NASCAR Winston Cup Series ACDelco 400: 1st Round Qualifying Results

24 October 1997

ROCKINGHAM, NC - First round qualifying results for the NASCAR Winston Cup 
Series, ACDelco 400:
          
Ps.No.  Driver                 Sponsor                   Make Lap Time M.P.H.
-- ---- ----------------------------------------------------- -------- -------
 1  18  Bobby Labonte          Interstate Batteries      Pont 0:23.365 156.696
 2  88  Dale Jarrett           Quality Care/Ford Credit  Ford 0:23.391 156.522
 3   6  Mark Martin            Valvoline                 Ford 0:23.423 156.308
 4  22  Ward Burton            MBNA                      Pont 0:23.499 155.802
 5  44  Kyle Petty             Hot Wheels                Pont 0:23.539 155.538
 6  24  Jeff Gordon            DuPont Automotive Refin   Chev 0:23.541 155.524
 7   7  Geoff Bodine           QVC                       Ford 0:23.542 155.518
 8  94  Bill Elliott           McDonald's                Ford 0:23.548 155.478
 9  25  Ricky Craven           Budweiser                 Chev 0:23.551 155.458
10  31  * Mike Skinner         Lowe's                    Chev 0:23.553 155.445
11  99  Jeff Burton            Exide Batteries           Ford 0:23.563 155.379
12  90  Dick Trickle           Heilig-Meyers/Simmons     Ford 0:23.575 155.300
13  10  Ricky Rudd             Tide                      Ford 0:23.585 155.234
14  36  Derrike Cope           Skittles                  Pont 0:23.589 155.208
15  96  David Green            Caterpillar               Chev 0:23.596 155.162
16  97  Chad Little            John Deere                Pont 0:23.606 155.096
17  21  Michael Waltrip        CITGO                     Ford 0:23.611 155.063
18   2  Rusty Wallace          Miller Lite               Ford 0:23.616 155.030
19  42  Joe Nemechek           BellSouth                 Chev 0:23.618 155.017
20  30  Johnny Benson          Pennzoil                  Pont 0:23.621 154.998
21  46  Wally Dallenbach, Jr.  First Union               Chev 0:23.621 154.998
22  75  Rick Mast              Remington Arms            Ford 0:23.622 154.991
23   8  Hut Stricklin          Circuit City              Ford 0:23.642 154.860
24  37  Jeremy Mayfield        KMart/RCA Cola            Ford 0:23.646 154.834
25  81  Kenny Wallace          Square D                  Ford 0:23.650 154.808

DID NOT QUALIFY:

26   3  Dale Earnhardt         GM Goodwrench Serv Plus   Chev 0:23.676 154.638
27  77  Robert Pressley        Jasper Engines            Ford 0:23.683 154.592
28  43  Bobby Hamilton         STP                       Pont 0:23.686 154.572
29  29  * Jeff Green           Cartoon Network           Chev 0:23.697 154.501
30   9  Lake Speed             Advantage Camo            Ford 0:23.700 154.481
31   1  Morgan Shepherd        R&L Carriers              Pont 0:23.710 154.416
32  14  Steve Park             Burger King               Chev 0:23.724 154.325
33   5  Terry Labonte          Kellogg's Corn Flakes     Chev 0:23.746 154.182
34  16  Ted Musgrave           Family Channel/Primestar  Ford 0:23.765 154.058
35   4  Sterling Marlin        Kodak Gold Film           Chev 0:23.767 154.046
36  78  Gary Bradberry         Hanes                     Ford 0:23.814 153.741
37  41  Steve Grissom          Kodiak                    Chev 0:23.824 153.677
38  33  Ken Schrader           Skoal                     Chev 0:23.870 153.381
39  11  Brett Bodine           Bodine Racing             Ford 0:23.871 153.374
40  98  John Andretti          RCA                       Ford 0:23.878 153.329
41  23  Jimmy Spencer          Camel Cigarettes          Ford 0:23.898 153.201
42  27  Kenny Irwin            Action Performance        Ford 0:23.898 153.201
43  40  Greg Sacks             Coors Light               Chev 0:23.903 153.169
44  95  Ed Berrier             Sadler Racing             Chev 0:23.940 152.932
45  71  Dave Marcis            RealTree                  Chev 0:24.000 152.550
46  17  Darrell Waltrip        Western Auto              Chev 0:24.015 152.455
47  28  Ernie Irvan            Texaco Havoline           Ford 0:24.025 152.391
    
* Rookie of the Year Contender
     
Track Length      :  1.0170 Miles

NOTE: - Positions 1-25 are locked in for Sunday's ACDelco 400.
      - Second round qualifying is scheduled for Saturday, October 25 at
         9:30 am (EDT).