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California 500
NASCAR Winston Cup race
California Speedway, Fontana, CA
June 22, 1997
250 laps on 2 mile paved oval; 500 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 3
| Jeff Gordon
| 24
| Rick Hendrick
| HMS-034/Chevrolet
| 250
| 144,600
| running
| 113 |
| 2
| 10
| Terry Labonte
| 5
| Rick Hendrick
| HMS 5-088/Chevrolet
| 250
| 100,825
| running
| 41 |
| 3
| 39
| Ricky Rudd
| 10
| Ricky Rudd
| Ford
| 250
| 78,525
| running
| 0 |
| 4
| 20
| Ted Musgrave
| 16
| Jack Roush
| Ford
| 250
| 64,975
| running
| 0 |
| 5
| 19
| Jimmy Spencer
| 23
| Travis Carter
| Ford
| 250
| 54,775
| running
| 4 |
| 6
| 15
| Bobby Labonte
| 18
| Joe Gibbs
| Pontiac
| 250
| 48,950
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 7
| Jeff Green
| 29
| Gary Bechtel
| Chevrolet
| 250
| 38,450
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 9
| Dale Jarrett
| 88
| Robert Yates
| Ford
| 250
| 58,750
| running
| 49 |
| 9
| 11
| Ricky Craven
| 25
| Rick Hendrick
| Chevrolet
| 250
| 42,350
| running
| 8 |
| 10
| 12
| Mark Martin
| 6
| Jack Roush
| Ford
| 249
| 48,450
| out of gas
| 11 |
| 11
| 18
| Michael Waltrip
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| Ford
| 249
| 40,275
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 21
| Jeremy Mayfield
| 37
| Michael Kranefuss
| Ford
| 249
| 32,175
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 13
| Johnny Benson Jr.
| 30
| Chuck Rider
| Pontiac
| 249
| 38,075
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 16
| Rusty Wallace
| 2
| Roger Penske
| Ford
| 249
| 42,975
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 8
| Darrell Waltrip
| 17
| Darrell Waltrip
| Chevrolet
| 249
| 37,725
| running
| 2 |
| 16
| 14
| Dale Earnhardt
| 3
| Richard Childress
| Chevrolet
| 249
| 41,975
| running
| 0 |
| 17
| 41
| Steve Grissom
| 41
| Larry Hedrick
| Chevrolet
| 249
| 36,175
| running
| 0 |
| 18
| 1
| Joe Nemechek
| 42
| Felix Sabates
| Chevrolet
| 248
| 40,375
| running
| 1 |
| 19
| 24
| Chad Little
| 97
| Greg Pollex
| Pontiac
| 248
| 28,575
| running
| 0 |
| 20
| 22
| Lake Speed
| 9
| Harry Melling
| Ford
| 248
| 29,325
| running
| 0 |
| 21
| 35
| John Andretti
| 98
| Cale Yarborough
| Ford
| 248
| 34,975
| running
| 0 |
| 22
| 42
| Dick Trickle
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| Ford
| 248
| 27,675
| running
| 0 |
| 23
| 30
| Bobby Hamilton
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| Pontiac
| 247
| 39,175
| running
| 0 |
| 24
| 31
| Morgan Shepherd
| 77
| Doug Bawel
| Ford
| 247
| 23,975
| running
| 0 |
| 25
| 34
| David Green
| 96
| Buz McCall
| Chevrolet
| 247
| 23,775
| running
| 0 |
| 26
| 36
| Brett Bodine
| 11
| Brett Bodine
| Ford
| 247
| 33,775
| running
| 1 |
| 27
| 26
| Greg Sacks
| 40
| Felix Sabates
| Chevrolet
| 246
| 33,975
| running
| 0 |
| 28
| 40
| Ward Burton
| 22
| Bill Davis
| Pontiac
| 246
| 33,175
| running
| 0 |
| 29
| 23
| Derrike Cope
| 36
| Nelson Bowers
| Pontiac
| 245
| 25,975
| running
| 0 |
| 30
| 25
| Jeff Burton
| 99
| Jack Roush
| Ford
| 244
| 37,775
| running
| 0 |
| 31
| 38
| Kyle Petty
| 44
| Petty Enterprises
| Pontiac
| 243
| 25,100
| running
| 0 |
| 32
| 17
| Bill Elliott
| 94
| Bill Elliott
| Ford
| 241
| 29,400
| out of gas
| 0 |
| 33
| 28
| Mike Skinner
| 31
| Richard Childress
| Chevrolet
| 225
| 22,200
| running
| 0 |
| 34
| 5
| Ken Schrader
| 33
| Andy Petree
| Chevrolet
| 219
| 29,000
| engine
| 8 |
| 35
| 6
| Geoff Bodine
| 7
| Geoff Bodine
| Ford
| 215
| 28,800
| engine
| 0 |
| 36
| 29
| Sterling Marlin
| 4
| Larry McClure
| Chevrolet
| 206
| 37,700
| engine
| 0 |
| 37
| 2
| Ernie Irvan
| 28
| Robert Yates
| Ford
| 202
| 36,500
| engine
| 6 |
| 38
| 33
| Jerry Nadeau
| 1
| Richard Jackson
| Pontiac
| 174
| 28,000
| running
| 0 |
| 39
| 4
| Wally Dallenbach Jr.
| 46
| Felix Sabates
| Chevrolet
| 173
| 21,000
| electrical
| 6 |
| 40
| 32
| Dave Marcis
| 71
| Dave Marcis
| Chevrolet
| 146
| 21,000
| engine
| 0 |
| 41
| 37
| Rick Mast
| 75
| Butch Mock
| Ford
| 94
| 28,000
| engine
| 0 |
| 42
| 27
| Hut Stricklin
| 8
| Stavola Brothers
| Ford
| 28
| 28,000
| accident
| 0 |
|
|
| Mike Wallace
| 91
| Joe Falk
| Chevrolet
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
|
|
| Billy Standridge
| 78
| Jim Wilson
| Ford
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
|
|
| Kenny Wallace
| 81
| Fil Martocci
| Ford
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
|
|
| Robby Gordon
| 40
| Felix Sabates
| Chevrolet
| 0
|
| practiced car
| 0 |
|
|
| Benny Parsons
|
| ABC
|
|
| 0
| color commentary
| |
|
|
| Jack Arute
|
| ABC
|
|
| 0
| pit reporter
| |
|
|
| Bob Jenkins
|
| ABC
|
|
| 0
| lead announcer
| |
|
|
| Jerry Punch
|
| ABC
|
|
| 0
| pit reporter
| |
Time of race: 03:13:32
Average Speed: 155.012 MPH
4 cautions for 22 laps