The 1997 Interstate Batteries 500 was the NASCAR Winston Cup Series car race held on April 6, 1997, at the Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. The race is the inaugural Series Cup race on the track, and that is the first time the Inter-State Battery serves as a sponsor for NASCAR. The race is the sixth of the NASCAR Winston Cup Series 1997 season. The car is the Chevrolet Monte Carlo Z34 with a 3.8L engine, the first of its kind to serve as a racing car. When qualifying was canceled due to rain, pole position was given to leader Dale Jarrett of Yates Racing. Terry Labonte of Hendrick Motorsports led the most laps with 104, while Jeff Burton of Roush Racing won the race.
Video 1997 Interstate Batteries 500
Penundaan traffic
As a result of the rain, in addition to qualifying canceled, many parking lots of flooded tracks. The owner of the track Eddie Gossage received help from the Texas Transportation Department, which closed part of Texas State Highway 170 to use it as a parking lot. Although the parking problem has been solved, traffic concerns arise, and on the day of the race, at 8 am, traffic on Interstate 35W stops 16 miles south of the track. Due to traffic, pianist Van Cliburn, who is scheduled to do the national anthem in the race, has his helicopter delayed and can not perform.
Maps 1997 Interstate Batteries 500
Race
The race starts with a car crash of 13 on the first lap. The accident was the first in a carcass-ridden race, with ten warnings and 73 laps under the yellow flag, the most in track history. At the end of the race, Jeff Burton leads, and leads the last 58 rounds of the race to win his first career Cup race. Dale Jarrett finished second, followed by Bobby Labonte, Terry Labonte, and Ricky Rudd.
Results
Top Ten best players
Standings after race
References
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