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Hardee's Fried Chicken 250
NASCAR Busch Grand National race
Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, VA
March 1, 1997
250 laps on 0.75 mile paved oval; 187.5 miles
Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
1
| 18
| Mark Martin
| 60
| Jack Roush
| Ford
| 250
| 28,475
| running
| 2 |
2
| 33
| Jeff Green
| 8
| Gary Bechtel
| Chevrolet
| 250
| 19,791
| running
| 0 |
3
| 2
| Steve Park
| 3
| Dale Earnhardt
| Chevrolet
| 250
| 10,790
| running
| 2 |
4
| 6
| Phil Parsons
| 10
| Phil Parsons
| Chevrolet
| 250
| 11,056
| running
| 0 |
5
| 4
| Jason Keller
| 57
| Joe Keller
| Chevrolet
| 250
| 12,776
| running
| 26 |
6
| 41
| Jeff Burton
| 9
| Jack Roush
| Ford
| 250
| 7,580
| running
| 179 |
7
| 30
| Todd Bodine
| 36
| Scott Welliver
| Pontiac
| 249
| 8,226
| running
| 0 |
8
| 1
| Randy LaJoie
| 74
| Bill Baumgardner
| Chevrolet
| 249
| 10,926
| running
| 35 |
9
| 31
| Ron Barfield
| 94
| Bill Elliott
| Ford
| 249
| 5,055
| running
| 0 |
10
| 14
| Bobby Labonte
| 44
| Bobby Labonte
| Pontiac
| 248
| 6,125
| running
| 0 |
11
| 19
| Elton Sawyer
| 38
| Bob Sutton
| Ford
| 248
| 6,035
| running
| 0 |
12
| 31
| Mark Green
| 37
| Clarence Brewer
| Chevrolet
| 248
| 4,820
| running
| 0 |
13
| 22
| Buckshot Jones
| 00
| Billy Jones
| Pontiac
| 248
| 9,251
| running
| 0 |
14
| 21
| Mike Dillon
| 72
| Ron Parker
| Chevrolet
| 248
| 9,221
| running
| 0 |
15
| 24
| Ed Spencer III
| 20
| Allen Cretsinger
| Chevrolet
| 248
| 5,095
| running
| 0 |
16
| 12
| Hermie Sadler
| 1
| Gary Bechtel
| Chevrolet
| 247
| 6,896
| running
| 6 |
17
| 40
| Ted Christopher
| 13
| James Lestorti
| Chevrolet
| 247
| 4,475
| running
| 0 |
18
| 43
| Tim Fedewa
| 33
| Bill Baumgardner
| Chevrolet
| 247
| 6,661
| running
| 0 |
19
| 38
| Mark Krogh
| 80
| Robert Krogh
| Chevrolet
| 247
| 4,375
| running
| 0 |
20
| 39
| Jeff Krogh
| 56
| Jeff Krogh
| Chevrolet
| 247
| 4,765
| running
| 0 |
21
| 36
| Johnny Chapman
| 89
| Meredith Ruark
| Ford
| 247
| 4,310
| running
| 0 |
22
| 26
| Joe Bessey
| 6
| Joe Bessey
| Chevrolet
| 247
| 4,285
| running
| 0 |
23
| 13
| Kevin Lepage
| 88
| David Ridling
| Chevrolet
| 246
| 8,771
| running
| 0 |
24
| 17
| Doug Heveron
| 40
| Doug Taylor
| Ford
| 246
| 5,996
| running
| 0 |
25
| 11
| Glenn Allen Jr.
| 99
| Bill Papke
| Chevrolet
| 246
| 6,121
| running
| 0 |
26
| 20
| Elliott Sadler
| 29
| Gary Bechtel
| Chevrolet
| 246
| 5,901
| running
| 0 |
27
| 7
| Mike McLaughlin
| 34
| Frank Cicci
| Chevrolet
| 245
| 8,126
| running
| 0 |
28
| 3
| Stanton Barrett
| 81
| Ron Neal
| Chevrolet
| 241
| 4,105
| running
| 0 |
29
| 32
| Tim Bender
| 17
| Robbie Reiser
| Chevrolet
| 240
| 4,100
| running
| 0 |
30
| 27
| Greg Sacks
| 45
| Mike Laughlin
| Chevrolet
| 239
| 4,240
| running
| 0 |
31
| 16
| Rodney Combs
| 43
| David Ridling
| Chevrolet
| 226
| 5,751
| running
| 0 |
32
| 8
| Dick Trickle
| 64
| Dennis Shoemaker
| Chevrolet
| 223
| 5,746
| engine
| 0 |
33
| 23
| Randy Porter
| 48
| James Porter
| Ford
| 222
| 5,190
| running
| 0 |
34
| 5
| Jeff Purvis
| 4
| James Finch
| Chevrolet
| 201
| 7,996
| handling
| 0 |
35
| 15
| Jeff Fuller
| 47
| Tad Geschickter
| Chevrolet
| 193
| 7,996
| engine
| 0 |
36
| 29
| Stevie Reeves
| 96
| Donald Laird
| Ford
| 190
| 5,190
| accident
| 0 |
37
| 42
| Doug Reid
| 97
| Bart Walker
| Chevrolet
| 189
| 4,000
| accident
| 0 |
38
| 34
| Brandon Butler
| 73
| Coleman Rice
| Ford
| 182
| 4,000
| accident
| 0 |
39
| 35
| Mike Olsen
| 61
| Mike Olsen
| Chevrolet
| 181
| 4,000
| running
| 0 |
40
| 9
| Tracy Leslie
| 63
| Hubert Hensley
| Pontiac
| 168
| 4,000
| accident
| 0 |
41
| 28
| Jimmy Foster
| 11
| Curtis Key
| Ford
| 163
| 4,000
| axle
| 0 |
42
| 25
| Shane Hall
| 85
| Don Stegall
| Chevrolet
| 156
| 4,000
| accident
| 0 |
43
| 10
| Terry Labonte
| 5
| Terry Labonte
| Chevrolet
| 11
| 4,200
| engine
| 0 |
|
| Jeff McClure
| 77
| John Walsh
| Ford
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
|
| Nathan Buttke
| 66
| Arlin Buttke
| Chevrolet
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
|
| Joey McCarthy
| 41
| James Pritchard
| Chevrolet
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
|
| Brad Payne
| 79
| Bryan Perry
| Ford
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
|
| Kevin Grubb
| 82
| Kevin Grubb
| Chevrolet
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
|
| Wayne Grubb
| 83
| William Grubb
| Chevrolet
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
|
| Junior Purcell
| 71
| Jonathan Abernethy
| Ford
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
|
| Kyle Petty
|
| ESPN2
|
|
| 0
| pit reporter
| |
|
| Benny Parsons
|
| ESPN2
|
|
| 0
| color commentary
| |
|
| Ned Jarrett
|
| ESPN2
|
|
| 0
| color commentary
| |
|
| Jerry Punch
|
| ESPN2
|
|
| 0
| lead announcer
| |
Notes: Qualifying rained out.
Time of race: 02:10:08
Average Speed: 86.45 MPH
7 cautions for 54 laps