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NASCAR Winston Cup Brickyard 400: Starting Grid

1 August 1997

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - Starting grid for the NASCAR Winston Cup Series,
Brickyard 400:
          
Ps.No.  Driver                 Sponsor                   Make Lap Time M.P.H.
-- ---- ----------------------------------------------------- -------- -------
Row  1 
 1  28  Ernie Irvan            Texaco Havoline           Ford 0:50.637 177.736
 2  42  Joe Nemechek           BellSouth                 Chev 0:50.690 177.550
Row  2 
 3  88  Dale Jarrett           Quality Care/Ford Credit  Ford 0:50.706 177.494
 4  17  Darrell Waltrip        Western Auto              Chev 0:50.886 176.866
Row  3 
 5   3  Dale Earnhardt         GM Goodwrench Serv Plus   Chev 0:50.981 176.536
 6  31  * Mike Skinner         Lowe's                    Chev 0:51.016 176.415
Row  4 
 7  10  Ricky Rudd             Tide                      Ford 0:51.083 176.184
 8  33  Ken Schrader           Skoal                     Chev 0:51.087 176.170
Row  5 
 9  96  * David Green          Caterpillar               Chev 0:51.093 176.149
10  26  Rich Bickle            KFC Team Twister          Chev 0:51.111 176.087
Row  6 
11  40  * Robby Gordon         Coors Light               Chev 0:51.115 176.074
12  43  Bobby Hamilton         STP                       Pont 0:51.121 176.053
Row  7 
13   4  Sterling Marlin        Kodak                     Chev 0:51.143 175.977
14  46  Wally Dallencach, Jr.  First Union               Chev 0:51.170 175.884
Row  8 
15  94  Bill Elliott           McDonald's                Ford 0:51.185 175.833
16  37  Jeremy Mayfield        KMart/RCA Cola            Ford 0:51.191 175.812
Row  9 
17  75  Rick Mast              Remington Arms            Ford 0:51.221 175.709
18  21  Michael Waltrip        CITGO                     Ford 0:51.232 175.671
Row  10 
19  41  Steve Grissom          Kodiak                    Chev 0:51.307 175.415
20  30  Johnny Benson          Pennzoil                  Pont 0:51.363 175.223
Row  11 
21  97  Chad Little            John Deere                Pont 0:51.386 175.145
22  16  Ted Musgrave           Family Channel/Primestar  Ford 0:51.391 175.128
Row  12 
23  92  Ron Barfield           New Holland               Ford 0:51.403 175.087
24  24  Jeff Gordon            DuPont Automotive Refin   Chev 0:51.412 175.056
Row  13 
25  18  Bobby Labonte          Interstate Batteries      Pont 0:51.416 175.043
26  29  * Jeff Green           Cartoon Network           Chev 0:51.092 176.153
Row  14 
27   9  Lake Speed             Delta Faucet              Ford 0:51.367 175.210
28  12  Jeff Purvis            Opryland USA              Ford 0:51.379 175.169
Row  15 
29  81  Kenny Wallace          Square D                  Ford 0:51.400 175.097
30  95  Ed Berrier             Feed the Children         Ford 0:51.425 175.012
Row  16 
31   6  Mark Martin            Valvoline                 Ford 0:51.453 174.917
32  36  Derrike Cope           Skittles                  Pont 0:51.458 174.900
Row  17 
33  99  Jeff Burton            Exide Batteries           Ford 0:51.467 174.869
34  27  Rick Wilson            David Blair Motorsports   Ford 0:51.478 174.832
Row  18 
35  98  John Andretti          RCA                       Ford 0:51.490 174.791
36  22  Ward Burton            MBNA                      Pont 0:51.500 174.757
Row  19 
37  91  Greg Sacks             LJ Racing                 Chev 0:51.520 174.689
38   5  Terry Labonte          Kellogg's Corn Flakes     Chev 0:51.536 174.635
Row  20 
39  44  Kyle Petty             Hot Wheels                Pont  Provsnl   0.000
40  23  Jimmy Spencer          Camel Cigarettes          Ford  Provsnl   0.000
Row  21 
41  25  Ricky Craven           Budweiser                 Chev  Provsnl   0.000
42  11  Brett Bodine           Close Call                Ford  Provsnl   0.000
Row  22 
43   2  Rusty Wallace          Miller Lite               Ford  Provsnl   0.000

NOTE: Rusty Wallace takes a former champion's provisional.

 1  Mike Wallace           R&L Carriers              Pont
90  Dick Trickle           Heilig-Meyers/Simmons     Ford
 7  Geoff Bodine           QVC                       Ford
78  Bobby Hillin           Hanes                     Ford
61  Tim Steele             HMS Die/Cimlinc           Ford
77  Morgan Shepherd        Jasper Engines            Ford
71  Dave Marcis            RealTree                  Chev
 8  Hut Stricklin          Circuit City              Ford
    
* Rookie of the Year Contender
    
Track Length      :  2.5000 Miles