NASCAR: Starting Grid for the Rescheduled Winston Cup Series Winston 500

8 May 1997

TALLADEGA, AL -- Starting grid for the rescheduled NASCAR Winston Cup 
Series, Winston 500:

Ps.No.  Driver                 Sponsor                    Make Lap Time M.P.H.
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Row  1 
 1  98  John Andretti          RCA                       Ford 0:49.456 193.627
 2  77  Bobby Hillin, Jr.      Jasper Engines            Ford 0:49.547 193.271
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Row  2 
 3   3  Dale Earnhardt         GM Goodwrench Service     Chev 0:49.694 192.699
 4   2  Rusty Wallace          Miller Lite               Ford 0:49.772 192.397
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Row  3 
 5  31  * Mike Skinner         Lowe's                    Chev 0:49.786 192.343
 6  33  Ken Schrader           Skoal                     Chev 0:49.799 192.293
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Row  4 
 7  28  Ernie Irvan            Texaco Havoline           Ford 0:49.869 192.023
 8  18  Bobby Labonte          Interstate Batteries      Pont 0:49.952 191.704
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Row  5 
 9  88  Dale Jarrett           Quality Care/Ford Credit  Ford 0:49.986 191.574
10  94  Bill Elliott           McDonald's                Ford 0:50.008 191.489
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Row  6 
11  24  Jeff Gordon            DuPont Automotive Refin   Chev 0:50.057 191.302
12  36  Derrike Cope           Skittles                  Pont 0:50.068 191.260
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Row  7 
13  20  Greg Sacks             Hardee's                  Ford 0:50.088 191.184
14   9  Lake Speed             ACE Hardware              Ford 0:50.121 191.058
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Row  8 
15  75  Rick Mast              Remington Arms            Ford 0:50.156 190.924
16   4  Sterling Marlin        Kodak                     Chev 0:50.186 190.810
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Row  9 
17  30  Johnny Benson          Pennzoil                  Pont 0:50.217 190.692
18   6  Mark Martin            Valvoline                 Ford 0:50.323 190.291
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Row  10 
19   7  Geoff Bodine           QVC                       Ford 0:50.332 190.257
20  23  Jimmy Spencer          Camel Cigarettes          Ford 0:50.352 190.181
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Row  11 
21  44  Kyle Petty             Hot Wheels                Pont 0:50.427 189.898
22  29  Robert Pressley        Cartoon Network           Chev 0:50.448 189.819
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Row  12 
23   8  Hut Stricklin          Circuit City              Ford 0:50.462 189.767
24  41  Steve Grissom          Kodiak                    Chev 0:50.489 189.665
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Row  13 
25  22  Ward Burton            MBNA America              Pont 0:50.546 189.451
26  90  Dick Trickle           Heilig-Meyers/Simmons     Ford 0:50.557 189.410
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Row  14
27  46  Wally Dallenbach, Jr.  First Union               Chev 0:50.584 189.309
28  21  Michael Waltrip        Citgo                     Ford 0:50.603 189.238
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Row  15 
29  10  Ricky Rudd             Tide                      Ford 0:50.619 189.178
30  81  Kenny Wallace          Square D                  Ford 0:50.627 189.148
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Row  16 
31  11  Brett Bodine           Close Call                Ford 0:50.629 189.141
32  40  * Robby Gordon         Coors Light               Chev 0:50.643 189.088
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Row  17 
33  25  Ricky Craven           Budweiser                 Chev 0:50.646 189.077
34  96  * David Green          Caterpillar               Chev 0:50.657 189.036
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Row  18 
35  43  Bobby Hamilton         STP                       Pont 0:50.672 188.980
36   5  Terry Labonte          Kellogg's Corn Flakes     Chev 0:50.681 188.947
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Row  19 
37  71  Dave Marcis            RealTree                  Chev 0:50.729 188.768
38  16  Ted Musgrave           Family Channel/Primestar  Ford 0:50.759 188.656
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Row  20 
39  99  Jeff Burton            Exide Batteries           Ford  Provsnl   0.000
40  37  Jeremy Mayfield        KMart/RC Cola             Ford  Provsnl   0.000
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Row  21 
41   1  Morgan Shepherd        Delco-Remy/Cruisin Amer   Pont  Provsnl   0.000
42  97  Chad Little            John Deere                Pont  Provsnl   0.000
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Row  22 
43  17  Darrell Waltrip        Western Auto              Chev  Provsnl   0.000
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Field was set April 26th

Race is scheduled to start 1:30 PM (eastern) on SATURDAY May, 10

NOTE: Second round qualifying was rained out. Starting grid based on first 
round qualifying times. 

Darrell Waltrip takes a former champion's provisional.

* = Rookie of the Year Contender

Track Length      :  2.6600 Miles