1997 Goody's Headache Powder 500 (Bristol)

The 1997 Goody's Headache Powder 500 was the 22nd stock car race of the 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 37th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, August 23, 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. In the final laps of the race, Robert Yates Racing driver Dale Jarrett would manage to take the lead with 30 laps to go and pull away to take his 12th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his fourth of the season.[1][2] To fill out the top three, Roush Racing driver Mark Martin and Donlavey Racing driver Dick Trickle would finish second and third, respectively.

1997 Goody's Headache Powder 500
Race details
Race 22 of 32 in the 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1997 Goody's Headache Powder 500 program cover.
The 1997 Goody's Headache Powder 500 program cover.
Date August 23, 1997
Official name 37th Annual Goody's Headache Powder 500
Location Bristol, Tennessee, Bristol Motor Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
0.533 mi (0.858 km)
Distance 500 laps, 266.5 mi (428.89 km)
Scheduled Distance 500 laps, 266.5 mi (428.89 km)
Average speed 80.013 miles per hour (128.768 km/h)
Pole position
Driver FILMAR Racing
Time 15.595
Most laps led
Driver Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing
Laps 210
Winner
No. 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing
Television in the United States
Network ESPN
Announcers Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons
Radio in the United States
Radio Performance Racing Network

Background

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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

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
1 Lance Hooper Precision Products Racing Pontiac R+L Carriers
2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford Miller Lite
3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet GM Goodwrench Service Plus
4 Sterling Marlin Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet Kodak
5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kellogg's Frosted Flakes
6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford Valvoline
7 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford QVC
8 Hut Stricklin Stavola Brothers Racing Ford Circuit City
9 Lake Speed Melling Racing Ford Melling Racing
10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford Tide
11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford Close Call Phone Card
16 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford PrimeStar, The Family Channel
17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet Parts America
18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac Interstate Batteries
21 Michael Waltrip Wood Brothers Racing Ford Citgo
22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac MBNA
23 Jimmy Spencer Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford Camel Cigarettes
24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet DuPont
25 Ricky Craven Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Budweiser
28 Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Racing Ford Texaco, Havoline
29 Jeff Green (R) Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet Cartoon Network, Tom and Jerry, Dexter's Laboratory, Cow and Chicken
30 Johnny Benson Jr. Bahari Racing Pontiac Pennzoil
31 Mike Skinner (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Lowe's
33 Ken Schrader Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet Skoal
36 Derrike Cope MB2 Motorsports Pontiac Skittles
37 Jeremy Mayfield Kranefuss-Haas Racing Ford Kmart, RC Cola
40 Robby Gordon (R) Team SABCO Chevrolet Coors Light
41 Steve Grissom Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kodiak
42 Joe Nemechek Team SABCO Chevrolet BellSouth
43 Bobby Hamilton Petty Enterprises Pontiac STP
44 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac Hot Wheels
46 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Team SABCO Chevrolet First Union
71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Realtree
75 Rick Mast Butch Mock Motorsports Ford Remington Arms
77 Morgan Shepherd Jasper Motorsports Ford Jasper Engines & Transmissions, Federal-Mogul
78 Gary Bradberry Triad Motorsports Ford Hanes
81 Kenny Wallace FILMAR Racing Ford Square D
88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford Quality Care Service, Ford Credit
90 Dick Trickle Donlavey Racing Ford Heilig-Meyers
94 Bill Elliott Bill Elliott Racing Ford McDonald's Mac Tonight
95 Ed Berrier Sadler Brothers Racing Chevrolet Feed the Children
96 David Green (R) American Equipment Racing Chevrolet Caterpillar
97 Chad Little Roush Racing Pontiac John Deere
98 John Andretti Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford RCA
99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford Exide

Qualifying

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Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, August 22, at 5:30 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, August 23, 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, 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 15.595 and an average speed of 123.039 miles per hour (198.012 km/h).[4]

Three drivers would fail to qualify: Morgan Shepherd, Robby Gordon, and Dave Marcis.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 81 Kenny Wallace FILMAR Racing Ford 15.595 123.039
2 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 15.616 122.874
3 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 15.634 122.733
4 90 Dick Trickle Donlavey Racing Ford 15.634 122.733
5 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 15.640 122.685
6 33 Ken Schrader Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 15.645 122.646
7 4 Sterling Marlin Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 15.657 122.552
8 96 David Green (R) American Equipment Racing Chevrolet 15.659 122.537
9 36 Derrike Cope MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 15.664 122.497
10 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 15.669 122.458
11 46 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Team SABCO Chevrolet 15.674 122.419
12 16 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford 15.687 122.318
13 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 15.697 122.240
14 25 Ricky Craven Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 15.700 122.217
15 7 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford 15.700 122.217
16 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford 15.704 122.185
17 23 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Ford 15.716 122.092
18 37 Jeremy Mayfield Kranefuss-Haas Racing Ford 15.719 122.069
19 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 15.722 122.046
20 98 John Andretti Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 15.724 122.030
21 95 Ed Berrier Sadler Brothers Racing Chevrolet 15.727 122.007
22 30 Johnny Benson Jr. Bahari Racing Pontiac 15.741 121.898
23 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 15.742 121.890
24 44 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 15.757 121.774
25 9 Lake Speed Melling Racing Ford 15.773 121.651
26 78 Gary Bradberry Triad Motorsports Ford 15.711 122.131
27 42 Joe Nemechek Team SABCO Chevrolet 15.777 121.620
28 1 Lance Hooper Precision Products Racing Pontiac 15.780 121.597
29 43 Bobby Hamilton Petty Enterprises Pontiac 15.781 121.589
30 29 Jeff Green (R) Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet 15.784 121.566
31 31 Mike Skinner (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 15.790 121.520
32 28 Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Racing Ford 15.792 121.505
33 21 Michael Waltrip Wood Brothers Racing Ford 15.793 121.497
34 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 15.794 121.489
35 41 Steve Grissom Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 15.796 121.474
36 94 Bill Elliott Bill Elliott Racing Ford 15.803 121.420
37 97 Chad Little Roush Racing Pontiac 15.812 121.351
38 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 15.814 121.336
Provisionals
39 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford -* -*
40 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford -* -*
41 75 Rick Mast Butch Mock Motorsports Ford -* -*
42 8 Hut Stricklin Stavola Brothers Racing Ford -* -*
Failed to qualify
43 77 Morgan Shepherd Jasper Motorsports Ford -* -*
44 40 Robby Gordon (R) Team SABCO Chevrolet -* -*
45 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet -* -*
Official qualifying results

