The Bristol Motor Speedway, formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway, is a NASCARshort track venue located in Bristol, Tennessee. Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961. Despite its short length, Bristol is among the most popular tracks on the NASCAR schedule because of its distinct features, which include extraordinarily steep banking, an all concrete surface, two pit roads, and stadium-like seating. It has also been named one of the loudest NASCAR tracks.
Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, March 21, at 3:00 PM EST. Each driver would have one lap to set a time. During the first round, the top 25 drivers in the round would be guaranteed a starting spot in the race. If a driver was not able to guarantee a spot in the first round, they had the option to scrub their time from the first round and try and run a faster lap time in a second round qualifying run, held on Saturday, March 22, at 12:30 PM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time.[3] Positions 26-38 would be decided on time, while positions 39-43 would be based on provisionals. Four spots are awarded by the use of provisionals based on owner's points. The fifth is awarded to a past champion who has not otherwise qualified for the race. If no past champion needs the provisional, the next team in the owner points will be awarded a provisional.
Rusty Wallace, driving for Penske Racing South, would win the pole, setting a time of 15.526 and an average speed of 123.586 miles per hour (198.892 km/h).[4]
^Macenka, Joe (April 12, 1997). "Drought over; Wallace on Food City 500 pole". Standard-Speaker. p. 22. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^"1997 Food City 500 - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
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The 1997 Food City 500 was the seventh stock car race of the 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 37th iteration of the event The race was held on Sunday April 13 1997 in Bristol Tennessee at Bristol Motor Speedway a 0 533 miles 0 858 km permanent oval shaped racetrack The race took the scheduled 500 laps to complete On the final lap of the race Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon would manage to complete a bump and run on Penske Racing South driver Rusty Wallace in the final two turns to take his 22nd career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his third victory of the season 1 2 To fill out the top three Wallace and Hendrick Motorsports driver Terry Labonte would finish second and third respectively 1997 Food City 500Race detailsRace 7 of 32 in the 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup SeriesThe 1997 Food City 500 program cover featuring Dale Earnhardt Artwork by Sam Bass DateApril 13 1997Official name37th Annual Food City 500LocationBristol Tennessee Bristol Motor SpeedwayCoursePermanent racing facility0 533 mi 0 858 km Distance500 laps 266 5 mi 428 89 km Scheduled Distance500 laps 266 5 mi 428 89 km Average speed75 035 miles per hour 120 757 km h Pole positionDriverRusty WallacePenske Racing SouthTime15 526Most laps ledDriverRusty WallacePenske Racing SouthLaps240WinnerNo 24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsTelevision in the United StatesNetworkESPNAnnouncersBob Jenkins Ned Jarrett Benny ParsonsRadio in the United StatesRadioPerformance Racing Network Contents 1 Background 1 1 Entry list 2 Qualifying 2 1 Full qualifying results 3 Race results 4 ReferencesBackground Edit The layout of Bristol Motor Speedway the venue where the race was held The Bristol Motor Speedway formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway is a NASCAR short track venue located in Bristol Tennessee Constructed in 1960 it held its first NASCAR race on July 30 1961 Despite its short length Bristol is among the most popular tracks on the NASCAR schedule because of its distinct features which include extraordinarily steep banking an all concrete surface two pit roads and stadium like seating It has also been named one of the loudest NASCAR tracks Entry list Edit R denotes rookie driver Driver Team Make Sponsor1 Morgan Shepherd Precision Products Racing Pontiac Delco Remy Cruisin America Phone Card2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford Miller Lite3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet GM Goodwrench Service Plus4 Sterling Marlin Morgan McClure Motorsports Chevrolet Kodak5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kellogg s Frosted Flakes6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford Valvoline7 Geoff Bodine Mattei Motorsports Ford QVC8 Hut Stricklin Stavola Brothers Racing Ford Circuit City9 Lake Speed Melling Racing Ford Melling Racing10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford Tide11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford Close Call Phone Card16 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford PrimeStar The Family Channel17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet Parts America18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac Interstate Batteries19 Gary Bradberry TriStar Motorsports Ford Child Support Recovery20 Greg Sacks Ranier Walsh Racing Ford Hardee s21 Michael Waltrip Wood Brothers Racing Ford Citgo22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac MBNA23 Jimmy Spencer Haas Carter Motorsports Ford Camel