1997 UAW-GM Quality 500
28th race of the 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1997 UAW-GM Quality 500 was the 28th stock car race of the 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 38th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, October 5, 1997, in Concord, North Carolina, at Charlotte Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent quad-oval. The race took the scheduled 334 laps to complete. In the late stages of the race, Robert Yates Racing driver Dale Jarrett, owing to a fallen part from his car according to Jarrett, would help propel Jarrett to the front to capture his 14th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his sixth victory of the season.[1][2] To fill out the top three, Joe Gibbs Racing driver Bobby Labonte and Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would finish second and third, respectively.
Race details | |||
---|---|---|---|
Race 28 of 32 in the 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
Date | October 5, 1997 | ||
Official name | 38th Annual UAW-GM Quality 500 | ||
Location | Concord, North Carolina, Charlotte Motor Speedway | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.41 km) | ||
Distance | 334 laps, 501 mi (806.281 km) | ||
Scheduled Distance | 334 laps, 501 mi (806.281 km) | ||
Average speed | 144.323 miles per hour (232.265 km/h) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Geoff Bodine Racing | ||
Time | 29.307 | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Bobby Labonte | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
Laps | 141 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 88 | Dale Jarrett | Robert Yates Racing | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | TBS | ||
Announcers | Ken Squier, Buddy Baker, Dick Berggren | ||
Radio in the United States | |||
Radio | Performance Racing Network |