NASCAR Winston Cup Series Hanes 500: First Round Qualifying Results
27 September 1997
MARTINSVILLE, VA - First round qualifying results for the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Hanes 500: Ps.No. Driver Sponsor Make Lap Time M.P.H. -- ---- ----------------------------------------------------- -------- ------- 1 22 Ward Burton MBNA Pont 0:20.272 93.410 2 6 Mark Martin Valvoline Ford 0:20.284 93.354 3 27 Kenny Irwin Hasbro/Action Perf Ford 0:20.328 93.152 4 8 Hut Stricklin Circuit City Ford 0:20.329 93.148 5 10 Ricky Rudd Tide Ford 0:20.347 93.065 6 81 Kenny Wallace Square D Ford 0:20.359 93.010 7 2 Rusty Wallace Miller Lite Ford 0:20.363 92.992 8 42 Joe Nemechek BellSouth Chev 0:20.394 92.851 9 33 Ken Schrader Skoal Chev 0:20.399 92.828 10 99 Jeff Burton Exide Batteries Ford 0:20.408 92.787 11 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Automotive Refin Chev 0:20.428 92.696 12 23 Jimmy Spencer Camel Cigarettes Ford 0:20.435 92.665 13 3 Dale Earnhardt GM Goodwrench Serv Plus Chev 0:20.439 92.646 14 4 Sterling Marlin Kodak Gold Film Chev 0:20.445 92.619 15 98 John Andretti RCA Ford 0:20.453 92.583 16 94 Bill Elliott McDonald's Ford 0:20.457 92.565 17 77 Robert Pressley Jasper Engines Ford 0:20.459 92.556 18 17 Darrell Waltrip Western Auto Chev 0:20.473 92.493 19 31 * Mike Skinner Lowe's Chev 0:20.478 92.470 20 18 Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries Pont 0:20.485 92.438 21 88 Dale Jarrett Quality Care/Ford Credit Ford 0:20.496 92.389 22 43 Bobby Hamilton STP Pont 0:20.500 92.371 23 16 Ted Musgrave Family Channel/Primestar Ford 0:20.521 92.276 24 9 Lake Speed Melling Engine Parts Ford 0:20.525 92.258 25 5 Terry Labonte Kellogg's Corn Flakes Chev 0:20.527 92.249 DID NOT QUALIFY: 26 28 Ernie Irvan Texaco Havoline Ford 0:20.529 92.240 27 96 David Green Caterpillar Chev 0:20.531 92.231 28 29 * Jeff Green Cartoon Network Chev 0:20.535 92.213 29 97 Chad Little John Deere Pont 0:20.544 92.173 30 46 Wally Dallenbach, Jr. First Union Chev 0:20.557 92.115 31 25 Ricky Craven Budweiser Chev 0:20.572 92.047 32 21 Michael Waltrip CITGO Ford 0:20.597 91.936 33 75 Rick Mast Remington Arms Ford 0:20.597 91.936 34 44 Kyle Petty Hot Wheels Pont 0:20.611 91.873 35 11 Brett Bodine Bodine Racing Ford 0:20.619 91.838 36 37 Jeremy Mayfield KMart/RCA Cola Ford 0:20.637 91.758 37 36 Derrike Cope Skittles Pont 0:20.657 91.669 38 40 Steve Park Coors Light Chev 0:20.669 91.615 39 7 Geoff Bodine QVC Ford 0:20.670 91.611 40 1 Morgan Shepherd R&L Carriers Pont 0:20.672 91.602 41 30 Johnny Benson Pennzoil Pont 0:20.678 91.576 42 78 Gary Bradberry Hanes Ford 0:20.688 91.531 43 90 Dick Trickle Heilig-Meyers/Simmons Ford 0:20.700 91.478 44 71 Dave Marcis RealTree Chev 0:20.783 91.113 45 41 Steve Grissom Kodiak Chev 0:20.880 90.690 * Rookie of the Year Contender Track Length : 0.5260 Miles NOTE: - Positions 1-25 are locked in for Sunday's Hanes 500. - Second round qualifying is scheduled for Saturday, September 27 at 11:30 am (EDT).