NASCAR Winston Cup Pepsi 400 -- Thursday A.M. Practice Times
3 July 1997
DAYTONA BEACH, FL - Thursday practice times for the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Pepsi 400: Ps.No. Driver Sponsor Make Lap Time M.P.H. -- ---- ----------------------------------------------------- -------- ------- 1 31 * Mike Skinner Lowe's Chev 0:47.258 190.444 2 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Automotive Finish Chev 0:47.391 189.909 3 9 Lake Speed Melling Racing Ford 0:47.660 188.838 4 94 Bill Elliott McDonald's Ford 0:47.717 188.612 5 88 Dale Jarrett Quality Care/Ford Credit Ford 0:47.717 188.612 6 23 Jimmy Spencer Camel Cigarettes Ford 0:47.720 188.600 7 3 Dale Earnhardt GM Goodwrench Serv Plus Chev 0:47.724 188.584 8 30 Johnny Benson Pennzoil Pont 0:47.740 188.521 9 6 Mark Martin Valvoline Ford 0:47.758 188.450 10 33 Ken Schrader Skoal Chev 0:47.806 188.261 11 40 * Robby Gordon Coors Light Chev 0:47.830 188.166 12 18 Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries Pont 0:47.835 188.147 13 21 Michael Waltrip Citgo Ford 0:47.836 188.143 14 42 Joe Nemechek Bell South Chev 0:47.846 188.104 15 28 Ernie Irvan Texaco Havoline Ford 0:47.873 187.997 16 16 Ted Musgrave Family Channel/Primestar Ford 0:47.883 187.958 17 43 Bobby Hamilton STP Pont 0:47.917 187.825 18 75 Rick Mast Remington Arms Ford 0:47.925 187.793 19 90 Dick Trickle Heilig-Meyers/Simmons Ford 0:47.930 187.774 20 36 Derrike Cope Skittles Pont 0:47.941 187.731 21 78 Billy Standridge Hanes/Diamond Rio Ford 0:47.981 187.574 22 8 Hut Stricklin Circuit City Ford 0:48.001 187.496 23 2 Rusty Wallace Miller Lite Ford 0:48.010 187.461 24 10 Ricky Rudd Tide Ford 0:48.024 187.406 25 4 Sterling Marlin Kodak Gold Film Chev 0:48.072 187.219 26 98 John Andretti RCA Ford 0:48.076 187.204 27 97 Chad Little John Deere Pont 0:48.089 187.153 28 99 Jeff Burton Exide Batteries Ford 0:48.116 187.048 29 5 Terry Labonte Kellogg's Corn Flakes Chev 0:48.126 187.009 30 25 Ricky Craven Budweiser Chev 0:48.198 186.730 31 37 Jeremy Mayfield KMart/RC Cola Ford 0:48.207 186.695 32 81 Kenny Wallace Square D Ford 0:48.246 186.544 33 11 Brett Bodine Close Call Ford 0:48.351 186.139 34 7 Geoff Bodine QVC Ford 0:48.431 185.831 35 1 Jerry Nadeau R & L Carriers Pont 0:48.461 185.716 36 17 Darrell Waltrip Western Auto Chev 0:48.563 185.326 37 41 Steve Grissom Kodiak Chev 0:48.610 185.147 38 46 Wally Dallenbach, Jr. First Union Chev 0:48.623 185.098 39 44 Kyle Petty Hot Wheels Pont 0:48.660 184.957 40 71 Dave Marcis RealTree Chev 0:48.758 184.585 41 22 Ward Burton MBNA America Pont 0:48.817 184.362 42 96 * David Green Caterpillar Chev 0:49.828 180.621 43 91 Loy Allen Spam/Hormel Foods Chev 0:49.942 180.209 44 29 * Jeff Green Cartoon Network Chev 0:50.295 178.944 * Rookie of the Year Contender Track Length : 2.5000 Miles