NASCAR: Winston Cup Series Winston 500 Practice Times from Talladega

10 May 1997

TALLADEGA, AL - Practice times for the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Winston 
500:                                

Ps.No.  Driver                 Sponsor                   Make Lap Time M.P.H.
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 1  88  Dale Jarrett           Quality Care/Ford Credit  Ford 0:49.415 193.787
 2  29  Robert Pressley        Cartoon Network           Chev 0:49.446 193.666
 3  18  Bobby Labonte          Interstate Batteries      Pont 0:49.452 193.642
 4  94  Bill Elliott           McDonald's                Ford 0:49.649 192.874
 5  40  Joe Nemechek           Coors Light               Chev 0:49.704 192.661
 6  77  Bobby Hillin, Jr.      Jasper Engines            Ford 0:49.738 192.529
 7   9  Lake Speed             Ultra Shield              Ford 0:49.768 192.413
 8  43  Bobby Hamilton         STP                       Pont 0:49.770 192.405
 9  21  Michael Waltrip        Citgo                     Ford 0:49.775 192.386
10   7  Geoff Bodine           QVC                       Ford 0:49.804 192.274
11  17  Darrell Waltrip        Western Auto              Chev 0:49.809 192.254
12  75  Rick Mast              Remington Arms            Ford 0:49.810 192.251
13   2  Rusty Wallace          Miller Lite               Ford 0:49.818 192.220
14  98  John Andretti          RCA                       Ford 0:49.826 192.189
15  37  Jeremy Mayfield        KMart/RC Cola             Ford 0:49.851 192.092
16  10  Ricky Rudd             Tide                      Ford 0:49.861 192.054
17  28  Ernie Irvan            Texaco Havoline           Ford 0:49.867 192.031
18   5  Terry Labonte          Kellogg's Corn Flakes     Chev 0:49.906 191.881
19  81  Kenny Wallace          Square D                  Ford 0:49.917 191.838
20  11  Brett Bodine           Close Call                Ford 0:49.947 191.723
21  33  Ken Schrader           Skoal                     Chev 0:49.990 191.558
22  44  Kyle Petty             Hot Wheels                Pont 0:50.002 191.512
23   6  Mark Martin            Valvoline                 Ford 0:50.007 191.493
24  22  Ward Burton            MBNA America              Pont 0:50.012 191.474
25  71  Dave Marcis            RealTree                  Chev 0:50.020 191.443
26   8  Hut Stricklin          Circuit City              Ford 0:50.029 191.409
27   1  Morgan Shepherd        Delco-Remy/Cruisin Amer   Pont 0:50.048 191.336
28  25  Ricky Craven           Budweiser                 Chev 0:50.068 191.260
29  16  Ted Musgrave           Family Channel/Primestar  Ford 0:50.072 191.245
30  31  * Mike Skinner         Lowe's                    Chev 0:50.091 191.172
31  30  Johnny Benson          Pennzoil                  Pont 0:50.104 191.122
32  99  Jeff Burton            Exide Batteries           Ford 0:50.118 191.069
33  36  Derrike Cope           Skittles                  Pont 0:50.140 190.985
34  23  Jimmy Spencer          Camel Cigarettes          Ford 0:50.144 190.970
35  97  Chad Little            John Deere                Pont 0:50.164 190.894
36  24  Jeff Gordon            DuPont Automotive Refin   Chev 0:50.186 190.810
37  41  Steve Grissom          Kodiak                    Chev 0:50.222 190.673
38   3  Dale Earnhardt         GM Goodwrench Service     Chev 0:50.259 190.533
39   4  Sterling Marlin        Kodak                     Chev 0:50.304 190.363
40  90  Dick Trickle           Heilig-Meyers/Simmons     Ford 0:50.329 190.268
41  46  Wally Dallenbach, Jr.  First Union               Chev 0:50.466 189.752
42  96  * David Green          Caterpillar               Chev 0:50.761 188.649
43  20  Greg Sacks             Hardee's                  Ford 0:51.100 187.397
    
* Rookie of the Year Contender
    
Track Length      :  2.6600 Miles