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1997 NASCAR Busch Series Grand National Division Qualifying Results Kenwood Home & Car Audio 300 California Speedway Race No. 28/October 17 

Pos No Name                Make         Time         Speed
1  3   Steve Park          Chv          00:41.106    175.157
2  44  Bobby Labonte       Pon          00:41.194    174.783
3  33  Tim Fedewa          Chv          00:41.283    174.406
4  29  Elliott Sadler      Chv          00:41.338    174.174
5  17  Matt Kenseth        Chv          00:41.438    173.754
6  96  Stevie Reeves       Frd          00:41.462    173.653
7  89  Stanton Barrett     Frd          00:41.464    173.645
8  85  Shane Hall          Chv          00:41.474    173.603
9  64  Dick Trickle        Chv          00:41.480    173.578
10 80  Mark Krogh          Chv          00:41.528    173.377
11 7   Dale Earnhardt Jr.  Chv          00:41.556    173.260
12 99  Glenn Allen Jr.     Chv          00:41.557    173..256
13 4   Kevin Lepage        Chv          00:41.570    173.202
14 94  Ron Barfield        Frd          00:41.630    172.952
15 72  Mike Dillon         Chv          00:41.636    172.927
16 00  Buckshot Jones      Pon          00:41.649    172.873
17 21  Michael Waltrip     Frd          00:41.704    172.645
18 74  Randy LaJoie        Chv          00:41.708    172.629
19 56  Jeff Krogh          Chv          00:41.726    172.554
20 38  Elton Sawyer        Frd          00:41.739    172.501
21 1   Hermie Sadler       Chv          00:41.756    172.430
22 88  Kevin Schwantz      Chv          00:41.765    172.393
23 34  Mike McLaughlin     Chv          00:41.781    172.327
24 68  Chris Diamond       Chv          00:41.835    172.105
25 6   Joe Bessey          Chv          00:41.880    171.920

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

26 36  Todd Bodine         Pon          00:41.895    171.858
27 5   Terry Labonte       Chv          00:41.920    171.756
28 10  Phil Parsons        Chv          00:41.948    171.641
29 37  Mark Green          Chv          00:41.952    171.625
30 47  Robert Pressley     Chv          00:41.952    171.625
31 57  Jason Keller        Chv          00:41.967    171.563
32 22  Scott Lagasse       Chv          00:42.020    171.347
33 63  Tracy Leslie        Chv          00:42.028    171.314
34 20  Blaise Alexander    Chv          00:42.049    171.229
35 43  Dennis Setzer       Chv          00:42.095    171.042
36 2   Rusty Wallace       Frd          00:42.150    170.819
37 77  Ed Berrier          Frd          00:42.307    170.185
38 45  Jeff Fuller         Chv          00:42.650    168.816
39 09  Peter Gibbons       Chv          00:42.718    168.547
40 0   Johnny Chapman      Chv          00:42.773    168.330
41 48  Loy Allen           Frd          00:42.775    168.323
42 35  Lyndon Amick        Pon          00:42.829    168.110