| North Carolina Speedway
October 26, 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 | 4,486 | 30 | 10 | 22 | 23 | 9.1 |
| 2 | Mark Martin | 4,361 | 30 | 4 | 15 | 22 | 9.3 |
| 3 | Dale Jarrett | 4,341 | 30 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 10.1 |
| 4 | Jeff Burton | 4,095 | 30 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 11.7 |
| 5 | Terry Labonte | 3,947 | 30 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 12.7 |
| 6 | Dale Earnhardt | 3,936 | 30 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 12.2 |
| 7 | Bobby Labonte | 3,822 | 30 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 13.8 |
| 8 | Bill Elliott | 3,663 | 30 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 15.2 |
| 9 | Ted Musgrave | 3,389 | 30 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 17.8 |
| 10 | Rusty Wallace | 3,351 | 30 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 18.8 |
| 11 | Jeremy Mayfield | 3,335 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 17.8 |
| 12 | Ken Schrader | 3,313 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 18.2 |
| 13 | Ernie Irvan | 3,293 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 19.4 |
| 14 | Johnny Benson Jr | 3,290 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 18.2 |
| 15 | Ricky Rudd | 3,223 | 30 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19.6 |
| 16 | Kyle Petty | 3,162 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 19.8 |
| 17 | Bobby Hamilton | 3,134 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 20.6 |
| 18 | Ricky Craven | 3,028 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 19.4 |
| 19 | Michael Waltrip | 2,964 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 21.9 |
| 20 | John Andretti | 2,876 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 23.1 |
| 21 | Jimmy Spencer | 2,862 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 23.1 |
| 22 | Steve Grissom | 2,840 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 22.1 |
| 23 | Geoff Bodine | 2,838 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 20.5 |
| 24 | Ward Burton | 2,807 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 22.5 |
| 25 | Darrell Waltrip | 2,772 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 23.0 |