| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Interstate Batteries 500 | Texas Motor Speedway | |||||||||
| April 06, 1997 | Race 6 of 32 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 125.105 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 4.067 seconds | Time of Race: 4 hrs, 00 mins, 16 seconds | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 19 | |||||||||
| Cautions: | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 5 | #99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | Exide Batteries | 180/5 | 334 | Running | $354,350 |
| 2 | 1 | #88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | Quality Care/ Ford Credit | 175/5 | 334 | Running | $212,800 |
| 3 | 4 | #18 | Bobby Labonte | Pontiac | Interstate Batteries | 170/5 | 334 | Running | $174,500 |
| 4 | 3 | #5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | 170/10 | 334 | Running | $170,600 |
| 5 | 8 | #10 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Tide | 160/5 | 334 | Running | $118,775 |
| 6 | 15 | #3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench Service | 150/0 | 334 | Running | $111,700 |
| 7 | 12 | #22 | Ward Burton | Pontiac | MBNA America | 146/0 | 334 | Running | $89,000 |
| 8 | 22 | #4 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Kodak Films | 147/5 | 334 | Running | $93,000 |
| 9 | 21 | #21 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | CITGO | 138/0 | 333 | Running | $87,000 |
| 10 | 35 | #41 | Steve Grissom | Pontiac | Kodiak | 134/0 | 332 | Running | $89,800 |
| 11 | 16 | #94 | Bill Elliott | Ford | McDonald's | 130/0 | 332 | Running | $82,400 |
| 12 | 30 | #98 | John Andretti | Pontiac | RCA | 127/0 | 332 | Running | $80,300 |
| 13 | 31 | #81 | Kenny Wallace | Chevrolet | Square D | 124/0 | 332 | Running | $78,200 |
| 14 | 7 | #7 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | QVC | 121/0 | 331 | Running | $76,100 |
| 15 | 36 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Realtree Camouflage | 118/0 | 331 | Running | $67,000 |
| 16 | 24 | #9 | Lake Speed | Ford | Melling Auto Parts | 115/0 | 331 | Running | $72,800 |
| 17 | 42 | #91 | Mike Wallace | Ford | Spam | 112/0 | 330 | Running | $63,000 |
| 18 | 27 | #33 | Ken Schrader | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 109/0 | 330 | Running | $70,700 |
| 19 | 26 | #11 | Brett Bodine | Ford | Close Call Phone Card | 106/0 | 327 | Running | $69,600 |
| 20 | 17 | #43 | Bobby Hamilton | Pontiac | STP | 103/0 | 325 | Running | $75,450 |
| 21 | 43 | #78 | Billy Standridge | Ford | NC Diamond Rio/Hanes | 100/0 | 325 | Running | $52,000 |
| 22 | 25 | #31 | Mike Skinner * | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 102/5 | 324 | Running | $52,000 |
| 23 | 32 | #90 | Dick Trickle | Chevrolet | Heilig-Meyers/Simmons | 94/0 | 319 | Running | $53,500 |
| 24 | 19 | #1 | Morgan Shepherd | Pontiac | Delco Remy America | 91/0 | 304 | Running | $59,400 |
| 25 | 18 | #25 | Todd Bodine | Ford | Budweiser | 93/5 | 284 | Running | $58,550 |
| 26 | 38 | #97 | Chad Little | Ford | John Deere | 85/0 | 283 | Running | $47,000 |
| 27 | 23 | #44 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | Hot Wheels | 82/0 | 266 | Running | $46,000 |
| 28 | 13 | #30 | Johnny Benson | Pontiac | Pennzoil | 79/0 | 256 | Accident | $55,200 |
| 29 | 40 | #73 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | BellSouth | 76/0 | 255 | Accident | $47,100 |
| 30 | 2 | #24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 78/5 | 247 | Running | $60,200 |
| 31 | 28 | #75 | Rick Mast | Pontiac | Remington Arms | 70/0 | 246 | Engine | $52,000 |
| 32 | 20 | #37 | Jeremy Mayfield | Ford | Kmart/RC Cola | 67/0 | 200 | Handling | $44,000 |
| 33 | 34 | #8 | Hut Stricklin | Ford | Circuit City | 64/0 | 192 | Running | $47,000 |
| 34 | 29 | #40 | Robby Gordon * | Chevrolet | Coors Light | 61/0 | 174 | Running | $48,500 |
| 35 | 11 | #16 | Ted Musgrave | Ford | The Family Channel/PRIMESTAR | 58/0 | 167 | Engine | $45,000 |
| 36 | 10 | #28 | Ernie Irvan | Ford | Texaco/Havoline | 55/0 | 161 | Accident | $52,000 |
| 37 | 9 | #2 | Rusty Wallace | Ford | Miller Lite | 52/0 | 160 | Accident | $53,000 |
| 38 | 6 | #6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Valvoline | 54/5 | 143 | Engine | $42,000 |
| 39 | 33 | #23 | Jimmy Spencer | Ford | Camel Cigarettes | 46/0 | 95 | Accident | $42,000 |
| 40 | 39 | #20 | Greg Sacks | Chevrolet | Hardee's | 43/0 | 84 | Accident | $35,000 |
| 41 | 37 | #36 | Derrike Cope | Ford | Skittles | 40/0 | 21 | Running | $35,000 |
| 42 | 41 | #77 | Bobby Hillin | Ford | Jasper Engine's/Federal-Mogul | 37/0 | 17 | Accident | $35,000 |
| 43 | 14 | #17 | Darrell Waltrip | Ford | Parts America | 34/0 | 0 | Accident | $35,000 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||