| Race details[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 10 of 32 in the 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | |||
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| Date | May 10, 1997 | ||
| Official name | Winston 500 | ||
| Location | Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, Alabama | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.660 mi (4.280 km) | ||
| Distance | 188 laps, 500.1 mi (804.8 km) | ||
| Weather | Temperatures of 71.6 °F (22.0 °C); wind speeds of 6.3 miles per hour (10.1 km/h) | ||
| Average speed | 188.354 miles per hour (303.126 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | |
| Laps | 76 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | ESPN | ||
| Announcers |
Bob Jenkins Benny Parsons Ned Jarrett | ||
The 1997 Winston 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race that took place on May 10, 1997, at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Alabama. Heavy rain and prior NASCAR commitments forced this race to be rescheduled from April 27, 1997.[2]
This race would be last time that the number 20 would be used on a Winston Cup Series vehicle until Tony Stewart came along and revived the number as a part of Joe Gibbs Racing. Stewart was asked to drive the vehicle just prior to qualifying but had to turn it down due to prior commitments.
- ^ Weather information for the 1997 Winston 500 at The Old Farmers' Almanac
- ^ Original date of the 1997 Winston 500 Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine at Driver Averages