1997 UAW-GM Quality 500

28th race of the 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series February 2025 NASWINSTON October 5 806.281 144.323 mph km/h Geoff Bodine Racing TBS Bobby Labonte Performance Racing Network Ken Squier, Buddy Baker, Dick Berggren Joe Gibbs Racing Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing 141 32 Concord, North Carolina, Charlotte Motor Speedway 29.307 334 2.41 1.5 28 88 UAW-GM Quality 500 1997 501 Geoff Bodine 1997 UAW-GM Quality 500.jpeg The 1997 UAW-GM Quality 500 program cover, with artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass. The 1997 UAW-GM Quality 500 was the 28th stock car race of the 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 38th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, October 5, 1997, in Concord, North Carolina, at Charlotte Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent quad-oval. The race took the scheduled 334 laps to complete. In the late stages of the race, Robert Yates Racing driver Dale Jarrett, owing to a fallen part from his car according to Jarrett, would help propel Jarrett to the front to capture his 14th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his sixth victory of the season.Poole David October 5, 1997 Jarrett gets help in 500 victory when forgotten part hits the road http://www.thatsracin.com/97/docs/1005.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20001118093400/http://www.thatsracin.com/97/docs/1005.htm November 18, 2000 October 5, 2022 That's Racin' The Charlotte ObserverHarris Mike October 6, 1997 Jarrett's win gains little ground 14 The Tribune https://www.newspapers.com/clip/110752745/jarretts-win-gains-little-ground/ October 5, 2022 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, Joe Gibbs Racing driver Bobby Labonte and Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Charlotte Motor Speedway, the venue where the race was held. Charlotte Motor Speedway is a motorsports complex located in Concord, North Carolina, United States 13 miles from Charlotte, North Carolina. The complex features a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) quad oval track that hosts NASCAR racing including the prestigious Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day weekend and the NASCAR All-Star Race. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams located in the Charlotte area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI) with Marcus Smith (son of Bruton Smith) as track president. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMake1Morgan ShepherdPrecision Products RacingPontiac2Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet5Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6Mark MartinRoush RacingFord7Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord8Hut StricklinStavola Brothers RacingFord9Lake SpeedMelling RacingFord10Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord11Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord12Jeff PurvisLAR MotorsportsChevrolet14Steve ParkDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet15Greg SacksBud Moore EngineeringFord16Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord17Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet18Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac21Michael WaltripWood Brothers RacingFord22Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac23Jimmy SpencerHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet25Ricky CravenHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet27Rick WilsonDavid Blair MotorsportsFord28Ernie IrvanRobert Yates RacingFord29Jeff Green (R)Diamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet30Johnny Benson Jr.Bahari RacingPontiac31Mike Skinner (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet33Ken SchraderAndy Petree RacingChevrolet35Todd BodineISM RacingPontiac36Derrike CopeMB2 MotorsportsPontiac37Jeremy MayfieldKranefuss-Haas RacingFord40Elliott SadlerTeam SABCOChevrolet41Steve GrissomLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet42Joe NemechekTeam SABCOChevrolet43Bobby HamiltonPetty EnterprisesPontiac44Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac46Wally Dallenbach Jr.Team SABCOChevrolet71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet75Rick MastButch Mock MotorsportsFord77Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord78Gary BradberryTriad MotorsportsFord81Kenny WallaceFILMAR RacingFord88Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord90Dick TrickleDonlavey RacingFord91Kevin LepageLJ RacingChevrolet94Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord96David Green (R)American Equipment RacingChevrolet97Chad LittleRoush RacingPontiac98John AndrettiCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord99Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Wednesday, October 1. Each driver would have one lap to set a time. During the first round, the top 25 drivers in the round would be guaranteed a starting spot in the race. If a driver was not able to guarantee a spot in the first round, they had the option to scrub their time from the first round and try and run a faster lap time in a second round qualifying run, held on Thursday, October 2. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. Positions 26-38 would be decided on time, and depending on who needed it, the 39th thru either the 42nd, 43rd, or 44th position would be based on provisionals. Four spots are awarded by the use of provisionals based on owner's points. The fifth is awarded to a past champion who has not otherwise qualified for the race. If no past champion needs the provisional, the field would be limited to 42 cars. If a champion needed it, the field would expand to 43 cars. If the race was a companion race with the NASCAR Winston West Series, four spots would be determined by NASCAR Winston Cup Series provisionals, while the final two spots would be given to teams in the Winston West Series, leaving the field at 44 cars. Geoff Bodine, driving for Geoff Bodine Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 29.307 and an average speed of 184.256 mph km/h.Poole David October 2, 1997 Geoff Bodine bears down to win pole at Charlotte 15 Centre Daily Times https://www.newspapers.com/clip/110753163/geoff-bodine-bears-down-to-win-pole-at/ October 5, 2022 Newspapers.com Seven drivers failed to qualify: Rick Mast, Greg Sacks, Mike Skinner, Steve Park, Darrell Waltrip, Elliott Sadler, and Dave Marcis. