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North Carolina Speedway
February 23, 1997 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 1.02-Mile paved track 393 Laps/401 Miles |
| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Refinishes Chevrolet | 393 | 180 | 93,115 | Running | |
| 2 | 3 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Quality Care / Ford Credit Ford | 393 | 180 | 68,760 | Running | |
| 3 | 17 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Exide Batteries Ford | 393 | 170 | 42,260 | Running | |
| 4 | 10 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Tide Ford | 393 | 160 | 39,210 | Running | |
| 5 | 8 | 25 | Ricky Craven | Budweiser Chevrolet | 393 | 155 | 35,050 | Running | |
| 6 | 23 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite Ford | 393 | 150 | 35,325 | Running | |
| 7 | 15 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's Corn Flakes Chevrolet | 393 | 146 | 40,525 | Running | |
| 8 | 5 | 7 | Geoff Bodine | QVC Ford | 393 | 142 | 32,025 | Running | |
| 9 | 32 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Texaco Havoline Ford | 393 | 143 | 36,325 | Running | |
| 10 | 16 | 1 | Morgan Shepherd | Delco Remy America Pontiac | 393 | 134 | 31,575 | Running | |
| 11 | 27 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service Chevrolet | 393 | 130 | 32,000 | Running | |
| 12 | 28 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | Family Channel / Primestar Ford | 392 | 127 | 26,600 | Running | |
| 13 | 1 | 6 | Mark Martin | Valvoline Ford | 392 | 129 | 31,800 | Running | |
| 14 | 2 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries Pontiac | 392 | 121 | 30,150 | Running | |
| 15 | 22 | 9 | Lake Speed | Melling Engine Parts Ford | 392 | 118 | 27,550 | Running | |
| 16 | 24 | 37 | Jeremy Mayfield | Kmart / RC Cola Ford | 392 | 115 | 18,500 | Running | |
| 17 | 9 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Close Call Phone Card Ford | 392 | 112 | 25,100 | Running | |
| 18 | 6 | 33 | Ken Schrader | Skoal Bandit Chevrolet | 392 | 109 | 24,800 | Running | |
| 19 | 37 | 90 | Dick Trickle | Heilig-Meyers Ford | 392 | 106 | 17,450 | Running | |
| 20 | 35 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Kodak Film Chevrolet | 392 | 103 | 32,150 | Running | |
| 21 | 38 | 75 | Rick Mast | Remington Arms Ford | 392 | 100 | 23,900 | Running | |
| 22 | 43 | 94 | Bill Elliott | McDonald's Ford | 392 | 97 | 25,700 | Running | |
| 23 | 11 | 22 | Ward Burton | MBNA America Pontiac | 391 | 94 | 16,450 | Running | |
| 24 | 7 | 41 | Steve Grissom | Kodiak Chevrolet | 391 | 91 | 23,250 | Running | |
| 25 | 12 | 31 | Mike Skinner | Lowe's Chevrolet | 391 | 88 | 14,200 | Running | |
| 26 | 39 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | Citgo Ford | 390 | 85 | 22,940 | Running | |
| 27 | 21 | 30 | Johnny Benson Jr | Pennzoil Pontiac | 390 | 82 | 22,740 | Running | |
| 28 | 19 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | STP Pontiac | 390 | 79 | 27,690 | Running | |
| 29 | 20 | 44 | Kyle Petty | Hot Wheels Pontiac | 389 | 76 | 12,515 | Running | |
| 30 | 34 | 71 | Dave Marcis | RealTree Camouflage Chevrolet | 389 | 73 | 15,465 | Running | |
| 31 | 26 | 36 | Derrike Cope | Skittles Pontiac | 388 | 70 | 12,265 | Running | |
| 32 | 30 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Parts America Chevrolet | 388 | 67 | 14,715 | Running | |
| 33 | 41 | 40 | Robby Gordon | Coors Light Chevrolet | 388 | 64 | 19,640 | Running | |
| 34 | 25 | 98 | John Andretti | RCA Ford | 388 | 61 | 19,015 | Running | |
| 35 | 33 | 42 | Joe Nemechek | BellSouth Chevrolet | 387 | 58 | 11,915 | Running | |
| 36 | 29 | 8 | Hut Stricklin | Circuit City Ford | 379 | 55 | 18,840 | Running | |
| 37 | 18 | 29 | Robert Pressley | Cartoon Network Chevrolet | 334 | 52 | 11,800 | Accident | |
| 38 | 14 | 96 | David Green | Caterpillar Chevrolet | 303 | 54 | 11,730 | Running | |
| 39 | 36 | 20 | Greg Sacks | Hardee's Ford | 271 | 46 | 11,730 | Engine | |
| 40 | 40 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Camel Cigarettes Ford | 264 | 43 | 19,730 | Overheating | |
| 41 | 13 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Square D Ford | 180 | 40 | 18,730 | Engine | |
| 42 | 31 | 77 | Bobby Hillin Jr | Jasper Engines / Federal Mogul Ford | 136 | 37 | 11,730 | Engine | |
| 43 | 42 | 19 | Loy Allen Jr | Child Support Recovery Ford | 68 | 34 | 11,730 | Clutch |
Time of Race .: 3 Hours 17 Minutes 35 Seconds
Average Speed .:121.371
Margin of Victory .: 2.692 Seconds