style....
, but was able to recover from the spin to win the race. - Ricky CravenRicky Craven
Richard Allen Craven is a former NASCAR driver. He last drove in the Sprint Cup in 2004 and raced in the Craftsman Truck Series in 2005. He does not have a racing job at this time....
returned to the #25 BudweiserBudweiser (Anheuser-Busch)
Budweiser is an American-style lager and is one of the most popular beers in the United States. Budweiser is made with a proportion of rice in addition to hops and barley malt, for which it has received some criticism, though the company takes the position that the rice gives the beer a lighter taste....
ChevroletChevrolet
Chevrolet is a brand of automobile, produced by General Motors . It is the top selling GM marque, with "Chevrolet" or "Chevy" being at times synonymous with GM....
after missing 2 races due to the concussion he suffered at Texas. He finished 22nd, 2 laps down.
Save Mart Supermarkets 300
The Save Mart Supermarkets 300 was held May 5 at Sears Point International Raceway. Mark Martin
Mark Martin (NASCAR)
Mark Anthony Martin is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver for Hendrick Motorsports and drives the #5 Kellogg's/Carquest Chevrolet Impala SS, and is also a part-time driver in the Nationwide Series for JR Motorsports....
won the pole. The race was broadcast on ESPN.
Top Ten Results
- 6-Mark MartinMark Martin (NASCAR)
Mark Anthony Martin is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver for Hendrick Motorsports and drives the #5 Kellogg's/Carquest Chevrolet Impala SS, and is also a part-time driver in the Nationwide Series for JR Motorsports.... - 24-Jeff GordonJeff Gordon
Jeffery Michael Gordon is a professional United States of America race car driver. He was born in Vallejo, California, raised in Pittsboro, Indiana, and currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina.... - 5-Terry LabonteTerry Labonte
Terrance Lee Labonte is a semi-retired NASCAR driver who now races part-time in the Sprint Cup Series. Labonte was introduced to the sport through his father, who had worked on racecars as a hobby for his friends.... - 88-Dale JarrettDale Jarrett
Dale Arnold Jarrett is a former United States Auto racing driver. He is the 1999 NASCAR NASCAR Championship and the son of two-time NASCAR Grand National Champion Ned Jarrett.... - 17-Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip
Darrell Lee Waltrip is a three-time former NASCAR Championship champion, the 1989 Daytona 500 winner, current television race commentator with Fox Broadcasting Company and columnist at Foxsports.com.... - 11-Brett BodineBrett Bodine
Brett Bodine , is a former NASCAR Winston Cup driver and is the current driver of the Safety car in Sprint Cup events. Brett is employed by NASCAR as Director of Cost and Research.... - 21-Michael WaltripMichael Waltrip
Michael Curtis Waltrip is a professional race car driver and co owner of Michael Waltrip Racing. He is the younger brother of Darrell Waltrip, a three-time NASCAR champion .... - 28-Ernie IrvanErnie Irvan
Virgil Earnest Irvan, more commonly known as Ernie Irvan, is a former race driver in NASCAR. He is best remembered for his comeback after a serious head injury at Michigan International Speedway which earned him numerous awards and respect from his fellow drivers.... - 99-Jeff BurtonJeff Burton
Jeffrey Brian Burton also sometimes referred to as "JB" is a Sprint Cup Series driver. He drives the #31 Caterpillar Inc. Chevrolet Impala for Richard Childress Racing.... - 22-Ward BurtonWard Burton
John Edward Burton III is an American NASCAR auto racing, who has a total of five career Sprint Cup wins. He last drove the #4 State Water Heaters Chevrolet Impala SS for Morgan-McClure Motorsports in 2007....
Failed to Qualify:
42-Joe Nemechek
Joe Nemechek
Joseph Frank Nemechek III is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver and owner of NEMCO Motorsports. He won the 1992 Busch Series championship. He currently is bringing his NEMCO team back to run the Nationwide and Sprint Cup Series in the #87 Chevy for 2009....
, 75-Rick Mast
Rick Mast
Rick Mast is a former NASCAR driver. He competed in both the Winston Cup and Busch Series before retiring in 2002. Despite never winning in the Cup Series, he was still a fan favorite in the series....
, 78w-Chuck Pruitt, 90-Dick Trickle
Dick Trickle
Richard "Dick" Trickle is a retired American auto racing. He raced for decades around the Short track motor racing of Wisconsin, winning many championships along the way....
, 96-David Green
David Green (NASCAR)
David A. Green is a NASCAR driver. His two younger brothers, Jeff Green and Mark Green also compete on the NASCAR circuit. He currently drives the #07 SK Motorsports car in the Nationwide Series....
, 09-R.K. Smith
- The Melling RacingMelling Racing
Melling Racing was a NASCAR team from 1982 to 2002. The team won the 1988 championship with driver Bill Elliott....