Race results

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Fin[5] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 3 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 500 210 running 185 $101,550
2 5 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 500 84 running 175 $46,775
3 4 90 Dick Trickle Donlavey Racing Ford 500 0 running 165 $42,625
4 13 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 500 7 running 165 $40,875
5 35 41 Steve Grissom Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 500 0 running 155 $37,125
6 6 33 Ken Schrader Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 500 0 running 150 $29,465
7 19 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 500 0 running 146 $39,440
8 38 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 500 0 running 142 $32,530
9 15 7 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford 500 0 running 138 $28,615
10 7 4 Sterling Marlin Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 498 0 running 134 $37,665
11 20 98 John Andretti Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 498 0 running 130 $27,915
12 16 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford 498 0 running 127 $33,415
13 14 25 Ricky Craven Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 497 0 running 124 $27,465
14 34 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 497 0 running 121 $32,515
15 12 16 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford 497 0 running 118 $28,710
16 36 94 Bill Elliott Bill Elliott Racing Ford 497 0 running 115 $28,860
17 10 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 497 0 running 112 $26,610
18 22 30 Johnny Benson Jr. Bahari Racing Pontiac 496 0 running 109 $26,460
19 39 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 496 0 running 106 $30,750
20 37 97 Chad Little Roush Racing Pontiac 495 0 running 103 $21,760
21 30 29 Jeff Green (R) Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet 493 0 running 100 $19,985
22 29 43 Bobby Hamilton Petty Enterprises Pontiac 492 0 running 97 $30,435
23 42 8 Hut Stricklin Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 489 0 running 94 $25,785
24 28 1 Lance Hooper Precision Products Racing Pontiac 483 0 running 91 $25,610
25 33 21 Michael Waltrip Wood Brothers Racing Ford 476 0 running 88 $18,465
26 11 46 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Team SABCO Chevrolet 475 0 running 85 $14,840
27 17 23 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Ford 468 11 running 87 $24,930
28 21 95 Ed Berrier Sadler Brothers Racing Chevrolet 465 0 rear end 79 $14,820
29 25 9 Lake Speed Melling Racing Ford 465 0 running 76 $17,810
30 18 37 Jeremy Mayfield Kranefuss-Haas Racing Ford 460 0 running 73 $17,800
31 40 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 457 0 running 70 $24,290
32 9 36 Derrike Cope MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 440 0 running 67 $14,780
33 41 75 Rick Mast Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 429 0 running 64 $21,770
34 31 31 Mike Skinner (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 418 0 crash 61 $14,760
35 2 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 365 188 crash 63 $33,955
36 24 44 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 362 0 running 55 $14,735
37 26 78 Gary Bradberry Triad Motorsports Ford 346 0 crash 52 $15,217
38 27 42 Joe Nemechek Team SABCO Chevrolet 341 0 running 49 $14,700
39 1 81 Kenny Wallace FILMAR Racing Ford 277 0 crash 46 $26,700
40 8 96 David Green (R) American Equipment Racing Chevrolet 256 0 crash 43 $14,700
41 32 28 Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Racing Ford 189 0 overheating 40 $29,700
42 23 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 115 0 crash 37 $21,700
Failed to qualify
43 77 Morgan Shepherd Jasper Motorsports Ford
44 40 Robby Gordon (R) Team SABCO Chevrolet
45 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet
Official race results

References

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  1. ^ Poole, David (August 23, 1997). "Jarrett captures Bristol". That's Racin'. The Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on August 15, 2000. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
  2. ^ Harris, Mike (August 24, 1997). "Jarrett avoids headaches, wins Goody's". The News Journal. p. 36. Retrieved October 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.  
  3. ^ "Bristol Motor Speedway schedule". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. August 22, 1997. p. 31. Retrieved October 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.  
  4. ^ "Birthday boy wins pole". Tampa Bay Times. August 23, 1997. p. 56. Retrieved October 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.  
  5. ^ "1997 Goody's Headache Powder 500 (Bristol) - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
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