NASCAR Winston Cup Series ACDelco 400: 1st Round Qualifying Results
24 October 1997
ROCKINGHAM, NC - First round qualifying results for the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, ACDelco 400: Ps.No. Driver Sponsor Make Lap Time M.P.H. -- ---- ----------------------------------------------------- -------- ------- 1 18 Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries Pont 0:23.365 156.696 2 88 Dale Jarrett Quality Care/Ford Credit Ford 0:23.391 156.522 3 6 Mark Martin Valvoline Ford 0:23.423 156.308 4 22 Ward Burton MBNA Pont 0:23.499 155.802 5 44 Kyle Petty Hot Wheels Pont 0:23.539 155.538 6 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Automotive Refin Chev 0:23.541 155.524 7 7 Geoff Bodine QVC Ford 0:23.542 155.518 8 94 Bill Elliott McDonald's Ford 0:23.548 155.478 9 25 Ricky Craven Budweiser Chev 0:23.551 155.458 10 31 * Mike Skinner Lowe's Chev 0:23.553 155.445 11 99 Jeff Burton Exide Batteries Ford 0:23.563 155.379 12 90 Dick Trickle Heilig-Meyers/Simmons Ford 0:23.575 155.300 13 10 Ricky Rudd Tide Ford 0:23.585 155.234 14 36 Derrike Cope Skittles Pont 0:23.589 155.208 15 96 David Green Caterpillar Chev 0:23.596 155.162 16 97 Chad Little John Deere Pont 0:23.606 155.096 17 21 Michael Waltrip CITGO Ford 0:23.611 155.063 18 2 Rusty Wallace Miller Lite Ford 0:23.616 155.030 19 42 Joe Nemechek BellSouth Chev 0:23.618 155.017 20 30 Johnny Benson Pennzoil Pont 0:23.621 154.998 21 46 Wally Dallenbach, Jr. First Union Chev 0:23.621 154.998 22 75 Rick Mast Remington Arms Ford 0:23.622 154.991 23 8 Hut Stricklin Circuit City Ford 0:23.642 154.860 24 37 Jeremy Mayfield KMart/RCA Cola Ford 0:23.646 154.834 25 81 Kenny Wallace Square D Ford 0:23.650 154.808 DID NOT QUALIFY: 26 3 Dale Earnhardt GM Goodwrench Serv Plus Chev 0:23.676 154.638 27 77 Robert Pressley Jasper Engines Ford 0:23.683 154.592 28 43 Bobby Hamilton STP Pont 0:23.686 154.572 29 29 * Jeff Green Cartoon Network Chev 0:23.697 154.501 30 9 Lake Speed Advantage Camo Ford 0:23.700 154.481 31 1 Morgan Shepherd R&L Carriers Pont 0:23.710 154.416 32 14 Steve Park Burger King Chev 0:23.724 154.325 33 5 Terry Labonte Kellogg's Corn Flakes Chev 0:23.746 154.182 34 16 Ted Musgrave Family Channel/Primestar Ford 0:23.765 154.058 35 4 Sterling Marlin Kodak Gold Film Chev 0:23.767 154.046 36 78 Gary Bradberry Hanes Ford 0:23.814 153.741 37 41 Steve Grissom Kodiak Chev 0:23.824 153.677 38 33 Ken Schrader Skoal Chev 0:23.870 153.381 39 11 Brett Bodine Bodine Racing Ford 0:23.871 153.374 40 98 John Andretti RCA Ford 0:23.878 153.329 41 23 Jimmy Spencer Camel Cigarettes Ford 0:23.898 153.201 42 27 Kenny Irwin Action Performance Ford 0:23.898 153.201 43 40 Greg Sacks Coors Light Chev 0:23.903 153.169 44 95 Ed Berrier Sadler Racing Chev 0:23.940 152.932 45 71 Dave Marcis RealTree Chev 0:24.000 152.550 46 17 Darrell Waltrip Western Auto Chev 0:24.015 152.455 47 28 Ernie Irvan Texaco Havoline Ford 0:24.025 152.391 * Rookie of the Year Contender Track Length : 1.0170 Miles NOTE: - Positions 1-25 are locked in for Sunday's ACDelco 400. - Second round qualifying is scheduled for Saturday, October 25 at 9:30 am (EDT).