Cigarettes24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet DuPont25 Jack Sprague Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Budweiser28 Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Racing Ford Texaco Havoline29 Robert Pressley Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet Cartoon Network Scooby Doo30 Johnny Benson Jr Bahari Racing Pontiac Pennzoil31 Mike Skinner R Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Lowe s33 Ken Schrader Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet Skoal36 Derrike Cope MB2 Motorsports Pontiac Skittles37 Jeremy Mayfield Kranefuss Haas Racing Ford Kmart RC Cola40 Robby Gordon R Team SABCO Chevrolet Coors Light41 Steve Grissom Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kodiak42 Joe Nemechek Team SABCO Chevrolet BellSouth43 Bobby Hamilton Petty Enterprises Pontiac STP44 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac Hot Wheels71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Realtree75 Rick Mast Butch Mock Motorsports Ford Remington Arms77 Bobby Hillin Jr Jasper Motorsports Ford Jasper Engines amp Transmissions Federal Mogul78 Billy Standridge Triad Motorsports Ford Diamond Rio Hanes81 Kenny Wallace FILMAR Racing Ford Square D88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford Quality Care Service Ford Credit90 Dick Trickle Donlavey Racing Ford Heilig Meyers91 Mike Wallace LJ Racing Chevrolet Spam94 Bill Elliott Bill Elliott Racing Ford McDonald s95 Ed Berrier Sadler Brothers Racing Chevrolet Feed the Children96 David Green R American Equipment Racing Chevrolet Caterpillar97 Chad Little Mark Rypien Motorsports Pontiac John Deere98 John Andretti Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford RCA99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford ExideQualifying EditQualifying was split into two rounds The first round was held on Friday March 21 at 3 00 PM EST Each driver would have one lap to set a time During the first round the top 25 drivers in the round would be guaranteed a starting spot in the race If a driver was not able to guarantee a spot in the first round they had the option to scrub their time from the first round and try and run a faster lap time in a second round qualifying run held on Saturday March 22 at 12 30 PM EST As with the first round each driver would have one lap to set a time 3 Positions 26 38 would be decided on time while positions 39 43 would be based on provisionals Four spots are awarded by the use of provisionals based on owner s points The fifth is awarded to a past champion who has not otherwise qualified for the race If no past champion needs the provisional the next team in the owner points will be awarded a provisional Rusty Wallace driving for Penske Racing South would win the pole setting a time of 15 526 and an average speed of 123 586 miles per hour 198 892 km h 4 Four drivers would fail to qualify Bobby Hillin Jr Billy Standridge Mike Wallace and Greg Sacks Full qualifying results Edit Pos Driver Team Make Time Speed1 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford 15 526 123 5862 4 Sterling Marlin Morgan McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 15 548 123 4113 16 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford 15 581 123 1504 81 Kenny Wallace FILMAR Racing Ford 15 583 123 1345 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 15 611 122 9136 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 15 626 122 7957 8 Hut Stricklin Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 15 648 122 6238 7 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford 15 654 122 5769 41 Steve Grissom Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 15 670 122 45110 23 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Ford 15 680 122 37211 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 15 697 122 24012 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 15 713 122 11513 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 15 715 122 10014 44 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 15 740 121 90615 29 Robert Pressley Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet 15 752 121 81316 33 Ken Schrader Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 15 757 121 77417 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 15 758 121 76718 94 Bill Elliott Bill Elliott Racing Ford 15 762 121 73619 90 Dick Trickle Donlavey Racing Ford 15 772 121 65920 40 Robby Gordon R Team SABCO Chevrolet 15 781 121 58921 97 Chad Little Mark Rypien Motorsports Pontiac 15 790 121 52022 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 15 798 121 40523 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 15 799 121 40524 42 Joe Nemechek Team SABCO Chevrolet 15 805 121 40525 75 Rick Mast Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 15 824 121 25926 98 John Andretti Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 15 828 121 22827 96 David Green R American Equipment Racing Chevrolet 15 828 121 22828 31 Mike Skinner R Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 15 837 121 15929 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 15 845 121 09830 95 Ed Berrier Sadler Brothers Racing Chevrolet 15 859 120 99131 9 Lake Speed Melling Racing Ford 15 867 120 93032 37 Jeremy Mayfield Kranefuss Haas Racing Ford 15 882 120 81633 30 Johnny Benson Jr Bahari Racing Pontiac 15 888 120 77034 43 Bobby Hamilton Petty Enterprises Pontiac 15 891 120 