#9 team technically did not make the trip to Sears Point due to a lack of funding. However, they allowed Jeff DavisJeff Davis
Jeffrey, Jeff or Geoff Davis may refer to:People*Jeff Davis *Jeff Davis , professional NFL football player, member of Clemson's 1981 national championship team...
' Winston West Series team to use their number on their Ultra Shield-sponsored Ford so that the Melling team could get the owners' points. Davis ended up crashing out of the race, finishing 37th.
- This was the last race for the Winston Cup Series on the 2.52 mile configuration at Sears Point Raceway. After this event, a purpose-built section was added for the NASCAR weekend.
- After David GreenDavid Green (NASCAR)
David A. Green is a NASCAR driver. His two younger brothers, Jeff Green and Mark Green also compete on the NASCAR circuit. He currently drives the #07 SK Motorsports car in the Nationwide Series....
failed to qualify, CaterpillarCaterpillar
Caterpillars are the larval form of a member of the order Lepidoptera . They are mostly phytophagous in food habit, with some species being entomophagous....
put their logos on the #35 Ford driven by Larry GunselmanLarry Gunselman
Larry Gunselman is an United States racecar driver. He has made a total over eighty starts in all three of NASCAR's top divisions.Gunselman began racing in various West Coast series before moving to the Winston West Series, where he won the Most Popular Driver award in 1996....
, one of the Winston West teams. Gunselman started the race, but Green did get in the car and drive at one point.
- The #19 Child Support Recovery Ford for Tri-Star MotorsportsTri-Star Motorsports
Tri-Star Motorsports was a racing team that competed in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup series primarily during the early to mid '90s. During its time of competition, Tri-Star's drivers achieved no wins or top-5 finishes but did get some top-10 finishes at the top-level series....
that was driven by Gary BradberryGary Bradberry
Gary Bradberry is a race car driver. He raced in the NASCAR All-Pro Series, and had top-ten points finishes from 1990-1993. After that, Bradberry made the jump to major NASCAR leagues....
in the race was actually qualified by Ken Pedersen, a driver in Winston West at the time.
- The #78 HanesHanes
Hanes and Hanes Her Way are brands of apparel currently owned by the Hanesbrands, Inc Corporation . The Hanes brand is used by the company for marketing a broad range of apparel essentials:...
/Diamond RioDiamond Rio
Diamond Rio is an United States country music band formed in 1984 in Nashville, Tennessee. Since its foundation, the group has comprised the same six members: Gene Johnson , Jimmy Olander , Brian Prout , Marty Roe , Dan Truman , and Dana Williams ....
-sponsored Ford for Triad Motorsports tapped Tom HubertTom Hubert
Tom Hubert is an American road course racer.Hubert was born in Cottonwood, California. He currently works as a rear tire changer and a mechanic for Bill Davis Racing's #22 Sprint Cup team and also occasionally races road courses for various teams....
, a crew member for Bahari Racing, to qualify the #78 in 2nd round qualifying. When Hubert (who had some road racing experience in other classes) qualified fast enough to earn the 27th starting spot in the race, Hubert was put in the car for the race to temporarily replace the team's regular driver, Billy StandridgeBilly Standridge
Billy Standridge is a former NASCAR driver. He began running the NASCAR Busch Series in 1986, when he finished 14th at the All Pro 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in his own Pontiac....
.
Winston 500
The Winston 500
Winston 500
At one time, two different NASCAR Sprint Cup races were known as the Winston 500:* For the race at Talladega Superspeedway, held in late April or early May, from 1971 to 1993 and in 1997, see Aaron's 499....
was originally set for April 27, rain-delayed until April 28, then held on May 10 at Talladega Superspeedway
Talladega Superspeedway
Talladega Superspeedway is a motorsports complex located in Talladega, Alabama, United States. It was constructed in the 1960s in place of abandoned airport runways by International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by NASCAR's founding France family along with Daytona International Speedway and several other racetracks....
. John Andretti
John Andretti
John Andretti , is an United States race car driver. He currently drives the #34 Window World.Com car in the Nascar Sprint Cup Series for Earnhardt Ganassi Racing....
won the pole. It was caution-free, the first time that happened at Talladega, and also the fastest 500-mile race in NASCAR history (at 188.354 mph, a record that still stands). The race was broadcast on ESPN.
