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1997 NASCAR Thunder Special Suzuka qualifying results     Post Exhibition or unclassified race Sunday, November 23, 1997 at Suzuka Circuitland, Suzuka City, Japan 125 laps on a 1.394 kilometer road course (174.250 kilometers) Time of race: 2:20:22 Average speed: 74.537 kph Pole time: 80.608 seconds Cautions: 5 for 18 laps Margin of victory: 3.742 sec Attendance: 35000 Lead changes: 7 Glossary    Other Exhibition / Unclassified Races

Qualifying results for this race: Rank Driver Nbr Car Time Speed   1   Mark Martin 6 Ford 1:02.279   80.603   2   Jim Richards 09 Pontiac 1:02.605   80.184   3   Rusty Wallace 2 Ford 1:03.126   79.522   4   Mike Skinner 31 Chevrolet 1:03.445   79.122   5   Jack Sprague 5 Chevrolet 1:03.608   78.919   6   Geoffrey Bodine 7 Ford 1:03.745   78.750   7   Keiichi Tsuchiya 01 Ford 1:03.819   78.658   8   Wally Dallenbach, Jr. 46 Chevrolet 1:03.836   78.637   9   Ron Hornaday, Jr. 45 Chevrolet 1:03.869   78.597   10   Akihiko Nakaya 02 Ford 1:03.933   78.518   11   Randy LaJoie 74 Chevrolet 1:03.978   78.463   12   David Green 96 Chevrolet 1:04.162   78.238   13   Dale Earnhardt 3 Chevrolet 1:04.345   78.015   14   Scott Gaylord 67 Ford 1:04.412   77.934   15   Michael Waltrip 21 Ford 1:04.495   77.834   16   Bobby Hamilton 4 Chevrolet 1:04.732   77.549   17   Kenny Irwin, Jr. 28 Ford 1:04.810   77.456   18   Bill Sedgwick 9 Chevrolet 1:04.921   77.323   19   Butch Gilliland 38 Ford 1:04.972   77.263   20   Kevin Culver 98 Chevrolet 1:04.987   77.245   21   Lance Hooper 1 Pontiac 1:05.241   76.944   22   Rick Carelli 61 Chevrolet 1:05.295   76.880   23   Kenny Wallace 72 Chevrolet 1:05.306   76.867   24   Hideo Fukuyama 23 Ford 1:05.397   76.760   25   Sean Woodside 07 Pontiac 1:05.834   76.251   26   Ricky Craven 24 Chevrolet 1:07.097   74.816   27   Jeff Davis 14 Ford 1:07.863   73.971   28   Larry Gunselman 37 Ford 1:07.868   73.966   29   Kazuteru Wakida 29 Chevrolet 1:08.685   73.086   30   John Kinder 08 Chevrolet 1:09.158   72.586   OP: qualified via owners points PC: qualified as past champion PR: provisional QR: via qualifying race * - had to qualify on time Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:   not available