| North Carolina Speedway
February 23, 1997 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 1.02-Mile paved track 393 Laps/401 Miles |
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| Pos | Driver | Points | Starts | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 | Avg Fin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeff Gordon | 360 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 |
| 2 | Ricky Craven | 320 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4.0 |
| 3 | Terry Labonte | 316 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4.5 |
| 4 | Jeff Burton | 300 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 |
| 5 | Ricky Rudd | 298 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6.5 |
| 6 | Mark Martin | 285 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10.0 |
| 7 | Dale Jarrett | 274 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12.5 |
| 8 | Jeremy Mayfield | 265 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11.0 |
| 9 | Sterling Marlin | 263 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12.5 |
| 10 | Bill Elliott | 262 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13.0 |
| 11 | Ernie Irvan | 251 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14.5 |
| 12 | Ted Musgrave | 251 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 |
| 13 | Ward Burton | 236 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15.5 |
| 14 | Bobby Labonte | 221 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.5 |
| 15 | Brett Bodine | 221 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.5 |
| 16 | Mike Skinner | 220 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.5 |
| 17 | Morgan Shepherd | 210 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19.5 |
| 18 | Lake Speed | 209 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.5 |
| 19 | Dale Earnhardt | 205 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.0 |
| 20 | Geoff Bodine | 203 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21.0 |
| 21 | Darrell Waltrip | 201 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21.0 |
| 22 | Kyle Petty | 197 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.5 |
| 23 | Bobby Hamilton | 197 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.5 |
| 24 | Rusty Wallace | 190 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23.5 |
| 25 | Dave Marcis | 185 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.5 |