Top Ten Results
- 6-Mark MartinMark Martin (NASCAR)
Mark Anthony Martin is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver for Hendrick Motorsports and drives the #5 Kellogg's/Carquest Chevrolet Impala SS, and is also a part-time driver in the Nationwide Series for JR Motorsports.... - 3-Dale EarnhardtDale Earnhardt
Ralph Dale Earnhardt, Sr. was an American race car driver, best known for his career driving stock cars in NASCAR's Winston Cup. Earnhardt had four children, Kerry Earnhardt, Kelley Earnhardt Elledge, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., and Taylor Earnhardt.... - 18-Bobby LabonteBobby Labonte
Robert Alan Labonte is an United States race car driver in the Nascar Sprint Cup Series. He currently drives the #96 Ask.com/Texas Instruments DLP/Academy Sports and Outdoors Ford Fusion for Hall of Fame Racing, in an association with Yates Racing.... - 98-John AndrettiJohn Andretti
John Andretti , is an United States race car driver. He currently drives the #34 Window World.Com car in the Nascar Sprint Cup Series for Earnhardt Ganassi Racing.... - 24-Jeff GordonJeff Gordon
Jeffery Michael Gordon is a professional United States of America race car driver. He was born in Vallejo, California, raised in Pittsboro, Indiana, and currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina.... - 5-Terry LabonteTerry Labonte
Terrance Lee Labonte is a semi-retired NASCAR driver who now races part-time in the Sprint Cup Series. Labonte was introduced to the sport through his father, who had worked on racecars as a hobby for his friends.... - 23-Jimmy SpencerJimmy Spencer
Jimmy Spencer is an United States NASCAR driver and commentator. During his days racing modifieds, he was nicknamed "Mr. Excitement" for his sometimes aggressive racing style.... - 99-Jeff BurtonJeff Burton
Jeffrey Brian Burton also sometimes referred to as "JB" is a Sprint Cup Series driver. He drives the #31 Caterpillar Inc. Chevrolet Impala for Richard Childress Racing.... - 30-Johnny BensonJohnny Benson
Jonathan Benson, Jr. is a NASCAR driver and the son of former Michigan modified racing driver John Benson, Sr. His career highlights include the 1993 American Speed Association AC-Delco Challenge series championship, the 1995 Busch Series championship, the 1996 Winston Cup NASCAR Rookie of the Year award, and the 2008 Craftsman Truck Series... - 28-Ernie IrvanErnie Irvan
Virgil Earnest Irvan, more commonly known as Ernie Irvan, is a former race driver in NASCAR. He is best remembered for his comeback after a serious head injury at Michigan International Speedway which earned him numerous awards and respect from his fellow drivers....
Failed to Qualify:
19-Gary Bradberry
Gary Bradberry
Gary Bradberry is a race car driver. He raced in the NASCAR All-Pro Series, and had top-ten points finishes from 1990-1993. After that, Bradberry made the jump to major NASCAR leagues....
, 42-Joe Nemechek
Joe Nemechek
Joseph Frank Nemechek III is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver and owner of NEMCO Motorsports. He won the 1992 Busch Series championship. He currently is bringing his NEMCO team back to run the Nationwide and Sprint Cup Series in the #87 Chevy for 2009....
*, 91-Mike Wallace
Mike Wallace (NASCAR)
Mike Wallace is a NASCAR race car driver. He is a younger brother to Rusty Wallace, older brother to Kenny Wallace, and uncle to Steve Wallace ....
- Joe NemechekJoe Nemechek
Joseph Frank Nemechek III is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver and owner of NEMCO Motorsports. He won the 1992 Busch Series championship. He currently is bringing his NEMCO team back to run the Nationwide and Sprint Cup Series in the #87 Chevy for 2009....
drove the #40 CoorsCoors Brewing Company
The Coors Brewing Company is a regional division of the world's fifth-largest brewery, the Molson Coors Brewing Company. According to the Molson-Coors website, the division is the third-largest brewer in the U.S....
ChevroletChevrolet
Chevrolet is a brand of automobile, produced by General Motors . It is the top selling GM marque, with "Chevrolet" or "Chevy" being at times synonymous with GM....
in place of Robby GordonRobby Gordon
Robert W. Gordon is an American racing driver who currently competes in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, owning his #7 Toyota Camry, sponsored by Jim Beam, and also owning his #55 Jim Beam/Camping World ride which competes part-time in the Nationwide Series, he has also raced in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, Champ Car, the Indy Racing...
during this race since Gordon was attempting to do the Indy-Charlotte double in 1997. As a result of the rescheduled race, it conflicted with Pole Day at Indianapolis. As part of the contract that Gordon signed with SABCO Racing, owner Felix SabatesFelix Sabates
Felix Sabates is a Cuban entrepreneur and philanthropist living in the United States....
provided a team for Gordon to attempt Indianapolis with. As for Nemechek, he finished 19th, 1 lap down in Gordon's car.
- This was the last race for the Hardees-sponsored #20 Ford for Ranier-Walsh Racing. The acquisition of Hardees by CKE RestaurantsCKE Restaurants
CKE Restaurants, Inc. is the parent company of the Carl's Jr., Hardee's, Green Burrito, and Red Burrito restaurant chains. Its headquarters are in Carpinteria, California....
resulted in the company pulling sponsorship of the team. Without sponsorship, the team shut its doors. The #20 car would remain inactive until 1999, when Tony StewartTony Stewart
Anthony Wayne Stewart is an American race car driver/car owner/entrepreneur, in NASCAR's Sprint Cup . During his career he has won championships in the Winston Cup, Nextel Cup and IndyCar Series....
drove the 20 car for Joe Gibbs RacingJoe Gibbs Racing
Joe Gibbs Racing is a group of NASCAR racing teams owned and operated by former Washington Redskins coach Joe Gibbs, who first started racing on the NASCAR circuit in 1991 in NASCAR, and J.D....
