Atlanta starting grid

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1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Starting Grid NAPA 500 Atlanta Motor Speedway Race No. 32/November 15

Pos No Name                Make         Time         Speed
1  7   Geoff Bodine        Frd          00:28.074    197.478
2  22  Ward Burton         Pon          00:28.365    195.452
3  88  Dale Jarrett        Frd          00:28.414    195.115
4  5   Terry Labonte       Chv          00:28.420    195.074
5  42  Joe Nemechek        Chv          00:28.428    195.019
6  3   Dale Earnhardt      Chv          00:28.498    194.540
7  29  Jeff Green          Chv          00:28.515    194.424
8  27  Kenny Irwin Jr      Frd          00:28.519    194.397
9  6   Mark Martin         Frd          00:28.566    194.077
10 94  Bill Elliott        Frd          00:28.613    193.758
11 10  Ricky Rudd          Frd          00:28.628    193.657
12 30  Johnny Benson       Pon          00:28.646    193.535
13 33  Ken Schrader        Chv          00:28.666    193.400
14 36  Derrike Cope        Pon          00:28.692    193.225
15 41  Steve Grissom       Chv          00:28.698    193.184
16 75  Rick Mast           Frd          00:28.709    193.110
17 78  Gary Bradberry      Frd          00:28.724    193.009
18 11  Brett Bodine        Frd          00:28.729    192.976
19 81  Kenny Wallace       Frd          00:28.737    192.922
20 44  Kyle Petty          Pon          00:28.748    192.848
21 18  Bobby Labonte       Pon          00:28.776    192.661
22 90  Dick Trickle        Frd          00:28.779    192.640
23 28  Ernie Irvan         Frd          00:28.792    192.553
24 97  Chad Little         Pon          00:28.801    192.493
25 14  Steve Park          Chv          00:28.825    192.333
26 91  Kevin Lepage        Chv          00:28.858    192.113
27 4   Sterling Marlin     Chv          00:28.861    192.093
28 31  Mike Skinner        Chv          00:28.868    192.047
29 9   Lake Speed          Frd          00:28.895    191.867
30 46  Wally Dallenbach Jr Chv          00:28.903    191.814
31 98  John Andretti       Frd          00:28.913    191.748
32 00  Buckshot Jones      Pon          00:28.989    191.245
33 2   Rusty Wallace       Frd          00:28.995    191.205
34 16  Ted Musgrave        Frd          00:29.018    191.054
35 21  Michael Waltrip     Frd          00:29.029    190.981
36 1   Morgan Shepherd     Pon          00:29.043    190.889
37 24  Jeff Gordon         Chv          00:29.076    190.673
38 37  Jeremy Mayfield     Frd          00:29.086    190.607
39 99  Jeff Burton         Frd          Provisional
40 43  Bobby Hamilton      Pon          Provisional
41 25  Ricky Craven        Chv          Provisional         
42 23  Jimmy Spencer       Frd          Provisional       
43 17  Darrell Waltrip     Chv          Champion's Provisional

Did not qualify

   35  Todd Bodine         Pon          00:29.093    190.561
   77  Robert Pressley     Frd          00:29.129    190.326
   96  David Green         Chv          00:29.160    190.123 
    8  Hut Stricklin       Frd          00:29.220    189.733
   40  Greg Sacks          Chv          00:29.549    187.621
   95  Ed Berrier          Chv          00:29.730    186.478
   71  Dave Marcis         Chv          00:29.926    185.257 = rookie