Charlotte 2 first round qualifying

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1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Qualifying Results UAW/GM Quality 500 Charlotte Motor Speedway Race No. 28/October 1

Pos    No.                 Name         Make         Time Speed
1  7   Geoff Bodine        Frd          00:29.307    184.256
2  18  Bobby Labonte       Pon          00:29.389    183.742
3  6   Mark Martin         Frd          00:29.400    183.673
4  24  Jeff Gordon         Chv          00:29.447    183.380
5  88  Dale Jarrett        Frd          00:29.490    183.113
6  90  Dick Trickle        Frd          00:29.525    182.896
7  22  Ward Burton         Pon          00:29.530    182.865
8  12  Jeff Purvis         Chv          00:29.604    182.408
9  23  Jimmy Spencer       Frd          00:29.679    181.947
10 1   Morgan Shepherd     Pon          00:29.680    181.941
11 33  Ken Schrader        Chv          00:29.705    181.788
12 91  Kevin Lepage        Chv          00:29.709    181.763
13 36  Derrike Cope        Pon          00:29.721    181.690
14 16  Ted Musgrave        Frd          00:29.728    181.647
15 30  Johnny Benson       Pon          00:29.756    181.476
16 46  Wally Dallenbach Jr Chv          00:29.765    181.421
17 41  Steve Grissom       Chv          00:29.770    181.391
18 11  Brett Bodine        Frd          00:29.771    181.385
19 3   Dale Earnhardt      Chv          00:29.781    181.324
20 29  Jeff Green          Chv          00:29.800    181.208
21 4   Sterling Marlin     Chv          00:29.807    181.165
22 10  Ricky Rudd          Frd          00:29.816    181.111
23 98  John Andretti       Frd          00:29.822    181.074
24 42  Joe Nemechek        Chv          00:29.833    181.008
25 2   Rusty Wallace       Frd          00:29.845    180.935

Positions 1-25 will be guaranteed a starting position. The rest of the field will be determined following second-round qualifying.

26 96  David Green         Chv          00:29.904    180.578
27 77  Robert Pressley     Frd          00:29.912    180.530
28 99  Jeff Burton         Frd          00:29.914    180.517
29 21  Michael Waltrip     Frd          00:29.924    180.457
30 97  Chad Little         Pon          00:29.933    180.403
31 94  Bill Elliott        Frd          00:29.955    180.270
32 27  Rick Wilson         Frd          00:29.955    180.270
33 35  Todd Bodine         Chv          00:29.982    180.108
34 8   Hut Stricklin       Frd          00:29.992    180.048
35 78  Gary Bradberry      Frd          00:29.996    180.024
36 5   Terry Labonte       Chv          00:29.997    180.018
37 44  Kyle Petty          Pon          00:30.009    179.946
38 75  Rick Mast           Frd          00:30.016    179.904
39 40  Elliott Sadler      Chv          00:30.017    179.898
40 43  Bobby Hamilton      Pon          00:30.023    179.862
41 9   Lake Speed          Frd          00:30.026    179.844
42 31  Mike Skinner        Chv          00:30.034    179.796
43 37  Jeremy Mayfield     Frd          00:30.044    179.736
44 14  Steve Park          Chv          00:30.075    179.551
45 28  Ernie Irvan         Frd          00:30.086    179.485
46 25  Ricky Craven        Chv          00:30.167    179.004
47 81  Kenny Wallace       Frd          00:30.224    178.666
48 17  Darrell Waltrip     Chv          00:30.368    177.819
49 15  Greg Sacks          Frd          00:30.423    177.497
50 71  Dave Marcis         Chv          00:30.750    175.610