.
- The #9 of Lake SpeedLake Speed
Lake Chambers Speed is a former NASCAR driver....
was running ACE HardwareAce Hardware
Ace Hardware Corp., based in Oak Brook, Illinois, Illinois, United States, is a Retailers' cooperative that was created in 1924 by Richard Hesse , E....
decals on the car during this race. However, it was not a sponsorship. At the time, a made-for TV movie called Steel Chariots was being filmed and the #9 was the car driven by one of the movie's characters. Ironically, the movie's main character (D.J. Tucker) drove the #20 Hardees Ford. Steel Chariots was broadcast on September 23, 1997 on FOXFox
A fox is an animal belonging to any one of about 27 species of small to medium-sized Canidae, characterized by possessing a long, narrow snout, and a bushy tail, or brush....
.
Winston Open
The Winston Open was held before the The Winston All Star Race on May 17 at Charlotte Motor Speedway as a last chance qualifier race for the cars that hadn't won a race yet in 1997 or late 1996 and wasn't a past champion. Chad Little
Chad Little
Chad Little is a former NASCAR driver. He holds a degree in marketing from Washington State University, and a law degree from Gonzaga University....
won the pole. The winner of this race would qualify to be in The Winston All Star Race.
Top Ten Results
- 25-Ricky CravenRicky Craven
Richard Allen Craven is a former NASCAR driver. He last drove in the Sprint Cup in 2004 and raced in the Craftsman Truck Series in 2005. He does not have a racing job at this time.... - 41-Steve GrissomSteve Grissom
Steve Grissom is a NASCAR Busch Series driver. Grissom was the 1993 Busch Series champion and currently has eleven Busch wins. He turned down a scholarship to play quarterback at the University of Alabama to focus a career on racing.... - 9-Lake SpeedLake Speed
Lake Chambers Speed is a former NASCAR driver.... - 97-Chad LittleChad Little
Chad Little is a former NASCAR driver. He holds a degree in marketing from Washington State University, and a law degree from Gonzaga University.... - 8-Hut StricklinHut Stricklin
Waymond Lane "Hut" Stricklin is a former NASCAR race car driver. He was born on June 24, 1961, in Calera, Alabama. He married Pam Allison, the daughter of NASCAR legend Donnie Allison after they were introduced by her cousin Davey.... - 46-Wally Dallenbach, Jr.Wally Dallenbach, Jr.
Wally Dallenbach, Jr. is an American former NASCAR NEXTEL Cup driver. He competed in 226 Winston Cup races from 1991 to 2001 and had 23 top 10 finishes.... - 30-Johnny BensonJohnny Benson
Jonathan Benson, Jr. is a NASCAR driver and the son of former Michigan modified racing driver John Benson, Sr. His career highlights include the 1993 American Speed Association AC-Delco Challenge series championship, the 1995 Busch Series championship, the 1996 Winston Cup NASCAR Rookie of the Year award, and the 2008 Craftsman Truck Series... - 33-Ken SchraderKen Schrader
Kenneth Schrader is a second-generation race car driver. He is currently driving in the Sprint Cup series part time for Phoenix Racing. He occasionally appears as a television analyst on This Week In NASCAR on the Speed Channel.... - 98-John AndrettiJohn Andretti
John Andretti , is an United States race car driver. He currently drives the #34 Window World.Com car in the Nascar Sprint Cup Series for Earnhardt Ganassi Racing.... - 31-Mike SkinnerMike Skinner (NASCAR)
Mike Skinner, born in Ontario, California, is a NASCAR driver from Susanville, California, California now living in Daytona Beach, Florida, Florida....
The Winston
The Winston is the All Star Race for the NASCAR
NASCAR
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is the largest sanctioning body of stock cars in the United States. The three largest racing series sanctioned by NASCAR are the Sprint Cup Series, the Nationwide Series and the Camping World Truck Series....
Winston Cup Series held at the Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 17 after the Winston Open Race. Drivers have to qualify; Win a race since last years The Winston race, Win the Winston Open qualifier race, or Win one of The Winston All Star Races from the past 5 years. This race was run in 3 segments with 2 30 segments and a 10 lap shootout segment for a total of 70 laps. Bill Elliott
Bill Elliott
William Clyde Elliott is a part-time driver and former champion of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Elliott was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America on August 15, 2007....
won the pole. Dale Jarrett
Dale Jarrett
Dale Arnold Jarrett is a former United States Auto racing driver. He is the 1999 NASCAR NASCAR Championship and the son of two-time NASCAR Grand National Champion Ned Jarrett....
won the first segment and Bobby Labonte
Bobby Labonte
Robert Alan Labonte is an United States race car driver in the Nascar Sprint Cup Series. He currently drives the #96 Ask.com/Texas Instruments DLP/Academy Sports and Outdoors Ford Fusion for Hall of Fame Racing, in an association with Yates Racing....
won the second segment. The final segment results are post in the top ten below. The race was broadcast on TNN.
