The 1997 Winston Open was a Winston Cup (now Nextel Cup) All-Star qualifying event held at Lowe's Motor Speedway on May 17, 1997. Ricky Craven won his first Cup race of some form (despite the fact it was non-points paying), holding off Steve Grissom by half-a-second. For the first time in three years, Craven was the only driver to transfer into the Winston. Stats