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North Carolina Speedway
October 26, 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 | 28 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | STP Pontiac | 393 | 180 | 89,150 | Running | |
| 2 | 2 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Quality Care / Ford Credit Ford | 393 | 175 | 65,175 | Running | |
| 3 | 9 | 25 | Ricky Craven | Budweiser Chevrolet | 393 | 175 | 45,625 | Running | |
| 4 | 6 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Refinishes Chevrolet | 393 | 165 | 41,150 | Running | |
| 5 | 12 | 90 | Dick Trickle | Heilig-Meyers / Simmons Ford | 393 | 155 | 30,800 | Running | |
| 6 | 3 | 6 | Mark Martin | Valvoline Ford | 393 | 150 | 32,400 | Running | |
| 7 | 33 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's Corn Flakes Chevrolet | 393 | 151 | 38,400 | Running | |
| 8 | 26 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service Plus Chevrolet | 393 | 142 | 32,800 | Running | |
| 9 | 35 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Kodak Film Chevrolet | 393 | 138 | 32,200 | Running | |
| 10 | 19 | 42 | Joe Nemechek | BellSouth Chevrolet | 393 | 134 | 22,625 | Running | |
| 11 | 1 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries Pontiac | 392 | 135 | 36,875 | Running | |
| 12 | 8 | 94 | Bill Elliott | McDonald's Ford | 392 | 127 | 26,575 | Running | |
| 13 | 27 | 77 | Robert Pressley | Jasper Engines / Federal Mogul Ford | 392 | 124 | 14,975 | Running | |
| 14 | 17 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | Citgo Ford | 392 | 121 | 26,075 | Running | |
| 15 | 24 | 37 | Jeremy Mayfield | Kmart / RC Cola Ford | 392 | 118 | 19,675 | Running | |
| 16 | 16 | 97 | Chad Little | John Deere Pontiac | 391 | 115 | 18,475 | Running | |
| 17 | 30 | 9 | Lake Speed | Advantage Camo Ford | 391 | 112 | 18,175 | Running | |
| 18 | 18 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite Ford | 391 | 109 | 30,975 | Running | |
| 19 | 7 | 7 | Geoff Bodine | QVC Ford | 391 | 111 | 24,575 | Running | |
| 20 | 14 | 36 | Derrike Cope | Skittles Pontiac | 391 | 103 | 19,175 | Running | |
| 21 | 29 | 29 | Jeff Green | Cartoon Network Chevrolet | 391 | 100 | 17,775 | Running | |
| 22 | 5 | 44 | Kyle Petty | Hot Wheels Pontiac | 391 | 102 | 16,475 | Running | |
| 23 | 10 | 31 | Mike Skinner | Lowe's Chevrolet | 391 | 94 | 16,275 | Running | |
| 24 | 37 | 41 | Steve Grissom | Kodiak Chevrolet | 391 | 91 | 23,075 | Running | |
| 25 | 23 | 8 | Hut Stricklin | Circuit City Ford | 390 | 88 | 22,875 | Running | |
| 26 | 4 | 22 | Ward Burton | MBNA America Pontiac | 390 | 85 | 22,675 | Running | |
| 27 | 15 | 96 | David Green | Caterpillar Chevrolet | 390 | 82 | 15,475 | Running | |
| 28 | 39 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Texaco Havoline Ford | 389 | 79 | 27,375 | Running | |
| 29 | 43 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Parts America Chevrolet | 389 | 76 | 22,275 | Running | |
| 30 | 38 | 33 | Ken Schrader | Skoal Bandit Chevrolet | 389 | 73 | 21,675 | Running | |
| 31 | 41 | 98 | John Andretti | RCA Ford | 389 | 70 | 21,050 | Running | |
| 32 | 34 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | Family Channel / Primestar Ford | 388 | 67 | 18,950 | Running | |
| 33 | 32 | 14 | Steve Park | Burger King Chevrolet | 387 | 64 | 11,850 | Running | |
| 34 | 31 | 1 | Morgan Shepherd | R&L Carriers Pontiac | 387 | 61 | 18,750 | Running | |
| 35 | 21 | 46 | Wally Dallenbach Jr | First Union Chevrolet | 386 | 58 | 11,650 | Running | |
| 36 | 20 | 30 | Johnny Benson Jr | Pennzoil Pontiac | 384 | 55 | 18,625 | Running | |
| 37 | 25 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Square D Ford | 379 | 52 | 18,600 | Engine | |
| 38 | 11 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Exide Batteries Ford | 365 | 54 | 30,050 | Running | |
| 39 | 42 | 40 | Greg Sacks | Coors Light Chevrolet | 365 | 46 | 18,550 | Handling | |
| 40 | 13 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Tide Ford | 241 | 43 | 26,550 | Accident | |
| 41 | 36 | 78 | Gary Bradberry | Hanes Ford | 239 | 40 | 11,550 | Accident | |
| 42 | 22 | 75 | Rick Mast | Remington Arms Ford | 178 | 37 | 18,550 | Camshaft | |
| 43 | 40 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Camel Cigarettes Ford | 111 | 34 | 18,550 | Accident |
Time of Race .: 3 Hours 17 Minutes
Average Speed .:121.73
Margin of Victory .: 0.941 Second