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, September 26. 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, September 27. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. 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.
Ward Burton, driving for Bill Davis Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 20.272 and an average speed of 93.410 miles per hour (150.329 km/h).[4]
^Poole, David (September 29, 1997). "Rains sets Martinsville race back a day". The Charlotte Observer. p. 17. Retrieved October 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^Poole, David (September 29, 1997). . That's Racin'. The Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on August 15, 2000. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
^McLaurin, Jim (September 30, 1997). "Burton gets good flag, Wallace gets bad one". The State. p. 27. Retrieved October 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^Dutton, Monte (September 27, 1997). "Little Burton takes pole from Martin". Anderson Independent-Mail. p. 5. Retrieved October 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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The 1997 Hanes 500 was the 27th stock car race of the 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 49th iteration of the event The race was originally scheduled to held on Sunday September 28 1997 but was postponed until Monday September 29 due to inclement weather 1 The race took place in Ridgeway 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 In the late stages of the race Roush Racing driver Jeff Burton would manage to take advantage of a penalty stricken Rusty Wallace to take his third career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his third and final victory of the season 2 3 To fill out the top three Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt and Petty Enterprises driver Bobby Hamilton would finish second and third respectively 1997 Hanes 500Race detailsRace 27 of 32 in the 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup SeriesThe 1997 Hanes 500 program cover DateSeptember 29 1997Official name49th Annual Hanes 500LocationRidgeway 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 speed73 072 miles per hour 117 598 km h Pole positionDriverWard BurtonBill Davis RacingTime20 272Most laps ledDriverRusty WallacePenske Racing SouthLaps226WinnerNo 99Jeff BurtonRoush RacingTelevision 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 R L Carriers2 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 Geoff Bodine Racing 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 Brett Bodine Racing16 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford PrimeStar The Family Channel17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet Parts America18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac Interstate Batteries21 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 Budweiser27 Kenny Irwin Jr David Blair Motorsports Ford Tonka Winner s Circle28 Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Racing Ford Texaco Havoline29 Jeff Green R Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet Cartoon Network Tom and Jerry Dexter s Laboratory Cow and Chicken30 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 Steve Park 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 Wheels46 Wally Dallenbach Jr Team SABCO Chevrolet First Union71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Realtree75 Rick Mast Butch Mock Motorsports Ford Remington Arms77 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford Jasper Engines amp Transmissions Federal Mogul78 Gary Bradberry Triad Motorsports Ford 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 Meyers94 Bill Elliott Bill Elliott Racing Ford McDonald s Mac Tonight96 David Green R American Equipment Racing Chevrolet Caterpillar97 Chad Little Roush Racing 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 September 26 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 September 27 As with the first round each driver would have one lap to set a time 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 Ward Burton driving for Bill Davis Racing would win the pole setting a time of 20 272 and an average speed of 93 410 miles per hour 150 329 km h 4 Three drivers would fail to qualify Gary Bradberry Morgan Shepherd and Dave Marcis Full qualifying results edit Pos Driver Team Make Time Speed1 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 20 272 93 4102 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 20 284 93 3543 27 Kenny Irwin Jr David Blair Motorsports Ford 20 328 93 1524 8 Hut Stricklin Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 20 329 93 1485 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 20 347 93 0656 81 Kenny Wallace FILMAR Racing Ford 20 359 93 0107 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford 20 363 92 9928 42 Joe Nemechek Team SABCO Chevrolet 20 394 92 8519 33 Ken Schrader Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 20 399 92 82810 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 20 408 92 78711 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 20 428 92 69612 23 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Ford 20 435 92 66513 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 20 439 92 64614 4 Sterling Marlin Morgan McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 20 445 92 61915 98 John Andretti Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 20 453 92 58316 94 Bill Elliott Bill Elliott Racing Ford 20 457 92 56517 77 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford 20 459 92 55618 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 20 473 92 49319 31 Mike Skinner R Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 20 478 92 47020 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 20 485 92 43821 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 20 496 92 38922 43 Bobby Hamilton Petty Enterprises Pontiac 20 500 92 37123 16 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford 