The 1997 Interstate Batteries 500 was a Winston Cup (now Sprint Cup) event held at Texas Motor Speedway on April 6, 1997. In a race marred by crashes and water seepage woes, Jeff Burton emerged for his first career victory, holding off Dale Jarrett by four seconds. Jarrett expanded his points lead with the runner-up showing, holding off Terry Labonte (4th) by 95 markers.Stats