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The 1997 Winston 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that took place on May 10, 1997, at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Alabama, U.S.. Heavy rain and prior NASCAR commitments forced this race to be re-scheduled all the way back from April 27, 1997.〔(Original date of the ''1997 Winston 500'' ) at Driver Averages〕 This race would be last time that the number 20 would be used on a Winston Cup Series vehicle until Tony Stewart came along and revived the number as a part of Joe Gibbs Racing. Stewart was asked to drive the vehicle just prior to qualifying but had to turn it down due to prior commitments. ==Summary== There were 43 American-born drivers at this racing event. Those who failed to qualify were: Billy Standridge, Mike Wallace, Gary Bradberry, Joe Nemechek, Phil Barkdoll (in his final NASCAR attempt), and Ed Berrier.〔(''1997 Winston 500'' ) racing information at Racing Reference〕 Geoffrey Bodine received credit for the last-place finish of the race due to an engine problem on lap 78 of the advertised 188 laps.〔〔 Mark Martin defeated the legendary Dale Earnhardt by almost 0.150 seconds in front of an unspecified number of audience members.〔〔 This completely caution-free race had 26 changes in the first-place position.〔〔 It took more than two and a half hours for Martin to record his average speed of ; one of the fastest speeds recorded prior to Dale Earnhardt's death.〔〔〔(''Mark Martin's NASCAR Winston Cup Series record'' ) at Jayski〕 John Andretti earned the pole position of the race with a speed of .〔〔 Drivers who participated at this race and are still active are: Jeff Gordon, Michael Waltrip, Derrike Cope, Bill Elliott, Terry Labonte, Morgan Shepherd, Jeff Burton and Mark Martin.〔〔 The aero packages at the time allowed for lots of passing; despite the race using restrictor plates per NASCAR's policy on racing at Talladega and its sister track at Daytona Beach, Florida. Lake Speed's ACE Hardware sponsorship in this race completely fabricated so that he would resemble the villain in Fox's made-for-TV movie ''Steel Chariots''. Five years later at the 2002 Aaron's 499, the action at Talladega became slower and with more cautions. After this race, Labonte would take the championship points away from Dale Jarrett.〔(''1997 Winston 500'' ) racing information at Race Database〕 The total prize purse at the race was $1,317,496 ($ when considering inflation); Martin would earn $92,220 ($ when considering inflation).〔(Prize winnings at the ''1997 Winston 500'' ) at Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1997 Winston 500」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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