| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Goody's 500 | Bristol Motor Speedway | |||||||||
| August 23, 1997 | Race 22 of 32 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 80.013 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 0.102 second | Time of Race: 3 hrs, 19 mins, 51 seconds | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 12 | |||||||||
| Cautions: | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 3 | #88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | Quality Care/ Ford Credit | 185/10 | 500 | Running | $101,550 |
| 2 | 5 | #6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Valvoline | 175/5 | 500 | Running | $46,775 |
| 3 | 4 | #90 | Dick Trickle | Chevrolet | Heilig-Meyers/Simmons | 165/0 | 500 | Running | $42,625 |
| 4 | 13 | #99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | Exide Batteries | 165/5 | 500 | Running | $40,875 |
| 5 | 35 | #41 | Steve Grissom | Chevrolet | Kodiak | 155/0 | 500 | Running | $37,125 |
| 6 | 6 | #33 | Ken Schrader | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 150/0 | 500 | Running | $29,465 |
| 7 | 19 | #5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | 146/0 | 500 | Running | $39,440 |
| 8 | 38 | #18 | Bobby Labonte | Pontiac | Interstate Batteries | 142/0 | 500 | Running | $32,530 |
| 9 | 15 | #7 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | QVC | 138/0 | 500 | Running | $28,615 |
| 10 | 7 | #4 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Kodak Films | 134/0 | 498 | Running | $37,665 |
| 11 | 20 | #98 | John Andretti | Ford | RCA | 130/0 | 498 | Running | $27,915 |
| 12 | 16 | #2 | Rusty Wallace | Ford | Miller Lite | 127/0 | 498 | Running | $33,415 |
| 13 | 14 | #25 | Ricky Craven * | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 124/0 | 497 | Running | $27,465 |
| 14 | 34 | #3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench Service | 121/0 | 497 | Running | $32,515 |
| 15 | 12 | #16 | Ted Musgrave | Ford | The Family Channel/PRIMESTAR | 118/0 | 497 | Running | $28,710 |
| 16 | 36 | #94 | Bill Elliott | Ford | McDonald's | 115/0 | 497 | Running | $28,860 |
| 17 | 10 | #22 | Ward Burton | Pontiac | MBNA America | 112/0 | 497 | Running | $26,610 |
| 18 | 22 | #30 | Johnny Benson | Pontiac | Pennzoil | 109/0 | 496 | Running | $26,460 |
| 19 | 39 | #10 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Tide | 106/0 | 496 | Running | $30,750 |
| 20 | 37 | #97 | Chad Little | Ford | John Deere | 103/0 | 495 | Running | $21,760 |
| 21 | 30 | #29 | Jeff Green * | Chevrolet | Cartoon Network | 100/0 | 493 | Running | $19,985 |
| 22 | 29 | #43 | Bobby Hamilton | Pontiac | STP | 97/0 | 97 | Running | $30,435 |
| 23 | 42 | #8 | Hut Stricklin | Ford | Circuit City | 94/0 | 489 | Running | $25,785 |
| 24 | 28 | #1 | Lance Hooper | Pontiac | R+L Carriers | 91/0 | 483 | Running | $25,610 |
| 25 | 33 | #21 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | CITGO | 88/0 | 476 | Running | $18,465 |
| 26 | 11 | #46 | Wally Dallenbach | Chevrolet | First Union | 88/0 | 475 | Running | $14,840 |
| 27 | 17 | #23 | Jimmy Spencer | Ford | Camel Cigarettes | 87/5 | 468 | Running | $24,930 |
| 28 | 21 | #95 | Ed Berrier | Chevrolet | Feed the Children | 79/0 | 79 | Rear End | $14,820 |
| 29 | 25 | #9 | Lake Speed | Ford | Melling Auto Parts | 76/0 | 465 | Running | $17,810 |
| 30 | 18 | #37 | Jeremy Mayfield | Ford | Kmart/RC Cola | 73/0 | 460 | Running | $17,800 |
| 31 | 40 | #11 | Brett Bodine | Ford | Close Call Phone Card | 70/0 | 440 | Running | $14,780 |
| 32 | 9 | #36 | Derrike Cope | Pontiac | Skittles | 67/0 | 440 | Running | $14,780 |
| 33 | 41 | #75 | Rick Mast | Pontiac | Remington Arms | 64/0 | 429 | Running | $21,770 |
| 34 | 31 | #31 | Mike Skinner * | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 61/0 | 418 | Accident | $14,760 |
| 35 | 2 | #24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 63/5 | 365 | Accident | $33,955 |
| 36 | 24 | #44 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | Hot Wheels | 55/0 | 362 | Running | $14,735 |
| 37 | 26 | #78 | Gary Bradberry | Ford | Hanes | 52/0 | 346 | Accident | $15,217 |
| 38 | 27 | #73 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | BellSouth | 49/0 | 341 | Running | $14,700 |
| 39 | 1 | #81 | Kenny Wallace | Ford | Square D | 46/0 | 277 | Accident | $26,700 |
| 40 | 8 | #96 | David Green * | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | 43/0 | 256 | Running | $14,700 |
| 41 | 32 | #28 | Ernie Irvan | Ford | Texaco/Havoline | 40/0 | 189 | Overheating | $29,700 |
| 42 | 23 | #17 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Parts America | 37/0 | 115 | Accident | $21,700 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||