Rockingham first round qualifying

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1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Qualifying Results AC Delco 400 North Carolina Motor Speedway Race No. 30/October 24

Pos No Name                Make         Time         Speed
1  18  Bobby Labonte       Pon          00:23.365    156.696
2  88  Dale Jarrett        Frd          00:23.391    156.522
3  6   Mark Martin         Frd          00:23.423    156.308
4  22  Ward Burton         Pon          00:23.499    155.802
5  44  Kyle Petty          Pon          00:23.539    155.538
6  24  Jeff Gordon         Chv          00:23.541    155.524
7  7   Geoff Bodine        Frd          00:23.542    155.518
8  94  Bill Elliott        Frd          00:23.548    155.478
9  25  Ricky Craven        Chv          00:23.551    155.458
10 31  Mike Skinner        Chv          00:23.553    155.445
11 99  Jeff Burton         Frd          00:23.563    155.379
12 90  Dick Trickle        Frd          00:23.575    155.300
13 10  Ricky Rudd          Frd          00:23.585    155.234
14 36  Derrike Cope        Pon          00:23.589    155.208
15 96  David Green         Chv          00:23.596    155.162
16 97  Chad Little         Pon          00:23.606    155.096
17 21  Michael Waltrip     Frd          00:23.611    155.063
18 2   Rusty Wallace       Frd          00:23.616    155.030
19 42  Joe Nemechek        Chv          00:23.618    155.017
20 30  Johnny Benson       Pon          00:23.621    154.998
21 46  Wally Dallenbach Jr Chv          00:23.621    154.998
22 75  Rick Mast           Frd          00:23.622    154.991
23 8   Hut Stricklin       Frd          00:23.642    154.860
24 37  Jeremy Mayfield     Frd          00:23.646    154.834
25 81  Kenny Wallace       Frd          00:23.650    154.808

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

26 3   Dale Earnhardt      Chv          00:23.676    154.638
27 77  Robert Pressley     Frd          00:23.683    154.592
28 43  Bobby Hamilton      Pon          00:23.686    154.572
29 29  Jeff Green          Chv          00:23.697    154.501
30 9   Lake Speed          Frd          00:23.700    154.481
31 1   Morgan Shepherd     Pon          00:23.710    154.416
32 14  Steve Park          Chv          00:23.724    154.325
33 5   Terry Labonte       Chv          00:23.746    154.182
34 16  Ted Musgrave        Frd          00:23.765    154.058
35 4   Sterling Marlin     Chv          00:23.767    154.046
36 78  Gary Bradberry      Frd          00:23.814    153.741
37 41  Steve Grissom       Chv          00:23.824    153.677
38 33  Ken Schrader        Chv          00:23.870    153.381
39 11  Brett Bodine        Frd          00:23.871    153.374
40 98  John Andretti       Frd          00:23.878    153.329
41 23  Jimmy Spencer       Frd          00:23.898    153.201
42 27  Kenny Irwin Jr      Frd          00:23.898    153.201
43 40  Greg Sacks          Chv          00:23.903    153.169
44 95  Ed Berrier          Chv          00:23.940    152.932
45 71  Dave Marcis         Chv          00:24.000    152.550
46 17  Darrell Waltrip     Chv          00:24.015    152.455
47 28  Ernie Irvan         Frd          00:24.025    152.391