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Transouth Financial 400 - Starting Lineup

Darlington, SC.

Results from second round qualifying for the Transouth Financial 400.

Bobby Hillin posted the fastest second round qualifying speed earning him a wild-card entry for a possible spot in the the 1997 Busch Clash.

Pos  #  Driver               Sponsor                            Time   MPH

 1  22  Ward Burton       MBNA Grand Prix     *Track Record*  28.295 173.797
 2  24  Jeff Gordon       DuPont Monte Carlo                  28.325 173.613
 3  88  Dale Jarrett      Ford Quality Care Thunderbird       28.527 172.384
 4  75  Morgan Shepherd   Remington Arms Thunderbird          28.640 171.704
 5  94  Bill Elliott      McDonalds Thunderbird               28.652 171.632
 6  25  Ken Schrader      Budweiser Monte Carlo               28.657 171.602
 7  81  Kenny Wallace     Square D/TIC Financial Thunderbird  28.686 171.429
 8   2  Rusty Wallace     Miller Thunderbird                  28.687 171.423
 9  98  Jeremy Mayfield   RCA Thunderbird                     28.704 171.321
10  27  Elton Sawyer      David Blair Motorsports Thunderbird 28.705 171.315
11   1  Rick Mast         Hooters Grand Prix                  28.708 171.297
12  23  Jimmy Spencer     Camel Thunderbird                   28.731 171.160
13  18  Bobby Labonte     Interstate Batteries Monte Carlo    28.732 171.154
14  41  Ricky Craven      Kodiak Monte Carlo                  28.746 171.071
15  11  Brett Bodine      Lowe's Thunderbird                  28.746 171.071
16   6  Mark Martin       Valvoline Thunderbird               28.747 171.065
17   5  Terry Labonte     Kelloggs Monte Carlo                28.749 171.053
18  16  Ted Musgrave      Family Chnl/Primestar Thunderbird   28.758 170.999
19   7  Geoff Bodine      QVC Thunderbird                     28.779 170.875
20  12  Derrike Cope      Straight Arrow Thunderbird          28.782 170.857
21  99  Jeff Burton       Exide Batteries Thunderbird         28.804 170.726
22  19  Dick Trickle      Healthsource Thunderbird            28.805 170.720
23  43  Bobby Hamilton    STP Grand Prix                      28.809 170.697
24  10  Ricky Rudd        Tide/Downy Thunderbird              28.826 170.596
25   9  Lake Speed        Spam Thunderbird                    28.828 170.584


26  77  Bobby Hillin      Jasper/Federal Mogul Thunderbird    28.825 170.602
27   3  Dale Earnhardt    GM Goodwrench Service Monte Carlo   28.891 170.212
28  29  Steve Grissom     Cartoon Network Monte Carlo         28.963 169.789
29  21  Michael Waltrip   CITGO Thunderbird                   28.972 169.736
30  17  Darrell Waltrip   Parts America Monte Carlo           28.972 169.736
31  33  Robert Pressley   Skoal Bandit Monte Carlo            28.985 169.660
32  28  Ernie Irvan       Texaco Havoline Thunderbird         28.987 169.648
33   4  Sterling Marlin   Kodak Film Monte Carlo              29.000 169.572
34   8  Hut Stricklin     Circuit City Thunderbird            29.016 169.479
35  37  John Andretti     Kmart/Little Caesars Thunderbird    29.034 169.374
36  15  Wally Dallenbach  Hayes Modem Thunderbird             29.053 169.263
37  71  Dave Marcis       Prodigy Monte Carlo                 29.059 169.228
38  30  Johnny Benson Jr  Pennzoil Grand Prix                 29.079 169.112

39  42  Kyle Petty        Coors Light Grand Prix              Provisional
40  87  Joe Nemechek      Burger King Monte Carlo             Provisional
41  90  Mike Wallace      Heilig Meyers Thunderbird           Provisional

Failed to Qualify:

    95  Chuck Bown        Shoney's Thunderbird
    78  Randy MacDonald   Diamond Rio/Hanes Thunderbird
    02  Robbie Faggart    Miles Motorsports Monte Carlo