| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Hanes 500 | Martinsville Speedway | |||||||||
| September 28, 1997 | Race 27 of 32 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 73.078 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 0.778 second | Time of Race: 3 hrs, 35 mins, 57 seconds | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 15 | |||||||||
| Cautions: | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 10 | #99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | Exide Batteries | 180/5 | 500 | Running | $78,675 |
| 2 | 13 | #3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench Service | 170/0 | 500 | Running | $65,800 |
| 3 | 22 | #43 | Bobby Hamilton | Pontiac | STP | 170/5 | 500 | Running | $40,075 |
| 4 | 11 | #24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 165/5 | 500 | Running | $40,225 |
| 5 | 16 | #94 | Bill Elliott | Ford | McDonald's | 155/0 | 500 | Running | $34,775 |
| 6 | 6 | #81 | Kenny Wallace | Chevrolet | Square D | 150/0 | 500 | Running | $27,875 |
| 7 | 1 | #22 | Ward Burton | Pontiac | MBNA America | 151/5 | 500 | Running | $35,275 |
| 8 | 36 | #25 | Ricky Craven * | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 142/0 | 500 | Running | $26,050 |
| 9 | 9 | #33 | Ken Schrader | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 138/0 | 500 | Running | $25,345 |
| 10 | 30 | #28 | Ernie Irvan | Ford | Texaco/Havoline | 134/0 | 500 | Running | $33,345 |
| 11 | 2 | #6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Valvoline | 135/5 | 500 | Running | $34,485 |
| 12 | 21 | #88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | Quality Care/ Ford Credit | 127/0 | 500 | Running | $28,800 |
| 13 | 5 | #10 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Tide | 124/0 | 500 | Running | $27,065 |
| 14 | 24 | #9 | Lake Speed | Ford | Melling Auto Parts | 121/0 | 500 | Running | $15,865 |
| 15 | 7 | #2 | Rusty Wallace | Ford | Miller Lite | 128/10 | 500 | Running | $39,065 |
| 16 | 4 | #8 | Hut Stricklin | Ford | Circuit City | 115/0 | 499 | Engine | $23,065 |
| 17 | 41 | #11 | Brett Bodine | Ford | BDR Motorsports | 112/0 | 499 | Running | $22,365 |
| 18 | 39 | #37 | Jeremy Mayfield | Ford | Kmart/RC Cola | 109/0 | 499 | Running | $16,770 |
| 19 | 26 | #30 | Johnny Benson | Pontiac | Pennzoil | 106/0 | 499 | Running | $21,365 |
| 20 | 32 | #96 | David Green * | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | 103/0 | 499 | Running | $15,915 |
| 21 | 23 | #16 | Ted Musgrave | Ford | The Family Channel/PRIMESTAR | 100/0 | 499 | Running | $20,465 |
| 22 | 25 | #5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | 97/0 | 499 | Running | $31,515 |
| 23 | 38 | #75 | Rick Mast | Ford | Remington Arms | 94/0 | 499 | Running | $20,265 |
| 24 | 18 | #17 | Darrell Waltrip | Ford | Parts America | 91/0 | 498 | Running | $20,115 |
| 25 | 8 | #73 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | BellSouth | 88/0 | 498 | Running | $12,965 |
| 26 | 29 | #44 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | Hot Wheels | 85/0 | 498 | Running | $12,815 |
| 27 | 20 | #18 | Bobby Labonte | Pontiac | Interstate Batteries | 82/0 | 495 | Running | $24,665 |
| 28 | 37 | #7 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | QVC | 79/0 | 490 | Running | $19,615 |
| 29 | 15 | #98 | John Andretti | Pontiac | RCA | 76/0 | 489 | Running | $19,565 |
| 30 | 33 | #29 | Jeff Green * | Chevrolet | Cartoon Network | 73/0 | 464 | Running | $12,015 |
| 31 | 19 | #31 | Mike Skinner * | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 70/0 | 453 | Engine | $9,465 |
| 32 | 27 | #21 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | CITGO | 72/5 | 444 | Accident | $16,440 |
| 33 | 12 | #23 | Jimmy Spencer | Ford | Camel Cigarettes | 64/0 | 428 | Engine | $16,415 |
| 34 | 35 | #46 | Wally Dallenbach | Ford | First Union | 61/0 | 401 | Running | $9,390 |
| 35 | 34 | #97 | Chad Little | Ford | John Deere | 58/0 | 394 | Running | $9,365 |
| 36 | 42 | #36 | Derrike Cope | Ford | Skittles | 55/0 | 289 | Engine | $9,340 |
| 37 | 3 | #27 | Kenny Irwin | Ford | Tonka | 52/0 | 257 | Fuel Pump | $9,325 |
| 38 | 17 | #29 | Robert Pressley | Ford | Jasper Engine's/Federal-Mogul | 49/0 | 240 | Engine | $7,075 |
| 39 | 14 | #4 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Kodak Films | 46/0 | 239 | Accident | $23,075 |
| 40 | 40 | #41 | Steve Grissom | Pontiac | Kodiak | 43/0 | 198 | Radiator | $14,075 |
| 41 | 28 | #40 | Steve Park | Chevrolet | Coors Light | 40/0 | 198 | Engine | $14,075 |
| 42 | 31 | #90 | Dick Trickle | Chevrolet | Heilig-Meyers/Simmons | 37/0 | 145 | Accident | $7,075 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||