Martinsville Speedway is an NASCAR-owned stock car racing track located in Henry County, in Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville. At 0.526 miles (0.847 km) in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Cup Series. The track was also one of the first paved oval tracks in NASCAR, being built in 1947 by H. Clay Earles. It is also the only remaining race track that has been on the NASCAR circuit from its beginning in 1948.
Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, April 18, 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, April 19, at 1:00 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, and depending on who needed it, the 39th thru either the 42nd, 43rd, or 44th position 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 field would be limited to 42 cars. If a champion needed it, the field would expand to 43 cars. If the race was a companion race with the NASCAR Winston West Series, four spots would be determined by NASCAR Winston Cup Series provisionals, while the final two spots would be given to teams in the Winston West Series, leaving the field at 44 cars.
Kenny Wallace, driving for FILMAR Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 20.153 and an average speed of 93.961 miles per hour (151.216 km/h).[4]
^Harris, Mike (April 19, 1997). "Kenny Wallace grabs 1st Winston Cup pole". Times Record News. p. 44. Retrieved September 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^"1997 Goody's Headache Powder 500 (Martinsville) - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
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The 1997 Goody s Headache Powder 500 was the eighth stock car race of the 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 48th iteration of the event The race was held on Sunday April 20 1997 in Martinsville Virginia at Martinsville Speedway a 0 526 miles 0 847 km permanent oval shaped short track The race took the scheduled 500 laps to complete At race s end Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon would dominate the majority of the race recovering from a mid race spin to take his 23rd career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory his fourth victory of the season and his second consecutive victory 1 2 To fill out the top three Petty Enterprises driver Bobby Hamilton and Roush Racing driver Mark Martin would finish second and third respectively 1997 Goody s Headache Powder 500Race detailsRace 8 of 32 in the 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup SeriesThe 1997 Goody s Headache Powder 500 program cover celebrating the track s 50th anniversary DateApril 20 1997Official name48th Annual Goody s Headache Powder 500LocationMartinsville Virginia Martinsville SpeedwayCoursePermanent racing facility0 526 mi 0 847 km Distance500 laps 263 mi 423 257 km Scheduled Distance500 laps 263 mi 423 257 km Average speed70 347 miles per hour 113 213 km h Pole positionDriverKenny WallaceFILMAR RacingTime20 153Most laps ledDriverJeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsLaps431WinnerNo 24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsTelevision in the United StatesNetworkESPNAnnouncersBob Jenkins Ned Jarrett Benny ParsonsRadio in the United StatesRadioMotor Racing Network Contents 1 Background 1 1 Entry list 2 Qualifying 2 1 Full qualifying results 3 Race results 4 ReferencesBackground edit nbsp The layout of Martinsville Speedway the venue where the race was held Martinsville Speedway is an NASCAR owned stock car racing track located in Henry County in Ridgeway Virginia just to the south of Martinsville At 0 526 miles 0 847 km in length it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Cup Series The track was also one of the first paved oval tracks in NASCAR being built in 1947 by H Clay Earles It is also the only remaining race track that has been on the NASCAR circuit from its beginning in 1948 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 Lance Hooper 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 Ricky Craven 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 Hanes79 Randy MacDonald T R I X Racing Chevrolet T R I X Racing81 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 s96 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 April 18 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 April 19 at 1 00 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 and depending on who needed it the 39th thru either the 42nd 43rd or 44th position 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 field would be limited to 42 cars If a champion needed it the field would expand to 43 cars If the race was a companion race with the NASCAR Winston West Series four spots would be determined by NASCAR Winston Cup Series provisionals while the final two spots would be given to teams in the Winston West Series leaving the field at 44 cars Kenny Wallace driving for FILMAR Racing would win the pole setting a time of 20 153 and an average speed of 93 961 miles per hour 151 216 km h 4 Full qualifying results edit Pos Driver Team Make Time Speed1 81 Kenny Wallace FILMAR Racing Ford 20 153 93 9612 42 Joe Nemechek Team SABCO Chevrolet 20 204 93 7243 7 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford 20 241 93 5534 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 20 287 93 3415 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 20 312 93 2266 8 Hut Stricklin Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 20 318 93 1987 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 20 320 93 1898 43 Bobby Hamilton Petty Enterprises Pontiac 20 329 93 1489 94 Bill Elliott Bill Elliott Racing Ford 20 331 93 13910 44 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 20 345 93 07411 23 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Ford 20 346 93 07012 16 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford 20 350 93 05213 29 Robert Pressley Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet 20 351 93 04714 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 20 356 93 02415 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford 20 366 92 97816 31 Mike Skinner R Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 20 377 92 92817 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 20 386 92 88718 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 20 440 92 64219 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 20 445 92 61920 9 Lake Speed Melling Racing Ford 20 456 92 56921 1 Morgan Shepherd Precision Products Racing Pontiac 20 461 92 54722 30 