Wally Dallenbach has been named to drive the No. 50 Budweiser Chevrolet for the rest of the season for Hendrick Motorsports. Wally was born on May 23, 1963, in New Brunswick, N.J., and currently resides in Mooresville, N.C. with his wife, Robin, their daughter, Kate, and two sons, Jacob and Wyatt.

1997 review:
Team made 22 races but finished 30th or worse 16 times. In fairness, year started with intention of running partial schedule. Races were added as sponsor's behest, and with everything that was going on at Team SABCO, equipment and personnel just weren't ready.