Top Ten Final Segment Results
- 24-Jeff GordonJeff Gordon
Jeffery Michael Gordon is a professional United States of America race car driver. He was born in Vallejo, California, raised in Pittsboro, Indiana, and currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina.... - 18-Bobby LabonteBobby Labonte
Robert Alan Labonte is an United States race car driver in the Nascar Sprint Cup Series. He currently drives the #96 Ask.com/Texas Instruments DLP/Academy Sports and Outdoors Ford Fusion for Hall of Fame Racing, in an association with Yates Racing.... - 5-Terry LabonteTerry Labonte
Terrance Lee Labonte is a semi-retired NASCAR driver who now races part-time in the Sprint Cup Series. Labonte was introduced to the sport through his father, who had worked on racecars as a hobby for his friends.... - 3-Dale EarnhardtDale Earnhardt
Ralph Dale Earnhardt, Sr. was an American race car driver, best known for his career driving stock cars in NASCAR's Winston Cup. Earnhardt had four children, Kerry Earnhardt, Kelley Earnhardt Elledge, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., and Taylor Earnhardt.... - 23-Jimmy SpencerJimmy Spencer
Jimmy Spencer is an United States NASCAR driver and commentator. During his days racing modifieds, he was nicknamed "Mr. Excitement" for his sometimes aggressive racing style.... - 6-Mark MartinMark Martin (NASCAR)
Mark Anthony Martin is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver for Hendrick Motorsports and drives the #5 Kellogg's/Carquest Chevrolet Impala SS, and is also a part-time driver in the Nationwide Series for JR Motorsports.... - 88-Dale JarrettDale Jarrett
Dale Arnold Jarrett is a former United States Auto racing driver. He is the 1999 NASCAR NASCAR Championship and the son of two-time NASCAR Grand National Champion Ned Jarrett.... - 25-Ricky CravenRicky Craven
Richard Allen Craven is a former NASCAR driver. He last drove in the Sprint Cup in 2004 and raced in the Craftsman Truck Series in 2005. He does not have a racing job at this time.... - 10-Ricky RuddRicky Rudd
Ricky Rudd is a retired American NASCAR driver. He is the uncle of actor Skeet Ulrich and Nationwide Series driver Jason Rudd. Rudd is tied with Rusty Wallace for the longest streak of consecutive seasons with a victory, his lasting from 1983 to 1998.... - 94-Bill ElliottBill Elliott
William Clyde Elliott is a part-time driver and former champion of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Elliott was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America on August 15, 2007....
Coca-Cola 600
The Coca-Cola 600
Coca-Cola 600
The Coca-Cola 600 , and also known as the "Coke 600" is a in length stock car race held annually at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina on Memorial Day weekend....
was held May 25 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Jeff Gordon
Jeff Gordon
Jeffery Michael Gordon is a professional United States of America race car driver. He was born in Vallejo, California, raised in Pittsboro, Indiana, and currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina....
won the pole. The race was shortened to 333 laps due to time issues after a long rain delay; it was after 1:00 am EDT when the race was completed. The race was broadcast on TBS
TBS (TV network)
TBS is an United States cable television TV network owned by media mogul Ted Turner that shows sports and a variety of programming, with a focus on comedy....
.
