1997 Hanes 500

27th race of the 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series February 2025 NASWINSTON Ridgeway, Virginia, Martinsville Speedway 263 20.272 0.526 99 423.257 500 73.072 mph km/h September 29 27 32 1997 Hanes 500 226 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing ESPN Motor Racing Network Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons 0.847 The 1997 Hanes 500 program cover. 1997 Hanes 500.jpeg The 1997 Hanes 500 was the 27th stock car race of the 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 49th iteration of the event. The race was originally scheduled to held on Sunday, September 28, 1997, but was postponed until Monday, September 29 due to inclement weather.Poole David September 29, 1997 Rains sets Martinsville race back a day 17 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/110633528/rains-sets-martinsville-race-back-a-day/ October 3, 2022 Newspapers.com The race took place in Ridgeway, Virginia at Martinsville Speedway, a 0.526 mi km permanent oval-shaped short track. The race took the scheduled 500 laps to complete. In the late stages of the race, Roush Racing driver Jeff Burton would manage to take advantage of a penalty-stricken Rusty Wallace to take his third career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his third and final victory of the season.Poole David September 29, 1997 Burton takes over when Wallace draws Martinsville penalty http://www.thatsracin.com/97/docs/0929.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000815213354/http://www.thatsracin.com/97/docs/0929.htm August 15, 2000 October 3, 2022 That's Racin' The Charlotte ObserverMcLaurin Jim September 30, 1997 Burton gets good flag, Wallace gets bad one 27 The State https://www.newspapers.com/clip/110633658/burton-gets-good-flag-wallace-gets-bad/ October 3, 2022 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt and Petty Enterprises driver Bobby Hamilton would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Martinsville Speedway, the venue where the race was held. Martinsville Speedway is a NASCAR-owned stock car racing track located in Henry County, in Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville. At 0.526 miles (0.847 km) in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Cup Series. The track was also one of the first paved oval tracks in NASCAR, being built in 1947 by H. Clay Earles. It is also the only remaining race track that has been on the NASCAR circuit from its beginning in 1948. 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 RacingFord16Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord17Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet18Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac21Michael WaltripWood Brothers RacingFord22Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac23Jimmy SpencerHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet25Ricky CravenHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet27Kenny Irwin Jr.David Blair MotorsportsFord28Ernie IrvanRobert Yates RacingFord29Jeff Green (R)Diamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet30Johnny Benson Jr.Bahari RacingPontiac31Mike Skinner (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet33Ken SchraderAndy Petree RacingChevrolet36Derrike CopeMB2 MotorsportsPontiac37Jeremy MayfieldKranefuss-Haas RacingFord40Steve ParkTeam 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 RacingFord94Bill 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 Friday, September 26. Each driver would have one lap to set a time. During the first round, the top 25 drivers in the round would be guaranteed a starting spot in the race. If a driver was not able to guarantee a spot in the first round, they had the option to scrub their time from the first round and try and run a faster lap time in a second round qualifying run, held on Saturday, September 27. 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. Ward Burton, driving for Bill Davis Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 20.272 and an average speed of 93.410 mph km/h.Dutton Monte September 27, 1997 Little Burton takes pole from Martin 5 Anderson Independent-Mail https://www.newspapers.com/clip/110633978/little-burton-takes-pole-from-martin/ October 3, 2022 Newspapers.com Three drivers would fail to qualify: Gary Bradberry, Morgan Shepherd, and Dave Marcis. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed122Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac20.27293.41026Mark MartinRoush RacingFord20.28493.354327Kenny Irwin Jr.David Blair MotorsportsFord20.32893.15248Hut StricklinStavola Brothers RacingFord20.32993.148510Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord20.34793.065681Kenny WallaceFILMAR RacingFord20.35993.01072Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord20.36392.992842Joe NemechekTeam SABCOChevrolet20.39492.851933Ken SchraderAndy Petree RacingChevrolet20.39992.8281099Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord20.40892.7871124Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20.42892.6961223Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesFord20.43592.665133Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet20.43992.646144Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet20.44592.6191598John AndrettiCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord20.45392.5831694Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord20.45792.5651777Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord20.45992.5561817Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet20.47392.4931931Mike Skinner (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet20.47892.4702018Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac20.48592.4382188Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord20.49692.3892243Bobby HamiltonPetty EnterprisesPontiac20.50092.3712316Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord20.52192.276249Lake SpeedMelling RacingFord20.52592.258255Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20.52792.2492630Johnny Benson Jr.Bahari RacingPontiac20.36992.9652721Michael WaltripWood Brothers RacingFord20.43192.6832840Steve ParkTeam SABCOChevrolet20.47292.4972944Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac20.48792.4293028Ernie IrvanRobert Yates RacingFord20.49292.4073190Dick TrickleDonlavey RacingFord20.52592.2583296David Green (R)American Equipment RacingChevrolet20.53192.2313329Jeff Green (R)Diamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet20.53592.2133497Chad LittleRoush RacingPontiac20.54492.1733546Wally Dallenbach Jr.Team SABCOChevrolet20.55792.1153625Ricky CravenHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20.57292.047377Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord20.58991.9713875Rick MastButch Mock MotorsportsFord20.59291.958Provisionals3937Jeremy MayfieldKranefuss-Haas RacingFord -* -*4041Steve GrissomLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*4111Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord -* -*4236Derrike CopeMB2 MotorsportsPontiac -* -*Failed to qualify4378Gary BradberryTriad MotorsportsFord -* -*441Morgan ShepherdPrecision Products RacingPontiac -* -*4571Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet -* -*Official qualifying results *Time not available. Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings11099Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord50092running180$78,6752133Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet5000running170$65,80032243Bobby HamiltonPetty EnterprisesPontiac50065running170$40,07541124Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet50021running165$40,22551694Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord5000running155$34,7756681Kenny WallaceFILMAR RacingFord5000running150$27,8757122Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac50061running151$35,27583625Ricky CravenHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet5000running142$26,0509933Ken SchraderAndy Petree RacingChevrolet5000running138$25,345103028Ernie IrvanRobert Yates RacingFord5000running134$33,3451126Mark MartinRoush RacingFord50034running135$34,485122188Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord5000running127$28,80013510Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord5000running124$27,06514249Lake SpeedMelling RacingFord5000running121$15,8651572Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord500226running128$39,0651648Hut StricklinStavola Brothers RacingFord4990running115$23,065174111Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord4990running112$22,365183937Jeremy MayfieldKranefuss-Haas RacingFord4990running109$16,770192630Johnny Benson Jr.Bahari RacingPontiac4990running106$21,365203296David Green (R)American Equipment RacingChevrolet4990running103$15,915212316Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord4990running100$20,46522255Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4990running97$31,515233875Rick MastButch Mock MotorsportsFord4990running94$20,265241817Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet4980running91$20,11525842Joe NemechekTeam SABCOChevrolet4980running88$12,965262944Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac4980running85$12,815272018Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac4950running82$24,66528377Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord4900running79$19,615291598John AndrettiCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord4890running76$19,565303329Jeff Green (R)Diamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet4640running73$12,015311931Mike Skinner (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet4530suspension70$9,465322721Michael WaltripWood Brothers RacingFord4441crash72$16,440331223Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesFord4280rear end64$16,415343546Wally Dallenbach Jr.Team SABCOChevrolet4010running61$9,390353497Chad LittleRoush RacingPontiac3940running58$9,365364236Derrike CopeMB2 MotorsportsPontiac2890engine55$9,34037327Kenny Irwin Jr.David Blair MotorsportsFord2570fuel pump52$9,325381777Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord2400engine49$7,07539144Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet2390crash46$23,075404041Steve GrissomLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet1980overheating43$14,075412840Steve ParkTeam SABCOChevrolet1980engine40$14,075423190Dick TrickleDonlavey RacingFord1450crash37$7,075Official race results References 1997 MBNA 400 1997 UAW-GM Quality 500 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Martinsville Speedway Category:September 1997 sports events in the United States Category:1997 in sports in Virginia