NASCAR Winston Cup Series Hanes 500: First Round Qualifying Results
27 September 1997
MARTINSVILLE, VA - First round qualifying results for the NASCAR Winston Cup
Series, Hanes 500:
Ps.No. Driver Sponsor Make Lap Time M.P.H.
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1 22 Ward Burton MBNA Pont 0:20.272 93.410
2 6 Mark Martin Valvoline Ford 0:20.284 93.354
3 27 Kenny Irwin Hasbro/Action Perf Ford 0:20.328 93.152
4 8 Hut Stricklin Circuit City Ford 0:20.329 93.148
5 10 Ricky Rudd Tide Ford 0:20.347 93.065
6 81 Kenny Wallace Square D Ford 0:20.359 93.010
7 2 Rusty Wallace Miller Lite Ford 0:20.363 92.992
8 42 Joe Nemechek BellSouth Chev 0:20.394 92.851
9 33 Ken Schrader Skoal Chev 0:20.399 92.828
10 99 Jeff Burton Exide Batteries Ford 0:20.408 92.787
11 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Automotive Refin Chev 0:20.428 92.696
12 23 Jimmy Spencer Camel Cigarettes Ford 0:20.435 92.665
13 3 Dale Earnhardt GM Goodwrench Serv Plus Chev 0:20.439 92.646
14 4 Sterling Marlin Kodak Gold Film Chev 0:20.445 92.619
15 98 John Andretti RCA Ford 0:20.453 92.583
16 94 Bill Elliott McDonald's Ford 0:20.457 92.565
17 77 Robert Pressley Jasper Engines Ford 0:20.459 92.556
18 17 Darrell Waltrip Western Auto Chev 0:20.473 92.493
19 31 * Mike Skinner Lowe's Chev 0:20.478 92.470
20 18 Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries Pont 0:20.485 92.438
21 88 Dale Jarrett Quality Care/Ford Credit Ford 0:20.496 92.389
22 43 Bobby Hamilton STP Pont 0:20.500 92.371
23 16 Ted Musgrave Family Channel/Primestar Ford 0:20.521 92.276
24 9 Lake Speed Melling Engine Parts Ford 0:20.525 92.258
25 5 Terry Labonte Kellogg's Corn Flakes Chev 0:20.527 92.249
DID NOT QUALIFY:
26 28 Ernie Irvan Texaco Havoline Ford 0:20.529 92.240
27 96 David Green Caterpillar Chev 0:20.531 92.231
28 29 * Jeff Green Cartoon Network Chev 0:20.535 92.213
29 97 Chad Little John Deere Pont 0:20.544 92.173
30 46 Wally Dallenbach, Jr. First Union Chev 0:20.557 92.115
31 25 Ricky Craven Budweiser Chev 0:20.572 92.047
32 21 Michael Waltrip CITGO Ford 0:20.597 91.936
33 75 Rick Mast Remington Arms Ford 0:20.597 91.936
34 44 Kyle Petty Hot Wheels Pont 0:20.611 91.873
35 11 Brett Bodine Bodine Racing Ford 0:20.619 91.838
36 37 Jeremy Mayfield KMart/RCA Cola Ford 0:20.637 91.758
37 36 Derrike Cope Skittles Pont 0:20.657 91.669
38 40 Steve Park Coors Light Chev 0:20.669 91.615
39 7 Geoff Bodine QVC Ford 0:20.670 91.611
40 1 Morgan Shepherd R&L Carriers Pont 0:20.672 91.602
41 30 Johnny Benson Pennzoil Pont 0:20.678 91.576
42 78 Gary Bradberry Hanes Ford 0:20.688 91.531
43 90 Dick Trickle Heilig-Meyers/Simmons Ford 0:20.700 91.478
44 71 Dave Marcis RealTree Chev 0:20.783 91.113
45 41 Steve Grissom Kodiak Chev 0:20.880 90.690
* Rookie of the Year Contender
Track Length : 0.5260 Miles
NOTE: - Positions 1-25 are locked in for Sunday's Hanes 500.
- Second round qualifying is scheduled for Saturday, September 27
at 11:30 am (EDT).