Top Ten Results
- 24-Jeff GordonJeff Gordon
Jeffery Michael Gordon is a professional United States of America race car driver. He was born in Vallejo, California, raised in Pittsboro, Indiana, and currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina.... - 2-Rusty WallaceRusty Wallace
Russell William "Rusty" Wallace is a former NASCAR champion, NASCAR Nationwide Series car owner, and television broadcaster with NASCAR on ESPN and ESPN on ABC and co-host of NASCAR Angels.... - 6-Mark MartinMark Martin (NASCAR)
Mark Anthony Martin is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver for Hendrick Motorsports and drives the #5 Kellogg's/Carquest Chevrolet Impala SS, and is also a part-time driver in the Nationwide Series for JR Motorsports.... - 94-Bill ElliottBill Elliott
William Clyde Elliott is a part-time driver and former champion of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Elliott was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America on August 15, 2007.... - 99-Jeff BurtonJeff Burton
Jeffrey Brian Burton also sometimes referred to as "JB" is a Sprint Cup Series driver. He drives the #31 Caterpillar Inc. Chevrolet Impala for Richard Childress Racing.... - 18-Bobby LabonteBobby Labonte
Robert Alan Labonte is an United States race car driver in the Nascar Sprint Cup Series. He currently drives the #96 Ask.com/Texas Instruments DLP/Academy Sports and Outdoors Ford Fusion for Hall of Fame Racing, in an association with Yates Racing.... - 3-Dale EarnhardtDale Earnhardt
Ralph Dale Earnhardt, Sr. was an American race car driver, best known for his career driving stock cars in NASCAR's Winston Cup. Earnhardt had four children, Kerry Earnhardt, Kelley Earnhardt Elledge, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., and Taylor Earnhardt.... - 5-Terry LabonteTerry Labonte
Terrance Lee Labonte is a semi-retired NASCAR driver who now races part-time in the Sprint Cup Series. Labonte was introduced to the sport through his father, who had worked on racecars as a hobby for his friends.... - 1-Morgan ShepherdMorgan Shepherd
Clay Morgan Shepherd has been a NASCAR Nextel Cup driver since 1977 in NASCAR. He has also raced in the Busch Series, and Craftsman Truck Series.... - 10-Ricky RuddRicky Rudd
Ricky Rudd is a retired American NASCAR driver. He is the uncle of actor Skeet Ulrich and Nationwide Series driver Jason Rudd. Rudd is tied with Rusty Wallace for the longest streak of consecutive seasons with a victory, his lasting from 1983 to 1998....
Failed to Qualify:
71-Dave Marcis
Dave Marcis
Dave Marcis was a driver on the NASCAR Winston Cup circuit from 1968 until 2002. Marcis won five times over this tenure, twice at Richmond International Raceway, including his final win in 1982....
, 77-Bobby Hillin Jr.*, 91-Mike Wallace
Mike Wallace (NASCAR)
Mike Wallace is a NASCAR race car driver. He is a younger brother to Rusty Wallace, older brother to Kenny Wallace, and uncle to Steve Wallace ....
, 95-Ed Berrier
Ed Berrier
Ed Berrier is a second-generation NASCAR driver. His father Max Berrier competed in seven Grand National races over four years, and won 125 feature races as a modified driver....
, 97-Chad Little
Chad Little
Chad Little is a former NASCAR driver. He holds a degree in marketing from Washington State University, and a law degree from Gonzaga University....
- Race shortened to 333 laps (499.5 Miles) due to rain.
- After failing to qualify for the race, Bobby Hillin Jr. was fired from the Jasper Racing #77 Ford.
- Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine
Geoffrey Bodine is the oldest of the three Bodine brothers who are all NASCAR drivers. Bodine currently lives in Cornelius, North Carolina, North Carolina....
suffered a concussion in a practice crash on the Wednesday before the race in Turn 1. As a result, Geoff tapped his younger brother Todd BodineTodd
Todd is Old English for fox.Todd may refer to:...
to drive his #7 QVCQVC
QVC is a West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America, multinational corporation, specializing in televised Shopping channel. Founded in 1986 in television by Joseph Segel, QVC broadcasts in four major countries to 141 million consumers....
Ford in the race. However, the engine blew after Todd had made a run up through the field, leaving him with a 42nd place finish.
Miller 500Miller 500
At one time, two different races were known as the Miller 500:* For the race at Pocono Raceway in 1996, see Pennsylvania 500.* For the race at Dover International Speedway from 1996 to 1997, see MBNA RacePoints 400....
The Miller 500
Miller 500
At one time, two different races were known as the Miller 500:* For the race at Pocono Raceway in 1996, see Pennsylvania 500.* For the race at Dover International Speedway from 1996 to 1997, see MBNA RacePoints 400....
was held June 1 at Dover International Speedway
Dover International Speedway
Dover International Speedway is a NASCAR-sanctioned race track located in Dover, Delaware, owned by, and serving as the corporate headquarters of, Dover Motorsports, Inc....
. The #18 of Bobby Labonte
Bobby Labonte
Robert Alan Labonte is an United States race car driver in the Nascar Sprint Cup Series. He currently drives the #96 Ask.com/Texas Instruments DLP/Academy Sports and Outdoors Ford Fusion for Hall of Fame Racing, in an association with Yates Racing....
won the pole. The race was broadcast on TNN.
