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NASCAR BGN Series Gateway 300 -- Thursday, Practice 5

24 July 1997

MADISON, IL - Thursday, July 24, 1997, practice #5 times for the NASCAR Busch 
Series, Grand National Division, Gateway 300:
          
Ps.No.  Driver , Car                                          Lap Time M.P.H.
-- ---- ----------------------------------------------------- -------- -------
 1  87  Joe Nemechek       Bellsouth Mobility           Chev  0:34.266 131.326
 2  64  Dick Trickle       Dura Lube                    Chev  0:34.433 130.689
 3  85  Shane Hall         Luck's Foods                 Chev  0:34.476 130.526
 4  72  Mike Dillon        Detriot Gasket               Chev  0:34.541 130.280
 5  34  Mike McLaughlin    Royal Oak                    Chev  0:34.599 130.062
 6  22  Scott Lagasse      Pest Offense                 Chev  0:34.624 129.968
 7  63  Tracy Leslie       Lysol                        Pont  0:34.645 129.889
 8  10  Phil Parsons       Channellock Tools            Chev  0:34.654 129.855
 9   2  Ricky Craven       Raybestos                    Chev  0:34.685 129.739
10  49  Kyle Petty         NWO                          Chev  0:34.704 129.668
11  21  Michael Waltrip    Band-Aid                     Ford  0:34.732 129.564
12  84  Randy Porter       Sammy Kershaw                Ford  0:34.754 129.481
13  12  Kenny Wallace      Graybar                      Ford  0:34.758 129.467
14  44  Bobby Labonte      Shell Oil                    Pont  0:34.758 129.467
15  99  Glenn Allen        Luxaire Heating & A/C        Chev  0:34.759 129.463
16  33  Tim Fedewa         Kleenex                      Chev  0:34.774 129.407
17  20  Jimmy Spencer      Zippo                        Chev  0:34.802 129.303
18   4  Dale Shaw          Phoenix Construction         Chev  0:34.841 129.158
19   6  Joe Bessey         Power Team                   Chev  0:34.872 129.043
20  31  Dale Earnhardt Jr. Sikkens Car Refinishes       Chev  0:34.890 128.977
21  38  Elton Sawyer       Barbasol                     Ford  0:34.901 128.936
22  00  Buckshot Jones     Aquafresh                    Pont  0:34.903 128.929
23  78  Nathan Buttke      Carquest Auto Parts          Chev  0:34.906 128.918
24   5  Terry Labonte      Bayer Asprin                 Chev  0:34.937 128.803
25  43  Dennis Setzer      Lance Snacks                 Chev  0:34.948 128.763
26  88  Kevin Lepage       HYPE                         Chev  0:34.985 128.627
27   1  Hermie Sadler      DeWalt Ind. Tools            Chev  0:35.005 128.553
28  77  Brad Teague        Lear Corp./UAW               Ford  0:35.062 128.344
29  36  Todd Bodine        Stanley Tools                Chev  0:35.095 128.223
30  80  Mark Krogh         Clearwater Forest Industry   Chev  0:35.099 128.209
31  70  Dale Fischlein     TBA                          Chev  0:35.101 128.201
32  47  Robert Pressley    Sunoco/360 Communications    Chev  0:35.176 127.928
33  57  Jason Keller       Slim Jim Meat Snacks         Chev  0:35.192 127.870
34  89  Johnny Chapman     Alarm South                  Ford  0:35.203 127.830
35  56  Jeff Krogh         Clearwater Forest Industry   Chev  0:35.230 127.732
36   7  Danny Edwards, Jr. Clabber Girl                 Chev  0:35.232 127.725
37  45  Jeff Fuller        Hunters Specialties          Chev  0:35.274 127.573
38  68  * Chris Diamond    J&L Motors                   Chev  0:35.321 127.403
39  55  Scot Walters       Brewco/Timber Wolf           Chev  0:35.322 127.399
40  16  Mark Day           TBA                          Pont  0:35.402 127.111
41  66  Perry Tripp        Pizza World                  Ford  0:35.409 127.086
42  97  Doug Reid, III     Godwin's GCI                 Chev  0:35.545 126.600
43  35  * Lyndon Amick     Team Amick                   Pont  0:35.700 126.050
44  50  Bobby Hillin       Rawlings                     Pont  0:35.806 125.677
45  96  Stevie Reeves      Big A Auto Parts             Ford  0:36.025 124.913
46  79  Brad Payne         Triangle Motorsports         Ford  0:37.263 120.763
47  86  Bill Hoff          Mawson & Mawson              Chev  0:38.184 117.850
     
* Rookie of the Year Contender
     
Track Length      :  1.2500 Miles