Primestar 500

Atlanta Motor Speedway — March 9, 1997

Dale Jarrett
Winner
328
Laps
42
Entries
7
Leaders

Dale Jarrett won the 1997 Primestar 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on March 9, 1997, leading 253 of 328 laps. Ernie Irvan finished second; Morgan Shepherd rounded out the podium. The race featured 7 different leaders.

Race Details
Date
Sunday, March 9, 1997
Track
Atlanta Motor Speedway
Season
1997
Winner
Leaders
7 drivers
Pos Start +/- Driver
1 9 +8 Dale Jarrett
2 17 +15 Ernie Irvan
3 21 +18 Morgan Shepherd
4 29 +25 Bobby Labonte
5 27 +22 Jeff Burton
6 2 -4 Mark Martin
7 31 +24 Michael Waltrip
8 26 +18 Dale Earnhardt
9 22 +13 Terry Labonte
10 18 +8 Bobby Hamilton
11 40 +29 Johnny Benson
12 36 +24 Ward Burton
13 30 +17 Kyle Petty
14 1 -13 Robby Gordon
15 33 +18 John Andretti
16 3 -13 Darrell Waltrip
17 16 -1 Rick Mast
18 41 +23 Brett Bodine
19 32 +13 Chad Little
20 8 -12 Geoffrey Bodine
21 24 +3 Mike Skinner
22 6 -16 Lake Speed
23 20 -3 Sterling Marlin
24 19 -5 David Green
25 35 +10 Ken Schrader
26 37 +11 Mike Wallace
27 28 +1 Greg Sacks
28 4 -24 Dick Trickle
29 10 -19 Kenny Wallace
30 25 -5 Ricky Rudd
31 38 +7 Rusty Wallace
32 12 -20 Jimmy Spencer
33 39 +6 Steve Grissom
34 7 -27 Ted Musgrave
35 13 -22 Ricky Craven
36 11 -25 Billy Standridge
37 14 -23 Jeremy Mayfield
38 15 -23 Bill Elliott
39 42 +3 Joe Nemechek
40 34 -6 Gary Bradberry
41 5 -36 Hut Stricklin
42 23 -19 Jeff Gordon

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Who won the 1997 Primestar 500?
Dale Jarrett won the 1997 Primestar 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Where was the 1997 Primestar 500 held?
The 1997 Primestar 500 was held at Atlanta Motor Speedway on March 9, 1997.