| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Winston 500 | Talladega Superspeedway | |||||||||
| May 10, 1997 | Race 10 of 32 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 188.354 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 0.146 second | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: 26 | |||||||||
| Cautions: | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 18 | #6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Valvoline | 180/5 | 188 | Running | $92,220 |
| 2 | 3 | #3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench Service | 180/10 | 188 | Running | $85,445 |
| 3 | 8 | #18 | Bobby Labonte | Pontiac | Interstate Batteries | 165/0 | 188 | Running | $61,845 |
| 4 | 1 | #98 | John Andretti | Pontiac | RCA | 165/5 | 188 | Running | $57,920 |
| 5 | 11 | #24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 160/5 | 188 | Running | $54,440 |
| 6 | 36 | #5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | 150/0 | 188 | Running | $52,655 |
| 7 | 20 | #23 | Jimmy Spencer | Ford | Camel Cigarettes | 146/0 | 188 | Running | $36,550 |
| 8 | 39 | #99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | Exide Batteries | 147/5 | 188 | Running | $38,100 |
| 9 | 17 | #30 | Johnny Benson | Pontiac | Pennzoil | 138/0 | 188 | Running | $33,300 |
| 10 | 7 | #28 | Ernie Irvan | Ford | Texaco/Havoline | 139/5 | 188 | Running | $40,800 |
| 11 | 29 | #10 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Tide | 130/0 | 188 | Running | $34,295 |
| 12 | 6 | #33 | Ken Schrader | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 132/5 | 188 | Running | $30,215 |
| 13 | 12 | #36 | Derrike Cope | Ford | Skittles | 124/0 | 188 | Running | $18,385 |
| 14 | 28 | #21 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | CITGO | 126/5 | 188 | Running | $29,305 |
| 15 | 26 | #90 | Dick Trickle | Chevrolet | Heilig-Meyers/Simmons | 118/0 | 188 | Running | $23,625 |
| 16 | 5 | #31 | Mike Skinner * | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 120/5 | 187 | Running | $18,335 |
| 17 | 27 | #46 | Wally Dallenbach | Ford | First Union | 112/0 | 187 | Running | $16,620 |
| 18 | 10 | #94 | Bill Elliott | Ford | McDonald's | 109/0 | 187 | Running | $27,480 |
| 19 | 32 | #73 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | BellSouth | 106/0 | 187 | Running | $20,190 |
| 20 | 2 | #77 | Bobby Hillin | Ford | Jasper Engine's/Federal-Mogul | 103/0 | 187 | Running | $22,730 |
| 21 | 14 | #9 | Lake Speed | Ford | Melling Auto Parts | 100/0 | 187 | Running | $26,410 |
| 22 | 15 | #75 | Rick Mast | Pontiac | Remington Arms | 97/0 | 187 | Running | $26,090 |
| 23 | 40 | #37 | Jeremy Mayfield | Ford | Kmart/RC Cola | 94/0 | 187 | Running | $25,880 |
| 24 | 38 | #16 | Ted Musgrave | Ford | The Family Channel/PRIMESTAR | 96/5 | 187 | Running | $25,675 |
| 25 | 13 | #20 | Greg Sacks | Chevrolet | Hardee's | 88/0 | 187 | Running | $15,420 |
| 26 | 30 | #81 | Kenny Wallace | Chevrolet | Square D | 85/0 | 187 | Running | $25,390 |
| 27 | 33 | #25 | Ricky Craven * | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 82/0 | 186 | Running | $25,235 |
| 28 | 41 | #1 | Morgan Shepherd | Pontiac | Cruisin' America Phone Card | 79/0 | 186 | Running | $25,080 |
| 29 | 22 | #29 | Robert Pressley | Ford | Cartoon Network | 76/0 | 186 | Running | $17,925 |
| 30 | 37 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Realtree Camouflage | 73/0 | 186 | Running | $17,870 |
| 31 | 35 | #43 | Bobby Hamilton | Pontiac | STP | 70/0 | 186 | Running | $29,710 |
| 32 | 43 | #17 | Darrell Waltrip | Ford | Parts America | 67/0 | 186 | Running | $24,155 |
| 33 | 31 | #11 | Brett Bodine | Ford | Close Call Phone Card | 64/0 | 186 | Running | $21,625 |
| 34 | 42 | #97 | Chad Little | Ford | John Deere | 61/0 | 185 | Running | $14,595 |
| 35 | 9 | #88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | Quality Care/ Ford Credit | 58/0 | 184 | Running | $31,365 |
| 36 | 23 | #8 | Hut Stricklin | Ford | Circuit City | 55/0 | 183 | Running | $21,535 |
| 37 | 4 | #2 | Rusty Wallace | Ford | Miller Lite | 57/5 | 180 | Engine | $31,571 |
| 38 | 34 | #96 | David Green * | Ford | Caterpillar | 49/0 | 169 | Engine | $14,335 |
| 39 | 16 | #4 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Kodak Films | 51/5 | 113 | Engine | $31,835 |
| 40 | 21 | #44 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | Hot Wheels | 43/0 | 109 | Running | $14,335 |
| 41 | 24 | #41 | Steve Grissom | Pontiac | Kodiak | 40/0 | 93 | Engine | $21,335 |
| 42 | 25 | #22 | Ward Burton | Pontiac | MBNA America | 37/0 | 85 | Engine | $14,335 |
| 43 | 19 | #7 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | QVC | 39/5 | 78 | Engine | $21,335 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||