| 1997 Gargoyles 300 | |||||||||
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| Daytona | |||||||||
| 120 L, 300 M | |||||||||
| February 15, 1997 | |||||||||
| White denotes Busch Series drivers | |||||||||
| Blue denotes Busch North Series drivers | |||||||||
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | 74 | Randy LaJoie | Fina | Chevy | 120 | 56 | running |
| 2 | 24 | 36 | Todd Bodine | Stanley | Pontiac | 120 | 0 | running |
| 3 | 18 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | Band-Aid | Ford | 120 | 3 | running |
| 4 | 3 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | BellSouth Mobility | Chevy | 120 | 0 | running |
| 5 | 7 | 63 | Tracy Leslie | Lysol | Pontiac | 120 | 3 | running |
| 6 | 30 | 45 | Greg Sacks | Hunters Specialties | Chevy | 120 | 0 | running |
| 7 | 20 | 3 | Steve Park | ACDelco | Chevy | 120 | 0 | running |
| 8 | 44 | 37 | Mark Green | Timber Wolf | Chevy | 120 | 0 | running |
| 9 | 26 | 4 | Jeff Purvis | Phoenix Construction | Chevy | 120 | 0 | running |
| 10 | 21 | 10 | Phil Parsons | Channellock | Chevy | 120 | 0 | running |
| 11 | 8 | 43 | Rodney Combs | Lance Snacks | Chevy | 120 | 0 | running |
| 12 | 5 | 00 | Buckshot Jones | Aquafresh | Pontiac | 120 | 0 | running |
| 13 | 34 | 96 | Stevie Reeves | Big A Auto Parts | Ford | 120 | 0 | running |
| 14 | 6 | 8 | Jeff Green | Team Monte Carlo | Chevy | 120 | 5 | running |
| 15 | 1 | 29 | Elliott Sadler | Team Monte Carlo | Chevy | 120 | 30 | running |
| 16 | 4 | 38 | Elton Sawyer | Barbasol | Ford | 119 | 0 | running |
| 17 | 19 | 1 | Hermie Sadler | DeWalt Tools | Chevy | 119 | 0 | running |
| 18 | 28 | 72 | Mike Dillon | Detroit Gaske | Chevy | 119 | 0 | running |
| 19 | 10 | 64 | Dick Trickle | Dura Lube | Chevy | 119 | 17 | running |
| 20 | 41 | 5 | Andy Hillenburg | Alka-Seltzer/Bayer | Chevy | 119 | 0 | running |
| 21 | 42 | 40 | Doug Heveron | Taylor Motorsports | Ford | 118 | 0 | running |
| 22 | 27 | 88 | Kevin Lepage | Hype | Chevy | 118 | 0 | running |
| 23 | 43 | 89 | Johnny Chapman | Sherwin-Williams | Ford | 117 | 0 | fuel |
| 24 | 29 | 49 | Kyle Petty | NOW | Chevy | 117 | 0 | running |
| 25 | 40 | 68 | Jamie Aube | Wegner Motorsports | Chevy | 117 | 0 | running |
| 26 | 32 | 47 | Jeff Fuller | Sunoco | Chevy | 116 | 0 | running |
| 27 | 12 | 17 | Tim Bender | Kraft Singles | Chevy | 112 | 0 | running |
| 28 | 23 | 97 | Doug Reid | MedPartners | Chevy | 109 | 0 | running |
| 29 | 9 | 6 | Joe Bessey | Power Team | Chevy | 98 | 0 | running |
| 30 | 45 | 48 | Dale Shaw | Unifirst Uniforms | Ford | 94 | 0 | running |
| 31 | 31 | 99 | Glenn Allen, Jr. | Luxaire | Chevy | 93 | 0 | running |
| 32 | 13 | 70 | Dale Fischlein | Titan Wheel | Chevy | 88 | 0 | running |
| 33 | 2 | 34 | Mike McLaughlin | Royal Oak Charcoal | Chevy | 81 | 0 | engine |
| 34 | 16 | 33 | Tim Fedewa | Kleenex | Chevy | 64 | 0 | crash |
| 35 | 25 | 60 | Mark Martin | Winn-Dixie | Ford | 63 | 0 | crash |
| 36 | 38 | 51 | Jim Bown | Bown Racing | Chevy | 58 | 0 | radiator |
| 37 | 36 | 57 | Jason Keller | Slim Jim | Chevy | 55 | 0 | rearend |
| 38 | 35 | 85 | Shane Hall | Luck's/Bama Foods | Chevy | 51 | 0 | running |
| 39 | 15 | 20 | Jimmy Spencer | Zippo | Chevy | 45 | 6 | crash |
| 40 | 22 | 9 | Jeff Burton | Track Gear | Ford | 44 | 0 | crash |
| 41 | 17 | 7 | Mike Wallace | Clabber Girl | Chevy | 42 | 0 | crash |
| 42 | 33 | 24 | David Hutto | Gateway Shell | Chevy | 28 | 0 | crash |
| 43 | 39 | 81 | Stanton Barrett | Power Bar | Chevy | 28 | 0 | crash |
| 44 | 37 | 35 | Lyndon Amick | Rockwell | Pontiac | 28 | 0 | crash |
| 45 | 11 | 32 | Dale Jarrett | White Rain | Ford | 11 | 0 | crash |
The Race::1997 Gargoyles 300 was a Busch Series - Busch North Series combination event that occured at Track::Daytona International Speedway on February 15, 1997. It was the season opener for both series. 1996 Busch Series champion Randy Lajoie started the year in first by holding Todd Bodine. Stats