NASCAR Winston Cup Pepsi 400 -- Qualifying Order
3 July 1997
DAYTONA BEACH, FL - Order of qualifying for the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Pepsi 400: Ps.No. Driver Sponsor Make -- ---- ----------------------------------------------------- 1 31 * Mike Skinner Lowe's Chev 2 43 Bobby Hamilton STP Pont 3 40 * Robby Gordon Coors Light Chev 4 23 Jimmy Spencer Camel Cigarettes Ford 5 78 Billy Standridge Hanes/Diamond Rio Ford 6 21 Michael Waltrip Citgo Ford 7 96 * David Green Caterpillar Chev 8 18 Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries Pont 9 71 Dave Marcis RealTree Chev 10 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Automotive Finish Chev 11 30 Johnny Benson Pennzoil Pont 12 22 Ward Burton MBNA America Pont 13 7 Geoff Bodine QVC Ford 14 11 Brett Bodine Close Call Ford 15 16 Ted Musgrave Family Channel/Primestar Ford 16 41 Steve Grissom Kodiak Chev 17 91 Loy Allen Spam/Hormel Foods Chev 18 9 Lake Speed Melling Racing Ford 19 10 Ricky Rudd Tide Ford 20 77 Morgan Shepherd Jasper Engines Ford 21 46 Wally Dallenbach, Jr. First Union Chev 22 42 Joe Nemechek Bell South Chev 23 28 Ernie Irvan Texaco Havoline Ford 24 37 Jeremy Mayfield KMart/RC Cola Ford 25 1 Jerry Nadeau R & L Carriers Pont 26 5 Terry Labonte Kellogg's Corn Flakes Chev 27 17 Darrell Waltrip Western Auto Chev 28 88 Dale Jarrett Quality Care/Ford Credit Ford 29 6 Mark Martin Valvoline Ford 30 97 Chad Little John Deere Pont 31 75 Rick Mast Remington Arms Ford 32 33 Ken Schrader Skoal Chev 33 81 Kenny Wallace Square D Ford 34 25 Ricky Craven Budweiser Chev 35 99 Jeff Burton Exide Batteries Ford 36 29 * Jeff Green Cartoon Network Chev 37 94 Bill Elliott McDonald's Ford 38 2 Rusty Wallace Miller Lite Ford 39 44 Kyle Petty Hot Wheels Pont 40 3 Dale Earnhardt GM Goodwrench Serv Plus Chev 41 36 Derrike Cope Skittles Pont 42 4 Sterling Marlin Kodak Gold Film Chev 43 98 John Andretti RCA Ford 44 8 Hut Stricklin Circuit City Ford 45 90 Dick Trickle Heilig-Meyers/Simmons Ford * Rookie of the Year Contender Track Length : 2.5000 Miles