| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Save Mart 300 | Infineon Raceway | |||||||||
| May 04, 1997 | Race 9 of 32 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 75.788 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 0.563 second | Time of Race: 2 hrs, 27 mins, 38 seconds | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 6 | |||||||||
| Cautions: | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 1 | #6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Valvoline | 185/10 | 74 | Running | $113,995 |
| 2 | 3 | #24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 170/0 | 74 | Running | $66,065 |
| 3 | 4 | #5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | 170/5 | 74 | Running | $63,700 |
| 4 | 8 | #88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | Quality Care/ Ford Credit | 165/5 | 74 | Running | $50,135 |
| 5 | 26 | #17 | Darrell Waltrip | Ford | Parts America | 155/0 | 74 | Running | $35,920 |
| 6 | 5 | #11 | Brett Bodine | Ford | Close Call Phone Card | 150/0 | 74 | Running | $40,795 |
| 7 | 6 | #21 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | CITGO | 146/0 | 74 | Running | $37,345 |
| 8 | 24 | #28 | Ernie Irvan | Ford | Texaco/Havoline | 142/0 | 74 | Running | $40,145 |
| 9 | 20 | #99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | Exide Batteries | 138/0 | 74 | Running | $39,595 |
| 10 | 14 | #22 | Ward Burton | Pontiac | MBNA America | 134/0 | 74 | Running | $32,440 |
| 11 | 12 | #16 | Ted Musgrave | Ford | The Family Channel/PRIMESTAR | 130/0 | 74 | Running | $34,880 |
| 12 | 32 | #3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench Service | 127/0 | 74 | Running | $39,580 |
| 13 | 11 | #44 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | Hot Wheels | 124/0 | 74 | Running | $22,980 |
| 14 | 25 | #23 | Jimmy Spencer | Ford | Camel Cigarettes | 121/0 | 74 | Running | $33,680 |
| 15 | 9 | #46 | Wally Dallenbach | Ford | First Union | 118/0 | 74 | Running | $23,930 |
| 16 | 19 | #31 | Mike Skinner * | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 115/0 | 74 | Running | $22,830 |
| 17 | 33 | #41 | Steve Grissom | Pontiac | Kodiak | 112/0 | 74 | Running | $32,855 |
| 18 | 21 | #36 | Derrike Cope | Ford | Skittles | 109/0 | 74 | Running | $21,705 |
| 19 | 23 | #43 | Bobby Hamilton | Pontiac | STP | 106/0 | 74 | Running | $36,680 |
| 20 | 29 | #18 | Bobby Labonte | Pontiac | Interstate Batteries | 103/0 | 74 | Running | $41,105 |
| 21 | 35 | #30 | Johnny Benson | Pontiac | Pennzoil | 100/0 | 74 | Running | $32,555 |
| 22 | 34 | #91 | Mike Wallace | Ford | Spam | 97/0 | 74 | Running | $23,505 |
| 23 | 41 | #1 | Morgan Shepherd | Pontiac | Cruisin' America Phone Card | 94/0 | 74 | Running | $32,280 |
| 24 | 28 | #38 | Butch Gilliland | Ford | Stroppe Motorsports | 91/0 | 74 | Running | $21,410 |
| 25 | 30 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Team Realtree | 88/0 | 74 | Running | $25,350 |
| 26 | 16 | #4 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Kodak Films | 85/0 | 74 | Running | $37,380 |
| 27 | 39 | #37 | Jeremy Mayfield | Ford | Kmart/RC Cola | 82/0 | 73 | Running | $24,965 |
| 28 | 27 | #78 | Tom Hubert | Ford | Haines/Diamond Rio | 79/0 | 73 | Running | $21,350 |
| 29 | 22 | #8 | Hut Stricklin | Ford | Circuit City | 76/0 | 73 | Running | $31,840 |
| 30 | 17 | #98 | John Andretti | Pontiac | RCA | 73/0 | 73 | Running | $31,710 |
| 31 | 15 | #33 | Ken Schrader | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 70/0 | 73 | Running | $31,290 |
| 32 | 13 | #94 | Bill Elliott | Ford | McDonald's | 67/0 | 70 | Running | $31,140 |
| 33 | 43 | #07 | Sean Woodside | Ford | Cinema Vehicle Services | 64/0 | 69 | Running | $20,905 |
| 34 | 10 | #10 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Tide | 61/0 | 66 | Running | $45,890 |
| 35 | 31 | #77 | Bobby Hillin | Ford | Jasper Engine's/Federal-Mogul | 58/0 | 64 | Running | $23,965 |
| 36 | 36 | #81 | Kenny Wallace | Chevrolet | Square D | 55/0 | 61 | Accident | $30,850 |
| 37 | 42 | #9 | Jeff Davis | Ford | Ultra Shield | 52/0 | 60 | Accident | $30,745 |
| 38 | 44 | #35 | Larry Gunselman | Ford | Caterpillar | 49/0 | 60 | Unknown | $20,720 |
| 39 | 40 | #25 | Ricky Craven * | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 46/0 | 58 | Running | $30,220 |
| 40 | 2 | #2 | Rusty Wallace | Ford | Miller Lite | 48/5 | 47 | Engine | $38,720 |
| 41 | 18 | #40 | Robby Gordon * | Chevrolet | Coors Light | 40/0 | 43 | Engine | $27,720 |
| 42 | 37 | #20 | Lance Hooper | Pontiac | Hardee's | 37/0 | 40 | Engine | $21,820 |
| 43 | 38 | #19 | Gary Bradberry | Chevrolet | Child Support Recovery International | 34/0 | 31 | Engine | $20,720 |
| 44 | 7 | #7 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | QVC | 31/0 | 10 | Engine | $29,220 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||