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).