Gateway 300

World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway — January 1, 1997

Elliott Sadler

Winner

240

Laps

Entries

Leaders

Elliott Sadler won the 1997 Gateway 300 at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway on January 1, 1997, leading 33 of 240 laps. Jason Keller finished second; Dale Shaw rounded out the podium. The race featured 8 different leaders.

Race Details

Date

Wednesday, January 1, 1997

Track

World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway

Season

1997

Winner

Elliott Sadler

Leaders

8 drivers

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Pos	Start	+/-	Driver	Team	Laps	Interval	Status	Led	Pts
1	12	+11	Elliott Sadler	Diamond Ridge Motorsports	240	—	Running	33	180
2	34	+32	Jason Keller	KEL Racing	240	—	Running	—	170
3	19	+16	Dale Shaw	Phoenix Racing	240	—	Running	10	165
4	17	+13	Elton Sawyer	Akins-Sutton Motorsports	240	—	Running	16	160
5	20	+15	Mike McLaughlin	Cicci-Welliver Racing	240	—	Running	—	155
6	22	+16	Tim Fedewa	BACE Motorsports	240	—	Running	—	150
7	15	+8	Jeff Fuller	Laughlin Racing	240	—	Running	—	146
8	29	+21	Mark Green	Brewco Motorsports	240	—	Running	—	142
9	1	-8	Joe Bessey	Joe Bessey Racing	240	—	Running	—	138
10	41	+31	Dennis Setzer	Emerald Performance Group	240	—	Running	—	134
11	40	+29	Hermie Sadler	Diamond Ridge Motorsports	238	—	Running	—	130
12	39	+27	Kevin Lepage	Emerald Performance Group	235	—	DNF	—	127
13	28	+15	Brad Teague	PRW Racing	235	—	Running	—	124
14	3	-11	Glenn Allen Jr.	J&J Racing	233	—	Running	—	121
15	8	-7	Steve Park	Dale Earnhardt Inc.	230	—	Running	21	118
16	30	+14	Tracy Leslie	Hensley Racing	226	—	Running	—	115
17	14	-3	Randy LaJoie	BACE Motorsports	224	—	DNF	—	112
18	6	-12	Shane Hall	Stegall Motorsports	221	—	DNF - Engine	—	109
19	7	-12	Mike Dillon	Parker Racing	215	—	DNF - Crash	21	106
20	23	+3	Bobby Labonte	Labonte Motorsports	208	—	DNF - Crash	41	103
21	5	-16	Dick Trickle	Shoemaker Racing	208	—	Running	—	100
22	36	+14	Johnny Chapman	NorthStar Motorsports	205	—	DNF - Crash	—	97
23	16	-7	Phil Parsons	MSRP Motorsports	202	—	DNF - Crash	—	94
24	24	—	Todd Bodine	Team 34	198	—	Running	—	91
25	10	-15	Buckshot Jones	Buckshot Racing	194	—	Running	—	88
26	32	+6	Terry Labonte	Terry Labonte Inc.	192	—	DNF - Crash	—	85
27	11	-16	Matt Kenseth	Reiser Enterprises	164	—	DNF - Engine	—	82
28	37	+9	Lyndon Amick	Team Amick Motorsports	130	—	DNF	—	79
29	4	-25	Joe Nemechek	NEMCO Motorsports	128	—	DNF - Crash	74	76
30	35	+5	Mark Krogh	Excel Motorsports	125	—	DNF - Crash	—	73
31	31	—	Chris Diamond	Jerry Francis (Owner)	109	—	DNF - Engine	—	70
32	2	-30	Ricky Craven	Ricky Craven Motorsports	87	—	DNF - Crash	24	67
33	21	-12	Nathan Buttke	Mark III Racing	83	—	DNF - Engine	—	64
34	27	-7	Scott Lagasse	Super Sports Racing	81	—	DNF	—	61
35	38	+3	Kyle Petty	Shaver Racing	75	—	DNF - Crash	—	58
36	26	-10	Dale Fischlein	Mike Stegall Racing	75	—	DNF - Crash	—	55
37	13	-24	Robert Pressley	ST Motorsports	61	—	DNF - Crash	—	52
38	18	-20	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Dale Earnhardt Inc.	61	—	DNF - Crash	—	49
39	25	-14	Randy Porter	Porter Racing	46	—	DNF	—	46
40	33	-7	Jimmy Spencer	Crestinger Racing	37	—	DNF - Crash	—	43
41	9	-32	Danny Edwards Jr.	Wellrich Motorsports	7	—	DNF - Crash	—	40
42	42	—	Stevie Reeves	Donald Laird Racing	7	—	DNF - Crash	—	37

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the 1997 Gateway 300?

Elliott Sadler won the 1997 Gateway 300 at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway driving for Diamond Ridge Motorsports.

Where was the 1997 Gateway 300 held?

The 1997 Gateway 300 was held at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway on January 1, 1997.