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed17Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord29.307184.256218Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac29.389183.74236Mark MartinRoush RacingFord29.400183.673424Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet29.447183.380588Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord29.490183.113690Dick TrickleDonlavey RacingFord29.525182.896722Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac29.530182.865812Jeff PurvisLAR MotorsportsChevrolet29.604182.408923Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesFord29.679181.947101Morgan ShepherdPrecision Products RacingPontiac29.680181.9411133Ken SchraderAndy Petree RacingChevrolet29.705181.7881291Kevin LepageLJ RacingChevrolet29.709181.7631336Derrike CopeMB2 MotorsportsPontiac29.721181.6901416Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord29.728181.6471530Johnny Benson Jr.Bahari RacingPontiac29.756181.4761646Wally Dallenbach Jr.Team SABCOChevrolet29.765181.4211741Steve GrissomLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet29.770181.3911811Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord29.771181.385193Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet29.781181.3242029Jeff Green (R)Diamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet29.800181.208214Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet29.807181.1652210Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord29.816181.1112398John AndrettiCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord29.822181.0742442Joe NemechekTeam SABCOChevrolet29.833181.008252Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord29.845180.9352681Kenny WallaceFILMAR RacingFord29.739181.5802796David Green (R)American Equipment RacingChevrolet29.904180.5782877Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord29.912180.5302999Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord29.914180.5173021Michael WaltripWood Brothers RacingFord29.924180.4573197Chad LittleRoush RacingPontiac29.933180.403329Lake SpeedMelling RacingFord29.954180.2763394Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord29.955180.2703427Rick WilsonDavid Blair MotorsportsFord29.955180.2703528Ernie IrvanRobert Yates RacingFord29.960180.2403635Todd BodineISM RacingPontiac29.982180.108378Hut StricklinStavola Brothers RacingFord29.992180.0483878Gary BradberryTriad MotorsportsFord29.996180.024Provisionals3937Jeremy MayfieldKranefuss-Haas RacingFord -* -*4044Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac -* -*4143Bobby HamiltonPetty EnterprisesPontiac -* -*4225Ricky CravenHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*Champion's Provisional435Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*Failed to qualify4475Rick MastButch Mock MotorsportsFord -* -*4515Greg SacksBud Moore EngineeringFord -* -*4631Mike Skinner (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet -* -*4714Steve ParkDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet -* -*4817Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*4940Elliott SadlerTeam SABCOChevrolet -* -*5071Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet -* -*Official qualifying results Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1588Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord33485running180$130,0002218Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac334141running180$110,9003193Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet33431running170$85,650436Mark MartinRoush RacingFord33454running165$66,0505424Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3340running155$62,20062999Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord33414running155$51,70073394Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord3330running146$43,7008722Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac3330running142$40,60094044Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac3330running138$30,700101530Johnny Benson Jr.Bahari RacingPontiac3332running139$38,02511435Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3330running130$44,90012252Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord3320running127$39,000131741Steve GrissomLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet3322running129$32,10014690Dick TrickleDonlavey RacingFord3320running121$24,500151133Ken SchraderAndy Petree RacingChevrolet3320running118$31,050162442Joe NemechekTeam SABCOChevrolet3310running115$21,200171416Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord3310running112$26,800183528Ernie IrvanRobert Yates RacingFord3310running109$29,800193427Rick WilsonDavid Blair MotorsportsFord3310running106$14,43520214Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet3310running103$32,040214143Bobby HamiltonPetty EnterprisesPontiac3310running100$28,96022101Morgan ShepherdPrecision Products RacingPontiac3310running97$24,775233197Chad LittleRoush RacingPontiac3310running94$17,190243021Michael WaltripWood Brothers RacingFord3300running91$23,915254225Ricky CravenHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3300running88$23,930263635Todd BodineISM RacingPontiac3300running85$13,160273937Jeremy MayfieldKranefuss-Haas RacingFord3300running82$16,355282681Kenny WallaceFILMAR RacingFord3300running79$23,150292029Jeff Green (R)Diamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet3280running76$13,850301811Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord3280running73$22,850312796David Green (R)American Equipment RacingChevrolet3130running70$15,655322398John AndrettiCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord3000running67$22,565331336Derrike CopeMB2 MotorsportsPontiac2910engine64$14,995343878Gary BradberryTriad MotorsportsFord2630running61$12,47035378Hut StricklinStavola Brothers RacingFord2470overheating58$19,445362877Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord2470running55$12,425371646Wally Dallenbach Jr.Team SABCOChevrolet2440running52$12,41038329Lake SpeedMelling RacingFord1650engine49$12,38039812Jeff PurvisLAR MotorsportsChevrolet1501crash51$12,380401291Kevin LepageLJ RacingChevrolet1190crash43$12,380412210Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord1020crash40$28,88042923Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesFord1010crash37$19,7804317Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord1004crash39$42,880Official race results References 1997 Hanes 500 1997 DieHard 500 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Charlotte Motor Speedway Category:October 1997 sports events in the United States Category:1997 in sports in North Carolina