NASCAR Winston Cup Series Dura-Lube 500: 1st Round Qual Results
1 November 1997
PHOENIX, AZ - First round qualifying results for the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Dura-Lube 500 Presented by Kmart: Ps.No. Driver Sponsor Make Lap Time M.P.H. -- ---- ----------------------------------------------------- -------- ------- 1 43 Bobby Hamilton STP Pont 0:27.360R131.579 2 23 Jimmy Spencer Camel Cigarettes Ford 0:27.495 130.933 3 2 Rusty Wallace Miller Lite Ford 0:27.566 130.596 4 18 Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries Pont 0:27.633 130.279 5 75 Rick Mast Remington Arms Ford 0:27.647 130.213 6 33 Ken Schrader Skoal Chev 0:27.651 130.194 7 3 Dale Earnhardt GM Goodwrench Serv Plus Chev 0:27.661 130.147 8 30 Johnny Benson Pennzoil Pont 0:27.684 130.039 9 88 Dale Jarrett Quality Care/Ford Credit Ford 0:27.688 130.020 10 9 Lake Speed Advantage Camo Ford 0:27.690 130.011 11 27 Kenny Irwin Action Performance Ford 0:27.705 129.940 12 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Automotive Refin Chev 0:27.714 129.898 13 90 Dick Trickle Heilig-Meyers/Simmons Ford 0:27.716 129.889 14 6 Mark Martin Valvoline Ford 0:27.755 129.706 15 11 Brett Bodine BDR Motorsports Ford 0:27.757 129.697 16 36 Derrike Cope Skittles Pont 0:27.765 129.660 17 7 Geoff Bodine QVC Ford 0:27.767 129.650 18 42 Joe Nemechek BellSouth Chev 0:27.785 129.566 19 17 Darrell Waltrip Western Auto Chev 0:27.789 129.548 20 41 Steve Grissom Kodiak Chev 0:27.790 129.543 21 81 Kenny Wallace Square D Ford 0:27.790 129.543 22 37 Jeremy Mayfield KMart/RCA Cola Ford 0:27.799 129.501 23 16 Ted Musgrave Family Channel/Primestar Ford 0:27.802 129.487 24 77 Robert Pressley Jasper Engines Ford 0:27.820 129.403 25 28 Ernie Irvan Texaco Havoline Ford 0:27.821 129.399 DID NOT QUALIFY: 26 4 Sterling Marlin Kodak Gold Film Chev 0:27.833 129.343 27 22 Ward Burton MBNA Pont 0:27.835 129.334 28 40 Greg Sacks Coors Light Chev 0:27.865 129.194 29 5 Terry Labonte Kellogg's Corn Flakes Chev 0:27.868 129.180 30 21 Michael Waltrip CITGO Ford 0:27.870 129.171 31 14 Steve Park Burger King Chev 0:27.888 129.088 32 8 Hut Stricklin Circuit City Ford 0:27.900 129.032 33 44 Kyle Petty Hot Wheels Pont 0:27.916 128.958 34 98 John Andretti RCA Ford 0:27.917 128.954 35 94 Bill Elliott McDonald's Ford 0:27.959 128.760 36 99 Jeff Burton Exide Batteries Ford 0:27.980 128.663 37 71 Dave Marcis RealTree Chev 0:27.998 128.581 38 96 David Green Caterpillar Chev 0:28.020 128.480 39 97 Chad Little John Deere Pont 0:28.039 128.393 40 10 Ricky Rudd Tide Ford 0:28.058 128.306 41 29 * Jeff Green Cartoon Network Chev 0:28.098 128.123 42 25 Ricky Craven Budweiser Chev 0:28.124 128.005 43 31 * Mike Skinner Lowe's Chev 0:28.248 127.443 44 46 Wally Dallenbach, Jr. First Union Chev 0:28.283 127.285 45 1 Morgan Shepherd R&L Carriers Pont 0:28.376 126.868 46 78 Gary Bradberry Hanes Ford 0:28.497 126.329 * Rookie of the Year Contender R = New Record Breaks record of 131.076 mph (27.465 seconds) set by Bobby Labonte on October 26, 1996. Track Length : 1.0000 Miles NOTE: - Positions 1-25 are locked in for Sunday's Dura-Lube 500. - Second round qualifying is schedule for November 1 at 11:00 am (MST).