20 521 92 27624 9 Lake Speed Melling Racing Ford 20 525 92 25825 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 20 527 92 24926 30 Johnny Benson Jr Bahari Racing Pontiac 20 369 92 96527 21 Michael Waltrip Wood Brothers Racing Ford 20 431 92 68328 40 Steve Park Team SABCO Chevrolet 20 472 92 49729 44 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 20 487 92 42930 28 Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Racing Ford 20 492 92 40731 90 Dick Trickle Donlavey Racing Ford 20 525 92 25832 96 David Green R American Equipment Racing Chevrolet 20 531 92 23133 29 Jeff Green R Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet 20 535 92 21334 97 Chad Little Roush Racing Pontiac 20 544 92 17335 46 Wally Dallenbach Jr Team SABCO Chevrolet 20 557 92 11536 25 Ricky Craven Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 20 572 92 04737 7 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford 20 589 91 97138 75 Rick Mast Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 20 592 91 958Provisionals39 37 Jeremy Mayfield Kranefuss Haas Racing Ford 40 41 Steve Grissom Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 41 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 42 36 Derrike Cope MB2 Motorsports Pontiac Failed to qualify43 78 Gary Bradberry Triad Motorsports Ford 44 1 Morgan Shepherd Precision Products Racing Pontiac 45 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Official qualifying results Time not available Race results editFin St Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings1 10 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 500 92 running 180 78 6752 13 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 500 0 running 170 65 8003 22 43 Bobby Hamilton Petty Enterprises Pontiac 500 65 running 170 40 0754 11 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 500 21 running 165 40 2255 16 94 Bill Elliott Bill Elliott Racing Ford 500 0 running 155 34 7756 6 81 Kenny Wallace FILMAR Racing Ford 500 0 running 150 27 8757 1 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 500 61 running 151 35 2758 36 25 Ricky Craven Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 500 0 running 142 26 0509 9 33 Ken Schrader Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 500 0 running 138 25 34510 30 28 Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Racing Ford 500 0 running 134 33 34511 2 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 500 34 running 135 34 48512 21 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 500 0 running 127 28 80013 5 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 500 0 running 124 27 06514 24 9 Lake Speed Melling Racing Ford 500 0 running 121 15 86515 7 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford 500 226 running 128 39 06516 4 8 Hut Stricklin Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 499 0 running 115 23 06517 41 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 499 0 running 112 22 36518 39 37 Jeremy Mayfield Kranefuss Haas Racing Ford 499 0 running 109 16 77019 26 30 Johnny Benson Jr Bahari Racing Pontiac 499 0 running 106 21 36520 32 96 David Green R American Equipment Racing Chevrolet 499 0 running 103 15 91521 23 16 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford 499 0 running 100 20 46522 25 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 499 0 running 97 31 51523 38 75 Rick Mast Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 499 0 running 94 20 26524 18 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 498 0 running 91 20 11525 8 42 Joe Nemechek Team SABCO Chevrolet 498 0 running 88 12 96526 29 44 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 498 0 running 85 12 81527 20 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 495 0 running 82 24 66528 37 7 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford 490 0 running 79 19 61529 15 98 John Andretti Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 489 0 running 76 19 56530 33 29 Jeff Green R Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet 464 0 running 73 12 01531 19 31 Mike Skinner R Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 453 0 suspension 70 9 46532 27 21 Michael Waltrip Wood Brothers Racing Ford 444 1 crash 72 16 44033 12 23 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Ford 428 0 rear end 64 16 41534 35 46 Wally Dallenbach Jr Team SABCO Chevrolet 401 0 running 61 9 39035 34 97 Chad Little Roush Racing Pontiac 394 0 running 58 9 36536 42 36 Derrike Cope MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 289 0 engine 55 9 34037 3 27 Kenny Irwin Jr David Blair Motorsports Ford 257 0 fuel pump 52 9 32538 17 77 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford 240 0 engine 49 7 07539 14 4 Sterling Marlin Morgan McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 239 0 crash 46 23 07540 40 41 Steve Grissom Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 198 0 overheating 43 14 07541 28 40 Steve Park Team SABCO Chevrolet 198 0 engine 40 14 07542 31 90 Dick Trickle Donlavey Racing Ford 145 0 crash 37 7 075Failed to qualify43 78 Gary Bradberry Triad Motorsports Ford44 1 Morgan Shepherd Precision Products Racing Pontiac45 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing ChevroletOfficial race resultsReferences edit Poole David September 29 1997 Rains sets Martinsville race back a day The Charlotte Observer p 17 Retrieved October 3 2022 via Newspapers com nbsp Poole David September 29 1997 Burton takes over when Wallace draws Martinsville penalty That s Racin The Charlotte Observer Archived from the original on August 15 2000 Retrieved October 3 2022 McLaurin Jim September 30 1997 Burton gets good flag Wallace gets bad one The State p 27 Retrieved October 3 2022 via Newspapers com nbsp Dutton Monte September 27 1997 Little Burton takes pole from Martin Anderson Independent Mail p 5 Retrieved October 3 2022 via Newspapers com nbsp Previous race 1997 MBNA 400 NASCAR Winston Cup Series1997 season Next race 1997 UAW GM 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