NASCAR BGN Series Gateway 300 -- Thursday, Practice 1
24 July 1997
MADISON, IL - Thursday, July 24, 1997, Practice #1 times for the NASCAR Busch Series, Grand National Division, Gateway 300: Ps.No. Driver , Car Lap Time M.P.H. -- ---- ----------------------------------------------------- -------- ------- 1 00 Buckshot Jones Aquafresh Pont 0:35.085 128.260 2 63 Tracy Leslie Lysol Pont 0:35.201 127.837 3 64 Dick Trickle Dura Lube Chev 0:35.280 127.551 4 37 Mark Green Timber Wolf Chev 0:35.299 127.482 5 20 Jimmy Spencer Zippo Chev 0:35.326 127.385 6 74 Randy LaJoie Fina Chev 0:35.386 127.169 7 38 Elton Sawyer Barbasol Ford 0:35.405 127.101 8 10 Phil Parsons Channellock Tools Chev 0:35.411 127.079 9 47 Robert Pressley Sunoco/360 Communications Chev 0:35.430 127.011 10 57 Jason Keller Slim Jim Meat Snacks Chev 0:35.576 126.490 11 33 Tim Fedewa Kleenex Chev 0:35.589 126.444 12 1 Hermie Sadler DeWalt Ind. Tools Chev 0:35.594 126.426 13 31 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Sikkens Car Refinishes Chev 0:35.616 126.348 14 78 Nathan Buttke Carquest Auto Parts Chev 0:35.650 126.227 15 34 Mike McLaughlin Royal Oak Chev 0:35.679 126.125 16 49 Kyle Petty NWO Chev 0:35.695 126.068 17 17 * Matt Kenseth Kraft Singles Cheese Chev 0:35.706 126.029 18 56 Jeff Krogh Clearwater Forest Industry Chev 0:35.807 125.674 19 2 Ricky Craven Raybestos Chev 0:35.905 125.331 20 84 Randy Porter Sammy Kershaw Ford 0:35.913 125.303 21 36 Todd Bodine Stanley Tools Chev 0:35.922 125.271 22 89 Johnny Chapman Alarm South Ford 0:36.099 124.657 23 88 Kevin Lepage HYPE Chev 0:36.141 124.512 24 77 Brad Teague Lear Corp./UAW Ford 0:36.353 123.786 25 45 Jeff Fuller Hunters Specialties Chev 0:36.430 123.525 26 96 Stevie Reeves Big A Auto Parts Ford 0:36.888 121.991 * Rookie of the Year Contender Track Length : 1.2500 Miles