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1997 NAPA 500 qualifying results Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 32 of 32 Sunday, November 16, 1997 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA 325 laps on a 1.540 mile paved track (500.500 miles) Time of race: 3:07:48 Average speed: 159.904 mph Pole speed: 197.478 mph Cautions: 4 for 25 laps Margin of victory: 3.801 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 24 Glossary    1997 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1997 standings

Qualifying results for this race: Rank Driver Nbr Car Time Speed   1   Geoffrey Bodine 7 Ford 28.074   197.478   2   Ward Burton 22 Pontiac 28.365   195.452   3   Dale Jarrett 88 Ford 28.414   195.115   4   Terry Labonte 5 Chevrolet 28.420   195.074   5   Joe Nemechek 42 Chevrolet 28.428   195.019   6   Dale Earnhardt 3 Chevrolet 28.498   194.540   7   Jeff Green 29 Chevrolet 28.515   194.424   8   Kenny Irwin, Jr. 27 Ford 28.519   194.397   9   Mark Martin 6 Ford 28.566   194.077   10   Bill Elliott 94 Ford 28.613   193.758   11   Ricky Rudd 10 Ford 28.628   193.657   12   Johnny Benson, Jr. 30 Pontiac 28.646   193.535   13   Ken Schrader 33 Chevrolet 28.666   193.400   14   Derrike Cope 36 Pontiac 28.692   193.225   15   Steve Grissom 41 Chevrolet 28.698   193.184   16   Rick Mast 75 Ford 28.709   193.110   17   Gary Bradberry 78 Ford 28.724   193.009   18   Brett Bodine 11 Ford 28.729   192.976   19   Kenny Wallace 81 Ford 28.737   192.922   20   Kyle Petty 44 Pontiac 28.748   192.848   21   Bobby Labonte 18 Pontiac 28.776   192.661   22   Dick Trickle 90 Ford 28.779   192.640   23   Ernie Irvan 28 Ford 28.792   192.553   24   Chad Little 97 Pontiac 28.801   192.493   25   Steve Park 14 Chevrolet 28.825   192.333   26   Kevin Lepage 91 Chevrolet 28.858   192.113   27   Sterling Marlin 4 Chevrolet 28.861   192.093   28   Mike Skinner 31 Chevrolet 28.868   192.047   29   Lake Speed 9 Ford 28.895   191.867   30   Wally Dallenbach, Jr. 46 Chevrolet 28.903   191.817   31   John Andretti 98 Ford 28.913   191.748   32   Buckshot Jones 00 Pontiac 28.989   191.245   33   Rusty Wallace 2 Ford 28.995   191.205   34   Ted Musgrave 16 Ford 29.018   191.054   35   Michael Waltrip 21 Ford 29.029   190.981   36   Morgan Shepherd 1 Pontiac 29.043   190.889   37   Jeff Gordon 24 Chevrolet 29.076   190.673   38   Jeremy Mayfield 37 Ford 29.086   190.607   39   Todd Bodine 35 Pontiac 29.093   190.561   40   Jeff Burton 99 Ford 29.105   190.483   41   Robert Pressley 77 Ford 29.129   190.326   42   David Green 96 Chevrolet 29.160   190.123   43   Hut Stricklin 8 Ford 29.220   189.733   44   Bobby Hamilton 43 Pontiac 29.223   189.714   45   Ricky Craven 25 Chevrolet 29.355   188.861   46   Jimmy Spencer 23 Ford 29.371   188.758   47   Darrell Waltrip 17 Chevrolet 29.528   187.754   48   Greg Sacks 40 Chevrolet 29.549   187.621   49   Ed Berrier 95 Chevrolet 29.730   186.478   50   Dave Marcis 71 Chevrolet 29.926   185.257   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:   Todd Bodine (#35), Robert Pressley (#77), David Green (#96), Hut Stricklin (#8), Greg Sacks (#40), Ed Berrier (#95), Dave Marcis (#71), Tim Steele (#15-WD)