NASCAR Winston Cup Series Mountain Dew 500: Starting Grid

30 August 1997

DARLINGTON, SC - Starting grid for the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Mountain 
Dew Southern 500:
          
Ps.No.  Driver                 Sponsor                   Make Lap Time M.P.H.
-- ---- ----------------------------------------------------- -------- -------
Row  1 
 1  18  Bobby Labonte          Interstate Batteries      Pont 0:28.815 170.661
 2  94  Bill Elliott           McDonald's                Ford 0:28.840 170.513
Row  2 
 3  88  Dale Jarrett           Quality Care/Ford Credit  Ford 0:28.915 170.071
 4   6  Mark Martin            Valvoline                 Ford 0:28.949 169.871
Row  3 
 5  33  Ken Schrader           Skoal                     Chev 0:28.961 169.801
 6   8  Hut Stricklin          Circuit City              Ford 0:28.962 169.795
Row  4 
 7  24  Jeff Gordon            DuPont Automotive Refin   Chev 0:28.967 169.766
 8  90  Dick Trickle           Heilig-Meyers/Simmons     Ford 0:28.984 169.666
Row  5 
 9   4  Sterling Marlin        Kodak Gold Film           Chev 0:29.040 169.339
10  28  Ernie Irvan            Texaco Havoline           Ford 0:29.067 169.182
Row  6 
11  11  Brett Bodine           Close Call                Ford 0:29.069 169.170
12   7  Geoff Bodine           QVC                       Ford 0:29.075 169.135
Row  7 
13  22  Ward Burton            MBNA                      Pont 0:29.080 169.106
14  21  Michael Waltrip        CITGO                     Ford 0:29.083 169.088
Row  8 
15  16  Ted Musgrave           Family Channel/Primestar  Ford 0:29.090 169.048
16  99  Jeff Burton            Exide Batteries           Ford 0:29.135 168.787
Row  9 
17   5  Terry Labonte          Kellogg's Corn Flakes     Chev 0:29.154 168.677
18  30  Johnny Benson          Pennzoil                  Pont 0:29.155 168.671
Row  10 
19  37  Jeremy Mayfield        KMart/RCA Cola            Ford 0:29.171 168.578
20  42  Joe Nemechek           BellSouth                 Chev 0:29.174 168.561
Row  11 
21  10  Ricky Rudd             Tide                      Ford 0:29.205 168.382
22  12  Jeff Purvis            Opryland USA              Ford 0:29.206 168.376
Row  12 
23   9  Lake Speed             Melling Engine Parts      Ford 0:29.227 168.255
24  36  Derrike Cope           Skittles                  Pont 0:29.228 168.250
Row  13 
25  81  Kenny Wallace          Square D                  Ford 0:29.250 168.123
26  46  Wally Dallenbach, Jr.  First Union               Chev 0:29.264 168.043
Row  14 
27  78  Gary Bradberry         Hanes                     Ford 0:29.266 168.031
28  75  Rick Mast              Remington Arms            Ford 0:29.290 167.893
Row  15 
29  41  Steve Grissom          Kodiak                    Chev 0:29.304 167.813
30  23  Jimmy Spencer          Camel Cigarettes          Ford 0:29.309 167.785
Row  16 
31  25  Ricky Craven           Budweiser                 Chev 0:29.340 167.607
32  98  John Andretti          RCA                       Ford 0:29.363 167.476
Row  17 
33  31  * Mike Skinner         Lowe's                    Chev 0:29.383 167.362
34  40  * Robby Gordon         Coors Light               Chev 0:29.410 167.208
Row  18 
35  96  Todd Bodine            Caterpillar               Chev 0:29.447 166.998
36   3  Dale Earnhardt         GM Goodwrench Serv Plus   Chev 0:29.464 166.902
Row  19 
37  97  Chad Little            John Deere                Pont 0:29.483 166.794
38  17  Darrell Waltrip        Western Auto              Chev 0:29.589 166.197
Row  20 
39  44  Kyle Petty             Hot Wheels                Pont  Provsnl   0.000
40  43  Bobby Hamilton         STP                       Pont  Provsnl   0.000
Row  21 
41   1  Lance Hooper           R&L Carriers              Pont  Provsnl   0.000
42  29  * Jeff Green           Cartoon Network           Chev  Provsnl   0.000
Row  22 
43   2  Rusty Wallace          Miller Lite               Ford  Provsnl   0.000

DID NOT QUALIFY:

71  Dave Marcis            RealTree                  Chev
91  Greg Sacks             LJ Racing                 Chev
77  Morgan Shepherd        Jasper Engines            Ford
     
* Rookie of the Year Contender
     
Track Length      :  1.3660 Miles

NOTE: Rusty Wallace took a former champion's provisional to make the field.