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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