NASCAR Winston Cup Series ACDelco 400: Results

27 October 1997

ROCKINGHAM, NC - Provisional results for the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 
ACDelco 400 held October 27, 1997 at North Carolina Motor Speedway:
          
Ps.Ql.No.  Driver                 Sponsor                   Make Laps  Notes
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 1 28  43  Bobby Hamilton         STP                       Pont 393   Running
 2  2  88  Dale Jarrett           Quality Care/Ford Credit  Ford 393   Running
 3  9  25  Ricky Craven           Budweiser                 Chev 393   Running
 4  6  24  Jeff Gordon            DuPont Automotive Refin   Chev 393   Running
 5 12  90  Dick Trickle           Heilig-Meyers/Simmons     Ford 393   Running
 6  3   6  Mark Martin            Valvoline                 Ford 393   Running
 7 33   5  Terry Labonte          Kellogg's Corn Flakes     Chev 393   Running
 8 26   3  Dale Earnhardt         GM Goodwrench Serv Plus   Chev 393   Running
 9 35   4  Sterling Marlin        Kodak Gold Film           Chev 393   Running
10 19  42  Joe Nemechek           BellSouth                 Chev 393   Running
11  1  18  Bobby Labonte          Interstate Batteries      Pont 392   Running
12  8  94  Bill Elliott           McDonald's                Ford 392   Running
13 27  77  Robert Pressley        Jasper Engines            Ford 392   Running
14 17  21  Michael Waltrip        CITGO                     Ford 392   Running
15 24  37  Jeremy Mayfield        KMart/RCA Cola            Ford 392   Running
16 16  97  Chad Little            John Deere                Pont 391   Running
17 30   9  Lake Speed             Advantage Camo            Ford 391   Running
18 18   2  Rusty Wallace          Miller Lite               Ford 391   Running
19  7   7  Geoff Bodine           QVC                       Ford 391   Running
20 14  36  Derrike Cope           Skittles                  Pont 391   Running
21 29  29  * Jeff Green           Cartoon Network           Chev 391   Running
22  5  44  Kyle Petty             Hot Wheels                Pont 391   Running
23 10  31  * Mike Skinner         Lowe's                    Chev 391   Running
24 37  41  Steve Grissom          Kodiak                    Chev 391   Running
25 23   8  Hut Stricklin          Circuit City              Ford 390   Running
26  4  22  Ward Burton            MBNA                      Pont 390   Running
27 15  96  David Green            Caterpillar               Chev 390   Running
28 39  28  Ernie Irvan            Texaco Havoline           Ford 389   Running
29 43  17  Darrell Waltrip        Western Auto              Chev 389   Runing 
30 38  33  Ken Schrader           Skoal                     Chev 389   Running
31 41  98  John Andretti          RCA                       Ford 389   Running
32 34  16  Ted Musgrave           Family Channel/Primestar  Ford 388   Running
33 32  14  Steve Park             Burger King               Chev 387   Running
34 31   1  Morgan Shepherd        R&L Carriers              Pont 387   Running
35 21  46  Wally Dallenbach, Jr.  First Union               Chev 386   Running
36 20  30  Johnny Benson          Pennzoil                  Pont 384   Running
37 25  81  Kenny Wallace          Square D                  Ford 379   Handlng
38 11  99  Jeff Burton            Exide Batteries           Ford 365   Handlng
39 42  40  Greg Sacks             Coors Light               Chev 339   Engine
40 13  10  Ricky Rudd             Tide                      Ford 241   Wreck
41 36  78  Gary Bradberry         Hanes                     Ford 239   Wreck
42 22  75  Rick Mast              Remington Arms            Ford 178   Camshft
43 40  23  Jimmy Spencer          Camel Cigarettes          Ford 111   Wreck
    
* Rookie of the Year Contender
    
Time of Race      : 3 hours, 17 minutes
Average Speed     : 121.730 mph
Margin of Victory : 0.941-second
Lap Leaders       : 20 lead changes among 9 drivers
                    BLabonte (Pole), Jarrett (1-15), BLabonte (16-74),
                    Jarrett (75-79), Gordon (80), GBodine (81-83),
                    Petty (84-85), Hamilton, (86-88), BLabonte (89-122),
                    Craven (123-192), Jarrett (193-194), GBodine (195),
                    Hamilton (196-213), JBurton (214-234), Jarrett (235-249),
                    TLabonte (250), Gordon (251-272), Craven (273-339),
                    Jarrett (340-375), Craven (376-377), Hamilton (378-393)
Cautions          : 5 cautions for 40 laps
Track Length      : 1.0170 Miles