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NASCAR Busch Grand National race
Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, AL
April 26, 1997
117 laps on 2.66 mile paved oval; 311.22 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 23
| Mark Martin
| 60
| Jack Roush
| Ford
| 117
| 37,685
| running
| 62 |
| 2
| 12
| Steve Park
| 3
| Dale Earnhardt
| Chevrolet
| 117
| 29,525
| running
| 6 |
| 3
| 9
| Jeff Green
| 8
| Gary Bechtel
| Chevrolet
| 117
| 24,225
| running
| 0 |
| 4
| 24
| Kyle Petty
| 49
| Kenneth Shaver
| Chevrolet
| 117
| 13,650
| running
| 0 |
| 5
| 28
| Tim Fedewa
| 33
| Bill Baumgardner
| Chevrolet
| 117
| 18,425
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 2
| Tim Steele
| 4
| James Finch
| Chevrolet
| 117
| 17,950
| running
| 2 |
| 7
| 20
| Matt Kenseth
| 17
| Robbie Reiser
| Chevrolet
| 117
| 10,125
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 4
| Todd Bodine
| 36
| Scott Welliver
| Pontiac
| 117
| 12,625
| running
| 6 |
| 9
| 25
| Ron Barfield
| 94
| Bill Elliott
| Ford
| 117
| 12,125
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 6
| Dick Trickle
| 64
| Dennis Shoemaker
| Chevrolet
| 117
| 12,980
| running
| 2 |
| 11
| 14
| Jason Keller
| 57
| Joe Keller
| Chevrolet
| 117
| 14,030
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 18
| Randy LaJoie
| 74
| Bill Baumgardner
| Chevrolet
| 117
| 14,930
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 15
| Kevin Lepage
| 88
| David Ridling
| Chevrolet
| 117
| 13,830
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 16
| Michael Waltrip
| 21
| Michael Waltrip
| Ford
| 117
| 10,480
| running
| 14 |
| 15
| 10
| Mike Dillon
| 72
| Ron Parker
| Chevrolet
| 117
| 14,055
| running
| 0 |
| 16
| 7
| Elliott Sadler
| 29
| Gary Bechtel
| Chevrolet
| 116
| 10,280
| running
| 0 |
| 17
| 8
| Tracy Leslie
| 63
| Hubert Hensley
| Pontiac
| 116
| 10,180
| running
| 1 |
| 18
| 30
| Sterling Marlin
| 92
| Mac Martin
| Chevrolet
| 116
| 8,080
| running
| 0 |
| 19
| 19
| Hermie Sadler
| 1
| Gary Bechtel
| Chevrolet
| 116
| 9,980
| running
| 0 |
| 20
| 26
| Stevie Reeves
| 96
| Donald Laird
| Ford
| 116
| 10,305
| running
| 0 |
| 21
| 33
| Jimmy Spencer
| 20
| Allen Cretsinger
| Chevrolet
| 116
| 7,730
| running
| 0 |
| 22
| 31
| Shane Hall
| 85
| Don Stegall
| Chevrolet
| 115
| 8,630
| running
| 0 |
| 23
| 27
| Mike Wallace
| 7
| Ed Whitaker
| Chevrolet
| 115
| 7,530
| running
| 0 |
| 24
| 17
| Mark Green
| 37
| Clarence Brewer
| Chevrolet
| 115
| 9,430
| running
| 0 |
| 25
| 22
| Dale Fischlein
| 70
| Ivan Murphy
| Chevrolet
| 115
| 7,505
| running
| 0 |
| 26
| 36
| Jeff Fuller
| 47
| Tad Geschickter
| Chevrolet
| 115
| 11,455
| running
| 0 |
| 27
| 35
| Doug Reid
| 97
| Bart Walker
| Chevrolet
| 114
| 7,105
| running
| 0 |
| 28
| 32
| Joe Bessey
| 6
| Joe Bessey
| Chevrolet
| 114
| 9,005
| running
| 0 |
| 29
| 40
| Johnny Chapman
| 89
| Meredith Ruark
| Ford
| 114
| 7,905
| running
| 0 |
| 30
| 42
| Jeff McClure
| 77
| John Walsh
| Ford
| 112
| 7,105
| running
| 0 |
| 31
| 38
| Mark Day
| 16
| Wayne Day
| Pontiac
| 112
| 6,880
| running
| 0 |
| 32
| 41
| Randy Porter
| 48
| James Porter
| Ford
| 111
| 6,630
| running
| 0 |
| 33
| 29
| Glenn Allen Jr.
| 99
| Bill Papke
| Chevrolet
| 84
| 8,605
| running
| 0 |
| 34
| 39
| Greg Sacks
| 45
| Mike Laughlin
| Chevrolet
| 75
| 6,555
| engine
| 0 |
| 35
| 5
| Mike McLaughlin
| 34
| Frank Cicci
| Chevrolet
| 57
| 9,780
| running
| 0 |
| 36
| 21
| Ted Musgrave
| 9
| Jack Roush
| Ford
| 49
| 6,505
| transmission
| 0 |
| 37
| 37
| Dennis Setzer
| 43
| David Ridling
| Chevrolet
| 46
| 7,730
| handling
| 0 |
| 38
| 11
| Buckshot Jones
| 00
| Billy Jones
| Pontiac
| 46
| 9,670
| handling
| 0 |
| 39
| 3
| Phil Parsons
| 10
| Phil Parsons
| Chevrolet
| 35
| 7,770
| engine
| 24 |
| 40
| 34
| Jimmy Foster
| 11
| Curtis Key
| Ford
| 9
| 7,420
| accident
| 0 |
| 41
| 1
| Joe Nemechek
| 87
| Joe Nemechek
| Chevrolet
| 8
| 7,670
| accident
| 0 |
| 42
| 13
| Elton Sawyer
| 38
| Bob Sutton
| Ford
| 8
| 7,420
| accident
| 0 |
| 43
| 43
| Jerry Nadeau
| 01
| Richard Jackson
| Chevrolet
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
|
| 21
| Jeff Burton
| 9
| Jack Roush
| Ford
| 0
|
| qualified car
| 0 |
|
|
| Rodney Combs
| 78
| Dan Browder
| Chevrolet
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
|
|
| Jerry Robertson
| 40
| Doug Taylor
| Ford
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
|
|
| Benny Parsons
|
| ESPN
|
|
| 0
| color commentary
| |
|
|
| Ned Jarrett
|
| ESPN
|
|
| 0
| color commentary
| |
|
|
| Jerry Punch
|
| ESPN
|
|
| 0
| lead announcer
| |
Time of race: 01:50:32
Average Speed: 168.937 MPH
Pole Speed: 49.484 seconds
1 caution for 7 laps