| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| TranSouth Financial 400 | Darlington Raceway | |||||||||
| March 23, 1997 | Race 5 of 32 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 121.162 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 0.169 second | Time of Race: 3 hrs, 18 mins 12 seconds | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 15 | |||||||||
| Cautions: | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 1 | #88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | Quality Care/ Ford Credit | 185/10 | 293 | Running | $142,860 |
| 2 | 21 | #16 | Ted Musgrave | Ford | The Family Channel/PRIMESTAR | 170/0 | 293 | Running | $54,330 |
| 3 | 10 | #24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 170/5 | 293 | Running | $56,240 |
| 4 | 6 | #99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | Exide Batteries | 165/5 | 293 | Running | $34,420 |
| 5 | 3 | #18 | Bobby Labonte | Pontiac | Interstate Batteries | 155/0 | 293 | Running | $38,275 |
| 6 | 15 | #2 | Rusty Wallace | Ford | Miller Lite | 150/0 | 293 | Running | $32,825 |
| 7 | 27 | #21 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | CITGO | 146/0 | 293 | Running | $26,545 |
| 8 | 13 | #33 | Ken Schrader | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 142/0 | 293 | Running | $26,815 |
| 9 | 4 | #7 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | QVC | 138/0 | 293 | Running | $25,210 |
| 10 | 36 | #30 | Johnny Benson | Pontiac | Pennzoil | 134/0 | 293 | Running | $28,805 |
| 11 | 41 | #17 | Darrell Waltrip | Ford | Parts America | 130/0 | 293 | Running | $24,150 |
| 12 | 23 | #1 | Morgan Shepherd | Pontiac | Delco Remy America | 127/0 | 293 | Running | $23,820 |
| 13 | 12 | #5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | 124/0 | 292 | Running | $34,235 |
| 14 | 30 | #81 | Kenny Wallace | Chevrolet | Square D | 121/0 | 292 | Running | $23,230 |
| 15 | 43 | #3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench Service | 118/0 | 292 | Running | $28,625 |
| 16 | 18 | #94 | Bill Elliott | Ford | McDonald's | 115/0 | 292 | Running | $22,755 |
| 17 | 19 | #37 | Jeremy Mayfield | Ford | Kmart/RC Cola | 112/0 | 292 | Running | $15,500 |
| 18 | 40 | #22 | Ward Burton | Pontiac | MBNA America | 109/0 | 292 | Running | $15,265 |
| 19 | 42 | #75 | Rick Mast | Pontiac | Remington Arms | 106/0 | 292 | Running | $22,020 |
| 20 | 25 | #36 | Derrike Cope | Ford | Skittles | 103/0 | 292 | Running | $13,890 |
| 21 | 8 | #28 | Ernie Irvan | Ford | Texaco/Havoline | 105/5 | 291 | Running | $28,070 |
| 22 | 26 | #23 | Jimmy Spencer | Ford | Camel Cigarettes | 97/0 | 291 | Running | $21,500 |
| 23 | 16 | #10 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Tide | 94/0 | 291 | Running | $26,055 |
| 24 | 5 | #6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Valvoline | 91/0 | 291 | Running | $21,135 |
| 25 | 33 | #98 | John Andretti | Pontiac | RCA | 88/0 | 291 | Running | $21,165 |
| 26 | 7 | #8 | Hut Stricklin | Ford | Circuit City | 90/5 | 291 | Running | $20,700 |
| 27 | 32 | #97 | Chad Little | Ford | John Deere | 82/0 | 290 | Running | $10,610 |
| 28 | 20 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Realtree Camouflage | 79/0 | 290 | Running | $13,550 |
| 29 | 24 | #20 | Greg Sacks | Chevrolet | Hardee's | 76/0 | 289 | Running | $10,440 |
| 30 | 34 | #31 | Mike Skinner * | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 78/5 | 289 | Running | $10,405 |
| 31 | 39 | #42 | Phil Parsons | Chevrolet | No Sponsor | 70/0 | 289 | Running | $12,845 |
| 32 | 9 | #4 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Kodak Films | 67/0 | 278 | Running | $26,310 |
| 33 | 28 | #44 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | Hot Wheels | 64/0 | 264 | Running | $10,220 |
| 34 | 38 | #40 | Robby Gordon * | Chevrolet | Coors Light | 61/0 | 232 | Accident | $17,185 |
| 35 | 31 | #11 | Brett Bodine | Ford | Close Call Phone Card | 58/0 | 224 | Oil Leak | $17,150 |
| 36 | 11 | #9 | Lake Speed | Ford | Melling Auto Parts | 55/0 | 188 | Transmission | $17,115 |
| 37 | 39 | #43 | Bobby Hamilton | Pontiac | STP | 52/0 | 183 | Oil Pump | $25,101 |
| 38 | 14 | #19 | Gary Bradberry | Chevrolet | Child Support Recovery International | 49/0 | 169 | Running | $9,954 |
| 39 | 35 | #29 | Robert Pressle䁹 | Ford | Cartoon Network | 51/5 | 161 | Accident | $9,954 |
| 40 | 2 | #25 | Ricky Craven * | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 43/0 | 160 | Accident | $17,100 |
| 41 | 22 | #96 | David Green * | Ford | Caterpillar | 40/0 | 69 | Accident | $9,954 |
| 42 | 37 | #77 | Bobby Hillin | Ford | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | 37/0 | 62 | Oil Leak | $9,954 |
| 43 | 17 | #91 | Mike Wallace | Ford | Spam | 34/0 | 26 | Accident | $9,954 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||