1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series - Pontiac Excitement 400

Pontiac Excitement 400

The Pontiac Excitement 400 was held March 2 at Richmond International Raceway. Terry Labonte won the pole. The race was broadcast on ESPN.

Top Ten Results

  1. 2-Rusty Wallace
  2. 7-Geoff Bodine
  3. 88-Dale Jarrett
  4. 24-Jeff Gordon
  5. 43-Bobby Hamilton
  6. 10-Ricky Rudd
  7. 5-Terry Labonte
  8. 18-Bobby Labonte
  9. 30-Johnny Benson
  10. 44-Kyle Petty
  • This was the last Winston Cup race at Richmond International Raceway scheduled for the daytime (excluding two races that were rain-delayed from Saturday night), and the last time that the first Richmond race of the season was held in March, due to the cold, wet weather that is often seen at Richmond in late winter.

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