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1997 ACDelco 400

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 30 of 32
Monday, October 27, 1997 at North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham, NC
393 laps on a 1.017 mile paved track (399.681 miles)

Time of race: 3:17:00
Average speed: 121.73 mph
Pole speed: 156.696 mph

Cautions: 5 for 40 laps
Margin of victory: .941 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 20

Glossary 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1997 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	28	43	Bobby Hamilton	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Pontiac	393	89150	running	37	180
2	2	88	Dale Jarrett	Quality Care / Ford Credit (Yates Racing)	Ford	393	65175	running	73	175
3	9	25	Ricky Craven	Budweiser (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	393	45625	running	139	175
4	6	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont Refinishes (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	393	41150	running	23	165
5	12	90	Dick Trickle	Heilig-Meyers / Simmons (Junie Donlavey)	Ford	393	30800	running	0	155
6	3	6	Mark Martin	Valvoline (Jack Roush)	Ford	393	32400	running	0	150
7	33	5	Terry Labonte	Kellogg's Corn Flakes (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	393	38400	running	1	151
8	26	3	Dale Earnhardt	GM Goodwrench Service Plus (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	393	32800	running	0	142
9	35	4	Sterling Marlin	Kodak Film (Larry McClure)	Chevrolet	393	32200	running	0	138
10	19	42	Joe Nemechek	BellSouth (Felix Sabates)	Chevrolet	393	22625	running	0	134
11	1	18	Bobby Labonte	Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs)	Pontiac	392	36875	running	93	135
12	8	94	Bill Elliott	McDonald's (Bill Elliott)	Ford	392	26575	running	0	127
13	27	77	Robert Pressley	Jasper Engines / Federal Mogul (Doug Bawel)	Ford	392	14975	running	0	124
14	17	21	Michael Waltrip	Citgo (Wood Brothers)	Ford	392	26075	running	0	121
15	24	37	Jeremy Mayfield	Kmart / RC Cola (Michael Kranefuss)	Ford	392	19675	running	0	118
16	16	97	Chad Little	John Deere (Jack Roush)	Pontiac	391	18475	running	0	115
17	30	9	Lake Speed	Advantage Camo (Harry Melling)	Ford	391	18175	running	0	112
18	18	2	Rusty Wallace	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Ford	391	30975	running	0	109
19	7	7	Geoffrey Bodine	QVC (Geoffrey Bodine)	Ford	391	24575	running	4	111
20	14	36	Derrike Cope	Skittles (Nelson Bowers)	Pontiac	391	19175	running	0	103
21	29	29	Jeff Green	Cartoon Network (Gary Bechtel)	Chevrolet	391	17775	running	0	100
22	5	44	Kyle Petty	Hot Wheels (Kyle Petty)	Pontiac	391	16475	running	2	102
23	10	31	Mike Skinner	Lowe's (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	391	16275	running	0	94
24	37	41	Steve Grissom	Kodiak (Larry Hedrick)	Chevrolet	391	23075	running	0	91
25	23	8	Hut Stricklin	Circuit City (Stavola Brothers)	Ford	390	22875	running	0	88
26	4	22	Ward Burton	MBNA America (Bill Davis)	Pontiac	390	22675	running	0	85
27	15	96	David Green	Caterpillar (Buz McCall)	Chevrolet	390	15475	running	0	82
28	39	28	Ernie Irvan	Texaco / Havoline (Yates Racing)	Ford	389	27375	running	0	79
29	43	17	Darrell Waltrip	Parts America (Darrell Waltrip)	Chevrolet	389	22275	running	0	76
30	38	33	Ken Schrader	Skoal Bandit (Andy Petree)	Chevrolet	389	21675	running	0	73
31	41	98	John Andretti	RCA (Cale Yarborough)	Ford	389	21050	running	0	70
32	34	16	Ted Musgrave	Family Channel / Primestar (Jack Roush)	Ford	388	18950	running	0	67
33	32	14	Steve Park	Burger King (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	387	11850	running	0	64
34	31	1	Morgan Shepherd	R&L Carriers (Richard Jackson)	Pontiac	387	18750	running	0	61
35	21	46	Wally Dallenbach, Jr.	First Union (Felix Sabates)	Chevrolet	386	11650	running	0	58
36	20	30	Johnny Benson, Jr.	Pennzoil (Chuck Rider)	Pontiac	384	18625	running	0	55
37	25	81	Kenny Wallace	Square D (Fil Martocci)	Ford	379	18600	engine	0	52
38	11	99	Jeff Burton	Exide Batteries (Jack Roush)	Ford	365	30050	running	21	54
39	42	40	Greg Sacks	Coors Light (Felix Sabates)	Chevrolet	365	18550	handling	0	46
40	13	10	Ricky Rudd	Tide (Ricky Rudd)	Ford	241	26550	crash	0	43
41	36	78	Gary Bradberry	Hanes (Jim Wilson)	Ford	239	11550	crash	0	40
42	22	75	Rick Mast	Remington Arms (Butch Mock)	Ford	178	18550	camshaft	0	37
43	40	23	Jimmy Spencer	Camel Cigarettes (Travis Carter)	Ford	111	18550	crash	0	34

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
44	Brett Bodine	11	Scandia / Bodine	Brett Bodine	Ford
45	Dave Marcis	71	RealTree Camouflage	Dave Marcis	Chevrolet
46	Ed Berrier	95	Feed the Children	Sadler Brothers	Chevrolet
47	Kenny Irwin, Jr.	27	Nerf / Winners Circle	David Blair	Ford

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	2	2
	3	13	11	weather
	14	113	100
	114	122	9	#23,10 accident backstretch
	123	249	127
	250	259	10	#78 spun turn 4
	260	271	12
	272	276	5	#99 spun turn 2
	277	366	90
	367	371	5	#40 stalled turn 4
	372	393	22
Percent of race run under caution: 10.2% Average green flag run: 58.8 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Dale Jarrett	1	15	15
Bobby Labonte	16	74	59
Dale Jarrett	75	79	5
Jeff Gordon	80	80	1
Geoffrey Bodine	81	83	3
Kyle Petty	84	85	2
Bobby Hamilton	86	88	3
Bobby Labonte	89	122	34
Ricky Craven	123	192	70
Dale Jarrett	193	194	2
Geoffrey Bodine	195	195	1
Bobby Hamilton	196	213	18
Jeff Burton	214	234	21
Dale Jarrett	235	249	15
Terry Labonte	250	250	1
Jeff Gordon	251	272	22
Ricky Craven	273	339	67
Dale Jarrett	340	375	36
Ricky Craven	376	377	2
Bobby Hamilton	378	393	16

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Jeff Gordon	4486
2	Mark Martin	4361	-125
3	Dale Jarrett	4341	-145
4	Jeff Burton	4095	-391
5	Terry Labonte	3947	-539
6	Dale Earnhardt	3936	-550
7	Bobby Labonte	3822	-664
8	Bill Elliott	3663	-823
9	Ted Musgrave	3389	-1097
10	Rusty Wallace	3351	-1135
11	Jeremy Mayfield	3335	-1151
12	Ken Schrader	3313	-1173
13	Ernie Irvan	3293	-1193
14	Johnny Benson, Jr.	3290	-1196
15	Ricky Rudd	3223	-1263
16	Kyle Petty	3162	-1324
17	Bobby Hamilton	3134	-1352
18	Ricky Craven	3028	-1458
19	Michael Waltrip	2964	-1522
20	John Andretti	2876	-1610
21	Jimmy Spencer	2862	-1624