| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| UAW-GM Quality 500 | Lowe's Motor Speedway | |||||||||
| October 05, 1997 | Race 28 of 32 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 144.323 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 4.142 seconds | Time of Race: 3 hrs, 28 mins, 17 seconds | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 20 | |||||||||
| Cautions: | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 5 | #88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | Quality Care/ Ford Credit | 180/5 | 334 | Running | $130,000 |
| 2 | 2 | #18 | Bobby Labonte | Pontiac | Interstate Batteries | 180/10 | 334 | Running | $110,900 |
| 3 | 19 | #3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench Service | 170/5 | 334 | Running | $85,650 |
| 4 | 3 | #6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Valvoline | 165/5 | 334 | Running | $66,050 |
| 5 | 4 | #24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 155/0 | 334 | Running | $62,200 |
| 6 | 29 | #99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | Exide Batteries | 155/5 | 334 | Running | $51,700 |
| 7 | 33 | #94 | Bill Elliott | Ford | McDonald's | 146/0 | 333 | Running | $43,700 |
| 8 | 7 | #22 | Ward Burton | Pontiac | MBNA America | 142/0 | 333 | Running | $40,600 |
| 9 | 40 | #44 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | Hot Wheels | 138/0 | 333 | Running | $30,700 |
| 10 | 15 | #30 | Johnny Benson | Pontiac | Pennzoil | 139/5 | 333 | Running | $38,025 |
| 11 | 43 | #5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | 130/0 | 333 | Running | $44,900 |
| 12 | 25 | #2 | Rusty Wallace | Ford | Miller Lite | 127/0 | 332 | Running | $39,000 |
| 13 | 17 | #41 | Steve Grissom | Pontiac | Kodiak | 129/5 | 332 | Running | $32,100 |
| 14 | 6 | #90 | Dick Trickle | Chevrolet | Heilig-Meyers/Simmons | 121/0 | 332 | Running | $24,500 |
| 15 | 11 | #33 | Ken Schrader | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 118/0 | 332 | Running | $31,050 |
| 16 | 24 | #73 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | BellSouth | 115/0 | 331 | Running | $21,200 |
| 17 | 14 | #16 | Ted Musgrave | Ford | The Family Channel/PRIMESTAR | 112/0 | 331 | Running | $26,800 |
| 18 | 35 | #28 | Ernie Irvan | Ford | Texaco/Havoline | 109/0 | 331 | Running | $29,800 |
| 19 | 34 | #27 | Rick Wilson | Ford | David Blair Motorsports | 106/0 | 331 | Running | $14,435 |
| 20 | 21 | #4 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Kodak Films | 103/0 | 331 | Running | $32,040 |
| 21 | 41 | #43 | Bobby Hamilton | Pontiac | STP | 100/0 | 331 | Running | $28,960 |
| 22 | 10 | #1 | Morgan Shepherd | Pontiac | Delco Remy America | 97/0 | 331 | Running | $24,775 |
| 23 | 31 | #97 | Chad Little | Ford | John Deere | 94/0 | 331 | Running | $17,190 |
| 24 | 30 | #21 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | CITGO | 91/0 | 330 | Running | $23,915 |
| 25 | 42 | #25 | Ricky Craven * | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 88/0 | 330 | Running | $23,930 |
| 26 | 36 | #35 | Todd Bodine | Ford | Tabasco | 85/0 | 330 | Running | $13,160 |
| 27 | 39 | #37 | Jeremy Mayfield | Ford | Kmart/RC Cola | 82/0 | 330 | Running | $16,355 |
| 28 | 26 | #81 | Kenny Wallace | Chevrolet | Square D | 79/0 | 330 | Running | $23,150 |
| 29 | 20 | #29 | Jeff Green * | Chevrolet | Cartoon Network | 76/0 | 328 | Running | $13,850 |
| 30 | 18 | #11 | Brett Bodine | Ford | BDR Motorsports | 73/0 | 328 | Running | $22,850 |
| 31 | 27 | #96 | David Green * | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | 70/0 | 313 | Running | $15,655 |
| 32 | 23 | #98 | John Andretti | Pontiac | RCA | 67/0 | 300 | Running | $22,565 |
| 33 | 13 | #36 | Derrike Cope | Ford | Skittles | 64/0 | 291 | Engine | $14,995 |
| 34 | 38 | #78 | Gary Bradberry | Ford | Hanes | 61/0 | 263 | Running | $12,470 |
| 35 | 37 | #8 | Hut Stricklin | Ford | Circuit City | 58/0 | 247 | Handling | $19,445 |
| 36 | 28 | #29 | Robert Pressley | Ford | Jasper Engine's/Federal-Mogul | 55/0 | 247 | Running | $12,425 |
| 37 | 16 | #46 | Wally Dallenbach | Ford | First Union | 52/0 | 244 | Running | $12,410 |
| 38 | 32 | #9 | Lake Speed | Ford | Melling Auto Parts | 49/0 | 165 | Engine | $12,380 |
| 39 | 8 | #12 | Jeff Purvis | Chevrolet | No Sponsor | 51/5 | 150 | Accident | $12,380 |
| 40 | 12 | #91 | Kevin Lepage | Ford | Pionite | 43/0 | 119 | Accident | $12,380 |
| 41 | 22 | #10 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Tide | 40/0 | 102 | Accident | $28,880 |
| 42 | 9 | #23 | Jimmy Spencer | Ford | Camel Cigarettes | 37/0 | 101 | Accident | $19,780 |
| 43 | 1 | #7 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | QVC | 39/5 | 100 | Accident | $42,880 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||