NASCAR Winston Cup Series DieHard 500: First Round Qualifying Results

11 October 1997

TALLADEGA, AL - First round qualifying results for the NASCAR Winston Cup 
Series, DieHard 500:
          
Ps.No.  Driver                 Sponsor                   Make Lap Time M.P.H.
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 1  28  Ernie Irvan            Texaco Havoline           Ford 0:49.547 193.271
 2  98  John Andretti          RCA                       Ford 0:49.574 193.166
 3  23  Jimmy Spencer          Camel Cigarettes          Ford 0:49.674 192.777
 4  99  Jeff Burton            Exide Batteries           Ford 0:49.690 192.715
 5  36  Derrike Cope           Skittles                  Pont 0:49.691 192.711
 6   5  Terry Labonte          Kellogg's Corn Flakes     Chev 0:49.716 192.614
 7  18  Bobby Labonte          Interstate Batteries      Pont 0:49.755 192.463
 8  24  Jeff Gordon            DuPont Automotive Refin   Chev 0:49.771 192.401
 9   2  Rusty Wallace          Miller Lite               Ford 0:49.773 192.393
10  94  Bill Elliott           McDonald's                Ford 0:49.783 192.355
11  77  Robert Pressley        Jasper Engines            Ford 0:49.787 192.339
12   3  Dale Earnhardt         GM Goodwrench Serv Plus   Chev 0:49.820 192.212
13  42  Joe Nemechek           BellSouth                 Chev 0:49.834 192.158
14  33  Ken Schrader           Skoal                     Chev 0:49.848 192.104
15  25  Ricky Craven           Budweiser                 Chev 0:49.870 192.019
16  31  * Mike Skinner         Lowe's                    Chev 0:49.922 191.819
17  11  Brett Bodine           Bodine Racing             Ford 0:49.932 191.781
18  88  Dale Jarrett           Quality Care/Ford Credit  Ford 0:49.959 191.677
19  30  Johnny Benson          Pennzoil                  Pont 0:50.009 191.486
20   9  Lake Speed             Melling Engine Parts      Ford 0:50.040 191.367
21  90  Dick Trickle           Heilig-Meyers/Simmons     Ford 0:50.065 191.271
22  41  Steve Grissom          Kodiak                    Chev 0:50.077 191.226
23  75  Rick Mast              Remington Arms            Ford 0:50.080 191.214
24  46  Wally Dallenbach, Jr.  First Union               Chev 0:50.115 191.081
25   7  Geoff Bodine           QVC                       Ford 0:50.118 191.069

DID NOT QUALIFY:

26  21  Michael Waltrip        CITGO                     Ford 0:50.170 190.871
27  40  Greg Sacks             Coors Light               Chev 0:50.232 190.635
28   1  Morgan Shepherd        R&L Carriers              Pont 0:50.249 190.571
29   4  Sterling Marlin        Kodak Gold Film           Chev 0:50.253 190.556
30   6  Mark Martin            Valvoline                 Ford 0:50.283 190.442
31  71  Dave Marcis            RealTree                  Chev 0:50.291 190.412
32  17  Darrell Waltrip        Western Auto              Chev 0:50.361 190.147
33  81  Kenny Wallace          Square D                  Ford 0:50.376 190.091
34  10  Ricky Rudd             Tide                      Ford 0:50.421 189.921
35  43  Bobby Hamilton         STP                       Pont 0:50.459 189.778
36  22  Ward Burton            MBNA                      Pont 0:50.459 189.778
37  91  Kevin Lepage           Pionite                   Chev 0:50.485 189.680
38  29  * Jeff Green           Cartoon Network           Chev 0:50.528 189.519
39  44  Kyle Petty             Hot Wheels                Pont 0:50.568 189.369
40  16  Ted Musgrave           Family Channel/Primestar  Ford 0:50.634 189.122
41  78  Gary Bradberry         Hanes                     Ford 0:50.636 189.114
42  37  Jeremy Mayfield        KMart/RCA Cola            Ford 0:50.647 189.073
43  47  Billy Standridge       Standridge Racing         Ford 0:50.705 188.857
44  97  Chad Little            John Deere                Pont 0:50.736 188.742
45  96  David Green            Caterpillar               Chev 0:50.795 188.522
46   8  Hut Stricklin          Circuit City              Ford 0:50.944 187.971
47  95  Ed Berrier             Sadler Racing             Chev 0:51.304 186.652
    
* Rookie of the Year Contender
     
Track Length      :  2.6600 Miles

NOTE: - Positions 1-25 are locked in for Sunday's DieHard 500.
      - Second round qualifying is scheduled for Saturday at 10:45 am (CDT).


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