NASCAR: First Round Qualifying, Winston Cup Save Mart 300
05/03/97
SONOMA, CA - RIS - First Round qualifying results for the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Save Mart Supermarkets 300: Ps.No. Driver Sponsor Make Lap Time M.P.H. -- ---- ----------------------------------------------------- -------- ------- 1 6 Mark Martin Valvoline Ford 97.751R 92.807 2 2 Rusty Wallace Miller Lite Ford 98.041 92.533 3 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Automotive Refin Chev 98.106 92.471 4 5 Terry Labonte Kellogg's Corn Flakes Chev 98.147 92.433 5 11 Brett Bodine Close Call Ford 98.363 92.230 6 21 Michael Waltrip Citgo Ford 98.545 92.059 7 7 Geoff Bodine QVC Ford 98.597 92.011 8 88 Dale Jarrett Quality Care/Ford Credit Ford 98.631 91.979 9 46 Wally Dallenbach, Jr. First Union Chev 98.670 91.943 10 10 Ricky Rudd Tide Ford 98.735 91.882 11 44 Kyle Petty Hot Wheels Pont 98.785 91.836 12 16 Ted Musgrave Family Channel/Primestar Ford 98.849 91.776 13 94 Bill Elliott McDonald's Ford 98.955 91.678 14 22 Ward Burton MBNA America Pont 98.956 91.677 15 33 Ken Schrader Skoal Chev 99.058 91.583 16 4 Sterling Marlin Kodak Chev 99.092 91.551 17 98 John Andretti RCA Ford 99.115 91.530 18 40 * Robby Gordon Coors Light Chev 99.312 91.348 19 31 * Mike Skinner Lowe's Chev 99.389 91.278 20 99 Jeff Burton Exide Batteries Ford 99.390 91.277 21 36 Derrike Cope Skittles Pont 99.499 91.177 22 8 Hut Stricklin Circuit City Ford 99.552 91.128 23 43 Bobby Hamilton STP Pont 99.589 91.094 24 28 Ernie Irvan Texaco Havoline Ford 99.594 91.090 25 23 Jimmy Spencer Camel Cigarettes Ford 99.636 91.051 26 81 Kenny Wallace Square D Ford 99.696 90.997 27 20 Lance Hooper Hardee's Ford 99.882 90.827 28 42 Joe Nemechek Bell South Chev 99.955 90.761 29 3 Dale Earnhardt GM Goodwrench Service Chev 99.980 90.738 30 1 Morgan Shepherd Delco-Remy/Cruisin Amer Pont 99.989 90.730 31 75 Rick Mast Remington Arms Ford 100.026 90.696 32 38w Butch Gilliland Stroppe Motorsports Ford 100.053 90.672 33 09w R.K. Smith Pont 100.099 90.630 34 29 Robert Pressley Cartoon Network Chev 100.120 90.611 35 77 Bobby Hillin, Jr. Jasper Engines Ford 100.162 90.573 36 25 Ricky Craven Budweiser Chev 100.183 90.554 37 30 Johnny Benson Pennzoil Pont 100.418 90.342 38 45w Gary Smith Tootsietoy Chev 100.662 90.123 39 90 Dick Trickle Heilig-Meyers/Simmons Ford 100.729 90.063 40 19 Ken Pederson Child Support Recovery Ford 100.826 89.977 41 71 Dave Marcis RealTree Chev 100.848 89.957 42 96 * David Green Caterpillar Chev 101.118 89.717 43 41 Steve Grissom Kodiak Chev 101.166 89.674 44 97 Chad Little John Deere Pont 101.246 89.604 45 91 Mike Wallace Spam/Hormel Foods Chev 101.512 89.369 46 37 Jeremy Mayfield KMart/RC Cola Ford 101.599 89.292 47 9 Jeff Davis Ultra Shield Ford 101.608 89.284 48 78 Mike Chase Hanes Ford 102.388 88.604 49 35w Larry Gunselman Olson Tech Ford 102.724 88.314 50 78w Chuck Pruitt Chev 109.484 82.861 51 16w Bill McAnally NAPA Automotive Chev 119.417 75.969 52 07w Sean Woodside Cinema Vehicle Service Pont 123.955 73.188 53 18 Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries Pont DNF 0.000 54 17 Darrell Waltrip Western Auto Chev DNF 0.000 55 00w Scott Gaylord Oliver Gravity Chev DNS 0.000 56 89w Wayne Jacks Jacks Motorsports Pont DNS 0.000 * Rookie of the Year Contender R = New Record Track Length : 2.5200 Miles NOTES: - Bobby Labonte crashed on his qualifying attempt. - Darrell Watlrip had a mechanical failure. - Scott Gaylord and Wayne Jacks did not make qualifying runs.
