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Atlanta Motor Speedway
November 16, 1997 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 1.54-Mile Oval 325 Laps/501 Miles |
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| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries Pontiac | 325 | 185 | 158,600 | Running | |
| 2 | 3 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Quality Care / Ford Credit Ford | 325 | 175 | 79,600 | Running | |
| 3 | 9 | 6 | Mark Martin | Valvoline Ford | 325 | 170 | 60,300 | Running | |
| 4 | 7 | 29 | Jeff Green | Cartoon Network Chevrolet | 325 | 160 | 43,475 | Running | |
| 5 | 14 | 36 | Derrike Cope | Skittles Pontiac | 325 | 160 | 38,100 | Running | |
| 6 | 20 | 44 | Kyle Petty | Hot Wheels Pontiac | 324 | 155 | 34,075 | Running | |
| 7 | 40 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | STP Pontiac | 324 | 146 | 43,030 | Running | |
| 8 | 5 | 42 | Joe Nemechek | BellSouth Chevrolet | 324 | 147 | 35,950 | Running | |
| 9 | 2 | 22 | Ward Burton | MBNA America Pontiac | 323 | 143 | 39,425 | Running | |
| 10 | 12 | 30 | Johnny Benson Jr | Pennzoil Pontiac | 323 | 134 | 38,950 | Running | |
| 11 | 27 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Kodak Film Chevrolet | 323 | 130 | 41,975 | Running | |
| 12 | 23 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Texaco Havoline Ford | 323 | 132 | 41,050 | Running | |
| 13 | 35 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | Citgo Ford | 322 | 124 | 38,425 | Running | |
| 14 | 22 | 90 | Dick Trickle | Heilig-Meyers Ford | 322 | 121 | 28,975 | Running | |
| 15 | 25 | 14 | Steve Park | Burger King Chevrolet | 322 | 118 | 25,650 | Running | |
| 16 | 6 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service Plus Chevrolet | 322 | 120 | 43,075 | Running | |
| 17 | 37 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Refinishes Chevrolet | 322 | 112 | 41,155 | Running | |
| 18 | 24 | 97 | Chad Little | John Deere Pontiac | 321 | 114 | 27,440 | Running | |
| 19 | 38 | 37 | Jeremy Mayfield | Kmart / RC Cola Ford | 321 | 106 | 27,100 | Running | |
| 20 | 13 | 33 | Ken Schrader | Skoal Bandit Chevrolet | 321 | 103 | 33,685 | Running | |
| 21 | 4 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's Corn Flakes Chevrolet | 321 | 100 | 44,470 | Running | |
| 22 | 31 | 98 | John Andretti | RCA Ford | 320 | 97 | 33,055 | Running | |
| 23 | 28 | 31 | Mike Skinner | Lowe's Chevrolet | 320 | 94 | 25,740 | Running | |
| 24 | 42 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Winston / No Bull Ford | 320 | 91 | 32,425 | Running | |
| 25 | 8 | 27 | Kenny Irwin Jr | Winner's Circle Ford | 320 | 88 | 21,910 | Running | |
| 26 | 29 | 9 | Lake Speed | Advantage Camo Ford | 317 | 85 | 24,995 | Running | |
| 27 | 36 | 1 | Morgan Shepherd | R&L Carriers Pontiac | 317 | 82 | 31,780 | Running | |
| 28 | 15 | 41 | Steve Grissom | Kodiak Chevrolet | 317 | 79 | 31,565 | Running | |
| 29 | 26 | 91 | Kevin Lepage | Pionite Chevrolet | 317 | 76 | 21,505 | Running | |
| 30 | 19 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Square D Ford | 317 | 73 | 31,430 | Running | |
| 31 | 34 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | Family Channel / Primestar Ford | 315 | 70 | 30,865 | Running | |
| 32 | 33 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite Ford | 314 | 67 | 38,300 | Running | |
| 33 | 1 | 7 | Geoff Bodine | QVC Ford | 314 | 69 | 43,735 | Running | |
| 34 | 39 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Exide Batteries Ford | 313 | 61 | 36,170 | Running | |
| 35 | 16 | 75 | Rick Mast | Remington Arms Ford | 302 | 58 | 28,105 | Running | |
| 36 | 10 | 94 | Bill Elliott | McDonald's Ford | 274 | 55 | 28,040 | Clutch | |
| 37 | 11 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Tide Ford | 242 | 52 | 36,030 | Handling | |
| 38 | 30 | 46 | Wally Dallenbach Jr | First Union Chevrolet | 231 | 49 | 20,875 | Running | |
| 39 | 41 | 25 | Ricky Craven | Budweiser Chevrolet | 173 | 46 | 27,875 | Handling | |
| 40 | 43 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Parts America Chevrolet | 114 | 43 | 27,875 | Ignition | |
| 41 | 18 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Scandia / Bodine Ford | 57 | 40 | 29,375 | Handling | |
| 42 | 17 | 78 | Gary Bradberry | Hanes Ford | 50 | 37 | 20,875 | Accident | |
| 43 | 32 | 00 | Buckshot Jones | Aquafresh Pontiac | 38 | 34 | 20,875 | Accident |
Time of Race .: 3 Hours 7 Minutes 48 Seconds
Average Speed .:159.904
Margin of Victory .: 3.801 Seconds