NASCAR Winston Cup Brickyard 400 Preview: 2nd Round Qualifying Results
1 August 1997
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - Qualifying results for the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Brickyard 400: Ps.No. Driver Sponsor Make Lap Time M.P.H. -- ---- ----------------------------------------------------- -------- ------- 1 28 Ernie Irvan Texaco Havoline Ford 0:50.637 177.736 2 42 Joe Nemechek BellSouth Chev 0:50.690 177.550 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 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 7 10 Ricky Rudd Tide Ford 0:51.083 176.184 8 33 Ken Schrader Skoal Chev 0:51.087 176.170 9 96 * David Green Caterpillar Chev 0:51.093 176.149 10 26 Rich Bickle KFC Team Twister Chev 0:51.111 176.087 11 40 * Robby Gordon Coors Light Chev 0:51.115 176.074 12 43 Bobby Hamilton STP Pont 0:51.121 176.053 13 4 Sterling Marlin Kodak Chev 0:51.143 175.977 14 46 Wally Dallencach, Jr. First Union Chev 0:51.170 175.884 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 17 75 Rick Mast Remington Arms Ford 0:51.221 175.709 18 21 Michael Waltrip CITGO Ford 0:51.232 175.671 19 41 Steve Grissom Kodiak Chev 0:51.307 175.415 20 30 Johnny Benson Pennzoil Pont 0:51.363 175.223 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 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 25 18 Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries Pont 0:51.416 175.043 26 29 * Jeff Green Cartoon Network Chev 0:51.092 176.153 27 9 Lake Speed Delta Faucet Ford 0:51.367 175.210 28 12 Jeff Purvis Opryland USA Ford 0:51.379 175.169 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 31 6 Mark Martin Valvoline S Ford 0:51.453 174.917 32 36 Derrike Cope Skittles Pont 0:51.458 174.900 33 99 Jeff Burton Exide Batteries S Ford 0:51.467 174.869 34 27 Rick Wilson David Blair Motorsports S Ford 0:51.478 174.832 35 98 John Andretti RCA S Ford 0:51.490 174.791 36 22 Ward Burton MBNA S Pont 0:51.500 174.757 37 91 Greg Sacks LJ Racing Chev 0:51.520 174.689 38 5 Terry Labonte Kellogg's Corn Flakes S Chev 0:51.536 174.635 39 1 Mike Wallace R&L Carriers Pont 0:51.567 174.530 40 90 Dick Trickle Heilig-Meyers/Simmons Ford 0:51.629 174.321 41 23 Jimmy Spencer Camel Cigarettes P S Ford 0:51.647 174.260 42 7 Geoff Bodine QVC Ford 0:51.652 174.243 43 2 Rusty Wallace Miller Lite P S Ford 0:51.695 174.098 44 78 Bobby Hillin Hanes Ford 0:51.700 174.081 45 25 Ricky Craven Budweiser P Chev 0:51.713 174.037 46 44 Kyle Petty Hot Wheels P Pont 0:51.734 173.967 47 11 Brett Bodine Close Call P Ford 0:51.781 173.809 48 61 Tim Steele HMS Die/Cimlinc Ford 0:51.805 173.728 49 77 Morgan Shepherd Jasper Engines Ford 0:51.831 173.641 50 71 Dave Marcis RealTree Chev 0:51.922 173.337 51 8 Hut Stricklin Circuit City Ford 0:52.218 172.354 * Rookie of the Year Contender Track Length : 2.5000 Miles S = Stood on first round qualifying time P = Provisional starter