74835 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 15 892 120 74036 36 Derrike Cope MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 15 899 120 68737 19 Gary Bradberry TriStar Motorsports Ford 15 906 120 63438 28 Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Racing Ford 15 907 120 626Provisionals39 21 Michael Waltrip Wood Brothers Racing Ford 40 25 Jack Sprague Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 41 1 Morgan Shepherd Precision Products Racing Pontiac 42 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Champion s Provisional43 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet Failed to qualify44 77 Bobby Hillin Jr Jasper Motorsports Ford 45 78 Billy Standridge Triad Motorsports Ford 46 91 Mike Wallace LJ Racing Chevrolet 47 20 Greg Sacks Ranier Walsh Racing Ford Official qualifying resultsRace results EditFin 5 St Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings1 5 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 500 125 running 180 83 6402 1 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford 500 240 running 180 64 0903 17 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 500 0 running 165 51 4904 6 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 500 0 running 160 39 2655 23 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 500 0 running 155 37 5206 29 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 500 0 running 150 32 9707 18 94 Bill Elliott Bill Elliott Racing Ford 500 90 running 151 27 7708 21 97 Chad Little Mark Rypien Motorsports Pontiac 500 0 running 142 18 3709 32 37 Jeremy Mayfield Kranefuss Haas Racing Ford 500 0 running 138 21 56510 12 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 500 0 running 134 28 21511 19 90 Dick Trickle Donlavey Racing Ford 500 0 running 130 18 74512 16 33 Ken Schrader Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 500 0 running 127 25 39013 34 43 Bobby Hamilton Petty Enterprises Pontiac 500 0 running 124 29 01514 15 29 Robert Pressley Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet 500 2 running 126 17 96515 10 23 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Ford 499 36 running 123 25 96516 36 36 Derrike Cope MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 499 0 running 115 13 64017 25 75 Rick Mast Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 499 0 running 112 24 39018 35 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 499 0 running 109 17 24019 24 42 Joe Nemechek Team SABCO Chevrolet 499 0 running 106 17 13020 2 4 Sterling Marlin Morgan McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 498 7 running 108 32 42121 39 21 Michael Waltrip Wood Brothers Racing Ford 497 0 running 100 23 76522 27 96 David Green R American Equipment Racing Chevrolet 496 0 running 97 14 21523 30 95 Ed Berrier Sadler Brothers Racing Chevrolet 495 0 running 94 13 16524 26 98 John Andretti Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 491 0 running 91 23 49025 43 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 485 0 running 88 23 59526 7 8 Hut Stricklin Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 484 0 running 85 23 21527 22 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 483 0 running 82 27 99128 41 1 Morgan Shepherd Precision Products Racing Pontiac 479 0 running 79 23 04029 14 44 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 477 0 running 76 12 91030 42 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 468 0 running 73 15 58531 33 30 Johnny Benson Jr Bahari Racing Pontiac 455 0 running 70 21 81532 9 41 Steve Grissom Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 441 0 crash 67 22 79533 8 7 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford 432 0 crash 64 18 77534 13 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 425 0 running 61 26 73535 28 31 Mike Skinner R Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 365 0 engine 58 11 71536 31 9 Lake Speed Melling Racing Ford 325 0 crash 55 18 69537 37 19 Gary Bradberry TriStar Motorsports Ford 317 0 running 52 11 67538 3 16 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford 296 0 crash 49 18 95039 38 28 Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Racing Ford 281 0 engine 46 26 65040 40 25 Jack Sprague Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 256 0 crash 43 18 65041 4 81 Kenny Wallace FILMAR Racing Ford 223 0 crash 40 18 75042 11 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 157 0 engine 37 26 65043 20 40 Robby Gordon R Team SABCO Chevrolet 91 0 crash 34 18 650Failed to qualify44 77 Bobby Hillin Jr Jasper Motorsports Ford45 78 Billy Standridge Triad Motorsports Ford46 91 Mike Wallace LJ Racing Chevrolet47 20 Greg Sacks Ranier Walsh Racing FordOfficial race resultsReferences Edit Poole David April 13 1997 Gordon tap dances to prize That s Racin The Charlotte Observer Archived from the original on August 15 2000 Retrieved September 24 2022 Gordon muscles way to victory Ledger Enquirer April 14 1997 p 19 Retrieved September 24 2022 via Newspapers com Food City 500 The Charlotte Observer April 11 1997 p 30 Retrieved September 24 2022 via Newspapers com Macenka Joe April 12 1997 Drought over Wallace on Food City 500 pole Standard Speaker p 22 Retrieved September 24 2022 via Newspapers com 1997 Food City 500 The Third Turn The Third Turn Retrieved September 23 2022 Previous race 1997 Interstate 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