Top Ten Results
- 10-Ricky RuddRicky Rudd
Ricky Rudd is a retired American NASCAR driver. He is the uncle of actor Skeet Ulrich and Nationwide Series driver Jason Rudd. Rudd is tied with Rusty Wallace for the longest streak of consecutive seasons with a victory, his lasting from 1983 to 1998.... - 6-Mark MartinMark Martin (NASCAR)
Mark Anthony Martin is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver for Hendrick Motorsports and drives the #5 Kellogg's/Carquest Chevrolet Impala SS, and is also a part-time driver in the Nationwide Series for JR Motorsports.... - 99-Jeff BurtonJeff Burton
Jeffrey Brian Burton also sometimes referred to as "JB" is a Sprint Cup Series driver. He drives the #31 Caterpillar Inc. Chevrolet Impala for Richard Childress Racing.... - 37-Jeremy Mayfield
- 44-Kyle PettyKyle Petty
Kyle Richard Petty is an American NASCAR driver, the son and grandson of racers Richard Petty and Lee Petty, respectively and father of the late Adam Petty.... - 33-Ken SchraderKen Schrader
Kenneth Schrader is a second-generation race car driver. He is currently driving in the Sprint Cup series part time for Phoenix Racing. He occasionally appears as a television analyst on This Week In NASCAR on the Speed Channel.... - 21-Michael WaltripMichael Waltrip
Michael Curtis Waltrip is a professional race car driver and co owner of Michael Waltrip Racing. He is the younger brother of Darrell Waltrip, a three-time NASCAR champion .... - 94-Bill ElliottBill Elliott
William Clyde Elliott is a part-time driver and former champion of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Elliott was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America on August 15, 2007.... - 31-Mike SkinnerMike Skinner (NASCAR)
Mike Skinner, born in Ontario, California, is a NASCAR driver from Susanville, California, California now living in Daytona Beach, Florida, Florida.... - 4-Sterling MarlinSterling Marlin
Sterling Marlin is a NASCAR Sprint Cup driver who drives the #09 Finch Racing car on a part time basis. He is the son of former NASCAR driver Coo Coo Marlin....
Failed to qualify: 78-Billy Standridge
Billy Standridge
Billy Standridge is a former NASCAR driver. He began running the NASCAR Busch Series in 1986, when he finished 14th at the All Pro 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in his own Pontiac....
, 95-Ed Berrier
Ed Berrier
Ed Berrier is a second-generation NASCAR driver. His father Max Berrier competed in seven Grand National races over four years, and won 125 feature races as a modified driver....
- This was the last 500 mile race held at Dover.
- Robby GordonRobby Gordon
Robert W. Gordon is an American racing driver who currently competes in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, owning his #7 Toyota Camry, sponsored by Jim Beam, and also owning his #55 Jim Beam/Camping World ride which competes part-time in the Nationwide Series, he has also raced in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, Champ Car, the Indy Racing...
, in a rather freak incident during the Indianapolis 500Indianapolis 500
The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, often shortened to Indianapolis 500 or Indy 500 or commonly known simply as The 500, is an USA automobile auto racing, held annually over the Memorial Day weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana....
, suffered significant burns to his legs early on when an invisible fire started in the cockpit of his #42 Coors LightCoors Brewing Company
The Coors Brewing Company is a regional division of the world's fifth-largest brewery, the Molson Coors Brewing Company. According to the Molson-Coors website, the division is the third-largest brewer in the U.S....
OldsmobileOldsmobile
Oldsmobile was a brand name of automobile produced for most of its existence by General Motors. It was founded by Ransom E. Olds in 1897. In its 107-year history, it produced 35.2 million cars, including at least 14 million built at its Lansing, Michigan factory....
-powered G-ForceG-force
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. This forced him to sit out for a couple of weeks. Wally Dallenbach Jr. subbed for Gordon at Dover, finishing 36th after suffering electrical problems. He was credited with completing 364 laps of the 500 lap distance.
Pocono 500Pocono 500
The Pocono 500 is the first of two stock car racing held at the Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, on the NASCAR Sprint Cup schedule in mid-June, the other being the Pennsylvania 500, usually held in July....
The Pocono 500
Pocono 500
The Pocono 500 is the first of two stock car racing held at the Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, on the NASCAR Sprint Cup schedule in mid-June, the other being the Pennsylvania 500, usually held in July....
was held June 8 at Pocono Raceway
Pocono Raceway
Pocono Raceway is a superspeedway located in the The Poconos of Pennsylvania at Long Pond, Pennsylvania. It is the site of two annual NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races held just weeks apart in June and August....
. The #43 of Bobby Hamilton
Bobby Hamilton
Charles Robert Hamilton, Sr. was a driver and owner in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series circuit and the winner of the 2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship....
won the pole. The race was broadcast on TNN.
