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Winston Open
NASCAR Winston Cup race
Charlotte Motor Speedway, Charlotte, NC
May 17, 1997
50 laps on 1.5 mile paved oval; 75 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 3
| Ricky Craven
| 25
| Rick Hendrick
| Chevrolet
| 50
| 28,000
| running
| 22 |
| 2
| 8
| Steve Grissom
| 41
| Larry Hedrick
| Chevrolet
| 50
| 19,000
| running
| 0 |
| 3
| 2
| Lake Speed
| 9
| Harry Melling
| Ford
| 50
| 15,000
| running
| 8 |
| 4
| 1
| Chad Little
| 97
| Greg Pollex
| Pontiac
| 50
| 13,000
| running
| 20 |
| 5
| 16
| Hut Stricklin
| 8
| Stavola Brothers
| Ford
| 50
| 11,200
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 4
| Wally Dallenbach Jr.
| 46
| Felix Sabates
| Chevrolet
| 50
| 10,000
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 13
| Johnny Benson Jr.
| 30
| Chuck Rider
| Pontiac
| 50
| 9,000
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 21
| Ken Schrader
| 33
| Andy Petree
| Chevrolet
| 50
| 8,200
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 12
| John Andretti
| 98
| Cale Yarborough
| Ford
| 50
| 7,500
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 26
| Mike Skinner
| 31
| Richard Childress
| Chevrolet
| 50
| 6,800
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 14
| Ted Musgrave
| 16
| Jack Roush
| Ford
| 50
| 6,100
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 9
| Dick Trickle
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| Ford
| 50
| 5,400
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 24
| Rick Wilson
| 27
| David Blair
| Ford
| 50
| 4,900
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 20
| Bobby Hillin
| 77
| Doug Bawel
| Ford
| 50
| 4,400
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 22
| Morgan Shepherd
| 1
| Richard Jackson
| Pontiac
| 50
| 4,000
| running
| 0 |
| 16
| 18
| Jeremy Mayfield
| 37
| Michael Kranefuss
| Ford
| 50
| 3,650
| running
| 0 |
| 17
| 6
| Rick Mast
| 75
| Butch Mock
| Ford
| 50
| 3,300
| running
| 0 |
| 18
| 15
| Derrike Cope
| 36
| Nelson Bowers
| Pontiac
| 50
| 2,950
| running
| 0 |
| 19
| 7
| Joe Nemechek
| 42
| Felix Sabates
| Chevrolet
| 50
| 2,600
| running
| 0 |
| 20
| 17
| David Green
| 96
| Buz McCall
| Chevrolet
| 50
| 2,500
| running
| 0 |
| 21
| 5
| Robert Pressley
| 29
| Gary Bechtel
| Chevrolet
| 50
| 2,400
| running
| 0 |
| 22
| 31
| Ed Berrier
| 95
| Sadler Brothers
| Chevrolet
| 50
| 2,300
| running
| 0 |
| 23
| 23
| Kenny Wallace
| 81
| Fil Martocci
| Ford
| 50
| 2,200
| running
| 0 |
| 24
| 27
| Billy Standridge
| 78
| Jim Wilson
| Ford
| 49
| 2,100
| running
| 0 |
| 25
| 28
| Randy MacDonald
| 79
| Ted Walters
| Chevrolet
| 48
| 2,000
| running
| 0 |
| 26
| 19
| Mike Wallace
| 91
| Ron Neal
| Chevrolet
| 44
| 1,900
| handling
| 0 |
| 27
| 25
| Dave Marcis
| 71
| Dave Marcis
| Chevrolet
| 32
| 1,800
| engine
| 0 |
| 28
| 10
| Robby Gordon
| 40
| Felix Sabates
| Chevrolet
| 27
| 1,700
| clutch
| 0 |
| 29
| 11
| Brett Bodine
| 11
| Brett Bodine
| Ford
| 27
| 1,600
| handling
| 0 |
| 30
| 29
| Gary Bradberry
| 19
| Mark Smith
| Ford
| 16
| 1,500
| vibration
| 0 |
| 31
| 30
| Joe Ruttman
| 55
| Michael Waltrip
| Ford
| 0
|
| did not start
| 0 |
| 32
| 32
| Delma Cowart
| 0
|
|
| 0
|
| failed tech
| 0 |
Notes: The race was a non-championship event.
Delma Cowart did not pass final tech inspection and was not allowed to compete.
Time of race: 00:26:02
Average Speed: 172.855 MPH
Pole Speed: 29.798 seconds
0 cautions