Race 10 of 32 in the 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season
The 1997 Winston 500 program cover, featuring Darrell Waltrip, Dale Jarrett, and Jeff Gordon.
Date
May 10, 1997 (1997-May-10)
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
John Andretti
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
Motor car race
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
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