NASCAR Winston Cup Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400: Miscellaneous Awards
7 September 1997
RICHMOND, VA - Unofficial winners in the various NASCAR Winston Cup programs for which awards were posted in the NASCAR Exide Batteries 400 on September 6, 1997 at Richmond International Raceway: UNOCAL 76 Challenge ($91,200) : Rolls over to $106,400 at New Hampshire International Speedway NASCAR Winston Cup Leader Bonus ($10,000) : Rolls over to $20,000 at New Hampshire International Speedway Gatorade Front Runner Award ($10,000) : Jeff Burton #99 Exide Batteries MCI Fast Pace Award ($5,000) : Bill Elliott #94 McDonald's Ford Lap 17 22.614 seconds/119.595 mph RCA Pit Strategy Award ($5,000) : Tony Glober #42 BellSouth Chevrolet Opryland Great Entertainment Award ($4,000) : Dale Jarrett/Jeff Burton True Value Man of the Race ($2,000) : Dale Jarrett #88 Quality Care/Ford Credit Ford Plasti-Kote Winning Finish ($2,000) : Todd Parrott #88 Quality Care/Ford Credit Ford Western Auto Mechanic of the Race ($2,000) : Buddy Parrott #99 Exide Batteries Ford Raybestos Top Stopper Award ($2,000) : Dale Jarrett Exide All Charged Up Award ($2,000) : Ted Musgrave #16 Family Channel/Primestar Ford Goody's Headache Award ($1,750) : Bobby Hamilton #43 STP Pontiac NASCAR Winston Cup Rookie of the Race ($1,000) : Mike Skinner #31 Lowe's Chevrolet