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Food City 500 - Starting Lineup

Bristol, TN.

Dick Trickle was fastest second round qualfier - making him eligible for the wild-card draw fo entry to the 1997 Busch Clash. Trickle was the only second round qualifier to make the field based on his speed. Positions 27-32 stood on their time from yesterday. John Andretti stood on his time and missed the field and didn't qualify for a provisional.

Pos  #  Driver               Sponsor                            Time   MPH

 1   6  Mark Martin       Valvoline Thunderbird               15.527 123.578
 2   5  Terry Labonte     Kelloggs Monte Carlo                15.610 122 921
 3  17  Darrell Waltrip   Parts America Monte Carlo           15.627 122.787
 4   4  Sterling Marlin   Kodak Film Monte Carlo              15.637 122.709
 5  18  Bobby Labonte     Interstate Batteries Monte Carlo    15.653 122.584
 6  31  Mike Skinner      Realtree Camouflage Monte Carlo     15.653 122.584
 7  88  Dale Jarrett      Ford Quality Care Thunderbird       15.657 122.552
 8  24  Jeff Gordon       DuPont Monte Carlo                  15.677 122.396
 9  10  Ricky Rudd        Tide/Downy Thunderbird              15.678 122.388
10  81  Kenny Wallace     Square D/TIC Financial Thunderbird  15.690 122.294
11   2  Rusty Wallace     Miller Thunderbird                  15.704 122.185
12  22  Ward Burton       MBNA Grand Prix                     15.709 122.147
13  41  Ricky Craven      Kodiak Monte Carlo                  15.710 122.139
14   8  Hut Stricklin     Circuit City Thunderbird            15.713 122.115
15  23  Jimmy Spencer     Camel Thunderbird                   15.716 122.092
16  28  Ernie Irvan       Texaco Havoline Thunderbird         15.726 122.014
17  12  Derrike Cope      Straight Arrow Thunderbird          15.727 122.007
18  75  Morgan Shepherd   Remington Arms Thunderbird          15.728 121.999
19   3  Dale Earnhardt    GM Goodwrench Service Monte Carlo   15.730 121.983
20  87  Joe Nemechek      Burger King Monte Carlo             15.743 121.883
21   7  Geoff Bodine      QVC Thunderbird                     15.744 121 875
22  11  Brett Bodine      Lowe's Thunderbird                  15.760 121.751
23  33  Robert Pressley   Skoal Bandit Monte Carlo            15.761 121.744
24  43  Bobby Hamilton    STP Grand Prix                      15.765 121.713
25  21  Michael Waltrip   CITGO Thunderbird                   15.779 121.674

26  19  Dick Trickle      Healthsource Thunderbird            15.804 121.412
27   1  Rick Mast         Hooters Grand Prix                  15.838 121.152
28   9  Lake Speed        Spam Thunderbird                    15.774 121.643
29  27  Elton Sawyer      David Blair Motorsport Thunderbird  15.790 121.520
30  25  Ken Schrader      Budweiser Monte Carlo               15.791 121.512
31  16  Ted Musgrave      Family Chnl/Primestar Thunderbird   15.806 121.397
32  15  Wally Dallenbach  Hayes Modem Thunderbird             15.832 121.198
33  99  Jeff Burton       Exide Batteries Thunderbird         Provisional
34  42  Kyle Petty        Coors Light Grand Prix              Provisional
35  98  Jeremy Mayfield   RCA Thunderbird                     Provisional
36  29  Steve Grissom     Cartoon Network Monte Carlo         Provisional
37  94  Bill Elliott      McDonalds Thunderbird               Provisional
                                                         (past champions)

Failed to qualify:
    
    77  Bobby Hillin      Jasper/Federal Mogul Thunderbird  
    37  John Andretti     Kmart/Little Caesars Thunderbird  
    71  Dave Marcis       Prodigy Monte Carlo               
    95  Chuck Bown        Shoney's Thunderbird              
    90  Mike Wallace      Heilig Meyers Thunderbird         
    30  Johnny Benson Jr  Pennzoil Grand Prix