NASCAR Winston Cup Series DieHard 500: Starting Grid
11 October 1997
TALLADEGA, AL - Starting grid for the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, DieHard 500:
Ps.No. Driver Sponsor Make Lap Time M.P.H.
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Row 1
1 28 Ernie Irvan Texaco Havoline Ford 0:49.547 193.271
2 98 John Andretti RCA Ford 0:49.574 193.166
Row 2
3 23 Jimmy Spencer Camel Cigarettes Ford 0:49.674 192.777
4 99 Jeff Burton Exide Batteries Ford 0:49.690 192.715
Row 3
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
Row 4
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
Row 5
9 2 Rusty Wallace Miller Lite Ford 0:49.773 192.393
10 94 Bill Elliott McDonald's Ford 0:49.783 192.355
Row 6
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
Row 7
13 42 Joe Nemechek BellSouth Chev 0:49.834 192.158
14 33 Ken Schrader Skoal Chev 0:49.848 192.104
Row 8
15 25 Ricky Craven Budweiser Chev 0:49.870 192.019
16 31 * Mike Skinner Lowe's Chev 0:49.922 191.819
Row 9
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
Row 10
19 30 Johnny Benson Pennzoil Pont 0:50.009 191.486
20 9 Lake Speed Melling Engine Parts Ford 0:50.040 191.367
Row 11
21 90 Dick Trickle Heilig-Meyers/Simmons Ford 0:50.065 191.271
22 41 Steve Grissom Kodiak Chev 0:50.077 191.226
Row 12
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
Row 13
25 7 Geoff Bodine QVC Ford 0:50.118 191.069
26 47 Billy Standridge Standridge Racing Ford 0:50.070 191.252
Row 14
27 21 Michael Waltrip CITGO Ford 0:50.170 190.871
28 40 Greg Sacks Coors Light Chev 0:50.232 190.635
Row 15
29 1 Morgan Shepherd R&L Carriers Pont 0:50.249 190.571
30 4 Sterling Marlin Kodak Gold Film Chev 0:50.253 190.556
Row 16
31 6 Mark Martin Valvoline Ford 0:50.283 190.442
32 71 Dave Marcis RealTree Chev 0:50.291 190.412
Row 17
33 17 Darrell Waltrip Western Auto Chev 0:50.361 190.147
34 43 Bobby Hamilton STP Pont 0:50.385 190.057
Row 18
35 81 Kenny Wallace Square D Ford 0:50.397 190.011
36 97 Chad Little John Deere Pont 0:50.401 189.996
Row 19
37 96 David Green Caterpillar Chev 0:50.402 189.992
38 91 Kevin Lepage Pionite Chev 0:50.417 189.936
Row 20
39 16 Ted Musgrave Family Channel/Primestar Ford Provsnl 0.000
40 37 Jeremy Mayfield KMart/RCA Cola Ford Provsnl 0.000
Row 21
41 10 Ricky Rudd Tide Ford Provsnl 0.000
42 44 Kyle Petty Hot Wheels Pont Provsnl 0.000
DID NOT QUALIFY:
22 Ward Burton MBNA Pont
8 Hut Stricklin Circuit City Ford
78 Gary Bradberry Hanes Ford
29 * Jeff Green Cartoon Network Chev
95 Ed Berrier Sadler Racing Chev
* Rookie of the Year Contender
Track Length : 2.6600 Miles
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