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1997 Winston Open |
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| Held on May 17, 1997 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, NC | |
| 50 L, 75 M, 120.7 KM - Scheduled Distance |
| FEATURE RESULTS |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 25 | Ricky Craven | Budweiser | Chevy | 50 | 22 | running | |
| 2 | 8 | 41 | Steve Grissom | Kodiak | Chevy | 50 | 0 | running | |
| 3 | 2 | 9 | Lake Speed | Melling Engine Parts | Ford | 50 | 8 | running | |
| 4 | 1 | 97 | Chad Little | John Deere | Pontiac | 50 | 20 | running | |
| 5 | 16 | 8 | Hut Stricklin | Circuit City | Ford | 50 | 0 | running | |
| 6 | 4 | 46 | Wally Dallenbach, Jr. | First Union | Chevy | 50 | 0 | running | |
| 7 | 13 | 30 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Pennzoil | Pontiac | 50 | 0 | running | |
| 8 | 21 | 33 | Ken Schrader | Skoal Bandit | Chevy | 50 | 0 | running | |
| 9 | 12 | 98 | John Andretti | RCA | Ford | 50 | 0 | running | |
| 10 | 26 | 31 | Mike Skinner | Lowe's | Chevy | 50 | 0 | running | |
| 11 | 14 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | Family Channel, Primestar | Ford | 50 | 0 | running | |
| 12 | 9 | 90 | Dick Trickle | Heilig-Meyers, Simmons | Ford | 50 | 0 | running | |
| 13 | 24 | 27 | Rick Wilson | David Blair Motorsports | Ford | 50 | 0 | running | |
| 14 | 20 | 77 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Jasper Engines & Transmissions, Federal Mogul | Ford | 50 | 0 | running | |
| 15 | 22 | 1 | Morgan Shepherd | Delco Remy America, Cruisin' America Phone Card | Pontiac | 50 | 0 | running | |
| 16 | 18 | 37 | Jeremy Mayfield | Kmart Kids Race Against Drugs | Ford | 50 | 0 | running | |
| 17 | 6 | 75 | Rick Mast | Remington Arms | Ford | 50 | 0 | running | |
| 18 | 15 | 36 | Derrike Cope | Skittles | Pontiac | 50 | 0 | running | |
| 19 | 7 | 42 | Joe Nemechek | BellSouth | Chevy | 50 | 0 | running | |
| 20 | 17 | 96 | David Green | Caterpillar | Chevy | 50 | 0 | running | |
| 21 | 5 | 29 | Robert Pressley | Cartoon Network | Chevy | 50 | 0 | running | |
| 22 | 31 | 95 | Ed Berrier, III | Feed The Children | Chevy | 50 | 0 | running | |
| 23 | 23 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Square D | Ford | 50 | 0 | running | |
| 24 | 27 | 78 | Billy Standridge | Diamond Rio, Hanes | Ford | 49 | 0 | running | |
| 25 | 28 | 79 | Randy MacDonald | Southern Foods, Colony Apparel | Chevy | 48 | 0 | running | |
| 26 | 19 | 91 | Mike Wallace | Spam | Chevy | 44 | 0 | handling | |
| 27 | 25 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Realtree | Chevy | 32 | 0 | engine | |
| 28 | 10 | 40 | Robby Gordon | Coors Light | Chevy | 27 | 0 | clutch | |
| 29 | 11 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Close Call Calling Card | Ford | 27 | 0 | handling | |
| 30 | 29 | 19 | Gary Bradberry | Child Support Recovery International | Ford | 16 | 0 | vibration | |
| 31 | 30 | 0 | Delma Cowart | Masters Inn Economy | Ford | 0 | 0 | disallowed | |
| DID NOT QUALIFY | |||||||||
| 55 | Joe Ruttman | Ford | DNQ | ||||||
| RACE DATA | |||||||||
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| Time of Race: 0h:26:02 | |||||||||
| Starting Lineup Set By: Time Trials | |||||||||
| Fast Qualifier: Chad Little | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 0.529 seconds | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 172.855 mph | |||||||||
| Cautions: 0 for 0 laps - none | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: 2 among 3 drivers - Chad Little (1-20); Lake Speed (21-28); Ricky Craven (29-50) | |||||||||
| Fastest Lap: Unknown/Unentered | |||||||||
| STATISTICALLY SPEAKING | |||||||||
| Delma Cowart reported late to the grid due to an engine change and failed to pass through inspection. He pulled onto pit road as the field took the green flag, being officially listed as "disallowed". |
