NASCAR Winston Cup Series DieHard 500: First Round Qualifying Results
11 October 1997
TALLADEGA, AL - First round qualifying results for the NASCAR Winston Cup
Series, DieHard 500:
Ps.No. Driver Sponsor Make Lap Time M.P.H.
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1 28 Ernie Irvan Texaco Havoline Ford 0:49.547 193.271
2 98 John Andretti RCA Ford 0:49.574 193.166
3 23 Jimmy Spencer Camel Cigarettes Ford 0:49.674 192.777
4 99 Jeff Burton Exide Batteries Ford 0:49.690 192.715
5 36 Derrike Cope Skittles Pont 0:49.691 192.711
6 5 Terry Labonte Kellogg's Corn Flakes Chev 0:49.716 192.614
7 18 Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries Pont 0:49.755 192.463
8 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Automotive Refin Chev 0:49.771 192.401
9 2 Rusty Wallace Miller Lite Ford 0:49.773 192.393
10 94 Bill Elliott McDonald's Ford 0:49.783 192.355
11 77 Robert Pressley Jasper Engines Ford 0:49.787 192.339
12 3 Dale Earnhardt GM Goodwrench Serv Plus Chev 0:49.820 192.212
13 42 Joe Nemechek BellSouth Chev 0:49.834 192.158
14 33 Ken Schrader Skoal Chev 0:49.848 192.104
15 25 Ricky Craven Budweiser Chev 0:49.870 192.019
16 31 * Mike Skinner Lowe's Chev 0:49.922 191.819
17 11 Brett Bodine Bodine Racing Ford 0:49.932 191.781
18 88 Dale Jarrett Quality Care/Ford Credit Ford 0:49.959 191.677
19 30 Johnny Benson Pennzoil Pont 0:50.009 191.486
20 9 Lake Speed Melling Engine Parts Ford 0:50.040 191.367
21 90 Dick Trickle Heilig-Meyers/Simmons Ford 0:50.065 191.271
22 41 Steve Grissom Kodiak Chev 0:50.077 191.226
23 75 Rick Mast Remington Arms Ford 0:50.080 191.214
24 46 Wally Dallenbach, Jr. First Union Chev 0:50.115 191.081
25 7 Geoff Bodine QVC Ford 0:50.118 191.069
DID NOT QUALIFY:
26 21 Michael Waltrip CITGO Ford 0:50.170 190.871
27 40 Greg Sacks Coors Light Chev 0:50.232 190.635
28 1 Morgan Shepherd R&L Carriers Pont 0:50.249 190.571
29 4 Sterling Marlin Kodak Gold Film Chev 0:50.253 190.556
30 6 Mark Martin Valvoline Ford 0:50.283 190.442
31 71 Dave Marcis RealTree Chev 0:50.291 190.412
32 17 Darrell Waltrip Western Auto Chev 0:50.361 190.147
33 81 Kenny Wallace Square D Ford 0:50.376 190.091
34 10 Ricky Rudd Tide Ford 0:50.421 189.921
35 43 Bobby Hamilton STP Pont 0:50.459 189.778
36 22 Ward Burton MBNA Pont 0:50.459 189.778
37 91 Kevin Lepage Pionite Chev 0:50.485 189.680
38 29 * Jeff Green Cartoon Network Chev 0:50.528 189.519
39 44 Kyle Petty Hot Wheels Pont 0:50.568 189.369
40 16 Ted Musgrave Family Channel/Primestar Ford 0:50.634 189.122
41 78 Gary Bradberry Hanes Ford 0:50.636 189.114
42 37 Jeremy Mayfield KMart/RCA Cola Ford 0:50.647 189.073
43 47 Billy Standridge Standridge Racing Ford 0:50.705 188.857
44 97 Chad Little John Deere Pont 0:50.736 188.742
45 96 David Green Caterpillar Chev 0:50.795 188.522
46 8 Hut Stricklin Circuit City Ford 0:50.944 187.971
47 95 Ed Berrier Sadler Racing Chev 0:51.304 186.652
* Rookie of the Year Contender
Track Length : 2.6600 Miles
NOTE: - Positions 1-25 are locked in for Sunday's DieHard 500.
- Second round qualifying is scheduled for Saturday at 10:45 am (CDT).
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