Johnny Benson Jr Bahari Racing Pontiac 20 466 92 52423 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 20 467 92 52024 36 Derrike Cope MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 20 474 92 48825 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 20 491 92 41126 33 Ken Schrader Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 20 330 93 14327 98 John Andretti Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 20 400 92 82428 41 Steve Grissom Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 20 493 92 40229 37 Jeremy Mayfield Kranefuss Haas Racing Ford 20 496 92 38930 28 Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Racing Ford 20 496 92 38931 90 Dick Trickle Donlavey Racing Ford 20 498 92 38032 75 Rick Mast Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 20 500 92 37133 97 Chad Little Mark Rypien Motorsports Pontiac 20 511 92 32134 21 Michael Waltrip Wood Brothers Racing Ford 20 512 92 31735 25 Ricky Craven Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 20 526 92 25436 91 Mike Wallace LJ Racing Chevrolet 20 533 92 22237 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 20 537 92 20438 4 Sterling Marlin Morgan McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 20 558 92 110Provisionals39 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 40 40 Robby Gordon R Team SABCO Chevrolet 41 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 42 77 Bobby Hillin Jr Jasper Motorsports Ford Failed to qualify43 79 Randy MacDonald T R I X Racing Chevrolet 44 78 Billy Standridge Triad Motorsports Ford 45 96 David Green R American Equipment Racing Chevrolet 46 20 Lance Hooper Ranier Walsh Racing Ford 47 19 Gary Bradberry TriStar Motorsports Ford Official qualifying resultsRace results editFin 5 St Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings1 4 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 500 431 running 185 99 2252 8 43 Bobby Hamilton Petty Enterprises Pontiac 500 48 running 175 50 5753 39 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 500 0 running 165 42 3754 7 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 500 0 running 160 42 9255 15 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford 500 0 running 155 33 8756 1 81 Kenny Wallace FILMAR Racing Ford 500 0 running 150 35 3757 29 37 Jeremy Mayfield Kranefuss Haas Racing Ford 500 0 running 146 19 7758 14 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 500 0 running 142 29 6509 17 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 500 0 running 138 25 44510 26 33 Ken Schrader Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 500 0 running 134 30 94511 11 23 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Ford 500 0 running 130 23 68512 25 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 500 0 running 127 28 40013 5 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 500 0 running 124 27 06514 6 8 Hut Stricklin Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 500 0 running 121 22 76515 19 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 500 0 running 118 28 21516 23 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 499 0 running 115 28 26517 22 30 Johnny Benson Jr Bahari Racing Pontiac 499 0 running 112 22 36518 18 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 499 0 running 109 14 77019 2 42 Joe Nemechek Team SABCO Chevrolet 499 21 running 111 15 86520 28 41 Steve Grissom Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 498 0 running 103 23 11521 38 4 Sterling Marlin Morgan McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 498 0 running 100 25 96522 35 25 Ricky Craven Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 498 0 running 97 20 41523 13 29 Robert Pressley Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet 498 0 running 94 13 26524 12 16 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford 497 0 running 91 20 11525 20 9 Lake Speed Melling Racing Ford 497 0 running 88 20 21526 34 21 Michael Waltrip Wood Brothers Racing Ford 496 0 running 85 19 81527 37 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 496 0 running 82 19 66528 27 98 John Andretti Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 496 0 running 79 19 61529 3 7 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford 495 0 crash 76 20 06530 31 90 Dick Trickle Donlavey Racing Ford 495 0 running 73 9 51531 30 28 Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Racing Ford 494 0 running 70 24 46532 16 31 Mike Skinner R Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 490 0 running 67 10 44033 42 77 Bobby Hillin Jr Jasper Motorsports Ford 489 0 running 64 9 41534 24 36 Derrike Cope MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 481 0 running 61 11 14035 21 1 Morgan Shepherd Precision Products Racing Pontiac 479 0 running 58 16 36536 32 75 Rick Mast Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 477 0 running 55 16 34037 9 94 Bill Elliott Bill Elliott Racing Ford 454 0 running 52 14 07538 41 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 417 0 running 49 7 07539 36 91 Mike Wallace LJ Racing Chevrolet 414 0 running 46 7 07540 10 44 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 398 0 handling 43 7 07541 40 40 Robby Gordon R Team SABCO Chevrolet 395 0 crash 40 7 07542 33 97 Chad Little Mark Rypien Motorsports Pontiac 394 0 running 37 7 075Failed to qualify43 79 Randy MacDonald T R I X Racing Chevrolet44 78 Billy Standridge Triad Motorsports Ford45 96 David Green R American Equipment Racing Chevrolet46 20 Lance Hooper Ranier Walsh Racing Ford47 19 Gary Bradberry TriStar Motorsports FordOfficial race resultsReferences edit Poole David April 20 1997 Despite scare Gordon scores victory That s Racin The Charlotte Observer Archived from the original on August 15 2000 Retrieved September 25 2022 Harris Mike April 21 1997 Short track ace Gordon wins again Citizens Voice p 53 Retrieved September 25 2022 via Newspapers com nbsp Goody s 500 The Charlotte Observer April 18 1997 p 29 Retrieved September 25 2022 via Newspapers com nbsp Harris Mike April 19 1997 Kenny Wallace grabs 1st Winston Cup pole Times Record News p 44 Retrieved September 25 2022 via Newspapers com nbsp 1997 Goody s Headache Powder 500 Martinsville The Third Turn The Third Turn Retrieved September 24 2022 Previous race 1997 Food City 500 NASCAR Winston Cup Series1997 season Next race 1997 Save Mart Supermarkets 300 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1997 Goody 27s Headache Powder 500 Martinsville amp oldid 1159215903, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
