| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| DieHard 500 | Talladega Superspeedway | |||||||||
| October 12, 1997 | Race 29 of 32 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 156.601 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 0.146 second | Time of Race: 3 hrs, 11 mins, 36 seconds | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 32 | |||||||||
| Cautions: | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 6 | #5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | 185/10 | 188 | Running | $116,725 |
| 2 | 7 | #18 | Bobby Labonte | Pontiac | Interstate Batteries | 175/5 | 188 | Running | $76,670 |
| 3 | 2 | #98 | John Andretti | Pontiac | RCA | 170/5 | 188 | Running | $58,530 |
| 4 | 14 | #33 | Ken Schrader | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 165/5 | 188 | Running | $53,715 |
| 5 | 1 | #28 | Ernie Irvan | Ford | Texaco/Havoline | 160/5 | 188 | Running | $57,275 |
| 6 | 15 | #25 | Ricky Craven * | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 150/0 | 188 | Running | $41,500 |
| 7 | 42 | #44 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | Hot Wheels | 146/0 | 188 | Running | $32,700 |
| 8 | 25 | #7 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | QVC | 147/5 | 188 | Running | $38,050 |
| 9 | 23 | #75 | Rick Mast | Pontiac | Remington Arms | 138/0 | 188 | Running | $36,920 |
| 10 | 9 | #2 | Rusty Wallace | Ford | Miller Lite | 139/5 | 188 | Running | $42,900 |
| 11 | 39 | #16 | Ted Musgrave | Ford | The Family Channel/PRIMESTAR | 130/0 | 188 | Running | $38,080 |
| 12 | 29 | #1 | Morgan Shepherd | Pontiac | R+L Carriers | 127/0 | 188 | Running | $35,025 |
| 13 | 10 | #94 | Bill Elliott | Ford | McDonald's | 124/0 | 188 | Running | $35,280 |
| 14 | 4 | #99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | Exide Batteries | 121/0 | 188 | Running | $39,410 |
| 15 | 35 | #81 | Kenny Wallace | Chevrolet | Square D | 118/0 | 188 | Running | $36,760 |
| 16 | 37 | #96 | David Green * | Ford | Caterpillar | 115/0 | 188 | Running | $28,600 |
| 17 | 38 | #91 | Kevin Lepage | Ford | Pionite | 112/0 | 188 | Running | $23,835 |
| 18 | 5 | #36 | Derrike Cope | Ford | Skittles | 109/0 | 188 | Running | $27,280 |
| 19 | 19 | #30 | Johnny Benson | Pontiac | Pennzoil | 106/0 | 187 | Running | $33,950 |
| 20 | 34 | #43 | Bobby Hamilton | Pontiac | STP | 103/0 | 187 | Running | $39,460 |
| 21 | 18 | #88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | Quality Care/ Ford Credit | 105/5 | 187 | Running | $39,930 |
| 22 | 17 | #11 | Brett Bodine | Ford | R+L Carriers | 97/0 | 187 | Running | $33,300 |
| 23 | 21 | #90 | Dick Trickle | Chevrolet | Heilig-Meyers/Simmons | 94/0 | 187 | Running | $26,290 |
| 24 | 3 | #23 | Jimmy Spencer | Ford | Camel Cigarettes | 96/5 | 187 | Running | $32,940 |
| 25 | 32 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Realtree Camouflage | 88/0 | 187 | Running | $22,460 |
| 26 | 40 | #37 | Jeremy Mayfield | Ford | Kmart/RC Cola | 85/0 | 184 | Handling | $25,360 |
| 27 | 11 | #29 | Robert Pressley | Ford | Jasper Engine's/Federal-Mogul | 82/0 | 178 | Running | $22,240 |
| 28 | 27 | #21 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | CITGO | 79/0 | 172 | Running | $32,170 |
| 29 | 12 | #3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench Service | 81/5 | 167 | Running | $48,500 |
| 30 | 31 | #6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Valvoline | 78/5 | 167 | Running | $37,030 |
| 31 | 13 | #73 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | BellSouth | 70/0 | 165 | Running | $24,440 |
| 32 | 22 | #41 | Steve Grissom | Pontiac | Kodiak | 67/0 | 163 | Running | $28,870 |
| 33 | 16 | #31 | Mike Skinner * | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 69/5 | 159 | Running | $21,790 |
| 34 | 41 | #10 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Tide | 61/0 | 153 | Running | $36,745 |
| 35 | 8 | #24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 63/5 | 153 | Running | $38,915 |
| 36 | 20 | #9 | Lake Speed | Ford | Melling Auto Parts | 55/0 | 153 | Running | $21,670 |
| 37 | 33 | #17 | Darrell Waltrip | Ford | Parts America | 52/0 | 147 | Accident | $28,660 |
| 38 | 30 | #4 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Kodak Films | 54/5 | 139 | Accident | $37,500 |
| 39 | 28 | #20 | Greg Sacks | Chevrolet | Kodak Films | 51/5 | 139 | Accident | $28,500 |
| 40 | 36 | #97 | Chad Little | Ford | John Deere | 43/0 | 139 | Accident | $21,525 |
| 41 | 24 | #46 | Wally Dallenbach | Ford | Juba Glass | 45/5 | 99 | Accident | $21,500 |
| 42 | 26 | #47 | Billy Standridge | Ford | Jayski's | 37/0 | 51 | Oil Pump | $21,500 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||