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- 24-Jeff GordonJeff Gordon
Jeffery Michael Gordon is a professional United States of America race car driver. He was born in Vallejo, California, raised in Pittsboro, Indiana, and currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina.... - 99-Jeff BurtonJeff Burton
Jeffrey Brian Burton also sometimes referred to as "JB" is a Sprint Cup Series driver. He drives the #31 Caterpillar Inc. Chevrolet Impala for Richard Childress Racing.... - 88-Dale JarrettDale Jarrett
Dale Arnold Jarrett is a former United States Auto racing driver. He is the 1999 NASCAR NASCAR Championship and the son of two-time NASCAR Grand National Champion Ned Jarrett.... - 6-Mark MartinMark Martin (NASCAR)
Mark Anthony Martin is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver for Hendrick Motorsports and drives the #5 Kellogg's/Carquest Chevrolet Impala SS, and is also a part-time driver in the Nationwide Series for JR Motorsports.... - 37-Jeremy Mayfield
- 16-Ted MusgraveTed Musgrave
Theodore Musgrave is a racecar driver. Previously driving in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, he is currently a free agent.... - 17-Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip
Darrell Lee Waltrip is a three-time former NASCAR Championship champion, the 1989 Daytona 500 winner, current television race commentator with Fox Broadcasting Company and columnist at Foxsports.com.... - 7-Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine
Geoffrey Bodine is the oldest of the three Bodine brothers who are all NASCAR drivers. Bodine currently lives in Cornelius, North Carolina, North Carolina.... - 5-Terry LabonteTerry Labonte
Terrance Lee Labonte is a semi-retired NASCAR driver who now races part-time in the Sprint Cup Series. Labonte was introduced to the sport through his father, who had worked on racecars as a hobby for his friends.... - 3-Dale EarnhardtDale Earnhardt
Ralph Dale Earnhardt, Sr. was an American race car driver, best known for his career driving stock cars in NASCAR's Winston Cup. Earnhardt had four children, Kerry Earnhardt, Kelley Earnhardt Elledge, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., and Taylor Earnhardt....
- Greg SacksGreg Sacks
Greg Sacks is a NASCAR Nextel Cup driver. He is married to his wife Vicky and lives in Ormond Beach, Florida. Together they had three children: Paul, Brian, and Rachel....
was tapped to sub for Robby GordonRobby Gordon
Robert W. Gordon is an American racing driver who currently competes in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, owning his #7 Toyota Camry, sponsored by Jim Beam, and also owning his #55 Jim Beam/Camping World ride which competes part-time in the Nationwide Series, he has also raced in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, Champ Car, the Indy Racing...
in the #40 starting here at Pocono. He qualified 4th, but got put in the wall coming out of Turn 1 on lap 9 by Jeff GordonJeff Gordon
Jeffery Michael Gordon is a professional United States of America race car driver. He was born in Vallejo, California, raised in Pittsboro, Indiana, and currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina....
.
Miller 400Miller 400
At one time, two different NASCAR races were known as the Miller 400:* For the race at Michigan International Speedway in 1985, 1996 and 1997, see 3M Performance 400...
The Miller 400
Miller 400
At one time, two different NASCAR races were known as the Miller 400:* For the race at Michigan International Speedway in 1985, 1996 and 1997, see 3M Performance 400...
was held June 15 at Michigan International Speedway
Michigan International Speedway
Michigan International Speedway is a two-mile moderate-banked D-shaped superspeedway located off U.S. Highway 12 on more than near Brooklyn, Michigan, in the scenic Irish Hills area of southeastern Michigan....
. Dale Jarrett
Dale Jarrett
Dale Arnold Jarrett is a former United States Auto racing driver. He is the 1999 NASCAR NASCAR Championship and the son of two-time NASCAR Grand National Champion Ned Jarrett....
won the pole. The race was broadcast on CBS
NASCAR on CBS
NASCAR on CBS was a series of NASCAR races airing on CBS Sports from 1979 in NASCAR-2000 in NASCAR....
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- 28-Ernie IrvanErnie Irvan
Virgil Earnest Irvan, more commonly known as Ernie Irvan, is a former race driver in NASCAR. He is best remembered for his comeback after a serious head injury at Michigan International Speedway which earned him numerous awards and respect from his fellow drivers....
* - 94-Bill ElliottBill Elliott
William Clyde Elliott is a part-time driver and former champion of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Elliott was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America on August 15, 2007.... - 6-Mark MartinMark Martin (NASCAR)
Mark Anthony Martin is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver for Hendrick Motorsports and drives the #5 Kellogg's/Carquest Chevrolet Impala SS, and is also a part-time driver in the Nationwide Series for JR Motorsports.... - 16-Ted MusgraveTed Musgrave
Theodore Musgrave is a racecar driver. Previously driving in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, he is currently a free agent.... - 24-Jeff GordonJeff Gordon
Jeffery Michael Gordon is a professional United States of America race car driver. He was born in Vallejo, California, raised in Pittsboro, Indiana, and currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina.... - 88-Dale JarrettDale Jarrett
Dale Arnold Jarrett is a former United States Auto racing driver. He is the 1999 NASCAR NASCAR Championship and the son of two-time NASCAR Grand National Champion Ned Jarrett.... - 3-Dale EarnhardtDale Earnhardt
Ralph Dale Earnhardt, Sr. was an American race car driver, best known for his career driving stock cars in NASCAR's Winston Cup. Earnhardt had four children, Kerry Earnhardt, Kelley Earnhardt Elledge, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., and Taylor Earnhardt.... - 36-