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NASCAR Winston Cup Miller 400 Starting Grid

15 June 1997

BROOKLYN, MI -- Starting grid for the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Miller 
400:
          
Ps.No.  Driver                 Sponsor                   Make Lap Time M.P.H.
-- ---- ----------------------------------------------------- -------- -------
Row  1 
 1  88  Dale Jarrett           Quality Care/Ford Credit  Ford 0:39.201 183.669
 2  42  Joe Nemechek           Bell South                Chev 0:39.263 183.379
Row  2 
 3  25  Ricky Craven           Budweiser                 Chev 0:39.303 183.192
 4   4  Sterling Marlin        Kodak Gold Film           Chev 0:39.410 182.695
Row  3 
 5  16  Ted Musgrave           Family Channel/Primestar  Ford 0:39.474 182.399
 6  46  Wally Dallenbach, Jr.  First Union               Chev 0:39.482 182.362
Row  4 
 7  30  Johnny Benson          Pennzoil                  Pont 0:39.512 182.223
 8  18  Bobby Labonte          Interstate Batteries      Pont 0:39.526 182.159
Row  5 
 9  99  Jeff Burton            Exide Batteries           Ford 0:39.547 182.062
10  23  Jimmy Spencer          Camel Cigarettes          Ford 0:39.580 181.910
Row  6 
11   6  Mark Martin            Valvoline                 Ford 0:39.611 181.768
12  24  Jeff Gordon            DuPont Automotive Finish  Chev 0:39.616 181.745
Row  7 
13   7  Geoff Bodine           QVC                       Ford 0:39.630 181.681
14  29  Jeff Green             Cartoon Network           Chev 0:39.647 181.603
Row  8 
15  37  Jeremy Mayfield        KMart/RC Cola             Ford 0:39.681 181.447
16  31  * Mike Skinner         Lowe's                    Chev 0:39.687 181.420
Row  9 
17  90  Dick Trickle           Heilig-Meyers/Simmons     Ford 0:39.687 181.420
18   5  Terry Labonte          Kellogg's Corn Flakes     Chev 0:39.693 181.392
Row  10 
19   2  Rusty Wallace          Miller Lite               Ford 0:39.709 181.319
20  28  Ernie Irvan            Texaco Havoline           Ford 0:39.713 181.301
Row  11 
21  41  Steve Grissom          Kodiak                    Chev 0:39.715 181.292
22   3  Dale Earnhardt         GM Goodwrench Service     Chev 0:39.739 181.182
Row  12 
23  97  Chad Little            John Deere                Pont 0:39.739 181.182
24  43  Bobby Hamilton         STP                       Pont 0:39.773 181.027
Row  13 
25  71  Dave Marcis            RealTree                  Chev 0:39.787 180.964
26  94  Bill Elliott           McDonald's                Ford 0:39.303 183.192
Row  14 
27  22  Ward Burton            MBNA America              Pont 0:39.384 182.815
28  78  Billy Standridge       Hanes/Diamond Rio         Ford 0:39.493 182.311
Row  15 
29  96  * David Green          Caterpillar               Chev 0:39.529 182.145
30  33  Ken Schrader           Skoal                     Chev 0:39.538 182.103
Row  16 
31  27  Rick Wilson            David Blair Motorsports   Ford 0:39.559 182.007
32   1  Jerry Nadeau           R & L Carriers            Pont 0:39.566 181.974
Row  17 
33  81  Kenny Wallace          Square D                  Ford 0:39.610 181.772
34  10  Ricky Rudd             Tide                      Ford 0:39.625 181.703
Row  18 
35  11  Brett Bodine           Close Call                Ford 0:39.702 181.351
36   9  Lake Speed             Save Time Mobil           Ford 0:39.710 181.315
Row  19 
37   8  Hut Stricklin          Circuit City              Ford 0:39.730 181.223
38  21  Michael Waltrip        Citgo                     Ford 0:39.735 181.200
Row  20 
39  44  Kyle Petty             Hot Wheels                Pont  Provsnl   0.000
40  98  John Andretti          RCA                       Ford  Provsnl   0.000
Row  21 
41  75  Rick Mast              Remington Arms            Ford  Provsnl   0.000
42  36  Derrike Cope           Skittles                  Pont  Provsnl   0.000
Row  22 
43  17  Darrell Waltrip        Western Auto              Chev  Provsnl   0.000

NOTE: Darrell Waltrip took a former champion's provisional to make the field.

DID NOT QUALIFY:

91  Mike Wallace           Spam/Hormel Foods         Chev
77  Morgan Shepherd        Jasper Engines            Ford
95  Ed Berrier             Shoney's Inn              Chev
40  Greg Sacks             Coors Light               Chev
19  Gary Bradberry         Child Support Recovery    Ford
     
* Rookie of the Year Contender
     
Track Length      :  2.0000 Miles