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NASCAR BGN Series Gateway 300 -- Thursday, Practice 3

24 July 1997


MADISON, IL - Thursday, July 24, 1997, practice #3 times for the NASCAR Busch 
Series, Grand National Division, Gateway 300:
          
Ps.No.  Driver , Car                                          Lap Time M.P.H.
-- ---- ----------------------------------------------------- -------- -------
 1   3  * Steve Park       ACDelco                      Chev  0:34.337 131.054
 2  29  Elliott Sadler     Phillips 66 Performance      Chev  0:34.641 129.904
 3  87  Joe Nemechek       Bellsouth Mobility           Chev  0:34.652 129.863
 4  64  Dick Trickle       Dura Lube                    Chev  0:34.691 129.717
 5  34  Mike McLaughlin    Royal Oak                    Chev  0:34.731 129.567
 6  37  Mark Green         Timber Wolf                  Chev  0:34.789 129.351
 7  63  Tracy Leslie       Lysol                        Pont  0:34.800 129.310
 8  85  Shane Hall         Luck's Foods                 Chev  0:34.811 129.269
 9   6  Joe Bessey         Power Team                   Chev  0:34.858 129.095
10  17  * Matt Kenseth     Kraft Singles Cheese         Chev  0:34.875 129.032
11  20  Jimmy Spencer      Zippo                        Chev  0:34.896 128.955
12  99  Glenn Allen        Luxaire Heating & A/C        Chev  0:34.915 128.884
13  49  Kyle Petty         NWO                          Chev  0:34.916 128.881
14  44  Bobby Labonte      Shell Oil                    Pont  0:34.922 128.859
15  21  Michael Waltrip    Band-Aid                     Ford  0:34.927 128.840
16  74  Randy LaJoie       Fina                         Chev  0:34.985 128.627
17  57  Jason Keller       Slim Jim Meat Snacks         Chev  0:35.005 128.553
18   4  Dale Shaw          Phoenix Construction         Chev  0:35.011 128.531
19  00  Buckshot Jones     Aquafresh                    Pont  0:35.020 128.498
20  12  Kenny Wallace      Graybar                      Ford  0:35.038 128.432
21  36  Todd Bodine        Stanley Tools                Chev  0:35.091 128.238
22  31  Dale Earnhardt Jr. Sikkens Car Refinishes       Chev  0:35.094 128.227
23  22  Scott Lagasse      Pest Offense                 Chev  0:35.097 128.216
24   5  Terry Labonte      Bayer Asprin                 Chev  0:35.098 128.212
25   2  Ricky Craven       Raybestos                    Chev  0:35.111 128.165
26  10  Phil Parsons       Channellock Tools            Chev  0:35.159 127.990
27  33  Tim Fedewa         Kleenex                      Chev  0:35.160 127.986
28   1  Hermie Sadler      DeWalt Ind. Tools            Chev  0:35.219 127.772
29  72  Mike Dillon        Detriot Gasket               Chev  0:35.228 127.739
30  47  Robert Pressley    Sunoco/360 Communications    Chev  0:35.286 127.529
31  70  Dale Fischlein     TBA                          Chev  0:35.333 127.360
32  56  Jeff Krogh         Clearwater Forest Industry   Chev  0:35.373 127.216
33  80  Mark Krogh         Clearwater Forest Industry   Chev  0:35.381 127.187
34  45  Jeff Fuller        Hunters Specialties          Chev  0:35.440 126.975
35  43  Dennis Setzer      Lance Snacks                 Chev  0:35.444 126.961
36  77  Brad Teague        Lear Corp./UAW               Ford  0:35.485 126.814
37  88  Kevin Lepage       HYPE                         Chev  0:35.504 126.746
38  66  Perry Tripp        Pizza World                  Ford  0:35.557 126.557
39  55  Scot Walters       Brewco/Timber Wolf           Chev  0:35.704 126.036
40  89  Johnny Chapman     Alarm South                  Ford  0:35.726 125.959
41  16  Mark Day           TBA                          Pont  0:35.751 125.871
42   7  Danny Edwards, Jr. Clabber Girl                 Chev  0:35.840 125.558
43  35  * Lyndon Amick     Team Amick                   Pont  0:35.949 125.177
44  68  * Chris Diamond    J&L Motors                   Chev  0:36.080 124.723
45  78  Nathan Buttke      Carquest Auto Parts          Chev  0:36.255 124.121
46  96  Stevie Reeves      Big A Auto Parts             Ford  0:36.692 122.643
47  79  Brad Payne         Triangle Motorsports         Ford  0:37.161 121.095
    
* Rookie of the Year Contender
     
Track Length      :  1.2500 Miles